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CIO May 2013 issue editorial

As CIO UK announces the 2013 CIO 100 the volume calling for CIOs to forge closer relationships with the CMO or to become digital sales and marketing experts increases daily. read more

New look is cleaner and introduces CIO Career channel for key advice

“All good things come to those that wait”, so the saying goes, and the re-development of the CIO UK website seems to have lived up to this maxim. The new-look CIO has been taking shape for some time now and it really is wonderful to write this and watch the site make its first wobbly pedal strokes out into the real world. read more

Direct reports want you to be human not just inspiring

It's nice to know you are not alone sometimes. The CIO of a major NHS hospital recently told me one of his leadership peers described his and... read more

All companies, no matter how big or successful, need to be ready for change in this ruthless IT-driven age

Keep it simple, stupid - KISS - was a mantra hammered into me in my early days as a news and sports reporter. It's one that has served me... read more

All companies, no matter how big or successful, need to be ready for change in this ruthless IT-driven age

A 20-year-old entering the workforce or becoming a customer of your organisation is unlikely to have heard of Y2K. Yet I suspect for almost all of... read more

A revolution in applications is coming to yours and every organisation

It is widely accepted that although difficult at times, the diversity in UK society has been beneficial to this country.  Based on CIO round... read more

Philip Langsdale's death leaves the CIO world mourning a technology leader with proven business acumen

It is a sad start to 2013 with the sudden loss of Department for Work and Pensions CIO Philip Langsdale in late December 2012. Aged just 56... read more

Technology driven business strategies can reduce organisations energy bills and reduce the impact on the planet, share your story with us

Just today the Office for National Statistics said steep energy bills in December 2012 kept UK inflation high. Well if household energy bills are... read more

Year-end account

I could write about 2012 as a year of extreme highs and lows, or be downcast and look back at the challenges and expect those difficulties to a... read more

Gold medal winning teams where ever you look

Four distinct chapters occurred for me this momentous year. And it wasn't just a momentous year because of Jubilees or sport, this was a... read more

CIO Book Review - The Story of the fly and how it could save the world

One of the pleasures of being involved in the CIO community is seeing alternative thinking at work as organisations use technology to challenge... read more

New look CIO now available on Apple iOS newsstand and Google Play Store as part of our continuing transformation and improvement plans

You can now read CIO UK on your choice of tablets device. CIO UK is available on the Apple iOS newsstand and Android Google Play Store. The... read more