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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Why private cloud computing is not a DIY activity

In Australia the notion of DIY is alive and well. You only have to look at the performance of the Bunnings hardware chain that in the second half of 2009 posted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)...

Why governments must adopt offshore labour models and why vendors must treat contractors like channe

In the past 12-months we have been commissioned to conduct three separate independent reviews or assessments into Australia’s ICT contracting and labour hire markets with a specific focus on how they...

Navigating the SharePoint partner ecosystem

Whether you are a fan of Microsoft or not one thing is for certain; after years of producing office productivity software they know how to execute a launch campaign. And the recent SharePoint 2010 offering...

Would Gershon endorse the IT Principles?

On 25 May, the Australian Government announced a set of principles to govern its engagement with ICT suppliers. In doing so Lindsay Tanner has hi-jacked the Australian Information Industry Association...

Impact assessment of the implementation of the ICT Reform Program on the ICT labour market

Longhaus’ Australian Tech Index showed that the Australian ICT industry was already in a period of natural economic decline at the point at which the Australian Government commenced implementation of...

Enterprises late to the application renewal cycle may well be the winners

Organisations not invested in virtualisation left at a cross roads as cloud infrastructure matures

Continued integration platform vendor consolidation heralds a return of SOA

SME use of “big business” technology will lead to an increasing exposure to regulatory compliance

WAN optimisation investments will expand to address de-duplication

Telepresence vendor consolidation was a false dawn about demand for the technology

Social analytics will drive the next wave of interest in a redefined “corporate social computing”

Google’s operating system ambitions again puts pressure on CIO’s core service choices

Low cost eReaders provide the missing-link for a return to subscription based content

Opt in eWaste offset programs emerge as pseudo compliance for Green ICT

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Windows Vista almost had the final say

Back in April I completed a sailing trip from Hobart Tasmania, to Bateman's Bay on the NSW south coast. There were three of us on a 46 foot ketch (a two-masted yacht). From a departure point near Wineglass...

Re: The analyst firm of the future

This blog is written in response to Gideon Gartner's blog "Advisory Industry, a future redesign: the “Payment” Model". As I called out in two blogs in 2007 Gartner is now a small fish in a...

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...

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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

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Longhaus Australian Tech Index: Q2 2010

Despite refreshed fears in the stability of global financial markets, the Australian technology economy continues an upward march in the second quarter of 2010. The Longhaus Australian Tech Index strengthened...

Longhaus Australian Tech Index: Q1 2010

The Longhaus Australian Tech Index strengthened slightly by 0.8% (or 1.2 points) to finish at 142.7 in Q4 2009. Although a minor improvement, for the first time since its launch last year the index has...

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

Enterprise Wiki Readiness Assessment

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

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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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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.

 

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IBM Pulse ANZ Conference
1:M Analyst Event - 28-29 July 2010 (SYD)

Service-now.com Project and Portfolio Management Update
1:1 Update from Keyston MS - 7 July, 2010 (BNE)

CSC Cloud Update with Bob Hayward (CTIO)
1:1 Custom Teleconference - 30 June, 2010

HP Technology Services - Client Infrastructure Services
1:M Analyst Teleconference - 29 June, 2010

Microsoft ANZ Cloud Computing Strategy
1:M Analayst Round Table - 24 June, 2010 (SYD)

HP Quarterly Enterprise & Technology Service Update
1:M Analyst Teleconference - 22 June, 2010

CA Technologies Cloud Standards Discussion
1:1 Custom Briefing - 22 June, 2010

IBM Integrated Information Framework (IIF) Update
1:M Analyst Briefing - 17 June, 2010

Update from Attache CEO Mike Rich
1:1 Custom Briefing - 8 June, 2010

Symantec Acquisition Update (Verisign, PGP & GuardianEdge)
1:M Analyst Briefing - 8 June, 2010

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Speaking at...

5 Ways to Accelerate Your Virtualisation Deployment Lifecycle
CA Technologies & Computerworld - 5 August, 2010 (Webinar)

Australian ICT Economic Update
QLD.NET Forum (BNE), 5 August 2010

The Future Of Grants Management - Making Every Dollar Count
Technology One - 27 July, 2010 (BNE)

Printer Total Cost of Ownwership: Fact & Fiction for Australian Enterprises
Kyocera Mita Australia (SYD) - 22 July, 2010

CA Technologies Expo 2010
CA Technologies (MEL, SYD) - 20 and 21 July, 2010

The Future of Business Software
TechnologyOne (SYD & MEL) - 23 and 25 June, 2010

Attracting Talent to Australia's New World City
Brisbane ICT Hypothetical(BNE), 8 June 2010

ICT Professionals Forum
Queensland Government(BNE) - May, 2010

Cloud Computing Breakfast Series
Australian Financial Review (BNE) - 20 April, 2010

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

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