Our thoughts M&As in Downturns Author Sukhendu Pal M&A in downturns is a risky business, especially in the current downturn since credit markets aren’t functioning normally and financing is still expensive. Cash reserves need to be guarded as a safety net in case the economy remains fragile. Equity markets are

Our thoughts Bringing the Cloud to Earth Author Dr Gina Sum Cloud computing is a sea change in the way companies use technology and it’s as inevitable and significant as the shift from LPs to iPod in the music world. Of course, there are sceptics who question the reliability and

Our thoughts In search of Economies of Skills Author Antony Williams IBM discovered decades ago that adding programmers to an IT project that was large did not help. Indeed, both progress and performance slowed even more. Talented resources fuel innovation The “scale-driven mindset” sometimes known as “throw more people at