Database management
CIO CV: Damian Ghee
Grist to the mill
Warburtons mixed ERP improvements into its expansion plans under the careful eye of IT director Damien Ghee more...
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Warburtons mixed ERP improvements into its expansion plans
Grist to the mill
Warburtons mixed ERP improvements into its expansion plans under the careful eye of IT director Damien Ghee more...
Back to basics: Enterprise Resource Planning
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - Past, Present, Future and successful implementation
ERP in simple language, a cut out and keep guide to get your CEO and CFO up to speed on what these technologies do for your organisation more...
London Zoo go wild with CRM lifecycle
Natural selection
Zoological Society London IT boss Nick Napier explains how IT is delivering greater value to customers, members and the planet's rare beasts. more...
Foreign and Commonwealth Office CIO Tony Mather on modernising Whitehall
Diplomatic mission
Foreign and Commonwealth Office CIO Tony Mather is modernising his historic corner of Whitehall... but would rather be in Milton Keynes more...
Twenty companies to watch in 2010
The MWD Advisors tech watchlist
We meet hundreds of interesting lesser-known vendors every year but we just don’t have room to write about all of them. Here, with the help of analyst firm MWD Advisors, are some companies worth keeping an eye on next year more...
Cloud computing, a personal experience
Some companies could move most of their apps to the cloud. Here's how one did it.
Some companies could move most of their apps to the cloud. Here's how one US firm did it. more...
IT Hiring: How Thomson Reuters' CIO Identifies Cultural Fit
Information experts CIO reveals their recruitment strategies
Kelli Crane's philosophy on hiring is simple more...
Conservative Technology Forum focusses on data ownership
What will the Tories do if they win?
At the beginning of this week I was invited to be a speaker at the Conservative Technology Forum alongside Liam Maxwell. more...
ABB simplified manufacturing with SAP ERP plan
SAP implementation made John Ellis-Braithwaite’s life easier at electrics manufacturer
John Ellis-Braithwaite describes his role in the three year standardisation project and SAP implementation at the manufacturing giant ABB more...
Database management news
Ex-Sun CEO Schwartz tells it like it is on Gates and Jobs
Apple tried to sue Sun and .Net platform ripped-off Java, says Jonathan Schwartz
Jonathan Schwartz is starting to share stories about his days at Sun, possibly in preparation for a book. more...
Doctors demand halt to NHS electronic records
£13bn programme hits major criticisms
The British Medical Association has called for an immediate halt to the multibillion pound rollout of electronic records for NHS patients. more...
Child support agency works to improve case processing
Agency signs £500m services framework
The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission has agreed a series of large framework contracts with providers including IBM, Capita and Steria. more...
New SAP boss opens CEBIT
German and Spanish leaders share stage
It was Léo Apotheker whose name appeared on the invitation to the opening ceremony of the Cebit trade show, but his successor, co-CEO Bill McDermott, appeared on stage. more...
SAP beat Oracle to win giant 3M deal
The global Business Suite 7 rollout could serve as a test case for private clouds
SAP has seen its share of executive upheaval and customer discontent in recent months, but a newly inked agreement with global conglomerate 3M is giving it reason to celebrate. more...
Anglo American supply chain and shared services cut £1.5bn from costs
Process and information overhaul transforming business
Anglo American has removed $2.3 billion (£1.5 billion) worth of costs, aided substantially by an overhaul of its supply chain, asset management and knowledge management, and the introduction of shared services. more...
SAS, Accenture partner on predictive analytics
Vendors to jointly develop analytics products
SAS Institute and Accenture are teaming up to form the Accenture SAS Analytics Group, a joint venture that will develop, implement and manage predictive analytics solutions. The venture is a "first for both companies," according to Accenture. more...
Public sector IT budgets to be cut for three years in a row
Recession hitting public sector technology in a big way
Public sector technology budgets will be cut extensively until 2013, with large IT schemes quickly falling out of favour, according to a new report. more...
Brakes extend infrastructure contract
Atos Origin to support infrastructure and SAP platform
Catering supplier Brakes Group has signed a £50 million, 10-year contract extension with IT services firm Atos Origin. more...
Premier Foods says SAP ERP is ‘improving processes’
Hovis maker aims for lean back office operations
Premier Foods is improving business processes and cutting costs, it said, with a new SAP enterprise resource planning system. more...
