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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


27/05/2008

The future of enterprise search

Future search systems will get to know the user - and communities of users - as much as the content it crawls, analyses and indexes, say observers.


27/05/2008

SharePoint 2007: a marriage made in heaven for information management and IT?

For companies that choose SharePoint, it makes sense for there to be a joined-up IT, knowledge and information function.


17/04/2008

How enterprise software will look in 2017

Forrester Research vice president Andrew Bartels takes a gamble


20/03/2008

CIO investigates the promise versus reality of Project Flex

Shared services should – but don’t always – equal better public services through de-duplication of infrastructure and processes.


13/02/2008

The weakest link

There’s no question that technology is a fundamental part of today’s organisations, yet there are still major communication misunderstandings between business and IT


13/02/2008

Rolling with the changes: Pirelli CIO Dario Scagliotti

New projects provide multiple system integration problems which are a challenge to any business. CIO talks to the technology leader at one company making tracks in cost-effective manufacturing and logistics


12/02/2008

Overhaul at the British Council

The face of Britain abroad, formally known as the British Council, has re-engineered its IT department to be a consultancy to its users rather than a backroom


12/02/2008

In-depth investigation

Computer forensics has helped bust scams across the country – but could this re-emerging discipline help your organisation? Ambrose McNevin takes a look at the evidence


12/02/2008

Deloitte's Mary Hensher: in a pivotal position

Mary Hensher, CIO for professional services firm Deloitte, tells Sarah Aryanpur how technology leaders are in a perfect place to influence wider strategy


12/02/2008

Crude certainties: the CIO's role in cutting pollution

There’s no escaping rising oil prices and the need to cut carbon emissions. It is the CIO who can provide major answers at most organisations, writes Kim Thomas


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

On the right side of the law

Miya Knights talks to two firms that are keeping on the straight and narrow while still speeding towards greater business advantage


29/01/2008

Technology at the zoo

Panda-cams and condor tracking collars are just part of the day job for Robert Erhardt, chief technology officer for the Zoological Society of San Diego.

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

Offshoring impact analysed

Five years after the potentially huge effects of IT offshoring surfaced, Diaz Research founder Iain Smith investigates the actual impact and what CIOs need to watch out for in 2008

Managing a virtual team

When your team is dotted around the world, it’s vital to balance taking control with ensuring local laws and cultures are respected. Richard Pastore looks at seven ways to get global management right

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

Government CIO John Suffolk lets off steam

Leading public sector IT professionalism efforts isn’t easy when there seem to be more problems than answers. Government CIO John Suffolk shares his many frustrations with Ambrose McNevin

Former Brigadier moves to Gartner

Former Brigadier Michael Lithgow may have left the army behind, but his 30-year stint at the MoD stands him in good stead in his new business battle. Sarah Aryanpur reports


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