December 2008 - Posts

Unsolicited Windows Vista Testimonial
29 December 08 07:59 AM

One of the best things about volunteering for booth duty at a broad community event is that you meet exceptional people. Joyce is one of those people.  The city of Phoenix had a “Phoenix Rising” event on Saturday, December 27 to commemorate the startup Read More...

Postedby Dan Willis | 1 Comments    

Filed under: Phoenix, Vista

Does a Company Need a Chief Engineer / Chief Software Architect / Chief Anything?
21 December 08 05:48 AM

Interesting post by Scott Bellware on Toyota's Chief Engineer and the impact of the role on Toyota's planning and production. With the recent talk of the new administration in the US appointing a CIO for the first time; it got me thinking about the importance Read More...

Postedby Dan Willis | 1 Comments    

Filed under: Motivation, Organization, Vision

A Positive Cloud Over Phoenix
16 December 08 12:26 AM

Last week was a great week for Cloud computing in Phoenix! It started on Tuesday, 12/9/08 with David Chou and Woody Pewitt presenting at the Microsoft Architect Forum at the Microsoft office (see earlier post). They have shared their presentations at Read More...

Postedby Dan Willis | 1 Comments    

Filed under: User Group, Cloud, Architect Forum