July, 2008

article thumbnail

Technology Impact - Performance Spread

SoCal CTO

Fascinating article by Andrew McAfee - Technology Beats a Full House - discusses how variation in performance spread decreases over time as systems become optimized. He shows that the spreads in IT heavy industries has greater variation over the past decade. winners were increasingly separated from losers.

article thumbnail

10 Great Strategic Benefits of Blogging

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Toolbox for IT Join Now / Sign In My Home Posts Connections Groups Blogs People Communities Vendors Messages Profile Achievements Journal Blog Bookmarks Account / E-mails Topics Business Intelligence C Languages CRM Database IT Management and Strategy Data Center Data Warehouse Emerging Technology and Trends Enterprise Architecture and EAI ERP Hardware Knowledge Management Networking Project and Portfolio Management SCM Security Storage Telephony Web Design and Development Wireless Infor Java Li

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Introducing alphaITjournal.com

The Agile Manager

alpha IT journal.com I'm pleased to announce the launch of alphaITjournal.com , an online magazine focused on the execution, management and governance of IT investments that can produce outsized (or "alpha") returns. The mission and purpose are summarised in the welcome message on the site and in the press release that was issued in early July. There are a few things that I hope stand out about the site.

article thumbnail

JetBrains Omea Pro and Its Awful Consequences of Lack of Commitment

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Toolbox for IT Join Now / Sign In My Home Posts Connections Groups Blogs People Communities Vendors Messages Profile Achievements Journal Blog Bookmarks Account / E-mails Topics Business Intelligence C Languages CRM Database IT Management and Strategy Data Center Data Warehouse Emerging Technology and Trends Enterprise Architecture and EAI ERP Hardware Knowledge Management Networking Project and Portfolio Management SCM Security Storage Telephony Web Design and Development Wireless Infor Java Li

article thumbnail

Top 5 Challenges in Designing a Data Warehouse for Multi-Tenant Analytics

Multi-tenant architecture allows software vendors to realize tremendous efficiencies by maintaining a single application stack instead of separate database instances while meeting data privacy needs. When you use a data warehouse to power your multi-tenant analytics, the proper approach is vital. Multi-tenant analytics is NOT the primary use case with traditional data warehouses, causing data security challenges.

article thumbnail

This Inflation Topps The Cake!

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

On the way home I stopped at the grocery story. At the checkout counter I noticed a display for Topps Baseball Cards , 20 cards and a stick of gum on sale for $2.99. What a deal! Back in 1963, when I was seven years old, a pack of five baseball cards and that same stick of gum only cost 5 cents. Why do I remember this fact? My allowance was 10 cents per week, and I was allowed to buy one, and only one, pack of baseball cards per week.

Banking 40

More Trending

article thumbnail

Technical Computing with MATLAB

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Doug and Jiro over at Doug's Pick of the Week are starting up a Technical Computing with MATLAB video series (free). Looks good so far, but I'm wondering if they will provide a larger image. Their blog has been listed for some time on my Engineering Learning Wiki ( blogs and pods section ). An update since yesterday. there is now a permanent link for all nine parts of this series.

Video 40
article thumbnail

Engineering eBook PDF Search Engine

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Although I advocate open access to engineering knowledge, I respect copyright. Thus, via this blog I have been hesitant to add many postings about free eBooks and manuals. It seems every post related to this topic attracts the worst elements to my blog (i.e. SPAM and worse discovered via my blog admin interface). Having said that, I could not ignore this resource, PDF SearchEngine.Com.

eBook 40
article thumbnail

le Tour de Carl! (oops. France)

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Some of you know that I'm reliving my past via my middle son's backpacking trip through Europe. If you have any interest in bicycle racing you may enjoy Carl's Tour de France posting. He even has a very neat video which he personally took. My own travels through Paris via Eurail 32 years ago were not quite so exciting, but did include: Being all excited that I could serve as the "French speaking" guide for my fellow Dartmouth buddies, and upon having a long conversation in French with a "local"

Travel 40
article thumbnail

Engineering Blog Quest. Code Rap

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Here is the latest addition to Engineering Blog Quest 2008: Igor Moochnick's Practical Engineering. The title of his blog tells you all. practical engineering. Today's entry is a hoot. Code Rap. Link on over to YouTube and watch / listen / learn how to write software code! However, if you would like some taste of Igor's practical side, try his handy electrical library post for Google Sketchup.

article thumbnail

7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

article thumbnail

Learning GPS (Global Positioning Systems)

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Everyone talks about GPS , but how many people understand it? A leading manufacturer of GPS systems, Garmin, has published a free manual / eBook which explains basic concepts ( download now ). If you wish to learn even more about GPS follow this link to Garmin. The company has a nice educational portal which has additional content. I will add this information to my Engineering Learning Wiki (included the manuals section ).

System 40
article thumbnail

The Periodic Table a la YouTube

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

I wish the mad scientist of Nottingham has been around when I was a kid. Instead, I watched the sheriff. this would have made Chemistry much more fun! My thanks to Brent Schlenker which is how I learned about "this" periodic table! In the mean time check out your favorite element! In fact, the site even has a social network quality. most watched, etc.

article thumbnail

Not Your Mother's Librarian!

