Hmmm... using an Ipad to help me do my job better... yes, I do believe that would happen if I were one of the fortunate ones to win the IPad.

Currently I am a jack of all trades in my position. I am a Business Analyst by title, but certainly that doesn't describe everything I do. I currently am the main onsite admin for both our Business Intelligence effort and our company wide SharePoint Server 2010 deployment. So I think this device would definitely help improve the quality of work I do. I am constantly check our SQL servers to make sure things like I/O, memory, and storage are all in the clear and that content is being served up to users in a fast and consistent manner. But I also want to make sure things are accessible to our users in an easy way.

Oh and did I mention the tons of information I have to process in a short amount of time??? 🙂

I think this is where I could really shine with the IPad. If I could have one device to carry my reference library plus all my bookmarked favorite SQL sever BOL and SSC articles this would allow me to be even more prepared for all of life's surprises.

My company currently has deployed a few IPads for use with other applications, but none are being used for BI at this time. Having this IPad would allow me to begin an initiative at our company with the management to ask them how to better use the information we give them everyday. Plus it will give me an excuse to get off my duff and meet with users to show them how to better use this device to process the large amounts of information they have to deal with.

So In summary it would be an awesome tool to help me process information faster, but also allow the users we support to have better quality of life and make better decisions every day.

Plus better work produced by me equals a better home life any day... 🙂