What is Enterprise Architecture?

November 18, 2009

I typically try to avoid “buzz” terms like Enterprise Architecture, but sometimes you just need a term. This is one such case. It is either use a term, or paragraphs of explanations. This is intended to be the paragraphs to define the term, Enterprise Architecture.

The term Enterprise Architecture (EA) is not well [...]

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The Amorality of Web 2.0

November 17, 2009

Lewis Shepherd recently tweeted this post by Nick Carr, on the amorality of Web 2.0.    It’s even more applicable today than it was when it was written in 2005…which is the mark of good analysis and prediction, and of something we should pay attention to.
Like Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0 is amoral.  Implementing Enterprise 2.0 won’t [...]

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DHS Expands IdeaFactory

November 16, 2009

(originally posted by By Brittany Ballenstedt via NextGov)
The Homeland Security Department is expanding the Transportation Security Administration’s interactive IdeaFactory across the entire department, an agency spokesman said Thursday.
Larry Orluskie, a DHS spokesman and project manager for the departmentwide rollout of the IdeaFactory, told Wired Workplace that the new Web 2.0 platform will enable DHS’ large [...]

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8 Social Media Predictions for 2010

November 13, 2009

1. Boring business names.
“twitter merges with plurk to form plitter, which is purchased by facebook (which breaks it) and renamed plitterface, at which point google creates an Open Source API app that adds digg to your plitterface, creating piglitterface.” – Overheard in Second Life
This may seem trivial, but company names and product names will start [...]

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The Future of Web 2.0 and Social Media

November 12, 2009

Recently I was asked, among other leaders in the Social Media space about my predictions for 2010 in Social Media for a piece on ZDNet. I took to the task with a spin on Government 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 as my personal loves within the use of Social Media.
Now, having more time to think about [...]

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Recycling in the DC Metropolitan Area

November 11, 2009

You may have recently read that Navstar introduced our Green IT program. We are very excited about this business line and the opportunity it provides for us to make a difference and help our community.
With that in mind we are happy to provide some green tips in our blog to help our local community.
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Did you [...]

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Green IT Solutions at Navstar

November 9, 2009

Navstar is introducing its new Green IT program and it’s ambitious as it is serious. Our mission is to partner with the Federal Government to create:
Sustainable Green IT Solutions
This includes supporting sustainable purchasing, responsible e-cycling, and greening IT operations.
As we begin this program its important that we honor the work already being done in [...]

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What is Enterprise 2.0

October 27, 2009

Enterprise 2.0 is the concept of working smarter, not harder in a more transparent work environment, independent of location, computer, or one person doing a specific job. It is a methodology of doing better business and it is one of our Core Competencies at Navstar.

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White House Sets a Green Standard

October 21, 2009

Recently, on October 5, 2009, President Obama signed a new order that “builds on and expands the energy reduction and environmental requirements” of the previous order. This new order raises the bar but, in an overarching view, doesn’t drastically add to the requirements laid out by former President Bush.

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What do you hope to do?

October 15, 2009

It’s the beginning of my new life at Navstar and I am asked, “What do you hope to do?”
A simple question but it completely floors me. I’m so used to the opposite and its stifling restrictions and requirements. I just can’t fathom the answer.
Then day two rolls around and I’m still floored. I decide to [...]

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