TWEETLOG Mon May 18-20 so far

RT @jilldyche: #haiku @haikulove @twaiku. Haiku du jour: jk--"ANTIMAY: Memorial Day. It's honorary Summer. Spring's sunburned demise. "6 minutes ago from TweetDeck

RT @CompositeSW: #FITF09. Jim sees lots of opportunity in "database" virtualization: jk--Noel Y. and I copresenting on Fri on DB virt'zn.22 minutes ago from TweetDeck

RT @mikojava: Arrived in Las Vegas for #FITF09 in the cab on the way to venue: jk--Oh no, Miko's almost here.
Don't tell him SOA's dead.about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck

Newsgathering is rampant in Web 2.0. Newsvetting is everywhere as well. Newsreporting is ubiquitous. News"papers" not. Paper not essential.about 8 hours ago from web

#FITF09: Interop 09 happening a mile-plus down the Strip at Mandalays. I don't find Interop interesting anymore. Easy "temptation" to avoid.about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

#FITF09: This morning Forrester founder George Colony speaks.about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

#FITF09: Preparing for a busy day of 1:1s at Forrester IT Forum. Multitasking these plus other tasks/projects I
brought on the road.about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

Twitter's char-count constraints lead some to think it can't both report and critique. I usually attempt former in first 70, latter in last.about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

Tweeting from field is news gathering and reporting in one swift gesture. Vulnerable to "mindless real-time stenographic reportage" syndromeabout 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

RT @lorita: Just finished a great report from @forrester "To BW or Not To BW." jk--Thanks Lorita. Boris Evelson and I co-authored that one.about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

Any flack can "report" what others say--govt officials & official lies, vendors & self-serving PR. True pro reports what they find on own.about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

Twas then I realized that reporting not core of news biz. Gathering is. Hunting-gathering fresh meat/fruit. Stalking/slaying the news beast.about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

Jerry ter Horst had me doing archival news searches a Google would nail these--nice guy (quit Ford admin over Nixon pardon)--smelly pipeabout 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

Ah yes, I remember my internship at the Detroit News Wash. Bureau in summer 1978; twas Jimmy Olsen-Kobielus, cub reporter, reading the wiresabout 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

Slower tech newsday on the wires than yesterday, now settling into the summer slough, next newsrush day in early/mid Septabout 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

RT @alyswoodward: @jameskobielus I'm only usually [in LV) for 72 hours!: jk--And then you're whipsawed by timezone and climate disruptions!about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

RT @alyswoodward: @jameskobielus ahh, the sun over the desert, love it. The dry eyes/mouth/lungs, ugh. jk--Takes 48 hrs min to acclimate.about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

Twittering about Twitter is like writing poetry about poetry: grooving on your own nerdishness.about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

RT @kexpplaylist: People Got A Lotta Nerve by Neko Case #KEXPabout 10 hours ago from TweetDeck

Listening to Neko Case "People Gotta Lotta Nerve" from her great new album "Middle Cyclone." She says she's the brass section in any group.about 10 hours ago from TweetDeck

Another dry morning in Vegas, following a night of continual waking to re-hydrate, irrigate the inevitable cottonmouth.about 10 hours ago from TweetDeck

@JAdP : Architecture is the bridge. Alignment anchors the bridge to terra firma at both ends. Vision ensures it connects the right ends.about 10 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to JAdP

@rschmelzer: A lone wolf howling attracts more attention than one in unison with in or out crowd. If howls in odd harmonic with both, best.about 10 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to
rschmelzer

Realizing that crowds, in or out, crowd, i.e. cramp, and are to be avoided, unless need ferment of friction/discourse, then go mosh/mash.about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

RT @rschmelzer: ... feel like part of the out-crowd. ...struggle to be accepted. What's the secret? jk--Realizing the out-crowd's a crowd.about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

Thanking Shadi for Advils, taking a breather upstairs, getting ready for Sybase dinner, listening to Bill Callahan "The Wind and the Dove"about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

RT @JoeBarkan: @jameskobielus There's no such thing as "too guitar-rocky." #FITF09: jk--I beg to differ. Guitar-band rock can easily overdo.5:04 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

RT @markmadsen: Five Reasons to NOT follow someone on Twitter: jk--Have no control over who we FOLLOW. Depends on each follower's view.4:35 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF09: Another shameless self-plug, related to previous tweet, but calling out my (guilty?) love of Enya's vibes (http://bit.ly/ZKMce).4:26 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF09: Another closing thought on that session. Theme music was too guitar-rocky. No, I don't want hiphop or electronica. One word: Enya!4:24 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF09: Post-mortem on Cameron talk: Value-based architecture? No. Instead, value-based alignment. Architecture is tail, shouldn't wag dog.4:23 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

RT @passion4process: IT also needs to adopt bus. processes that monitor/track IT bus. value .

