Advice, especially field tested advice is not risky Happy! But I guess there's sometimes no option but to adopt a bureaucratic approach when positioned as such.
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/344444/smb_it_supplier_advocate_named/?eid=-4152
"Easter said his first job would be to consult industry bodies and large
tech companies to get a sense of the industry. SMB IT companies would
need to understand how risky they appeared to Government CIOs"
I would love to get Data Engines to do more government business; it is often challenging work and it feels a little bit like we're using IT as our way to 'give back' in public service!. But...but, but but... $40mil coverage for professional services indemnity is also a regular requirement for tender respondees and that cost is a little too much alongside side a 50 page tender response document for a specification that is often written with a particular solution and/or vendor already in mind.
//TD.
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