Recent news from the AIM Institute, a not-for-profit membership organization that provides information technology leadership to Nebraska and the surrounding region. http://www.aiminstitute.org Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:27:19 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.aiminstitute.org/images/M_images/aim_logo.png http://www.aiminstitute.org Recent news from the AIM Institute, a not-for-profit membership organization that provides information technology leadership to Nebraska and the surrounding region. http://www.aiminstitute.org/aim-news/technology-breakfast-seminars-4.html Erik Eldridge, developer and evangelist on Yahoo! Developer Network's (YDN) (http://developer.yahoo.com/) Partner Integration team, will discuss how cloud computing promises to revolutionize how applications and services are delivered to and drawn down by businesses of all shapes and sizes at the next AIM Institute Technology Breakfast Seminar. Erik's areas of focus include Yahoo!'s open cloud initiatives, such as Hadoop and Traffic Server, and products that run on Yahoo!'s cloud infrastructure, like the Yahoo! Query Language (YQL) and Application Platform (YAP). Erik speaks regularly at a variety of events. Most recently, he spoke about YQL and the Yahoo!-Joyent app hosting partnership at the Yahoo! Hack Day at University of Washington, OpenID (an open standard for authentication) at San Diego BarCamp, and OpenSocial (an open standard for social networks) at UC San Diego. AIM's Technology Breakfast Seminars are designed to equip participants with innovative ideas and provide examples of how to creatively apply emerging technologies. Erik's seminar, "Cloud Computing  the Impact on the Future of IT," will take place on March 26. Pre-registration is required. More (http://www.aiminstitute.org/training/technology-breakfast-seminars.html) Home Page - AIM News Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:54:22 +0100 http://www.aiminstitute.org/aim-news/3-steps-to-conquering-the-cloud-2.html Lost in all of the hype surrounding cloud computing? You are not alone. Sure, your company wants to realize cloud computing's benefits - operational efficiency, reduced costs, application flexibility - but you're probably worried about the problems and costs associated with the transition. Some of us still don't understand what the cloud even is. Recognizing a need for education as we all migrate to the cloud, the AIM Institute has organized an informal three-step educational program beginning March 9 and culminating at the Infotec conference on April 13-14. Step 1: Attend the next AIM Members Forum "Cloud Computing, the Next IT Revolution," presented by Ken Koehn of Seraph Corporation. On March 9 at UNO's Thompson Alumni Center, Koehn will provide a clear understanding of why cloud computing changes everything and its impact on business and IT. More Step 2: Enjoy a morning snack while you attend AIM's next Technology Breakfast Seminar on March 26 at Gallup's Riverfront Campus. There a cloud computing expert will discuss this revolutionary new technology during "Cloud Computing the Impact on the Future of IT." More Step 3: Register for Infotec and the AIM Technology Celebration Banquet to hear noted cloud experts Nicholas Carr, author of The Big Switch, and Michael T. Jones, Google CTA, in addition to experts gathered from all over the country. Plan to restructure your organization's IT strategy after participating in the conference track "Development and the Cloud." More Home Page - AIM News Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:47 +0100 http://www.aiminstitute.org/aim-news/infotec-highlights-healthcare-it-and-it-talent-pipeline-2.html The Midwest’s premier business technology conference – Dave Garets (http://www.infotec.org/index.php?option=com_content view=article id=46 Itemid=49#dave_garets), president and CEO, HIMSS Analytics, Chicago. Garets, whose company surveys every non-federal hospital located in the United States each year, recently poured over interviews with 5,200 health system CIOs and other IT business executives. What did he learn? Garets learned where the healthcare IT industry is heading, how far hospitals have come in implemeting electronic records and how prevalent CPOE administration implementations really are, for examples. Also scheduled are presentations from industry experts including Nebraska Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy (http://www.infotec.org/index.php?option=com_content view=article id=46 Itemid=49#rick_sheehy) and Bill Beighe (http://www.infotec.org/index.php?option=com_content view=article id=46 Itemid=49#bill_beighe), CIO, Santa Cruz Health Exchange and Physicians Medical Group.   IT Talent Pipeline Attracting and retaining high-caliber IT employees is an investment in your human capital and, ultimately, your business. This track will help you learn more about the key economic and human resources factors affecting the IT industry. These sessions, and many more, are planned: “Social Recruiting and Your Talent Acquisition Strategy." Susan Burns, chief talent strategist of Oregon-based Talent Synchronicity, understands how to best harness the tremendous power of social recruiting. By integrating social recruiting into your talent attraction strategy, you can transform your entire approach to recruiting and deliver increased value to your organization. "Behavioral Interviewing for IT Hiring." The hiring interview is the most relied upon yet typically the most poorly completed part of the hiring process, or so says Dr. Lawrence Pfaff, a highly experienced human resource consultant for Michigan's Pffaff Associates. Pfaff will explain why behavior-based interviewing should be the method of choice when searching for the best candidates. Home Page - AIM News Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:35:51 +0100 http://www.aiminstitute.org/aim-news/careerlink.coms-career-storming-2.html Searching for a new job is never easy. Can networking land an applicant the job of their dreams? What changes can be made to a resume to better present a job seeker to employers? How should someone prepare prior to an interview? The AIM Institute's Careelink.com Career Development Services Series returns this month to answer these questions and more. Beginning March 10, Career Storming Sessions will arm job seekers with concrete tools and strategies designed to improve their opportunities for success. More information or to register (http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Agenda.aspx?e=fb3bd8d9-41b3-40af-8285-04e89d262b36) Home Page - AIM News Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:31:38 +0100 