Sun.Apr 13, 2014

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Wearable Technology: Fad or Trend?

CIO Musings

'This article caught my eye today. Apparently many folks who buy wearable technology don''t keep using it over time. This doesn''t surprise me, read on to find out why. I have seen a variety of form factors of wearable technology advertised or reviewed recently including watches, rings, cuffs and bracelets. I have some of them on order. I use a Pebble smart-watch almost every day at work.

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Links for April 13 2014

Eric D. Brown

'Leading IT Through Trust and Ownership. Quote : I need my entire IT staff to think “outside / in” by learning about and caring about the lives of our customers. We can do that by walking a mile in their shoes. What is it like to be a call center agent? Spend a day with them and see. What is it like to use the technology we create? Ask to be on the implementation team of our newest customer.

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Does Anyone Ever Appreciate the Cost Savings in a Problem that Never Happens?

Future of CIO

Preventing problems and enabling continuous improvement requires cultural changes and leadership support. From Wikipedia: " Quality Assurance ( QA) is a way of preventing mistakes or defects in manufactured products and avoiding problems when delivering solutions or services to customers". Some say that nobody ever appreciates the cost savings in problems that never happen, is it true?