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J. T. Pedersen's Blog – April 2011 Archive (4)

Get Over Ourselves, Get Back in the Saddle!

For a long time, I have felt strongly that every American should spend time living abroad (at least 6 months). Why? To give each person the ability to think beyond their own existence, to truly appreciate just how different, how varied our world can be. And, in the case of leaders, the ability to more readily appreciate competitive concerns, issues of cultural acceptance, as well as otherwise unseen risk.

As Americans, we have long seen ourselves as free, progressive, and…

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Added by J. T. Pedersen on April 20, 2011 at 7:33am — No Comments

Making Things Happen

It's just that simple. Either you do. Or you do not. And, there are countless ways to put lipstick on the topic. There are entire books written about execution, shipping something, or the like.

But it just comes down to did you? Did you not? And, Why?

Parallel to discussions of making things happen, you find discussions of failure. No one wants to…

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Added by J. T. Pedersen on April 13, 2011 at 1:00pm — No Comments

What Do You Mean, Non-Core Activities?

Following the discussions in “Uncomfortable, Thinking About the Cloud” (Pt. 1, Pt. 2), I was asked what I viewed as ‘non-core’ activities. What type of services might a company outsource to a cloud-based service…

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Added by J. T. Pedersen on April 5, 2011 at 7:39am — No Comments

(Part 2) Uncomfortable, Thinking About the Cloud?

Part 1 of this series began a high-level, reader-friendly, discussion of concerns surrounding the ‘Cloud,’ what it is, and helping address concerns around its use. Here, in Part 2, the discussion continues further….

…For some consumers, and businesses too, there remain a number of additional concerns regarding the cloud. For instance, they may view the ‘cloud’ as fine for pictures, yet…

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Added by J. T. Pedersen on April 4, 2011 at 10:13am — No Comments