IBM Heads into the Clouds
May 1, 2008
Over the past several months, I have written three posts dealing with IBM’s involvement in a concept known as cloud computing [The Coming Age of Cloud Computing, The AIR is getting Blurry
Enterra Insights
In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other cutting-edge technologies with a focus on supply chain management, autonomous decision-making, and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, autonomous intelligent enterprises, emerging technologies, and global trade. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.
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Language and Learning
April 30, 2008
My company, Enterra Solutions®, like all companies, uses some descriptive phrases that it has trademarked to help explain what the company does as well as differentiate its products and offerings. Names of
Outsourcing Science
April 29, 2008
In a recent post [Speaking in Numbers], I discussed the fact that the United States needs a program to stimulate an interest in science and mathematics in its children. New York Times
Cellphones and Development
April 28, 2008
One of the recurring themes of this blog is connectivity. I have written about connectivity within organizations as well as connectivity between nations. The most important connectivity, however, is between individuals. Over
The Growing Concern over Small Nukes
April 25, 2008
When analysts involved in national security affairs get together to contemplate the future, they must look at both the probability and potential consequences of various risks. Some risks have a high probability
Resilient Iraqi Businesses
April 24, 2008
Long time readers of this blog know that my company, Enterra Solutions®, is working in Iraq to help stimulate its economy. Except in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, the Iraqi economy
Book Publishing and the Web
April 23, 2008
It seems there is an aspiring author in all of us just yearning to be set free. The World Wide Web and the emergence of Web logs (which quickly became known as
Microsoft Moves from Virtual Highways to Real Ones
April 22, 2008
Driving in the Washington, DC, area as much as I do, I’m quite aware of the frustration that can be generated by traffic jams. On April 10th, Microsoft introduced an on-line tool
Two Views of the Emerging Geopolitical Landscape
April 21, 2008
I am a proponent of examining alternative futures in order to better prepare courses of action that might be needed as various trends like rushing rivers carve out the canyons of the
Rising Food Prices take the World’s Stage
April 18, 2008
The nasty word “inflation” is starting to be heard in more press reports than it has in a long, long time. Oil was the original culprit that nudged inflation onto to the
