Are you maximising your technology investment? When you last made a significant IT investment, you had a clear understanding of why you made it and the return you were seeking to achieve. You might even have had to justify it to a board and make various assurances...
I.T. is more than silicon – have you ever stress tested the human side of your I.T? Every chain relies on every link, and the stronger each link, then the stronger the chain – hence the saying about the weakest link. Your IT chain has people –...
Are the appropriate IT Governance controls in place to protect your organisation? In most organisations, IT has grown organically, meeting business needs as they arise. Those demands have come through thick and fast from almost all areas of the...
Are you meeting your obligations to shareholders/stakeholders? Until relatively recently an organisation’s board typically only got involved with IT when the management wanted to proceed with a major capital investment – a system refresh, new software or a...
Whether we like it or not, Windows 11 has been putting in an appearance on many of our machines. For some of us, it is exciting to get a shiny new version of Windows. The potential is compelling. For others of us, we just want to get through our work and we...
Is IT Critical To Your Law Firm? From managing matters to productivity, from Deeds and archines to Precedents and Documents, Collaboration and Filing… Law Firms RELY on IT. Here are the key questions every FIRM should be able to answer about their IT...
Cyber-security protection can feel like an unending cost. You’ll already be aware that the bad news is – no matter how much you do, there is always more that can be done, and no promises that any of the steps you take will make your practice 100% safe....
There’s a saying that goes “A goal without a plan is a wish.” With that in mind, do you have an IT Strategy? Is it aligned with your practice’s business plan? The reason this is important is that it allows you to make better decisions and be more...
Regardless of whether your IT provider is your in-house IT team or a trusted business provider, do you have the right relationship with them? The right IT provider will ask “WHY” long before they ask “WHAT” and will be focused on proactively...
Data Privacy is now a hot topic in NZ. As a law firm, you will be more aware of the legislation than us, but we have been astonished that not every firm seems to understand the ramifications for their own work product. You will know what is driving our concern:...
