Information Technology
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Difference between Add-Ons and ERP
Michael McCash | June 20, 2011
Today’s IT market is crowded with credible and non–credible players, each offering an instant ‘band-aid’ fix to the pain-points of your existing accounting software.
The question is: when does this add-on software stop providing the promised benefits and start hampering your growth? -
IT control is king
Nick Day | June 14, 2011On a recent business trip I was enthralled by Liam Neeson’s performance in the thriller, Unknown. The movie starts with him making a frantic dash back to the airport after leaving his laptop behind in a cab.
Of course business mobility has been a long standing issue for IT. Whether it’s a loss, theft or a network meltdown, any of these situations can create a major issue affecting the continuity of a business. Securing the data is paramount. Easy management is crucial. Control is king.
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Guide to selecting an ERP
Michael McCash | June 6, 2011The implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to overhaul and automate business processes is a significant strategic investment for any organisation.
Buying the right system and choosing the best vendor partner are critical to a successful implementation – because in this instance the word ‘partner’ isn’t just a figure of speech.
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Do you need an accounting package or an ERP system?
Leighton Jenkins | March 31, 2011
Not so long ago the answer would be simple: a small business needs an accounting package and not an ERP System. Today, the size of your business does not necessarily drive the decision – a medium business can today be just as complex as a large one. -
Big opportunities for online retail
Helen Hull | March 23, 2011Now more than ever Australians are going online to shop and it is important to consider your offering.
A recent study on Australian shopper behaviour highlights Australian consumers are frustrated with the limited online shopping options from national retailers.
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NAS vs SAN
Simon Sharwood | March 9, 2011Learn the difference between NAS and SAN scalabale data storage devices.
The IT industry has a deserved reputation for confusing people with jargon, but never more so than in the world of storage where it has adopted the competing-but-similar terms “NAS” and “SAN” to describe large-scale data storage appliances.
To understand NAS and SAN, you first need to get your head around “DAS”, or direct-attached storage. DAS refers to disks installed inside a server. Every server needs some DAS, in order to store its operating system and other vital data. But DAS can only scale so far to store all the data a business generates, a server would need space to house many, many disk drives. If servers could do so, they would quickly become untenably large and power-hungry.
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Get set for the mobile revolution
Virginia Harrison | November 8, 2010
Forget the iPhone, it’s all about Android. Find out how harnessing the power of mobile phones could transform your business.
Shane Williamson is a telecommunications consultant who advises small through to large companies on how organizations can better utilise mobile technology.
The self-described “technology evangelist” clients’ include Optus and Deloitte, as well as start-ups looking to enter the mobile market.
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Cyber-attacks on the rise for medium-size companies
Virginia Harrison | November 4, 2010
Cyber-attacks on medium-size companies are growing and most organisations fear a serious data breach would put them out of business.
The global report by digital security company McAfee found more than half of the mid-size companies surveyed saw an increase in security incidents in the past year.
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Work safety more than hardhats and steel-capped boots
Virginia Harrison | September 4, 2010
Aussie tech-company keeps workers in high-pressure environments safe from harm. Virginia Harrison spoke to Leo Silver.Workers in high-pressure environments like prisons or hospitals can find themselves in life-threatening situations, and that reality has created a business opportunity for an Australian tech-company.
Integrated Wireless provide messaging and duress systems solutions to protect staff working in intensive environments.
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Cloud Computing: What does it mean for SMEs?
Matthew Sorell | July 22, 2010Cloud computing is the notion that you can put or process your data “in the cloud somewhere”. Where it is and how it got there is not your problem. How reliably it’s stored, whether it can be hacked into, and a whole host of other issues shouldn’t be your problem either; in the ideal cloud environment.
But back in the real world, reliability, access, security and recoverability are your problem, and that means that you do care where your data is and how it got there. How do you respond?
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Health Information Exchange becoming a reality in Canada. When in Australia?
Malcolm Crompton | July 21, 2010Canada is getting on with the job that matters with eHealth information: Health Information Exchange (I call it HIX…).
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Actions speak louder than words: APEC Launches New Privacy Enforcement Initiative
Malcolm Crompton | July 21, 2010The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has launched an initiative to help boost consumer trust in e-commerce by fortifying enforcement of regional data privacy laws.
The APEC Cross-border Privacy Enforcement Arrangement (CPEA) will serve as a platform for authorities to engage in information sharing, evidence collection and complaints handling, among other imperatives. The formal commencement day was 16 July 2010.
