The New IntelStream Podcast Series

October 20, 2010

ArnoldIT.com and Land SDS have teamed up for a new podcast series. IntelStream will discuss important news in business intelligence where professionals and technology intersect. The podcast, which is now available for download, features Dr. Tyra Oldham, an expert in operations and information management.

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Dr. Tyra Oldham, featured expert on the Intel Stream podcast. Her Web site is at this link.

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Stephen E Arnold, publisher of Beyond Search. His Web site is at this link.

Also appearing on the program is Stephen E Arnold, publisher of the Beyond Search Web log. The program is available from the ArnoldIT.com podcast page at http://arnoldit.com/podcasts/. Dr. Oldham and Mr. Arnold agree on the importance of information, but the two colleagues disagree on specific issues related to policy and implementation. The purpose of the program is to address topics that are important to business professionals in commercial, not for profit, and governmental entities. The specific subjects discussed are those which are often overlooked by traditional media.

One of the basic premises of the IntelStream podcast is to explore different sides of an issue. One thing is certain when Dr. Oldham and Mr. Arnold engage in a discussion, no holds are barred. Each of these professionals articulates a viewpoint so you can get a sense of how complex issues can affect business and policy decisions when business intelligence systems and methods are in use.

Intel Stream is business intelligence without marketing lipstick.

Stuart Schram IV, October 20, 2010

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Exclusive Podcast: Dave Kellogg, CEO, MarkLogic

October 5, 2010

I wrote about Mark Logic’s remarkable series of sales in the publishing market. I tracked down the genial Dave Kellogg and convinced him to answer some questions about the secret to Mark Logic’s success in 2010. You can listen to the 25 minute interview at this link. For more insights from Mr. Kellogg, be sure to check out the Search Wizards Speak interview as well. Great insights for anyone interested in making sales in a tough economic climate.

Stephen E Arnold, October 5, 2010

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Floss Plone Information

October 4, 2010

I have been listening to podcasts when at the gym. New to the podcast world, I have been downloading programs to try and find out which ones have consistent, solid content. Yesterday I listened to Floss Weekly Number 137: Plone, produced by an outfit called Twit. You can get the show and information about Twit from the company’s Web site at http://twit.tv. I was surprised with the information revealed on this particular podcast, hosted by Randal Schwartz (aka merlyn), a Perl expert.

The guest on the program to which I listened was Alexander Limi, former Googler, employee at Mozilla, and user experience specialist for Plone. If you are not familiar with Plone, it is an open source content framework. You can use it to create content for industrial strength applications like the FBI and Discover Web sites. For more information about Plone, navigate to http://plone.org/.

I have no solid information about the accuracy of this particular podcast. I do want to highlight two points made in the podcast because I don’t want them to slip away.

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The first point concerns Microsoft SharePoint. On the podcast I heard that Microsoft is not really selling or licensing SharePoint. Instead the model is shifting to providing the software and relying on services to generate revenue. I will have to poke around to find out if this is an early warning of a shift in the SharePoint business model or if there are only certain situations in which Microsoft is providing access to SharePoint in this way. The reason this is important is that SharePoint is, in my opinion, the fertile soil of an ecosystem that supports quite a few third-party vendors. These range from Microsoft Certified Partners who produce software that snaps in or overlays SharePoint. Example range from European vendors like Fabasoft to US firms like BA-Insight. In addition, there are many engineers who take some Microsoft classes and then support themselves making SharePoint work as the licensee requires. The notion of a “free” SharePoint or even a low cost SharePoint can explain why so many English majors, unemployed journalists, and third string business school MBAs are vociferously marketing their SharePoint expertise. This is a big ecosystem and it is going to get even bigger. I documented a study that suggested some SharePoint installations were challenges. The pricing implications are significant and the outlook for companies which can actually make SharePoint work are significant as well. I think most of the SharePoint snap in vendors could still be walking on a knife edge. The reason is that big accounts will be sucked up by Microsoft itself. Why let that revenue go to those who cultivated the cornfield? Just like big agriculture, the small farmer gets an opportunity to find a new future.

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Arnold / Oldham Podcast on Process Monitoring

August 2, 2010

Dr. Tyra Oldham, president of LAND CC, an engineering services firm, spoke with Stephen E Arnold in an ArnoldIT.com podcast about process monitoring. The topics covered included manufacturing, business, and software processes. The need for monitoring in real time is going up because the cost of a failure can be catastrophic.

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Dr. Tyra Oldham, founder and president of LAND Construct. Dr. Oldham holds an MBA with a focus on information technology management.

Dr. Oldham and Stephen Arnold discuss these ideas and touch upon the innovative software available from IGear, a company that is redefining monitoring for production and manufacturing operations. You can listen to the podcast via the ArnoldIT.com Podcast page at http://arnoldit.com/podcasts/. The program runs 15 minutes. Information about Dr. Oldham is here.

Ken Toth, August 2, 2010

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Podcast Interview with Paul Doscher, Part 3: Exalead and User Experience

June 28, 2010

Exalead’s Paul Doscher talks about Exalead and user experience, sometimes shortened to “UX” on the June 28, 2010, ArnoldIT Beyond Search podcast. Exalead, now part of the large French software and services company Dassault, is entering a new phase of growth. (You can read about this tie up in “Exalead Acquired by Dassault” and “Exalead and Dassault Tie Up, Users Benefit.”

In this podcast, Mr. Doscher talks about Exalead’s technical approach to enabling licensees to use a wide range of graphical user interfaces and display conventions. The Exalead user experience approach makes it possible to support iPhone-type interfaces and presentations tailored to the needs of a particular user or workgroup.

You can listen to the podcast on the ArnoldIT.com Web site. More information about Exalead is available from www.exalead.com. The ArnoldIT podcast series extends the Search Wizards Speak series of interview beyond text into rich media. Watch this blog for announcements about other rich media programs from the professionals who move information retrieval beyond search.

Stephen E Arnold, June 28, 2010

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Exalead Featured on ArnoldIT Podcast

June 14, 2010

Exalead’s Paul Doscher talks about Exalead’s search-based applications on the June 14, 2010, ArnoldIT Beyond Search podcast. Exalead has been growing rapidly, landing blue-chip accounts with the largest technology company in North America, the French postal service, and Canada’s Urbanizer.com. In this podcast, Mr. Doscher talks about Exalead’s origins and its focus on solving information problems that have slowed an organization’s growth using traditional search systems. You can listen to the podcast on the ArnoldIT.com Web site or click this link to access the podcast directly. More information about Exalead is available from www.exalead.com.

The ArnoldIT podcast series extends the Search Wizards Speak series of interview beyond text into rich media. Watch this blog for announcements about other rich media programs from the professionals who move information retrieval beyond search.

Stephen E Arnold, June 14, 2010

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