Just a couple of years ago, we were witnessing -- and some of us were deploring -- the "irrational exuberance" as well as the uncontrolled fears of many customers and decision makers about cloud computing.

This Executive Report examines the current status and possible applications of the IoT in business, industry, and government. We also consider technologies for managing sensors and other data associated with IoT applications as well as issues that could possibly limit the growth and acceptance of the IoT.

This Executive Report examines the current status and possible applications of the IoT in business, industry, and government. We also consider technologies for managing sensors and other data associated with IoT applications as well as issues that could possibly limit the growth and acceptance of the IoT.

Cisco calls it the "Internet of Everything." For GE, it's the "Industrial Internet." But the generic name used by most people is the "Internet of Things (IoT)." All these terms refer to the same concept: the use of electronic sensors -- supported by social, mobile, analytics, and cloud (SMAC) technologies -- to enable a multitude of connected devices and machines, and a subsequent deluge of data, both of which lead to a host of new opportunities in

Cisco calls it the "Internet of Everything." For GE, it's the "Industrial Internet." But the generic name used by most people is the "Internet of Things (IoT)." All these terms refer to the same concept: the use of electronic sensors -- supported by social, mobile, analytics, and cloud (SMAC) technologies -- to enable a multitude of connected devices and machines, and a subsequent deluge of data, both of which lead to a host of new opportunities in

The truest driver of our reliance on deterministic methods is the fact that our operations are too far from being Lean. So what does that look like and how do we get there? This Update provides a pictorial explanation of probabilistic decision-making methods, their uses, and how to start "Leaning" the operation to improve the quality of the data that makes probabilistic decision-making methods possible.

You have no doubt heard by now about Flash Boys, the new book by Michael Lewis.

I have recently seen the SAFe framework criticized by the Scrum founder as well as the Kanban founder (see "unSAFEe at Any Speed" and "Kanban -- The Anti-SAFe for Almost a Decade Already"). Method wars are not new, however, and could go on forever. In the face of these discussions, it is important to remember the real intent behind Agile methods.

Information technology and systems underpin the operations and existence of all organizations today, with very few exceptions.

The latest industry development concerning the advancement of the IOT is the recent formation of the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) by AT&T, Cisco, GE, IBM, and Intel. This not-for-profit group (with an open membership) is important for several reasons.

The latest industry development concerning the advancement of the IOT is the recent formation of the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) by AT&T, Cisco, GE, IBM, and Intel. This not-for-profit group (with an open membership) is important for several reasons.

DevOps falls fairly easily within existing models of enterprise governance, such as ITIL and CMMI. It does not require a new team or a new organization. DevOps does require, however, a new way of looking at things along with a careful review of how governance requirements can be adequately served within the new environment.

DevOps falls fairly easily within existing models of enterprise governance, such as ITIL and CMMI. It does not require a new team or a new organization. DevOps does require, however, a new way of looking at things along with a careful review of how governance requirements can be adequately served within the new environment.

"I cannot tell you why it took years for a safety defect to be announced." So admitted new GM CEO Mary Barra this week in her testimony to the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, which is looking into why it has taken over a decade to recall GM automobiles that were sold with a now-acknowle

An Architecture Evolution Framework should be based on the same factors we use to create our other frameworks, and it needs to show all the options for evolving the architecture. EA is largely about the management of architecture in a way that supports enterprise adaptation, change, or transformation. This Update describes the factors used to create an Architecture Evolution Framework.

People seem to equate programming with coding, and that's a problem. Before you code, you should understand what you're doing. If you don't write down what you're doing, you don't know whether you understand it, and you probably don't if the first thing you write down is code.

This Executive Update describes Cognizant's embrace of the small app concept, which evolved without significant investment in reengineering the legacy environment. Any organization can adopt this approach during its IT transformation journey.

This Executive Update describes Cognizant's embrace of the small app concept, which evolved without significant investment in reengineering the legacy environment. Any organization can adopt this approach during its IT transformation journey.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has developed in fits and starts since the 1970s, resulting in numerous advances, but often failing to achieve the levels of capability that had been imagined.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has developed in fits and starts since the 1970s, resulting in numerous advances, but often failing to achieve the levels of capability that had been imagined.

Big Data, another alternative, is a very popular topic these days. While Part I described probabilistic decision making as based on "quantitative behavioral performance of the operation," one might reasonably ask how this differs from or can be accomplished with Big Data analysis. We'll address this observation in this Update.

Big Data, another alternative, is a very popular topic these days. While Part I described probabilistic decision making as based on "quantitative behavioral performance of the operation," one might reasonably ask how this differs from or can be accomplished with Big Data analysis. We'll address this observation in this Update.

In the first sentence of his excellent 9 December 2013 blog post, Andrew McAfee points out the following: "Here's a simple rule for the second machine age we're in now: as the amount of data goes up,

In software and systems engineering, a use case is a list of steps, typically defining interactions between a role (known in Unified Modeling Language (UML) as an "actor") and a system, to achieve a goal. The actor can be a human or an external system.

In this Update Peter Kaminski looks at Maslow's hierarchy of needs as a tool for thinking about environmental and psychological elements that factor into the evolution of a Scrum team's development.