In December of 2010, I discussed BI and data warehousing developments that companies should be examining (in 2011), including mobile BI (see "What Lies Ahead: BI and Data Warehousing Predict

This Executive Report summarizes and explains the authors' work in implementing agile software development practices in the large and complex Cisco Voice Technology Group (VTG). The chosen solutions as well as the efforts required to implement them are discussed.

The accompanying Executive Report, aimed at both leadership teams of organizations and members of product delivery teams, details our experience changing the Cisco Voice Technology Group (VTG) waterfall culture to an iterative and incremental delivery system. In the report, we discuss how we went about initiating the change, what went well, and what we won't do again.

Many of us face challenges associated with the rapid growth in mobile application opportunities.

Many of us face challenges associated with the rapid growth in mobile application opportunities.

The onslaught of mobile devices into the office is no surprise. It has been going on for years, with workers bringing their PDAs, BlackBerrys, and smartphones to work, and, most recently, their iPhones and iPads.

It's worthwhile (I think) to have clear language established and agreed upon for any discussion.

It's worthwhile (I think) to have clear language established and agreed upon for any discussion.

Cutter colleague Jens Coldewey recently published a very incisive Advisor entitled "Pitfalls of Agile

Developing software in a way that enables reliable, repeatable deployments should not be a radical idea. Like many named concepts, devops makes formal the practices of many successful teams. This is also true of software development practices for agile and lean, and devops shares some values with agile -- especially a focus on delivering value to the business.

Most successful IT executives grasp the minimal appeal of business-alignment metrics focused on application downtime, system uptime/availability, speed of endpoint provisioning, mean time to repair

Most successful IT executives grasp the minimal appeal of business-alignment metrics focused on application downtime, system uptime/availability, speed of endpoint provisioning, mean time to repair

Lately, interest has been shifting from the physical layer of the Internet of Things toward a more abstract layer of a Web of Things (WoT),

Success with enterprise architecture depends on strategy, rather than on existing business processes.

There has been a lot of talk lately about Hadoop and MapReduce in the role of analyzing "big data."1 Our research shows, however, that use of Hadoop and MapReduce in traditional enterprises (i.e., non-Internet-based companies) remains quite limited compared to

In a 2010 Executive Update, I talked about the transition from a document-centric approach to knowledge management (KM) -- with its emphasis on content management systems (CMSs) and search engines -- to "social KM," in which, to quote the title I gave that Update: "It's not (just) what you know; it's who you know." 1

In a 2010 Executive Update, I talked about the transition from a document-centric approach to knowledge management (KM) -- with its emphasis on content management systems (CMSs) and search engines -- to "social KM," in which, to quote the title I gave that Update: "It's not (just) what you know; it's who you know." 1

In a 2010 Executive Update, I talked about the transition from a document-centric approach to knowledge management (KM) -- with its emphasis on content management systems (CMSs) and search engines -- to "social KM," in which, to quote the title I gave that Update: "It's not (just) what you know; it's who you know." 1

Software Development

Software Development

"Finally, I can get out from under the tedium and challenges of IT operations and simply harness cloud computing to meet my organization's computing needs."

"Cloud computing is more complex than the marketplace acknowledges. Before I do anything with third-party cloud services, I'd better do my homework."

"Finally, I can get out from under the tedium and challenges of IT operations and simply harness cloud computing to meet my organization's computing needs."

"Cloud computing is more complex than the marketplace acknowledges. Before I do anything with third-party cloud services, I'd better do my homework."

Cloud computing is truly one of the major technology shifts of our era. It's natural for a technology solution as pervasive and beneficial as cloud computing to be oversold to users with inflated expectations.

A healthy debate is going on about the relative merits and risks of the cloud computing model. Consultants are learning and writing about this, aggregating knowledge and opinion for the benefit of our clients and readers.

A healthy debate is going on about the relative merits and risks of the cloud computing model. Consultants are learning and writing about this, aggregating knowledge and opinion for the benefit of our clients and readers.