By bcrespi | June 15, 2010
2009 saw increased pressure on IT leaders like yourself to do more than ever with fewer resources. Why then, are 50% of IT executives expecting pay increases this year? What should your outlook be for the rest of 2010?
From the recent SearchCIO.com salary and careers survey, access feedback from nearly 1,000 of your peers on the latest compensation and job satisfaction trends. Gain the upper hand on your competition by seeing where your firm stacks up, and then making the right adjustments to flourish in 2010 and beyond. Access the results to the salary and career survey here:
http://searchcio.bitpipe.com/data/document.do?res_id=1265138143_235&asrc=MITblogSalary
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By annie shum | June 5, 2010
The following information is extracted from the Google Web site:
What is the Google Prediction API?
The Prediction API enables access to Google’s machine learning algorithms to analyze your historic data and predict likely future outcomes. Upload your data to Google Storage for Developers, then use the Prediction API to make real-time decisions in your applications. The Prediction API implements supervsed learning algorithms as a RESTful web service to let you leverage patterns in your data, providing more relevant information to your users. Run your predictions on Google’s infrastructure and scale effortlessly as your data grows in size and complexity. Read More…
By annie shum | June 4, 2010
MIT Sloan Management Review
The Four Ways IT Is Revolutionizing Innovation Michael S. Hopkins 05.21.10
There has always been a performance gap between companies that embrace technology and companies that resist it–what Erik Brynjolfsson, Schussel Family Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, director of the MIT Center for Digital Business and co-author of Wired for Innovation (MIT Press, 2009), calls the productivity gap between “leaders and laggers.”
What is new is that the gap has widened, and it has widened most in information-technology-intensive industries. There the leading companies, which Brynjolfsson calls “digital organizations,” know how to tap the flood of data created by information technology with a “higher information metabolism.” Here, a conversation with him on the subject.
You say that leading companies have figured out how to capitalize on technology advances and that they are using IT innovation to create a new kind of R&D.
Information technology is a catalyst for complementary changes: It’s what economists call a “general purpose technology” that can set off waves of complementary innovations. IT is setting off a revolution in innovation on four dimensions simultaneously: measurement, experimentation, sharing and replication. Each of these is important in and of itself, but, more profoundly, they reinforce each other. Read More…
By annie shum | May 28, 2010
Government Is Out-Clouding the Private Sector Posted by John Soat
Are government agencies outpacing their corporate counterparts in cloud computing? That might seem to be the case, given the recent exposure around government cloud initiatives. However, it may be that governments and corporations have different agendas when it comes to the cloud.
The recent Gov 2.0 Expo 2010 showcased several examples of cloud computing. Featured speakers included two connected with high-profile government cloud initiatives, one at the city of Los Angeles and one at NASA. Read More…
By annie shum | May 25, 2010
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO CLOUD COMPUTING REPORT by Fed CIO, Vivek Kundra
Cloud computing is still in its early stages and we have a long journey ahead. This report provides information on our approach to leverage cloud computing to help close the Government’s technology gap. Specifically, this report presents:
. Definition of Cloud Computing
. Data Center Consolidation
. Standards Development
. Federal Budget Planning
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Obama Administration is changing the way business is done in Washington and bringing a new sense of responsibility to how we manage taxpayer dollars. We are working to bring the spirit of American innovation and the power of technology to improve performance and lower the cost of government operations.
The United States Government is the world’s largest consumer of information technology, spending over $76 billion annually on more than 10,000 different systems. Fragmentation of systems, poor project execution, and the drag of legacy technology in the Federal Government have presented barriers to achieving the productivity and performance gains found when technology is deployed effectively in the private sectors.
In September 2009, we announced the Federal Government’s Cloud Computing Initiative. Cloud computing has the potential to greatly reduce waste, increase data center efficiency and utilization rates, and lower operating costs. This report presents an overview of cloud computing across the public sector. It provides the Federal Government’s definition of cloud computing, and includes details on deployment models, service models, and common characteristics of cloud computing.
As we move to the cloud, we must be vigilant in our efforts to ensure that the standards are in place for a cloud computing environment that provides for security of government information, protects the privacy of our citizens, and safeguards our national security interests. This report provides details regarding the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s efforts to facilitate and lead the development of standards for security, interoperability, and portability.
Furthermore, this report details Federal budget guidance issued to agencies to foster the adoption of cloud computing technologies, where relevant, and provides an overview of the Federal Government’s approach to data center consolidation.
This report concludes with 30 illustrative case studies at the Federal, state and local government levels. These case studies reflect the growing movement across the public sector to leverage cloud computing technologies.
TO access report: http://www.cio.gov/documents/StateOfCloudComputingReport-FINALv3_508.pdf
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