{"id":7080,"date":"2013-10-25T12:48:39","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T17:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=7080"},"modified":"2022-11-22T11:24:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T17:24:58","slug":"weekly-recap-10-old-school-it-principles-that-still-rule-how-to-leverage-bi-for-executive-reporting-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/weekly-recap-10-old-school-it-principles-that-still-rule-how-to-leverage-bi-for-executive-reporting-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Recap: 10 old-school IT principles that still rule, how to leverage BI for executive reporting, and more&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-725\" title=\"Education\" alt=\"Education\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" \/>Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on how old-school IT principles have adapted with the times, how to leverage BI, and more. I hope you find them useful:<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20131025_10OldSchoolITPrinciples_BIReporting']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.information-management.com\/news\/four-ways-to-leverage-bi-for-executive-level-reporting-10024968-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Four ways to leverage BI for executive-level reporting<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nWhile data is growing at a rapid rate, many don\u2019t know how to turn this data into actionable insights. Why? It boils down to a lack of appropriate <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'PDF Download', 'BI Guide', 'Blog']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/research\/BIPaper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">tools<\/span><\/a> and processes.<br \/>\n<a name=\"20131022\"><\/a><!--more--><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">10 old-school IT principles that still rule<\/span><br \/>\nPerhaps the most important \u201cold-school\u201d IT principle is even more essential today than it was in the past: IT exists to support the business. Although today, IT must shift their focus from simply \u201csupporting\u201d the business to <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Inside Link', '6 keys to a high-performing IT department']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/6-keys-to-a-high-performing-it-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">\u201cdriving\u201d the business forward<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20131025_10OldSchoolITPrinciples_HealthcareSite']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/anthonykosner\/2013\/10\/21\/obamacares-website-is-crashing-because-backend-was-doomed-in-the-requirements-stage\/?ss=cio-network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Obamacare\u2019s website is crashing because the backend was doomed<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nMuch has been made of the colossal failure that was the new Healthcare.gov website. It suffered from software issues from the very start, and many experts have speculated as to the cause. The true cause: As with most software issues, the answer lies in the  <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Inside Link', 'Architecture']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/application-architecture-ignore-at-your-own-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">architecture<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">5 IT security horror stories (and 5 ways to avoid them)<\/span><br \/>\nInterestingly enough 2 of the 5 security horror stories involve smartphones. Companies are still trying to figure out how to secure mobile devices. What happens when a device is lost or stolen? How do you control which data your employees store on their devices? 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