Category Archives: Software & Team

Enterprise Architecture – what is it good for?

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Slava

I was at a meeting with a potential customer once, where we discussed moving forward with a social portal project. Their process – despite having some great people (!!) – compels them to spend months and years discussing how things … Continue reading →

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Stop shouting – a case for proper equipment

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Slava

This is certainly one of the small issues that is so well-known, people have stopped talking about it long time ago. Specifically –  in one of our conference rooms we have an old Polycom phone. It is not too bad … Continue reading →

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RT @smartbear – What did they do before you came along?

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Slava

I know it is cheesy to just repost what at least 48 others (as of this writing) did, but Jason’s post - What did they do before you came along? affected me deeply today. And if I am going to post … Continue reading →

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Quick post – Review guide for Lotus Connections 3

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Slava

For those interested in some enterprise social software – this is a prime example. Lotus Connections 3 Reviewers Guide

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New York City is not exepnsive, and other stories

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Slava

A few years ago I met people behind many-eyes visualization project from IBM. Today, inspired by other things I have seen in the labs I decided to see what their site (http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com) has been up to. Always consumed by price … Continue reading →

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Examples vs OOTB

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Slava

Best Practices and examples are probably more important and useful than out of the box software. Once I see how something is done, it is usually pretty cheap to repeat and customized to my needs. Out of the box, most … Continue reading →

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N degrees of know-it-alls

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Slava

I was passing by a ground-level office– Allied Professional Services – in Midtown today. I pass the building all the time, but I think the office is quite new, perhaps only a week or so since they put in the … Continue reading →

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