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Viewpoint on GM and IT

We've all been hearing about how the big 3 automakers are coming with "hat in hand" to Washington to get their hands on $25 billion to help them survive. There are many opinions out there about this and I'm not going to share everything I think about...

Published Nov 20 2008 by Michael Keen , 2,970 views, 0 comments

Virtual Desktops and N=1

This will probably shock a lot of you, but this will probably be my shortest post ever. It's been the buzz for quite some time. We spent a great deal of time talking about it at the last BriForum, I hear about it from customers in almost every meeting...

Published Nov 19 2008 by Michael Keen , 4,474 views, 9 comments

Geek Speak Road Trip #2 Registration Info

hey all, well now that we have a few things solidified (nothing like cutting it short on time huh?), I wanted to share with you all here in the Midwest the registration link for the event. I hope that if you are around you will plan to make it to the...

Published Nov 18 2008 by Michael Keen , 2,405 views, 2 comments

Enterprise Architecture: another component to an agile and flexible enterprise

In the last post I spoke about the importance of IT governance. Although IT governance is critical to the success of having a flexible and agile enterprise, having an overarching enterprise architecture to show how all the components of the enterprise...

Published Nov 17 2008 by Michael Keen , 3,205 views, 1 comment

In the culture of innovation, leadership is key

I've often blogged about innovation here as it related to using the technology we work in to innovate. Now I want to take a different tack and look at the culture of innovation in a broad scope and share some of my thoughts and experiences. In all of...

Published Nov 14 2008 by Michael Keen , 4,045 views, 1 comment

IT Governance; the foundation for an agile and flexible enterprise

I did a post week or so ago on Simplification, Standardization, and Integration and the Citrix Delivery Center. Now I want to lay the foundation for how those design principles are put to work. The foundation for any agile and flexible enterprise is IT...

Published Nov 14 2008 by Michael Keen , 4,945 views, 0 comments

Geek Speak Road Trip #2 coming to Des Moines

Yes, it's true. The hit event of last year's Synergy and the latest Partner Summit conference is coming back to Des Moines on December 4th, 2008. Last June we (Citrix and Alliance Technologies) brought Geek Speak out on the road for the first...

Published Nov 09 2008 by Michael Keen , 2,711 views, 8 comments

Change = Opportunity for Innovation in IT

If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times, change presents opportunities. The ability to adapt to change is a key advantage in business. To survive, compete, and win, enterprises must adapt. However, because change is often disruptive and expensive, few organizations are prepared to take advantage consistently of the opportunities that change presents.

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Published Nov 05 2008 by Michael Keen , 3,917 views, 1 comment

Citrix Delivery Center: Simplification, Standardization, and Integration

I have always followed some guiding principles when engaged in designing or reviewing customer environments. I've highlighted these before in past posts, but with last week's Citrix Summit, Mark T mentioned some of these guiding principles in...

Published Nov 03 2008 by Michael Keen , 4,164 views, 1 comment

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