Walt Boyes' Blog

Trying to follow Alan Beaulieu is hard...you can get voted off "CSIA Idol" really fast if you try. But Ted Garnett has been a high-rated speaker at CSIA for years, because he advises really common sense ways to maximize the human resource understanding of a system integrator...basically a specialized form of small businessman. He talked about the traps and pitfalls of most pay … [Read more...] about Ted Garnett Brings His Black Belt to Bear…

At CSIA today, we are listening to an exceptionally realistic talk by Alan Beaulieu of the Institute for Trend Research. "Don't give me any negative forecasts, Alan," his clients tell him often. He can accommodate them. "Your company will grow by 10% next year," he tells them, "plus or minus 20 percentage points." "Look at this curve on the chart. Yes, you are right. It is a … [Read more...] about Alan Beaulieu Explains It All for YOU at CSIA!!

Bill Pollock, the bright and wildly successful owner of Optimation, Inc., a high level MES integrator, has been acquiring other integrators for years-- and then inheriting the issues of how to integrate those disparate systems with his own. Bill introduced me to Kelly Burns with whom he owns Green-Kelly LLC. Green-Kelly (there is no Green--green is the color of money) is a … [Read more...] about Bill Pollock's new thing

New logo, new membership structure, many new members... CSIA is growing and becoming more and more the voice of system integration in North America, and globally as well. Walt Boyes BlackBerry service provided by Nextel … [Read more...] about More CSIA

I'm blogging live from the Control System Integrators Association meeting in Panama City, Fla. CSIA chairman, Ray Batchelor is explaining the new membership status. Originally, CSIA was going to rquire all their members to pass the audit and be "registered" in three years, or drop out. Instead, they've done something very smart. They've renamed the vendor members "Partners" … [Read more...] about CSIA