Blogs Terms and conditions apply, but maybe not the ones you originally accepted Turbulence in the price of electronics is putting partners in a tight spot, says Billy MacInnes 19 Feb
Blogs If the US is standing up to social media then we need to talk content as well as algorithms Billy MacInnes wonders what a lawsuit against Meta and Google will achieve beyond confirming what we already know 13 Feb
Blogs Even when it’s not about data centres, it’s about data centres A Supreme Court decision has exposed a refusal by two state agencies to address sustainability targets, writes Billy MacInnes 5 Feb
Blogs Arts Council dramedy should force public sector to get its act together It shouldn't take more than €5m to learn the value of sound project management, says Billy MacInnes 30 Jan
Blogs The consumer electronics market has a new enemy: AI Billy MacInnes warns how the surging cost of memory is about to affect the price of PCs and smartphones 22 Jan
Blogs Grok image controversy shows government more interested in placating elites than protecting children The creation and sharing of CSAM has become a political issue to be tiptoed around, says Billy MacInnes 9 Jan
Blogs AI killed the metaverse and no one noticed Mark Zuckerberg's virtual world is a perfect example of a broligarch's folly, says Billy MacInnes 23 Dec
Blogs Whose skills are these, anyway? Billy MacInnes argues that employers should consider upskilling and retraining as investments 18 Dec
Blogs Data centres? Not in my planet. The clamour for more data centres is exhausting. The answer may not be in Ireland, or even on Earth, says Billy MacInnes 12 Dec
Blogs Plotting an indirect route out of a predictable decline It's time the channel accepts the future is all about services, says Billy MacInnes 5 Dec
Blogs PC vendors need to get their story straight Dell, Lenovo and HP are predicting growth without the sales to match, says Billy MacInnes 28 Nov
Blogs DEI an unlikely faultline in Irish-American relations The US is going back to celebrating mediocre white men, our young people are unimpressed, says Billy MacInnes 20 Nov
Blogs Spend on AI lacks common sense, no matter what you call it Questions need to be asked when spending on data centres outstrips spending on the common good, says Billy MacInnes 14 Nov
Blogs Presidio puts Ireland at centre of a budding European strategy The US company's acquisition of Ergo is either a coincidence or a sign of something bigger, says Billy MacInnes 6 Nov
Blogs Failure to prepare for the worst an alarming norm for SMEs Companies are being told AI is the future of cyber security without being aware of the risks, warns Billy MacInnes 31 Oct
Blogs How special is your specialisation? Billy MacInnes outlines why vendors, partners and customers can't settle on a definition of 'value' 22 Oct
Blogs Vendors looking for long-term value over short-term gains The new channel paradigm is based on programme automation and long-term relationships, says Billy MacInnes 16 Oct
Blogs Overspending on data centres a sign that the AI bubble is about to pop AI is running not on electricity but on optimism, warns Billy MacInnes 10 Oct
Blogs Rejoice! AI is making more work for CEOs The promotion of Judson Althoff to co-CEO at Microsoft proves how many jobs AI is creating, even as thousands are losing theirs, says Billy MacInnes 2 Oct
Blogs Gen Z is turning managers into dead weight Young professionals prefer guidance from AI over a human supervisor. Billy MacInnes ponders the downside 25 Sep
Blogs Security professionals keep to office hours, bad actors love it Beware of cyber criminals who don't care much for work/life balance, warns Billy MacInnes 19 Sep
Blogs Not everything, not everywhere, not all at once HPE's Antonio Neri says the company can do everything for everyone, Billy MacInnes warns its channel partners may not be as ambitious 12 Sep
Blogs Emission reduction a matter of scale and scope Westcon-Comstor wants to be entirely reliant on renewable energy by 2030, Billy MacInnes wonders if the geopolitical climate will scupper its plan 4 Sep
Blogs They call it ‘progress’, you should call it ‘time to shop around’ The first casualty of market consolidation is customer service, warns Billy MacInnes 28 Aug
Blogs Remote work raises question of identity There's no single answer to the question of where someone works when the role is remote, says Billy MacInnes 21 Aug
Blogs Why today’s security needs a dash of retro know-how The fun thing about AI is how it's making all the old vulnerabilities new again, says Billy MacInnes 14 Aug
Blogs How Covid made tech the ultimate influencer The pandemic proved the benefits of remote work. So why are some businesses so keen on returning to the office? Billy MacInnes struggles to find the... 7 Aug
Blogs Techies Go Green proves long-term value of community Billy MacInnes commends the industry group as it eyes its goal of 1,000 members 1 Aug
Blogs IDA report shows how regional wins benefit everyone Billy MacInnes says wins outside Dublin are a relief for the capital's groaning infrastructure 4 Jul
Blogs SMEs encounter a renter’s dilemma Businesses are pivoting from ownership to subscription models, says Billy MacInnes. That mindset starts at home 26 Jun
Blogs Finding your peak isn’t as easy as you think Uploading yourself to the cloud is the stuff of sci-fi. Billy MacInnes asks how we would know which versions of ourselves would be worth immortalising 13 Jun
Blogs The dark magic of Builder.ai Billy MacInnes unpacks the cautionary tale of a company led by a 'chief wizard' 5 Jun
Blogs MNC instability forces government to back small businesses Billy MacInnes welcomes an initiative designed to reduce the outsized influence of large corporations 30 May
Blogs Going nuclear over going nuclear Big Tech is inserting atomic energy into the conversation about AI, says Billy MacInnes 23 May
Blogs You don’t have to sell to IT departments if you want to sell IT, but it helps Fractured lines of communication is creating multiple opportunities for deal making, says Billy MacInnes 9 May
Blogs Microsoft has a plan to become the friendly face of Big Tech in Europe Forget Trumpian bluster, Redmond wants to play nice, says Billy MacInnes 1 May
Blogs Here’s to simpler, safer times Billy MacInnes remembers a simpler time when cyber security reports didn't rely on drama 18 Apr
Blogs Retaining IT pros isn’t ‘your’ problem, it’s a ‘you’ problem A new report says mobility within the tech sector is driven by bad management. Billy MacInnes is quietly impressed 4 Apr
Blogs The channel needs to cash in on the opportunity of remote work Enabling flexible styles of work is not a luxury, says Billy MacInnes, it's a necessity 28 Mar
Blogs Infrastructure is Europe’s first line of defence Europe needs solid groundwork to decouple from unrealiable allies and antagonists, says Billy MacInnes 21 Mar
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