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THE BI Blog : Tracking Swine Flu with Microsoft Virtual Earth and Live Search

bernardc — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:12:01 GMT

I'm quite certain that more people are trying to cure Swine Flu than will every catch it. I'm also reasonably certain I'll end up regretting saying that. However, its interesting to see how a multitude of more modern technology is being applied to the...(read more)

Productivity, Innovation at the NHS - Windows Live

bernardc — Fri, 01 May 2009 08:35:19 GMT

Some interesting insights from Dan Rasmus on Productivity, Efficiency and Patient Care at the NHS. Measuring productivity gains in meaningful and tangible business oriented outcomes is an ongoing challenge. "It isn’t good enough to create correlations...(read more)

Is SharePoint the right investment, right now?

bernardc — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:53:13 GMT

This article from freshbusinessthinking.com would suggest it could be. http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/business_advice.php?AID=2375&Title=SharePoint+Steers+Companies+Through+Economic+Downturn SharePoint forms the cornerstone of Microsoft's Business...(read more)

Two birds with one stone

bernardc — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:45:10 GMT

If there are two things we're all desperate to save right now it is money and the environment. How fortunate it is, therefore, that by enabling the workforce to work from any place and at any time Unified Communications technology can save both travel...(read more)

THE BI Blog : Microsoft Business Intelligence Vision and Strategy Slides

bernardc — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:40:38 GMT

I think our BI vision is one of the most clearly defined market visions Microsoft has. I also think that it is a market where we can really add value and change the dynamics of the market. Making BI commercially viable enough for every employee to utilize...(read more)

THE BI Blog : Top 10 demos for Microsoft BI

bernardc — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:35:30 GMT

Somehow the BI team seem to corner some of our most exciting demos. Thanks to Nic for compiling this top-ten list in one place. http://blogs.msdn.com/bi/archive/2009/04/23/top-10-demos-for-microsoft-bi.aspx As a side note, its worth noting that...(read more)

Recession, recalibration or reset?

bernardc — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:31:48 GMT

While no one is under any doubt whether that we are now experiencing a set of economic conditions we have not experienced for a generation (if not more), there is a growing debate on the nature of these conditions and for how long we should plan for "recovery"....(read more)

How CIOs Are Setting IT Strategy Amid Economic Uncertainty -- IT And The Economy -- InformationWeek

bernardc — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:54:00 GMT

With the endless resurrection of the "ghosts of 1929" I'm starting to believe that even the dead have failed to miss the economic events of the past few weeks. Typically, in times of economic uncertainty and downturn, IT braces itself for an uncomfortable...(read more)

Seth's Blog: The growing productivity divide

bernardc — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:02:05 GMT

Seth calls out a number of functions that most people could use to become more productive. Seth calls these out to call people to learn how to use the technology at their fingertips. He asks "Can you imagine someone who works in a factory that processes...(read more)

Not that we haven't been saying it all along but...

bernardc — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:42:53 GMT

"BI applications do not exist in isolation - they are an integral part of what Forrester calls Information Workplace, which involves many other applications such as collaboration, portals, search, office applications and others. While many BI vendors...(read more)

Gemini Announcements

bernardc — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:28:18 GMT

You can check out the full release on our next wave of BI here: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/oct08/10-06BI08PR.mspx It's great to see this kind of vision so early. And it's also incredibly timely. If the credit crisis has taught us anything...(read more)

THE BI Blog : Boris Evelson of Forrester looks into his Crystal Ball and sees Gemini

bernardc — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:18:20 GMT

The BI Team are having something of an exciting week this week at the BI Conference. There have been a number of exciting announcements this week and it's great to see this kind of recognition from Forrester. One of the most important aspects of any BI...(read more)

Jason Langridge's WebLog - MR Mobile! : Nearly half of Britons suffer "discomgoogolation"

bernardc — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:18:04 GMT

Nearly half of Britons -- 44 percent -- are discomgoogolation sufferers, according to a survey, with over a quarter -- 27 percent -- admitting to rising stress levels when they are unable to go online. Interesting statistics. It appears that not having...(read more)

//steve clayton: geek in disguise : Unilever staff use Facebook

bernardc — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:54:00 GMT

Another good spot from Steve. I blogged about Software Consumarization before. The Unilever example is not atypical. Businesses from all walks of life are finding it challenging to integrate a digitally enabled workforce into an organization viewed by...(read more)

CIOs On Cloud Computing - Cloud Computing Blog - InformationWeek

bernardc — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:23:39 GMT

There's been much press on this lately. We've long held that whilst there's a future in cloud computing and software-as-a-service, the current limitations in reliability and privacy mean a pure-play cloud solution is unlikely to ever be truly viable....(read more)