Today: The new "slow," the human problem, and no regrets

1. Unleashing innovation in the enterprise You'll often hear that enterprises are poor at innovation, bad at product development, and unresponsive to business change. Why do they get so much wrong? Barry O'Reilly, coauthor of Lean Enterprise, answers the question and explains exactly what enterprise organizations need to do to create a culture of innovation. From a strong executive mandate to finding and empowering talent, the answers are here. Looking for additional Lean techniques for the enterprise? Join Barry O'Reilly's webcast on March 25 at 10am PDT. 2. How slow is slow? Is Google's new "slow" label the scarlet letter of the Web? Perhaps it's not intended to shame but, as Tammy Everts points out, given that mobile performance is a huge priority for Google, this label isn't a trivial feature. In fact, she suggests that the "slow" label could revolutionize how we tackle web performance. 3. No regrets If you're thinking that there's plenty of time left to make your plans for Velocity, you've got a point. But the limited quantity of lowest-price tickets expires soon. Waiting for more of the program to be revealed before you decide or ask your boss for approval? There's no need to worry: you have until April 24th to get a full refund, so you can register now with confidence. See prices & discounts → 4. Did you say "m-commerce"? There's no doubt that the m-revolution is coming. If entrepreneur Jesse Pujji'sprediction is right, 2015 will be the year of global mobile ecommerce (or m-commerce). And social companies like Facebook and Twitter may lead the way, he says. No need to be caught unprepared. Anuj Nayar covers what retailers need to do tothrive in this new age. And one area where mobile is becoming increasingly important—surpassing all others—is groceries. 5. Monitoring with Graphite Graphite is one of the most popular tools for monitoring and graphing the performance of computer systems, and the Early Release edition of Monitoring with Graphite by Jason Dixon covers everything you need to get started. Learn how to use Graphite to track the operational data you need to monitor your systems and application-level metrics for profiling your services. Early Release books give you early access to new technologies while the author is writing and the final book once it's finished. New content in this edition includes a continuation of Chapter 3, Graphite Components, and Chapter 4, Building Your First Graphite Server. See more details → 6. Eradicating the human problem It sounds like something the Robot Overlords would discuss, but it's not quite as sinister. Laura Bell, security expert and keynote speaker at Velocity, explains how humans are one of the more unpredictable factors in security. Bell shares her thinking on this and other security topics in a new interview with Jason Yee. 7. Cloud hosting and the future of lock-in Whether code-level or architectural, lock-in is a key concern when choosing a cloud hosting service. Flo Motlik looks at lock-in scenarios and what's involved in changing providers. 8. Do you have enough cats? You're already doing a lot to ensure that your audience has a great video experience, but is it enough? Jason Thibeault offers a list of 17 things you probably aren't doing that would easily make the experience even better (and more profitable). 9. Share responsibly Social share scripts are convenient and easy to copy and paste, but they rely on JavaScript and add overhead to your site, which means more HTTP requests and slower load times. Jonathan Suh suggests using share links that don't require you to load scripts for each social site.