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The read of this Gartner’s Resource was on my desktop from some months ago. Finally I read it. Doing it, I have felt happy because I already apply some of the recommendations mentioned here in the little circle where I work; Unfortunately, others are so far from me. Some few feelings: Word is each time … Read more
Great Article to review concepts -> Link You only need real or syntethic user monitoring You can model your environment manually. Monitoring software needs to reside in house. The Configuration Management database (CMDB) is a single physical repository of all knowledge. A Company’s infrastructure monitoring strategy can operate in its own detached silo. You need … Read more
Working on a contract for 2009 I’m using the Preliminary Project Scope Statement process for defining the scenario of it. The client’s account lead is new in the process and one of the things that is doing the process slower is the lack of knowledge of this person in these kind of contracts. Really it’s … Read more
During this week I have had the opportunity to assist to a Server Virtualization conference. I would like to emphasize some considerations the speakers mentioned: Before to virtualize a server you should perform an application analysis before the infrastructure analysis. Why? First, applications are much more constrained during virtualization from support perspective. Second, when virtualizing … Read more
Reading some of the games explained by Ed Yourdon, I found this interview where he does a quick review to this tendency in the software industry. Unglaublich!!
High Level Planning has to be done during the initiating phase of the project. Is this planning supposed to be ‘draft’? Just in the moment you show this schedule, you can find yourself negotiating the project schedule with management. As you are at the beginning of a project, you probably still don’t have all requirements … Read more
I have viewed this Webinar from RMC Project, presented by Jerry Manas. A Gray Area is a term for a border in-between two or more things that is not clearly defined, a border that is hard to define or even impossible to define, or a definition where the distinction border tends to move. Jerry does … Read more
One of the knowledge areas I love is the HR management and the way you can improve the knowledge of the people who works with you. Thanks to Herding Cats I have discovered this model and it helps me as guide for knowing where the people of my group are and what’s the next maturity … Read more
Everything you read has to be read with critical thinking but Gartner press releases are always so interesting for me, and I have to recognize that I swear by in some of these articles. For instance, this recommendations about how IT companies should adapt to the deceleration of the economy. Thank you Juan for this … Read more