Fintan speaking on - Cloud Computing&Google Apps (photo by Amanda Webb)
Bizcamp Dublin was held this weekend, Saturday 29th May 2010. The venue was the amazing Guinness Storehouse. What is Bizcamp?
“It’s a chance for us all to lift ourselves out of the gloom of the endless bad news stories. It’s based on the fact that each of us as entrepreneurs have loads to learn from our peers. And we have a lot to share with them as well. There are a lot of great things happening in the Irish Economy – especially in small and medium businesses and this day will be a celebration of those. And a great place to come for people who have lost their jobs and are actively looking at starting up.”
I was lucky enough to be speaking at Bizcamp this year on Cloud Computing and Google Apps. My talk was aimed at the non technical user who wanted to learn about ‘The Cloud’ and its possibilities, but I knew I would get a few technical minds as Bizcamp does tend to attract us geeks.
There is an increased interest in cloud computing from the business community this year. My talk covered everything from what is cloud computing to an overview of Google Apps, one of the worlds leading cloud computing products. Even for the more technical I think they got a greater understanding of the full potential of the Google Apps suite. It can be a challenge to keep up with Google’s many updates to the product, so it’s interesting for people to check out the updates from time to time. I hope everyone learned something from the talk, I know many people were surprised by the number of larger businesses now using Google Apps as their core email solution. There are now over 2 million organisations using Google Apps; including Trinity College, GAA, DCU, Gaiety School of Acting, Telegraph Media, Guardian and Jaguar Landrover
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the organisers Keith Bohanna, Emily Tully, David Scanlon, Alan O’Rourke, Paul Browne, Keith Shirley and Jason Roe for organising this years Bizcamp Dublin. Also a thanks to Amanda Webb for taking some snaps at Bizcamp. You can see the rest of them here and here is a link to Amanda’s site http://www.spiderworking.com
Below I have published the slides of my presentation for those who are interested (on Google presentation of course). If you have trouble viewing the slideshow <<click here>>
Date: Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Time: 7pm-9pm
Location: Fitzpatrick’s Castle Hotel, Killiney, Co.Dublin
Event Topic: Cloud Computing & Google apps
Speaker: Fintan Murphy, Entrepreneur
The Trading Post is a monthly network for small business owners in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area. The Trading Post meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Its aim is to promote small business via the network, exchange ideas with other small business owners & entrepreneurs, and meet business partners, suppliers and customers.
This month Damson Technologies founder Fintan Murphy will be exploring Cloud Computing and its benefits to Irish businesses. Cloud computing is all the buzz at the moment and many small businesses are unaware of what exactly it means to them and how they might use some of these tools to save money or increase their efficiency. The advent of this new form of communication and collaboration is a significant and exciting revolution in computing. Imagine you were a carpenter and someone had just invented the electric saw…you’d want to know about it right?
If you would like to join us on Tuesday eveing email angela@dlrceb.ie with your details
A little bit about Fintan
Fintan Murphy is a Technology Consultant and Founder of Damson Technologies. Fintan has a Diploma in Business Analysis and Consultancy from the National College of Ireland and recently received a certificate in Leadership Management from I.L.M. He has worked in the Technology Sector for almost 8 years. His company Damson Technologies are Google Apps Authorised resellers and work closely with the Google Enterprise Team here in Ireland. Some of Damson’s notable clients include Buena Vista International, Atex-EHL group, Volker Infra and Complete Highway Maintenance Ltd. Damson recently appeared in Business Plus magazine discussing the benefits of Google Apps and how Irish businesses can benefit from using cloud computing in their organisations.
Fintan is a member of the Business Analysts Association of Ireland. He is a Gold Member of Business Network International (BNI) and has just finished his second term as Membership Coordinator. Fintan speaks at business and technology events on topics such as Cloud Computing and Social Media. Fintan also speaks to parent groups at local schools about “Being a Parent in the Digital Age”. Fintan lives in Clondalkin with his partner Lesley and their one year old son Ruairi. When he’s not working Fintan enjoys rock climbing, kayaking and off-roading.
As part of my BNI networking group we are asked to give a positive contribution each week. This can include a referral, a testimonial, bringing a visitor, or feedback on a one2one you had with a member during the week.
The idea is not just to bring business to other members, but to create a positive environment everyone feels part of. On that note, I have decided to to share a testimonial for one of our members on our blog.
This year we were lucky enough to have our pensions managed by Richard Cotter from Growth Investments. What I liked about Richard was his approachability on the subject. Pensions had been explained to us and talked over in our office many times, but Richard made the matter simple, easy to understand and even a little interesting.
Richard explained the pros and cons of the different fund options, our choices and where he thought we should invest our money. A year on we have to put some money aside for our future and feel safe in the knowledge that we made the right decision in getting Growth Investments to manage our money. We also have income protection which will pay our wages in the event an accident or illness prevents us from working. Being self employed with a young family this gives me great peace of mind.
I would recommend anyone considering a pension, retirement or looking for income protection to talk to Richard as no doubt it will be of benefit.
Fintan Murphy
Damson Technologies
