Q. What does the Microwave, 3D Printing and Splunk all have in common? A. They are all technologies that have introduced a fundamental paradigm shift from the conventional ways of doing things. Before the invention of the microwave oven, if I told you that I could place food in a box, turn it on, and …
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What is OAuth? OAuth is an an emerging protocol for sharing information between applications without sharing passwords. Chances are good that you’ve already used Oauth but may not have been aware of it. (Palmolive – Madge, you’re soaking in it). OAuth is favored by social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and the …
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Like everything in life, knowing whom you are dealing with is essential. I seriously doubt that I’m going out on a limb to say that no one likes dealing with a phony. If you think about it, in the physical world, almost everything we do is based upon trust and relationships: friends, significant others …
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Since I sell Gateways every day, I thought I would tackle this question. I’ll begin by stating that a Gateway is perhaps one of the most misunderstood and yet most powerful technology component available in a technologist’s arsenal. If you think of a Gateway only as an instrument to secure Web Services, a Gateway is considerably …
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SharePoint is one of the most pervasively used technologies to come along since Microsoft Office. Once installed, SharePoint has the tendency to spread like a weed, often popping up in uncontrolled ways throughout the enterprise. Users simply love the freedom and autonomy of the tool, which is why CIO’s and CSO’s simply pull their hair …
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Web Services, those discreet re-usable pieces of code we find everywhere nowadays, are becoming even more ubiquitous within Information Technology Departments for a very good reason, Because they work. Also, in theory, they go a long way towards reducing application development costs. The challenge that Web Services has is that they aren’t very intelligent. Let …
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Bridging the gap between old and new is a challenge we all have been grappling with forever. It’s inevitable that the “IT” thing of today, will be replaced by a new innovation down the road. The caveman started with the rock, which was later replaced by the club, which later gave way to the spear. …
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