"OSI Model: Understanding the 7 Layers of Computer Networks" (http://bit.ly/aGz4pD): JK--Wow! Tech nostalgia! 1st mention of this since 1993 5 minutes ago via TweetDeck
"DW initiatives are more programs than projects" --Val Fontama, Microsoft about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
HP "memristor" technology (http://bit.ly/9Wsssc): JK--Logic and nonvolatile memory in a single circuit element. about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: I Need a Dollar (How to Make it in America) by Aloe Blacc #KEXP: JK--Cool new soul song screaming for commercial licensing about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck
@alecsharp National Capital Region IT vendor culture: recession-proof fed-nurtured venture-stoked professional services dynamo about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to alecsharp
@alecsharp Boston IT vendor culture: extraordinarily well-educated, workaholic, detail-oriented, performance-engineering talent pool about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to alecsharp
@alecsharp Pacific Northwest IT vendor culture: dark-toned coffee-shop, music-club, leftie-leaning, geek-friendly shiny-cloud intensity about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to alecsharp
@alecsharp SF Bay Area IT vendor culture: round-robin musical-chairs game of vendor-hopping , venture-formation, & golden-ring grabbing. about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to alecsharp
"IBM Announces Smart Analytics & Transactional Systems" (http://bit.ly/9oq1Ja): JK--For Systems z & x. Pricing? about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck
"Columnar" getting fused w/ "in-mem" so often that emerging DB segment needs pithy name. "Memcol"? "Colmem"? ""Columemnar"? "Memnar"? Help! about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck
Retail's up for 4th straight month. But "long tail" gets longer month by month, economic outlook notwithstanding. Nordstrom's biggest rival. about 15 hours ago via txt
Mention of Mackinac Island in USA Today, tied to Grand Hotel role in some nostalgic Christopher Reeve film. 1980. Never saw. Those were days about 15 hours ago via txt
Bellevue. Listening to @Loserboy on #Kexp at outlet of large Seattle-based coffee shop chain. Was their 1st customer. Not THEIR 1st listener about 15 hours ago via txt
Cultures of IT vendors are strongly influenced by where their HQs are located. I perceive distinct Bay Area, Seattle, Boston, & DC cultures. about 21 hours ago via TweetDeck
Anyway, good day. Good pizza, donuts, wine. Made progress this morn on rsch. Took MSFT briefing. TweetUp. Called wife. Sun's still shining 8:40 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
Notion that Civil War not about slavery is bull. South asserted "states rights" to preserve institution key to profitable plantation economy 7:12 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
BTW, colonial Virginia created template for US Bill of Rights. Let's celebrate that legacy (regardless of whether VA or US lived up to it). 7:08 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
#sqlr2 Being video'd by a Microsoft employee bearing a large camera. Trying to look serious. No, not true. Simply trying not to look. 7:05 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
#sqlr2 Enjoying the soft air of Seattle and environs. Oh, they make software, music, & coffee round these parts. Enjoy that too. All-a-blur 7:04 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
#sqlr2 Microsoft's trump card on PowerPivot is "it's free," per @donalddotfarmer. Insight (for users) & oversight (by IT). Good message. 7:01 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
#sqlr2 I'm still not seeing Microsoft attention to predictive analytics. That, plus content anallytics, big gap in their analytics strategy. 6:54 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
#sqlr2 Hey vendors, take note. Provide comfy sofas for analysts to sit on while absorbing (or swerving to avoid getting hit by) your pitches 6:49 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
#sqlr2 How many BI tools do you use in your business? Counting Excel? Every BI tool exports to Excel. Clearly, MSFT knows their crown jewel. 6:47 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
#sqlr2 Hmmm...the preso of @donalddotfarmer is half Medieval, half Kama Sutra. Showing ancient Excel displays. Ancient bigwheel bikes. 6:45 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
#sqlr2 Am currently sitting on sofa facing large flat panel that @donalddotfarmer presenting from. Discussing tensions btwn biz users & IT 6:43 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
