Consider the consequences (good or bad) of the court requiring controls being placed on data transmission between sovereign entities.  Whether it is related to "tariffs" or "contraband" search, these new...

As a result of concerns about risks inherent in the ever-intertwined computer network on which our society is driven, I've recently proposed to colleagues that the IT function should create...

Over and over again, I have seen managers hire ineffective technical personnel when 1) the manager has never done similar work and/or 2) the manager is hired externally and knows...

With electronic connections between businesses increasing, businesses will need a way to determine if a potential connection is reasonably safe. Eventually, some sort of audit and rating system will...

Steve,

I think what you're really referring to is the risk involved during transitions in or changes to a highly-automated and well-functioning system. The risks are exaggerated when scaling is...

Something else that we often forget is that, in order to get consistently good results, people using the system must be trained. As you stated, the Romans did this...

You hit the nail on the head when you mentioned "clients". In my experience, many of them work on IT projects above and beyond their everyday tasks so involving...

While I have not used analysis services yet (but will soon), I have used a variety of OLAP and BI tools, some of which provide for creation of dimensions with...

My experience, having worked both business and technical sides of BI, is that it takes superior understanding of business needs (questions needing to be answered) AND technical functionality (how to...