In the January 2010 IEEE Computer magazine there is an article Fulfilling the Vision of Autonomic Computing (unfortunately only the abstract is available for free). This articles looks at the progress that's been made since 2001 when IBM published an article on the need to automate computer management...
I was asked about my perspective on the future of business computing for an upcoming HP article. In prepartation for the interview, I pulled together a 'stream of conciousness" set of notes that I thought I'd pass along, based on the questions that they were going to ask me. We eventually...
Jim Miller and Mateen Greenway (a couple of other fellows here at HP) just posted an article on hp.com about Three Ways to Thrive in an Uncertain Economic Upturn . These are a different perspective of some of the same issues Jean and I talked about in our Innovation During a Downturn podcast a few weeks...
Earlier this week I was the keynote speaker for the Toronto Innovation Showcase . One of the things the mayor announced was the Toronto Open project. This activity opens up much of the cities information for the residents of Toronto to mashup into applications. They also announced an effort to coordinate...
A few times on this blog I've talked about the use of the downturn as a jumping off point for innovation and advantage . The other day Jean Lehmann and I were interviewed by about why now is a prime time for innovation. I've put a link to the MP3 file here. Click here to play this audio clip
One of the things we've talked about before is moving bits not atoms . When you do need to move atoms, make sure that they will be used. Amazon has selected HP to print books on demand . This is critical because a significant percentage of books never find a home. This is one of the areas that HP...