CIO Agenda 2008
Find out what's hot and what's not in the fourth annual silicon.com CIO Agenda survey of the key spending priorities and challenges for CIOs in the year ahead. The exclusive silicon.com CIO Agenda 2008 survey looks at the CIO's tech shopping list for the year, examines whether IT budgets are rising or falling and reveals what the pain points are for tech chiefs this year.

Data Lockdown
Organisations everywhere are struggling to keep a tight rein on their confidential information. Whether breaches are occurring through staff emailing company accounts to their home address or selling surplus IT stock containing classified information, it is essential to track what data is leaving the business. This special report examines the main threats to company data, whether malicious or careless, and asks how firms can prevent information falling into the wrong hands. Tools such as data leakage prevention and an enforceable security policy are essential to keep confidential data secure.

Lean and Green
Running an organisation's IT efficiently should lead to a smaller carbon footprint for the whole business - even though this may not be a goal in itself for many CIOs. This special report focuses on the pressures IT directors face in trying to run an efficient function, examining issues ranging from the conflicting demands of compliance and energy savings, to maximising the use of servers and infrastructure. We look at the key topics and the steps organisations can take to ensure their IT is as efficient in business terms - and consequently in ecological terms - as possible.

Digital Defences
Organisations rely on the internet for key applications and highly sensitive communications. But the internet also represents an area of continued vulnerability for many businesses. Where are the weak spots, what are the latest threats and what security measures can be brought to bear against them? We look at the issues as well as the steps organisations can take to ensure systems and infrastructure are robust and secure.

Agenda Setters 2007
Who's been driving and shaping the tech industry in 2007? Each year the Agenda Setters poll reveals the most influential people in tech and ranks the top 50 figures, analysing the latest trends and exposing the forces at play. You'll find full biographies of the Top 50, plus you can now use the Agenda Setters graph feature to look back over eight years of poll data and chart the rise and fall of some of the highest profile Agenda Setters against each other.

Smart Business - driving value through IT
How are smart businesses using technology to both improve efficiency and reduce costs as well as to innovate and deliver tangible competitive advantage? This special report looks at the tactics CIOs use to get more bang for their buck and how they prioritise their IT budgets and measure success.

Full Disclosure
silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign calls for a rethink of the UK law so that organisations will have to report breaches of their data security that could put their customers'sensitive personal information at risk. Read more about it in our special report.

IT Risk Management
From understanding how risk manifests itself to the ways business should assess and address their level of exposure to risk, this special report looks to shine a light on an issue which is far more complicated than binary notions of 'secure' or 'insecure'. Can you risk not to read it?

Virtual Worlds
silicon.com looks at the fast-growing phenomena of virtual worlds, and the best practice - and the pitfalls - of doing business in virtual environments. It looks at who the early leaders are - and why - and where the next wave of innovation is coming from. And what it could mean for your business.

CIO50 2007
They're leaders, influencers, innovators and strategists. They're at the top of the IT tree. And here, for the first time, silicon.com names and profiles them - the UK's top 50 CIOs. The UK CIO community, along with a panel of other experts that includes headhunters and former CIOs, has voted on the most important and influential IT leaders in the land.

Know Your Network
How well do organisations really know their most important IT asset - their network? Are they in control of all activity conducted over their LAN and are they on top of managing employee activity and network performance...

VoIP Security
Voice over IP promises to save companies money on calls and add functionality to their phone systems. But those benefits could quickly be erased should the VoIP network be compromised...

Joined-up Enterprise
Do you know what's happening in all parts of your business? And does each part know what the others are doing - as well as what customers...

Inside India
silicon.com travels to Indian tech hotspots of Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad to explore the exploding...

Converged Communications
In this special report, silicon.com examines the emerging trend of converged communications...

Business Intelligence
By providing the means for sophisticated analysis of corporate data, business intelligence software promises to give organisations a competitive edge...

Agenda Setters 2006
Who are the driving forces in the tech industry? Welcome to silicon.com's seventh annual Agenda Setters poll...

SME procurement
With so much attention on the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) market as a place for growth these days...

Inside China
From entrepreneurs at the Great Wall to Hong Kong's Octopus card - in May 2006 silicon.com senior reporter...

IT Governance
The drive to cut costs afoot at many businesses means keeping a close watch on your IT assets...

Business Traveller
Spend as much time on the road as in the office? silicon.com reports on the best technology for keeping you productive...

CRM in the mid-market
Customer relationship management (CRM) can revolutionise the way a business interacts with and serves...

ID Management
Identity and access management is essential in today's world, where businesses, bound by ever-tighter...

E-crime and Hacking
Hacking and cyber crime continue to make the headlines, with ever more divisive attempts in play to steal data...

Tech's Big Gamble
The highly competitive gaming industry is increasingly looking to technology to give it an edge over its rivals.

Open source - real tales
Is open source software an accepted tool for business? silicon.com searches for real-world examples...

Voice over IP
Voice over IP has been hailed the 'next big thing' in telecoms for years now but in recent months...

Offshoring
silicon.com takes a look behind the hype and hysteria at the business realities of IT offshoring to India and ...

The Spam Report
Unsolicited email is no longer a mere annoyance - it is one of the biggest challenges facing businesses...