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Hey Reader’s It’s been a while. Looks like I have not written a post since last February. This does not mean that the world has stopped spinning, in fact things are moving as fast as ever in Silicon Vally North. … Continue reading

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“A glimpse into the future” … a networking story …

Since I fancy myself somewhat of a science fiction writer, I decided to write about what could happen in the near future. The diagram (above) shows the proposed architecture for network Management and Orchestration (MANO). Note that although SDN is not specifically … Continue reading

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“Everyone is in Sales”

I have had the good fortune to work for a very long time with one of the tech industries very successful entrepreneurs. I’ve collected a number of quotes over those years, but perhaps one of the most fundamental ones is … Continue reading

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Socialnomics – How social media transforms our lives and businesses (Part 4)

This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Socialnomics-Social-Media-Transforms-Business/dp/1118232658 Today we look at Chapter Two. “Social Media = Preventive Behaviour” Erik starts out Chapter two with a look at how Social Media can effect our jobs, and our lives. He talks about … Continue reading

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Socialnomics – How social media transforms our lives and businesses (Part 3)

This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Socialnomics-Social-Media-Transforms-Business/dp/1118232658 Today we continue our look at Chapter One. “Search Engines and Social Media” The authors continue to make interesting observations through the next few sections as they note the changes that the Internet … Continue reading

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Socialnomics – How social media transforms our lives and businesses (Part 2)

This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Socialnomics-Social-Media-Transforms-Business/dp/1118232658 Today we continue our look at Chapter One. “Who Cares What You Are Doing?” I can’t count the number of times that I have had people ask me why I bother with Facebook, … Continue reading

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Socialnomics – How social media transforms our lives and businesses (Part 1)

This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Socialnomics-Social-Media-Transforms-Business/dp/1118232658 I find that it is always a good idea to have more than one book on the go. When one book starts to drag, you can switch to the other one to keep … Continue reading

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“Weeding out the wankers” – Part 10 – The final post

This book can be purchased at: http://ijgbooks.com/weeding.html I’m going to wind things up on wankers today with a look at the final chapter: “Right but not successful” I’ve skipped a few chapters to get here so consider them homework. This … Continue reading

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“Weeding out the wankers” – Part 9

This book can be purchased at: http://ijgbooks.com/weeding.html Today lets take a look at Chapter 7: “Human Resources: Friend or Foe?” Lets start this post with a quote from page 95: “HR folks are decent, hard-working and well-meaning people, but without … Continue reading

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“Weeding out the wankers” – Part 8

This book can be purchased at: http://ijgbooks.com/weeding.html Today lets take a look at Chapter 7: “Commoditizing Leadership” This chapter is all about the infinite number of books that have been written by successful industry leaders with a solution to all … Continue reading

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