Browsing Tag technology
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26 March 2013 at 15 : 10 PM
When Did You Last Switch Off Your Smartphone?
How often each day are you truly disconnected from the internet? If you have a smartphone then it's probably not very often at all. If you take a flight then it's likely you might have to endure several hours without social network updates - though many airlines are now offering wifi access on board leading to many inane Facebook updates saying little ...
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20 February 2013 at 17 : 21 PM
Raspberry Pi comes to Brazil
Earlier this month Pete Lomas, the man who designed the Raspberry Pi computer, was in São Paulo giving a keynote lecture at Campus Party about the story behind the creation of the Raspberry Pi. Pete was speaking at Campus Party in Brazil as part of the UK Brasil Season, a series of events following on from the London 2012 Olympic Games. While Pete ...
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29 January 2013 at 16 : 20 PM
IT Decisions at Campus Party 2013
I was delighted to speak at the sixth Campus Party in São Paulo today. My talk this afternoon focused on how companies can use social media with a focus on describing step-by-step the planning process for using these tools. My talk was a part of the UKBrasil Season of events, a six month programme of events building a legacy from the London 2012 Olympic ...
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26 September 2012 at 15 : 34 PM
How Twitter Saved Bletchley Park
Dr Sue Black is an internationally-known computer scientist. She is is a Senior Research Associate in the Software Systems Engineering group in the the Department of Computer Science at University College London and a Senior Consultant with Cornerstone Global Associates. Dr Black visited Brazil recently and toured the country lecturing on Bletchley Park ...
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20 September 2012 at 15 : 25 PM
Who Moved My Job?
If you have dug around in my past then you will be aware of a book I wrote back in 2008 called Who Moved My Job? Perhaps you even bought a copy or borrowed it from a friend -- if you did then thank you. The book was short and to the point. It was a story of three English sheepdogs who found their place on the farm usurped by foreign breeds of dog who ...
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29 June 2012 at 18 : 15 PM
ITD Research: Transforming delivery models
This crowdsourced research report presents the views of Brazilian leaders around changes in IT delivery models and how that affects their job. ...
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9 April 2012 at 15 : 45 PM
Are women equal to men in all tech companies?
Let's build a smarter planet is IBM's mission statement, but does that include a planet where women are considered equal to men? It may seem that IBM do believe in promoting women to senior positions - earlier this year Ginni Rometty rose up to become the President and CEO of the company, but events at this years Masters golf tournament at the Augusta ...
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15 December 2011 at 16 : 49 PM
Review 2011: the top 10 CIO interviews
As 2011 draws to a close, IT Decisions looks back at the most significant events of the past 12 months in the Brazilian IT industry and highlights the top stories, interviews and trends based on what our audience commented, read, and shared. ...
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29 November 2011 at 20 : 22 PM
Proposals for a better Brazil in 2022
Claudio Porto is the founder and president of management and strategy consultancy Macroplan. Earlier this year, he launched a book, "2022 - Propostas para um Brasil melhor no ano do do bicentenário," which presents a reflection about the opportunities that can be seized by the country by the time of the 200th anniversary of its independence. ...
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21 November 2011 at 18 : 11 PM
Rhodia IT boss on handling a merger
It’s all change at specialty chemicals firm Rhodia. The French company has been acquired by Belgium-based firm Solvay earlier this year and IT is an important aspect of the merger, so IT Decisions caught up with Rhodia’s infrastructure and strategy director Fernando Birman about the plans for technology for both firms in the next few months. ...
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