Category Archives: IT Business

Got a pretty disturbing IM earlier yesterday, which will probably explain why some of us keep such a watchful eye over the economic events: “side note most of your AUS clients are now getting screwed hard by the AU/US Dollar … Continue reading →

To this day Office Space is probably the best depiction of what life is like in corporate America. You show up after a great weekend just to face the crap from everyone you interact with – then you pass the … Continue reading →

Wayne started this one on his blog but his issue is more about the tighter economic times than what I’d like to address here tonight: the underlying change in the service delivery model for IT is an opportunity, not a … Continue reading →

It seems that the worse things look on Wall Street, the more people start to pay attention and show their disbelief at the way the financial systems actually work. Do companies actually borrow funds in order to keep operations flowing? … Continue reading →

You know we are in trouble when even Bush can’t dumb it down just how messed up the financial systems are. When I explain to people the business of banking I get a range of epiphanies from “oh, so this … Continue reading →

Or so says Larry Ellison. (here is a shorter summary): “The interesting thing about cloud computing is that we’ve redefined cloud computing to include everything that we already do. I can’t think of anything that isn’t cloud computing with all … Continue reading →

It’s been a tough few weeks at OWN as I think we have become the “it girl” at the same time as the new product releases and upgrades are hitting the market. Although we are turning the corner and things … Continue reading →

Man, what a fun exhausting and adjusting few weeks it has been. Since I’ve come back to work (my little guy is almost 5 months old) we’ve completed an audit, shipped two products, put in some huge partnerships in queue … Continue reading →

I really appreciate it when you folks email me. My address is vlad@vladville.com. I do read all of it, if it impacts what I work in I even respond (if it doesn’t you’re more likely to get a response by … Continue reading →

Woke up this morning a little low on cash with a worthless I.O.U. certificate for AIG up my crack. Government lended $85 billion to a worthless insurance company that leveraged itself to the eyeballs and with a 5% market drop … Continue reading →