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Ellyssa Kroski is not your mother's librarian! In her blog's bio she notes "she also works as an information consultant providing services in web strategy, information architecture, social marketing," If you want to read (hopefully subscribe via RSS) to a cool blog which will keep you in tune with news and resources about the Web 2.0 revolution, then link!

article thumbnail

Engineering Blog Quest 2008. First Results

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

The first two blog results from my Engineering Blog Quest are in; both sites will be added to the Engineering Learning Wiki ( blogs and pods section ). My thanks to the folks who submitted these sites. As a reminder, I am seeking design or research engineering blogs which are maintained by individuals who you feel are passionately committed to the concept of open knowledge and sharing knowledge.

article thumbnail

The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

article thumbnail

Sci-Fi. or Fantasy? (1984 to 2008 via 2001)

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Are any good science fiction novels still being written? The concept of taking a scientific or social idea and speculating upon a future world is becoming all to rare. Surprisingly, WALL*E ( see my post ) qualifies as "science fiction". When I took my family to the theater on opening night a few weeks ago (I got my WALL*E watch!), I was pleasantly surprised with this movie.

article thumbnail

Engineered to Perfection. Almost!

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Rankings are always open to debate, but I was very pleased to see this blog was recently rated the 4th most popular engineering blog in the world! ( see ranking from EngineeringJobs.Com). However, as much as that excites me, it leaves you. my readers "cold". You may justifiably ask: "who cares?". In an attempt to answer that question, I went out an reviewed the top ten ranked blogs.

article thumbnail

IBM ManyEyes on India! (Mea Culpa)

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

The web may be smart, but it's also rather dumb! Like most bloggers I enjoy checking my stats. This blog is quite popular, and I am intrigued to learn whom is linking to eContent (this blog). Within the last several days these two blog posts have been picked up and linked by Google Trends and IBM ManyEyes : Mea Culpa: Indian Institute of Technology Courses (and).

Trends 40
article thumbnail

Google and You. A Flashing Experience

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Do you know how to use Google? We're you aware that Google recently started indexing Flash based content (swf files)? Why should you care? The answer is that you are now able to find some phenomenal, high quality, animations / tutorials. Just a few minutes of reviewing search results yielded these tutorials in the "top ten". Google Queries | Content Discovered.

article thumbnail

A Tale of Two Case Studies: Using LLMs in Production

Speaker: Tony Karrer, Ryan Barker, Grant Wiles, Zach Asman, & Mark Pace

Join our exclusive webinar with top industry visionaries, where we'll explore the latest innovations in Artificial Intelligence and the incredible potential of LLMs. We'll walk through two compelling case studies that showcase how AI is reimagining industries and revolutionizing the way we interact with technology. Some takeaways include: How to test and evaluate results 📊 Why confidence scoring matters 🔐 How to assess cost and quality 🤖 Cross-platform cost vs. quality tr

article thumbnail

Mea Culpa: Indian Institute of Technology Courses

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

I just assumed I had posted about the phenomenal group of courses the Indian Institute of Technology makes freely available via web based streaming. My Engineering Learning Wiki ( course section ) and embedded Google Co-op Search Engine were updated earlier this year with their content. However, while checking the Insititute's new courses, I was amazed to discover I had never blogged about this great resource.

Course 40
article thumbnail

Four High Schools Seniors. Robots. Leaving Microsoft

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

On the surface these three topics might seem unrelated, but they are! This evening I will take out to dinner four young men who just graduated high school. These guys are the core members of my S.N.I.P Lego robotics team. After having coached S.N.I.P. for six years. since their elementary school days, I wondered how I could recognize these boys, and the fact thay they were moving on in the world. to various engineering schools around the USA.

article thumbnail

Minnesota Public Radio 1, Old Line Media 0

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Some of you may have read my post back in May which had the title: Minnebar 2008: Geeks 1 Minnesota Fishing Opener 0. This post reviewed the concept of BarCamps and UnConferences. While you might not consider Minnesota a hot bed of technology (too cold up here!), our BarCamps get better attendance than even the Silicon Valley events. Why should you care?

Media 40
article thumbnail

Yahoo! Developers Network: Courses and TechTalks

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

I've obliquely blogged about this content before, but I discovered a better access point which seems to list all the courses (from Ajax to Javascript) and TechTalks all in one location. This Yahoo portal page also has a iTune subscription link. Yahoo! Developer's Network: Courses and TechTalks. I've also added this information to the Engineering Learning Wiki Software Engineering Section.

Course 40
article thumbnail

Addressing Top Enterprise Challenges in Generative AI with DataRobot

The buzz around generative AI shows no sign of abating in the foreseeable future. Enterprise interest in the technology is high, and the market is expected to gain momentum as organizations move from prototypes to actual project deployments. Ultimately, the market will demand an extensive ecosystem, and tools will need to streamline data and model utilization and management across multiple environments.

article thumbnail

Open Engineering Research

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

The norm for engineering R&D is to keep information 100% secret. Jean-Claude Bradley, who teaches at Drexel University, thinks differently. and openly. Before you reject this idea as "hogwash", you should review this information: Open Notebook Science. Jon Udell podcast interview of Professor Bradley (or). Presentation & commentary by Professor Bradley (via Flash).

article thumbnail

Engineering Blog Quest. 2008

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

A few days ago, I posted about my blog's ranking , which led to an interesting discussion over on iMechnica. Without reviewing everything discussed, my view is there really are not all that many "pure engineering blogs" out there which are maintained by individuals (as opposed to organizations). The discussion did lead me to the blog, " All About Flexible MacroElectronics ".