Pete Waterhouse, Senior Strategist at CA Technologies, is a business technologist with 20+ years’ experience in development, strategy, marketing and executive management. Pete is a recognized thought leader, speaker and blogger – covering key trends such as DevOps, Mobility, Cloud and the Internet of Things.
There are many concepts in Lean manufacturing that have applicability with software development "factories." One example is the Andon Cord. The Andon Cord concept involves using signals and alerts to indicate that ...
Thinking about frequent food contamination outbreaks, perhaps the old adage, “You are what you eat,” should be modified to, “You are what you eat—as assembled across an unknown supply chain.” Even foods ...
Have you noticed how every technology trend goes through a series of stages on the path to mainstream adoption? First comes doubt and denial, then tacit acceptance and finally acknowledgement that it ...
The U.K. high-rise tower blocks and built circa 1950-1980 were heralded as architectural wonders—large concrete towers easily housing the same population as the smaller houses they replaced. With large rooms, excellent views ...
Ever since the first hunks of Big Iron hit the streets, we’ve been struggling (and failing) to keep up with the demand for software applications. Now it’s getting harder. Not only do ...
While recently thumbing through some old comic books, I got a laugh from all the quirky advertisements. Fantastic promotions of awesome gadgets - like x-ray specs and radio wrist watches. Each designed ...
Despite our cognitive prowess, humans are just like other animal in the food chain. We follow patterns of behavior based on survival. If food is safe to eat today, we’ll eat it ...
The 1980’s TV show The A-team was brilliant. Four ex-commandos with special skills who help the oppressed. Throw in some over-the-top violence where no-one gets hurt, together with some tech wizardry where ...
If you’re a bit of a space geek like me, then maybe you’re one of the 243 thousand plus followers of #NASANewHorizons; diligently monitoring deep space twitter sphere for the latest news ...
Ok, I admit it - I sometimes cry when watching sad movies or as real-life events play out in the news. I put myself in the position of other people, sharing their ...
