Big data and cloud were the most prominent transformative technologies discussed at the Symposium.  My remarks last week were focused on big data.  But, as with all major transformative technologies, along with the promising potential come serious  challenges.  I call it cockroach technology.”  MORE >>

For several years now, big data has been one of the hottest topics in the IT industry.  But, what do we mean by big data ?  number of recent articles have been sounding the alarm that big data may be at the peak of inflated expectations in Gartner’s hype cycle.  What is this data-driven world all about?  . It is hard.  MORE >>

Home About Complexity Reading List Knowledge Management Reading List In Defense of Data Centrism John 0 comments Education System Dec 23 In the never ending search to know “what works,” we have a few choices.  We can look to theories, i.e., this ‘should’ work; or we can look to data.  The answer, I believe, comes from data.  MORE >>

The acceptance of the Internet introduced a whole new set of technologies and standards for interconnecting all these components, not only in IP networks but across the World Wide Web, different kinds of communications, computer Grids , distributed applications, and so on. Indeed, it feels like IT is now entering its own Cambrian age. MORE >>

Yesterday I gave the keynote on The Future of Information Technology at the Local Government IT2011 conference in Coffs Harbour, which this year had the theme of mobility. Given the ambitious scope of my keynote title, I covered a lot of territory including fundamental technology shifts and the evolving shape of organizational technology. MORE >>