We moved into our new offices at the beginning of the month and last week held our launch party. It was attended by key suppliers, customers and investors and gave us a…
What a view!
I am overdue to do a piece on our new office; however with our launch party tomorrow I thought it best to give a little bit of a surprise. In the meantime…
It is time for a change
I have been a bit busy over the past few weeks with our office move (more to follow on that) but with polling day upon us I thought it necessary acknowledge it.…
Microsoft has lost its pizzazz
I visited Microsoft’s London offices today in Victoria to learn about their hosting strategy and new products they are launching. Being involved a little bit in this internet industry I thought it…
Going Green ISO style
I had a meeting last week with our Health & Safety advisors in respect to Fluidata’s new environmental commitments and working towards our ISO 14001 standard. This accreditation is a relatively new…
What to expect in the next decade?
As 2010 rolls in, I am reminded that a decade is a significant period of time and a good one to reflect on, especially in the world of IT and Telecoms. What…
And the crowd goes wild!
Quite a few members of the company are unashamedly into football, and while I can’t see the appeal, have started a Fluidata football team. They play six a side at the ELMS…
Networking chamber style
As Fluidata supplies the London Chamber of Commerce with internet connectivity part of the deal was that we became members of the chamber. It wasn’t a difficult decision considering the low membership…
Clouds in the sky
I am one for endorsing the merits of cloud computing, as previous articles will testify, however it does have one very major headache to overcome, the connection to it. As I have…
EFM versus PureFluid
Lots of talk in the press recently on EFM (Ethernet First Mile) and thought it was worth a comment. What gets me is the fact that so many businesses in our industry…
Swine flu contingency
Interesting article on BBC website regarding BT announcing that their network is ready for the extra demands the swine flu pandemic may put on the broadband network. Looks to me just like…
The next generation of business
For those of you who are members of the Institute of Directors you might have seen my mug shot in this month’s magazine, Director. For those of you who haven’t you can…
Time to play
The playroom in the office is finally up and running. Bit difficult to make it out from the photo but sits alongside the video presence suite and gives visitors a chance to…
Which exchange? I’ll have two please.
It beggars belief but for those of you who have read my previous pieces on the aggregation services Fluidata offers in the form of PureFluid and Advance, it turns out that other…
Desperate for business
It has been interesting watching how our competitors have reacted to the global downturn. There seems to be almost desperation among them to secure new business at the moment with clients reporting…