Most recent articles by Richard Sykes
Platform arrivals
Profits abound for vendors able to secure integrated business-assured platforms
The curious incident of Hillingdon and Google
Why doesn't everyone just move to SaaS, asks Sherlock Sykes
The LaaS frontier
Labour-as-a-Service, the latest on-demand-delivered IT resource
The constantly evolving IT industry can learn a lot from more mature fields
Food for thought
Consulting's bum deal
Expertise industry is in danger of becoming a glorified recruiter
Cutting through the cloud
There is a great appetite for change in how IT is delivered, but how should you chart a course towards the cloud’s promised land
Rethinking globalisation
Our perceptions of key industry phrases often differ sharply with the reality of modern IT
An era of transformation
A new year offers the perfect opportunity to take a good look at your business and its technology
The death of The Deal
The growth of cloud services could free CIOs from lengthy and costly vendor negotiations for good
Open SME! G-Cloud app store must encourage smaller suppliers
Sharing the bounty
The integration game
The cloud is the answer, but many customers are unwilling to ask the question
SMEs must go global for outsourcing
Small technology companies can enjoy the benefits of ‘brain extension’ as both clients and suppliers
Talking testing
Testing professionals are too concerned with technical design and execution processes, neglecting the strategic frameworks that will win the approval of the board
Co-surfing the transformation wave
Both vendors and enterprises face significant investment to survive the transformation to virtualisation. Why not work together?
Bringing testing on board
Beat the last-minute QA chaos
Time for action
Technology leaders have reported back on the G-Cloud initiative
Learning your Seven Rs
Legacy sprawl and defensive IT departments are blocking transformational change in the enterprise
Leading the leaders
Richard Sykes’ tour of Silicon Valley took him to three startups who hope to become market leaders
The CIO is dead. Long live the Master Operational Strategist
Welcome to MOS Magazine
Tesco CEO promotion not the real CIO deal
Has Tesco’s Philip Clarke broken the glass ceiling for CIOs, or was his IT role merely incidental to his undoubted business prowess, wonders Richard Sykes



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