IT Means Business

Dave is the founder and managing director of Brennan IT, one of Australia’s leading SMB IT providers. In this blog Dave will explore the meeting-point between business and technology, covering issues from harnessing IT to drive business aims, to changes in the IT landscape and what they mean for SMBs.

How should you evaluate return on investment for IT projects?

Author: Dave Stevens on 16 February 2012

Return on investment, or ROI, is one of the most important considerations to make when tackling any new technology project.

The tablet revolution

Author: Dave Stevens on 9 February 2012

Tablet computing is coming to your business, if it's not already there.

Using IT to increase productivity

Author: Dave Stevens on 2 February 2012

Last week, the World Bank warned of the potential for a new financial crisis – one worse than the GFC.

Five common cloud mistakes and how to avoid the hype

Author: Dave Stevens on 19 January 2012

Something we can probably look forward to in 2012 is less hype around the cloud. That's because the cloud has now become one of the mainstays of business computing, more an expectation than a novelty.

Using IT to cut your costs

Author: Dave Stevens on 5 January 2012

This article first appeared on October 20, 2011

Can you spend a dollar to save a dollar? If your business is using the wrong IT systems, the answer is almost certainly yes.

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Four technologies for more effective social media

Author: Dave Stevens on 22 December 2011

Hard to believe, but Twitter is now five years old. With more than 300 million users, it’s the fastest growing medium in history.

Should your business change the way it communicates?

Author: Dave Stevens on 15 December 2011

It doesn’t always get the emphasis that the “I” does, but it’s always worth pausing to examine the “C” in Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

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