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Evaluating New Technology: Cutting Through the Buzzwords
The technology space is full of new terms, new acronyms, and worst of all: abbreviations of new terms. It can be very difficult to decide if the technology being pitched will help your cause. Here are some practical tips I have found for cutting through the buzzwords and evaluating new technology efficiently. It seems we Read more
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Technical Communication: Reaping the Value from Your Work
I have had the good fortune of mentoring several mid-level engineers. Almost universally, improving their technical communication resulted in a boost of their value and status. Why Effective Communication is Key Think of your workplace as a living organism. There are many moving parts: engineering, finance, management, operations, etc. Each one of these parts serves Read more
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Cloud Computing Advantages (and some Disadvantages too!)
There is no doubt that Cloud Computing has revolutionized the software industry and improved everyones lives. This blog, will describe what cloud computing is, how it’s enabled the software industry and improved lives worldwide. What is “The Cloud”? The Cloud is a set of computer services that major Cloud Providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Read more
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Job Interview: A Perspective from Both Sides of the Table
After several decades of Interviewing, both as a potential employee and as a Hiring Manager, here are some tips that may help. Job Interviews are Not an Exact Science Having been both an interviewer and an interviewee, many times over, I can assure you that interviewing is definitely not an exact science. As an interviewer, Read more
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Multiple Internet Identities – More than Just a Hassle, it’s a Risk!
All of us have Multiple Internet Identities – one for work, a few for financial services, several for Social Media and others for consuming goods and services. Your identities are managed by these service providers and there is no way for you to know if these accounts have been compromised. You are dependent on the service provider to notify Read more
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Removing the Billion Dollar Identity Tax
Trust is necessary for all commerce and exchange of personal information on the Internet. Trust is based on Identity. The Identity Tax is the cost, both in time and money, incurred by provider and consumer to establish the trust necessary to complete their transactions. Every organization spends money on receiving, storing and safeguarding the identities of Read more
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