UCLH CIO James Thomas tops 2013 CIO100

Mrs Transformation

Lessons we can all take from the transformations led by former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher read more

Driven partly by cutting costs and improving flexibility, outsourcing is alive and well in the UK

A subtle evolution is underway in the world of outsourcing. Client satisfaction levels are starting to increase; portfolios are starting to be rebalanced; and motives for outsourcing are starting to shift. read more

Essex County Council CIO David Wilde looks at achieving application visibility, and dealing with legacy and duplication. read more

Fashion house Paul Smith has long taken classic British style to the wider world. Now head of IT Lee Bingham is helping deliver the same quality to online shoppers

Pre- and post-London Olympics the world has been covered in British design. Union Jacks, the original Alec Issigonis Minis and the Rolling Stones seem to appear on T-shirts, bags, posters and other accessories no matter where in the world you are. But this is no new Cool Britannia boom – British company Paul Smith has been championing home-grown design and has become a world leader in fashion, design and retail since its iconic founder formed his company in Nottingham in the late 1960s and opened his first shop in 1970. read more

IT functions will need to take a lead role in driving the service integrator model forward

For today’s CIO, the task of managing multiple sourcing partners has become a full time job. Indeed, due in large part to the recent global economic downturn, organisations are now looking more intently at how to cut costs and improve efficiency - even if it means re-organising processes and services. read more

The Key Facts

CIO UK, in association with Intel, gathered the views of more than 150 UK business technology leaders to understand their management, technology and business priorities for 2013. read more

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group is a leading British-based insurance and re-insurance business. read more

Michelle McKenna-Doyle bringing analytics to the gridiron to improve player safety.

Michelle McKenna-Doyle, CIO for the National Football League, is driving innovation with analytics, using sensors to track players on the field and monitoring player health and safety with lab analysis of helmets. read more

Making the Co-op truly cooperative

Andy Haywood's diversity challenge as the Co-op Group CIO read more

Jaguar Land Rover IT Projects and Portfolio Director Alex Rammal discusses issues including replication, alignment and rationalisation. read more