I have spent more than three decades translating what technical people say and do into language that non-technical businesspeople and consumers can understand and upon which they can act. Before joining Focus as Director of Research, I was most recently Principal Analyst and Managing Editor of DortchOnIT.com, 'a ... read more
I have spent more than three decades translating what technical people say and do into language that non-technical businesspeople and consumers can understand and upon which they can act. Before joining Focus as Director of Research, I was most recently Principal Analyst and Managing Editor of DortchOnIT.com, 'an independent voice for technology-dependent people.' I've also been a senior analyst at Aberdeen Group, Robert Frances Group (RFG), and Yankee Group. I've helped established and emerging vendors to craft go-to-market messages and strategies aligned with users' goals and needs, and companies of all sizes and types to choose and deploy IT solutions more successfully. In 1990, I wrote "The ABCs of Local-Area Networks" (remember those?), a book published internationally in three languages by Sybex, Inc. A transplanted "Noo Yawker," I work in San Francisco, live about 50 miles north in beautiful Santa Rosa and can be reached directly at mdortch@focus.com.
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Information Technology, CRM, ERP, Hosting and Bandwidth, IT Security, Marketing Automation, Servers and Storage, Nonprofit & Social Services, Technology, Telecommunications, software as a service, SaaS, cloud computing
CRM, Customer Service, ERP, Finance, Hosting and Bandwidth, Human Resources, IT Security, Information Technology, Marketing, Marketing Automation, Nonprofit & Social Services, Operations, Other, Other Product or Service, Sales, Servers and Storage, Small Business, Technology, Telecommunications
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yesterday from PostlingGreat new Brief @Focus on getting good data out of your business intelligence (BI) systems -- read and comment! -- http://focus.com/c/Bwo/
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Sept. 3, 2010 from Postling"10 Things You Wish You Could Tell Your Boss:" useful tidbits for many bosses...and some self-employed (!): http://bit.ly/axQMfp
Sept. 2, 2010 from Postling
