Paul Wallis's Blog Posts Tagged 'Prog/Folio' (8)

Over at Forbes.com, Dan Woods argues that,

“In every dimension, CIOs are facing an increased pace of change at the same time they are losing control over the computing environment. The number of assets they must manage is exploding. Consumerization, virtualization, cloud computing, software as a service, mobility are all increasing the complexity of the job of managing IT by orders of magnitude.”

In “The Coming Crisis of IT Management”, he…

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Chateau Margaux 1983 is one of the many things I love about France.

 

My wife lived in France for a while so I’ve picked up her appreciation of the culture, food and language.

 

The French have a great way with language; they seem to find a way to say in a word that which takes a sentence in English. “Impasse” is one. I hate that word. I get a constant feeling of déjà vu (see what I mean) every time I hear it. It reminds me of a million meetings I was involved in…

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Zombies and oil refineries really don’t mix well.

 

So it was with some alarm that I awoke abruptly last Sunday morning and heard nearby the chuckling voice of my teenage daughter, “Dad....dad....there’s a zombie massacre down at Ineos...can we go and watch?”

 

My first thought was that my old boss must have let Health & Safety slip a little, and that his job might be at stake.  Then I remembered Brad Pitt was in the district, filming “World War Z” close to…

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Christmas is just over the horizon and during a lunch-break last week I did a little online browsing, seeking much needed inspiration for the gifts I'll give this year.



My first search was for "smart clothing" - clothes that incorporate computers or digital devices. I was curious about what was available because I'd read recently that it may be possible to develop clothing fabric that generates electricity through wearers' movement and body heat.



As a bit of a geek, that kind… Continue

An architect’s blueprints show how a building is constructed. In a similar way, Piping and Instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) are schematic diagrams showing how a process plant is put together.



P&IDs are usually print-outs from a computer model. The model might be of a simple process plant. Or it might be of a large petrochemical complex. The computer model lets the industry see clearly how individual assets interact – things like pipes, valves, pumps, meters and sensors.… Continue

Appendix C of The OBASHI Methodology “How OBASHI fits with PRINCE2”, explains how OBASHI can help you with Starting Up a… Continue

The business world continues to grow in complexity. Until we can see how data flows through and between businesses, the frequency and severity of IT-related problems like these will grow:…

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Sir Humphrey Appleby is a fictional character in “Yes Minister” one of the UK’s most enduringly popular comedy shows.

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