#FITF09: jk--BI applied to IT org/iniatives4:06 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF09: "Definition of [IT's business value] will change over time...As regards what the metrics are, ask business." Business POV rules!4:04 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

RT @passion4process: Bobby Cameron's purple bow tie -.... #FITF09: jk--It's cocked at jaunty, Sinatrian angle. How's that for Vegas cool?!4:01 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF09: Cameron: "Embedding key IT roles in the business orgs is what we see happening anyway." "Need to help by embedding resources."3:57 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF09: Cameron: "Challenge for CEO is based on how plugged-in they are.....When talking to CEO, should be focused on growth, EPS, etc."3:55 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF09: Cameron: "Wonderful opportunity for IT...to bring clarity to the problem [of which services should be shared vs. localized]."3:53 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF09: Cameron: "Can't optimize in our job unless you're connecting with the business." Optimization = alignment.3:50 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

RT @merv: Designing my template for PPT - easy to get swept away by the possibilities. Simple, simple, keep repeating....: jk--Pictoreality!3:48 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF09: IT talking in the business terms. Essential, but always a challenge, especially as IT deep-ends on nouveau clouds, virtz'n, SOA.3:47 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF09: Forrester's role-based avatars resemble a pantheon. Incarnations of the same principle: IT serves the business role.3:44 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

RT @jameskobielus: #FITF09: I see tweets by @passion4process, @mgualtieri, @gleganza, @pleclare, @rbkarel, @lauraramos, @akarlin, & yrs trly3:42 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

RT @gcolony: Cloud computing is over-stated. Cloud and local devices will share processing.

#FITF09. jk--Cloud's the resource pool.3:41 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF09: Any way to batch transform all of my previous tweet hashtags to the correct one?3:37 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: I see tweets by @passion4process, @mgualtieri, @gleganza, @pleclare, @rbkarel, @lauraramos, @akarlin: multiple Forrester tweetstreams3:31 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: How does business POV shape perception of IT? Remember J. Fallon on SNL as jerk IT support guy? A bit scary, a bit reassuring.3:27 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: Bobby Cameron on "Making Value Core to IT's Business." Wants us to comment on "scary vs. reassuring" images. POV-shaped perception.3:24 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: Tom's telling them about the legendary gauntlet that Forrester analyst candidates must run. Grueling. Excellent pre-onboarding.3:22 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: Tom's striped tie doesn't do it for me. Accost him in the hallways and give him a piece of YOUR minds on the matter.3:20 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: We give you actionable next steps to take back to your companies. We provide practical guidance. Take us up on 1:1s, you'll see.3:19 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: Attendees will notice that every Forrester preso has upfront and closing slides that nail the value prop of that particular tech.3:18 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: A lot of people in this room. Good turnout.3:16 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: Protecting and promoting innovation. Uber-theme for Kobielus/Yuhanna Friday preso on enterprise DB virtualization (shameless plug).3:15 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: At UPS, no technology strategy apart from business strategy. That's the fundamental value prop: IT entirely instrumental to business.3:14 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: IT-role-based definitions of value? Value specific to your business contribution? How do you measure /communicate that? Justify job?3:12 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: Value defn's: Pos: We're building a future we actually want. Neg: We prevent you from being the next headline on CNN.3:10 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: "Redefining IT's Value to the Enterprise." Uber-theme of this year's Forrester IT
Forum. What's "value"? Is it indispensability?3:07 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: Tom Pohlmann says we're tired of the economy gloom and doom. Yes, for sure. A lot of the moaning is hypochondriacal overreaction.3:06 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: Wow. Side-by-side Forrester analysts co-tweeting the event. Mike Gualtieri tweeted the music issue on my mind. Sting's insinuation?3:04 PM May 19th from TweetDeck

@AskMrsHR: "Yoga, where have you been all my life. I feel great". jk--Same effect here. You can never be too calm, flexible, tensile.11:38 AM May 19th from web in reply to AskMrsHR

#FITF: "Expressamente Illy" over on first level. European-based company, or faux Europa, like so much Vegas? Mongrel Euro-American, like me?11:29 AM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: Amazing the burst of energy/concentration that a little coffee buys you. The caffeine rush is the next best thing to an analgesic.11:26 AM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: Noting the crush of press releases today. This week is the last of the spring season of vendor announcements. Prepare for summer lull11:23 AM May 19th from TweetDeck

