Cloud SLA Max Effgen, January 4, 2010 Taking a look back on Cloud Service Level Agreements (SLA) from approximately a year ago and seeing what has changed for the enterprise. The SLA is nothing new and have existed in information technology for many, many years. I can tell you firsthand that SLA remains critical to the selling… Continue Reading
Spot Instances Max Effgen, January 1, 2010 Amazon AWS announced Spot Instances of EC2 a few weeks back. I have been very interested in this concept. Auction pricing should be natural for the cloud computing utility model. They will be selling spare capacity from moment to moment. The cloud is attractive since servers often site idle. Sharing… Continue Reading
WSJ: Seeking Coffee’s Health Benefits Max Effgen, December 29, 2009 Nice read on recent findings on my favorite beverage. WSJ: Good News in the Daily Grind Continue Reading
Muppets: Ringing of Bells Max Effgen, December 21, 2009 Seasonal fun from the Muppets. Continue Reading
Worst Christmas Album Ever… Max Effgen, December 20, 2009 Before elaborating, I love the Beach Boys. They were a big part of my childhood summers and one of 3 cassette tapes that were allowed in my Mom’s yellow VW Bus. That said, their take on traditional Christmas standards is terrible. As children, my siblings and I were forced to… Continue Reading
Finding recruiters and stalking them like a pro Max Effgen, December 10, 2009 Great post from Microsoft Staffing Manager and Employee Evangelist Heather Hamilton for those 4 of you looking for a job these days… One Louder: Finding recruiters and stalking them like a pro Continue Reading
Process Changes and the Sales Pipeline Max Effgen, December 3, 2009 In my experience, pipeline/forecast is one area of a CRM system that changes frequently. Fortunately, these changes require less coding changes through Windows Workflow Foundation (Dynamics CRM) and Workflow Automation (Salesforce). I have seen this both from the consulting side and as a user. Not going to comment on whether… Continue Reading
WSJ: How Saatchi CEO Makes Hires Max Effgen, December 1, 2009 Not your typical interview. Cool ideas. Continue Reading
5 Questions Max Effgen, November 24, 2009 All consultants like to ask questions. Sometimes too many questions. Here are 5 that I keep on hand for initial client engagements. What do your expectations of a service provider? How do you see out team helping you address challenges and opportunities? Why are you changing providers? How do we… Continue Reading
Cloud Computing Debate @ Economist.com Max Effgen, November 17, 2009 Interesting reading. Worth checking this out. Some “real” posts coming soon. Economist.com: Cloud Computing Debate Continue Reading