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Member spotlight - Mark Hughes from Hughes Connect
Special Topic: A discussion about future opportunities for Notes/Domino professionals
Speakers:
Ed Brill, Director, Product Management, Lotus Notes and Domino, LotusLive Notes
Arthur Fontaine, Program Director, Notes/Domino Application Development
Description: Cloud. XPages. Eclipse. Composite Applications. Server Consolidation. Domain Monitor. Traveler. All these modern elements of Notes/Domino are driving changes in the career development of Notes/Domino professionals. We will discuss thoughts on how to best Optimize for these changing churrents and what you should be watching for in terms of future opportunities.
Beginning with a review of how and where to interact with LTIE, we were introduced to Mark Hughes, an excellent guest, explaining how and why he came to the Lotus Community and how he derives value from it (both participating and contributing). From there, Ed Brill and Arthur Fontaine segued into a topic borne of the past months discussion in the blogosphere. Basically, because of changing trends and dynamics in IT, Domino Administrators and Developers have to adjust if they want to remain relevant. The message to the attendees was "Lead not Follow."
For the Administrators, this means:
Lead to lower costs. If you've upgraded to Domino 8.5.1, implement the new features, such as DAOS, ID Vault, and DDM, which are free with Domino and provide high value to the organization.
Widgets. Create the catalog (free) and provide some value directly to the users.
Focus on the users. Introduce webmail (iNotes), web accessible applications, mobile, and new/upgraded templates.
Look at the cloud and appliances. Be prepared for the questions by providing answers for optimization of your environment and/or alternatives.
For the Developers, this means:
Educate your organization on "Why Domino."
Educate yourself on "Why Domino."
XPages, Composite Applications, mobile solutions.
Take some time and refresh those old, tired user interfaces.
Extend your skills to other platforms/software. The example was Alloy for SAP.
Prototype a solution that is in the design phase.
Don't let a competing product do half of what Domino does well.
Take advantage of the resources available to you; XPages blog, Solutions Catalog, OpenNTF
For everyone, speak the language of business, not just technology.
"Lead not Follow" requires that you leave your comfort zone and become more than just the "Notes Person." Take an active role in your career and the role that Notes and Domino perform in your organization, constantly show the value that is derived from the installed software by proving the business value. It was interesting to me that the conversation was more skewed toward the Application Developer to show that the Domino platform is an excellent one for development and is one that can interact with other business systems. Sure, the Administrator can implement some excellent features that bring immediate benefit to the organization, but there seems to be more on the plate of the developer. Of course, Admin or Dev, we are in this together.
Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age by Clay Shirky
Tue, Sep 7th 2010 1:10p Gregg Eldred According to Clay Shirky's new book, Cognitive
Surplus, the average American
watches twenty hours of television a week. That is a part time job. We
watch more television every year, but there is a curious trend occuring;
people of the younger generations are watching less. While television provides
people comfort, a sense of belonging, even when alone, and it tells stories
and helps people pass the time, more people are spending more time creating
their own media, contributing to open source ini [read] Keywords: connections
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eWeek: IBM Takes the Cloud to the US Open
Tue, Sep 7th 2010 1:10p Gregg Eldred IBM showcased its cloud initiatives at the US Open, as eWeek has reported.
IBM has long been a partner of the US Tennis Association (USTA) in handling all the IT operations behind the US Open and other Grand Slam tennis events. At a press event hosted by IBM at the US Open here on Aug. 31, Gordon Smith, the executive director and chief operating officer of the USTA, said, âIBM has been a USTA partner for 18 years. Weâve got the best technology partner on the planet bar none. We canâ [read] Keywords: ibm
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Users cannot mentally handle local replicas?
Thu, Sep 2nd 2010 6:20p Gregg Eldred This is from the "What's New in Domino 8.5, 8.5.1, 8.5.2" document (emphasis mine):
If you've ever wished using Mail were free of delays, but don't have the mind space for creating and maintaining a local replica, the new managed replica feature might be for you. When you create or convert an existing local replica to a managed replica in Notes, or your Domino administrator sets it for you via a policy, Notes creates a local mail replica and marks it as a managed replica. The next time you ope [read] Keywords: domino
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Star Island by Carl Hiaasen
Wed, Sep 1st 2010 11:50p Gregg Eldred The emergency medical technicians have
been called to a hotel in South Beach, responding to call concerning a
twenty-two year old female who has swallowed a "mix of vodka, Red
Bull, hydrocodone, birdseed, and stool softener." A rather typical
call for South Beach with the exception of the appearance of Bang Abbott,
an overweight, intrusive paparazzo. He wants to have exclusive right to
the pictures of the woman on the stretcher. However, when the EMT's wheel
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Do You Know This Person?
Mon, Aug 30th 2010 8:20p Gregg Eldred Sorry, this is just too good not to share, and I actually received permission to post it. :-) [read] Keywords:
Backroads of Ohio: Your Guide to Ohios Most Scenic Backroad Adventures by Miriam Carey and Ian Adams
Wed, Aug 18th 2010 12:00p Gregg Eldred After reading several Backroads books on
other states, I decided that it was time to discover what the series had
to say and show about my home state of Ohio. Much like the other books
in the series, Backroads
of Ohio: Your Guide to Ohio's Most Scenic Backroad Adventures,
by Miriam Carey and Ian Adams, will appeal to residents of the state of
Ohio or those vacationing within its borders. For residents, this book
will provide you with short, interesting trips that would appeal to every
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