“Cloud computing” is the latest term for SaaS (“Software as a Service”), which was a later term for ASP (“Application Service Provider”). Classic re-branding to distance the current version of something from its old-fashioned ancestry. Continue reading
Mind the gap
The sixth annual Corporate Directors Forum just completed last week, one of the most in-depth and intimate conferences of its type in the country. No more than about 250 people can attend the conference, held at the University of San Diego. Top leaders from corporate board rooms, the SEC, executive management, institutional investors and academia come together to actually talk to each other about the myriad challenges of conducting business in a democratic, capitalistic country.
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The historical perspective
Sitting in a pub that was more than twice as old as my country, I asked a mature, not to say wizened, local, “How is the economy here?” Continue reading
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A tad less hand-wringing is in order
“I can predict when a senior officer is going to be fired,” Steve said, and sipped his coffee.
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