Oracle CEO Larry Ellison makes fun of “Cloud Computing”

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOEFXaWHppE&feature=share

This is a nice bit from Larry Ellison the CEO of Oracle,
He talks about Cloud Computing term as a new name for the same internet everyone has used for years.

Wiki calls it:

The term “cloud” is used as a metaphor for the Internet, based on the cloud drawing used in the past to represent the telephone network, and later to depict the Internet in computer network diagrams as an abstraction of the underlying infrastructure it represents.

He objects to the absurdity of the term cloud – since it is the same server-based service that was always there and is connected to the internet – the same OS, service, Database etc…

I agree heartily with him – ever since anyone of us joined the first web-based email service or web hosting,
we all have used the cloud.

What do you think?
do we have now a different cloud computing then we had ever since the internet started working?
Please post your thoughts in the comments …

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Supply Chain Management – Each Module

Supply Chain Management – the 12 modules - Each Module can be viewed separately.

The whole list is about 1 hour to watch.

You can view the Supply Chain Management as 1 playlist in this post.

Module 1: What is Supply Chain Management? [8:05]

Module 2: Buy It: Managing Supply [3:46]

Module 3: Make It: Manufacturing and Operations [4:23]

Module 4: Move It: Transportation and Logistics [3:45]

Module 5: Sell it & Service It: Retail Considerations [3:39]

Module 6: Supply Chain Integration [4:41]

Module 7: Global Supply Chain Management [4:07]

Module 8: Socially Responsible Supply Chain Management [4:33]

Module 9: Business Processes [4:13]

Module 10: Measuring Performance [5:17]

Module 11: Quality Management [3:20]

Module 12: Supply Chains and Information Technology [3:53]

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Supply Chain Management – Play list

Supply Chain Management – the 12 modules - Viewable as one Playlist.

The whole list is about 1 hour to watch.

You can view the Supply Chain Management each module separately in this post.

The Modules included in this overview are:

1. What is Supply Chain Management? [8:05]
2. Buy It: Managing Supply [3:46]
3. Make It: Manufacturing and Operations [4:23]
4. Move It: Transportation and Logistics [3:45]
5. Sell it & Service It: Retail Considerations [3:39]
6. Supply Chain Integration [4:41]
7. Global Supply Chain Management [4:07]
8. Socially Responsible Supply Chain Management [4:33]
9. Business Processes [4:13]
10. Measuring Performance [5:17]
11. Quality Management [3:20]
12. Supply Chains and Information Technology [3:53]

Technorati Tags: inspiration, Management, Online Tools, Online Training

Great Online Stop Watch

This Online tool can be found here:

A very Easy to use online stop watch for all your IT needs, including:

• limiting meeting sections (lets not talk about this subject more than 10 minutes)
• counting time to measure a time limited action (how much time it really took the switch to reboot)
• testing to see if an IT action was able to finish within the time limit set (DB switch should be completed in 5 minutes)

etc …

it has 2 useful modes:

• Stop Watch
• counter

both look like this:

but you setup the counter with this preliminary screen:



Volkswagen – The Fun Theory

A very nice initiative from Volkswagen -
of course a successful Viral positive publication initiative as well - and yet very charming.

Volkswagen tested some theories of how to make people co-operate on tasks which usually get lower support,
by making them fun for the participates.

Here is a short example of how fun makes people prefer going through the harder way up

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw&feature=player_embedded

Gaming at work

Another interesting example of this idea is how fun at work improves the working day,
the worker contribution to the work place and productivity,
a couple of articles that I found interesting about this are:

Research proves online gaming at work is good for you – and for your boss

and

Does Gaming at Work Improve Productivity?

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