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Via Consulting help Leading Edge deliver new Lean Training portal
Posted by Joe Hussey on 2-Nov-2009 - Filed under: Cost Reduction, IT Consulting, Sourcing IT Solutions - No CommentsVia Consulting’s client and Lean Education expert Leading Edge launched their new LMS portal Prosperity this week.
Over the years Leading Edge’s programs have assisted companies such as PepsiCo, Boston Scientific , Musgraves and many others in saving significant costs as well as improve customer delivery and bottom line profits.
Via Consulting is proud to be Leading Edge’s IT partner. Via Principal Joe Hussey liked Leading Edge’s portfolio so much, he was the first to sign up to their new Financial Services Green belt program just launched.
Get more out of your business intelligence solutions
Posted by Kevin O'Callaghan on 5-Oct-2009 - Filed under: Cost Reduction, IT Consulting , also relevant to: business analysis, business intelligence, data warehouse, database, reporting - 2 CommentsWith the recession biting into budgets, the use of information within a company can be critical to either plodding along keeping your head above water or plotting a direct course to success when others flail around. In this post, we’ll focus on some options on how you can get more out of a business intelligence solution and perhaps, save some money along the way.
Google Accounts/Apps T&Cs
Posted by Diarmuid Keane on 24-Sep-2009 - Filed under: Cost Reduction , also relevant to: Data Liberation Front, Data Lock-in, Data Protection, EU Data Protection Directive, Google Accounts, Google Apps, Safe Harbor Principles, T&Cs - 1 CommentGoogle Apps provide customer data protection based on the US Safe Harbor Principles. In a followup article to our previous talk about Google Apps we take a look inside the T&Cs to find out more about how the confidentiality of your data is handled .
What Google Didn’t Do
Posted by Joe Hussey on 5-Sep-2009 - Filed under: Sourcing IT Solutions , also relevant to: business and IT consultancy, Cloud Computing, costs savings, Data Privacy, Google Apps, IT, technology, virtualization - 6 CommentsWhat Would Google Do?
That’s the question posed by best -selling business author and arch blogger Jeff Jarvis in his excellent book ‘What Would Google Do?’.
Interestingly, Jeff who glorifies Google in his book (a bit like hagiography on a company at times!), suggest that many companies in his book (and I tend to agree with many [...]
Why it pays to be business intelligent
Posted by Kevin O'Callaghan on 7-Aug-2009 - Filed under: IT Consulting , also relevant to: business intelligence, Data Solutions, decisions, IT, microsoft, oracle, sales, sap, savings, sql - 4 CommentsBusiness intelligence allows you to plan ahead and ultimately let you make the right business decisions at the right time. In this introduction to business intelligence, we explain why it matters and why it could save you money.
What is Virtualization?
Posted by Kevin McCarthy on 4-Aug-2009 - Filed under: IT Consulting , also relevant to: costs savings, virtualization - 4 CommentsVirtualization can help you save time, money and energy as well as reducing management headaches – read on to learn more about the benefits of virtualization…
Hey , Google , get off o’ my cloud .
Posted by Diarmuid Keane on 30-Jul-2009 - Filed under: IT Consulting , also relevant to: Cloud Computing, Data Privacy, Google Apps, Low Cost, SMB - 13 CommentsJust this month Google elevated their ready-to-use cloud computing product ‘Google Apps’ from beta status, but what assurances do Google give regarding the security of your data?
Sunday Business Post – why Via Consulting are different
Posted by Joe Hussey on 14-Jul-2009 - Filed under: General News, IT Consulting , also relevant to: business and IT consultancy, costs savings, technology, value for money - 5 CommentsVia Consulting article in The Sunday Business Post of July 12th 2009 highlights Via’s cost savings and value focus in terms of IT investments.
Get the most out of your technology and IT investment. Now!
Posted by Joe Hussey on 7-Jul-2009 - Filed under: IT Consulting , also relevant to: business and IT consultancy, business investment, costs savings, technology - 6 CommentsRe-evaluating your IT and technology investments does not necessarily mean significant costs but can mean a significant impact on your business’ bottom line.
Data specialist Kevin Mc Carthy joins VIA Consulting team
Posted by Joe Hussey on 5-Jul-2009 - Filed under: General News , also relevant to: Data Solutions - No CommentsKevin Mc Carthy, who spent over 8 years with EMC as a data specialist joins the Via Consulting team. With 14 years experience overall in software development and systems analysis of major software solutions , Kevin brings an additional analysis and data expertise dimensions to the Via team. He has excellent technical IT storage experience [...]
