In her 1994 essay, “Pandora’s Vox: On Community in Cyberspace,” Carmel Hermosillo astutely observes that the advent of computer networks and the digital age has not necessarily resulted in a reduction of hierarchy or the democratization of information. Instead, she sheds light on how these technological advances have led to the commodification of personal identity...
How your home router might be the backdoor in to your corporate network. Beware of the bear! As the world becomes increasingly connected, the line between personal and professional technology is becoming blurrier than ever. Many of us are now working from home, and that means our personal devices are being used for business purposes...
The Art of Inheritance – Get It Wrong and You’ve Lost Before You’ve Even Started When you join a new organisation or you are promoted to a leadership position you will often inherit a team that is already in place. They will certainly have far more experience of the nuances and intricacies of the organisation...
How to do Tech with heart Sometimes it’s good to reflect on some of the good things you’ve done, the lives you’ve touched, and why we work in the technology space. I’m happy to share a recent podcast episode I was interviewed for, hosted by Zoe Griffiths, the CEO of Alchemy of Learning, to deep...
Junkyard Tornado – why you need to get your house in order before going for Digital Transformation “…complex structures do not arise in a single evolutionary step…” – John Maynard Smith Nobody in their right mind believes that if a tornado swept through a junkyard it would assemble a Boeing 747. Yet, many organisations and...
IT Strategy with Donald Rumsfeld In a 2002 Department of Defense brieifing held by Donald Rumsfeld, then Secretary of Defense, regarding WMDs, he stated “there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not...
Bluffer Syndrome – How do unqualified people get into technology leadership positions? When I left a previous role I was able to meet my successor on the way out. I knew in 5 minutes that this guy wasn’t going to make it. How did I know but those that chose him didn’t? The answer is...
Bitcoin Mining Slaves – the story of the miner botnet Bitcoin Mining Slaves – the story of the miner botnet Bitcoin is a wonderful example of distributed computing. It is a digital crypto-currency built around a peer to peer network using open-source software. Created by the mysterious ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’, the Bitcoin system went live in...
How drones will reshape Middle East enterprises How many neglected online shopping carts are a result of expensive shipping costs and lengthy delivery times? Eighty-six percent, according to management consulting group McKinsey & Group. That’s a staggeringly high percentage, and one that should act as a sure-fire cause for retail firms to explore alternative methods...
Why Blockchain’s only limit is human imagination Back in the mid-90s when I first had access to the Internet, I couldn’t really understand what the hype was all about. I was a gamer in those days, so my first use case for the Internet was to find WAD files – custom maps, weapons and characters...
