David Markus
SmartCompany
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Is the competitive tender process stealing from the SME sector?
David Markus, founder of IT services company Combo, argues there's a big problem in the competitive tender process - and it's hurting SMEs. → Read More
Beware the latest spear phishing scam that is working well
This week I spoke with a client who has lost over sixty thousand dollars to a scam. There is a simple solution. Here is how this one is played – there are many variations on this scheme. An email is sent to a senior member of the team, such as the operations manager or chief → Read More
Profile of an international email scam
Have you ever wondered how people fall for international scammers? Every day thousands of emails are sent and received offering unrealistic opportunities for riches. Like most people, I am in the habit of deleting them as quickly as possible. But recently I received a very convincing looking email and decided to observe how the fraud → Read More
How to work out what you really need to invest in IT
There is no such thing as finished or having it all when it comes to IT spending. → Read More
How two Aussie engineers turned their hands to software and are cracking the global market
This week I had the great pleasure of meeting a pair of successful engineers. → Read More
How lean should your business be?
Recently I had the privilege of meeting manufacturing entrepreneur Phillip Butler, of Textor technologies, who told me about the importance of a lean business model. → Read More
Six tips for delivering great service
When our business hit a slump we had some hard lesson to learn. → Read More
What is the fastest way to make a fortune or go broke?
The idea of generating a multi-billion dollar business in under 10 years was until a couple of decades ago an implausible concept. → Read More
Why there has never been a better time to invest in growth for your business
With property markets near a peak and equities markets offering subdued returns, the opportunity to invest in one's own business is now. → Read More
Why boards now need tech-savvy directors
An understanding of and commitment to spending on technology is now essential for company directors as fraud costs hit $8.5 Billion in Australia. → Read More
Cybercrime cost set to quadruple
Don’t wait until it is too late, plan your protection, backup, recovery and continuity solutions before you need them. → Read More
How's your IT hygiene? Make your computers safer and more reliable
Fixing productivity starts with good IT hygiene to prevent crashes and keep at bay the growing threat of cyber crooks and nuisances. → Read More
Education the key to business survival
With the modern pace of change big businesses are at risk of being felled by more agile competitors, but so are SMEs. → Read More
What is a hybrid IT environment and why does it make sense?
Why are many of us keeping our traditional IT servers and not all leaping to the cloud in one swoop? → Read More
Why every business needs to become an IT business
This week I am at the Australian Microsoft Partner Conference hearing from some of the global thought leaders. → Read More
The growing problem of e-waste
The need to constantly update our devices and all that goes with them is creating a mountain of waste. → Read More
Have a strategy for looking into new Windows
You need to ask serious questions before deciding your business should upgrade to Windows 10. → Read More
Microsoft starts the hard sell on Windows 10, with security the main focus
Microsoft is pushing the security features of Windows 10 as it aims to move back to the centre of focus. → Read More
Microsoft delivers an inflationary blow to Australian cloud aspirations
Microsoft has announced that it needs to put Australian Azure prices up. Will this deter businesses from making the move to the cloud? → Read More
Did I mention cloud prices are likely to come down?
If you have been convinced the cloud is not for you because it still seems expensive compared to using your own servers, it may be time to look again. → Read More