Technology Today

Technology Today, #22: The Business of Consulting

Posted on 04. Jun, 2010
Categories: Technology Today, Trends

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Today I’m pleased to be joined by William McKnight, author of 90 Days to Success in Consulting.

Technology Today, #21: Social Media in Academia

Posted on 21. May, 2010
Categories: Social Media, Technology Today

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Jim Harris of OCDQ Blog and Andrew Gossen of Cornell University join me for an interesting discussion about social media in the context of academic institutions.

Technology Today, #20: David Siegel and The Semantic Web

Posted on 13. May, 2010
Categories: Technology Today

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Today I’m pleased to be joined by David Siegel, author of Pull: The Power of the Semantic Web to Transform Your Business. David and I talk about the changes happening now and what to expect in the future.

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Technology Today #19: Julian Schwarzenbach on Implementation Challenges

Posted on 16. Mar, 2010
Categories: Technology Today

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In today’s podcast, the subject is implementation challenges. My guest is Julian Schwarzenbach, Director of Data and Process Advantage, independent experts who help organizations maximize the benefits of their data, processes, and systems.

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Technology Today #18: Laura Schoppe on The Virtual Company

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010
Categories: Enterprise 2.0, Open Source, SaaS, Technology Today, Web 2.0

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These days, much work is performed remotely. I have supported many clients without ever actually being on site and, I’d like to think, everyone benefited. I didn’t have to waste time in airport and the client saved money on travel. Taking this to the next level, I spoke with Laura Schoppe, a crazy smart woman who runs Fuentek, a completely virtual company.

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Technology Today #17: Jill Dyche on Business Intelligence

Posted on 18. Feb, 2010
Categories: Business Intelligence, Technology Today

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Organizations are often awash in data, simultaneously having too much data but somehow not enough. Maybe they don’t have the right data or a way to interpret so much data. To combat this problem, many organizations use applications that loosely fall under the business intelligence (BI) umbrella. It’s a cool topic and who better to talk about it than author and consultant Jill Dyche of Baseline Consulting.

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Technology Today #16: Patrick Gray on Breakthrough IT

Posted on 16. Feb, 2010
Categories: Enterprise 2.0, Infrastructure, Technology Today

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In today’s podcast, the subject is the role of IT. Joining me today is Patrick Gray, author of the excellent book Breakthrough IT: Supercharging Organizational Value Through Technology. Patrick is also the CEO of the Prevoyance Group, a management consulting firm.

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Technology Today #15: Dalton Cervo on Master Data Management

Posted on 11. Feb, 2010
Categories: Technology Today

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In today’s podcast, the subjects are information management and master data management. I am very pleased to be joined by (title) Dalton Cervo of Sun Microsystems. Dalton also contributed a chapter to my next book, The Next Wave of Technologies.

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Technology Today #14: Andy Kaufman on The Dirty Little Secret in Business

Posted on 09. Feb, 2010
Categories: IT Projects, Project Management, Social Media, Technology Today

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Andy Kaufman shares “The Dirty Little Secret of Business.” You won’t learn this secret in school, yet it is critical to your success. The secret is simple—it’s all about relationships. Andy describes the key relationships you must develop to advance your projects and career.

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Technology Today #13: Ed Brill on Evolving Technologies

Posted on 03. Feb, 2010
Categories: Enterprise 2.0, Social Media, Technology Today, Vendors

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A few weeks ago, I wrote a post entitled When it’s Time to Abandon Ship. You can read the post and the comments yourself, but I was merely trying to convey the very real belief that many people have that a certain application is not terribly user-friendly for a pretty key function these days: email. Long story short, Ed Brill of IBM/Lotus Notes and I subsequently sat down to talk about different the evolution of applications.

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Technology Today #12: Tony Fisher on The Data Asset

Posted on 01. Feb, 2010
Categories: Enterprise Systems, Technology Today

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It never ceases to amaze me. Organizations of all types are awash in data. Those able to harness the power of that data, such as Walmart, are able to achieve greater long-term revenues and profits, while keeping expenses at a minimum. The bottom line is that most organizations are awash in data issues. With this in mind, it was with great interest that I recently spoke with Tony Fisher, CEO of DataFlux and author of The Data Asset: How Smart Companies Govern Their Data for Business Success.

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The Future of Enterprise Software: A Podcast with Vince Kellen

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010
Categories: Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise Systems, Technology Today, Vendors

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Thirty years ago, most organizations built their own accounting, HR, payroll, and inventory systems. These days, the vast majority of mid-sized and large organizations use third-party apps. At the same time, terms like Enterprise 2.0 are creeping into the vernacular of technology talking heads like me. To understand the changes taking place as we speak, I recently spoke with fellow Cutter contributor Vince Kellen, CIO at the University of Kentucky.

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Technology Today: Now on iTunes

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010
Categories: Announcements, Technology Today

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In the middle of last year, I started messing around with podcasting. I had done a series of them over the last few months with different technology professionals, including some of the contributors to my second book. Well, it’s time to take it to the next level. As of today, you can subscribe to my podcast series via iTunes. I am dubbing the show “Technology Today with Phil Simon” and my goal is to provide meaningful technology-related content for those on the go.

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Technology Today #11: Mitigating IT Project Risk with Craig Stephens

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010
Categories: IT Project Failures, IT Projects, Software, Technology Today

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A few months ago, ERP software vendor Epicor announced an interesting program designed to help its clients avoid IT project failure. The “Shared Benefits” program takes an innovative approach to addressing problems endemic to many IT projects. In this podcast, Craig Stephens (VP of Servies at Epicor) discusses the impetus and mechanics of the program.