Mike Vizard

Changing the IT Game

Committed to distinguishing the truly innovative from the merely iterative

JavaScript Meets Excel in the Cloud

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | Mike Vizard
Monday, March 15, 2010

One of the most popular development languages on the Web is JavaScript. One of the most popular applications on the desktop is Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Bringing those two environments together online creates a lot of new possibilities when it comes to deploying complex Excel applications on the Web that foster collaboration. Continue Reading »

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The IT Automation Arms Race

IT Management | Blog Post | Mike Vizard
Friday, March 12, 2010

Every time you turn around these days, some vendor or another is talking about automating IT processes. Continue Reading »

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Melding Transactions with Collaboration

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | Mike Vizard
Friday, March 12, 2010

The prevailing wisdom when it comes to collaboration is that because most of the documents are created in Microsoft applications, the most logical approach to share that information is through a Microsoft SharePoint server. Continue Reading »

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A Rich Brew of Social Content

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | Mike Vizard
Thursday, March 11, 2010

In an ideal world, anybody running any type of content management system would have a real time feed into all the social media outlets that would automatically inform what content would be displayed next on the site. Continue Reading »

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Open Source Search Gains Momentum

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | Mike Vizard
Thursday, March 11, 2010

When most people think of search, the term Google comes immediately to mind. But while Google is definitely an industry standard on the Web, the adoption of search engines within the enterprise has been anything but stellar. Continue Reading »

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Breaking Down Data Center Boundaries

Data Center | Blog Post | Mike Vizard
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

One of the trends that many people have been closely watching is the level of convergence that we’ll see in the data center with rise of virtualization. Continue Reading »

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Placing Your Desktop Virtualization Bets

Data Center | Blog Post | Mike Vizard
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

When it comes to desktop virtualization, you can’t help but wonder if the pursuit of all these various silos reflects any reality of the customer experiences today. Continue Reading »

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NoSQL Movement Gains

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | Mike Vizard
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

There’s growing dissatisfaction with SQL on a number of fronts, but it seems hard to tell if this represents an actual movement or just a loose coalition of groups with slightly aligned interests. Continue Reading »

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Simplifying IT Process Automation

IT Management | Blog Post | Mike Vizard
Friday, March 5, 2010

When it comes to getting more out of your existing IT investments, there’s a lot to be said for IT process automation. Continue Reading »

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Monitors Set to Challenge PCs

Data Center | Blog Post | Mike Vizard
Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Normally people think of their monitors as an extension of their PCs. But as desktop virtualization evolves, it is the monitor, rather than the PC, that may become the center of the end-user experience. Continue Reading »

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