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RSS rene carayolLeader: E-procurement - remember it, it's now with us
Leader E-business experts, including our columnist Rene Carayol, have spoken out against a culture that hammers small vendors who see their margins slashed. In the late 1990s, this writer found himself penning a fair amount about e-procurement. [18 Aug 2004]
silicon.com CIO Forum attracting top users
News Look out for silicon.com columnist, former CIO and business guru Rene Carayol representing the prosecution on that one, with industry body Intellect arguing for the defence. With two months left until the silicon.com CIO Forum on Monday 27... [29 Jul 2004]
Boardroom Despatches: Know when to quit
Comment But, argues columnist Rene Carayol, such a hard-headed approach can often be the undoing of such leaders - and their organisations. We're used to the idea of a crusading business leader whose strength is tied to never giving up. [28 Jul 2004]
Ageism in IT coverage - all in one place
Comment Two examples given by commentator Rene Carayol highlight how the best companies will be those with open minds Ageism is an issue in IT, if only because it's seen as a profession for young people and is having to deal with an ageing working population. [20 May 2004]
Boardroom Despatches: Apple's rebirth
Comment The lesson to take from Apple is all about an organisation and leader that can learn from its past, says Rene Carayol. Forget the success of iTunes or even the iPod. Are Apple - and its charismatic leader Steve Jobs - the ultimate reformed act? [22 Apr 2004]
Boardroom Despatches: Eager suppliers, supine buyers
Comment Continuing a recent silicon.com theme of large organisations being brave enough to use smaller suppliers, Rene Carayol this month explains why seemingly playing safe with IT procurement is ultimately dangerous for all of us. [10 Mar 2004]
Oracle-PeopleSoft: The winners and losers
Comment Columnist Rene Carayol called the Oracle-PeopleSoft-JD Edwards shenanigans "a soap opera we could do without" and merely "about getting rid of a competitor". When Oracle first announced its hostile bid for PeopleSoft, it looked like the move of a... [27 Feb 2004]
Tony Hallett's After These Messages: "I'm a celebrity CIO"
Comment Sure, not all have come up through the IT ranks - something columnist Rene Carayol lamented recently in a piece provocatively called 'The death of the CIO' - but they are hammering home that the only thing that matters is the business. [06 Feb 2004]
Boardroom Despatches: Process - no substitute for creativity
Comment Rene Carayol is increasingly concerned with the calibre of person getting on the bottom wrung of IT and the type of individual increasingly taking over at the top. Is throwing away the manual the answer? [13 Jan 2004]
Boardroom Despatches: The death of the CIO
Comment That’s the way it looks if the recent history of the sector is anything to go by says Rene Carayol. The top echelon of IT is going to be dominated increasingly by those whose background isn’t in the profession. [22 Dec 2003]
Boardroom Despatches: Inside Intel
Comment How wrong they are, writes Rene Carayol. Some people think Craig Barrett is the pen pusher guiding the inevitable success of a tech stalwart. Recently I had the pleasure of hosting an evening where the top brass from the UK retail sector met one of... [21 Nov 2003]
Boardroom Despatches: Fear of failure
Comment But, again, we could learn a thing or two from what happens in the US, says Rene Carayol. He can be contacted at rene@carayol.com. Rene Carayol is a former IT director and board member of IPC Media. He hadn't done a bad job. [23 Sep 2003]
Boardroom Despatches: Leadership
Comment Rene Carayol names the three men UK Plc should be learning from above all others. He can be contacted at rene@carayol.com. Rene Carayol is a former IT director and board member of IPC Media. Isn't the starting point identifying who our role models... [27 Aug 2003]
Boardroom Despatches: My webinar message
Comment He can be contacted at rene@carayol.com. But Rene Carayol's introduction to the 'webinar' holds further lessons for those in charge of IT. Rene Carayol is a former IT director and board member of IPC Media. [09 Jul 2003]
Now we are five: silicon.com celebrates fifth birthday
News And we continue to work with some of the leading names in the business, including columnists such as Peter Cochrane, Rene Carayol, David Taylor and Martin Brampton and respected experts from the likes of Bloor Research, Brunel University, Meta... [07 Jul 2003]
