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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 > Transport and Distribution > 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
17/04/2008
Transport for London’s CIO Phil Pavitt makes travellers top priority
Transport for London’s CIO Phil Pavitt’s one aim is to make the traveller top priority, as Mark Chillingworth finds out
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
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
Risks pay off in brand building
Technology leader Darin Brumby had to take a gamble when it came to developing commercial orientation – but the results were worth it
01/11/2007
Learning from other sectors
John Baldoni reports on how working with technology and management teams from other sectors can boost your organisation’s IT performance
21/10/2007
What do CIOs think are the biggest green IT challenges?
What do CIOs think are the biggest green IT challenges?
12/07/2007
SOA takes to the skies
The idea of designing IT architectures to manage loosely coupled services and support business processes is nothing new. But the lack of a single approach service oriented architecture (SOA), means that adopting it is a daunting task.
12/05/2007
The promise of good governance
Catherine Doran, CIO at Network Rail, knows the value of IT governance. She recognises its practises and tools can maximise the value and control of IT real estate. In fact, Doran believes IT governance is a fundamental strategic practise for the enterprise, having seen its impact in a variety of roles including tenures as CIO at NatWest, Capital One in Europe, BT Retail and currently at Network Rail. “Governance supports the business plan by providing enterprises with security and access control, along with the development of a robust and reliable infrastructure,” says Doran.
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.
04/04/2007
A source of concern
If CIOs were to believe everything they hear from vendors, they would think that outsourcing had taken over the world and there were no inhouse IT departments left. While this patently is not the case, it is true to say that the market is growing steadily and evolving as maturity sets in.
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.
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
15/01/2007
Taking the easyJet option
Andy Caddy, IT services director of low cost airline easyJet, explains why the decision to outsource its mission critical website was the obvious choice
16/12/2006
Virtual reality
National Rail Enquires is a vast ‘virtual’ company which outsources mission-critical functions. CEO Chris Scoggins explains how it works.
27/11/2006
Full steam ahead
Steve Walters, IT director at P&O Ferrymasters, explains why the company is driving on with its IT consolidation.
12/09/2006
Signed sealed Delivered
Did you manage to get this Christmas’ ‘must have’ item? We refer of course to the black – as opposed to green, gold or ice-white – Christmas tree.
12/09/2006
Battle for the skies
Looking out his window, OzJet CEO Hans Van Pelt has a chilling daily reminder of the formidable challenges in launching a new airline on to the Australian domestic market.
11/09/2006
Help yourself
It has been five years since South Australia’s Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure rolled out EzyReg.
17/08/2006
