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I grew up rural Warwickshire in the 70s and 80s Just outside Stratford Upon Avon, the home of Shakespeare Being…
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Wanna develop your own tools to serve your team and customers and improve profit per person? BRAVO! But before you…
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You're a sheep, following the rest and happy in your flock You're not interested in #innovation You think of IT…
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My newest and most exciting client is a domestic and international FreightForwarding and 3PL company A mid-tier player in a…
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We eat just a few varieties because we know them to be safe They're nice, but if I'm honest they're…
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Your core systems and solutions represent about 90% of tech that you need, and they're just like those of your…
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Technology is evolving quicker than we are This is a double edged sword for business A fantastic array of opportunities…
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In my last post, I told of how my much loved Subaru Forester had an oil leak and an all…
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Many people are surprised when I tell them I understand how they feel about IT They give me that, "Yeah…
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No one ever got fired for buying #IBM That was the conventional wisdom when I started 30 years ago It…
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Just about every industry is ripe for disruption, and there’s an almost limitless array of opportunities for any business that…
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I was talking to a CEO yesterday who told me his $100m business was completely dependent on IT and would…
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