June 2008

Gestation period for an idiot? One day

June 30, 2008 General

It’s only Monday and already we have an article that beggars belief. PwC’s soon to be crowned (tomorrow actually) chief Ian Powell comes out with this stonkingly dopey statement: Mr Powell said limiting auditor liability was the key to helping newcomers develop and for alleviating the risk of a firm collapsing. The profession has long [...]

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Stating the obvious

June 30, 2008 General

Nikki Ross Martin’s analysis of the Poynter Report is well worth reading. Key take-aways: Information security, at the time of the incident, simply wasn’t a management priority; Even had it been a priority, HMRC’s organisational design and the governance and accountabilities underpinning it would have made it extremely difficult for it to be felt as [...]

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My del.icio.us bookmarks for June 26th through June 30th

June 30, 2008 Asides

These are my del.icio.us bookmarks for June 26th through June 30th: blip.tv (beta) – SEOmoz | The Evil Side of Google? Exploring Google’s User Data Collection – Want to know what Google knows about you? Here's a comprehensive list of 'stuff' it picks up from services you use. Prem Sikka: Britain is the sleaze capital [...]

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Cranky voice, scruffy face and a bitch

June 30, 2008 General

Last Saturday afternoon I had a wonderful conversation with Francine McKenna. Despite our backwards and forwardsing on blog posts, it was the first time we’d spoken. As seems to be the case these days, Francine is exactly as I imagined. Don’t ask me to describe but it was all good and left me with plnety [...]

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Are the Big 4 risking too much?

June 26, 2008 General

These days I leave the flaying of the Big Four to Francine McKenna but today I can’t help but comment on her analysis of the KPMG case involving Independent Insurance Group that saw the firm and partner Andrew Sayers fined £500,000 with £1.15 million in costs. Rather than dwell on her excellent analysis I’d prefer [...]

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Patience is a virtue, but only one

June 26, 2008 General

IDC analyyst Rachel Happe is one of the sharpest tacks on the analyst block. I know because I had her on my microblogging panel at Enterprise 2.0 earlier in the month where she rattled out facts and explanations that added genuine value to the conversation. So her post: Do Enterprises Have the Patience to Develop [...]

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My del.icio.us bookmarks for June 25th through June 26th

June 26, 2008 Asides

These are my del.icio.us bookmarks for June 25th through June 26th: SpendMatters: Turning Back the Clock — When Analysts Get it Wrong – If psend management loats your boat then Jason Busch's evisceratino of the analyst industry should be top of reading. The ZDNet Obstacle Course, or Eating One’s Own Dog Food| Zoli’s Blog – [...]

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This gets my attention

June 26, 2008 General

The other day, my good friend Vinnie gave me a hard time over my position regarding SAP Business ByDesign. That’s cool. We’d both rather take positions and then slug it out. Neither of us is wrong nor right but the debates matter because it’s one way that readers can decide for themselves what is most [...]

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Microsoft fails, even for Bill Gates

June 25, 2008 General

For those who like to have laughs at Microsoft’s expense, this set of posts should provide a few giggles. As usual, my favourite takes come from my Irregular colleagues: Vinnie Mirchandani: Of course, Bill Gates does not get the service he deserves even 5 years later.(Actually to be more precise 5 years, 5 months, 8 [...]

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