Beyond Technology has again had its best ever year. Thank you for your continued support and hope that 2013 is looking exciting and productive.
In thinking of the year ahead, I thought that I would share with you what the BTC Team has identified as the key trends and challenges that we feel our clients will be facing next year. Read More
With all three major carriers talking about their launch of 4G mobility, many business leaders are asking what impact this next generation of wireless technology will have on their business, while others are questioning the ability of the carriers to deliver on the promise of the technology.
Will the promised speed of 4G mobility (LTE) be delivered by the carriers?
Given the increasingly complex IT environment facing organisations, we anticipate that 2012 will see even more operational cost pressures being placed on IT departments. Governance will focus on disaster recovery, preparing for security events rather than assuming they can be avoided. Advancements in 4G mobile technologies will see even more mobile users, with a focus on BYOD strategy over the corporate desktop.
Beyond Technology Consulting has already made a substantial donation to the victims of the disastrous Queensland floods, however the concern about the lessons learnt from the disaster remain. We are already hearing about Queensland business’s facing ruin, not due to the direct loss, but due to their inability to recovery core systems in a timely manner. Many organisations are only finding out now that their backup system has been ineffective, their recovery process is reliant on a staff member that can’t get to work or their 3rd party service provider has proactively entered receivership. Read More
Executives across the country could feel the hair on the back of their necks stand on end over the weekend on hearing the complete financial, PR, operational and reputational disaster that besieged Virgin Blue after a catastrophic IT failure. While the press was interviewing distraught travellers across the country that were asking “Why didn’t they have a backup”, the dirty secret across many Australian organisations is that their IT recovery plans are either inadequate, or reliant on 3rdparty providers whom they do not have the skills to audit. Read More
I thank you for your support this year and hope that 2011 is looking bright and productive. In thinking of the year ahead, I thought that I would share with you what the BTC Team has identified as the key trends and challenges that we feel our clients will be facing next year. Read More
Abstract
Efficiency in operation requires IT to constantly evolve, delivering high quality services meeting today’s requirements and to develop new capabilities and architectures to continue efficient and business aligned delivery into the future.
This whitepaper outlines a methodology for IT managers to develop a roadmap for improving operational efficiency. The methodology has three key aspects: Read More