Opinion & Analysis

Don't throw the telecoms baby out with the cost centre bath water
Mobile phone costs are too high, but why do so many financial controllers believe it is better to wield an axe with a blindfold than a scalpel while wearing spectacles?
Rob Bamforth, Quocirca | 6th 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

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

New 3.2 Gigabit FireWire
Fasteners are generally not all that exciting and can viewed as a commodity. But in the case of FireWire, and its latest high-speed specification, the potential impact is more than a mere commodity could deliver.
Clay Ryder, Sageza Group, Inc. | 10th March

The spread of technology reliance and the BlackBerry jam
Some users love their technology, but although the individual power user may feel more productive, it doesn't necessarily spread through the whole organisation. Soft skills are still as important as the technical ones.
Rob Bamforth, Quocirca | 4th March


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