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Reducing cost and increasing efficiency key considerations over the coming year, but data and analytics still leading the way in driving transformation

The cloud is poised to overtake mobile as the second largest driver of transformation for CIOs, a study of our readership shows, while data analytics will remain the leader for business transformation agendas for another year. read more

Removing the barriers to development

Download this white paper to help your organisation build an eCommerce ecosystem that securely serves your customers, builds your business and protects your brand, while reducing the capital expense of doing it yourself. read more

Dr Sykes will help Cloud Industry Forum lead the charge for 'recognising standards within cloud provisioning'

CIO UK columnist and blogger Richard Sykes has been appointed the non executive chairman of the Cloud Industry Forum. Alex Hilton has been appointed CEO. read more

He left the UK government in November 2011 to take up a role at EMC

Bill McCluggage, the former UK deputy government CIO, has been appointed the first Irish government CIO. read more

Press Association director of architecture and development John O’Donovan played a key role in developing the BBC iPlayer

The Financial Times has appointed John O'Donovan as its new chief technology officer, who will lead the FT's technology strategy across development and operations teams. read more

David Warburton-Broadhurst replaces Debra Lilley, who resigned in August last year

The UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG) has finally appointed a new president following the shock resignation of Debra Lilley in August of last year. read more

The new government CTO role is a nod towards corporate-style IT. Where does it leave the CIOs?

The government-wide CIO role has been abolished and a corporate, government-wide CTO role created, all part of continuing changes to IT governance in Whitehall. This mirrors developments in other organisations, where corporate CTO functions now own and deliver technology leadership. read more

Risk planning and secure remote access among strategies to review

CIO at the hospital where Boston Marathon bombing patients and suspects have been treated since the April 15 blasts, Dr John Halamka, has shared the lessons learned from an IT and security management perspective. read more

If the IT function is presented as an internal supplier, the customer mentality may soon breed user contempt

They call at the most inconvenient times and have recently taken to determining our IT strategy. Their insatiable desire to own the latest gadgets might be one of the reasons the IT industry has looked to the addictive substances market to borrow the common term coined for their customers – users. read more

Part one of the CIO UK interview series with the new cross governmental CTO

The government is scrapping the cross-government CIO role. Since the coalition took office in 2010 there has been a significant level of CIO churn in Whitehall. Liam Maxwell, currently the Government CTO, has risen through the ranks and is considered to be a major reformer. CIO UK met with Maxwell recently to discuss a wide range of issues, including the politics of his role, the Government Digital Service, G-Cloud, SME vendors and – of course – cuts. read more