Welcome to Longhaus

Welcome to Longhaus

Longhaus is globally recognised as one of Australia's leading boutique ICT research and advisory companies offering local research and analysis to assist major organisations overcome the challenges presented by the adoption of global ICT solutions. 

A backstage pass to Australian ICT research and analysis

A backstage pass to Australian ICT research and analysis

Information without context is like organisational quick-sand. The more you talk about it, and struggle against it the deeper you sink. Access All Areas is the "Thank-God you're here!" ICT research and advisory service the local industry has been looking for.

The benchmark in Australian public sector ICT research

The benchmark in Australian public sector ICT research

Detailed information on 1000's of individual ICT assets collected directly from core budget-funded government departments. This critical information enables business, sales, and marketing planning, or assists public sector agencies make more effective ICT strategy and procurement decisions.

Monitoring the health of the Australian ICT economy

Monitoring the health of the Australian ICT economy

The Australian Tech Index is a quarterly service developed to provide unique and important insights into the current and future state of the Australian technology economy. The index incorporates up to 13 indicators including quarterly measurements of local CIO confidence.

Avoid the ivory tower of global industry analysis

Avoid the ivory tower of global industry analysis

Engage an in-region perspective for analysis and decision support for major ICT purchases, pre-tender reviews, or marketing and strategy development. Our service provides coverage for each side of the ICT economy through research into both demand-side markets and supporting supply-side industries.

The data service for ICT marketing professionals

The data service for ICT marketing professionals

Longhaus delivers fast turn-around, customised responses to questions involving the business impact of technology. All responses include quantitative analysis undertaken with statistically significant data, and geographically relevant research projects.

Markets, brands and business performance

Markets, brands and business performance

Longhaus events deliver industry-leading insights on technology and its impact on IT and business performance. They deliver pragmatic, actionable advice to a wide audience including best practices and networking for end-users, and a high-quality C-level audience for ICT vendors.  

Trusted advice through digital video content

Trusted advice through digital video content

From 2010 Longhaus' unique differentiator in industry analysis will become even clearer with the release of LTV as the pre-eminent provider of Australian and near-shore digital video content for the ICT industry. Whether it be research, white-label content or specialty analysis, www.longhaus.tv will be the true home of trusted advice and insights.

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Google reach for the mid market reveals first steps down dark path to brand backlash

Google continued to push a plethora of products and services into the market in 2009 furthering a sprawl of branded technology with seemingly little strategy. Evidenced by a portfolio that now includes...

Australia’s e-Health vision will continue to flounder delayed by foundation infrastructure roll-outs

When it comes to headlines, few topics beyond the National Broadband Network (NBN) receive as much interest as the plight of Australia’ eHealth agenda. Whether it is questioning the value of five years...

Enterprises will encounter their first true replacement cycle for ICT service management solutions

In the early 1990’s, when the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v1 emerged as the defacto global standard for best practice ICT service management, large government and corporate organisations rushed...

Market talk continues on organisational governance, risk and compliance

Despite the nervous reactions by global markets to recent comments by UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown or United States President Barack Obama regarding regulatory reform of the global financial system,...

SMEs use of big business technology will lead to an increasing exposure to regulatory compliance

The advent of SaaS offerings and re-packaging of enterprise systems for the mid-market is creating an environment where organisations of any scale can execute almost identical business processes. While...

Will SaaS and Cloud kill the appliance market in Australia?

Next G Business Applications: game on IBM and Oracle, and so long HP

SaaS vendors begin their offensive as the application renewal cycle begins

Raising the bar in the mid-market eco-system

Downstream economic consequences of industry’s alternative ICT contractor procurement model

Economic consequences of the Queensland Government’s proposed ICT contractor procurement model

Queensland Government ICT Contractor and Consultants Market Overview

Why elected representatives should demand performance management from the Public Sector

Bringing global economic balance to ICT portfolio through Indian and Chinese solution partnerships

How Longhaus has redefined public sector ICT research in Australia

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Lotusphere 2010: choose the window to your corporate soul

If you are a CIO or a CEO then there is a very serious question that you must answer this year. Will you be an analytically or a collaboratively-driven organisation? The answer to that simple question...

There is little difference between an internet scam and bad customer service

I read some great books over the Christmas break. One was a longitudinal study on the characteristics of a breakthrough company (and why Gartner was not considered one by the author), and the other was...

Think of the last quarter as pre-season training for 2010 and get reacquainted with your staff

I attended the Christmas drinks for the Queensland chapter of ISACA last week as a guest of CA. As long term sponsors of the ACT Brumbies Spuer 14 team they managed to engage head coach...

Longhaus four years on

As I recounted 3 years ago in an entry called One Year On, our start-up phase was based on a 4-year plan which ends in a few weeks time. It was at that stage that the plan was to sit down and evaluate...

Calls for content contributors for the World Computer Congress 2010

The World Computer Congress (WCC), in one year's time, will provide a boost in the arm for the Australian and near-shore ICT market. Last week I was asked to fill the position of Deputy Chairman,...

Longhaus' new digital strategy

Is it better to keep going on this or admit defeat and blog about the challenge of ICT policy?