#sglr2 @donalddotfarmer is a Glaswegian. He has a light, sparkling brogue with just a note of geek and a not-overwhelming nose. 6:40 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
#sqlr2 Fairly pleasant experience. MSFT softpedaled marketing pitch, primarily delivering facts. Casual schmoozing. Everyone still standing 6:38 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
#sqlr2 MSFT has us ino Pinto Noir now. Now we're on managed self-service BI. Wait! I misspelled "Pinot." Slipped me a Mickey? Very noirish! 6:27 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
#Sqlr2 Farmer discussing PDW. Drinking wine with French-Italian name. Datallegro? No. TopoGigio. No. PinotGrigio. Performance checks out. 6:06 PM Apr 8th via txt
#Sqlr2 Farmer discussing new StreamInsight CEP offering. Big BI analytics push for them. 6:01 PM Apr 8th via txt
#Sqlr2 Now consuming trusted scalable vintage called "Horse" something or the other. Farmer discussing new MDM. Been 3 years in making. 5:59 PM Apr 8th via txt
#Sqlr2 Format of this TweetUp: One small glass of each wine per new feature. Dangerous rule for analyst sobriety. Copious new features. 5:55 PM Apr 8th via txt
#Sqlr2 Donald Dot Farmer. Monroe is his real middle name. He is not the famed film director. But I'm the only me, mind you. 5:37 PM Apr 8th via txt
Tweeting up the fine #Sqlr2 crew from Microsoft on the Redmond campus. Sun, Sunny, snow, rain, clouds, and next-gen db. 5:22 PM Apr 8th via txt
Funny how the name of Seattle suburb site of their HQ has become shorthand for Microsoft as a whole. Few other IT vendors monikered thusly. 3:59 PM Apr 8th via txt
IMHO, the notion that a Virginia settler from 1985-on is any less "Virginian" than someone whose forebears came in, say, 1607, is poppycock. 2:52 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
Web ads pay off. Case in point: I frequented Seattle's Pagliacci Pizza cuz they sponsor #kexp. You know what I discovered? Damn good pizza! 2:49 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
RIP Malcolm McLaren. Pivotal mover in late 70s London punk scene, both on the music and fashion sides of equation. Sex Pistols manager. 1:56 PM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
The sun doth shine upon the Pacific Northwest this morning. Quite lovely. But even the grayest clouds here have a shine too. 11:11 AM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
@SethGrimes Yep. You saw my tweet last night? 11:08 AM Apr 8th via TweetDeck in reply to SethGrimes
Hmmm...have had pushback in last 24 hours re my stand on federation...and another re my stand on confederation. 10:49 AM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
Seattle Times informs this is 16th anniversary of Kurt Cobain suicide. Song on "In Utero": "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle" 9:54 AM Apr 8th via txt
Today's Dilbert has fictional disease "Sympathetic PowerPoint Proboscis." Like it or not, can't deny Microsoft shaped grammar of biz presos 9:50 AM Apr 8th via txt
Wow. Olympic Peninsula has a "Jimmycomelately Creek." I'll bet they have a heckuva Lovers Lane! 9:46 AM Apr 8th via txt
One of those rare occasions where use Zune radio feature. Why? #kexp 90.3fm. Reading Seattle Wkly. Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts. Bellevue. 9:36 AM Apr 8th via txt
RT @kexpplaylist Between Two Lungs by Florence & The Machine #KEXP: JK--Florence & Chan Marshall (Cat Power). Cousins? Similar lungs/throats 2:08 AM Apr 8th via TweetDeck
The cool air outside tonight in downtown Bellevue is a welcome relief from premature summer back home. 11:14 PM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
I'm a Virginian who's deeply offended by Gov McDonnell's decision to commemorate our sinful legacy of slavery, segregation, & discrimination 10:36 PM Apr 7th via txt
First song on this trip to Seattle: Seekers' exquisite "Georgy Girl" on oldies radio in cab from airport. The cheer in that lady's voice. 10:28 PM Apr 7th via txt
Cool approach to Sea-Tac. Twilight over downtown Seattle under comfy sun-sliced cloud deck. The city glowing like warm honey. 10:04 PM Apr 7th via txt
Fresh class-action lawsuits. No phrase gladdens a litigator's heart like this. Will social networks spawn them, or spring from them. 4:15 PM Apr 7th via txt
Social media 4 cust engagement. AOL may shut down Bebo. What the heck is Bebo? Individual communities wane. People leave. Engage the living. 3:58 PM Apr 7th via txt
For a transit system deep in the red, DC Metro doesn't feel rundown. It's always delivered a smooth, pleasant ontime experience. 2:45 PM Apr 7th via txt
ROI of social-media customer engagement? If your customers live in Twitter, this is where you must live too. And work & resolve issues. 2:37 PM Apr 7th via txt
