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Victor Font

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Senior IT Executive http://www.ultimatesdlc.com/

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Global Information Systems executive, pioneer and change leader who successfully transforms information management groups into top performing organizations to assure a company’s place as an industry leading enterprise in the 21st century. Industries include vertical and horizontal manufacturing, retail ...

Global Information Systems executive, pioneer and change leader who successfully transforms information management groups into top performing organizations to assure a company’s place as an industry leading enterprise in the 21st century. Industries include vertical and horizontal manufacturing, retail/wholesale, pharmaceutical, financial services, human capital management, consumer products and telecommunications. I am one of the foremost authorities in the United States on the System Development Life Cycle and author of "Principles for Maturing Your System Development Life Cycle: The Ultimate Guide to the SDLC."

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Feb. 13, 2011

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What technology books do you read/recommend?

The Ultimate Guide to the SDLC, http://www.ultimatesdlc.com/

Information Technology

Jan. 26, 2011

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Cloud computing savings: will IT budgets shrink as a result?

The answer is "it depends." It depends on how fully executive leadership embraces the cloud and when in a business' life cycle it moves to the cloud.
For example, let's look at a SMB startup. They dob't have a lot of money to invest in ... more

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

Jan. 20, 2011

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Who has a strong Time and Attendance ERP module?

Who has a strong Time and Attendance ERP module? If possible, one that could integrate with Lawson. more

Information Technology

Enterprise Resource Planning

Jan. 20, 2011

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How should one weigh the pros and cons of going with an industry-specific vs. generic ERP or CRM?

What is the best way to go about weighing the pros and cons of going with an industry-specific vs. generic ERP or CRM? Are there certain industries that would have more to gain from going with an industry specific ERP or CRM? If so, which ... more

Information Technology

Jan. 16, 2011

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what is KEY difference between software smoke testing and sanity testing?

Software Testing

Jan. 13, 2011

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What is 'enterprise energy management' software?

Enterprise energy management is green technology similar to smart grid except on a smaller scale. Pushed forward by both private sector green initiatives and public sector funding, much emphasis has been placed on improving enterprise energy efficiency. While some organizations may embark on green projects ... more

Information Technology

Energy Consumption

Energy Management

Operating Costs

Jan. 13, 2011

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Filemaker, Access, Visual Basic, SQL

Keep in mind that many large enterprises made their database selection decisions many years ago when there was no comparison between between MSSQL and Oracle DBMS. Early versions of MSSQL compared to Oracle as a VW Beetle compares to a Cadillac CTS. In addition, some ... more

Information Technology

Jan. 13, 2011

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What is the business value of master data management (MDM)?

The greatest business value is defining a single source of truth for key data assets. What do I mean by this? With the recent emphasis on regulatory compliance, SOA, and mergers and acquisitions, creating and maintaining accurate and complete master data is a business imperative. ... more

Information Technology

Data Management

Master Data Management

Jan. 13, 2011

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How do I convince my CEO to move our company in the direction of Apple computers?

CEO's focus on bottom line results and improving shareholder value. You have to demonstrate the business value. If you could build a business case that demonstrates that the additional cost associated with switching to an Apple based infrastructure provides either a better return on investment ... more

Information Technology

Jan. 11, 2011

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What are the reasons Gartner doesn't include more start ups in its Magic Quadrants?

I believe the answer to your question can be found in this document from Gartner: http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=131166.
In the section titled "Select the Vendors," they write:
"A Magic Quadrant or MarketScope is not intended to be an exhaustive analysis of every vendor in a market, but ... more

Information Technology

Jan. 11, 2011

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Who is in charge of delivering software quality at your business?

Here's an excerpt I've taken from my latest book, "The Ultimate Guide to the SDLC:"
Quality is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone means all stakeholders and project team members. Quality is not the responsibility of or owned by a single group or department. Everyone means everyone! Every ... more

Information Technology

Software Delivery

Software Quality

Jan. 11, 2011

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What does "data center colocation" mean?

Data center colocation is simply an outsourced data center in a shared environment. The responsibility for equipment maintainance, providing bandwidth, etc., lies with the colocation service. Because it is a shared environment, it can be more cost effective for large organizations to outsource the data ... more

Information Technology

Data Center Colocation

Data Center Infrastructure

Jan. 11, 2011

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What is server sprawl and what causes it?

Server sprawl is a situation in which multiple, under-utilized servers take up more space and consume more resources than can be justified by their workload. Common causes of server sprawl include the purchase of a large number of inexpensive, low-end servers and the practice of ... more

Information Technology

Servers and Storage

Jan. 11, 2011

Victor Font and 5 other people answered this question

What are the most 'secure' CMS programs?

You need to be more specific in your question. Are you talking about syetem security from an internal or external perspective.
In the past I've worked with Joomla. Today I run Wordpress on a LAMP stack. Wordpress 3.04 is as secure as any other CMS ... more

Content Management Systems

Jan. 11, 2011

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How should you support your employees during a migration to agile project management?

Organizational change management is a complex issue and a detailed response to this question would take several posts to answer. I address this topic in detail in my latest book, "Principles for Maturing Your System Development Life Cycle: The Ultimate Guide to the SDLC." In ... more

Information Technology

Agile Project Management

Jan. 11, 2011

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What is the Amazon Machine Interface (AMI)?

An Amazon Machine Image (AMI) is a special type of pre-configured operating system and virtual application software which is used to create a virtual machine within the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). It serves as the basic unit of deployment for services delivered using EC2. more

Information Technology

Amazon Machine Interface

Cloud Computing

Jan. 11, 2011

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Payroll software is really required ?

I served as Director of HR Systems for one of the largest global pharmaceutical companies in the world. The company had 120,000 employees and annual sales in excess of $50 bliion dollars (USD). We ran PeopleSoft payroll in-house for the United States, Puerto Rico, Cananda ... more

Information Technology

Jan. 11, 2011

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What ERP platforms are best for small printing companies with custom manufacturing needs?

Because you said "small company," you should probably take a look at Microsoft Dynamics. ERP systems such as Oracle and SAP can cost multiple millions of dollars (USD) to implement all of their modules for a manufacturing environment. more

Information Technology

Enterprise Resource Planning

Jan. 11, 2011

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Jan. 1, 2011

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What training issues should I be prepared to address when implementing a new ERP system?

It's thrilling to see you thinking about training so early in the process. Training is often one of the last priorities addressed by project teams as they scurry to meet the deadlines they’ve promised to senior managers. Yet, suitable training is one of the most ... more

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