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Why am I doing this project?

September 14, 2012 | Scott Groombridge
Been assigned onto yet another IT project, but not entirely sure what the project is, why you’ve been put on it and what it all means? Scott Groombridge has some advice… read more...
Networks

Big data and the bigger network management challenge

September 14, 2012 | Scott Penno
The sheer volume of information that is continuously being created poses some interesting questions, questions that are only just starting to be addressed… read more...

Company Executive charged with project abuse

September 14, 2012 | Owen McCall
Running a successful IT project is a lot like raising a child. So why do project managers so often abandoned them at birth? read more...
Windows 8

Windows 8 Review

September 6, 2012 | Gunnar Berger
I’ve been on a mission for a while now to dive into Windows 8 and to try and come up with a definite opinion on what I think about the OS; admittedly I’ve been having a very difficult time… read more...

SaaS with a Purpose

August 23, 2012 | Teresa Hooper
Greentree gives software-as-a-service flexibility that’s making businesses say “Wow!”… read more...
ERP trends

Nine trends taking ERP into a social, mobile and realtime future

June 6, 2012 | Louis Columbus
Enterprise Resource Planning solutions are an often maligned but necessary glue in many enterprises. The size and complexity of most products has meant they have been slower to respond to the socially connected, user friendly application revolution. But 2012 will be a watershed year for vendors and users alike says industry analyst Louis Columbus… read more...

Dwight was right – planning is useless, but indispensible

April 11, 2012 | Brett Roberts
For successful companies, says Brett Roberts, it’s all about preparing for the battle. But while you can’t succeed without adequate preparation, planning can quickly veer into ‘useless’ territory, especially when those ‘best laid plans’ equate to little more than opportunities lost… read more...
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You don’t need a mobile strategy

March 13, 2012 | Gerry McGovern
Mobile is a platform. It is a tactic, not a strategy. What you need is a strategy for the connected customer. Gerry McGovern explains… read more...
cloud computing

Forecast: Partly Cloudy

February 3, 2012 | Peter Dickinson
When it comes to computing solutions, it’s what they do – not how they’re delivered – that really counts. Duncan Campbell from ERP solutions provider Greentree takes a closer look at hosting ERP solutions in the cloud… read more...

Hooking the big fish in times of economic uncertainty

October 7, 2011 | MYOB
Businesses used to be able to rely on long term relationships with their customers. Now, it’s short term deals, and there’s no guarantee of customer loyalty as margins become tighter than ever… read more...

Hurry up and wait

October 7, 2011 | Owen McCall
For large enterprises, the cloud is a revolution for those processes that are necessary, but not necessarily that important. Therefore, think very carefully before you move any process or application into the cloud, especially if it’s a source of competitive advantage, says Owen McCall… read more...

What we can learn from Yahoo!

September 22, 2011 | Gerry McGovern
Yahoo is an extremely popular website, yet its stock has performed really badly. Why? Because it sells stuff (banner ads) people don’t want to buy… read more...

Want to generate B2B leads from Twitter? Get your prospects to follow you

September 8, 2011 | Tom Skotidas
There is no doubting Twitter’s massive growth worldwide. Almost everyone knows of Twitter, millions use it, and thousands are hopelessly addicted to it… read more...
The web is critical

The web is critical. The web team is not.

July 12, 2011 | Gerry McGovern
Most organisations consider their website to be critical, yet web teams rarely have respect, power or resources. Here’s how to change that… read more...

4 things you must know before choosing an ERP vendor

May 26, 2011 | MYOB
Choosing the best vendor partner is critical to any successful ERP implementation – because in this instance the word ‘partner’ isn’t just a figure of speech… read more...

The customer is always right

May 23, 2011 | iStart
In a world of excess, uniformity and repetition, customers are buying experiences, not products or services… read more...

‘Please sir, can I have some more productivity…?’

December 23, 2009 | Mobico
GM of leading NZ mobile solutions provider Mobico, Aldas Palubinskas, is passionate about productivity. He discusses how leading NZ businesses can achieve real world productivity gains and how they can get the dickens out of their day… read more...

THRIVE despite the recession with mobile solutions

September 21, 2009 | Johanna Bennett
Current rhetoric is still focused on surviving the recession, but fortunes have been built in bad times. Mobico’s Aldas Palubinskas talks to Johanna Bennett about how business can thrive by focusing on managing the job – with a little help from mobile technology… read more...
reuse old phones

Clunky mobile devices evolve into savvy, elegant tools

June 23, 2009 | Johanna Bennett
Mobile solutions can radically improve business processes, and make and save companies’ big dollars, says mobile solutions specialist Mobico… read more...
business in usa

Gidday USA! Tips for doing business in the US

May 21, 2008 | Paul Trotter
Since he founded Author-it, info entrepreneur Paul Trotter’s unique content management solution has been implemented by over 3000 companies across 50 countries… read more...
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