"Larry Fulton... to Present on Six Principles for Addressing the Unique Challenges of Multi-site Integration" ( http://bit.ly/ZFlkU)11:21 AM May 19th from TweetDeck

Last year's Vegas poems: "Jade" ( http://bit.ly/oxeNP)11:16 AM May 19th from TweetDeck

Last year's Vegas poems: "Neural Carpal" ( http://bit.ly/m8Kcu)11:15 AM May 19th from TweetDeck

Last year's Vegas poems: "These Plains" ( http://bit.ly/VcTXQ)11:14 AM May 19th from TweetDeck

Last year's Vegas poems: "Center of Conventions Exhibitions Conferences and Expositions" ( http://bit.ly/106hnE)11:13 AM May 19th from TweetDeck

Listening to XTC "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead," by the deliciously misanthropic Andy Partridge. "Dear God" "Making Plans for Nigel" etc.11:10 AM May 19th from TweetDeck

@chaskielt: I use "secret sauce" ironically. It's a multi-DB world, behind virtualization layer. Told Sybase that. No monoculture.11:06 AM May 19th from TweetDeck in reply to chaskielt

@alyswoodward: It was too noisy at the "Dos Caminos" restaurant for others to listen in. Could barely hear my own voice, over head pain.11:04 AM May 19th from TweetDeck in reply to alyswoodward

@mikojava: Miko: the tweetup was last night. But I'd very much like to see you again. Give me a holler when you get here.11:03 AM May 19th from TweetDeck in reply to mikojava

#FITF: Strong attendance and customer interest, in soft economy, shows that Forrester events deliver value. We don't take that for granted.11:02 AM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: Great opportunity to meet Forrester analysts, and for us to meet each other. We're so big and diversified, not all of us have met.11:00 AM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: I've always found industry events a superb opportunity for deep-dive research. Even better when top analysts present latest research.10:58 AM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: Today, e.g., various cloud (Hammond, Rymer, Staten, Wang), storage (Reichman), green IT (Mines), EA (Gilpin, Heffner, Leganza) topics10:56 AM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: Forrester has an exciting agenda for this event. Many analysts have great topics. I'm still working out which ones I can attend.10:52 AM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: Anybody who wants a preview of mine and Noel's preso, "Enterprise Database Virtualization," is urged to engage us in 1:1 sessions.10:51 AM May 19th from TweetDeck

#FITF: Doing work outside Zeno, waiting for the event to formally open. Checking my 1:1 requests: data warehousing, advanced analytics, BI.10:49 AM May 19th from TweetDeck

Wondering why TweetDeck won't load this morning. Wondering when columnar database vendors will stop trying to promote that as secret sauce.9:28 AM May 19th from web

@akarlin @pleclare: Thanks for hosting the Forrester TweetUp. Let's do more.1:15 AM May 19th from web

At TweetUp, Friedberg talked up Kognitio's "trusted cloud" notion. I call it "transparent cloud." See right thru: hosting, security etc.1:13 AM May 19th from web

Wondering how Steve Momorella of @cvillenews got my Twitter name. Probably through @ohjko. I doubt that latter's sister Sonya will follow.1:00 AM May 19th from web

Dodged the usual crazy foot traffic on Strip. Showed 'em a lilttle of my Red Grange moves. Had my music: Arthur and Yu: "Lion's Mouth."12:50 AM May 19th from web

Had to bug out early, splitting headache. Tried my walk outside for air. Didn't help. Did I mention that Vegas is an oven? Even at night.12:47 AM May 19th from web

At TweetUp, met with Steve Friedberg, @StevePR104. Steve's a networker's networker. Also writes articles for TDWI, other pubs. Good guy.12:46 AM May 19th from web

Brought my laptop to the TweetUp, in a restaurant/bar. Learned we were to do everything there but tweet. Beginner's misunderstanding.12:44 AM May 19th from web

Tonight at Forrester TweetUp, chatted with Laura Coronado: @lollieshopping. Asked if she's a "fashion victim," when I meant "fashionista."12:41 AM May 19th from web

Expecting strong turnout for Forrester IT Forum. Everybody's starting to emerge from the recessionary funk. IT budgets starting to perk up.12:38 AM May 19th from web

Did some Forrester internal bonding. LIFO more useful than Myers-Briggs. White wine more fish-friendly than red. Las Vegas hotter than hell.12:35 AM May 19th from web

Yesterday wore me out, but my son graduated in cold rain at UVa, has the Camry, is going to new acting job10:40 AM May 18th from TweetDeck

In transit to Forrester IT Forum, Detroit airport, helping daughter long-distance with anti-virus, not eating yet, working on webinar slides10:37 AM May 18th from TweetDeck