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Derek Gannon stepped from IT to COO of newspaper company Guardian News & Media and now moves the company into new horizons. Kevin O'Brien, head of IS at Comet sees networking as the key to the future of the electronics retail giant.
INDUSTRY > Public Sector > FEATURES
27/06/2008
Virtualisation software will help optimise IT for business needs
Using virtualisation software will not just save money and space, but also help optimise IT for business needs
06/06/2008
Lancashire ICT leaders measure up against outsourcing
Measure by measure, in-house can be more effective
27/05/2008
SharePoint 2007: a marriage made in heaven for information management and IT?
For companies that choose SharePoint, it makes sense for there to be a joined-up IT, knowledge and information function.
20/03/2008
CIO investigates the promise versus reality of Project Flex
Shared services should – but don’t always – equal better public services through de-duplication of infrastructure and processes.
20/03/2008
Richard Steel is aiming to do for SOCITM what the 2012 Olympics are doing for the east end
Newham Council CIO Richard Steel is aiming to do for public sector IT what the 2012 Olympics are doing for the east end
14/03/2008
CIOs hold the key to hanging on to valued staff
With technology playing an ever-greater part in workers’ lives, it’s CIOs who hold the key to helping businesses hang on to their staff
12/02/2008
Overhaul at the British Council
The face of Britain abroad, formally known as the British Council, has re-engineered its IT department to be a consultancy to its users rather than a backroom
12/02/2008
In-depth investigation
Computer forensics has helped bust scams across the country – but could this re-emerging discipline help your organisation? Ambrose McNevin takes a look at the evidence
12/02/2008
Crude certainties: the CIO's role in cutting pollution
There’s no escaping rising oil prices and the need to cut carbon emissions. It is the CIO who can provide major answers at most organisations, writes Kim Thomas
29/01/2008
A way through the skills crisis
Finding good people – and enough people – is one of the biggest challenges facing the sector. Cath Everett reports on one initiative to help ensure a bright recruitment future
29/01/2008
Where have all the women gone?
Not only are fewer women entering and staying in the IT profession, but little help is being offered to those who actually wish to return.
28/01/2008
Government CIO John Suffolk lets off steam
Leading public sector IT professionalism efforts isn’t easy when there seem to be more problems than answers. Government CIO John Suffolk shares his many frustrations with Ambrose McNevin
Former Brigadier moves to Gartner
Former Brigadier Michael Lithgow may have left the army behind, but his 30-year stint at the MoD stands him in good stead in his new business battle. Sarah Aryanpur reports
12/11/2007
Network of opportunity
CIO Andrew Watson may have fallen into IT but his engineering background – and experience in non-standard roles – has put the British Transport Police’s platforms on the straight and narrow.
08/11/2007
Stamp of approval
As the king of effective IT delivery at drinks giant Diageo, Robin Dargue’s imminent dispatch to the troubled Royal Mail seems like a perfect use of his skills. He tells Sarah Aryanpur his no-nonsense outsourcing secrets.
05/11/2007
Let the business drive IT strategy
Some CIOs are better than others at executing an IT strategy. Their secret: A simple plan that helps business leaders make the right technology decisions.
02/11/2007
How to become a market-savvy CIO
The CIO of Quest Diagnostics studies technology trends, customer needs and market drivers to develop IT-enabled products and services that create competitive advantage.
02/11/2007
How Wal-Mart lost its Technology edge
Two decades ago, the world's number-one retailer used IT to reinvent global supply chains. The world caught up and now Web 2.0 technologies are forcing retailers to pay more attention to customers. No longer a leader, Wal-Mart's IT is at a crossroads.
01/11/2007
Derby City Council turns joined-up working into reality
Derby City Council has used a strategic IT framework to turn joined-up working from dream into reality. Derby’s top people explain how
21/10/2007
What do CIOs think are the biggest green IT challenges?
What do CIOs think are the biggest green IT challenges?
