by darrell.odonnell | Oct 18, 2014 | General Tech Trends
So Facebook released Safety Check this week (see release here). The general idea behind Safety Check is that when a disaster strikes Facebook will alert users in the area to check-in to let their friends & family know that they are safe. At a first glance Safety...
by darrell.odonnell | Oct 8, 2014 | General Tech Trends, Leadership
I am pretty excited! I just received a copy of an interview that I did with an up and coming guy who was finalizing his thesis for his second Bachelor’s degree (this one in emergency management). I sat with Michael Brulotte at the request of a good friend and...
by darrell.odonnell | Sep 29, 2014 | Gadget, General Tech Trends
We just pushed out a new Issue (#002) of the Technology In OPS e-mag. We’ve got some awesome content in there so go pick it up on Google Play! Here’s a quick summary of what you’ll find inside… Here are the links to install! Kudos to the...
by darrell.odonnell | Sep 29, 2014 | Agile, General Tech Trends, Leadership
In another Technology In OPS briefing I explain why focusing on requirements can be detrimental and why the focus should be on Stories. Transcript to...
by darrell.odonnell | Sep 9, 2014 | General Tech Trends, Leadership
Bottom-line-up-front (BLUF): CAUSE3 is a joint Canada/US technology experiment with a twist. CAUSE3 is focused on dealing with the non-technology issues related to technology that is already fielded to improve both Canada’s and US’ resiliency to disasters...
by darrell.odonnell | Aug 25, 2014 | General Tech Trends
In this video Darrell from Technology In OPS (#techinops) provides a briefing on how “The Cloud” impacts a Senior Leader. The Cloud is changing how a lot of IT organizations do things and this means that first responders, emergency managers, and security...