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What’s New And Differentiating For CIOs In The Age Of The Customer? | Forrester Blogs

 22 March 2012    |         |     Cloud, Finance, Information Technology, Power Consulting Group

What’s New And Differentiating For CIOs In The Age Of The Customer? | Forrester Blogs.

How Would you Like a Tattoo That Rings When you Have a Call?

 21 March 2012    |         |     Information Technology, Trends

Technorati Front Page via How Would you Like a Tattoo That Rings When you Have a Call?.

PCG Closed for Presidents Day


President’s Day - Monday, February 20th, 2012 Please be advised that Power Consulting will be closed this coming Monday, February 20th, in observanvce of President’s Day.   Service Reminder     If you have a service emergency during this time, please contact your after-hours call in number or send your request to support@powerconsulting.com so we can look into it first thing on Tuesday morning.   Happy President’s Day from the team at Power Consulting Group! Visit our blog for more.     .

Ingram Micro SMB Alliance


Ingram Micro SMB Alliance  Power Consulting Group’s Director of Information Technology, Ronnie Parisella has accepted an Advisory Council seat on Ingram Micro’s SMB Alliance. Community Relationships & Building Trust Ingram [...]

New York City gets a Software Engineering High School

 13 January 2012    |         |     Education, Information Technology, New York City, Trends

This is a great initiative.  I’m curious about what languages/apps they build their curriculum around.   From: Joel on Software via New York City gets a Software Engineering High School.

Apple stops selling iPhone 4S in China

 13 January 2012    |         |     Apple, Power Consulting Group

Apple stores in China have temporarily stopped selling the iPhone 4S to protect store employees and customers, the New York Times reports. The iPhone 4S was scheduled to hit the Chinese market on Jan. 13 for the first time. Unfortunately, enthusiasm for Apple’s latest gadget turned ugly, with gangs of scalpers reportedly fighting each other in front of Apple stores. As a result, the managers of the company’s main store in Beijing’s Sanlitun district decided not to open the store as promised. The decision to keep the store closed, which was announced by a company employee over a bullhorn shortly [...]

Apple TV strategy finally emerging?

 19 December 2011    |         |     Apple, Cloud, Creative/Media, Education, Google, Non-Profit, Small Business

Apple’s TV strategy has been uneven and ambiguous over the years. Recent technology and product development clarifies Apples’ strategy, according Jessica E. Vascellaro in her recent Wall Street Journal Online article.

Apple to launch 7.85-inch iPad in 2012, say sources

 18 December 2011    |         |     Apple, Hardware

Apple is likely to launch a 7.85-inch iPad prior to the fourth quarter of 2012 in addition to a new iPad scheduled to be released at the end of the first quarter, according to sources in the supply chain. Global shipments of tablet PCs are expected to reach 60 million units in 2011, of which 70% will be Apple’s iPads. To cash in on market demand as well as market expectations, Apple is expected to release its next-generation iPads at the end first-quarter 2012, said the sources. However, in order to cope with increasing market competition including the 7-inch Kindle [...]

Take advantage of IRS Section 179 for 2011 IT purchases

 8 December 2011    |         |     Finance, New York City, Power Consulting Group, Small Business

Congress has extended IRS Section 179 to include IT purchases for the 2011 tax year. Qualifying IT equipment purchases (most computer hardware and software) can be deducted at full cost from your 2011 business taxes, instead of being amortized over several years. From section179.org: “The Section 179 Deduction limit increased to $500,000. The total amount of equipment that can be purchased increased to $2 million. This includes most new and used capital equipment, and also includes certain software.” If you are ready to finalize planning for projects in Q1 or Q2 of next year, now is a great time to [...]

VM Sprawl?

 8 December 2011    |         |     Cloud, Education, Information Technology, Power Managed Care, Small Business

Current Virtual Machine (VM) Software enables any regular, nontechnical person to create a VM with a “click of the Mouse”; multiply this by an organizations employee population, and the cost-saving benefits of going Virtual go right out the window. Commonly referred to as VM Sprawl, it can drag the efficiency of an IT Departments’ resources down into the Pits, if not handled correctly… Read more at TechTarget.com…

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