Sep 14, 2018
In a
recent post, I referenced this post that I wrote 6 years ago. I
thought I would go back and record it, unedited. Let me know if you
agree that it sadly still applies to many companies even today.
Originally published - May 22, 2012 
Let's face it, I.T. is a big expense. As a
former CEO of several organizations, I...
Sep 10, 2018
Six years ago, I wrote a post that was directed at IT Directors/Managers, about the need for them to re-imagine their roles in the face of the then rapidly growing cloud thing. Today, the role that needs to be re-imagined is that of Microsoft Business Applications Partner. Between Microsoft and the Citizen Developer,...
Sep 7, 2018
So I have actually been having a little fun with the "Steve Reads his Post Podcast", and decided to see if I might take it further. But I didn't want it to be "just another podcast". I thought it might be fun to just call somebody out-of-the-blue with the record button on, and see where it goes. It could be a disaster!...
Sep 6, 2018
As I was writing my last post on Re-Thinking, I got an email from some off-shore developer, offering to assist us with any "Dynamics CRM Online" projects we may have. Based on this pretty big clue, I put on my pompous know-it-all hat, and blasted him for offering his ancient skills to a cutting edge partner. His...
Sep 6, 2018
Recently, I found myself looking in the Google Play Store for a mobile app to solve some issue. I found several options that were close, but none met my need perfectly. My choices were: a) continue to live with an unmet need, b) Use one of the apps that was close... but not really, or c) Hire a mobile app developer...