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Cloud Computing Storage Trends

Cloud computing has been one of the most used buzzwords over the past few years.  While buzzwords are great, many small business owners don't really understand how to use it to improve their profitability, mitigate risk, and increase customer satisfaction.  Want to get a bit more than just buzzwords?  Check out this cloud computing article meant to help the small business owner demystify cloud computing and use it to drive results.

Work/Life Balance Stats

Here's a fun little slideshow which articulates some stats from Psychology Today on Work/Life Balance.  Get some tips here to achieve better Work/Life Balance. 

Top 10 Project Management Trends for 2014 According to ESI

ESI, a global project management consultancy, published its top 10 project management trends for 2014.  There are a few things to note regarding these trends:

Trend #3 - PM's are learning to learn through virtual learning
Absolutely agree.  Learning is going to be more and more "in the moment" where the PM will have specific needs, turn to something online to get what they need, then get back to work. 

Trend #6 - Servant Leadership
Agree regarding the trend, but PM's are going to need some mentoring in how to become an effective servant leader.  Being a servant leader means you're still accountable for the work and that you are still painting the base-paths for the project.  Servant leadership run amok become anarchy.

Trend #10 - PMs asked to spend more time "leading" vs. "managing
Again PM's are going to need good examples of what a leader versus a manager does.  Organizations espousing this philosophy need to complement it with strong mentors who can help a PM understand the difference between leaders and managers and ensure that the PM doesn't abdicate accountability in the process.

See all 10 project management trends here (PDF Download).

Glad to be Back in Tempe

Our son made his way back to Arizona State University after Christmas break.  His growth over the past several months has been astounding and it's great to see him spreading his own wings and finding himself as a man.  Read about it here.

Big Data Analytics: Descriptive Vs. Predictive Vs. Prescriptive

Translating terabytes of structured and unstructured data into tangible actions is the holy grail of Big Data.  Without this translation, Big Data is just a huge boat anchor around your neck.  This interesting Information Week article provides an overview of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics.  Good reading to help you get the basics of using Big Data to drive decision making.

10 Big Data Myths Enterprises Must Come to Terms With

I've spent a lot of time over the past year developing and implementing a Business Intelligence strategy with a client.  Something that has become clear as a bell to me is the importance of knowing how to organize and navigate the Petabytes (1000 Terabytes) at an enterprise level to drive business solutions.  eWeek discusses 10 Big Data Myths Enterprises Must Come to Terms With.  Good perspective.

Tesla And Adobe: Why Continuous Deployment May Mean Continuous Customer Disappointment

Agile vs. Waterfall; the debate continues.

Forbes Magazine weighed in on the debate with an interesting article  about potential customer effects of Agile.  interesting and eye-opening perspective.  What do you think?

Growing Up Autistic

As many of you know, our son Trevor was diagnosed at age 5 with Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS); the clinical term for his type of autism.  Patty and I are committed to raising autism awareness and providing books, resources, and encouragement to those who have a family member on the Autism spectrum or want to learn more about autism.  Our Growing Up Autistic website growingupautistic.com is where we provide information to help you and others learn more about autism and better cope with the challenges it brings. 

Our hope is you'll find these resources helpful. 

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10 Big Data Myths Enterprises Must Come to Terms With

I've spent a lot of time over the past year developing and implementing a Business Intelligence strategy with a client.  Something that has become clear as a bell to me is the importance of knowing how to organize and navigate the Petabytes (1000 Terabytes) at an enterprise level to drive business solutions.  eWeek discusses 10 Big Data Myths Enterprises Must Come to Terms With.  Good perspective.