Graham’s investment approach is as relevant as when he first wrote his book. He recommends buying stocks with a safety margin, meaning that you are willing to pay less than the liquidation value of the company.
Scotland’s Graham family dairy relies on PCs for nearly all production and distribution aspects of its operation. It needed remote management because of its limited IT resources. It activated Intel vPro platform remote manageability features to help increase workflow productivity.
Cost-Effectiveness
Graham is a leader with excellent team-building and leadership skills. He uses his expertise in finance and operations, technology and compliance to connect critical business needs with organization structure and processes.
Dairy companies rely on computers to manage almost all aspects of production and distribution, from the flow and storage of milk to the printing and sending of shipping labels and data to the handheld devices used by the delivery staff. But providing employee tech support to dispersed endpoints is a time-consuming and costly challenge for a small IT team.
To reduce IT team workload and expenses, Graham’s the Family Dairy activated Intel vPro platform remote manageability tools to simplify IT support and enhance productivity. These hardware-based tools offer persistent out-of-band connectivity that operates independently of the operating system, allowing engineers to fix a wider range of issues. Intel AMT and Intel EMA, for example, allowed the IT team to remotely access a device which controls the flow milk in a depot, even when it was turned off. The team was able to fix the problem immediately, saving employees a four-hour trip and avoiding expensive manufacturing and distribution delays.
Reliability
Graham’s extensive experience with data-driven business insights helps him align critical client objectives with new technologies that create sustainable advantages. He leverages a planning and execution mindset, team building skills, and an awareness of the link between organization, process, and technology requirements. He combines this insight with deep operational knowledge to support clients in harvesting data and optimizing for efficiency.
Graham’s Family Dairy’s connected PC infrastructure is essential to all aspects production and distribution operations, from printing shipping labels to sending data to handheld devices used for dairy delivery workers. Providing on-demand IT support for all endpoints, however, was becoming unsustainable.
To reduce operational disruptions and improve employee productivity, the Graham’s IT team decided to make use of the hardware-based remote manageability tools available on Intel vPro platform devices. By activating Intel AMT and Intel EMA, the IT team was able to remotely troubleshoot and resolve issues that affected worker productivity. This reduced the number of employee call-outs and enabled Graham’s to deliver on their promise of high-quality products.
The Security of Your Own Home
Graham has built, managed and marketed digital businesses for over 20 years. He has created interactive television shows for Fuse TV, launched a lifestyle brand at Heavy and led product development at MTV. He has worked with digital platforms at Sprint, XM Satellite Radio, and Warner Brothers.
He uses his planning and execution mindset to create business-building strategies for strong companies. His team works with clients to maximize efficiency and gather data that supports growth goals. His work spans three continents, including Hong Kong and Singapore.
At Scotland’s Graham’s the family dairy, PCs are vital to nearly all production and distribution aspects of operations. Providing remote IT support for the dairy’s dispersed PC endpoints was becoming increasingly challenging for an IT team of two. By activating Intel vPro platform remote manageability features, Graham’s freed up its IT team to focus on strategic initiatives and meet the demands of hybrid and remote working.
Flexibility
Managed IT Graham leverages his finance, operations and technology experience with emerging market insights to help businesses optimize for efficiency. He also supports business growth agendas with planning and execution expertise, creating sustainable advantages to overcome disrupted processes and operating models.
According to Owl Labs, Gen Z workers expect flexibility in the workplace. In fact, they’re most likely to leave a job if it doesn’t offer this flexibility. This means that companies need to provide flexible working environments and listen to their employees’ needs.