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Budget management is a core competency of any senior management position. CIO budgets are under increasing pressure to deliver more IT for less cost. The CIO must be able to demonstrate when their budget needs to be expanded to deliver innovative services, but also an ability to keep their department on budget by extracting maximum value from staff and technology they have.
Latest Budgets news
Forrester expect IT spending to decline 11 per cent
The tech industry might finally be hitting rock bottom, according to Forrester Research.
Green IT in datacentres up in the downturn
The recession is driving green IT into datacentres, and organisations that are facing continued pressure on their budgets and datacentre resource, are now actively investigating software and outsourcing alternatives.
M&S reports online sales up by 28 per cent
Consumer confidence returning as Marks & Spencer invest in IT
Microsoft defend European Windows 7 costs
Microsoft claims it is not ripping off its customers in Europe by charging more for European versions Windows 7 than for those produced for the US market.
Standard Life document management project saves £1m
Standard Life has said that after improving document management it has saved £1.1 million annually.
Law firm Rouse virtualisation improves productivity
Rouse, an intellectual property rights law firm, has virtualised its servers in a bid to improve processes and disaster recovery, as well as cut costs.
Facebook select new finance chief
Popular social-networking site Facebook has hired David Ebersman, former executive vice president and chief financial officer of biotechnology firm Genentech, as its new CFO.
PC shipments showing signs of recovery, Gartner says
The PC market is showing signs of recovery, with the freefall of PC shipments skidding to a halt thanks to competitive PC prices and a continued interest in netbooks, Gartner said on Thursday.
Information Commissioner orders IT Gateway review publication
The Information Commissioner’s Office has ordered the publication of Gateway reviews into several multi-billion pound IT programmes in the next month.
Gartner Summit: CIOs need to go out and win business
CIOs should have IT budgets taken away from them and "only eat what they kill", according to boardroom advisor Ade McCormack.
Budgets in depth
Explaining Salesforce.com to the CFO
Need to know essentials for the finance boss
Finance departments must be involved in major procurement decisions, to make sure the business case is done properly. They need to set aside CAPEX allocations and understand the ongoing consequences for OPEX budgets. They need to know what the new system can do for them (if anything), and how the new system will integrate with existing systems of record in the company. more...
Planning for the end of the recession
Where will it all end?
With the global recession deepening, how does anyone plan for the future? A CIO event from Gartner Group could help more...
The pitfalls of being a startup
Just like starting over
Running the information needs of a hot new online company may be attractive, but there are plenty of pitfalls to watch out for on the road to success more...
British Airways CIO Paul Coby reveals lessons from Terminal 5 disaster
Flying lessons
Heathrow Terminal 5 had a disastrous and highly publicised opening, but British Airways CIO Paul Coby says that even the toughest experiences can be instructive more...
CIOs must play a part in enterprise procurement
The path to procurement
CIOs need to get more involved in procurement and understand there are vast savings to be had by following basic guidelines, says Serco operations director Neil Malpas more...
CIOs thrive in adversity, Harvey Nash report reveals
UK and European CIOs leading business change in difficult economy
British and European CIOs are upbeat and seizing the opportunities the worldwide recession is throwing at them, the latest Harvey Nash IT Leadership Survey reveals. more...
The CIO steering finance and technology
Communications skills and a natural interest gave one CIO the strategic advantage to head the spenders and the savers of his company
It’s his first job, but Roger Scholes is already head of IT and finance at vehicle parts supplier ZF Trading, thanks to some astute business skills more...
Measurement is the key to M&A success
What the CIO and C-level management need to consider to ease an M&A process
Successful M&A activity may be the most successful tactic for companies to turn the downturn to their best advantage – but only if the aims of the acquisition and the expected benefits are equally precisely measured. more...
Ex-spooks spy out IT security careers
Ex-guns for hire
The IT security sector is becoming a popular next step for former law-enforcement and military personnel, but what unique skills do they bring to the private sector? more...
Smart CIOs can still create cost savings
Watching the bottom line
Despite the recession, some software vendors have actually raised prices, but smart CIOs can still create cost savings more...
Related Budgets articles
Analysis
Know your IT cost of goods sold
As IT has become more pervasive in most organisations, it has migrated from a supporting role to an enabling role for products and services. more...
Opinion
Climbing the storage mountain
According to analyst firm IDC, the digital universe is doubling every 18 months and total storage on the planet now stands at 487 billion gigabytes. more...
Debate
Governance is in everything CIOs do
CIOs say they are comfortable with standards and metrics more...
