Legacy IT Systems: Hidden Risks Revealed
You may feel a commitment to your old legacy systems, but in some cases they might be leeches that will continue to suck your organization dry. In an article for InformationWeek, CIO Jonathon Feldman...
View ArticleThe Big Con: It Happens in Software Too
I saw the film The Big Short recently with my wife, and if you haven’t already seen it, I strongly suggest you do. As we walked to our local cinema however, we were a little unsure what to expect. A...
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Open a Window: Using Data and Self-Awareness to Remove Organizational Blind...
In 1955 the American psychologists Joseph Luft and Harrington Igham developed a technique to help individuals place themselves in context to the world and the people around them. This technique...
View ArticleA New Day for Legacy IT
Jonathan Feldman, CIO of the City of Ashville, N.C., proposes that the end of legacy IT is at hand. He accepts the resistance to this idea and addresses it head-on. In an article for InformationWeek,...
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An Interview with Dave Gordon on His Book, The Data Conversion Cycle
Businesses approach data conversion projects with apprehension, and perhaps rightfully so. But the Practicing IT Project Manager, Dave Gordon, has written a new book aimed at demystifying data...
View Article3 Tips for Renovating Outdated Enterprise Software
Jobs require knowledge workers nowadays. However, it is hard to maximize employee productivity when your employees spend half of the time at work interacting with other clients, stakeholders, and...
View ArticleCOBOL Is Still Around Because Nothing Better Has Replaced It
When COBOL was made in 1959, no one could have dreamed that it would outlive most of the hardware it wound up on. In an age that scoffs at floppy disks, corded telephones, and tube television, it would...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Upgrade Your Legacy Processes
As we continue to move towards a more digitized age of business, legacy systems have become increasingly obsolete. Enterprise software is holding a lot of companies back by being incredibly slow and...
View ArticleWill Open-Source Code Create a New Y2K Crisis?
The late ’90s were a unique time for IT as an event loomed over them in the form of Y2K. Developers had previously used the date format of 01-01-00 for debug purposes, but it now needed to be updated...
View ArticleLegacy Modernization: Look to the Cloud and Open Systems
Everybody would like to open up their systems so that more people can have easier, faster access to data that can help them do their jobs better. But getting there, especially when you are working with...
View ArticleThe Big Con: It Happens in Software Too
I saw the film The Big Short recently with my wife, and if you haven’t already seen it, I strongly suggest you do. As we walked to our local cinema however, we were a little unsure what to expect. A...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open a Window: Using Data and Self-Awareness to Remove Organizational Blind...
In 1955 the American psychologists Joseph Luft and Harrington Igham developed a technique to help individuals place themselves in context to the world and the people around them. This technique...
View ArticleA New Day for Legacy IT
Jonathan Feldman, CIO of the City of Ashville, N.C., proposes that the end of legacy IT is at hand. He accepts the resistance to this idea and addresses it head-on. In an article for InformationWeek,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An Interview with Dave Gordon on His Book, The Data Conversion Cycle
Businesses approach data conversion projects with apprehension, and perhaps rightfully so. But the Practicing IT Project Manager, Dave Gordon, has written a new book aimed at demystifying data...
View Article3 Tips for Renovating Outdated Enterprise Software
Jobs require knowledge workers nowadays. However, it is hard to maximize employee productivity when your employees spend half of the time at work interacting with other clients, stakeholders, and...
View ArticleCOBOL Is Still Around Because Nothing Better Has Replaced It
When COBOL was made in 1959, no one could have dreamed that it would outlive most of the hardware it wound up on. In an age that scoffs at floppy disks, corded telephones, and tube television, it would...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Upgrade Your Legacy Processes
As we continue to move towards a more digitized age of business, legacy systems have become increasingly obsolete. Enterprise software is holding a lot of companies back by being incredibly slow and...
View ArticleWill Open-Source Code Create a New Y2K Crisis?
The late ’90s were a unique time for IT as an event loomed over them in the form of Y2K. Developers had previously used the date format of 01-01-00 for debug purposes, but it now needed to be updated...
View ArticleLegacy Modernization: Look to the Cloud and Open Systems
Everybody would like to open up their systems so that more people can have easier, faster access to data that can help them do their jobs better. But getting there, especially when you are working with...
View ArticleThree Key Questions for Federal CIOs
The US government has been directed to modernize its technology, but throwing out legacy technology without viable alternatives all lined up would be a terrible mistake. The time is now for federal...
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