Consumerization of IT Has Officially Arrived
Does a tradeshow make a tech trend, or does a tech trend make a tradeshow? I’ve long been fascinated with technology tradeshows, going all the way back to the heydays of Comdex. Over the years, tradeshows have sort of ebbed and flowed in popularity, but one thing remains constant – they know how to jump on a tech trend. In recent years, the number of cloud computing tradeshows, like Cloud Expo, has skyrocketed. I attended many of the first few early shows where the exhibit halls were pretty...
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Do You Shop Differently at Work?
Earlier today, we issued a press release announcing the latest release of TrackVia, highlighting some key new reporting and collaboration features. Now don’t get me wrong. I think TrackVia is the greatest thing since sliced bread. In fact, I think it’s a solution that actually has the potential of changing the technology world as we know it, liberating everyday non-coding users to design and build business solutions that work the way they do. We see and hear it every day from our users....
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Start Rounding Up
We keep hearing time and time again that business people believe if they had the skill set, they could build better solutions than what IT is offering them. But, they lack the ability to code, or they don’t have a strong background in architecting data models, so they sit back, sigh, and continue using subpar software. In a Harvard Business Review blog, Judi Glickman talks about confidence being a numbers game, and mostly highlights women as being overly critical of their lack of skill set,...
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TrackVia’s Top 10 Most Intriguing Applications
Here at TrackVia everyone is in the midst of making plans and setting goals for the upcoming year. When looking to the future, however, we like to reflect on the past and review what has and hasn’t worked for us and our customers. While busy digging in the archives, we took some time to compile what we consider to be the Top 10 Most Intriguing Applications that have been built by business users on our platform. If you think you’ve built an app that should make the list, tell us all...
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Why Paying More “Feels” Better
I was recently shopping for an around-town car that I could use to commute back and forth to work. A used car. One that got decent gas mileage and one I wouldn’t worry too much about if I received (or earned) a door ding or two. While shopping on Craigslist, evaluating nearly identical vehicles (same year, same maker, same mileage, etc.) I felt myself instinctively drawn toward the more expensive option. But why? In marketing circles, this is referred to as “Premium Pricing”. According...
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My 2012 Un-Resolutions
I don’t know about you, but the second I stick my neck out with a public resolution – like around New Year’s – I pretty much guarantee that it’s not going to happen. Surely there’s a scientific explanation for this. It couldn’t possibly be a lack of will power, right? So with that self knowledge I’ve decided to come up with a few work-related ‘un-resolutions’ for 2012 – things I resolve NOT to do in the coming year. Not Say “Yes” So Much: I’m a people pleaser by...
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