Enterprises of every size are moving applications and infrastructure to the cloud. Maintaining operational awareness is difficult enough within a single cloud…
Read MoreThe tricky part in having remote employees is making sure that they feel like they are an integral part of team and not second-class citizens. Here are a few ways to make sure that your virtual team members feel loved, instead of neglected:…
Read MoreWorking in teams with members spread out across various time zones around the world can be a challenge. Even when your team is located in the same building, sharing and collaborating on documents and content can be tricky if you aren't using the right tools.…
Read MoreAt CES my employer, Intel, hired Hugh MacLeod (aka gapingvoid) to draw custom cartoons, hang out in the booth and give out signed copies of those cartoons. It got me thinking about other ways to incorporate fun into our work events.…
Read MoreI've recently written a couple of blog posts related to analytics. It appears (based on the analytics, of course) that quite a few of you were interested in this topic, so I thought I would follow up with another post and a few more tips.…
Read MoreIt can be too easy to slip into the daily routine without thinking about what you love to do. What do you really want to be working on? Here are a few suggestions for finding ways to do what you love, and still pay the bills.…
Read MoreIt's free and easy to get started with Google Analytics, but there are also a lot of advanced features that can make it even more useful. I thought it might be time to do post with a few quick tips for getting more out of it.…
Read MoreAs we approach the end of the year, it's a good time to take a step back and look at some data to see which of your blog posts have been getting attention and which ones have been mostly ignored.…
Read MoreWe're right in the middle of the holiday season, when the stress starts to accumulate until it reaches a breaking point. Start taking steps today to make some positive changes that will help you manage our stress over the next two or three weeks.…
Read MoreAs a community manager, my role at many events is to make sure that there are plenty of opportunities for community building: getting people talking and spending time together. I wanted to share some suggestions for both attendees and organizers.…
Read MoreSpending time with non-techie family members can cause some stress over the holidays for those of us who don't want to completely disconnect from the Internet. Here are some handy excuses that you can use when you want to escape your family for a little work:…
Read MoreI hate spending time on email. But for those of us who do most of our work online, we can't escape it. When was the last time you took a hard look at the emails you send to other people? Are your emails helping or hindering?…
Read MoreI'm probably more comfortable sharing my work with other people; I also tend to share information about other parts of my life online. Occasionally, I like to step back and think about how much is too much when it comes to sharing details about my life.…
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