Sometimes from the oddest circumstances come the most thought-provoking observations about the state of our country and matters of particular importance to IT professionals. Such a circumstance arose... More >
In all the years I’ve covered Computer Associates (the company is now known as CA Technologies), I’d never heard until yesterday about an in-house, jury-rigged database system called "CA-TOPS" that t... More >
Despite the improving economy, we’ll continue to struggle with difficult work force challenges in 2011, as companies find themselves dealing with such problems as disengaged employees, skills atrophy... More >
If your IT organization takes a well-deserved break this week to celebrate the holiday season, here’s a fair warning for you: Regardless of whether you party at work or at an outside location, if it’... More >
On July 16, 2007, I wrote an editorial in Computerworld titled "Tale of an IT Hero" that was about Dale Frantz, who at the time was the CIO at Auto Warehousing Co. in Tacoma. On Dec. 10, 2010, Dale... More >
Suppose you’re a manager at your company and another manager sends you an e-mail that contains a disturbing racial slur directed against one of his or her subordinates. Would you be more inclined to ... More >
In a post I wrote in October, "10 Reasons to Avoid Office Politics," I argued that you don’t have to play the office politics game any more than you have to engage in any other form of corruption t... More >
That women are treated as objects to be exploited at IT conferences and trade shows is hardly anything new. There is a storied tradition of companies using “booth babes” to get the attention of predo... More >
Last December, I wrote a blog post titled, May 2010 Be the Year That Charles Wang Is Brought to Justice. This December I can report that, quite imperceptibly to most of us, in 2010 justice was inde... More >
How would you rate your tech support organization? More specifically, how would you rate its transparency? Do you have any idea what’s going on behind that tech support door? Do you have any clue wha... More >

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