The 'keys' to success
Leadership … whether you’re in the tech industry or vegetable distribution … it is as much about posing questions as seeking answers. It’s about encouraging dialogue and debate, building mechanisms to raise red flags early, and learning from mistakes. These abilities require discipline, attention to detail, and good old-fashioned common sense. Good business leadership means you have the ability to anticipate trends and market changes, and it means you have the willingness to adapt where necessary.
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Google wants to do hosted apps now. Interesting. Google Apps was actually soft launched 2 years ago and they have been using it internally since. You might ask “what does Microsoft have to say about that?” Well, they have launched BPOS (Business Productivity Online Suite). In short, they are very similar products … but basically, clients would run their applications over the internet via a browser. Welcome to the new Google/Microsoft battlefield: Cloud-based Apps.
I find this all very exciting, although … in principle … it’s not entirely new. Delivering applications across the Internet is something IT Weapons has been doing for over 10 years. I first did this myself way back when I qualified as a ‘geek’ in 1992. As a matter of IT-history, I did Canada’s first Citrix WinView installation (yep, I’m THAT old). Anyway, having focused my own career (nearly 20 years) and my company on app-delivery for clients, I qualify as an expert on the topic. Read more…
