Thinking about BYOD? Get your strategy in place before it is too late

BYOD - bring your own device - is happening whether you like it or not. So it makes sense to work out how you're going to manage it and a way of reaping the benefits while avoiding the pitfalls.
 

Does your sysadmin pass the Van Halen brown candy test?

If your desktop environment is littered with unnecessary icons or apps then dig deeper. Apply the Van Halen M&M test.
 

System Center 2012 goes to RC, free to download

Microsoft has made available a pre-release version of their much awaited System Center 2012 suite of infrastructure management tools. With a focus on cloud computing as well as improvements to system deployment and protection, the updated suite aims to build on the success of the current versions while adding powerful new functionality.
 

Two desktop management practices that keep the IT department strategic

If you're constantly struggling to convince everyone from your CEO to your own staff that the IT department is much more than a desktop management service provider, you're not alone. The following are two practices that all IT departments should employ.
 

Navman Wireless Dynamic Dashboard displays fleet use

Navman Wireless's Dynamic Dashboard presents a graphical representation of a vehicle fleet's operations.
 

New top dog at Acronis

Acronis has appointed Alex Pinchev as its president and chief executive officer.
 

RIM goes for the whole fruit basket with BlackBerry Mobile Fusion

Research In Motion has announced BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, an enterprise mobility solution for BlackBerry, Android and iOS smartphones and tablets.
 

Aussie technology delivers first Wi-Fi town in Australia

The TUPS Company in conjunction with the Gunnedah Shire Council today officially launched the Gunnedah Community Wi-Fi at the Gunnedah Shire Council Depot delivering fast, cost-effective internet connectivity.
 

Business finance for the IT professional

If you are like me you espouse a view that a good IT department should not be seen as a cost to the business, and that it ought rightly be considered a strategic and operational division. Yet, at the end of the day it is all about numbers. The smart and forward-thinking IT leader will get a grip on the concepts that matter, and knowing these will help your own agenda.
 

Top jobs plummet as non-mining depression looms

Demand for executives across Australia has suffered a devastating crash in July, with top IT jobs demand hit particularly hard, according a new report. Compared to June, demand for high-end positions plummeted 15% across the board, while executive positions in the IT sector went into free fall, sliding 24%.