BY Roger Barlow ON
Thursday, 29 October 2009
 What makes working in IT so rewarding is to see the massive change that is occurring across the whole spectrum of our lives—at home, work and even in sports and hobbies.
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BY Peter Wicklein ON
Thursday, 22 October 2009
 In today’s world, surrounded by instant answers and immediate reporting (think Twitter), it’s important to remember the value of clear thinking. The quick and obvious approach is no substitute for proper consideration of a situation in order to solve the problem, not just its symptoms.
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BY Greg Goode ON
Thursday, 15 October 2009
 The ubiquitous universal form-factor shipping container: you’ve seen it transporting goods worldwide on ships, rail and by road, acting as building site offices or sheds, providing temporary and permanent housing, and even providing walls. Well, now it has entered the data centre industry construct—not only delivering a hermitically-sealed concentrated data hall for information technology, but also in providing the necessary facility infrastructure of power and cooling.
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BY Mark Scott ON
Thursday, 8 October 2009
 I hate flowcharts! Harsh, yes, so allow me to explain …
As a means of mapping or modelling a process, socialising and refining it, and as a visual representation of it, flowcharts are hard to beat. They make processes easier to define, understand and follow. But as the final documented form of processes, flowcharts aren’t always effective.
It's not flowcharts per se that are the problem—it's that, often, they’re poorly drawn. And that's why I hate flowcharts.
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