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- Finding solutions: The true test of a leader
- IT managers face a difficult challenge when workplace negativity begins to affect morale and productivity. Here is how one TechRepublic member battles pessimism by linking problems to possible solutions.Editor’s note: TechRepublic Web editor Dana Norton is filling in for Bob Artner, who is away this week.Judging by the discussion that...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Dana Norton, leader, pessimism
- Technical articles 2001-11-01
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- Remote Backup Service Providers: Clarifying the Value Proposition
- Online Backup of computer data is finally gaining mainstream acceptance among business and consumer clients alike. After many years of wait-and-see pessimism, the near-ubiquitous nature of broadband internet connectivity has helped remote data backup finally come into its own. The value of computer data is higher nowadays than ever before,...
- Tags: Computer, Backups, Productivity, Broadband Internet, Data Management, Telecommunications
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- Pessimism over new technology must end
- I see a lot of pessimism over new technology when in most cases it appears that as long as privacy concerns are taken into account, the technology should be allowed to move forward.Privacy remains one of those amorphous "rights" the word privacy is not found in our Constitution that everyone...
- Tags: Andy J. Moon, privacy
- Discussion threads 2007-06-02
- When Bad Things Happen to Good Projects
- It goes against human nature to always expect the worst. But with IT projects, pessimism - otherwise known as contingency planning - is the only way to keep small technology problems from becoming full-blown business disasters. IT project management has become high art while business contingency planning remains in the...
- Tags: Contingency Planning, Information Technology, IT Project Management, International Data Group, Business Security, Project Management, Strategy, Business Operations, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- White papers 2004-12-01
- Online Backup Service Providers: Clarifying the Value Proposition
- Online Backup of computer data is finally gaining mainstream acceptance among business and consumer clients alike. After many years of wait-and-see pessimism, the near-ubiquitous nature of broadband internet connectivity has helped remote data backup finally come into its own. In an effort to capitalize on the newfound popularity of the...
- Tags: Backups, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications
- White papers 2004-12-07
- Data Mining Static Code Attributes to Learn Defect Predictors
- The value of using static code attributes to learn defect predictors has been widely debated. Prior work has explored issues like the merits of "McCabes vs Halstead vs lines of code counts" for generating defect predictors. The paper shows here that such debates are irrelevant since how the attributes are...
- Tags: West Virginia University, Data Mining, Business Intelligence, Marketing Research, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Marketing
- White papers 2006-08-06
- No means no... and who needs that?
- I was talking to an animal communicator one time, and she claimed that when you speak to your dogs (or cats or horses or who knows, gerbils even), you should never use negative terms. She said that they dont know what "no" means, or "don’t." Not being linguists (good dog,...
- Tags: Calvin Sun
- Blog posts 2007-03-21
- Traditional IT metrics fail in tough budget times
- I was in a meeting with a large group of CIOs the other day and the buzz in the room centered around budgets cuts. The words bunker mentality, hunker down and no new projects swirled about, seemingly on everyone's tongue – and I can't blame them. Things are...
- Tags: Metrics, Information Technology, RIM BlackBerry, Strategy, Management, Ramon Padilla
- Blog posts 2008-03-16
- Pessimism over new technology must end
- The United Kingdom is in the midst of a debate over the intersection of privacy concerns and new technology. From smart electric meters and surveillance cameras to national ID cards and RFID tags, new technologies seem to be a double edged sword. They have the potential to...
- Tags: Privacy, RFID, Security, Wireless, Biometrics, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2007-06-02
- Is your job making you negative?
- IT managers are especially at risk of succumbing to negative attitudes, according to the author of Managing Workplace Negativity. Find out how to spot the signs of negativity in your shop and how to reverse the trend.Workplace negativity is rapidly "emerging as a disease of the 21st century corporation," according...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Bob Weinstein, job, Workplace negativity, Gary S. Topchik, negativity
- Technical articles 2001-07-09
- How to keep your team together when layoffs hit
- What does an IT manager do when dealing with a staff already touched by layoffs? An HR specialist offers these suggestions on how to keep your team engaged and on task.Let human resources manager and technical recruiter Tim Heard find the answers to your HR questions. Tim shares hints and tips...
- Tags: Workforce management, Team management, Benefits, Tim Heard, team, layoff, Human Resources, job
- Technical articles 2002-05-28
- Earning the trust of nontechnical clients
- Sometimes you run into business managers who still long for the days of manual typewriters and carbon paper. How do you convince those folks to trust technology?I need your help. I'm pitching a technology upgrade contract to a couple of small business owners, and I'd like to know what you...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Jeff Davis, DSL-line
- Technical articles 2000-11-14
- "I wasn't happy when we found out there wasn't weapons,"
- "I wasn't happy when we found out there wasn't weapons,"Well I was reviewing some comments and objections when I reread the following sentence and realized just how f***ed up it sounds.If I was suspicious of WMD and found out there were none, I would be PRETTY DAMN HAPPY!!For SOME reason...
- Tags: SIR, WMD
- Discussion threads 2004-10-12
- Sanity Check: Is IT still a profession worth recommending to the next generation?
- In response to my column last week about the split between IT strategy and operations, several TechRepublic members responded that they have become disillusioned with the way the IT profession has developed and that they have a hard time recommending it as a career path to the next generation.TechRepublic member...
- Tags: Information Technology, Career, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2007-08-17
- psssst...what are we happy about?
- psssst...what are we happy about?...Need We A Reason?If ITgirli is happy then so am I.Do we really need a specific reason, Tom? Have we become a society of such pessimism that we can't simply take the thanks of an honest TR member and assume it's for the good? ...
- Tags: TR Member
- Discussion threads 2005-06-13
- Rob's diverse findings
- Rob's diverse findingsblog rootThe IncrediblesIt's a good movie, nicely done.But I have reserved the name for an obscure species in Technology Land that seem happy with slowing down any progress we try to make.It is the species that populate the Supportdesk and the like.Whenever a change is needed to one...
- Tags: Blogging, Roho, blog
- Discussion threads 2005-05-20
- Geek Trivia: Rule of dumb
- Colonel Joseph Kittinger is emblematic of two things: The fine line between brave and crazy, and the enduring significance of Murphy's Law. Kittinger is perhaps best known as the United States Air Force officer who was bold enough to be the lead test subject for Project Excelsior, otherwise known as...
- Tags: Class, Colonel Joseph Kittinger, Murphy, Law, Kittinger, Corporate Communications, Aerospace & Defense, Marketing, Manufacturing, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-08-21
- I said it before, I'll say it again
- I said it before, I'll say it againIn a Presidential contest of Leiberman vs McCain, I will vote for Leiberman. I admire those who plant their feet and lock this knees to stand up for their beliefs. Joe is getting zero respect from his party and I expect that his...
- Tags: American Military, iraq, Iraqis, Joe Lieberman, Leiberman, maxwell edison, media, off-topic, Saddam
- Discussion threads 2005-12-18
- CodeWarriorz Thoughts
- CodeWarriorz Thoughtsblog rootCodeWarriorz ThoughtsTech news, healthcare news, politics, music, and more.Larry Flynt finds the dirt on John BoltonMr. Flynt has obtained information from numerous sources that Mr. Bolton participated in paid visits to Plato's Retreat, the popular swingers club that operated in New York City in the late 1970s and...
- Tags: Financial accounting, investor, Madrid, Yahoo! Inc., codewarrior.wins@..., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., profit warning, Wal-Mart profit warning, Dow drops 111, The Dow Chemical Co., Dow Drops, Larry Flynt
- Discussion threads 2005-05-19
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