Opinion & Analysis

Quocirca's Straight Talking: Just how distributed is your business?
Demand on corporate networks for distributed services these days goes well beyond the usual IT tasks. But actually measuring how distributed a business is can be problematic.
Bob Tarzey, Quocirca | 7th May

Measurement - do records management policies, systems and procedures really deliver?
Is it better to test, or wait for something to go wrong before picking up the pieces - generally the former by a long way, but too many organisations opt for the latter - is lack of measurement false modesty or simply false economy?
Rob Bamforth, Quocirca | 22nd April

Competition in the world of SCM
The Software Configuration Management (SCM) world is being shaken up by the viral adoption by programmers of Subversion and other Open Source tools, regardless of corporate policy. However, AccuRev offers a process-centric alternative.
David Norfolk, Bloor Research | 21st April

Outrunning the bear - cutting costs not corners
When times are hardening, everyone looks for things to cut and telecoms is an obvious target. But while saving money looks simple, it isn't always, and it's not always the right thing to do if it has negative knock-on effects elsewhere.
Rob Bamforth, Quocirca | 18th April

Communications - Unify or Die?
Is the hype around Unified Communications really justified, or is this just another re-hash of a collection of disparate technology, cleverly presented on slide decks to appear like it delivers real business value?
Rob Bamforth, Quocirca | 15th April

Terminal decline at Heathrow - failing IT or management failing?
When will those running large institutions or endeavours realise that IT systems are just part of a bigger overall system and the top priority should be about getting the project right rather than deciding where best to lay the blame?
Rob Bamforth, Quocirca | 2nd April


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