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The no-nonsense guide to software
Let’s be blunt: IBM is not the first name you think of when it comes to software. But Big Blue is the world’s second largest software provider, has the broadest portfolio of software products for business and a network of experts on stand-by. It...
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In fear of finance
Finance directors like numbers. But there’s much more to the role these days than just “keeping score”. It’s a question of “decision support” – those numbers, properly interpreted and communicated to people throughout the business, can mean the diffe...
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Data management,
Risk Compliance Governance (GRC),
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Collaboration
Pieces of a puzzle
Imagine trying to solve a puzzle without being certain what the end result should look like, much less how the pieces fit together. Now imagine trying to build the puzzle pieces themselves. Bit of a challenge? To say the least.But this is the...
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Everything you need to know about IT … just don’t be too afraid to ask
Barely a decade ago, you could still find taped above office computer terminals the weary legend: “Abandon hope all ye who press Enter here”. What was barely funny then is now an odd cultural artefact, and now completely anachronistic. IT brings...
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Innovation,
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Change,
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All change?
“Every company is under pressure to continuously develop in modern retail,” says James Gurd, Home Shopping manager for UK-based houseware and hardware retailer, Robert Dyas.“You want to stay faithful to the values of the organisation but you can't...
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Change,
Data management,
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Help is at hand
“Globalisation” conjures up images of an undifferentiated world where international companies move resources and products around in a virtually frictionless environment. The real world, of course, is very different. If a manager has responsibilities...
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Bottom Line,
Growth,
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Investing in a brighter future
Some businesses like to do things differently. Take BrightHouse – it’s a fast-growing business based on a “rent to own” concept that was brought over to the UK from the US a decade ago. The first store in the chain, which was originally called...
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Change,
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Risk Compliance Governance (GRC),
Security
“It felt like being prepared for the firing squad but with some choice over the bullet calibre”
Have you lost much sleep worrying about the status of your software licensing? Probably not. Growing your business in a competitive business environment can be all consuming, so it’s not surprising when a company board loses sight of its software...
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Bottom Line,
Innovation,
Communication
Back to school
There’s something strangely comforting about a blackboard. The endless chalk dust, the hours spent staring at them in a classroom, even nails being scraped across them can evoke fond memories of our childhood. But, like pretty much everything else,...
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