As some of you may know I hold a peculiar passion in the form of cleaning my car (Wax on Wax Off). I am not quite sure if it is the sense…
Two thousand and eleven is wrong
I would bet that most of you, when asked, would pronounce the year we currently find ourselves, two thousand and eleven. Even I am guilty. However if I was to ask you…
BT Openreach lack manpower
I have been staggered at BT’s inability in the last few months to fulfil orders and the lack of publicity surrounding it. It must be the case that BT’s reputation is so…
Understanding the VAT change
With the New Year came the much publicised VAT increase from 17.5% to 20%. One thing that hasn’t been as well publicised is the actual date that it took place, namely 4th…
Pricing needs to change in 2011
One of the biggest issues the industry faces over the coming year is pricing, and notably the 95th Percentile model of billing. For the past few years pricing has reduced to such…
They are doing their best
I think it is a big testament to our years under a Labour government that we have all become a bunch of whiners. We are experience unprecedented levels of snow across the…
Customer gifts at Christmas?
As Christmas fast approaches we decided this year to send our mugs again to clients as a thank you for choosing Fluidata. Not hugely extravagant gift, but it does add up when…
Free – the most expensive thing you can buy?
Everyone knows the saying that nothing is free, and if it is, then it is usually too good to be true. We are told to question anything that looks too cheap but…
Where has the time gone?
Whilst growing up I was lucky enough to have one of the first Game Boys and Tetris was the game to play. Roll on a few years and I now play Angry…
An award ceremony which actually has credibility
I went last week to Deloitte’s award ceremony for their Technology Fast 50 list and also dinner for their Technology Fast 500 EMEA at Arsenal football ground. Now usually I am a…
There is hope for the modern supercar
I have been concerned for a while that when I could finally afford a supercar there would be no more being made as the recession, and more importantly, emission regulations would kill…
The next millennium bug?
Interesting to see that the press has suddenly woken up to the imminent need for the industry to start adopting IPv6 addresses. With IP addresses due to be allocated by IANA around…
Breakfast at work becomes more popular
There is an entertaining article in the BBC News Magazine this morning on the rise of people eating breakfast at work. The writer argues that is nothing sacred as we try to…
BT outages demonstrate the need for resilience
BT has suffered a number of outages over the past week across the country which has left many without internet connectivity for days on end. It even at one point, last weekend,…
The Shard continues to grow
Since my last update on the new Shard tower being built at London Bridge the speed at which the building has shot up has been breathtaking. As you can see even at…