Hot as can be in this Washington. Cool & rainy in the other, left-coast Washington. Packing jacket & umbrella. It is early April, after all. 2:09 PM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: The Only Living Boy in New York by The Long Winters #KEXP: JK--Roughness of this live recording suits this S&G classic. 12:50 PM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
RT @JohnGallant1 @gkeizer "Botnets are 'Swiss Army knife' of attack tools for hacker militias" JK--Actual Swiss army's knives? Attack tools? 10:26 AM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
RT @iwisenet: No one wants advice, only corroboration.-J.Steinbeck #quote http://bit.ly/b86FyF JK--Corroboration that you're a good advisor 8:44 AM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
No one wants advice, only corroboration.-J.Steinbeck #quote http://iwise.com/EmuUX 11:00 PM Apr 1st via iWise Retweeted by you and 7 others
RT @brunoaziza: "A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.-Wayne Gretzky" JK--Predictive puck analytics! 8:37 AM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
"A Prediction: Twitter to Predict the Future" (http://bit.ly/9CZLRt): JK--Predictive analytics over social media. Organic pool of sentiment. 8:15 AM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
RT @rwang0: "Firms that understand power of personal brands will win...Law of Personal Brands real." JK--Blog those laws. Would love to see. 8:12 AM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
RT @HowardKurtz: "Spring has been officially abolished in DC. Mercury hit 90 yesterday. Another power grab by Obama?": JK-No. Gore's revenge 8:11 AM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
RT @ntalukdar3 "On way to Mc(C)lean, VA. Another lovely day (85 deg) in DC area" JK--Beware. Will hit 90. Copious sweat'll make ya (Mc)Lean. 8:10 AM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
Omniture provided a good taxonomy of social media space in early 2010. And excellent soc media dashboard & ROI tool. Optimize mkting via SM. 8:07 AM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
Obama opening of continental shelf off Virginia coast to oil drilling is pure political move to soften GOP. Va Bch, OC, Kitty Hawk: beware! 8:05 AM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
RT @Dana_Gardner: "Clearly, April is the new May." JK--Actually, 3 months beyond. Judging by recent heat wave, God switched the A-months. 8:01 AM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
Hmmm...are #forrester podcasts in which I forecast the fortunes of those on the forefront to be thought as ForresterCasts? 7:59 AM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
RT @NetTips4 "Don't confuse arrogance with chronic correctness. - Steve Williams" #quote: JK--Right. Just with chronically correcting others 7:56 AM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
RT @monkchips @jobsworth "time for a new political party to represent the real digital economy?" JK--The D Party? 7:55 AM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
"Microsoft Ships Final SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse CTP" (http://bit.ly/cAgcT2): JK--Would love 2 C perf numbers on this CTP. 7:26 AM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
"Oracle BI software spotlights architecture over innovation" (http://bit.ly/aar0Wi?): JK--Oracle BI strong on data federation? Since when? 7:22 AM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
"Apple iPad In The Cloud: 10 Cool Cloud Computing iPad Apps" (http://bit.ly/cUxO3N): JK--Popular gadgets call forth own ecosystem. 7:17 AM Apr 7th via TweetDeck
RT @cnnbrk: Los Angeles mayor looking at shutting down city 2 days a week http://on.cnn.com/9kbl59: JK--LA: from "laid back" to "laid off" 2:38 PM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
@catevz Must keep our attentions from deficits induced by disordering in the world around us. Demands mental discipline--and deep breathing. 2:27 PM Apr 6th via TweetDeck in reply to catevz
RT @kexpplaylist: Linus And Lucy (Live) by Built To Spill #KEXP: JK--Awesome hard rock cover of Guaraldi tune orig from "Charlie Brown Xmas" 2:23 PM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
The only way an IT industry analyst can stay focused amid distractions is by having robust concentration skills. A coherent mental cache. 2:17 PM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
Read WSJ story this morning about ADHD in adults carrying over from childhood. That condition would be showstopper for IT industry analyst. 2:12 PM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
Big Data News reprints #forrester blog "No No No:.." @ http://bit.ly/agTmMg. Per their ed, "good counter balance to [recent] NoSQL articles" 1:54 PM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Chicken Payback by The Bees #KEXP: JK--Another cool new retro vibe. This'n has Mitch Ryder feel. Where's Ghoulardi? 1:42 PM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
