Imagine a windowless room in a nondescript office building. Inoffensive tan carpet lines the floors, fluorescent lights hum softly overhead, and 20 seated Microsoft employees flank a rectangular folding table in the center of the room. On the table rests a Windows PC, and at its helm, a slack-jawed cipher punches blindly at the controls in a vain attempt to carry out a task requested by the tea…
So here it is. Nearly six years since its release of Windows XP, Microsoft has released its latest operating system, and it’s coming soon to a computer near you. And because you’ve picked up this book, chances are that said computer is the one you’re using right now. “But so what,” you say. “What’s so great about Windows Vista? Why should I upgrade my own computer to Windows Vist…
In a knowledge society, companies are challenged by technology leaps, slides in values and globalization. Heavy demands are placed on the management and the organization: Both radical, innovative thinking and disciplined action in response to challenges. Too much self-satisfaction can be a large barrier in taking up these challenges. Sources of self-satisfaction are e.g. unconcerned management…
When local area networks (LANs) first appeared in the business world, their primary functions were to share files and printers. These are still critical ap- plications for most business networks, but networks are able to provide many other functions as well. Virtually all business owners want to provide their users with access to the Internet and email, but they must be able to do so securely. …
Welcome to the Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services Resource Kit! This s a deta ed technical resource for pannng, deponent, and running Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Because some features of RDS are brand new, this book s valuable both for those compete y new to RDS and those who have used Terminate Services (ts former name) n previous versions of Microsoft Wndows Within thi…
Should you outsource human resources? The definitive answer to this question lies with you and your knowledge of your company and its needs. However, there are a few key factors that should be weighed when making your decision. This guide will cover some of the pros and cons you will want to consider as well as tips for getting started if you should choose to outsource. First, what types of …
Should you outsource human resources? The definitive answer to this question lies with you and your knowledge of your company and its needs. However, there are a few key factors that should be weighed when making your decision. This guide will cover some of the pros and cons you will want to consider as well as tips for getting started if you should choose to outsource. First, what types of …
Globalization has afforded great opportunities for companies who take advantage of them. Outsourcing is one of these, and payroll outsourcing is gaining popularity throughout the business world. Processing payroll in a timely and accurate manner is critical for business success. Maintaining salary, benefit, and tax information can be complex, which is why increasing numbers of small to medium b…
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) has undergone a seismic shift over the past few years. Long viewed as tactical and administrative in nature, RPO can now be characterized as strategic, innovative and transformative.
One of the main characteristics of project management is communication. Communication is importance amongst the project
In today’s data-driven business environment, it’s become achingly clear that no company will thrive without agility, speed and, perhaps most of all, innovation. Agility allows a company to change direction in response to shifting market conditions. Speed lets it change quickly. And innovation gives enterprises the ability to disrupt the industry by bringing new processes, products and servi…
When big data and the cloud first surfaced as popular business buzzwords a few years ago, they raised many questions and even some fear. How will we deal with soaring levels of data? How can we leverage that data to lift sales and spur innovation? How will we keep all that data secure? How can these new tools generate a true competitive advantage? And how will all this affect our IT workers? T…
The term telematics combines the words telecommunications and informatics. Telematics is an integration of wireless communications, vehicle monitoring systems and location tracking devices. At a simple level, telematics may involve using GPS to track vehicles in a fleet. But today, the most sophisticated telematics systems can be used to intervene when a truck driver is going too fast, followin…
Technology is a key driver of disruption across all industries, with companies like Zalora, Ensogo, and Fitbit and others shaking traditional business models to the core. Technological innovation, in particular capabilities and solutions driven by disruptive technologies such as cloud computing, is levelling the playing field, accelerating growth and capabilities for businesses of any size and …
The cloud is gaining traction in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) market and most vendors now have a cloud offering. After examining small and medium companies that have implemented cloud ERP, Nucleus found customers were able to achieve substantial benefits, including reduced IT costs, increased employee productivity, and better inventory management. This report analyzes the benefits of …
While we have seen modest gains in organizations’ ability to attack the security gap, advanced (and not-so- advanced) threat actors continue to evolve their tactics to find a way through it . In last year’s M-Trends we noted that cyber security had gone from a niche IT issue to a boardroom priority . This year, cyber security (or perhaps more accurately, cyber insecurity) entered the mains…
To discover how cloud-based ERP systems support and accelerate growing organizations, NetSuite’s Vishrut Parikh and Anand Misra engaged senior IT executives in discussions on the topic. These executives shared case studies of why they switched from on-premise to cloud-based systems, how the implementation process occurred, benefits they have experienced, and lessons learned. A prevailing them…
Over the years, QuickBooks has become the de facto standard financial software for small businesses, with more than 5 million businesses using it. QuickBooks is the best fit for many businesses on day one, but is it the right choice to enable rapidly growing businesses to sustain and accelerate growth? In many instances, QuickBooks is inadequate. It lacks many of the capabilities that growing b…
In an ideal world, every multinational organisation would run its entire global operations on a single enterprise resource planning (ERP) application suite. A few do achieve this financial nirvana–but often at significant cost. The rest have to make the best of reconciling conflicting requirements and historic investment decisions to manage what can often be a complex catalogue of different s…
With our Skill Up survey we wanted to look at the tech community as a whole to identify upcoming trends over the next few years and share what you can do to ensure you get the most out of your career and skills. We divided our survey into 4 segments, Web Development & Design, Application Development, Security & System Administration, and Data Science & Business Intelligence, making this one of …
Over fifteen years ago, Norm Kerth (author of Project Retrospectives: A Handbook for Team Reviews) asked me to lead are trospective for a team. He was acting as interim manager for the project which made him ineligible for the role of neutral facilitator - he knew he had opinions about the project and wanted to contribute them. We’d met through a mutual friend,and he had learned that I had ex…
Whether you’re looking to improve your application and service delivery, consolidate existing performance monitoring tools and responsibilities or justify the impact of a new technology deployment, the following six steps can help you create the fundamental building blocks of an effective performance monitoring strategy: Breaking down your strategy into these components will make it easier t…