http://www.aiminstitute.org/aim-news/final-technology-breakfast-seminar-set-nearly-100-attend-mobile-application.html Area business leaders were served an update of the mobile computing movement while attending AIM's Technology Breakfast Seminar (http://www.aiminstitute.org/training/technology-breakfast-seminars.html) "Mobile Application Development Trends the Business Community" on February 26 at the Gallup Riverfront Campus. Led by Matt Galligan, CEO and Co-founder of SimpleGeo, a provider of ready-to-use solutions for enabling location applications, attendees were provided an overview of mobile computing trends and questions facing developers as more and more people migrate toward mobile phone applications to interact with the world around them. A Q A session concluded the morning. "This was great," said Christian Burke, a web editor at Creighton University who was in the audience. "We've been talking about the evolution of how our students will use technology in the future and this echoed our sentiments while providing some direction to move forward with." The next Technology Breakfast, "Cloud Computing the Impact on The Future of IT," is scheduled for March 26. A cloud computing industry expert will discuss how cloud computing promises to revolutionize how applications and services are delivered to and drawn down by businesses of all shapes and sizes. AIM Technology Breakfast Seminars are designed to equip participants with innovative ideas and provide examples of how to creatively apply emerging technologies across various organizations. Learn more, view slides from the presentations or register now "How can you get involved with the mobile world? The low-hanging fruit is to build a mobile version of your web site." - Matt Galligan Home Page - AIM News Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:39:17 +0100 http://www.aiminstitute.org/aim-news/bryan-eighth-graders-learn-about-careers-2.html Nearly 400 Omaha Public School eighth grade students at Bryan Middle School recently attended a Career Clusters workshop to learn how to research occupations through Careerlink.com, a service of the AIM Institute. Organized by the school’s guidance department, teaching staff and assisted by education staff from the AIM Institute, Bryan Middle students used these sessions to prepare for high school class registration and beyond. “We want our students to get ready for high school, post-secondary opportunities and beyond. The Career Cluster activity guides students through career activities to formulate and identify realistic career goals and lays a foundation for knowledge about future workforce outlooks,” said Mildred Lemon, guidance counselor, BryanMiddle School Middle. The annual sessions were organized by Bryan's guidance counselors to help students see the relationship between career preparation and high school coursework. AIM made this opportunity possible through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education's TRiO Talent Search program. AIM supports educational programs such as this to empower students to further their education by encouraging an early interest in career exploration, which will ultimately help to build a stronger workforce. More (http://www.aiminstitute.org/middle-school/bryan-career-exploration-2.html) Home Page - AIM News Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:31:57 +0100 http://www.aiminstitute.org/aim-news/nebraska-workforce-index-for-fourth-quarter-2.html The Nebraska WorkForce Index (WFI), which compares labor availability to job availability in Nebraska, improved to 1.64 in the fourth quarter of 2009, a shift less substantial than the previous quarter, but still in the right direction. The change from the prior quarter indicates that, while there are still more job seekers than available jobs, the gap continues to close. Unemployment fell from 4.9% to 4.7% in the fourth quarter, and the number of job postings declined 4.4%. AIM’s job trend data indicates that the number of job postings for the fourth quarter decreased across all but two sectors. The AIM Institute and Creighton University College of Business produce the Nebraska WorkForce Index (WFI) each quarter to reveal shifts in job availability versus labor availability. More (research/q4-2009-wfi.html) Home Page - AIM News Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:54:19 +0100 http://www.aiminstitute.org/aim-news/phenomblue-2.html Google's search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. In addition to search, Google offers a targeted advertising program for businesses of all sizes, as well as other services including Google Apps (for customers and enterprises) and Google Maps. Google was founded in 1998. More REBEL INTERACTIVE is a breakthrough Branding and Internet Agency dedicated to helping its clients brand, interact and profit. Rebel's client-centric team approach delivers extraordinary interactive brands, design and websites. Rebel develops long-lasting and successful client relationships by interacting with and responding to customer needs. More Home Page - AIM News Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:08:50 +0100 http://www.aiminstitute.org/aim-news/speakers-2.html Check out AIM's new speakers bureau lineup. AIM staff offer a variety of presentations designed to help this region's businesses, nonprofits and citizens thrive in an information economy. Topics range from information technology trends and tools to entrepreneurship, workforce development and talent recruitment. Whether dealing with the impending workforce shortage, taking advantage of open source software, or using IT to motivate out-of-school youth, AIM staff can present the research, best practices and new ideas to help Nebraska and the surrounding region prosper. More... (../index.php?option=com_content task=view id=385 Itemid=447) More AIM News... (../index.php?option=com_content task=view id=189 Itemid=300) Home Page - AIM News Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:17:05 +0100 http://www.aiminstitute.org/home-page-welcome/aim-2.html The AIM Institute is a not-for-profit membership organization that provides information technology leadership to Nebraska and the surrounding region. We help our business, educational, and community partners to focus and coordinate their IT resources. Working together, we help initiate the changes and improvements necessary to meet emerging information technology needs, build a strong workforce, and expand economic growth in our communities. Learn More... (../index.php?option=com_content task=view id=209 Itemid=232) AIM News Sign Up for the AIM Newsletter Home Page - Home Page Welcome Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:25:39 +0100