31 Mar 2009
I think Todd Biske was bold in writing a book around SOA Governance that focused mostly on the people side of things. From memory, two key points Todd made were: Educate people on the governance policies, and Manage services like a product, rather than a project. I’ve thought quite a bit about the book, which I liked […]
30 Mar 2009
Well, that was fun. Spoke at 7PM this evening, at the end of a long day of presentations at the Cloud Computing Expo. I was a little afraid of a 7PM speaking slot, thinking people would rather be at the bar, than listening to me talk. Boy, was I wrong. Apparently, people were people standing […]
24 Mar 2009
I deleted my Plaxo account today. I don’t think I’ll look back. I only ever logged in to accept connections to people who I was probably already connected to on LinkedIn or Facebook. Recently, I got a message from someone saying they saw my update on Plaxo (I guess it linked from Twitter), and I […]
16 Mar 2009
Some thoughts about the strategy behind cloud computing.
13 Mar 2009
Sales Engineers are a hard nut to figure out. If they’re too technical, they usually don’t have the polish they need to speak to prospects in the context of selling. If they’re too polished, they struggle to succeed in organizations that value technical skills. Soft skills are hard to quantify, so they’re hard to screen […]
