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Keep the requirements under control is sometimes very difficult. Continuous changes on specifications, continues changes of direction, quick estimations demanded under weak specifications, etc… To make the customer to recognize that all changes they are putting in place is even hardest. They just do not care, you are there to handle and be paid by … Read more
Some years ago SAP announced the creation of SAP Business By Design (BBD). This solution was created to gather the ERP needs for mid-size companies and be one piece of puzzle on the journey to move the SAP services to cloud based solutions (other are: successfactors for HR, Ariba for procurement). The relevancy of BBD … Read more
I have discovered that finally there is an organization that is recognized as standard for protocol: AMQP. They offer examples of products that implement their protocol. A couple of interesting solutions aligned with this protocol are: Rabit MQ: they have documentation and useful examples. http://www.rabbitmq.com/getstarted.html QPID, Apache: http://qpid.apache.org/ Red Hat Enterprise MRG: http://www.redhat.com/products/mrg/ I … Read more
I like this book because it explains in a simple and clear way basic economic concepts. It will not go further, it’s a cartoon with nice examples you will find in your daily life. Nice to read, I will go for the volume II.
In every type of facet of life there are occasions where you suddenly are stopped and you cannot continue. You reach a stressful situation where you do not know what is happening and what is the reason you are paralyzed by something. The first reaction is to look something outside as root cause of the … Read more
Divestiture, Merge, acquisition… words that are added to some of the activities that a customer comment to you. You receive it as a business as usual, but you have to know that you probably are one of the guys that only have listened about it. When this happens, the first thing that has to go … Read more
COBIT is seen by some IT people as a new trend and something we all should have in our organizations, bla, bla, bla… But, who promotes COBIT or other governance models? The answer is easy: The business. They are fed up of spending money on IT transformations, changes of provider, investments on pilots, and any … Read more
Ayer estuve corriendo la modalidad corta de este trail (23 kms) que transcurre por la sierra de las Nieves, en Málaga. El recorrido es precioso, casi todo el tiempo debajo de árboles y por senderos, genial para no iniciados, ya que las cuestas son cortas y el desnivel se reparte a lo largo de toda … Read more
The right book for the right time and the right place. A book that is written in a very direct way with ironic sense of the descriptions and that keeps to engaged till the end, perfect for a 9 hours flight.
Every time I visit NYC there are two things that are on my to-do list. The first one is looking for shoes as here there are more options than at home. The second one is to visit a book store and spend there at least 2 – 3 hours. In my bag there is always … Read more