Newsletters Estimating Projects and More Estimating the effort required to successfully build a system can be tricky. Function point (FP) analysis can be a good place to start, especially if you have a rough idea of how users will interact with the system. Although it’s another gem from the 80’s, my experience suggests that it’s still relevant today. First step is to […] Written by Olivia Morgan August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Newsletters I’m no Teen Wolf… …but I get that Michael J Fox gets IT. Doc Hollywood was a great movie from the 80s. It reminds me that although things may not turn out as you intend, you sometimes end up in a better place. I was a bit of a Michael J Fox fan, hanging on the crazy stuff that he […] Written by Olivia Morgan August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Uncategorized Search issues in SharePoint Sometimes, search doesn’t work as you expect in SharePoint (one example is multi-line text fields – and a list of crawled properties is at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftsearch/manage-search-schema). In particular with Lists, some column types aren’t supported OOTB. But there is a way to get searching for all columns using managed properties. The process is simple enough: Setup […] Written by luke August 23, 2022August 23, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Newsletters Embrace your 80s IT coolness Have you ever tried the Pomodoro method of working – where your work day is a series of 25 min focus sessions. Developed by Frances Cirillo in the late 80s, its mantra is to simply commit to 25 min of uninterrupted work on something requiring your focus. Then, once a focus session is over, you spend a subsequent 5 […] Written by Olivia Morgan August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Newsletters 10th August 2022 Newsletter Information Technology is like a box of chocolates – you’ll never know what you might get. But there is a joy in this, from the Turkish delight through to the peanut brittle (must admit, not my favourite) – the thrill of nailing a problem, learning something new, and getting to work with others in the […] Written by Olivia Morgan August 14, 2022August 14, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Newsletters 3rd August 2022 Newsletter Click here to subscribe! Reliable printing from anywhere is something that Microsoft’s Universal Print aspires to. On the whole, it’s a good printing solution for distributed workforces. In a Universal Print world, there are no on-premises print servers – which I really like. My view is that there should be no on-premises infrastructure – other than network […] Written by Olivia Morgan August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
🤖 Artificial Intelligence (AI) for coding, writing, and more! My first brush with AI was in my final year at Uni. The cool kids had snatched all of the interesting thesis topics. My friend Paul was capturing 3D data from a 2D image, similar to this – very cool. I approached one of my computer science lecturers and he said, “read this, and base […] Written by Olivia Morgan December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
🔍 Identify Threats Early With Azure Monitor When I was learning to fly, monitoring was a big deal. Looking out for traffic, making sure engine temperature and pressure remained in the green zone, adjusting angle of attack, tweaking airspeed, checking radio frequencies, watching the little ball on the yaw indicator. These constant checks ensured safe, smooth and efficient flight. The same goes for IT systems […] Written by Olivia Morgan December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
🤖 Artificial Intelligence (AI) for coding, writing, and more! My first brush with AI was in my final year at Uni. The cool kids had snatched all of the interesting thesis topics. My friend Paul was capturing 3D data from a 2D image, similar to this – very cool. I approached one of my computer science lecturers and he said, “read this, and base […] Written by Olivia Morgan December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
🔍 Identify Threats Early With Azure Monitor When I was learning to fly, monitoring was a big deal. Looking out for traffic, making sure engine temperature and pressure remained in the green zone, adjusting angle of attack, tweaking airspeed, checking radio frequencies, watching the little ball on the yaw indicator. These constant checks ensured safe, smooth and efficient flight. The same goes for IT systems […] Written by Olivia Morgan December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Building Strong IT Relationships Strong and enduring relationships are important but often get overlooked in IT. Strong relationships are built upon shared commitment and trust. Without these, awesome ideas die on the vine. I am sure you’ve seen this before. Forming long term relationships with IT providers can be difficult too, particularly in our world of probity and procurement […] Written by Olivia Morgan November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Scheduling A Security Checkup 🩺 Effective security is a priority for many organisations, but its implementation can be obstructed by uncertainty and a lack of reliable resources. As reported data breaches from malicious attacks are increasing, security is becoming a priority for many – but it can be difficult to know where to begin when protecting your organisation, employees, and […] Written by Olivia Morgan March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
It’s bigger on the inside… Building a customer portal can be tricky. In the heat of the dot com bubble, I was a consultant working on the telstra.com team – Telstra’s first shot at a one-stop-shop for customers. I was working for Accenture at the time as a Manager in the UAT team. It was a goliath of a project, […] Written by Olivia Morgan February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Low Cost eLearning 📝 Learning in my uni years was fun and not because of the lecturers or the material, but more so of the antics we got up to. Engineers with too much idle time and all that. In an auditorium full of people, a group from up the back launched a massive paper plane (I reckon 5ft […] Written by Olivia Morgan February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Future is Calling ☎️ Do you remember the grungy dens that were public payphones? Before the days of mobile phones, I’d have to push my way past McDonalds wrappers so I could call Mum to let her know I was going to be late for dinner. My uni friends talked of all sorts of scams to get free phone […] Written by Olivia Morgan January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked