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RBS Computer Problems – What can we learn?
What can we learn from the debacle caused by the computer problems at RBS last week? Once we understand what actually happened it will be possible to draw detailed conclusions, but at the moment RBS [...]
Posted on: 29 Jun 2012 • Resource: Blog • Tagged as: Business Continuity, Consult, Governance, IT Contracts, Outsourcing • Author: Mike Hill
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It’s “Official” – IT is fun and Cloud is even better!
Microsoft have just published a survey that includes the bold statistic that the majority (79%) of Small and Medium Businesses (SMB < 250 heads) believe that technology can make work more enjoyable and it’s even better if [...]
Posted on: 11 Apr 2012 • Resource: Blog • Tagged as: Cloud, Consult • Author: Mike Hill
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Time running out to get your Cookies right!
New rules were introduced for the use of Cookies on Web sites in May 2011 and a 12 month grace period was allowed to let people get their web sites ready. This grace period runs [...]
Posted on: 02 Apr 2012 • Resource: Blog • Tagged as: Consult, Governance, Planning • Author: Mike Hill
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Millennium Bug hits the Cloud?
The problems Microsoft suffered with their Azure Cloud service on 29 February 2012 had a real “Millennium Bug” feel to them, it took me right back to the “happy” days leading up to year 2000. Microsoft [...]
Posted on: 22 Mar 2012 • Resource: Blog • Tagged as: Cloud, Governance, IT Contracts, Outsourcing • Author: Mike Hill
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TUPE clarity on changing Service Providers?
There has been a recent decision in an Employment Appeal Tribunal that provides some clarity on what happens to staff when you change outsourced service providers and where the staff have worked on more than [...]
Posted on: 12 Mar 2012 • Resource: Blog • Tagged as: Governance, Outsourcing, People, Transition • Author: Mike Hill
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Housing Technology – IT Supplier Performance
I’m writing an article for the May edition of Housing Technology on managing IT supplier performance in the Housing Sector. I believe that there are 5 key areas that you need to cover in order to manage [...]
Posted on: 02 Mar 2012 • Resource: Blog • Tagged as: Cloud, Governance, IT Contracts, Outsourcing • Author: Neville Brown
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BYOD – What to do?
Bring your own device (BYOD) is growing rapidly as more and more employees have their own devices that they want to use in the work environment. The days are long gone when this was just [...]
Posted on: 24 Feb 2012 • Resource: Blog • Tagged as: Governance, Mobility, People, Planning • Author: Mike Hill
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