Get ready to learn, but be ready to work for it. This book is packed full of
hands on exercises the author calls "Learn by Doing". Every topic covered is
accompanied by a "Learn by Doing" section. If you take the time to go through
these while reading the book you will absorb triple the information. It takes
a lot of time, but is definitely worth it.
The author does provide a download of all the databases and projects created
throughout the book, so if you do not have time to manually type everything
in, you can download and configure them. I did the exercises of the things I
had not done before, but used the downloads to explore solutions of concepts
I already had a pretty good understanding of.
Although this book is packed full of hands on exercises, it is also packed
full of accompanying information. The first part of the book provides a great
overview and foundati... (more)
I talk to a lot of CIOs. I met with one in early May who oversees the IT
operation of a $6 billion yearly entertainment-related company with about
7,000 employees. This top-notch exec was all about transforming a huge
investment in existing IT infrastructure into a new dynamic, extensible and
agile platform that would propel the business forward - not hold it back.
This guy is busy figuring out how to keep a Boeing 777 up in the air while
simultaneously re-fitting aircraft to make it best-in-class.
That's what IT should be all about.
But in some organizations, it's not. Either th... (more)
The latest BriefingsDirect enterprise IT trends discussion surfaces some
fascinating new findings from a recent survey on chief information officer
(CIO)-level priorities. We uncover what distinguishes leaders from laggards
among businesses, and identify which IT approaches and solutions are driving
the most powerful business results these days.
To help dig into the HP-sponsored, blind survey, explain what it means, and
learn how these results can lead to establishing winning new IT strategies
we're joined by Joel Dobbs, President and CEO of Compass Talent Management
Group. He's... (more)
In a recent article, CIO.com said that analytics and BI will be the top
technology priorities for CIOs in 2012, based on a Gartner Inc. survey of IT
executives. However, if you look back in time, reports show that BI was a top
priority even then. Although we have fast-forwarded many years, the
priorities haven't really changed. BI is still top of mind.
Granted, the amount of data that needs to be processed is growing by the day,
and the need for businesses to have timely insight into things that matter is
becoming more immediate. But wasn't this the case earlier as well? Businesse... (more)
The purpose of this article is to tell you how to take a perfectly good (or
even a great) product that you've potentially spent years and millions of
dollars creating - and thoroughly and efficiently ruin it in the shortest
amount of time possible.
"Why would I want to do that?," you might ask. Honestly, I don't know
why. But there must be a good reason because I see it happen with shocking
regularity.
For those of you who have read my article "Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?,"
that article was written to help products succeed in the marketplace. I'd
advise you to ignore that ... (more)
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