“We need a reliable solution. We have a tight budget but the pedigree of the equipment is important — we do not want cheap-and-nasty.” - Rob Brown, IT manager, Aotea College
“[Lotus Sametime] means senior auditors can interact with junior auditors over our network and meet auditing requirements, yet be geographically independent, with the cost benefits that come with that.” Ross Schamburg, Queensland Audit Office CIO
"Our business is driven by data - we have huge volumes through the information we collect as part of our day to day activities - and analysing and using it to influence strategies is a key part of what we do." - Alex Cruden, Baycorp IT&T manager
Firth is using IBM’s Cognos business intelligence software to keep tabs on the concrete-maker’s financial performance and fleet of concrete delivery trucks.
“This isn’t in any way about ICT leading the business into ICT solutions. This is about understanding and getting people to think about what the business needs and us enabling it.” - Mark Marshall, Director, ICT Division , CPIT
“In the good old days the challenge for schools was getting enough server processor power but now the issue is how much reliable, high-end storage you can provide.” - Barry Baughan, IT services manager, Rangi Ruru Girls’ School
Jericho's spectacular computing model
When Jericho faced spectacular growth, it needed to rebuild its computing model. The result is equally spectacular.
“Our IT solution is critical as most services used by teachers and students are now delivered via the network and run on the server infrastructure.” - David Leckey, IT manager, Kelston Boys’ High School
"It was a very, very successful rollout — we never really faltered."
Noel Leeming Group CFO Mark Conelly
Queenstown Lakes District Council uses IBM's Component Business Model to map relationships internally and between its various agencies to improve information flow.
Fast-growing Queensland-based Super Cheap Auto Group has used a combination of IT leasing and close management of its IBM-supplied infrastructure to maximise return on investment and system uptime.
"We've never looked back - now I don't understand why everyone doesn't have Lotus Notes.", Mark Bennett, Salvation Army information systems group manager
'It was a very powerful demonstration. We had all of our management team in... and straight away they saw the potential of this tool.' James Irvine, Wendy’s financial controller
An IBM-developed IT integration strategy for national accounting group WHK is delivering enormous cost savings.
“To do what we do we really need a quality of infrastructure that is best-of-breed … high-speed, high-performance systems.” Zero One general manager Suraj Keshvara
