Bola Rotibi on IT-Analysis.com

The cost benefits of listening and relationships during economic gloom

Bola Rotibi, MWD Advisors — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:05:00 +0100

Over the last few months I have heard and read commentary after commentary about how to weather out the recession. Whilst there is no silver bullet, there are plenty of good tips to follow that,... [Read More...]

A rocky start for Borland in 2009 but a timely move for its CEO

Bola Rotibi, MWD Advisors — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:56:00 +0100

On Tuesday 6th January 2009, Borland made a number of gloomy announcements that, given the prior forecast for 2009 and the company's poor quarterly returns were to be expected. The news that the... [Read More...]

Are you capable of watching your technical debt?

Bola Rotibi, MWD Advisors — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:03:00 +0100

Bob McIlree wrote an interesting blog at the start of October about watching the amount of 'technical debt'. The term is one that I had not previously encountered. Ward Cunningham first defined it... [Read More...]

Notes on PDC: Windows Azure

Bola Rotibi, MWD Advisors — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:14:00 +0100

There were always going to be high expectations for Microsoft's 2008 Professional Developer Conference (PDC). This was the first PDC without Bill Gates at the helm, and let's also not forget that... [Read More...]

Ignore the spin: Microsoft's membership of the OMG is good news for all concerned

Bola Rotibi, MWD Advisors — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:16:00 +0100

Tony Baer's one of the analysts who's picked up on Microsoft's recent announcement that it's joining the OMG and backing UML and BPMN. His post is pretty interesting and outlines some of the relevant... [Read More...]

A week of firsts

Bola Rotibi, MWD Advisors — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:50:00 +0100

You might think having been a senior analyst for 8 years that I'd have seen most things. Well, this has definitely been a week of firsts for me.My first ever JavaOne conference; my first week in... [Read More...]