* A little less Microsoft * IT people behaving badly * FCC deal not all it’s cracked up to be * Finally, practical applications of BI software
A little less Microsoft
You can say you’d like your enterprise network to be a Microsoft-free zone, but many companies rely on Microsoft way too much for that to happen. How about something in the middle? Kevin Tolly this week looks at the new trend toward lessening dependence on Microsoft products without eliminating them completely.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/031405tolly.html?net
IT people behaving badly
IT is there to serve the needs of the rest of the organization, points out Linda Musthaler in this week’s Cache Advance. When IT folks forget that, you get – well, read it for yourself.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/031405musthaler.html?net
FCC deal not all it’s cracked up to be
The FCC’s recent agreement with an ISP that was blocking VoIP traffic could have been a landmark kind of ruling. Instead, it dodged the real issues, says ‘Net Insider Scott Bradner. That means those issues could come back to haunt the industry.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/031405bradner.html?net
Finally, practical applications of BI software
‘Net Buzzer Paul McNamara is a big fan of business-intelligence software – especially since a couple of professors have used such software in a way that, while innovative, is probably outside the scope of what its creators intended. Now, those professors are planning to kick it up a notch.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/031405buzz.html?net
