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ERP? Done incorrectly? £££

£2.6m to £40m cost for West Sussex County Council. Same sort of issue as Birmingham. How many more are out there? Oracle Fusion rollout costs 15 times council’s estimatesNo it’s not Birmingham this time. West Sussex County Council ERP replacement price to hit £40MThe RegisterLindsay Clark I’

Big not always best

The reference to the lack of a ‘healthy marketplace’ is key. I will admit in the past, when under pressure, I have calmed Exec and Audits with “Don’t worry it’s on Big Provider™️ At Microsoft, years of security debt come crashing downCritics say negligence, misguided investments and hubris

Accidentally running for President

I’m not a user experience (UX) person. But I do have an interest in getting ‘Calls to Action’ correct in communications. We should all do. Anyway, this gave me a giggle. How do you accidentally run for President of Iceland? Quite easy (apparently) if people are only confronted with

Help the Farmers

I don’t even know which Minister is in charge of this (I looked them up, 🤷‍♂️). I’m very fond of Farmers. Tough and entrepreneurial job and you need to be knowledgable in a lot of things. Quite amazing that only 34 of 101 services can be done online. But

Big Tech has lost their mind

I think it’s widely accepted now that Jack Welch and his ‘rank and yank’ approach to ruthlessly drive productivity was very short-sighted and not great for a sustainable business. Similar parallels could be drawn with Boeing and their move from engineering/quality to growth at all cost. https://www.

The UN chooses Element

The United Nations has chosen a UK based organisation for its communications. Not Big Tech. Element and I’m surprised to say I’ve not come across them before. The United Nations ditches Big Tech in a bid for securityUNICC has chosen Element to secure its communicationsTechRadar proChiara Castro Secure,

Vendor lock-in

Debatably a dramatic headline. But the same issue for the UK Government as well. Also the same issue for businesses. Why Microsoft is a national security threatWith little competition at the goverment level, Windows giant has no incentive to make its systems saferThe RegisterBrandon Vigliarolo You should definitely have the

'Women who code' closing

This is disappointing. ‘Women Who Code” is shutting down due to lack of funding. I agree with what Tim Cook once said “There are no good excuses” for the lack of women in the sector. Women Who Code - Empowering women to excel in tech careersWomen Who Code is on