Seeing some cool case studies of social ntwk analysis in customer service. Hope they let me discuss them in upcoming #forrester rpts/presos. 1:36 PM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
Being briefed by Adobe's Omniture group re their solution for social media optimization for customer service, multi-channe, prod/svc devel 12:40 PM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
Did ref call with #oracle customer who's live with Exadata v2 (on Sun) as OLTP machine. Plans to deploy another for OLTP+DW. Also has v1. 11:01 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
@johnrrymer Einstein-grade intelligence distilled from clue-grade intelligence via a magical process called "critical thinking." 10:53 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck in reply to johnrrymer
RT @bevelson: "Strong recommendation to all BI/DW vendors. Do not start briefings with BI/DW value prop. [Analysts] know what it is!!!" 10:50 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
@johnrrymer Clever comments are intellligence. Comments of any sort are intelligence. Of varying value. Just gotta vet 'em as they lay/lie. 10:15 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck in reply to johnrrymer
Taking joint briefing from #teradata & #sas on their partnership progress. Joined by #forrester colleagues @bevelson @hkisker & Brad Kennedy 10:14 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
@hoovers Thanks. Everything is a clue. Everyone's a sleuth. Every deep thing truly worth learning is a mystery. Until we crack the case. 9:02 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck in reply to hoovers
Think about what a tweet really is. It's a dash of intelligence. That is, "intelligence" in the clue-gathering sense, not the Einstein sense 8:24 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
Dashboard = face full of analytics. Dash = morsel of actionable intelligence, injected into the workflow and decision cycle at right time. 8:22 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: From the Morning by Nick Drake #KEXP: JK--Another quiet contemplative folk-guitar tune from the "Pink Moon" album (1972). 8:20 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
"iPad Teardown Uncovers Its Secrets" (http://bit.ly/aYpA8U): JK--Really? Threads from Steve Jobs' turtleneck stuffed into each unit? 7:57 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
"Are Dashboards Solution to 'Too Much Information'?" (http://bit.ly/bvpGYF): JK--Depends. Can be hyper-cluttered. Gimme dash of intelligence 7:55 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
@Jim_Brewer Like Col. Hogan, I'm in the Klink but secretly.....wait...Bob Crane...."Auto Focus"...end of metaphor wrangling. I'm lil' LeBeau 7:52 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck in reply to Jim_Brewer
My new Twitter portrait shows that, apparently, I've joined the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club--though don't own chopper or guitar. 7:47 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
"Gluster: Massive Storage Scalability In Minutes" (http://bit.ly/aAXly1): JK--Wowie kazowie! Really works? From zero to petabytes in mins? 7:45 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
I'll bet there R many hackers in China burrowing tunnels thru & under Great Firewall. Or hatching schemes to that effect. With outside help. 7:42 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Pressure by Quadron #KEXP: JK--From last year. But feels like classic Supremes from, say, 1966. 7:38 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
"HP's 'iPad Killer' Features Video Cam" (http://bit.ly/aQU4Ek): JK--Excuse, but ain't nothin' killiin' nothin.' Every baby gadget precious. 7:29 AM Apr 6th via TweetDeck
Order & ease. Must be the essence of wellness. Cuz medical science tags its absence in the negative: disorder & disease. Essence of illness. 6:34 AM Apr 6th via txt
Video obviously didn't kill the radio star. But Internet's got him on life support. 6:29 AM Apr 6th via txt
RT @kexpplaylist: Compliments by Band Of Horses #KEXP: JK--Terrific new one from BOH. These guys are going into CrosbyStillsNash overdrive! 7:40 PM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
Narcissism+self-deception: me myself myopia. 7:23 PM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
@Jim_Brewer My self-deception is an asset to me as long as I can get you on board too. 7:20 PM Apr 5th via TweetDeck in reply to Jim_Brewer
When all info is liquid, all analytics will be hydraulics. Or, re cloud analytics, hydrology. Plus, re comms, touch of ballistics. Streams. 3:49 PM Apr 5th via txt
