Warami Technology Consulting

October 22nd sees the release of Windows 7 - Microsoft's latest version of their eponymous desktop operating system. The big questions on most commentators lips is to what extent will this boost the IT sector and will it help economy to recover?

Interestingly, while IDC report that the launch will generate strong growth (177 million units shipped by 2010) another survey covered by ITPro indicates that some 60% of companies may opt to save money by postponing any upgrades.

In my last blog post I mentioned that demand for Business Intelligence (BI) solutions is growing among small and medium sized businesses. Given this, I thought it would be interesting to recap on the subject of BI and take a look at the opportunity that exists for SMB's. I'll wrap up with some basic approaches that you can take when adopting BI technologies and applications.

Recently, I've been spending some time mulling over various ideas and options for the Warami blog. You would think that, coming from a technical background, writing a series of articles on small business technology would be quite easy and straightforward....which it kinda is - as long as you follow one golden rule.

Chatting after yesterday's fun and informative e-Business West Lothian event, I was asked a question on how to get started with CRM software. Given the event's theme was "Blogging for Business" I thought I'd take the opportunity to highlight a few useful applications.