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RSS budget chiefsNo Vista plans for more than half of European businesses
News A Forrester survey of 302 IT chiefs at European businesses found that 20 per cent are also planning to wait up to two years after Vista's release before deploying it. The State of Enterprise Infrastructure 2006 study said that while the overall... [14 Nov 2006]
Microsoft aims to simplify software licensing
News A recent poll of silicon.com's CIO Jury revealed IT chiefs believe software licensing is too complex Paul Broome, IT director at 192.com, said: "With upgrades, 'rental' licences, and licences tied to specific hardware it's crazy, difficult to... [01 Aug 2006]
CIO Jury: SOA ready for prime time
News This follows a benchmarking report from Aberdeen Group this week that said 90 per cent of organisations have adopted or are planning to adopt a SOA - although it warned doing so can eat up 40 per cent of a company's IT budget. [14 Jul 2006]
IT suppliers: Size does (and doesn't) matter
Comment Are IT chiefs missing out on big benefits by avoiding small tech vendors? A recent poll of silicon.com's CIO Jury confirms that indeed many IT chiefs do feel pressure internally and externally to choose the usual suspects. [06 Jul 2006]
CIO Jury: Software licensing 'too complex'
News Paul Broome, IT director at 192.com, said: "With upgrades, 'rental' licences, and licences tied to specific hardware it's crazy, difficult to manage and properly budget for. Traditional enterprise software licensing has become too complex and is... [16 Jun 2006]
CIOs under pressure to deliver business growth in 2006
News But CIOs are still faced with having to do more with less and a continued budget squeeze means cost-cutting and improving operating efficiencies will remain a high priority for IT chiefs in 2006. For high-growth companies, however, the average IT... [23 Jan 2006]
CIO Jury: Smart mobile devices spark IT headache
News The adoption of ever smarter mobile devices and the wide range of digital media and content that can be accessed on them is causing security, management and licensing headaches for IT departments, according to UK IT chiefs. [19 Jan 2006]
Leader: The CIO Agenda for 2006
Leader Our small sample of CIOs took a less optimistic view of IT budget predictions than some analyst groups such as Gartner (which has tipped a 10 to 15 per cent rise), and most of the IT chiefs we polled claim their spend will stay flat at best but... [16 Dec 2005]
CIO Agenda, part 1: The 2006 IT shopping list
News At silicon.com's CIO Forum event in London earlier this year British Airways CIO Paul Coby said IT chiefs need to be thinking now about how these new disruptive technologies will impact their business, staff and customers. [15 Dec 2005]
IT spend "squandered" by misunderstood tech chiefs
News Companies are spending a mere eight per cent of their IT budget on projects that actually bring value to the business. The analyst house said managers must make more effort to measure their IT investments and attempt to boost the proportion of the... [20 Sep 2005]
CIO Jury: Are high compliance costs worth it?
News But 10 IT chiefs on silicon.com's CIO Jury user panel said the investment has produced benefits beyond simply meeting regulatory targets and deadlines. The raft of regulations such as Basel II, International Accounting Standards (IAS) and Sarbanes... [25 Aug 2005]
CIO Jury: IT chiefs not yet planning for Windows Vista
News But only two out of silicon.com's 12-man CIO Jury user panel said they have started any planning for Windows Vista, in terms of upgrade cycles and its likely impact on IT budget and operations. Perhaps we will within the 2007 budget cycle although... [03 Aug 2005]
CIO Jury: IT departments have no WEEE worries
News The new electrical equipment recycling law due to come into force next year will have little impact on IT departments, according to UK IT chiefs. Peter Ryder, head of ICT at Preston City Council, said he fully supports the aims of the directive and... [30 Jun 2005]
CIO Jury: IT leaders slam national ID card plans
News UK IT chiefs have rounded on the government's reintroduction of the national Identity Card Bill this week, slamming it as a project growing out of control that will end up being a "fee-fest" for suppliers. [27 May 2005]
Bank's tech budgets slashed
News Forrester associate analyst Manuel Mendez said: "IT departments will need to focus on generating more new IT investment budget for critical business objectives like customer acquisition and retention and for key IT initiatives like configuration... [06 Apr 2005]
