The Importance of “Lean IT”

Recently, InformationWeek held an interview with Steven Elliott, VP of Strategy at CA, on “Lean IT,” a trending topic.  During the interview, Elliott described how Lean IT can maximize efficiency while minimizing cost.  Lean IT allows customers (whether external customers or internal business users) to become more efficient and effective in managing IT services, thus allowing for a more pleasant experience.  Given the fact that the customer experience has become one of the most critical elements in customer satisfaction and loyalty, this is a major step in IT solutions.  Click on the link below to view the full interview:

http://www.informationweek.com/video/mastermix/21717589001;jsessionid=2IN3JNMR4CCW4QSNDLPCKHSCJUNN2JVN?cid=iwhome_vid_mast

Cal Net Technology Group CEO Joins YAO’s Liesel Pritzker To Fight Poverty Through Microfinance

A nice article that hit the newswire a few days ago….

Cal Net Technology Group CEO Joins YAO’s Liesel Pritzker To Fight Poverty Through Microfinance

Zack Schuler, Founder & CEO of IT consulting firm Cal Net Technology Group, will join YAO Chair Liesel Pritzker to raise funds for capitalizing a bank in Tanzania.

Los Angeles, CA (April 2009) –   Cal Net Technology Group (www.CalNetTech.com) has announced that Founder & CEO Zack Schuler will serve on the board with Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO) Chair Liesel Pritzker to raise awareness for the organization in order to increase the involvement of young, visionary entrepreneurs.

YAO, an initiative of Opportunity International, is geared towards engaging young visionaries through its educational programs, fundraising efforts, and networking events, all of which serve to raise awareness and funds for YAO’s initial project of capitalizing a bank in Tanzania.

 “I’ve been approached by hundreds of organizations asking for donations, company gift matching programs, and my personal time, but YAO was a standout because of its empowering, business-like approach to the poverty epidemic,” remarked Schuler.

Added Pritzker: “For YAO to be successful, we depend on individuals who have both the business savvy and passion for meeting our ultimate objective: to eradicate poverty.  With Zack’s large network of clients and personal contacts throughout Southern California and the U.S., I know that YAO’s name and mission will soon be top of mind among young entrepreneurs, businesses, and other potential partners.”

In addition to Cal Net Technology Group’s official endorsement of YAO, the relationship will serve to accomplish three specific goals:

• Recruit new ambassadors for YAO
• Raise funds to capitalize International bank in Tanzania
• Educate Cal Net’s employees about YAO

About Cal Net Technology Group

Founded in 1995, Cal Net Technology Group provides Southern California’s businesses with technology solutions expertise ranging from outsourced I.T. services to ongoing support and consultation.  Their signature service, TECManage, is designed to provide a cost-effective option for companies who need the services of full-time I.T personnel.

About Young Ambassadors of Opportunity (YAO)

Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO) is committed to strengthening impoverished communities through the power of microfinance and the work of Opportunity International. The organization is comprised of a visionary, new generation of globally minded young people — emerging leaders who are joining forces to eradicate poverty around the world.

Thanking those who thank those…

This post isn’t exactly related to Cal Net, but I felt the need to write about this. 

I wanted to take a minute to thank a very special man.  His name is Dan Hamon. 

Dan runs his blog called “Regarding America”  Here is their purpose (from www.regardingamerica.com)

“The purpose for Regarding America is to show that Americans, as a people, have a long history of caring for their neighbors and those in need and that the intensity of this trait is matched by no other society in the world.”

So what Dan does, is spend his time hunting people down, interviewing them, so that he can talk about the great things that they have done.  Basically, he spends his time removing attention from himself, and focusing his attention on others, and their great works.  I know this because Dan interviewed me, but that’s not the point.

Well, who thanks Dan?  Well, I’m sure if you asked Dan that question, he wouldn’t know the answer, and quite frankly, I bet you he’s never even thought about it.

Dan exemplifies Humility.  As one of the greatest writers of our time, C.S. Lewis, writes on the subject of Humility “Do not imagine that if you meet a really humble man he will be what most people call “humble” nowadays, he will not be a sort of greasy, smarmy person, who is always telling you that, of course, he is nobody.  Probably all you will think about him is that he seemed a cheerful, intelligent chap who took a real interest in what you said to him.  If you dislike him it will be because you feel a little envious of anyone who seems to enjoy life so easily.  He will not be thnking about humility; he will not be thinking about himself at all.

I don’t believe that Dan and C.S. Lewis ever met (Dan was probably born around the time that Lewis passed), but it sounds like Lewis knew him, nonetheless.

Thanks Dan for everything that you do.