Posted by Rhys Lewis on 25 February 2010
Tags:
data storage,
industry analysis
The recent theft of a family’s home computers with all of their photographs and videos has highlighted the fact that secure backups are not just something that corporates need to think about. With over 10 years of video and photos, adding up to almost a Terabyte of data, I’ve been asking myself recently, “How do I back that all up securely?”
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Posted by Amanda McVitty on 16 February 2010
Tags:
industry analysis,
economy
After all the battening down of collective hatches over the last year or so, we’re now being told that the ICT sector is creeping back into recovery mode. But can we trust the pundits? And what will be your key strategies for surviving 2010?
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Posted by Mark Lawrence on 9 February 2010
Tags:
agile,
application development,
project management
I've added a new article to the Resources section on our website, which takes a high level look at the value and functionality of key Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010 features from a Project Manager's point of view.
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Posted by John Rusk on 28 January 2010
Tags:
google,
industry analysis
James Tarquin, an Enterprise Architect with Google, will be addressing the February meeting of the Wellington Solution Architects Forum on the key challenges with cloud services.
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Posted by Optimation on 11 December 2009
Tags:
web-enabled business,
company news,
awards,
ONYAs
We're thrilled that the new Optimation website has been selected as a finalist in the ONYAs website awards in the category ‘Best use of HTML & CSS’.
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Posted by Verdon Kelliher on 8 December 2009
Tags:
leadership,
teams
Leadership during these difficult times has become more critical then ever as it's harder for businesses to be able to afford the cost of replacing good people. Good leaders empower those around them. They are trusting, they listen, and possibly most important of all, they are fair.
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Posted by Michael Tapp on 1 December 2009
Tags:
project management,
application development,
IP retention,
documentation
Good documentation is vital to enhance problem-solving and to preserve the knowledge and IP gained on a project for future. But good documentation requires much more than simply creating a set of 'documents'.
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Posted by Anthony Boobier on 24 November 2009
Tags:
agile,
application development,
project management,
teams
Retrospectives are a vital part of a successful agile development process. They provide the opportunity for the team to pause on a regular basis to assess progress and process, adjust and make improvements, rather than waiting until the end of a project to gather up lessons learnt.
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Posted by Rhys Lewis on 13 November 2009
Tags:
Google,
web-enabled business,
industry analysis
One of the most common questions I've heard about Google's app engine is, "why would they host your application for free?" Well think about what else they give away for free to anyone who comes to your website.
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Posted by Optimation on 9 November 2009
Tags:
company news,
web-enabled business,
SilverStripe
We hope you’ll find our new website easy on the eye, simple to navigate and full of helpful information. Sign up for the RSS feed to get the latest news and content updates, and visit the Comments section to let us know what you think.
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