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Oracle Day 2013
On the balcony… As a very wise colleague I worked with at a large resources company going crazy during the mining boom once told me, just before we checked out…
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WA IT Leaders Summit
The WA IT Leader’s Summit this week was an excellent event. It was well organised, well attended and had good speakers. Often you don’t get all that so well done…
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Platform 3.0 – Mark Skilton
My old buddy Mark Skilton (well he is not really my old buddy but he was the Global Head of SOA at CSC before he went off to do his…
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Come in we’re Open
After a long absence my resurgent interest in social media has got me motivated to re-open the Blog…..
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IBM Impact 2012 Wrap Up
IBM Impact 2012 – Las Vegas During 2012, before moving on and back to an implementation focus I was an Enterprise Architect within CSC Consulting based in Perth, Western Australia.…
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urban cowboy
Another night in Vegas… Gilley’s and its mechanical bull were a mainstay at the Frontier before it was demolished. The New Frontier was a hotel and casino…
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things IN YOUR HOTEL ROOM other than the mini-bar that make you think about One Eyed Jacks FROM TWIN PEAKS
My hotel room reminded me of Twin Peaks
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11pm? – at The Venetian
Is it day or night? – winter or summer? “Not more f#%$$N gondolas” as John Cleese would say* The painted blue sky ceiling above the canal inside fabulous hotel The…
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Frankies Tiki Room
Its the Hula Bula Bar of Vegas or is the Hula Bula Bar the Frankies Tiki Room of Perth? I recommend the Lapu Lapu… have at least three of them…
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Las Vegas Motels
I have been seeing some very cool old motels especially in the ‘Naked City’ neighborhood – the area between ‘The Strip’ and ‘Downtown’ thats consists of vacant lots, tattoo parlours, bail…
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