The World Intelligence Review (WIRe) held its 2010 Conference Feb 24-25 (see: https://thewireconference.com ).  I was allowed to provide some thoughts to the folks gathered there and used the...
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This is the concluding post on enhancing IT innovation in support of the Counter Terror effort.  The first part focused on the challenge and importance context relevant to design...
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Several specific and new requirements have been given to the national security community as part of the White House review of security and intelligence systems following the...
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I’ve previously posted the below, but it has been over a year and it is a favorite story so what they heck, this is a great story of leadership,...
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While rummaging through old files on my hard drive I encountered a piece I wrote in June 2002 which captured in writing something I had been briefing for several...
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The CTOvision.com assessment of the Oracle Acquisition of Sun: This is positive for the enterprise IT across the board, but the biggest determinate of what it means for your...
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The clip below is Larry Ellison giving some context on the Oracle Acquisition of Sun.  His mantra: complete, integrated, focused on business value for customers. I have more context and...
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In my earlier post, when I railed against the iPad, it was mostly personal disappointment and letdown.  I was disappointed by the technical specs, most notably the aspect ratio,...
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WOW.  What a letdown.  I can not believe that this was the subject of endless hype.  Here are the quick stats (if you haven’t found them somewhere else). A4 1GHz...
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While the entire tech world seemed focused on Apple during the iPad rollout, Google just kept serving in silence, keeping the innovation engines running without distraction. I sure enjoyed the...
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On 21 January 2010 Secretary of State Clinton delivered a speech on the topic of Internet Freedom. This is a very good presentation of policy worth a complete read...
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I almost didn’t see a need to write this post.  Most CTOvision.com readers, I believe, are technically savvy folks who are already avid readers of security and technology news.  ...
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Recently I read a blog from the BITS (Business Innovation Technology Society) blog of the NYTimes entitled “The Desktop: It’s Alive!” I found this to be a very good...
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Google did something brave today.  Something I never thought they would do.  They stood up to communist china.  And they did what they did with a speed and certainty...
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I saw an interesting statement reportedly by Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus (229 BC-160 BC).  This two-time consul of the Roman Republic and noted general during the Third Macedonian War...
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The Apple iTablet or iSlate is due to be shown off to the world January 27th, and unleashed on us sometime in March.  The blogosphere has been buzzing about...
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One of my friends and mentors, Bill Vass, has consistently advised IT professionals to understand, respect and use the power of well formed IT architecture.  Bill has often reminded...
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Note from Bob Gourley: The following article was written by enterprise technology and mission IT expert Danny Proko and was originally seen on Facebook (you can find Danny there...
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