Category Archives: Management

Book Review – Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

  Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson5 of 5 stars   The whole world is enamoured by Elon Musk’s unfiltered personality, unbounded energy, and his grand vision of making us humans into a multiplanetary race. But what is it that differentiates … Continue reading

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Book Review – Take Charge of You: How Self-Coaching Can Transform Your Life and Career by David Novak

  Take Charge of You: How Self-Coaching Can Transform Your Life and Careerby David Novak My rating: 5 of 5 stars This self coaching manual has been written by David Novak, co founder of YUM brands and performance coach Jason … Continue reading

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European Commission proposes a trusted and secure Digital Identity for all Europeans

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_2663 The Commission today proposed a framework for a European Digital Identity which will be available to all EU citizens, residents, and businesses in the EU. Citizens will be able to prove their identity and share electronic documents from their … Continue reading

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Scrum – An Overview

Humans are thought to be social animals but of a special kind. We love to meet people, talk to them, have fun with them but somehow, we don’t get along and work together as a group. It doesn’t matter whether … Continue reading

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How To Be A Leader In The Digital Age

The coming years will be a time of “Digital Leaders”. Around the world, leaders in different fields have already started to embrace the digital revolution and recognize the power of game-changing technology. “Every country needs a Minister of the Future,” said Saleforce’s founder and CEO Marc Benioff, at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year. And he was right. Continue reading

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The Future of Universities and Education

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”  – Gandhi The trend towards the knowledge society with the advent of globalisation, internet and WEB 2.0 technologies are making existing educational structures increasingly … Continue reading

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MIS40670 – The Soul of a New Machine – Tracy Kidder

The book is a journal record of a computer engineering team in their quest to design the next generation computer Eclipse MV/8000 at a Silicon Valley minicomputer vendor called Data General in 1980. The book was published in 1981 and … Continue reading

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The History of Yahoo! – How It All Started…

Yahoo! began as a student hobby and evolved into a global brand that has changed the way people communicate with each other, find and access information and purchase things. The two founders of Yahoo!, David Filo and Jerry Yang, Ph.D. … Continue reading

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Oracle officially launches its new core banking offering

18 September 2012 IBS Journal – News Oracle FSS has officially launched its new core banking system, now dubbed the Oracle Banking Platform (OBP). First reported in IBS earlier this year and with a working name of the New Generation … Continue reading

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Allied Irish Banks (AIB) takes Oracle FSS to court

02 February 2011 IBS Journal – News AIB headquarters Allied Irish Banks (AIB) is attempting to recoup around €84 million from Oracle FSS, which was contracted by the bank to supply its core banking software. The bank claims these were … Continue reading

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