/// Tag Archives: economic downturn
How To Get The Most From Your Training Budget
December 09, 2011
A staggering 60 per cent of leaders are worried that the next generation of workers are not receiving adequate training, according to a survey from...
IBM, Stilettoes & Social Media Analysis
November 18, 2011
IBM has been called many things over the years. The company also affectionately known as “Big Blue” has thought of as supremely dependable, maverick in...
Data centre electricity use continues to increase at an alarming rate
August 02, 2011
The New York Times recently commissioned Jonathan Koomey to study the growth in data center electricity use between 2005 and 2010. Koomey’s study has...
David vs Goliath: Arming SMEs to take on the giants
June 29, 2011
Small and medium businesses are better positioned than ever before to take on their larger competitors, but only if they have the systems in place...
Business continuity is much more than information backup
June 06, 2011
If the worst-case scenario happens, and there’s a risk your organisation has lost everything, you’ll be fine because you have a business continuity plan in...
Tech-savvy entrepreneurs turn to the cloud to get them off the ground
May 03, 2011
If the dotcom era’s start-ups were born in a garage, this time around they are being raised in the cloud. According to a YouGov survey...
Stay dry during the digital tsunami
January 31, 2011
Given the surge in consumption of digital information over the last decade, it may come as no surprise that 2010 saw a 50% increase in...
Tips On How To Avoid The Top 5 Internet Security Holes
December 21, 2010
Data theft and other online threats presently represent a significant danger for businesses in the UK. Compounding this problem is the economic downturn, which is...
Process Is Competitive Advantage … Yes Really!
October 29, 2010
Product ideas are competitive advantage, production techniques are competitive advantage, business models are competitive advantage. But process. Surely not something as mundane and boring...
Coping With Governance
July 26, 2010
The most annoying thing about any job is not being able to undertake your core tasks because of the surrounding paraphernalia. IT leaders have enough problems...
IT Integration Need Not Be Time Consuming, Complex And Costly
June 23, 2010
As business becomes global, organisations are embracing more collaborative working practices and as a result, more integrated IT solutions. Most organisations are already aware of...
The Politics Of Business And The Business Of Politics
May 28, 2010
Since starting my company in the recession of the early 1990s the impact of the incumbent government of the time, on the success or failure...
Investment In Skills Is Key For The Next Decade
April 29, 2010
Advisory firm Gartner has issued a warning to organisations dependent on mainframes. The analyst said that organisations must plan how they will maintain...
Investment In Skills Is Key For The Next Decade
April 27, 2010
Advisory firm Gartner has issued a warning to organisations dependent on mainframes this week. The analyst said that organisations must plan how they will maintain...
Outsourcing On The Up For 2010, But Companies Want Better Deals
April 23, 2010
The National Outsourcing Association (NOA) reports this week that the majority of businesses already using IT outsourcing are planning to outsource more this...
