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12/06/2008

Kevin O’Brien is taking Comet to new heights

After having helped to turn around Mothercare, Comet IS head Kevin O’Brien sees networking and an open-door policy as key to the future of the electronics giant

11/02/2008

An improvised path to CEO

An unplanned but ultimately rewarding journey has led former CIO Adrian Bagg to the top role at leading disability charity the Papworth Trust

28/01/2008

Jean-Jacques Van Oosten's unique take on leadership

Kingfisher CIO Jean-Jacques Van Oosten explains how he has taken on three differing roles to lead a global IT reorganisation at the home improvement retailer

Whitbread CIO Ben Wishart reveals his tactics

Reorganising the IS function of one of the UK’s biggest hospitality groups, while streamlining IT strategy, is not a task for the faint hearted. But CIO Ben Wishart has proved he has the key to change

10/01/2008

Tesco storm the US with Box offering

Grocery giant Tesco is creating a storm in the US market with its Tesco in a Box set of systems. CIO takes a look inside the package with Tesco’s group technology director, Mike Yorwerth

22/12/2007

The 2007 security hall of shame

2007 was a record year for security breaches, and 2008 is forecast to be worse.

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.

20/09/2007

IT's White Knight: The CEO

The takeover of Australian retailer Coles triggered an unprecedented debate about IT and business alignment. CEO John Fletcher led the charge on behalf of his CIO.

05/07/2007

No smoking gun

The battlefield of the IT industry is littered with the empty shells of silver bullets that were intended to solve users problems once and for all. The latest, shiniest of these bullets is service oriented architectures (SOA).

20/06/2007

SaaS on the Frontline

IT247.com is a great example of a company that is an ideal candidate for the SaaS model. It’s a rapidly growing online B2B reseller of computers, hardware, accessories and components. Started as a greenfield site with no legacy applications or on-premise architecture, it needed to get up and running quickly – and it had to manage ambitious growth plans as sales ramped up to £1 million per month from monthly orders of 4,000.

09/05/2007

Crisis talks

Management apathy has traditionally been the biggest inhibitor to implementing effective business continuity management (BCM) procedures. Too many organisations have tended to adopt a head-in-the-sand, it-won’t-happen-to-me approach or are put off by the amount of money that they could have to spend. As a result, they always promise themselves to think about it later. But awareness of the need to ensure the survival of the business in case of a disaster has increased in recent years in the wake of a spate of regional catastrophes.

02/05/2007

Outsourcing trailblazer

Sir Brian Pitman knows about success – and failure. Having first joined Lloyds Bank in 1952, he went on to become one of the City’s most celebrated bankers whose advice and leadership led to such plaudits from his peers as being named Financial World European Banking CEO of the year in 1993 and KPMG Business Leader of the Year in 1998.

03/04/2007

Technology futures

Technology alchemists have been promising to turn base data into golden nuggets of information for the last 20 years. Granted they have had their successes but the path is littered with fool’s gold, alongside genuine gems of information that although beautifully formed, arrived too late and at too great a cost to be of much use.

27/03/2007

Hitting the ground running

CIOs need to make their mark in a new job before their honeymoon period ends. CIO UK provides an essential guide for success in your first 90 days

23/03/2007

A rational man

Though newspaper publishers may have sleepless nights worrying about the long term impact of the internet on their business model, there is no doubt it is still a hugely profitable business for the bigger players.

21/03/2007

Moving with the times

The logistics and distribution sector is undergoing rapid change. Companies are using IT to tackle consolidation, rising fuel costs and competitiveness

20/03/2007

Power play

Energy efficiency is not merely a green issue or something for your PR department. It is a business problem that is rapidly approaching crisis point

19/03/2007

Strictly business

A business intelligence project should not be a technology initiative. As Janine Milne discovers, it is all about business

13/03/2007

An equitable position

Equity Insurance Group’s financial reporting system was in complete disarray. CIO UK discovers how it escaped the chaos of spreadsheets

14/01/2007

Beating the blues

As the post-festive malaise kicks in, CIO UK looks towards technology success stories to bring good cheer

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