With the parliament expenses taking up a huge amount of news print, there seems to be lack of comparison between their structure and private business. I have expressed my concern previously that…
When is 100 Mb/s too much?!
Recently had a new fibre line installed into the office for general office use, VoIP and video. As you can see from the picture it is bloody fast bringing a 50 MB…
Alistair Darling defends 50%
I went to the IoD (Institute of Directors) annual convention yesterday at the Royal Albert Hall. They had a number of speakers talking about their businesses and what they are doing in…
Which exchange? I’ll have two please.
It beggars belief but for those of you who have read my previous pieces on the aggregation services Fluidata offers in the form of PureFluid and Advance, it turns out that other…
How green is IT?
With technology around the globe generating more CO2 than passenger jets it is interesting on how our demand for faster and cheaper electronics will impact our goal to reduce global emissions. I…
Another trial BT?
BT recently announced details on their FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) trial that they are planning across the UK. They are looking to enable roughly 0.035% of the available cabinets with this…
What’s in a brand?
Company branding has always held a level of interest for me and when running your own business something that needs direction right from the beginning. I believe it evokes strong emotion and…
Financial Times
I had my profile picture on the back of the Money section on the weekend with some words of wisdom. I had not read the weekend version before, being more of a…
Free. A step too far?
Carphone Warehouse are a little upset at the moment that Openreach has been given the green light by Ofcom to raise prices to cover increasing infrastructure costs and develop faster services. This…
Health and safety nonsense
I heard the other day that when we had the big snow fall, the local Tesco didn’t clear any of it up outside their store or in the car park. Apparently they…
That’s not my responsibility – not the entrepreneur ethos
I am always interested in the differences between someone who is a CEO of a company and someone who is an Entrepreneur/Founder. To the untrained eye they are one of the same,…
Where will 21CN go?
At a recent partner meeting with Cable & Wireless conversation turned to BT’s ongoing 21CN rollout. This multibillion pound investment by BT seems to be floundering especially when it comes to converting…
Beat climate change and get a 4×4
London suffered from one of the worst snow storms in a decade yesterday and only now are we slowly getting back to normal. Having lived in the countryside all my life I…
Let there be light
On the anniversary of us moving into our offices in London Bridge I note that I have suffered from a single migraine while working in the office. When we converted the space…
Green or profit – you can only choose one!
I was wondering if you have noticed the recent decline of talk about going green. Up until September last year you couldn’t open a magazine or paper without reading about how the…