Nelson Biagio Jr

From Punch Cards to the Cloud: The History of Digital Storage [INFOGRAPHIC]

Nelson Biagio Junior — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:22:26 +0000

Via Mashable Tech

Filed under: IBM, Internet, Technology Tagged: digital storage, History, IBM

The Computer Dilemma

Nelson Biagio Junior — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:18:40 +0000

Funny because is true…

Via Dvorak Uncensored.

Filed under: Drawings, Humor, Technology Tagged: Drawning, humor, Tech

Vacation 2011 – Part 2

Nelson Biagio Junior — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:41:45 +0000

After a year of hard work I’m finally on vacation. Tonight I will travel outside of Brazil and do not know when and how I will have access to computers and the Internet.

I will try to update this blog whenever possible. On September 20th I return to the normal rhythm. Stay tuned!

Filed under: General Tagged: Vacation 2011

Wisdom in the Pipeline

Nelson Biagio Junior — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:37:24 +0000

Looking forward to see the future new book from Michael Wade. They already have a great list of must read books and a great blog. Don’t miss the chance to know him!

Filed under: critical thinking, Leadership, Management Tagged: books, Execupundit, Leadership, Michael Wade, pipeline, wisdom

Interview with Manoj Saxena: Putting IBM Watson to Work

Nelson Biagio Junior — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:47:41 +0000

Chris Nay, at Building a Smarter Planet Blog, made a great interview with Manoj Saxena, general manager of IBM Watson Solutions. A sample:

What are you looking forward to as the first Watson Solutions General Manager?

Manoj Saxena: Watson provides us an opportunity at a scale and scope that only comes along once in a very long while. One of the things I love the most is shaping and creating markets around disruptive technologies. And I have had the good fortune of being able to do that in the five years I have been at IBM, and the seven years before that through the two software startups I had founded.

With Watson, I envision an entire new class of business solutions and cloud-based services that can interpret natural language; incorporate new structured and unstructured information; and derive associations and patterns that bridge the IT-business gap. CIOs and business executives will have to rethink how to add value to their businesses.

Watson’s capabilities will be particularly powerful for information-intensive industries such as healthcare, government, telecom and financial services — where the volume and variety of information is constantly changing. For example, some of Watson’s potential applications in healthcare include helping doctors and care providers reduce the time needed to evaluate and determine the correct diagnosis for a patient. It can also help create the next generation of electronic medical record systems, as well as diagnostic and decision support tools, to help provide doctors with treatment options tailored to a patient’s needs.

You can read the full interview here!

Filed under: Business, IBM, Management, Smart Planet Tagged: IBM, interview, Watson

Twitter Manners

Nelson Biagio Junior — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:40:15 +0000

Filed under: Internet, Twitter Tagged: infographics, internet, Manners, Social Networks, twitter

The Art of Being Bold 101

Nelson Biagio Junior — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:23:16 +0000

Nicholas Bate made a great list about how to be bold. A sample:

solve where others complain;

volunteer when others look down;

be principled and yet flexible;

never give up;

have a plan;

Read the entire article here!

Filed under: Business, critical thinking, Leadership, Management Tagged: 101, being boid, list, NIcholas Bate, wisdom

Being a Roman

Nelson Biagio Junior — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:15:08 +0000

More at Nicholas Bate.

Filed under: Drawings, General Tagged: drawings, NIcholas Bate

Music for a Friday Morning – Wanted Dead or Alive

Nelson Biagio Junior — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:26:32 +0000

Filed under: Music, Video Tagged: friday, music, Video

How do You Deal with Your Vacation Reminders?

Nelson Biagio Junior — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:08:17 +0000

This is the best vacation reminder I ever see! It’s just brilliant:

I am currently out of the office on vacation.

I know I’m supposed to say that I’ll have limited access to email and won’t be able to respond until I return — but that’s not true. My blackberry will be with me and I can respond if I need to. And I recognize that I’ll probably need to interrupt my vacation from time to time to deal with something urgent.

That said, I promised my wife that I am going to try to disconnect, get away and enjoy our vacation as much as possible. So, I’m going to experiment with something new. I’m going to leave the decision in your hands:

If your email truly is urgent and you need a response while I’m on vacation, please resend it to interruptyourvacation@xxxxx.com and I’ll try to respond to it promptly.

If you think someone else at ‘my company’ might be able to help you, feel free to email my assistant, Fiona (fiona@xxxxx.com) and she’ll try to point you in the right direction.

· Otherwise, I’ll respond when I return…

Warm regards,
Josh

Could you write a reminder better or more creative than that? If so, share your ideawith us in the comments box.

Filed under: Business, Leadership, Management Tagged: creativity, Leadership, reminders, vacation