Andy (אברהם נפתלי) Blumenthal Leadership, Technology, Life, and Faith ✡

IT Leaders are often worried (almost exclusively) about the technology—Is it reliable? Is it robust? Is secure? Is it state-of-the-art? Is i...

There is no better technology than one that saves lives. That is its very essence. Lifesaving technologies take many forms, from medica...

U.S. law enforcement officials have thwarted about two dozen known terrorist plots since 9/11 and there are probably lots more that haven’t ...

As a kid, I remember being encouraged by my role models, who taught me to “reach for the stars”. They said things like: don’t be afraid to t...

If $26 software can give our enemies on the ground access to our drone feeds and cyber warfare can inflict indefinite havoc on our critical ...

This is an amazing video of the new FemBots from Japan. These robots are incredibly lifelike for nascent androids. With or without the backg...

I saw this funny/sad Dilbert cartoon on project management by Scott Adams (BTW, he’s terrific!). It goes like this: Office colleague (water...

Two of the finest customer service companies these days are Amazon and Apple. Amazon with free shipping and generous return policy for just...

A number of weeks ago, I was at a CTO Event in DC and got to hear from colleagues about their thoughts on various technologies and IT trends...

Wow. I read with some surprise and consternation an article in Government Computer News, 4 December 2009. In this article, the author portra...

As technology advances and supplants the “old ways” of doing things, some people are threatened that they are being put “out to pasture” and...

Which does your leadership do? Do they play it safe -- staying the same familiar course, avoiding potential change and upset or do they pr...

Services listed under ITIL and enterprise architecture models are different in nature, said Andy Blumenthal, chief technology officer at the...

When we are confronted with difficult situations, people tend to two different responses: fight or flight. Generally, people will stand and...

Here is a poem written by a young adult who was recently confronted with a difficult choice - whether to go on a fancy trip to Europe or Per...