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IIA Publish Cloud Computing White Paper
Titled “Doing Business in the Cloud”, this document is written specifically for the Irish market. A section focuses on small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) but the bulk of the document examines the benefits and obstacles of cloud computing for large enterprises.
The whitepaper was driven and shaped by market research commissioned by the Irish Internet Association in August 2009. It discovered that 54% of respondents did not have a clear idea understanding of cloud computing; how it works and the advantages, efficiencies and savings, that it brings to Irish businesses.
One of the whitepaper’s first and notable successes the adoption of an Irish industry accepted definition of Cloud Computing, overcoming this market confusion. This definition has been accepted and endorsed by Enterprise Ireland, the IDA, the Irish Software Association, ICT Ireland and the Irish Internet Association to be used from now on.
blogging, social media
Irish Blog Awards 2010
In a few short days, many of Ireland’s best bloggers will descend upon Galway to celebrate all that is great about the Irish Blogosphere. Congratulations to all those who were shortlisted, including a number of IIA members. High fives all ’round and have a great weekend.
For a full list of nominees go here and if you want to attend the event in the Radisson in Galway this Saturday, you can pick up a ticket here for just €15.00. 🙂
blogging, social media
The Great Dublin Twestival 2010
Twestival 2010 is happening on Thursday 25th March from 6.30 pm – 12.30 at the ODEON on Harcourt Street. This year Concern is the benefactor of the WORLDWIDE event.
This Thursday, people in hundreds of cities around the world will come together offline to rally around the important cause of Education by hosting local events to have fun and create awareness. Twestival™ (or Twitter Festival) uses social media for social good. All of the local events are organized 100% by volunteers and 100% of all ticket sales and donations go direct to projects.
Buy your Dublin Twestival Ticket here.
There are some great bands lined up and some extra surprises on the night, including (rumour has it) some unusual auction items.
Net Visionary Awards 2010
Net Visionary Awards – Get Your Nominations In
There’s a just a few more days left to get your nominations in for the IIA Net Visionary Awards. Click here for the full list of categories and links to the nominations form.
So, if you want to put someone forward for Best Business Blogger, Best Business Podcast, Best Journalist, Greatest Social Contribution and many other categories, then now is the time to do it.
Nominations close on Friday 26th March at midnight.
blogging, social media, IIA Team
Go Easy on Me, I’m New
Hello to all the IIA members and those who follow the blog. I just wanted to introduce myself. I’m Darren Byrne and I am the newest member of the IIA team. I’ll be helping out for a few months, while Roseanne is on maternity leave. You’ll most likely see me blogging, tweeting, Facebookering (hmmm!!!) for the IIA when I’m not pushing papers.
You may know me from such interwebby places as Twitter, Culch.ie and my own humble blog at DarrenByrne.com. If you have any queries, thoughts or ideas regarding the IIA, please feel free to get in touch darren {at} iia {dot} ie
Wish me luck!!! 🙂
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Internet projects fail through poor planning
At a time when there is huge interest in delivering services online and running campaigns, many Internet projects fail to deliver on their objectives. The reasons include an absence of detailed planning, under-specification and a lack of knowledge about the full range of technology solutions and services available.
“Companies and government bodies often commission online projects without a strategic context and without pinning down requirements in the kind of detail required.” State of the Net examines how to avoid the traps and recommends the use of no-cost or low-cost software, investing in an upfront strategy or planning phase and avoiding lock-in arrangements with suppliers.
Other trends plotted in the current issue of State of the Net, which is published in association with the Irish Internet Association, include:
- Digital advertising – digital is bucking the trend and is expected to overtake radio in Ireland in 2010 to become the third largest advertising category
- Online TV – “catch-up TV” is now part of the media landscape, with RTÉ reporting almost 400,000 users for its Player in January, almost four times the level in May 2009
- Online shopping– 25-to-34 year olds are the most likely age group to buy online, with 43% saying that they had bought goods or services online in the previous three months
- Broadband – an international scorecard of Ireland’s broadband performance shows that Ireland is improving in take-up but has some distance to go in terms of speed and cost
- Mobile Internet – 70% of corporates provide mobile devices, increasingly smartphones, to their employees
State of the Net is available at www.amas.ie and www.iia.ie. Graphs from State of the Net are available for media reuse – see the AMAS blog at www.amas.ie/blog
For further information contact:
AMAS on 01 661 0499