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Public Council Teleconference: Application Rationalization — Hidden Costs and Smart Decisions
November 17 at 11:00 am US/Eastern (GMT-5)
Join Honorio Padrón, of The Hackett Group, who will share the drivers for companies to tackle application rationalization and the results of research that define the hidden cost of complexity. Additionally, we will discuss key decision milestones—to start or not, holding the course steady and fulfilling expectations.
Virtual Desktop Cost-Benefit Analysis — Michael Jacobs, Catlin Group
The analysis contained in this presentation measures the cost of everything from the machines and licenses to the infrastructure for virtual vs. traditional desktop environments.
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Software Engineer Wins ESPN.com NCAA Men's Tournament Challenge
Who says tech folks don’t know sports?Software test engineer Russell Pleasant is living, breathing proof that the two worlds do ...
April 05, 2006 — CIO —
Who says tech folks don’t know sports?
Software test engineer Russell Pleasant is living, breathing proof that the two worlds do overlap—and, occasionally, in gracious fashion.
At the behest of his wife, Pleasant filled out his very first NCAA Tournament bracket on ESPN.com—he took part in an small office pool the previous year, but the ESPN.com Men’s Tournament Challenge was his first large-scale pool—and became one of four people who successfully predicted a perfect Final Four, according to ESPN Fantasy Games. There were more than 3 million brackets submitted.
An avid fan of sports, Pleasant works for Englewood, Colo.-based online billing systems and cable services provider CSG Systems, ESPN reports.
After Florida defeated UCLA on Monday, Pleasant won the ESPN.com contest and earned himself the grand prize of $10,000, according to ESPN.
His advice for future Men’s Tournament Challenge participants?
Pleasant told ESPN, “Go with your heart and don’t forget about the Cinderella [team].”
Oh yeah. Also:
“I will be back next year to defend my championship.”
Sounds like a challenge …
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