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Three questions you need to ask
There's three questions you need to ask yourself before you invest a large chunk of cash in some enterprise application: Can I use something, rather […]
Continue readingHave we reached peak SI
Have we hit the peak for systems integrators (SIs) (just as we appear to have reached “peak oil”), and it’s all downhill from here? While […]
Continue readingCloud computing’s long game
For as long as we can remember, technology’s role has been to support business. Identify your target market, product and goals, map out the required […]
Continue readingThe Scoop: The future of software
Neill Rose-Innes (CIO @ Mortgage Choice) and myself are on Mark Jones’ The Scope this week. The enterprise software market is growing again as cloud […]
Continue readingOur brand is worth everthing
I don’t know how many times I’ve heard that statement. Too many, I expect. Unfortunately it usually means that engaging with the root cause of […]
Continue readingWhat I like about jet engines
Rolls-Royce{{1}} (the engineering company, not the car manufacturer) is an interesting firm. From near disaster in the 70s, when the company was on the brink […]
Continue readingSome new rules for IT
The other week I had a go at capturing the rules of enterprise IT{{1}}. The starting point was a few of those beery discussions we […]
Continue readingThe rules of enterprise IT
As I’ve pointed out before (possibly as I’m quite fond of games{{1}}) the game of enterprise IT has a long an proud history. I’ve also […]
Continue readingBusiness is like a train…
The following analogy popped up the other day in an email discussion with a friend. Running a business is a bit like being the Fat […]
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