Category Archives: Inspiration

IT Happy Hour: Kevin’s Craft Beer Picks

Fire up the grill and update your summer playlist: According to Bloomberg Businessweek, a collegial corporate culture is key to attracting the brightest Millennials.  This new wave of professionals is known to “prioritize meaningful work and connections” along with “the opportunity to sit … Continue reading

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The Tao of IT

As IT professionals, we embed ourselves into business strategy and operations, marketing and innovation.  The brightest among us find balance in a guiding philosophy, an inner compass.  We’ve compiled a few glimmers of insight from the leading lights in our … Continue reading

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Music Wednesdays: DJ Dorian’s Playlist

Here at Howard Systems, we take our music pretty seriously.  So when our new Business Development Manager lets it drop that he’s also a DJ with some major venues to his credit, we issued the challenge: bring it. Here, for … Continue reading

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Teen Hackers and the Future of IT

“It is easy to miss the disruptive trend when it is first happening… It might be hard to see at first, but with a little imagination and time, those early experiments generally lead to entire new industries and to the … Continue reading

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What IT Can Learn From Top Entrepreneurs

The next generation of IT leaders will possess a cultivated mix of leadership, cultural savvy and evangelical zeal.  If this sounds more like the profile of a brash entrepreneur than a corporate manager, you’re starting to get the picture.  As … Continue reading

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In Service

We talk a great deal in our business about commitment and service.  This week, Sandy and her aftermath offered stunning tales of rescuers, first responders, utility workers, aid workers and neighbors, each giving new meaning to the words. We salute … Continue reading

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Technology’s Straight Shooters

Last week, we added LinkedIn’s new thought leader content to our Technorati-laden Twitter, RSS and Quora feeds.  It’s been a feast of insight, with a hearty side course of Steve Jobs one-year anniversary tributes and inspirational quotes. To help our … Continue reading

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Catch the Wave

This just in, from a Consultant fresh off a successful platform migration project with our client in NYC: “I’m going to take about six weeks to travel.  If you can find something in September, I’ll be checking emails periodically.  Thanks, … Continue reading

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Our Top Five Summer Apps

In the spirit of the holiday weekend, we thought we’d highlight some of the apps making their way to our home screens. Some new, some returning favorites, perhaps even some we’ve helped to develop: these are our Top Five Summer … Continue reading

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“Music to Code By:” A Playlist by Joseph DeLuise

Here at HSI, we love us some Music Wednesdays.  This week, our own maestro of all things digital – and a peerlessly cool cat – has curated a playlist to fire the neurons.  (Also, because coding in silence is kind … Continue reading

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