I am surprised at how few people made it into work today. I know it is Christmas Eve but with a long holiday beckoning I am surprised so many took it as…
War Horse
Another year under my belt and I can see how quickly life can pass you by. It has been a busy year but in terms of seeing definition between specific events it…
Perks are the first to go
I have spoken to a number of telecom carriers over the past few weeks and a worrying trend is taking place from speaking to their staff. Bowls of fruit are not being…
MPLS for SME’s
Little piece I wrote on MPLS technology and how it is poorly portrayed to SMEs. http://network.itproportal.com/articles/2008/11/04/converged-communication-networks-what-you-need-know/
High oil prices caused the recession
It is my belief that the real cause of the recession has been the huge oil prices the world has had to endure for the past 8-months. At the end of February…
BP’s Profits too much?
I am going to put my neck out here and say that actually I don’t have an issue with the profits BP are currently making. There has been quite a lot of…
Homework tonight?
I thought I would share with you one of the most shocking comments I have heard this year. A friend of mine was asked into the head teachers’ office at a local…
Telegraph
If anyone is interested I made it onto the Telegraph today. Had a good interview a few weeks back with Philip Smith who heads up the Telegraph Business Club with regards to…
Company Benefits
I found in terms of attracting and retaining staff, extra benefits can help even a small business to flourish. For a while I thought it was only really a ‘big’ ie enterprise…
Cash flow management
In relation to running a business in the current economic climate one of the biggest issues I see is mismanagement of cash-flow. One thing I made absolutely sure with Fluidata right from…
Running a business in the current economic climate
A few people have asked me how the big shake up in the financial markets and general global gloom is going to affect Fluidata. My answer is actually I think it will…
Short termism
Back from a holiday on the south coast enjoying the tiny bit of sun we had this summer. I had a lot to read especially with everything developing with Lehman Brothers and…
Invest for gold
The great success of Britian in the Olympics got me thinking as to why it has taken a century for us to up our game and beat Europe. I think a lot…
Super Tax for the rich?
I read in the Sunday Times this week that the government are putting serious thought to bringing in legislation to increase tax to anyone earning more than £250,000 per year. Personally I…
A chance to voice my opinion
I have been toying with the idea of starting some kind of blog for a while but it was only when I was included in Mark Samuels’ blog from Computing (http://knowledge.computing.co.uk/) that…