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As a professional I find that I should do more networking than I do. I’m sure I’m not the only one in this situation. As such the following article may be of interest:

10 Questions for Effective Networking

http://www.success121.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=34

The article is written by a “professional coach” who discusses the benefits of value-based questioning when networking. It seems a better approach than the standard sales-lead approach, and may be useful in breaking the ice with potential clients for the future. I found it interesting, see if you do.

This article:

Single point failures
From: David Lacey’s IT Security Blog | September 02, 2009

 Indicates that the author believes that the use of Cloud Computing style technologies is introducing significant single points of failure. His evidence for this a failure in Google’s gmail. Surely such failures are not inevitable, as this technology is design to reduce such failures through multiple redundancy. The failures do happen, but I would propose they are not inevitable. They are more a symptom of pressures to circumvent due development process, thus reducing cost and time to market.

In my mind, the question really is whether Google accepted that there was a significant risk of system outage in order maintain reduced cost for Gmail delivery? If so, was this an appropriate choice for the market?

It is interesting that the issue of how green IT can be viewed as is coming to the fore. I was recently sent a notification of the existence of the following site:

http://www.businessgreen.com/

Among its articles is this one about the green IT:

http://www.businessgreen.com/financial-director/comment/2214911/emerald-city

The article concentrates surveys about the state of green IT, and the lack of trust that IT purchasers have in the “Green” claims of suppliers. The rush to green wash products is leaving many, me included, sceptical that the benefits extend to the environment and purchasers bank balance – rather than the suppliers. Continue reading ‘From the news: Green IT’ »