Chris Warburton ¦ ROStrategy.com

This past week, I was back in Manchester for the PSR event, discussing how we can better use data and collaboration to support customers. The weather was glorious, and even the moon popped out to advertise Premier Inn later in the evening. As with quite a few events recently, I spent some time front of house chairing, helping to keep things running along. It can be a busy time, and also challenging, juggling responsibilities for content delivery while also making… Read more

Sad news last week, my cat died.  She lived to a grand old age, had a good life, and it was not unexpected… So, although it was sad, it was more melancholy than tragedy, and she will certainly be remembered fondly. Now all of this happened just before the long weekend and like many of these things, although they are something you know has happened, life is busy, had just just have to get on with things without thinking about… Read more

If you haven’t been recently, it really is worth the trip. I’ve just returned from another visit out East.  Flying back to Heathrow, walking across the linoleum worn by the endless stream of feet and wheeled suitcases—is always a bit of a reverse culture shock. But this time, I felt it even worse. Every time I go to Asia, I’m struck by just how modern the infrastructure has become. It really is truly world-class—new, advanced, and incredibly well-designed. Deeply impressive.… Read more

The other week, I was asked to review a scientific article, providing a topic explanation all the way from high-level concepts to the latest cutting-edge research. As is often the case with these things, it became quite technical by the end, with plenty of references, footnotes, and citations crediting information gathered from elsewhere. Outside the topic itself, the arc of the explanation was also interesting. It followed an inverted pyramid shape—starting with general, well-known concepts, before delving deeply into specific… Read more

After New Year, but before that first Monday back at work, we enter a twilight zone. There is nothing more to celebrate… the mince pies, still stacked high, are on sale… and it can be easy to be just kicking around the house. For many, of course, this is a great time to get out, head to the January sales, do jobs at home or even dare I say some DIY. Others are happy to get the jump on work,… Read more

Summer is over and with year-end festivities still to start we are in that bit of a lull as the nights (and weather) draw in. Despite the descending gloom it also seems the perfect time to get away, a bit of a change before the holiday season starts and as a result, I’ve just got back from a week diving. This was my first live-aboard dive trip, purely boat-based. Bobbing about on the Red Sea, no land, for a week… Read more