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Typology may set better expectations than Taxonomy
I’ve always struggled with the “MECE” (mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive) promises of taxonomies. It can be easy to confuse a Department in the HR reporting structure called “Logistics” with the corporate Function for “Logistics”. In my practical experience the Function of Logistics is useful where staff from other business or administrative groups may be …
Read onFree move to the Canadian Data Centers by Oct. 31, 2016
Now’s your chance to have Microsoft move your O365 Exchange, Skype, CRM and SharePoint Online data at rest to the new Canadian Data Centers: itgroove has been watching this for a while now: September 2013; June 2015; June 2015; May 2016; May 2016. So we’ve decided to take the leap to better serve our clients and …
Read onDoing the “right thing” in business
I was reminded again recently of the importance to small business (or any business, for that matter) of “doing the right thing” when it comes to your customers. My wife and I support a local preservative-free bakery in Victoria – Portofino Bakery – as they produce all sorts of breads and other baked goods that …
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