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Virtuali(z)sation & datacenter power
21 February 08 10:58 PM | Ewan | 0 Comments   

It's been very quiet here on the Electric Wand for the last month or so: I took a new job in December which means things have been pretty hectic at work. I'm now managing a new group, and lots of time spent building up a great team. Just back from Seattle Read More...

Filed under: Business, Virtualisation

The downside of online shopping
22 December 07 01:07 AM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

I bought myself an early Christmas present a few weeks ago. One Saturday morning, sitting at the home PC whilst noodling about on the web, I decided it was time to replace the old warhorse and get something a bit more modern. So I surfed off to my favourite Read More...

Filed under: Business, Consumer Tech

Unified Communications licensing made easy
14 December 07 08:35 AM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

Well, hopefully. I get asked a lot about what licenses customer need when they want to deploy Exchange & Office Communications Server, in order to keep themselves legal & compliant. It's sometimes a bit confusing that there are several versions Read More...

Filed under: Business, Unified Comms

When bean counters start counting things they don't understand the value of.
15 November 07 09:58 AM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

I've been having a discussion with an old friend, who's telling me of a large financial institution that have suddenly started getting very picky about spending on IT. Maybe it's the financial environment right now - the tabloids are desperate to paint Read More...

Filed under: Business, Humour

The business case for Exchange 2007 - part IV
24 September 07 02:12 PM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

Another installment in a series of posts outlining the case for going to Exchange 2007. Previous articles can be found here . GOAL: Make flexible working easier "Flexible Working" might mean different things to differing organisations - some might think Read More...

Filed under: Business, Mobile, Outlook, Exchange

The Wal-Mart Effect
18 September 07 02:08 PM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

Here's an interesting book on a business force which is changing the way that the US economy works, if you believe what the author is saying. Wal-Mart (which owns ASDA in the UK) has been growing like crazy in recent years, to the point where they're Read More...

Filed under: Books, Business

The business case for Exchange 2007 - part III
17 August 07 08:45 AM | Ewan | 0 Comments   

This is a continuation of an occasional series of articles about how specific capabilities of Exchange 2007 can be mapped to business challenges. The other parts, and other related topics, can be found here . GOAL: Lower the risk of being non-compliant Read More...

Filed under: Business, Exchange

Sometimes, you know you didn't pay enough
15 August 07 12:20 PM | Ewan | 0 Comments   

... (and sometimes you probably suspect you paid too much) A common trait in western cultures is the eye for a good deal - you know, getting two-for-the-price-of-one, or thinking that it's worth buying something because it's on sale and you'll save 25%, Read More...

Filed under: Business, Office

The business case for Exchange 2007 - part II
23 July 07 04:40 PM | Ewan | 0 Comments   

(This is a follow on to the previous post on measuring business impact , and the first post on the business case for Exchange 2007 , and are my own thoughts on the case for moving to Exchange 2007). It's part of a series of posts which I'm trying to keep Read More...

Filed under: Business, Exchange

Exchange mailbox quotas and a 'paradox of thrift'
10 July 07 12:38 PM | Ewan | 3 Comments   

The study of economics throws up some fantastic names for concepts or economic models, some of which have become part of the standard lexicon, such as the Law of Diminishing Returns , or the concept of opportunity cost , which I've written about before Read More...

Filed under: Business, Outlook, Exchange

The business case for Exchange 2007
29 June 07 11:38 AM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

(this is a follow on to the previous post on measuring business impact , and are my own thoughts on the case for moving to Exchange 2007) There are plenty of resources already published which talk about the top reasons to deploy, upgrade or migrate to Read More...

Filed under: Business, Exchange

"Success kills" - Marc Andreessen on Facebook
23 June 07 09:25 AM | Ewan | 0 Comments   

Like so many other people in the last few weeks, I started using Facebook . They're growing at such a ridiculous rate, adding 100,000 new users every day, and it's reckoned that 50% of the millions of active users return to the site every day. Following Read More...

Filed under: Business, Consumer Tech

Measuring business impact
22 June 07 10:18 AM | Ewan | 3 Comments   

I'm going to approach this topic over a number of posts, as something I've been thinking about rather a lot lately. Basically, the challenge is about finding out what impact making a change to the business environment will have: either positive or negative, Read More...

Filed under: Business, Random Stuff