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Changing behavior: A key component to IT and business success


Today, as I was listening to a big data discussion for a Wikibon wiki post I’m working on, something kept distracting me.  It was my thoughts on “IT vs. the cloud” as a follow up to a post I wrote the other day on why organizations that want to embrace the cloud in a significant way need to first get their governance house in order.  I wanted to provide some additional thoughts based on some follow up items I received… I promise it’s the last thing you’ll read from me for a while on governance, but I believe strongly in these items.

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Who are Wikibon Members?


People have been asking me lately to describe the Wikibon member base in more detail. Since we launched the new site the day after Labor Day last year, we’ve begun requesting new members provide a bit more information about who they are and their area of expertise when they register. The vast majority of folks that sign up for Wikibon provide a title and the subject matter about which they are most passionate.  I’m really happy about that so we can learn more about our members and provide more new and interesting services.

I asked David Butler to put together a list of companies where the Wikibon member has specified a title that clearly indicates he or she is an IT professional. My idea was to put the logos of these firms on a slide to show people. I After getting through about 20% of the list I ran out of room on my slide. When he has more time, I’ll have Dave put together a more complete list by industry but here’s a sample of the member companies:

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Wikibon: What the Hell!


Here’s what happens when you run the ‘About Wikibon’ through Wordle.

Wordle Analysis of About Wikibon Page

Wordle Analysis of About Wikibon Page

Wordle might seem pointless but it’s actually very cool. It’s not that I’m excited just seeing the giant “Wikibon,” which is prominent because it’s cited a zillion times in the About page. The subtleties of Wikibon are what drive my passions. You’d expect to see things like Gartner, Meta, IDC and Forrester because our founders and early contributors had backgrounds at these research giants. And it’s not surprising to see Wells (as in Wells Fargo) and Pfizer and other organizations that advised us in the beginning– all new companies need advisers from the good people they wish to serve.

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Welcome to the Wikibon Blog


Wikibon is a worldwide community of practitioners, technologists and consultants dedicated to improving the adoption of technology and business systems through an open source sharing of free advisory knowledge. By combining Web 2.0 technology, global expertise and action-oriented content, Wikibon has become the Web’s first and largest technology research and advisory organization where peers help each other make better technology investment decisions and share best practices.

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