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Cloud Musings by Kevin L. Jackson: Lessons Learned: VA Cloud.

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According to a Federal Computer Week article by Frank Konkel, The Department of Veterans Affairs terminated its five-year, $36 million cloud computing contract for email and calendaring services with HP Enterprise Services. Enterprise Services – VAs Deputy CIO for Architecture, Strategy and. ► 2010. (54).

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Fountainhead: Cloud's Transformation: The Softer Side

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After having spoken to numerous customers and vendors, its clear to me that cloud computings operational transformation necessarily triggers structural changes in the IT organization - as well as in the rest of the enterprise. Implication: change management, goal changes, departmental funding changes.

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Fountainhead: Act Now! Top Opportunities for IT Transformation.

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IMO there is a massive opportunity for leading change-management organizations to work with IT organizations to help them assess and execute this transition. So Im a bit shocked that this era isnt a windfall for services providers who will help shepherd IT organizations through the change management process. It should be.

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How to Kill Projects and Develop Agile Programs Part 1 - Social.

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Startups and Enterprises. crisis management. (3). enterprise 2.0. (9).

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Fountainhead: IT-as-a-Service: Models for Consumption, Operations.

Fountainhead

A business mindset might also mean that IT will have to grow roles that sound like "service manager" "service product manager" and "client marketing manager" skill that IT will need eventually to acquire/develop. Oh - and the technology *roles* and *organizations* will change too to be consistent with the new model.

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What Data Scientists Can Learn From Moneyball

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 This is another reminder that change management is hard. Startups and Enterprises.

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Fountainhead: Predictions: What You WON'T See in IT For 2012

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And definitely not for an enterprise-ready level of availability. Building infrastructure is one thing; knowing how to operationalize it, integrate it into your enterprise, and how to re-structure your service delivery processes are very different. ► 2010. (10). Enterprise Efficiency. One Dominant Public Cloud.