Insights + Opinions

I really wish I’d thought of this concept but I didn’t. It’s such a simple idea when you think about it … that there are two fundamental...

This week was a reminder of how technology can aid in our nation’s defense as we struck a major blow against terrorism. Most people don’t...

In my continuing series of IBM at 100, I turn to our data processing heritage with the IBM 1401 Data Processing System (which was long...

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) In the past, I have whipped out my ECM powered crystal ball to pontificate about the future of...

History of the Universal Product Code (UPC) In my continuing series of IBM at 100 achievements … this is one of my favorites of all the...

Jeopardy! Day 3 Update If you are a technology person, you had to be impressed.  We all know who won by now so I won’t belabor it. Ken...

What is Watson? Watson is an efficient analytical engine that pulls many sources of data together in real-time, leverages natural...

With the looming Jeopardy! challenge competition involving IBM Watson , I am feeling proud of my association with IBM. In part because...

How can the same technology used to play Jeopardy! give you better business insight? “The technology behind Watson represents the future...

What is so fascinating about a Computer System vs. Quiz Show?  The popularity of America’s favorite quiz show, Jeopardy!, stems from the...

Does anyone really like searching for stuff?  It conjures up images of looking through old boxes in the attic to find that one thing you...

Earlier in my professional career, I used to hit the snooze button 4 or 5 times every morning when the alarm went off. I did this for...

It’s that time of the year when all of the prognosticators, futurists and analysts break out the crystal balls and announce their...

If you know me, you know I advocate something called Information Lifecycle Governance (ILG) as the proper model for managing trusted...

In case you missed it, IBM announced today the acquisition of PSS Systems and you might be asking why. Organizations are striving for...

I did a joint webcast this week with InformationWeek on strategies to deal with information overload. On the webcast, we conducted a...

Trusted Information - How long do I keep information? In case you are wondering how the garage cleaning went last weekend, I filled...

Spring Cleaning for Trusted Information I find myself wondering (as I plan to clean out the garage today) what time of year we’re...

Creating and Managing Trusted Information I remember when I was in elementary school (don’t laugh), my best friend Danny tried to...

Since choosing the right repository or content storage location is so important, how can we objectively evaluate the repositories we...