Business intelligence (BI) is a business management term, which refers to applications and technologies that are used to gather, provide access to, and analyze data and information about company...
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You probably remember how angry certain parties were when Oracle announced their unbreakable linux, right ? Weren't we sure that Linux, running on intel hardware would conquer the world and beat...
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Fujitsu Siemens Computers just started marketing a SAN that is intended for small businesses. The company calls it "My First SAN". Explaining the rationale behind the strategy, he said the...
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In the old days, a new server was bought for every application you could think of. Data centers were full of hardware, sometimes critical hardware was on the floor with the cables coming out of the...
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Although the app is targeted at companies or project managers, OrgChartWiki is very well at helping you out with someone else : Map your client's organization. any organization, why not use it to...
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Recently I was involved in resolving problems with an application after business hours. The person coordinating this issue called me while I was troubleshooting, asking me if I was able to join the...
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Typically, customers are non-technical people. That often results in frustration, as non-technical people tend to believe that technical people know everything there is to know and they are a...
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If you are working for a client that uses something else than you do, you have to find a way to combine the two. Here's how. one of my clients is a big service provider. They, unfortunately, use...
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When you have been working on something for a while, in a team or on your own, it often hurts bad when someone comes along and states it's worthless. Being an emotional entity you are likely to...
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You have probably all been in this situation : A customer complaints that 'something is wrong'. The result is mostly the same : The customer is unhappy and feels if it has remotely something...
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If you're not the social kind but only do project work, you will need some degreeg of networking. So how do you accomplish that if you're networking skills are not that strong ?? That all...
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Working with friends can be fun, but you can find yourself in a snakepit if you're not careful. Here's what do do, and what not to do. For instance, you're a webhoster with technical...
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When running your own business, it is often considered impolite to be late for an appointment. Personally I hate being late - I prefer getting somewhere early so you can rest for 5 minutes, and you...
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If you run your own business, or you are a project manager, you need to find a way to organize yourself. Personally, I need to be really strict as I am not too organized by nature. So when the heat......
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I recently accepted a little job of replacing a small contact script on a customer's website by a large one, with some feature requests. The customer makes use of an existing platform which...
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As a consultant I am often hired by companies that are in the middle of a takeover. In takeover situations companies have a lot to deal with - from changing processes and procedures to different...
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