How Do You Measure Up?

One of my life-long idols, Muhammad Ali is quoted as saying, “The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.” Can you point to a specific situation where you have changed your mind? On the topic of a…

Find a Giant and Climb up their Back

Are you too old to be innovative? I don’t mean, are you able to figure things out like the TV remote, or the microwave, or email. I mean, are you too old to be truly innovative.

A report by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) indicates…

Find a Giant and Climb up their Back

Are you too old to be innovative? I don’t mean, are you able to figure things out like the TV remote, or the microwave, or email. I mean, are you too old to be truly innovative.A report by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) indicates that …

You Cannot Move Too Fast

This is the time of year when I seem to notice the speed at which other drivers on the road are traveling, and when I say "speed" what I mean is the plodding, lethargic, and dawdling forward movement of my roadway cohabitants. What is it that causes drivers to suddenly assume that speed limits are upper-end suggestions, and not the result of engineering to balance safety and throughput?

I’m

You Cannot Move Too Fast

This is the time of year when I seem to notice the speed at which other drivers on the road are traveling, and when I say "speed" what I mean is the plodding, lethargic, and dawdling forward movement of my roadway cohabitants. What is it that causes drivers to suddenly assume that speed limits are upper-end suggestions, and not the result of engineering to balance safety and throughput?

I’m

Beware Architecture Ghosts that go BOO!

As the Cowardly Lion once remarked, “I do believe in ghosts, I do, I do, I do believe in ghosts!” In the technology space, ghosts are fateful decisions, implicit or explicit, that are buried within a solution until the right set of circumstances raise them from the dead.

For instance, in January 1990, AT&T experienced a cascade of failures in their long distance network switches. It seems

Beware Architecture Ghosts that go BOO!

As the Cowardly Lion once remarked, “I do believe in ghosts, I do, I do, I do believe in ghosts!” In the technology space, ghosts are fateful decisions, implicit or explicit, that are buried within a solution until the right set of circumstances raise them from the dead.

For instance, in January 1990, AT&T experienced a cascade of failures in their long distance network switches. It seems

Best of Breed or Best of Suite?

Image if you could plan your next vacation by taking your favorite beach, with your favorite amusement park, your favorite restaurant, favorite mini-golf, favorite ski slope, bowling alley, go-cart race track, hotel suite, and of course cruise line…

Best of Breed or Best of Suite?

Image if you could plan your next vacation by taking your favorite beach, with your favorite amusement park, your favorite restaurant, favorite mini-golf, favorite ski slope, bowling alley, go-cart race track, hotel suite, and of course cruise line…