A Formula for Success, but Not for Innovation
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The image-conscious N.F.L. got the matchup it wanted for Super Bowl XLII: two popular teams and two attractive quarterbacks with compelling stories.
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Many technologies may be a waste of time and money, researcher says.
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Don't let these bogus strategies sabotage your long-term goals.
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It doesn't take a genius to catch on to the fact that in IT, innovation is a mandate. Push the envelope of what's possible, or find yourself relegated to wayside. But, to borrow a favored David St. Hubbins Spinal Tap aphorism, there's a fine line between clever and crackpot when it comes to making good on technological breakthroughs in the enterprise.                                                      It is in that spirit that we revisit last year's level-headed look at crackpot technologies that could transform the enterprise, putting the screws to a new rack of could-be enterprise contenders. But before you write off nanotech or direct brain interfaces as the next big enterprise thing, consider this:  [ For an in-depth look at last year's crackpot tech assessments, see: 12 crackpot tech ideas that could transform the enterprise ]  Of the dozen technologies we examined last year, several made significant enterprise-minded strides since we first assessed their IT prospects. Desktop Web apps, for one, lent credence to the conjecture that fat productivity suites might just have a shorter future than previously thought; solid-state drives popped up everywhere, from ultramobile laptops to the datacenter; and Sun's datacenter-in-a-box proved compelling enough for Google to move first to patent it. Even quantum cryptography received a vote of confidence, with Switzerland tapping the technology to protect parliamentary election transmissions.   Sure, some of this year's out-there technologies may prove fruit for future high-profile tech flops lists, but without forward-thinking, there would be no worthwhile enterprise advancement. So raise your eyebrows or your suspicions as you deem fit, and join us in assessing the potential each of the following technologies has to earn IT's respect or derision.  ? Nanotechnology ? Optical computing ? Pervasive computing ? Wireless power ? The $100 laptop ? Direct brain interfaces ? Enterprise supercomputing ? Virtual worlds
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Looking beyond the market's favorite metric.
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The ideas in this book aren't revolutionary, but they could do wonders for your finances.
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A Fool learns that one great metric for a company does not make for an automatic buy.
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Chasing relative performance leads to a short-term orientation.
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Ziff Davis - Opinion: The player's success is not enough to pull Apple out of its "niche innovator" role. The company needs to take its knack for making products desirable in a new direction.
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Watch out when litigation trumps innovation.
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Not all the time, anyway. Moneyball author Michael Lewis says conventional wisdom creates inefficiencies.
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Don't be too impressed -- great returns don't always mean much.
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If at first (and second and third and fourth and fifth... ) you   don't succeed, try, try again. But this time try it a different way.
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The company is surviving, but it's hardly inspiring.
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A nonprofitâs success isnât necessarily measured in dollars and cents.
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Two years ago,I publicly floated the concept that IT should start thinking more like entrepreneurs. What a disaster! I was speaking at a meeting of CTOs, and I mentioned that Iâd heard of a few IT departments that were focusing, at least in part, on creating saleable new products and services for their companies. I asked the group what they thought of the idea.
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The software maker is moving along -- but not enough to get investors excited.