Cloud Service Management – what’s your view?

When over 2000 people attended the Amazon Summit in Auckland recently, it was a clear sign that cloud-based services are now mature and garnering ever-increasing acceptance. Thousands more are attending Amazon’s partner roadshow around the country this month. As if to...

Google slashes cloud storage prices

Once again a major cloud provider – on this occasion Google – has slashed the price of storage – this time for ordinary consumers.  Note that these changes apply to all customers not just those signing new subscriptions.   Users considering cloud...

Four Mobile Phone ‘biggies’ in 2013

Looking back over 2013 with the benefit of hindsight, it is clear that the New Zealand mobile phone market was defined by four key things last year: The smart phone’s complete dominance of the mobile device market. Yes I know some of you still love your Nokia flip...

Budgeting for 2014 mobile phone & data use

Last year the mobile phone market was shaped by four key factors: the dominance of the smart phone; heavy price discounting; a shift from text-based communication to Instant Messaging; and the rapid expansion of mobile data services usage.  Smart budgeting for 2014...