Monthly Archives: October 2011

A Manufacturing Democracy

By Stephanie Neil | Published: October 31, 2011
Using crowdsourcing and micro-factories, new community-oriented manufacturers are building innovative products of the people, by the people, for the people. Not too long ago, Web 2.0 technology was largely ignored by manufacturers. They viewed social media tools as a passing fad that had no place in the enterprise. Executives couldn’t easily govern its use, and [...]
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Manufacturers and Connected Products: A Dangerous Combo

By Chris Chiappinelli | Published: October 24, 2011
Manufacturers with no history of cybersecurity prowess are now launching products that connect to the Internet and the cloud. It’s time to define this new category of manufacturing, because it will soon cover a good portion of the industry.   Whether they like it or not, many manufacturers are now in the business of cybersecurity. [...]
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An Outage Obstructs Enterprise Mobility

By Stephanie Neil | Published: October 17, 2011
Last week, BlackBerry users, including myself, got a taste of what it’s like to work without their smartphones. This server outage was a nuisance for individuals, but a real productivity problem for large enterprises.   It didn’t occur to me that I was one of the many victims of the BlackBerry blackout last week when [...]
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Steve Jobs on Sustaining the Future

By Chris Chiappinelli | Published: October 10, 2011
A business is only as strong as its next idea. Apple’s Steve Jobs reminded us that business sustainability depends on a company’s ability to project its worth far into the future.   The sustainability of any endeavor hinges on a clear vision of its future state. I considered that premise this morning against the backdrop [...]
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The Big Data Dilemma

By Stephanie Neil | Published: October 3, 2011
As more unstructured data circulates through an organization, how to integrate it into the enterprise to create more value should be at the top of a CIOs to-do list. Some days it feels like I’m riding a wave of information that is building into a full-blown tsunami. The data bombardment starts first thing in the [...]
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