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As I mentioned in my 2010 plans, one of my projects this year is writing and advocacy for the OMG’s Business Ecology Initiative (BEI).  This morning, we launched the new Business Ecology Initiative blog, and I published the following overview... Read More..

This week, I've started up the Cloud Watch section of Elemental Cloud Computing.  Cloud Watch items are snippets from cloud computing industry news, business and technical publications, and thought leaders.  These snippets may be as short as a 140-character tweet,... Read More..

The July/August issue of the Harvard Business Review has a feature by McKinsey & Company on 10 Trends You Have to Watch.  The premise is after a year in turmoil, business executives are starting to look towards the future.  However,... Read More..

I'd like to attribute this recent 'catching up on my reading' to long sunny summer days in my Adirondack chair, but no such luck.  On the few rainless days, Zephyr has commandeered my chair.  Despite these obstacles, I've still managed... Read More..

This week, the talk will be about Cisco boldly entering the blade server market and the end of co-opetition as we know it: "Cisco's chief technology officer, Padmasree Warrior, says the company has moved boldly in the past, and suggests... Read More..

Since I haven't harped/amplified on the critical role of talent in tough times in awhile, I thought I'd highlight a couple of tidbits from a recent Fortune interview with Jim Collins on How Great Companies Turn Crisis into Opportunity.  The... Read More..

There is an interesting article in the WSJ by Ben Worthen and Bobby White on the state of the technology financing business, which frankly  isn't good.  The article begins by citing an increase in tech financing defaults: "Defaults on tech... Read More..