May 20 2012 2:43PM GMT
Posted by: James Murray
Modern Network Architecture,
business stages,
IT Strategy
Recently I was meeting with a business owner and discussing customer relationship management (CRM) systems. We were comparing Dynamics, Sales Force and Zoho from a business standpoint. The three CRMs have three very different price point models, so how does one compare. This is a pretty major Continued »
May 12 2012 1:08PM GMT
Posted by: James Murray
Network Architecture,
Modern Network Architecture,
innovation stage
There seems to be a lot of confusion about change. We change our socks; we might change from a barber to a hair stylist. Yet is this really the type of change we are talking about in business? As a business grows it goes through several stages of growth. Continued »
May 12 2012 1:06PM GMT
Posted by: James Murray
Modern Network archtitecture,
Efficiency,
business stages
So now the business has grown at an incredible rate. Many business owners feel that at this stage all problems are good problems. In a sense they are because the owner feels like the business has grown to a point that there is just too much work. On the other hand this is where businesses topple over. Imagine a tree with so much overgrowth Continued »
May 6 2012 12:03PM GMT
Posted by: James Murray
Modern Network Architecture,
business scaling,
business efficiency,
business growth
The biggest mistake a business can make is trying to scale the organization too soon. At the same time, the final nail in the coffin for most small businesses is not ever scaling the business. Scaling the business is an exciting time of change. In the build stage the first wheel in being designed and created. In the scaling stage the business Continued »
May 6 2012 12:00PM GMT
Posted by: James Murray
Modern Network Architecture,
IT Consulting,
business growth,
business transition technology
In technology there is an order. In business there is also an order. Business owners and technologists have one thing in common in that they tend to want to do things out of order. Business owners, CEO’s and management teams in general know Continued »
May 6 2012 11:57AM GMT
Posted by: James Murray
Modern Network Architecture,
IT Consulting,
new business owners,
new busines technology
I find that there are a number of stages that a business will go through as it grows. The first stage is what I call enrapture. I call it enrapture because often this is the first stage in the business process. A business owner will be Continued »
Apr 22 2012 1:28PM GMT
Posted by: James Murray
Modern Network Architecture,
girdling effect
Is traditional IT Support really necessary in today’s modern network architecture? When I started in high school the older generation looked at me wisely and said “computer support”. These were men in their 50’s, Continued »
Apr 22 2012 1:26PM GMT
Posted by: James Murray
When planting a new tree a gardener will setup structures around the treed to help the tree stand up in the wind. These structures should allow the tree to move in the wind, but not move so much that the tree falls over. This movement helps the tree grow stronger. The idea is that Continued »
