Monthly Archives: November 2008

November 7, 2008 Posted in Business, Efficiency, IT, New Zealand, Strategy, The Cloud 4 Comments

Could We Be Getting an Australasian Data Centre?

By Ben Kepes

News that the self-proclaimed Google “Duke of Data Centers” is in Australia holding some high level talks. Despite Google’s staunch “nether confirm nor deny” policy, some leaks seem to indicate potential for a Google data centre to be built in Australia. Clearly Australasia is a little hamstrung partly by the

November 6, 2008 Posted in Economic Development, IT, New Zealand, Strategy 6 Comments

The World Isn’t Flat – Let’s Accept That Now…

By Ben Kepes

So the latest OECD rankings are out and the NBR writes about them bemoaning the data caps that all our domestic plans have. They back their concerns up with the following table showing prevalence of data caps on ISP plans in different countries; And what do we notice? Two of

November 5, 2008 Posted in Economic Development, Society 3 Comments

It’s All About Connectivity

By Ben Kepes

The Sunday Times (Of India) reports in their print edition that Natham, a small village in Tamil Nadu, will be the first experiment in a new WiFi mesh strategy. The Times reports that a base station has been identified 10kms away, while a rickshaw which is based in Natham will

November 4, 2008 Posted in Business, Economic Development, Efficiency, New business, New Zealand, Society, Strategy 7 Comments

Banking 2.0 (Or At Least a Start)

By Ben Kepes

I’m not a huge fan of banks. While they’re (currently a necessary evil) – it’s hard not to think that they’re generally just a middle man taking a (substantial) cut for no real benefit. I mean if they provided a great service and made our lives easier we wouldn’t mind

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November 3, 2008 Posted in Society 1 Comment

A Party Political Broadcast…

By Ben Kepes

I apologise for what is absolutely off-topic however as a non American citizen, but an ardent follower of the election, I feel duty bound to tell our significant US reader base of the way the rest of the world feels. Please America, look at this and do the right thing

November 3, 2008 Posted in Business, Economic Development, New business, New Zealand 1 Comment

Wellington to the World – This Friday

By Ben Kepes

Just a reminder for those of you who are in Wellington (or will be this Friday) that the Wellington to the World event is happening. I’m honoured to have been asked to MC the event – both as a former (and still in mind if not in body) Wellingtonian and

November 3, 2008 Posted in Business, Design, Efficiency, Society 1 Comment

Why IP Protection is Becoming More Irrelevant

By Ben Kepes

Image via Wikipedia How’s that for a linkbait title? Wired reports of ex-cheerleader Whitney Harper (all_American girl, all-American name), who is being pursued by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) over some music files she downloaded when she was a teenager. Harper is a little incredulous saying that; I

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The Author

Ben Kepes is an analyst, an entrepreneur, a commentator and a business adviser. His business interests include a diverse range of industries from manufacturing to property to technology. As a technology commentator he has a broad presence both in the traditional media and extensively online. Ben covers the convergance of technology, mobile, ubiquity and agility, all enabled by the Cloud. His areas of interest extend to enterprise software, software integration, financial/accounting software, platforms and infrastructure as well as articulating technology simply for everyday users. More on Ben

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