Count on IT
Mike Sutton is director of IT at Media General Broadcast Group.
John Footen is vice president of National TeleConsultants and the head of its Software Solutions Group.
Making The Case for Simplicity
by John Footen, 02.16.2010
Always seeking simplicity should be a fundamental value in engineering design. More...
Finding the Perfect fIT
by Michael J. Sutton, 01.19.2010
As the environment changes, so does the landscape of needs. More...
Following the 10 IT Commandments
by John Footen, 12.21.2009
Oftentimes the work of someone looking at a facility can be as much an art as it is a science. More...
Club Hub—Hubbing by Ethernet
by Michael J. Sutton, 11.12.2009
In areas where centralization or grouping of processes is possible, you may provide some immediate staffing benefits or relief, but there are other advantages as well. More...
I Can See Clearly Now!
by John Footen, 10.15.2009
Perhaps one of the more common complaints I hear is about the inability to present clearly the massive amounts of information that are generated on a daily basis. More...
Seeing Spots... And Spots... And More Spots
by Michael J. Sutton, 10.08.2009
Spot delivery is in a whirlwind of change. If it hasn’t yet, you’ll likely be impacted by these changes very soon. More...
The Future is Yours!
by John Footen, 08.12.2009
Lao Tzu, the father of Taoism, said, "Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge." More...
Centralizing and Pooling Resources
by Michael J. Sutton, 07.27.2009
The demand for us to share information has skyrocketed. More...
Managing and Protecting It All... With a Lot Less
by Michael J. Sutton, 06.10.2009
Has your work day expanded? Do you have fewer resources than you did two years ago? A week ago? More...
Don't Worry, Be Happy!
by John Footen, 04.16.2009
We humans have a strong tendency to exaggerate both the good and the bad. An example of this is the worry that many vendors of broadcast technology products have about the impact of Service-Oriented Architecture on them. More...
Opening Networks to A Changing World
by Michael J. Sutton, 04.10.2009
As we become more dependent on diverse methods of obtaining and providing information, our structures must change, as well. More...
Keeping Focus With Challenging Changes
by Michael J. Sutton, 02.04.2009
What I find interesting is that with all of the uncertainty and bad news throughout 2008, we actually did a lot with a lot less resources and money. More...
IT Just Doesn't Get it!
by John Footen, 12.22.2008
The engineer Charles Kettering said, "There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand it." More...
Standards Are Dead! Long Live Standards!
by John Footen, 12.03.2008
What should also be obvious is that standards are evolving more and more quickly. The average lifespan of a standard is declining. More...