I am working on an essay about IT complexity at the moment, and one thing that sprung into my mind while thinking about this, is the fact that many of my clients seem to think I am some sort …

SQL God? No… I just know how to do a maintenance plan Read more »

Hi again This article is the second half of a pair of articles explaining how I integrated real-time performance data with an SharePoint based IT operational portal, designed around the principle of passive compliance with legislative or organisational controls. In …

"Ain’t it cool?" – Integrating SharePoint and real-time performance data – Part 2 Read more »

Hi This is one of those nerdy posts in the category of "look at me! look at me! look at what I did, isn’t it cool?". Normally application developers write posts like this, demonstrating some cool bit of code they …

"Ain’t it cool?" – Integrating SharePoint and real-time performance data – Part 1 Read more »

Article originally published for EndUserSharePoint.com reproduced here. Greetings, my cleverworkarounds kung-fu students. Paul here again to talk once more about Zen and the art of SharePoint. Now I don’t want to appear all arrogant and pretentious, but for this post …

Thinking SharePoint Part 4 – Lessons from Kung Fu Panda Read more »

Recently, I came across the blog of Dux Raymond, a Project Manager, forthcoming author and trainer who looks at SharePoint from a project management perspective. Being rather interested in that area myself, I read his "Empowered by SharePoint" post. He …

IT and the Corporate Immune Mechanism – the "Mother Hen" reflex Read more »