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SAP CTO talks clouds
CTO of SAP, Vishal Sikka discusses his ambitions
As the CTO of SAP, Vishal Sikka's job is to figure out what SAP's future applications will look, feel and act like for its customers. He does that by experimenting with untested, emerging technologies; innovating with his team and co-innovating with customers and partners; and developing new ways to think about enterprise architecture and governance mechanisms. more...
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Will BI 2.0 drive business insight?
Business intelligentisia
The new BI tools promise to democratise decision-making, but will not make for a fast answer to all data-driven queries more...
Starbucks CIO Stephen Gillett is brewing change
A new Americano blend to go
When Stephen Gillett is not dealing drinks as a part-time barista, the new CIO of Starbucks is serving up change 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...
Microsoft CIO Tony Scott on life on the vendor side
Risk manager
Microsoft CIO Tony Scott believes he is well positioned to take the danger out of the software giant’s future more...
John Connolly explains the deep role of a Tube Lines IT Leader
Minding the gaps
As Tube Lines director of information, John Connolly wants to help oil the wheels under the mammoth operations and maintenance challenges driving the London Underground more...
Lloyd’s of London CIO Peter Hambling respects risk
Not such a risky business
Peter Hambling, CIO of Lloyd’s of London, loves the workings of technology but also has a very healthy level of respect for risk more...
Information Commissioner: security still on alert
Information security must remain a priority in difficult economic times warns outgoing government official
As CIOs face budgetary challenges, Information Commissioner Richard Thomas explains the need for increased vigilance more...
Tunde Coker is investing in Africa
Tunde Coker, former IT chief at the Ministry of Justice, is leaving the UK to head up IT at a Nigerian bank. He talks about the move and life in Lagos
The New Year is all about new beginnings and for Tunde Coker,- former director of corporate IT at the Ministry- of Justice, this New Year is about a -return to the place he can rightly- call home. more...
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Cisco promise faster customer virtualisation deployments
Control is the key
Cisco is looking to accelerate the rate at which customers adopt and implement virtualisation in their datacentres, company officials said at a Cisco customer event this week. more...
Oracle releases 11g for middleware range
Trying to make sense of sprawling portfolio.
Oracle has launched Fusion Middleware 11g, the latest addition to its range of middleware products. more...
ING infrastructure to be simplified
New deal with Atos Origin to coordinate changes
Dutch bank ING has signed a “significant” deal with Atos Origin, expanding an existing outsourcing contract. more...
Standard Life document management project saves £1m
Company overhauls electronic delivery of letters and applications
Standard Life has said that after improving document management it has saved £1.1 million annually. more...
NHS Gateway Reviews damn £13bn IT decisions
Doctors slam Connecting for Health for ‘spinning’ benefits of digital care records
The government has published 31 Gateway reviews into the highly troubled £12.7bn National Programme for IT. more...
NHS IT legal bill hits £2.6m in fight with Fujitsu
Contract dispute remains a difficult problem for Whitehall
The government has spent over £2.6 million on legal costs to tackle an ongoing dispute with Fujitsu after the supplier left the NHS National Programme for IT 13 months ago. more...
'Learn from MP expenses scandal' says Info Commissioner
Richard Thomas uses last speech to call for resources
Whitehall must be more open and routinely publish information that does not need to stay secret, Richard Thomas will say in his last speech as Information Commissioner. more...
NetSuite release financial planning app
SaaS provider integrates partner application
NetSuite, the on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor has launched a new financial planning module that lets customers perform budgeting, forecasting, reporting and "what-if" analyses. more...
Airbus take off with Logica in £10m outsourcing deal
Blended delivery model combines local and offshore resources
Aircraft maker Airbus has signed a three year outsourcing deal for software maintenance, service and support with Logica. more...
Oracle stays firm on licence discounts
Efforts to extract best price falls on deaf ears.
Oracle continues to resist any downward pressure on its licensing fees despite the global recession, after a consultant found Oracle did not offer steeper discounts than usual during the final rush of contract talks leading up to the end of its fiscal year on 31 May. more...
