The boundaries between bits of work can be hard to define. And the blurriness of the boundaries is what makes it hard to digitize many processes. What are the constraints in an artificially constrained environment. Much of our work these Read more
There is an old saying that I remember from the early days of the Internet about how information just wants to be free. This was the counter argument to anyone that was trying to figure how to monetize the Internet. Read more
How did we get to a place where we actually have a protocol that uses other computers to process data on other computers and somehow this earns some currency that has value. The funniest thing about the Blockchain ( and Read more
I wonder if the Pareto optimization rule (aka the 80/20 Rule) applies to data and information? In hindsight, you probably need less than 1% of the information you collect to actually run your business and make decisions. Of course, much Read more
You got altered information You were told to not take chances… That pretty much says it all…except for the underlying assumption that someone out there as unaltered information. But the mere process of categorizing information already filters and alters information Read more
What is the cadence of data? Cadence is a concept from both theory of constraints (Eli Goldratt) and lean manufacturing (Womack, Jones, others) that is used to sync the operations of the factory floor to the pace of the slowest Read more
What if you got the information you needed in the format that you needed it at just the moment that you needed it? Yeah, “what if” and then again not bloody likely. It is the promise of tech – from Read more
I wonder what the world’s biggest database is? Is it Facebook? Is it Amazon? Is it Google? Microsoft? Maybe it is Oracle or Salesforce? Maybe it is the credit bureaus or credit card companies? Or is it some government agency? Read more
I have been listening to Cal Newport’s latest book entitled, A World Without Email. The premise is that we need to change our working patterns to reduce our reliance on distracting and often unproductive email and other electronic messaging tools. Read more
One of my longest running information technology dilemmas has to do with database fields. In the early days of databases, there was always the desire to solve everything just by adding another field… If you were using a generic database Read more