Blogs MDF an exercise in box ticking over thinking outside the box Marketing development funds are obsessed with governance at the expense of outcomes, says Billy MacInnes 28 May
Blogs Shadow AI exposes management fears of missing out The people charged with creating policies around the safe use of artificial intelligence are abusing it on the QT, warns Billy MacInnes 22 May
Blogs Artificial intelligence is the new kibble The channel is unconvinced that AI is fit for human consumption, says Billy MacInnes 15 May
Blogs The solution to social networks is more social networks Trust could be a unique selling point for social networking start-up eYou, says Billy MacInnes 7 May
Blogs Leaders, leaders everywhere, and not a destination between them Billy MacInnes says grand plans for digital infrastructure spending are nice, but to what end? 1 May
Blogs It’s tough being a CEO, being ‘next’ can be worse Jobs was a visionary. Cook was low-key. Billy MacInnes wonders what qualities John Ternus will bring to make his time as Apple CEO noteworthy 23 Apr
Blogs The employment funnel from FPS to FAA is surprisingly strong The US government is betting gamers will revel in the opportunity to make sure things do not blow up. Billy MacInnes is unconvinced 16 Apr
Blogs Corporate? Retreat! Putting a sedentary staff through special forces training isn't a great way to build team spirit, says Billy MacInnes 10 Apr
Blogs Oracle’s lack of empathy was not a wise choice Mass firings by e-mail attributed to anonymous executives is how we do HR now. Billy MacInnes is unimpressed 2 Apr
Blogs Global conflict could make remote work a necessity again The conflict in the Middle East is challenging working models in a way not seen since the pandemic, says Billy MacInnes 26 Mar
Blogs It’s not failure, it’s an investment in the future The most important skill you can learn from any AI project is how to insulate yourself from its consequences, says Billy MacInnes 19 Mar
Blogs How ‘UK & Ireland’ became ‘UK & Ignore’ Ireland has been a good European but that means little when the market sees you as a footnote, says Billy MacInnes 13 Mar
Blogs Oh, the humanity! Automation can handle many things people can but deciding what is a tricky business for the channel, says Billy MacInnes 5 Mar
Blogs AI’s RAM raid to drive demand for reconditioned PCs If new equipment is declining in quality and increasing in price, it's time to consider the second-life marketplace, says Billy MacInnes 27 Feb
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
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