• Virtualization, cloud computing and open source

    Exam essay: Virtualization, cloud computing and open source

    Jan 10 2009

    In this essay, I discuss three technologies and their relation to IT strategy: virtualization, cloud computing and open source.

  • Action!

    Exam essay: Action research

    Jan 08 2009

    In this essay, I describe action science: what it is, and how you do it. I describe some characteristics of good action science research, and compare it to design, fixed and flexible research.

  • Refocusing

    Exam essay: Outsourcing and offshoring

    Jan 05 2009

    In this essay, I discuss outsourcing and offshoring as options for the enterprise.

  • Warehousing

    Exam essay: Data warehousing

    Jan 05 2009

    In this article, I discuss data warehouses: what they are, how they compare to operational databases, and how they are designed, implemented and maintained.

  • Create value

    Exam essay: The value of IT

    Jan 04 2009

    In this essay, I discuss how IT can create value for organizations.

  • What is theory?

    Exam essay: What is a theory?

    Jan 04 2009

    In this essay, I describe what we mean when we talk about scientific theories.

  • WANs

    Exam essay: WANs

    Jan 04 2009

    In this essay, I will define WANs and describe why they are important to enterprises.

  • Exam essay: What is science?

    Jan 03 2009

    In this essay, I describe science and scientific knowledge, discuss how that knowledge changes through time, and discuss the social qualities of the scientific community that differentiate it from other communities.

  • Exam essay: Design science

    Jan 02 2009

    I discuss design science: what it is, how you do it, and what characterizes good design science.

  • Exam essay: Enterprise architecture

    Jan 02 2009

    I define enterprise architecture, how one develops one and uses it.