Cloud Computing – A Key Aspect of Next Generation IT

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Vaughan Merlyn

I loved this quote by George Gilder in Forbes.com’s Coming Creativity Boom, Referring to Cloud Computing, Gilder states, “The rule for the new architecture is that hardware softens on the edge and software hardens at the core.” For those who have tracked my uses of the terms “core” and “edge” in this blog over the [...]

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From Penny Farthings to Cadillacs – More Notes From the UK

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Vaughan Merlyn

Continuing my reflections on our recent return to the UK for a 2-week vacation.  To recap, my wife and I were born in the UK, moving to the US 30 years ago (originally for a 1-year tour of duty!) and my mother-in-law moving to the US about 20 years ago.  I’ve got back to the [...]

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Social Networking in a Downturn…

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Vaughan Merlyn

My esteemed colleague Susan Scrupski had a great post the other day entitled “The trouble with social media is, well, people” where she captured something quite important.  It has always been clear that social networking can be both a positive and negative force – but Susan nicely connected the potential and impact of social media [...]

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A Tale of 2 CIO’s: Proactive Innovator vs. Reactive Operator

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Vaughan Merlyn

I had the privilege of participating as both a speaker and an attendee at one of nGenera’s joint IT/HR Summits in Austin last week on ‘Next Generation Technologies for Next Generation Enterprises.’  These are 3-day sessions where CIO’s and VP’s of HR come together to share and learn about key business issues on their joint [...]

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When Strategy Becomes Continuous

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Vaughan Merlyn

I have been working with a team preparing for a new multi-company research project – Continuous Business Strategy – that will kick-off in mid-November.  I think this will prove to be an interesting project, to say the least!  Certainly, the research team has already engaged in several heated discussions and come across some intriguing information [...]

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The Real Sin of Email

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Vaughan Merlyn

WSJ’s Business Technology blog had an interesting post asking Why Do You Hate Email? The post quotes Michael Osterman, saying: Email has been stretched far beyond its limits… I agree based upon what I see in my consulting clients, but not just in the traditional ways we imagine ‘stretching’ to include (e.g., cc’ing the world, [...]

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Notes From a Small Island (With Apologies to Bill Bryson)

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Vaughan Merlyn

I’m going to further explore the feelings and reactions my wife, mother-in-law and I felt in our recent return to the UK for a 2-week vacation.  To recap, we were all born there, my wife and I moving to the US 30 years ago (originally for a 1-year tour of duty!) and my mother-in-law moving [...]

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A Brit Returns After 30 Years – What Does He Find?

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Vaughan Merlyn

Apologies for too long a gap between posts.  I took my wife and mother-in-law to the UK for a vacation.  I had hoped to keep active on the blog, but challenges with Internet access and constant travel (we traveled the UK for 15 days, often staying with friends or in several hundred year old inns, [...]

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