ICT Policy #13: Set a government standard for company references

ICT Policy #12: Consistency of chargeback and capital management

ICT Policy #11: Government ATMs - the free enterprise service kiosk

ICT Policy #10: Move over classic languages; enter Kodu

ICT Policy #9: Introducing LAMP into the national curriculum

ICT Policy #8: Central licencing bureau

ICT Policy #7: Constitutional change for ICT

ICT Policy #6: A netbook for every public servant

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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure remains the outsider for alternative desktop strategies

The traditional desktop offering of most Australian medium to large enterprises represents their flagship ICT service. Its performance is often the most highly noticeable representation of their technical...

Australian Tech Index Q4 2009

The Longhaus Australian Tech Index strengthened by 6.6% (or 8.8 points) to finish at 141.5 in Q3 2009. Following four straight quarterly falls, the Australian Tech Index has for the first time since its...

Australian Tech Index Q3 2009

The Longhaus Australian Tech Index lost 6.1% (or 8.7 points) to finish at 132.8 in Q2 2009. It was the fourth straight quarterly fall over the last two years. This latest decline was largely led by the...

Defining cloud computing highlights provider gaps in the Australian ICT market

Interest in cloud computing is on the rise. After the successful market entry of Amazon’s Web Services, including Elastic Compute Cloud and Simple Storage Service, every major vendor has now announced...

Enterprise Wiki Readiness Assessment

Longhaus have developed a set of enterprise wiki reference models for organisations of various profiles. These models depict the fundamentals of a successful enterprise wiki. As a result of these reference...

Australian ICT Services Market Overview: 2009-10

Oracle hits a suite spot with its Fusion Middleware 11g

Australia ICT Budget Review and Outlook: 2009-10

Australia’s Enterprise Email Market: Collaboration or Communication

Barriers to enterprise wiki adoption: Understanding the wiki-portal continuum

How to move from buying technology to buying services if you are an Australian SME

Oracle acquisition of Sun should put competitors on notice

Australian Tech Index Q2 2009

Open-cut Queensland turns to open source

Data leakage prevention must evolve to an enabler of collaborative business processes

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Queensland Government ICT Market Overview 2008-09

In 2008-09 annual Queensland Government ICT spending reached $1.516 billion, of which 56% or $845 million was directed towards ongoing operations of the sector’s existing business applications and technology...

Queensland Government ICT Market Overview 2007-08

In 2007-08, annual Queensland Government ICT spending reached $1.355 billion, of which 51% or $695 million was directed towards ongoing operations of the sector’s existing business applications and technology...

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Talking to...

Discussion with Project Management Institute's (PMI) CEO, Gregory Balestrero, and Executive Vice President and COO, Mark Langley
1:1 Custom Briefing - 18 February, 2009

Fujitsu Analyst Briefing on Cloud Computing
Analyst Event (SYD) - 5 February, 2009

Juniper Analyst Briefing
1:Many Analyst Event (SYD) - 2 February, 2010

Update on HP Services Performance in APJ
1:Many Briefing - 2 February, 2009

Briefing with Lagan's CTO, David Moody
1:1 Custom Briefing - 22 January, 2009

IBM Lotusphere 2010, Lotus Nation
1:Many Analyst Event (FL,USA) - 17-21 January, 2010

Update with Infohrm
1:1 Custom Briefing - 26 November, 2009

Analyst Update with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) CEO Mr N Chandrasekharan
1:Many Analyst Briefing - 20 November 2009

Update from Steven Leonard, Senior VP, EMC Corporation and President, EMC APJ
1:Many Analyst Briefing - 19 November, 2009

Deep Dive on EMC Managed Services
1:1 Custom Briefing - 13 November, 2009

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Speaking at...

Business Intelligence in the Cloud
myDIALS (MEL, SYD) - 10 & 11 March 2010

Grant Management Seminar
TechnologyOne (ADL) - 10 March, 2010

Information on Demand
IBM (SYD, CAN, MEL, BNE, PER) 16-25 Feb, 2010

IBM Cognos Webinar
IBM (SYD) - 16 February, 2010

The Digital Revolution – What’s Ahead for Queensland?
LGAQ (CNS) - 11 February, 2010

Grants management seminar
TechnologyOne(BNE) - 3 December, 2009

Finding Value in xRM
Avanade Executive Round Table (CBR) - 28 October, 2009

Social Networking in Schools: A Longhaus ICT Hypothetical
Sheldon College (BNE) - 1 September, 2009

Austrlalian CIO Summit 2009
Longhaus & WebCentral (GC) - 28 July, 2009

Queensland Government ICT Industry Update
QGCIO & ICT working Group (BNE) - 24 July, 2009

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Mentioned in...

Why Gmail is killing Exchange in Australia
APC Mag - 9 February, 2010

Govt success that's granted
Image & Data - 2 January, 2010

Will Qld stumble on IT consolidation?
ZDNet - 22 January, 2009

ATO preps 'watershed' IT release
ZDNet - 22 January, 2009

The Future of the CIO (Podcast)
MIS Australia TV (The Scoop) - 15 December, 2009

Death of the Desktop
CIO NZ - 1 December, 2009

Key integrators dominate MIS Strategic 100’s NZ 15
Resellernews - 7 December, 2009

Aussie ICT market rallies
IT News - 4 November, 2009

Raising the mid-market ICT bar
ZDNet - 3 November, 2009

Life in the clouds
The Melbourne Age - 20 October, 2009

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