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Vodafone & Cable & Wireless CIOs at the heart of the major merger
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Should the CFO be in charge of IT?
CIO UK readers have responded in the debate on whether IT has become so utility is is merely the matter of a cost model to be controlled by the finance boss more...
Virtual CIO Summit
This year’s CIO Summit was the best yet and a series of leading UK based CIOs shared their experiences and thoughts with an audience exclusively made up of CIOs. Some have kindly agreed to share their presentations with you here. more...
Pay freezes: have IT staff had enough?
Figures indicate job satisfaction is no longer enough to keep people in jobs where pay has been frozen for the long-term. Employees are forced to move on to maintain their standard of living. What do you think? more...
Is an IT background an impediment for CIOs?
Having previous form in the server room could actually count against you in the eyes of employers wanting an IT head of department. But once in the job, how important is it to have an interest in technology? more...
How is your ERP?
Take part in this online survey to help us understand how ERP is being deployed and join the debate more...
CIO view: Is an MBA really worth it?
Many prominent CIOs set great store by the general business training they've undertaken often on their own initiative, but is an MBA really vital to become a strategic IT leader? more...
CIO view: Is the cloud just marketing hype?
Confusion over what is and isn't a cloud service is getting some CIOs hot under the collar. Is it time to hammer out some standards? more...
Gatwick Airport CIO may take data off into cloud
As CIO of the newly independent Gatwick Airport since its divestment from BAA, the operator of Heathrow and Stansted airport, Stuart Birrell is piloting a new IT strategy for the Sussex airport. more...
AXA CIO is more concerned about downward IaaS scalability
Morgan Spillane is IT & Change Management Director at AXA Insurance, a former consultant he’s been with the Insurance behemoth since 2002. He recently attended a CIO roundtable discussion on Dynamic Infrastructure and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). more...
Oddbins IT head sees merry future for IaaS
Richard Surman heads up IT for wine retailer Oddbins. He recently attended a CIO roundtable discussion on Dynamic Infrastructure and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Following the roundtable, CIO sent the attendees a questionnaire to gauge on the record their attitudes towards IaaS, below are his thoughts. more...
Belgacom ICT leader explains how he delivers IaaS to CIOs
As CIOs move their IT strategies towards an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model they will need to know that their cloud-based suppliers have a technology strategy to ensure IaaS services are robust for end users and customers. more...
The debate on Infrastructure as a Service
CIOs today find themselves at a junction with regard to how they deploy resources. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) could offer an alternative approach. more...
How email archiving policy impacts FoI requests
CIOs need to be aware of changes to the enforcement of the Freedom of Information Act and how they manage email argues Andres Kohn of Proofpoint. more...
Email is more than a general communication tool
The promise of cloud email must be balanced with corporate and governance responsibilities, says Andrew Barnes, SVP of Corporate Development at Neverfail. more...
The evolution of business email
The evolution of email has not only seen the proliferation of devices and an increase in overall complexity, but is forcing CIOs to fundamentally address the way that email is managed, writes Paul Watson, chief commercial officer of network service provider Star more...
Nathaniel Borenstein on why email isn't dead
Nathaniel Borenstein is better known as the man who had the idea for MIME protocol, in this Q&A he defends the future of email. more...
Email faces a business revolution from usage of social media
Andrew McGrath of Virgin Media Business asks is it a revolution or evolution? Revolution or evolution? more...
Re-examining the role of email in business
MWD Advisors analyst Angela Ashenden discusses the CIO Debate between two major CIOs more...
Is Email Dead? A look at Enterprise Collaboration for 2011 and beyond
As any of parent will attest, email is not the tool for communication for the new generation coming into the workforce of those born after 1990. Mobile phones, SMS, Twitter, Foursquare and Facebook are the tools of these digital natives. So, does this mean that email is dead? more...
Mike Altendorf argues email management should be outsourced
Some business critical services can be more safely outsourced than others more...
Email remains critical, but remains a burden for CIOs
Email remains a core technology in many organisations, yet every new social media technology is said to be its replacement. CIO UK brought together Adam Gerrard, CIO of Avis Europe, the car hire giants and Chris Puttick, CIO at Oxford Archaeology to discuss the future of email. more...
What are your thoughts on email?
CIOs we want your opinions on email more...
Email infrastructure refresh can deliver CIOs a strong RoI
There’s more to email than the Inbox, as CIOs know. As IT budgets remain static despite the growing economy CIOs are looking to extract more value from technology. more...
What is the future of email?
Email remains a core technology in many organisations, yet every new social media technology is said to be its replacement. more...
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