Recent TRG blog posts

 In the current environment, almost every component of IT can be virtualised. This includes:  Servers, Desktops, Applications, Wide Area Networks, Local Area Networks etc. This report will focus primarily on three forms of virtualisation: server virtualisation, desktop virtualisation, and virtualised appliances. A key reason for this focus is that significant synergies exist between and amongst these forms of virtualisation. 

 In the current environment, almost every component of IT can be virtualised. This includes:  Servers, Desktops, Applications, Wide Area Networks, Local Area Networks etc. This report will focus primarily on three forms of virtualisation: server virtualisation, desktop virtualisation, and virtualised appliances. A key reason for this focus is that significant synergies exist between and amongst these forms of virtualisation. 

For the past 14 years, Bank of America Merrill Lynch has commissioned an annual survey which interviews CFOs of mid-to-large sized U.S. companies. For the first time, this survey has been conducted in Asia.

David Mackley looks at why the largest retailers use technology and whether the same benefits can be realised by independent retailers.

Major Retailers have used technology for years to deliver business improvements

When hurricane Ivan was heading towards the Florida coastline, Wal-Mart knew there would be a rise in demand for Kellogg® strawberry Pop-Tarts®. Drivers delivered Pop-Tarts to stores in the area in time to accommodate the rise in demand.

David Mackley looks at why the largest retailers use technology and whether the same benefits can be realised by independent retailers.

Major Retailers have used technology for years to deliver business improvements

When hurricane Ivan was heading towards the Florida coastline, Wal-Mart knew there would be a rise in demand for Kellogg® strawberry Pop-Tarts®. Drivers delivered Pop-Tarts to stores in the area in time to accommodate the rise in demand.

Most of the world’s 500 largest firms have extensive international operations; indeed, these firms average 35% of their sales in other countries. Finance officers and senior executives involved in strategic management usually assume that such firms are operating globally.

Newsflash: In many organizations, variance reviews become a meaningless drill and here's why. Firstly, variances are explained by inherent uncertainty in the marketplace. Secondly, the level of detail may be inconsistent between finance and line managers. Thirdly, it’s a bunch of disconnected numbers.

Executive Summary

A chart of accounts (COA), representing a unique set of codes to record all an entity’s transactions consistently, is a well-recognised, fundamental accounting need. Whether it concerns a complex organisation with numerous divisions, or an individual applying basic cash accounting, it is essential to be able to collate financial information that is relevant, both for internal management and external parties.

Citrix says it's driven down costs to the point that next year it will be cheaper to deploy virtual desktops than traditional desktops. Helping to drive down costs is a new system-on-a-chip the company has designed called HDX and that it says will be produced by Texas Instruments and put into commercial devices by NComputing as well as other partners to be named.