Ken Stewart, creator, author and editor at ChangeForge.com, was recently interviewed by Margaret Rouse, a technical writer and published author at WhatIs.com (among other things). Margaret also publishes a daily piece called Overheard in the Blogosphere. Overheard in the Blogosphere can best be described as…

… an impressionist painting about information technology. Close up, it’s just a cluster of colorful quotes. Take a step back and look at all the posts together — and you begin to see a picture of what’s going on in IT.

An excerpt from the interview reads:

You’ve looked in your crystal ball and have seen the future of enterprise IT. What does it look like?

Enterprise IT must learn to be the servant and not the gatekeeper. With demand increase on everyone’s time, IT will align itself to deliver business-enabling technologies. Security will continually become an increasing concern and will most likely be the counter-balance to the enabling technologies. This dynamic will create a very tight road for IT to walk, but businesses will find a way to carry on as they always have either in finding, creating, or doing without this component of the business.

Read the full interview here.

In August, Ken was “tagged” by Margaret from his article: SharePoint 2007: Friend or Foe? - 2 of 4 -.

Microsoft SharePoint 2007 comes in 2 flavors: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) and Windows SharePoint Services (WSS). SMB’s will traditionally be able to rapidly deploy WSS and not hassle with expensive licensing in MOSS. However, at certain levels, MOSS offers some higher level functionality that you just can’t beat.

And four other questions I never seem to answer correctly.

Did you get my email?

Any one in particular?

Are you concerned my computer isn’t working?

Do you want to ask another? I think you mean two.

Hey Max, got a minute? [while knocking on an already open door]

Does it really matter? Just because its you, I got 5.

Did you hear back on that deal yet? [normally asked towards the end of the month]

Finally! I have been waiting for you to ask me before telling you.

Can I be perfectly honest with you?

Does this mean up until this point you were just making stuff up?

While you’re at it do me a favor and let me know if you decide to stop anytime soon.

Why break a habit?

Honorable Mention

[upon phoning someone, they pickup] I’m in a meeting right, can you call me back?

Me too, but its so boring, how’s yours so far?

As the rules of business change, thinking must change as well. For us sales professionals, I believe antiquated thinking will only lead to frustration, unhappy clients and a dwarfed income. The purpose of my blogs is to provoke a deeper level of thought about achievement in business and to challenge the comfort zone in order to provide a new level of selling and lifestyle.

Max Rosenthal is a manager with Diversified Business Solutions, headquarter in San Diego, California. He encourages your opinions and ideas and can be reached via e-mail or phone at 866-298-2737.