Christmas Time

So the vendors you deal with have all wished you merry Christmas, happy New Year etc and of course we want your business next year.

Really this time of the year we at Webthreads look both ways, forwards to the New Year and backward to the year that is passing.

Looking back we look at the service we received from the vendors/suppliers we conducted business with. Did they provide the service required? Did we make clear what service, goods we wanted?

In some cases yes and these suppliers and vendors we will continue to build business relationships with.  Those suppliers/vendors that didn’t fall into two categories, those we will not do business with again and those we will consider new proposals from and may do business again.

What companies must realise there is a lot of competition out there and sorting the good from the bad is difficult. One thing to remember is the cheapest price is not always the best deal. If the price is so low what is the supplier/vendor cutting corners on to get the business. Also will they still be in business with such low prices.

Looking forward to the new year there are new challenges ahead, IT is constantly changing, HTML 5 is becoming more the norm for website development and webthreads is there offering websites in HTML 5.

Mobile computing will increase and the pressure of staff bringing their own mobile devices into the work place will become a greater challenge for companies both large and small. The security aspect is a major concern as you will not know what apps your staff have on the mobile devices and the need to have guidelines in place are very important.

With the rise of the mobile devices is the need for better and greater wireless networks not only in the workplace but across the country.  Setting up wireless networks has security problems that again companies need to be aware of.

So as you head into a well-earned break over the Christmas period, think about the companies you dealt with through the year and think about where you want your company to go in the coming year and enjoy that well earn break.