performance monitoring

Improving Your Measurements to Influence Behavior

Measuring things is easy, but measuring the right things and acting appropriately based on what you have measured is hard. What you do with measurements can influence behavior, so it’s worth putting some thought into what you measure.

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Steve Berczuk
The Risks of Implementing BYOD

CIOs and IT directors need to know if they are putting themselves at risk when they implement "bring your own device," or BYOD. Joe Townsend considers whether or not the benefits of this business policy outweigh the risks to a company's security.

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Joe Townsend
The Tokyo Stock Exchange Goes Broke

On August 7, 2012, the Tokyo Stock Exchange experienced a serious system glitch that resulted in the stock exchange going broke with the suspension of some transactions. Bob Aiello explains the situation and the next steps to identify the nature of the incident and the course of action.

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Bob Aiello
How to Become a Better Procrastinator

It's not necessarily bad to be a member of the twenty percent of people who identify themselves as chronic procrastinators. Naomi Karten explains several ways how you can become a better procrastinator and tackle the work that needs to get finished.

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Naomi Karten
Every Second Counts: Leap Second Wreaks Havoc with Software

Time stood still for a second on Saturday, June 30, 2012, as the official global clock was adjusted to better align time with the Earth’s rotation. This “leap second” wreaked havoc on many big-name websites and even some software platforms as they struggled to adjust to the time change.

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Heather Shanholtzer