I recently participated in an online webcast panel discussion on the impact of cloud computing on IT. This has just been posted as an on demand webcast, and if you’re… Continue reading A Conversation in the Cloud
Year: 2010
Why the Office is a Bad Place for Work
I have felt this for a long time, and do my best to avoid the pitfalls. This is the first time I’ve ever seen someone stand up and clearly talk… Continue reading Why the Office is a Bad Place for Work
Connecting to Cubes and External Data with Excel in SharePoint
While many people are still unaware of it, Excel 2010 (and even previous versions) is a very powerful business intelligence client. That’s right, I said Excel. And I don’t mean… Continue reading Connecting to Cubes and External Data with Excel in SharePoint
UNC Path Naming for files stored on SharePoint
If you didn’t already know, you can access any file stored in SharePoint (2007 or 2010) as though it was a folder on your system. The secret is to make… Continue reading UNC Path Naming for files stored on SharePoint
The Cloud Computing Landscape
Last night I delivered a talk to the Waterloo Wellington IT Pro (WWITPro) Users Group at our office in Kitchener Ont. on cloud computing. My aim was to walk through… Continue reading The Cloud Computing Landscape