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Muttering(s)

Unstructured thoughts, discovered pearls, rants etc.

Why the UK Government Would Be Wrong To Block Social Media

Details: Created on 13 August 2011; Written by Steve Burrows

{jcomments on}The UK government is getting in a tizz about social media, specifically its use in publicising and coordinating the recent riots which have erupted in English cities over the past week. Several prominent politicians have suggested blocking access to social media, especially Twitter and Facebook, when civil disturbance is likely or underway, as reported by the BBC, Telegraph and other news media.

They're wrong, very wrong, and I'd like to explain why.

IT Consultant Goes To Prison

Details: Created on 05 August 2011; Written by Steve Burrows

Later this month I'm going to prison. the Isle of Man prison, to talk to prisoners about IT in the real world. As part of their education programme some prisoners attend classes in IT, from professional educators who teach IT at the Isle of Man College. Most of us who work in IT recognise that IT as taught in education is very different to IT in the real world, so I'm going to deliver a couple of talks about IT in business, what it is, how it's used etc.

I know I'm likely to be asked a couple of questions:

a) types of careers in IT

b) what problems will convicts have in gaining employment in IT

Obviously I've got some ideas of my own, but I'd like a wider perspective. Particularly what IT jobs you would or wouldn't employ an ex-convict for, and why. Please use the comments widget below - would you employ an ex-convict in your IT function? If so doing what? Which IT roles would you absolutely not employ a convict for?

Thanks, Steve.

Measurement of IT

Details: Created on 08 January 2011; Written by Steve Burrows

A recent discussion on LinkedIn caused me to use a phrase that I haven't spoken for a while, and thus stimulated me into writing this. More on that later.

The measurement of IT is well understood by IT Directors and CIOs. There are rafts of "standard" KPIs used to measure the performance of the corporate IT function, typical examples include (from Wikipedia):

The Price of New Technology

Details: Created on 30 August 2010; Written by Steve Burrows

New technology is expensive, we're all accustomed to that. High development costs, low production volumes and rapid evolutionary cycles mean that the first generations of now technologies to reach the market are going to be costly and suffer high depreciation - they are for early adopters.

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