Solid-state drives. Starting to see the irony. When all info persisted this way, all info will always be handled in its most liquid state. 3:44 PM Apr 5th via txt
In-memory database. Starting to realize how obsolete that term will be in 10 years when all info persistence is solid state. 3:41 PM Apr 5th via txt
@Jim_Brewer Wilde forgot to mention folks who act as if know absolutely everything but in fact know nada. Self-deception fascinating & funny 9:12 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck in reply to Jim_Brewer
RT @newsycombinator: "Optimizing Your Wife" http://bit.ly/9ZncMd: JK--Of course I peeked. Stepford analytics? No. Math geek needs 2 get life 8:55 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
Prepping to record #forrester podcast today on "demise of RDBMS? not yet!" Once again, see http://bit.ly/bvSQAi & http://bit.ly/c4jJPK 8:22 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
Prepping for April 22 webinar with #vertica on columnar databases. My recent blogposts should give you some foretaste. 8:20 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
I pad my ears with several layers of noise-canceling material to damp down incessant maddening buzz issuing this week from all things iPad 7:19 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
@ashish_bhagwat #RhetoricalQ #ImportantQ: JK--Was that a rhetorical question? If yes, no response necessary. If no, response is yes. 7:15 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck in reply to ashish_bhagwat
"Yahoo Partners w/ Healthline" (http://bit.ly/cnTVMm): JK--Foresee search engine rivalry to help Americans choose cheapest health insurance 6:53 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
RT @paulhamerman "Redskins pick up Donovan McNabb. Great move." JK--Longsuffering Skins fans need a pick-me-up. This is a good one. 6:49 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
Saying something's "good 4 the planet" assumes science has adequate model. Optimizing your personal sphere may not scale to planetary sphere 6:47 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
"Will iPad Kill Netbooks?" (http://bit.ly/cce6vY): JK--This headline too. Did the Easter Bunny slip a bad egg in everybody's basket? 6:32 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
Oh no...2 tweets in a row that mention death...oh my goodness, that's 3 now....stop me please. 6:30 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
"Is cloud computing really killing the planet?" (http://bit.ly/9D1vFn): JK--Omigosh. Hey Greenpeace, we're not clubbing baby clouds to death 6:29 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
"Geriatric Java struggles 2 stay relevant" (http://bit.ly/dmAMM2): JK--Now I know I'm getting old. "Modern COBOL"? Ain't that kiss of death! 6:28 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
"CERN Readies LHC for Data Collection" (http://bit.ly/9id56S): JK--Gravity at center of CERN's massive DW will rival that of Sun's interior. 6:25 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
"Can Microsoft survive the iPad?" (http://bit.ly/cxXjSz): JK--Can we all survive the iPad hype? That's the question. 6:21 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
"Altair 8800 inventor Ed Roberts dies at 68" (http://bit.ly/cltMmp): JK--Didn't stay in IT. Became a country doctor. That was cool decision. 6:18 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
Was a good Easter. Felt like early summer. Stuffed myself to the gills. Even attended Mass with the Indonesians. Selamat Paskah! 6:11 AM Apr 5th via TweetDeck
Listening to Cat Power's subtly hypnotic "Willie" from "The Greatest" (2007). 4:27 PM Apr 4th via TweetDeck
Good to have Jason & Sonya at home together with us old folks for the weekend. Rarely happens. Grown children. Their lives, our life. 4:05 PM Apr 4th via TweetDeck
Listening to Camera Obscura's heartbreakingly gorgeous "James" from "My Maudlin Career." 4:04 PM Apr 4th via TweetDeck
Kepada keluargua dan teman di Indonesia, Amerika, dan mana-mana, Selamat Paskah! 1:20 PM Apr 4th via txt
Still puzzling why Liberty Mutual uses Hem's gorgeous "Half Acre." "Torn from the map of Michigan." But deeply appreciate. Whither Hem? 11:25 AM Apr 3rd via txt
Clouds have muted Cherry Blossom festivities. Mute's not bad thing. Calms the eye of color. Brings the beauty of the fragrance out front. 9:02 AM Apr 3rd via txt
Reading "Key Performance Indicators" book (2nd ed.) by David Parmenter with great interest. Exceptionally practical. A perf mgt must-have. 8:37 PM Apr 2nd via TweetDeck
Swinging on a spring night. The schoolyard. Sonya remembers recess was stress relief. 7:14 PM Apr 2nd via txt
The blossoms are awesome! 6:49 PM Apr 2nd via txt
