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ilamont

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ilamont is a 40 year old guy from Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

Journalist, blogger, news junky

  • Q& Nicholas Carr on the big switch to utility computing

    Rated Jan 17 2008 • 1 review • it • computerworld.com

    From the page: "Nicholas Carr, of IT Doesnâ€t Matter fame, spoke with Computerworldâ€s Joyce Carpenter about his new book, The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google.

    What is this big switch you see coming? I think weâ€re at the early stages of a fundamental shift in the nature of computing, which is going from something that people and businesses had to supply locally, through their own machines and their own installed software, to much more of a utility model where a lot of the computer functions we depend on are supplied from big, central stations, big central utilities over the Internet."
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    Q& Nicholas Carr on the big switch to utility computing

  • Aunt Donna, our resident agony aunt, makes her debut -...

    Rated Nov 10 2007 • 1 review • it • computerworld.com

    From the page: "I usually find your editorials to be nothing more than a bunch of boring liberal blather. Most of the time you canâ€t seem to get further than the lame perspective that employers need to consider diversity first in their hiring practices rather than focusing on the bottom line, which is getting the job done and making money while doing it. "
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    Aunt Donna, our resident agony aunt, makes her debut - Computerworld Blogs

  • IT is addicted to the complex, the expensive, the clunky...

    Rated Nov 06 2007 • 1 review • it • computerworld.com

    From the page: "That's the provocative message in Mike Hugos' latest column for Computerworld. Hugos says IT departments too often object to low- or no-cost Web-based software and consumer technologies that would accomplish the mission -- if only IT departments would let 'em. He says the problem is that IT managers are complexaholics. Meanwhile, he says business people have discovered that consumer IT is better than corporate IT."
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    IT is addicted to the complex, the expensive, the clunky - Computerworld Blogs

  • The scantily-clad &ring girls& flap: Vanco and Gartner...

    Rated Nov 06 2007 • 1 review • it • computerworld.com

    From the page: "In my Editorâ€s Note last week, I wrote about the fact that Vanco, a U.K. network service provider, featured two scantily dressed women in its booth at the opening reception of last monthâ€s Gartner Symposium/ITXpo 2007 in Orlando . Vanco had adopted a boxing theme for its booth, and the two women were dressed as â€oering girls.”"
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    The scantily-clad &ring girls& flap: Vanco and Gartner responded professionally - Computerworld Blogs

  • No tools for the job and not enough staff makes Johnny a...

    Rated Nov 06 2007 • 1 review • it • computerworld.com

    From the page: "So today the same client of mine who got defaced called today freaking out with some of the same issues they were facing before the defacement (last_ack hung sessions, slow down on the web server, etc.). Of course, they thought it was all happening again. Now while I have no problem helping out with this issue (we are going to be doing an assessment very soon), I still need them to do some leg work before I can determine what is going on (not to mention that I was headed to the airport when they called). "
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    No tools for the job and not enough staff makes Johnny a frustrated IT manager - Computerworld Blogs

  • The gaming world meets the corporate world: Generation G...

    Rated Nov 03 2007 • 1 review • it • computerworld.com

    From the page: "Ten or 15 years ago, few would discuss gaming in the office, but the stigma is rapidly dying as Generation G expands in the workforce. You undoubtedly know members of Generation G. You probably work with them. You may even work for them.

    What else do gamers bring to the office, besides some interesting fodder for water-cooler discussions? I believe that certain real-world management and teamwork skills can actually be learned or reinforced from video games, particularly online games that require close cooperation to complete complex or difficult missions."
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    The gaming world meets the corporate world: Generation G grows up - Computerworld Blogs

  • Server to user: Sorry, no VoIP for you. - Computerworld...

    Rated Nov 02 2007 • 1 review • it, voip • computerworld.com

    From the page: "I make a lot of calls, and the business benefit behind VoIP is to save money by running all calls through the corporate switch so it can take advantage of bulk rate discounts Computerworld receives for long distance services. Using VoIP to make the connection to Computerworld also gives me the flexibility to use my phone and receive calls from anywhere I happen to be working, so long as I have a broadband connection - a great feature. In my old office I had a separate Verizon line that did not benefit from those discounts, and when I left the office I left my phone behind."
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    Server to user: Sorry, no VoIP for you. - Computerworld Blogs

  • New virtual IT job could be very real

    Rated Nov 02 2007 • 1 review • it • computerworld.com

    From the page: "Now that companies have mastered the virtualization of server operations, vendors are increasingly selling the idea of virtualizing the entire data center. The idea of enabling the dynamic management of servers, storage and network devices through a single "fabric" places new virtualization offerings firmly in the realm of becoming a data center platform. That platform may spawn a new IT position for a person who would supervise the management of the virtual layer of server, network and storage infrastructures."
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    New virtual IT job could be very real

  • Shark Tank: Training time - Computerworld Blogs

    Rated Oct 30 2007 • 1 review • it • computerworld.com

    From the page: "Panicky managing director comes running into IT manager pilot fish's office. "I need your help teaching me how to burn a CD on my computer," managing director howls, "but I haven't got time to learn!""
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    Shark Tank: Training time - Computerworld Blogs

  • Ethics in IT: Dark secrets, ugly truths -- and little...

    Rated Oct 29 2007 • 1 review • it • computerworld.com

    From the page: "What Bryan found on an executive's computer six years ago still weighs heavily on his mind. He's particularly troubled that the man he discovered using a company PC to view pornography of Asian women and of children was subsequently promoted and moved to China to run a manufacturing plant. "
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    Ethics in IT: Dark secrets, ugly truths -- and little guidance