Paul Barsch
Fortune 500 marketer Paul Barsch has worked in technology for fifteen years at companies such as Terayon Broadband, BearingPoint Management Consulting, HP Enterprise Services and Teradata. Connect with him on Twitter @paul_a_barsch.
In times of tight corporate budgets, everyone wants “a deal.” But there is often a price to be paid for low quality, especially when...
With visions of four legged robots rambling through the forest, a pair of virtual reality goggles for every person, and drones flying overhead beaming...
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” Smaug the magnificent dragon sits on his nearly unlimited hoard of treasure and coins and tells “burglar” Bilbo Baggins...
While most business leaders equate the Information Technology (IT) department with simply “keeping the lights on,” IT does much more than administer and operate...
For the third year in a row, cloud computing is one of the top three technology investments for CIOs. However, there are many misconceptions of “the...
Like it or not, "people analytics" are here to stay. But that doesn't mean companies should put all their eggs in one basket and...
The next audacious "off the cuff" statement your CEO makes could tank your company's stock price in minutes. That's because machines are increasingly analyzing...
It's highly possible that in your next business meeting, you may have data; you may have a solid analysis and even your best recommendations...
A disturbing trend is afoot, where key topics in science are increasingly considered beyond debate—or in other words settled. However, good science isn't without...
Some business users believe that every year IT is handed a budget, which is then fully used to drive new and productive ways to...
Data scientists are busy writing algorithms to optimize employee productivity, improve trucking routes, and update retail prices on the fly. But those pesky humans...
Over the long-run, is cloud computing a waste of money? Some startups and other "asset lite" businesses seem to think so. However, cloud computing...
A significant portion of the world's knowledge is online and accessible to just about anyone with a web browser and internet connection. But as...
As technical skills such as programming, application development, and "Big Data" infrastructure management take on added importance, it is imperative analytics professionals also develop...
Ask just about any company why they are jumpstarting an analytics program and you'll undoubtedly hear phrases like "We need to reduce costs" or...
The sharing movement is in full swing. Innovative "collaborative consumption" companies are helping pool under-utilized assets such homes, boats, cars and then renting them...
CAPEX dollars reserved for investments in plant, property or equipment (including IT) are notoriously hard to secure. In fact, IT leaders often express dismay...
In a world where computer programs are responsible for wild market swings, advertising fraud and more, it is incumbent upon society to develop rules...
With technical skills such as Java, C++, Python and more in high demand for "Big Data" analytics, it seems like softer business skills such...
If anyone knows how to preserve data and information for long term value, it's the programmers at Internet Archive, based in San Francisco, CA....