Last week I attended an event at EY, “Developing Business Decisions through Consumer Data Insights“, I was really struck by how differently disruption and innovation are interrupted by the big end of town as to that of the start-up world. Of the 4 speakers, 3 represented large corporates and 1 …
Toothbrushes. We all use them. They are a necessity for that dashing smile we crave. Sometimes using them can be a hassle, but we know how much we need them, especially when we forget them. The same can be said for our passwords. We all have one (hopefully a lot …
Password Management and Dental Hygiene – What’s the Difference? READ MORE…
They say a chain is only as strong as its weakest link and that principle could not hold more true with respect to IT security. Many companies spend vast sums of money on IT security: firewalls, intrusion detection, SIEM logging and alerting; the list goes on. But it may surprise …
What IT Measures to Take When Someone Leaves the Company READ MORE…
2007 doesn’t seem all that long ago, that is, until you stop and think about it, especially for those of us with a few more years under our belts than we’d care to admit. In the last 10 years a lot has happened, especially in terms of technology. I mean, …
Making IT great again! What I learnt from Donald J Trump We’ve all heard of him, whether it’s from his TV show to his presidency (which, let’s be honest, came as a shock bigger than Nollsey’s 2003 Idol robbery). After extensive research, I’ve created the “Trumpy Rules To Live By” …
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We all know the old saying – “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. It seems to make a lot of sense. But in the context of operating systems, particularly those of the desktop and laptop fleet, it doesn’t necessarily hold true. I have seen this used by businesses in …
Dragging your feet – Why you shouldn’t leave your desktop fleet in the past READ MORE…
Project management is a highly underappreciated art form. Only a true professional knows how to spin the plates of stakeholder engagement, budgeting, communication, goals and challenges along with the to-be-expected spanner in the works that threatens to smash at least one of those plates. These are the three things that …
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What’s important to a CEO is very different from what’s important to an IT manager, or a systems administrator. Business people generally don’t understand the ins-and-outs of the technology used to run their business, much as technologists don’t (present company excluded, I’m sure) understand the ins-and-outs of how a business …
Business Value Dashboards – A New Solution To An Old Problem READ MORE…
If you have ever had the pleasure of managing the IT operations of an organisation you will know that it is largely a thankless job. In many cases you have inherited systems and staff, leaving you to make the best of what you have. Added to this are the pressures …
As IT demands grow, many businesses find themselves in need of a little support. In some instances, this support can be minimal where only an occasional helping hand is needed, for when you really don’t feel like setting up that new PC yourself. Other times it can be the outsourcing …
Technology Tinder – 5 Things to Look for in an IT Partner READ MORE…
