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Well, do we want a faster Internet or don’t we?
Posted by Bill Walker · 18 December 2007
An interesting week – we’ve had conflicting views in the new about whether the UK needs broadband to be faster than it already is.
Spam – we’re getting one-sixth of it and it’s getting worse
Posted by Bill Walker · 15 December 2007
Ouch! According to spam filtering company IronPort, the UK now gets around one-sixth of the world’s spam. That’s between 100-1000 spam messages a day to each business inbox.
With PRINCE2, it’s all about control
Posted by Michael Wood · 13 December 2007
The area that most PRINCE2 delegates I teach seem to struggle with is the controls component. I think one reason is that the chapter is so big and frankly, it’s not exactly a riveting read.
It’s no surprise that IT departments are the biggest source of data leaks
Posted by Bill Walker · 11 December 2007
A recent survey showed that IT departments are responsible for more data leaks than any other part of an organisation – but this shouldn’t be a surprise.
Internet Explorer more secure than Firefox in Microsoft study
Posted by Gary Duffield · 10 December 2007
According to Microsoft, Internet Explorer is more secure than Firefox – but critics say that the study was flawed.
February 21 2008 – put a date in your diary
Posted by Gary Duffield · 01 December 2007
February 27 2008 is a big date for Microsoft: that’s when SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 are released. What’s more, it’s the date when Microsoft’s training strategy really begins to make sense for today’s IT professional.
The role of training in reducing graduate turnover
Posted by Shan Williams · 25 November 2007
When organisations begin their annual intake of graduates, they’ll be hoping that many of them will stay with the organisation long enough to make the recruitment costs worthwhile. The harsh fact is, nearly half of recruited graduates are already thinking about their next job – and will soon be gone.
Where’s Microsoft’s virtualisation strategy?
Posted by Gary Duffield · 19 November 2007
Microsoft has been taking some flack for being behind the market when it comes to virtualisation, but all of that is changing. Microsoft’s got a strategy all right – and it’s one that could see it outpace the current leaders.
Scalable PRINCE2
Posted by Michael Wood · 13 November 2007
One of the very best aspects of PRINCE2 is that it is flexible and scaleable. It can be used in any environment in any project, as the good book says. As I go through classes with delegates we usually get on to the subject of scalability, particularly in their own environments. In this blog I thought I would give you my thoughts on this powerful area of PRINCE2.
Staying in hotels
Posted by Michael Wood · 05 November 2007
One of the big advantages of working for a large successful training company is the opportunities for travel. In my time working for Xpertise I have stayed in many, many hotels so I thought in this blog I would share some of the tips I have picked up to make staying in a hotel more comfortable. Bear in mind I tend to stay in hotels for a week at a time and on my own so most of these tips apply to that although they can work at other times too.