Year: 2013
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The Generalists Path to Learning about BI & Analytics in Higher Education
Sargent Shultz from the 1960’s era show, Hogans Heros often declared, I know know nothing, I see nothing, I am not here That is my disclaimer…. I know nothing about BI and analytics. The problem is there is this huge clammer for someone who does know something about BI and Analytics. I often hear the…
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The Knowledge Free Call Center’s Impact on Open Source in Higher Ed
In 2007 I began doing a talk called Unplugging from the Commercial Software Grid: Why Free is Better Even if you Have a Budget . The original talk focused on my experience from moving from the open source LMS Moodle from WebCT but has had several forks over the years. I think this presentation is…
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Knowledge Free Support Centers vs. Commercially Supported Open Source
I have heard more than once in the past year how IT is realizing how important people are to the success of projects. We are hearing this from peers, consultants and vendors. What a great trend. However, I am also in the business of writing POs for licensing and services to many of these same…
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Bart Eat Your Carrots: “A Tale of Two Remotes” or “Vendors Pay Attention to Your Users”
A couple of weeks ago I attended the Mid Sized Enterprise Summit and had the opportunity to dialogue with Simon Dudley of Lifesize. Simon is certainly a knowledgable video guy and very engaging speaker. We had a great discussion about video conferencing as that was a major part of my professional career for 15 years.…
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It’s Only Partly Cloudy in Parts of America: National Broadband Disparity may be the Long Term Challenge to Cloud Adoption.
Once upon a time, learning communities consisted of students who would gather in small, elite groups around a scholar for a session of Socratic dialog. In the 18th century this arrangement disappeared, and the classroom took its Place, brought about by the invention of the printing press and the availability of books and libraries. A…
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Going Rogue into the Cloud?: Hidden issues in Cloud Deployment.
Institutions are moving quickly to the cloud. Often CIOs justify the move based on gains for enterprise applications in the areas of speed, agility and flexibility in spite of their concerns about redundancy and security. A recent report indicates there are still other potholes on the road to the cloud for the enterprise. This 2013…
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The Technology Behind Indy Car Racing…"Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines"
We are told the Indianapolis Speedway was built in 1906 primarily to be used as a test track by carmakers. The circuit launched its signature 500 mile race in 1911. According to Dan Carney we can thank Indy for: Rear view mirrors Aerodynamics 4 wheel hydralic brakes Front wheel drive All wheel drive Turbo charging…
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Note to Self: A checklist of steps you should take when planning your move to the cloud
What should an educational institution think about before committing to a cloud provider. Daniel Solve the John Marshall Harlan Research Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School, the founder of TeachPrivacy, a privacy/data security training company, and a Senior Policy Advisor at Hogan Lovells provides a great starting point in the following video.…