Happy Holidays!
Happy holidays to everyone over the coming weeks. I’m taking a break over the holidays to spend time with my family. I’ll be back online in the new year!
December 2008
Information Management Trends for 2009
In the December issue of Database Trends and Applications (sorry, not online yet), DBTA outlines the “15 Top Information Management Trends for 2009.” Two of the trends caught my eye, as I believe they will apply especially to the association market. Trend number 6: Greater Push for Business Intelligence and Performance Management – I’m seeing …
Associations Now on Business Intelligence
Here’s another really good article on business intelligence in the association market, from ASAE’s magazine, Associations Now. I know it’s good, because I’m quoted extensively!
First Wikis, now Twitter
A while back I gave kudos to Avectra for creating the first wiki in the AMS space. Now I’ve recently learned that Avectra is on Twitter. Now, the full extent of my twitter experience is once subscribing to the “tweets” of a friend who was visiting Cuba, and Twitter was the only way to communicate …
Don't Forget to Register for the 2009 ASAE Technology Conference
The 2009 ASAE Technology Conference is less than six weeks away! Have you registered yet? Having recently received the program and reviewed it in detail, I can say this is one of the most impressive tech conferences put together by ASAE. And not just because I’m on the docket to speak on January 28th. The …
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The Times they are a Changin'
In the past several months there have been two changes at the CEO level for major AMS vendors. The first occurred at Affiniscape, where CEO Brian Cooper left Affiniscape to become CEO of A Glimmer of Hope, a nonprofit in the Austin area. Adam Weedman, Affiniscape founder and former CEO, has reassumed the role of …
Tech Staff Don't Need Tech Skills
Or so says a recent study by the Society for Information Management. They asked CIOS to list the skills they value most among entry-level and mid-level hires. Ethics and morals topped the list, while technical skills like application development and project management barely made number 10. In a way, this doesn’t surprise me. While it …