A Better Application Model
The AppStore model is one that Steve Jones likes, but he'd like to see it slightly more open over time and allow other companies to vet applications that users can then install on any system or device.
2011-09-22
105 reads
Steve Jones
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Data Quality on the Open Web
As we look to take more data from customers and clients and embed it in our applications, data quality becomes a bigger issue
2011-09-21
90 reads
Free as in Beer
This editorial was originally published on Feb 7, 2006. Today Steve Jones looks at the problems of plagiarism and the avoidance of work by many people these days.
2011-09-20
164 reads
Dreaming of Windows
This week Steve Jones dreams about the changes he would like to see in the next version of Windows, unveiled this past week at the Microsoft Build Conference.
2011-09-19
74 reads
Intertia
This editorial was originally published on August 22, 2006. Steve Jones looks at the pace of change in companies and notes it ought to be dictated by the business, not IT.
2011-09-19
73 reads
Cloud Common Sense
Moving to the cloud, or any other type of outsourcing should be done with common sense, as Steve discusses today. That means keeping control of your backups.
2011-09-15
115 reads
Not on the Same Page
It seems that security staff and other technical people are not always on the same page. Steve Jones says that we should be working to take security more seriously.
2011-09-14
99 reads
2011-09-13
125 reads
A Matter of Life or Death
Could your job as a data professional result in the death of someone? It's entirely possible this might affect you at some point. Steve Jones talks about why you ought to do your best when setting up security.
2011-09-12
159 reads
The Apprentice
This Friday Steve Jones asks if we should reconsider the way we train developers and other computer professionals. Give us your opinion this week.
2011-09-09
138 reads
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