Doesn't the word 'access' turn you on on multiple levels? The idea that, you're in the know, that you've got clout, And, that you're an Insider? Now, Let's add, 'Privilege.' Access Privilege. Sends your 'cloutiness' over the top, doesn't it? Now you're a real high roller... But, you know what? Privileged Access is Expensive. Cost me a friend of 7 years. We were at ground zero of operating a small business. She contributed no financial capital,...
Remember the era when the idea of having any association with being in a Cloud automatically conjured up negative images and connotations? When it was synonymous with being the bumbling idiot, having two left feet, being behind the times or just plain ignorant? Happy New Year! It is 2014. And if you are not in the Cloud or preparing to go to the Cloud, then... Well, Now you might just become the town idiot. I know, I know, it's a...
Solar eclipse watchers know that Sunday's 'hybrid' solar eclipse comes around only once in 159 years. A hybrid solar eclipse happens when one kind of eclipse morphs into another, according to Mark Sappenfield, a staff writer at the The Christian Science Monitor. At what other time in history have we seen the morphing of so many different types of data sets? We are in the throes of an accelerated data evolution; "a techno tsunami, an...
Oops, apparently Oscar does not know when big is big enough either. I think he should consider getting a coach to help him wrap his mind around his 'Big' life. It is expected that when you have both your legs cut from beneath you, that you submit to the cards you are dealt and just survive. No, not this guy. He thrives. Not only did he make it to the Olympics, he wins! He is the reigning, renowned champion and representative for an entire...
Seduced by infidelity, indiscretions, and fierce inconsistencies from the highest levels of government to the boardroom and sports, our decade has been leveled. From General Pratreus to Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods to Elliot Spitzer, underscored by the global financial melt down, millions have been ravaged, and the remnant has been left groping in the dark. Perhaps, it is time for integrity to become the ultimate 'bff.' Unfortunately,...
