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‘Mobile App Sprawl’ Is Here. Is ‘App Stall’ Next? – InformationWeek

We’ve seen cloud and virtual machine “sprawl” and “stall,” and now history is repeating itself with mobile apps. Here’s how to take control of “app sprawl.” I was interested to see McKinsey refer to the phenomenon of “cloud stall” in…

App production starting to slow in response to business developments |

Component One recently gathered my thoughts on App Production. “The goal is to help other business areas ‘do’ mobile apps right, rather than ban the applications they’ve developed,” Mann wrote. “However, it may eventually be best for the company for…

ITSM problem management: What are your pain points?

Tweets from #CIOchat Tweet Jam quoted on techtarget.com @tcrawford Always the case. The strongest misconception of #ITSM (and esp. #ITIL) has been that you need to do it all. Says who!? #CIOChat Read more at… http://searchcio.techtarget.com/news/2240222162/ITSM-problem-management-What-are-your-pain-points

The 7 skills Ops pros need to succeed with DevOps – DevOps.comDevOps.com

I was recently quoted in an article at Devops.com by George Hulme. “The most in-demand skill requirements for success with DevOps were actually soft skills,” Read the whole article at  The 7 skills Ops pros need to succeed with DevOps –…

Business get it – nobody wants to be a glasshole

If you want to understand the future of wearable technology, and the implications for corporate IT, don’t hang around Google Glass developer conferences. Instead, go to Disneyworld, where visitors gladly wear colorful smart “Magic Bands” that let them do everything…

Information technology skills gap raise concerns for some

During a recent Tweet Jam I gave my thoughts on IT skills gaps.  TechTarget highlights some of the more pertinent points in this article… http://searchcio.techtarget.com/news/2240222158/Information-technology-skills-gap-raise-concerns-for-some

Is DevOps Doable in the Enterprise? CIO Journal Column Gets ‘em Talking – ServiceVirtualization.com – A Virtual Software Environment

Mike Drago at ServiceVirtualization.com got my thoughts on whether DevOps is Doable in the Enterprise (hint: it is!). Empirical evidence is starting to prove out the concept and more companies are jumping on board. Mann cites an IDG study showing…