These three terms constantly blur together in organizations without a common risk lexicon. As such, we sometimes find ourselves using them interchangeably when, in fact, they are not synonyms. These terms represent three completely different types of project concerns (oh, great, a new term -- concern!) and are managed differently.

In every facet of life, the question of who you can trust surfaces -- though the answer often eludes us. In the information security game, we try to create mechanisms to help us answer this question, and our reputation as well as professional pride are tied up with getting it right. But is that possible?

If you're like most IT managers, you have a couple of open requisitions. You'd like to make the most of your requisitions, and you don't want to take a long time to hire. To hire the most suitable candidate who aligns with your strategy and needs, find candidates with relevant experience and then ask them the important questions.

Companies are turning to Web services to help them extend their data warehouses to key suppliers and other supply chain partners via BI extranets. This is just one finding from a recent Cutter Consortium survey that asked companies about their data warehousing and BI practices.

I'll assume that we're all cured: that we're no longer susceptible to fads or hype; that we've matured after the dot-com crash; that we know how to spot a serious technology trend. That said, let's talk about Web services.

Everyone is aware that the past two years haven't been the best of times for companies or IT vendors. The economy has been in recession, and is only slowly starting to recover. Most companies have cut back spending, laid people off, and hunkered down to wait for better times.

An interview with Alistair Cockburn, Senior Consultant, Cutter Consortium

Q. Tell me about the last interesting consulting engagement you were involved in.

One of the many questions Cutter Consortium seeks to answer with our frequent surveys we conduct is the extent to which organizations are applying various technologies to support their data warehousing and BI initiatives. A question that has peaked my interest lately is the percentage of companies that are currently using broadcast servers for automated alerting and event broadcasting.