June, 2012

At the V Astana Economic Forum / Connect 2012 Forum (AEF), http://www.aef.kz/en/ , I had an opportunity to share and talk with top-ranking leaders and executives from business, industry, governments, academia, notable organizations and media. The total including remote interest in the V Astana Economic Forum / Connect 2012 Forum: over 148 countries, more than 78,000 professionals. Of particular interest...

Last November, Jonathan and I were thrilled to have Mary Jo Foley on our show. Mary Jo is an industry expert and well known tech journalist with over 25 years of experience. We talked about the Future of IT and found Mary Jo to be a great guest who was able to share valuable insights into the IT industry and how IT managers can stay ahead of changes and prepare for what’s coming next. So when we heard...

Brian Cameron is widely regarded as amongst the foremost international experts in EA and I’ll be posting his articles on the topic as there are authored. Enjoy! ----- This is the first of a quarterly blog on enterprise architecture education and the evolution of the enterprise architecture profession. In this instalment, I will give you an idea of the types of topics I intend to discuss over time....

Nick Malik is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, blogger and innovator in Enterprise Architecture and Business Architecture. Co-author of three books and a popular speaker at conferences, Nick brings his 32 years of high-tech experience to bear as he creates Enterprise Architectural models and solutions to the CTO of Microsoft IT, his current employer. Developer of a number of novel methods...

Can’t attend TechEd North America 2012 but still want to take part in the very popular IT Pro BOF sessions (click the link and search for BOF to see the sessions), which are again being run by GITCA in 2012, then why not attend virtually? Like in 2011 all of the sessions will be streamed live (audio and video) and recorded for later viewing if desired. To attend live you can register at https://msevents...

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If you haven’t heard the great news, then you have to check out the video . Microsoft Surface specs: Microsoft Surface · Operating system: Windows RT · Weight: 676 grams · Thickness: 9.3mm · Display: 10.6″ ClearType HD display · Battery: 31.5W-h · Connectivity options: microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video, 2×2 MIMO antennae · Case: VaporMg case & stand · Capacities: 32GB and 64GB Microsoft Surface...

While those of us in server and network infrastructure may sometimes look down on our developer colleagues because, after all, without us their applications wouldn’t have anything to run on, in truth it’s really all about the app. Without applications, there wouldn’t be a need for our servers, desktops, or networks. Alas, we continue to monitor our networks and server loads without taking much time...

Teaching courses is a lot of work, the constant pressure to keep courses relevant, pressure to build industry partnerships, publish papers, bring in funding, serve on committees, how can you find time to keep up? We want to help, so we’ve put together a series of sessions for teachers and faculty, to bring you up to speed on what’s new, and find out what resources we have to save you time when planning...

Recent surveys indicate that while cloud computing is a top priority for Canadian CIOs, assurance in cloud services remains the principle inhibitor for adoption. 2012 is proving to be the year of accelerating adoption as organizations gain a deeper appreciation of cloud services and how they can be adopted in a trusted manner. In this episode of the AligntIT Manager Tech Talk, John Weigelt , National...

Today's Topic: Don't Forget: ACM Turing Centenary Celebration to Be Webcast Live! If you can't attend ACM's Turing Centenary Celebration, you can still experience the thrill of rubbing elbows with ACM Turing Award winners—virtually! On Friday, June 15 and Saturday, June 16 , more than 30 Turing Award recipients will gather to commemorate the 100 th anniversary of Alan Turing's birth with personal remembrances...

The Windows Phone 8 was announced with a host of new features at the Windows Phone Summit. Please read Joe Belfiore’s blog for the complete details and announcement, here are some of the new features from his blog: o Multi-core processor support : As reviewers have noted, Windows Phone runs buttery smooth on phones with a single processor. But piggybacking on the Windows core provides support for multiple...

A few weeks ago, several new Windows Azure services were announced, making it much easier for organizations to move to the cloud in the way best suited to their needs. The announcements included: Windows Azure Virtual Machines — Virtual Machines give you application mobility, allowing you to move your virtual hard disks (VHDs) back and forth between on-premises and the cloud. Migrate existing workloads...

Dr. Will Tracz is a Lockheed Martin Fellow Emeritus (retired). Since 2007 he was a principal software engineer/application architect for the Global Combat Support System - AF (GCSS-AF) where he was responsible for evaluating new technology and investigating its application. He also has served as Tech Volume Lead on several Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), infrastructure modernization, virtualization...