6 Ideas How IT Can Help Businesses
Many businesses use IT, but only to the extent of using computers to send email, write documents or browse the internet. They may have a small website created using a free online wizard or by their...
View ArticleThe softer side of IT | 3 Soft Skills that every member of IT should have
In many organisations, there is a love/hate relationship with IT. Everyone agrees that IT is crucial to modern businesses, and has helped to make work more efficient. However, many complain about IT...
View ArticleImprove the outcomes of your IT projects by using a design and implementation...
IT projects suffer a great deal of failure. Statistics from the Standish Group’s 2009 CHAOS report put the success rate of IT projects at about 30%. This means that 70% of IT projects fail to complete...
View ArticleMulti-Vendor or Single-Vendor Environments | How to choose between investing...
One of the most important decisions you have to make as an IT leader is the choice of a product or solution when implementing new infrastructure. That decision sometimes comes down to the vendor of the...
View ArticleProtect your business from Ransomware | 8 things you can do to protect yourself
Do viruses and other malware scare you? I recently was called in by a non-profit saying that there was an issue with their file server, and they suspected malicious intent by somebody on the inside....
View Article7 IT Trends to expect for 2015
The new year has started and once again I try to predict what the future holds for IT. The Caribbean is still trying to keep up with global development trends, but that’s not to say that we are not...
View ArticleStupid people and data security | Why we can't totally trust people with...
People are stupid! Before you click away, let me tell you a story… I went to a conference recently and got a few pens and a couple of Hershey’s chocolate minis. I put it in my pocket and went my merry...
View ArticleWill automation eliminate your job? | The knowledge worker has a lot to lose...
Can automation render managers useless? There’s a great blog post on the Harvard Business Review titled “Here’s How Managers Can Be Replaced by Software” written by Devin Fidler. The article discussed...
View ArticleThe Technology Refresh: Is it necessary? | A look at some of the arguments...
Upgrade on Pocket Watch Face with Close View of Watch Mechanism. Time Concept. Vintage Effect.Over the past month or so, I’ve been looking for a used vehicle to buy to complement my other vehicle,...
View ArticleThe Technology Refresh: When is it worth it? | When should you look at...
an old typewriter and a modern tabletI’ll be honest and say that I’m not a big fan of the technology refresh. Perhaps it’s the anti-consumerism part of me that dislikes it. I’m the one who will use...
View ArticleTechnology Trends for 2016 | 3 technologies businesses should look out for in...
Information technology is growing faster and faster every year. The past year was no different, and the upcoming year will continue the pattern, regardless of the economy. Based on the progress that...
View ArticleICT Investment as a Driver of Growth of SME Businesses | Even in a recession
As the recession looms across Trinidad and Tobago, and with much of the region still reeling from the effects of high debts, business owners, and their worker are understandably worried about what is...
View ArticleThe importance of ICT investments | SMEs stand to benefit the most
The Trinidad and Tobago economy is currently feeling some of the negative effects of the fall of oil and energy prices. Many businesses are understandably concerned about what the effects will be on...
View ArticleTechnology Trends for 2017 | 4 technologies likely to predominate this...
With 2017 upon us, what can we expect for information technology this year? Well, more of the same from 2016. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning If I was to choose just one technology that...
View ArticleTechnology Trends in 2018 | More of the same from 2017
Happy New Year everyone. Last year only a few technologies dominated the headlines, and quite likely to dominate the headlines again this year. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning As predicted...
View ArticleWhat is DevOps
Everyone would have heard the term DevOps in ICT recently but not many understand what it is about. The term “DevOps” was first coined in 2009 by Patric Debois (sometimes called the “Godfather of...
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