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Integrity

May 22, 2017

Integrity (noun): adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. Every company wants to hire the best...

Honoring Those Who Serve

Blog

May 30, 2016

On this Memorial Day, the entire ImagineX team takes a quick breather from building an amazing and unique tech consulting firm,...

The story behind our name

Blog

February 26, 2016

Since launching our new technology consulting startup, we've received many questions about our name, ImagineX. So, here's the story behind...

Personal Data Analytics and IoT

Blog

January 15, 2016

I recently read a book by Thomas Davenport and Jeanne Harris entitled Competing on Analytics. My data-inclined colleagues recommended it to understand...

Hello Barbie

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December 7, 2015

Mattel went to market during this holiday season with it’s Hello Barbie product “digitized”. Suddenly my kid’s (soon to-be toy)...

The Vanishing Perimeter

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November 16, 2015

As devices become ever more connected and mobile, the traditional enterprise perimeter walls will quickly crumble. These changes may already...

You Just Build Reports
1 month ago
This cartoon hits close to home. Most of us that have been in the data space have received some sort of comment like, “You just build reports, right?” This is funny to data folks as it is like saying the interior decorator built your house. With home building, a decorator is very important. They take the space that is...
Securing Your CyberArk Authentication Vault
2 months ago
Security professionals are adopting the principle of separation of duties and adhere to stricter standards for accessing endpoints, in accordance with roles and responsibilities. More organizations are shifting from using basic authentication to vaulted authentication for password management. Improper implementations can lead to leaving the API endpoints vulnerable by not securing the vaults. The credentials can be exposed by...
For Companies Looking Post-Covid: #benimble
3 months ago
Yes, Virginia, these are uncertain times. It might help to start this blog with a fact: In every downturn, there are winners.And there are losers. Several studies have consistent findings that~10% of companies not only survive downturns but also expand their businesses. How? Yes, that famous word from the last major economic crisis – pivoting. But pivoting today...
Patch Management – Automating a highly manual process
4 months ago
Secure organizations should have a robust patch management practice and deploy patches as close–to-release as possible. The protective process of patching should be commonplace….as commonplace as wearing a helmet when you ride your bike (PSA for the day). In fact, last year, at one of our financial services clients, we found that patching alone fully remediated about 60% of all...
#BlackLivesMatter
4 months ago
I am not speaking for every black person but I do hope to give you an idea about some of the things that are on our minds. While we all still try to deal with the impact of COVID-19, a virus that has disproportionately impacted communities of color, we are dealing with another case of police brutality. We should ALL...
The Quarantine with Kids Exercise Program (QKEP)
6 months ago
She is Why I Read
7 months ago
When I’m not at work, I am a voracious reader and book blogger. I blame it on my mom. She read to me all the time as a child, and then read with me as I learned to read. She instilled in me a life-long a love of words and books. #SheiswhyIRead. In celebration of Women’s History Month, I thought...
Role of Technology in Brand Positioning
8 months ago
While at a recent breakfast, a Delta Air Lines senior marketing leader walked us through key messages shared at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The impact for the airline was unmistakable. In its 95th year of existence, Delta positioned itself as a technology innovator by landing these points (… landed, get it?):
If Technology Isn’t Your Biggest Line Item, You’re Doing It Wrong
12 months ago
Part of the Ship, Part of the Crew
1 year ago
Ecclesiastes laments that there is nothing new under the sun. In Enterprise IT we see new technologies trying to solve the same old problems. The new technologies themselves are rebranded iterations of that which came before. The cost of adopting and implementing new technologies, even to maintain the status quo, can be daunting. However daunting this cost, it pales in...
Agile Development with Legacy Software
1 year ago
Strategies for ensuring project success and reducing technical debt, Part 1 Legacy code. There’s no other words that scare software engineers as much as these two. In fact, most of them probably stopped reading when they saw the word ‘legacy’. However, working with legacy code is a large portion of what software engineers do throughout their career, and if they...
Transitioning from Scrum to Kanban
2 years ago
Many times we focus on determining our agile approach upfront; should we follow Scrum or Kanban? Well, what happens when we want to change? Our project started in a Scrum style. We had a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to deliver, so the objective was to get as much done as possible within our delivery window. While we were able to...
My Family’s Cool Runnings
2 years ago
In the early part of 2016, my work life was about to experience a major shake-up. I had been working for Accenture, a Big 4 Consulting firm with over 300,000 people worldwide at the time, for almost 15 years. I was comfortable. The work was interesting with typical periods of ups and downs, but I wanted more. More growth, more challenges, and more financial...
The Value of a Product Owner
2 years ago
The planning stage of a project is an exciting time with lots of decisions to be made. You will always be focused on defining your timeframe and budget. Your organization will likely have a process in place to identify, interview, and select a vendor. It’s likely you’ll also find you are asking yourself questions such as ‘who are our stakeholders?’...
There is no “i” in “team”
2 years ago
Eighteen times a year, you’ll find me at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, cheering on the Atlanta United Football Club (AUFC), fondly called by some the Five Stripes, in homage to our inaugural home kit. Talking to some colleagues recently, I realized there are a lot of parallels between the Five Stripes and ImagineX. Are we dominating a soccer...
Integrity
3 years ago
Integrity (noun): adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. Every company wants to hire the best people possible. In technology consulting, the employees are the most important asset of the company. So what makes a great employee or consultant and how do you find them? There are many ways that top contributors differentiate themselves from average...
Honoring Those Who Serve
4 years ago
On this Memorial Day, the entire ImagineX team takes a quick breather from building an amazing and unique tech consulting firm, and spends the day with our friends and families so we can pay respect to the women and men in the armed forces. Their selfless dedication to protecting our country allows us to go to work each day in the greatest...
The story behind our name
5 years ago
Since launching our new technology consulting startup, we’ve received many questions about our name, ImagineX. So, here’s the story behind our name. Back in 2005-ish, 5 of the 6 founders were all working together in Vancouver, British Columbia on an incredibly complex, challenging multi-year business transformation program. We were all traveling from different parts of the country, working late...
Personal Data Analytics and IoT
5 years ago
I recently read a book by Thomas Davenport and Jeanne Harris entitled Competing on Analytics. My data-inclined colleagues recommended it to understand how analytics could be used to drive competitive advantage for enterprises. It’s a great read with real-world examples of companies that are doing it right and practical advice for companies that aspire to be world-class analytical competitors. Reading the book (and drinking...
Hello Barbie
5 years ago
Mattel went to market during this holiday season with it’s Hello Barbie product “digitized”. Suddenly my kid’s (soon to-be toy) is a connected device in the Internet of Things, with artificial intelligence and a mobile app, while leveraging cloud storage. Wow, talk about a case study for emerging digital technologies. I admit I wasn’t expecting to find it on my...
The Vanishing Perimeter
5 years ago
As devices become ever more connected and mobile, the traditional enterprise perimeter walls will quickly crumble. These changes may already be occurring in the form of shadow IT or businesses within your organization going outside of your normal IT delivery methods to gain the benefit of speed and lowered cost. This represents a risky situation if you’re responsible for securing...