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where's the support desk?

published on 2012/05/14 by Peter Glock

Like many highly mobile employees, I've been used to self-supporting over the years. With more of my colleagues also becoming BYOD-ers (Bring Your Own Device) I've seen a rise of a different kind of social network, based on supporting each other. ...

where's the support desk?

M2M on a mission to transform businesses: will it succeed?

published on 2012/05/07 by Joe Fernandez

M2M is on a mission. This consumer-friendly technological marvel is poised to become an integral part of a potentially transformative change on a vast number of industries through services and applications. ...

M2M on a mission to transform businesses: will it succeed?

big data: join the bandwagon or perish

published on 2012/04/30 by Joe Fernandez

The concept of big data is one that gives us the ability to harness structured and unstructured data, ask provocative questions about it, and start attacking some of the world's most difficult challenges. Over half a billion dollars in venture capital has already been invested in new big data worldwide, and IDC predicts that the growth in appliances, cloud computing and outsourcing deals for big data technology will likely mean that over time end users will pay increasingly less attention to technology capabilities and will focus instead on the business value arguments....

big data: join the bandwagon or perish

the "natural" future of healthcare

published on 2012/04/16 by Adam Odessky

It's no big secret today that healthcare systems are under stress. The world has just reached a population of 7 billion people and the majority doesn't have access to quality care. Even when care is available, the supply is limited to the point where rationing, at least in the US, looms as a potential constraint. ...

the "natural" future of healthcare

will tablet sales really cannibalise desktop PCs?

published on 2012/04/09 by Joe Fernandez

A striking story hit me on the way into work earlier this month claiming that the "new iPad" will see tablet sales cannibalise desktop PCs. The certainty of this headline got me thinking. Could we really be entering a phase where everyone will be seen using a device on-the-go? Our media consumption habits have radically changed. We are now restless for information on the move. The old adage of time stands still for no-one has never been truer and has created the new BYOD phenomenon that many enterprises dread....

will tablet sales really cannibalise desktop PCs?