Category: Organizational management

Making Sense of NoSQL – A balanced, well-written overview – #bigdata #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Making Sense of NoSQL A Guide for Managers and the Rest of Us Dan McCreary and Ann Kelly (Manning, paperback) This is NOT a how-to guide for learning to use NoSQL software and build NoSQL databases. It is a meaty, well-structured overview aimed primarily at “technical managers, [software] architects, and developers.” However, it also is … Continue reading Making Sense of NoSQL – A balanced, well-written overview – #bigdata #bookreview

All for Search and Search for All: 3 New Books for Putting Search to Work – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Seek and ye shall find. That’s the theory behind the still-debated benefits of digging through Big Data to uncover new, overlooked, or forgotten paths to greater profits and greater understanding. Big Data, however, is here to stay (and get bigger). And search is what we do to find and extract useful nuggets and diamonds and … Continue reading All for Search and Search for All: 3 New Books for Putting Search to Work – #bookreview

Enterprise Games – How to build a better 21st-century business with game mechanics – #business #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Enterprise Games: Using Game Mechanics to Build a Better Business Michael Hugos (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) Can 21st-century games and gamers attack and destroy the top-down, assembly-line thinking that still keeps many businesses firmly rooted in the previous century?  Michael Hugos’ compelling new book makes a solid case that they can. Game mechanics, he argues, can … Continue reading Enterprise Games – How to build a better 21st-century business with game mechanics – #business #bookreview

The Connected Company – Restructure now or die in today’s hyperconnected economy – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

The Connected Company Dave Gray, with Thomas Vander Wal (O’Reilly, hardback – Kindle) If you buy only one business management book this year, make it this one. It’s that good, and definitely timely. Whether your organization chart stretches across continents or consists of just you, your smart phone and your computer, you can learn important … Continue reading The Connected Company – Restructure now or die in today’s hyperconnected economy – #bookreview

Team Geek: A Software Developer’s Guide to Working Well with Others – Solid advice and career tips – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Team Geek: A Software Developer’s Guide to Working Well with Others Brian W. Fitzpatrick and Ben Collins-Sussman (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) You’ve worked hard to become a software developer, and now that you’re there, you’ve learned that proficiency in several different computer languages is not enough. In today’s insecure, competitive, and overly demanding job market, … Continue reading Team Geek: A Software Developer’s Guide to Working Well with Others – Solid advice and career tips – #bookreview

The Art of Community, 2nd Edition – Creating online success in the social economy – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation, 2nd Edition Jono Bacon (O’Reilly, paperback, list price $39.99; Kindle edition, list price $34.99) Whether you work for a large firm or operate a one-person shop built around an online presence, you should check out this newly updated guidebook on now to build, maintain and … Continue reading The Art of Community, 2nd Edition – Creating online success in the social economy – #bookreview