QUOTE: On Being Feared in Business
“The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time.” — Henry Ford
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Linkology: The Best of the Internet for 3/12/10
After a long week, nothing says relaxing quite like seeing what the underbelly of the internet looks like (no, not that underbelly). Most Fridays, we do the digging so you don’t have to. So, enjoy the following links and knowing that the relentless effort it takes to uncover and save them isn’t giving you ADHD,
Read More...For IT and Business Leaders, Mere ‘Getting Along’ Is Not Enough
Susan Cramm, writing for HarvardBusiness.org: We have an opportunity to help business leaders manage IT as an organizational asset — not simply an organizational structure. Technology will fall far short of expectations if business leaders continue to try to operate IT via remote control. Emerging technologies — such as social media, business intelligence, business process
Read More...Our Most Popular Oracle/PeopleSoft EAM Posts
Interested in Oracle/PeopleSoft Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)? Attending this year’s Oracle Maintenance Summit and looking for more information about asset maintenance and reliability? Given that EAM is our specialty, below are our top posts about EAM/PeopleSoft Maintenance Management, as decided by (a) pageviews and (b) inbound search terms. Hopefully you find them useful as you
Read More...Reminder: Oracle’s 4th Annual Maintenance Summit Kicks Off Tomorrow
We’ve been mentioning this for the past month or so, but tomorrow’s the big day. Oracle’s 4th annual Maintenance Summit kicks off tomorrow and runs through Wednesday, March 10th, and if you’re interested in PeopleSoft’s EAM solution suite, this show is 2010’s best venue to meet with other Oracle maintenance practitioners. There will be a
Read More...Berkshire Hathaway’s 2009 Annual Report
You won’t find any company’s annual report as clearheaded, straightforward and cogent as you do Berkshire’s; they’re truly and terribly refreshing to read. Key excerpts from this year’s letter: Long ago, Charlie laid out his strongest ambition: “All I want to know is where I’m going to die, so I’ll never go there.” That bit
Read More...How Google’s Algorithm Rules the Web
Steven Levy, writing for Wired: This is the hard-won realization from inside the Google search engine, culled from the data generated by billions of searches: a rock is a rock. It’s also a stone, and it could be a boulder. Spell it “rokc” and it’s still a rock. But put “little” in front of it
Read More...Linkology: Friday Links for 2/26/10
On Fridays, I put on the pith helmet and waders to scour the crufty, damp corners of the internet so you don’t have to. This week’s bounty: Eric Karjaluoto is giving away his book Speak Human one chapter at a time. If you’re interested, here are the first two chapters: Big Isn’t the Only Option
Read More...NEW: The Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms
Gartner has posted the 2010 Magic Quadrant for BI platforms, and in terms of hitting a sweetspot between ability to execute and vision, Oracle has been squarely positioned in the ‘Leaders’ quadrant. The full report is full of good information, but there are a few things worth noting: Oracle has established the Oracle BI Enterprise
Read More...The Best PSA You’ve Ever Seen
From the UK’s Sussex Safer Roads comes perhaps the best public service ad I’ve ever seen. It’s cinematic, creative, paced perfectly and, in the end, quite poignant. From concept to casting to photography to execution, this is nearly perfect. Love it. (Via Jason F. over at 37signals) ### MIPRO Consulting is a nationally-recognized consulting firm
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