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I attended a very interesting economics lecture given by Doug McWilliams the Chief Executive of the CEBR, who had some very interesting views on the role IT will play in the recovery of the UK economy. More…
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A recent survey by Gartner, Inc indicates that many business leaders are now planning for growth rather than looking to reduce costs.
In the survey, 42% of business leaders answered that they were concentrating on growing revenue rather than cutting costs, with 29% viewing growth as their key goal. More…
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The ruling in the most significant IT Contract Law case of recent times has just been made and very interesting reading it is too!
I believe that the case will have far reaching implications for the selling of IT services and will lead to significant changes in the market place. More…
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With the rise of “Cloud” computing, there will inevitable be an increase in IT service contracts that are entered into online with very little and sometime no negotiation or contact between the customer and the supplier.
So what are the things to look out for when signing up to an on-line contract? More…
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Will 2010 be the year when “the cloud” finally delivers on the promise?
What in fact is cloud computing and is it really “the next big thing”? If you ask any number of IT professionals you are likely to get a variety of different answers! More…
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The recession has increased interest in many different ways of saving money, but is one of the traditional ways of achieving savings, in itself, a waste of money? More…
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Why should businesses invest time and money into Business Continuity when we are in a recession? Most organisations are still looking for ways to reduce costs and Business Continuity can often be seen as a cost with no benefit.
The answer of course is risk management and the recession has highlighted some areas where businesses may now be taking increased risk. More…
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In a downturn most organisations will be looking at ways to reduce costs and IT Contracts are an obvious target. However, many people are finding that their contracts, which were written when the business was expanding, do not cater for circumstances when the business shrinks.
So how do you ensure that you have the right flexibility when you need it? More…
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When entering into a new IT contract it all too easy to focus on the exiting and interesting parts of the new technology or service and forget to establish what will happen at the end. Failure to address what happens at the end of technology agreements can have significant cost and service impacts.
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We are in the middle of a significant recession and the last 12 months has been one of turmoil with the FTSE falling by 32%, the banking system in crisis and many well known businesses failing. Most businesses are therefore looking for ways to save money and “overhead” areas such as IT are often targeted. IT managers are used to “doing more with less”, as IT organisations have become more efficient, but how should IT respond now to demands for cost reductions?
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