How to Unleash the Value of Sensors and Big Data

How to Unleash the Value of Sensors and Big Data

In the past couple of years, we have written a lot of commentary about how the world of IT and the world of Energy are converging. As more and more companies are choosing not to own and operate their IT, the role of IT departments is fast moving away from just...
Are Cloud Computing Costs in for an Unexpected Surge?

Are Cloud Computing Costs in for an Unexpected Surge?

Last week the IT industry was shocked to find that the Intel chipsets that drive many of our phones, smartphones, laptops, desktops and our servers, have an architectural flaw that exposes them to hacking. The other two major chipset manufacturers AMD and ARM appear...
Telecommunications: The Consumer Wins Again

Telecommunications: The Consumer Wins Again

Telecommunications services are a commodity and this has driven the price of services, especially consumer mobile and fixed broadband, to levels that were only a dream a few years ago. Here is some context. My 13-year-old son gets more for his $10 per month prepay...
Making Communities of Practice Work in the Real World

Making Communities of Practice Work in the Real World

This is the third and final article on Communities of Practice (COPs), a model designed to help align business strategy with the evolving knowledge and experience of your people, while still taking advantage of the efficiencies that can be gained through more formal...