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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 5 months ago
Some of the “secret” projects on this list aren’t so secret. Autonomous vehicles and Google Glass, for instance, are hardly brand new to anyone under 40. There are, however, a couple of interesting technologies […]
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 5 months ago
This is not an article but a review of the different levels of Internet of Things type operating systems Microsoft offers. Microsoft Embedded is Microsoft’s vision to operate “edge” devices or, devices that will […]
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 5 months ago
This article discusses Amazon’s unique approach to developing a business model. Firstly, the company is not focused on profits. The digital retail giant is focused on technology and putting massive amounts of cash […]
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 6 months ago
Rejoice MIS majors! According to this article, the second most important skill within the world of Information Technology for 2015 is Project Management. Second only to programming/application development, project […]
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Ryan, this is a great post. It’s always reassuring, especially with graduation arriving in the spring, to hear that our educational focus is valued by potential employers. I agree with you in that the gap between business and technology is being bridged more frequently with every passing day. In my previous work experiences, as well as in my position right now, I have seen every aspect of the company influenced by technology and project management. It takes individuals with an understanding of IT partnered with the ability to manage projects to successfully run and evolve a business. I also predict that IT project will be different in the future, however, I feel like MIS majors will be prepared.
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 6 months ago
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Ryan P Boyce commented on the post, Does your corporate structure stifle your innovation?, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
Stephen, this, I thought, was a great article find by you. Corporate structure is an enormous piece in the decision making process especially when it come to young people seeking employment right out of school. Contrary to what the article suggest, I feel as though a rigid corporate structure might be beneficial to some, however. As an entry level…[Read more]
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 6 months ago
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 7 months ago
Our group for MIS 4596 is Hohne Section 2 Group 1. Our team members are Steve Martorelli, Jim Long, Mike Macaleer, Will Cummings, and Ryan Boyce. In light of the big data trend and the aggression of data aggregators, we are proposing we build a data analytics application that puts power back into consumers’ hands. Data aggregators are beginning to obtain incredibly detailed pictures about who we are as consumers by tracking our location history, browsing history, and social media habits. They are selling this data to big companies and making profits without consumers’ awareness. Our application will give consumers a piece of mind by doing just the same-tracking their activity and showing them how data aggregators and big companies view them.
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 7 months ago
I found this article and these proposed legislations massively important. Firstly, as we look to begin our careers in IT, it is paramount that we are aware of data breaches and how the companies we are looking to work for and with will handle one. Obama is proposing that companies make customers aware of such a breach within 30 days. This tells me that the government knows data breaches are going to happen, that this is more a matter of damage control than it is a preventative measure. Data breaches are now a normal event and I think it is beneficial to understand them and how our perspective employers will handle them. Since their is no system that is unhackable, I think it should be fairly common to ask an employer how their company would handle a data breach in an interview and what these legislations mean to them. As, hopefully, future managers in IT departments, it would behoove us to start focusing on propositions such as these and how data breaches will affect our careers.The article also talks about securing student data. Obama is looking to keep data that we produce from being used for marketing and campaigning purposes by companies. As a current student, it is important to me that the data I produce as a student-my major, my GPA, etc-is not used to sell me products. In my opinion, these proposed legislations should be reviewed by all consumers but especially graduating college seniors such as ourselves.-
I took an interest in the article you posted, especially in relation to student privacy. I found another article about the student privacy pledge, which Obama is endorsing. The Student Privacy Pledge ensures that companies who agree to the terms will protect the use of student’s personal information. The article includes the link to the pledge’s website. It specifies what the pledge entails and shows which companies have signed the pledge (http://studentprivacypledge.org/?page_id=45). As students, I agree with your opinion that we should be reviewing these proposed legislations because they could have a strong and direct effect on us. A pledge like this could be crucial in protecting our personal information, which could be used unlawfully by companies that provide us with educational services. The misuse of personal information has become a commonality and as students I think we should take the time to learn more about what the pledge stands for. It would also be useful to see why or why not companies are agreeing to the terms of the pledge. According to the article, Google is not among the many companies who have signed the pledge. Google has its own privacy policies that deal with the protection of student’s information, however, Google has a past of not truthfully disclosing the use of data collection. In 2012, Google had to pay the Federal Trade Commission $22.5 million because it misrepresented the way in which user data was tracked. As users we have the right to know what is done with the data we provide. It will be interesting to see which companies will go on to sign the pledge. As students should we worry about the companies who don’t?
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/01/13/why-google-didnt-sign-obama-backed-student-privacy-pledge/
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Ryan P Boyce created the group Hohne Sec 002 Group 1 9 years, 7 months ago
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site Doyle Team1 Blog 9 years, 9 months ago
Here is the link to the sixth progress report.
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site Doyle Team1 Blog 9 years, 9 months ago
Here is the link to the fifth progress report.
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site Ryan Boyce 9 years, 9 months ago
There are no new and/or pressing updates to report on this week. Our BA’s had their second test this week, so there focus was mainly on the test. We did not have our regularly scheduled Wednesday meeting wither […]
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site Doyle Team1 Blog 9 years, 9 months ago
Here is the link to the fourth progress report.
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site Ryan Boyce 9 years, 10 months ago
As per our meeting on Wednesday, 10/15, the BA’s have begun to focus in on what their prototype will look like. Several ideas have begun to service and none seem to be creating any sort of scope creep. The BA’s […]
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site Doyle Team1 Blog 9 years, 10 months ago
Here is the link to the fourth progress report.
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site Doyle Team1 Blog 9 years, 10 months ago
Here is the link to the third progress report.
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site Ryan Boyce 9 years, 10 months ago
This week our PM’s had their first test so most of their focus has been on doing that. Outside of that, the focus going forward will be on further defining the scope of what is the e-commerce site will look like. […]
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site Doyle Team1 Blog 9 years, 10 months ago
Here is the link to our second progress report.
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Ryan P Boyce wrote a new post on the site Ryan Boyce 9 years, 10 months ago
Our team of BA’s have done an exceptional job early on in the project for Somerville Lumber. All documents are up to date and are beginning to clearly define the solution (e-commerce site) we wish to provide […]
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