In my consultancy work with different organisations, I get asked what makes for an effective ICT strategy. Also on a related basis, is there a difference between and IS strategy and an IT strategy ? In this blog, I give my 2c on these two related topics. The ICT strategy must support both the organisation’s business strategy and also show how ICT can be used to provide opportunities for new ways of doing business. An effective ICT strategy is a combination of an IS strategy and IT strategy

Ofcom is the communications regulator in the UK and would be the equivalent of Comreg in Ireland. Recently, as part of the UK’s Digital Economy Act, Ofcom have prepared a draft code of conduct for ISP’s on filesharing. There are some interesting points to note from this draft code in relation to the possible preparation [...]

I was one of a number of members of the Irish Computer Society’s security professionals network that submitted a submission recently to the Department of Justice following their recent publication of a consultation paper on data protection.

As Business Management noted recently, we live in an information economy, and “smart use of information and information technology can be one of the most effective ways to gain a competitive advantage and thrive in times of change”. Business (BI) intelligence and data warehousing (DWH) are two important terms as regarding using information for decision [...]

Working on reporting, business intelligence or website related projects, you frequently hear the comment, we have plenty of data, but not a lot of information. I have found that one element in helping a business enhance their decision making with quality information is the use of an information management policy. It is important in compiling [...]