John Lewis
Apple's Snow Leopard won't make us move to Macs, say CIOs
News John Keeling, CIO, John Lewis According to silicon.com's CIO Jury, the release late last month of Apple's latest OS, Snow Leopard, won't signal the company's entry into the business... [21 Sep 2009]
If you can't wait for Windows 7, pre-orders start today
News Thirteen UK stores are taking advance orders for the operating system, including John Lewis, Argos and Tesco, according to Microsoft. Windows 7 became available to UK consumers for pre-order on... [15 Jul 2009]
Heat wave? No sweat for CIOs
News John Keeling, CIO, John Lewis The latest silicon.com CIO Jury poll asked tech chiefs whether they'd taken any extra steps to protect their technology infrastructure during this week's... [03 Jul 2009]
Windows 7 next year? "You must be joking"
News John Keeling, CIO, John Lewis Windows 7 may be generating its fair share of hype but CIOs are planning to take a cautious approach towards rolling out the operating system. In the latest... [02 Jun 2009]
John Lewis' risk management: Strong ARM tactics
News John Lewis has added a new risk management application to its armoury. According to Paul Clift, head of risk management at John Lewis, the risk management system at the... [27 Apr 2009]
SecurEnvoy: Creating Maximum PR Impact With Minimal Budget
White Paper Aspectus developed a series of end-user case studies with high-profile customers like T-Mobile and John Lewis to provide SecurEnvoy with the proof points needed to compete against security giants like RSA. [16 Apr 2009]
Should you still be scared of malware?
News John Keeling, director of computer services, John Lewis While the recent Conficker worm may have turned out to be a damp squib, enterprises are still very much on their guard against... [06 Apr 2009]
Is five per cent of your IT budget the green piece?
News The John Lewis Partnership, for example, is running Unix machines in production at around 80 per cent utilisation, which means they are using a half to a third of the number of machines to accomplish the... [04 Mar 2009]
Bah humbug! No let up for IT bosses over Xmas
News Norman Swift, head of IT, John Lewis Christmas may be a time of peace on earth but CIOs are unlikely to be so relaxed this festive season, with many saying they'll still be on call over the holidays. The... [19 Dec 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 07.11.08
Round-Up Well done Lewis Hamilton. While the USA picked its next President in a history-making day, the BBC's blog kept the Round-Up in electoral stitches with news gems such as: 'The UK's Whipsnade Zoo solemnly informs the BBC... [07 Nov 2008]
CIOs ready for flexi-time law
News John Keeling, director of Computer Services, John Lewis Partnership John Suffolk UK government CIO50 2008: Top 10 The UK's leading CIOs revealed… Robin Dargue Royal Mail... [03 Sep 2008]
silicon.com old school
Comment At the event, silicon.com founder Rob Lewis provided the assembled guests with branded bin-bags to dispose of their now-redundant paper tech mags. John Bernstein - silcon.com editor 1997 - 2002: "We... [07 Jul 2008]
Bill Gates' legacy hailed by IT chiefs
News John Keeling, director of computer services, John Lewis Gates founded Microsoft in 1975 after dropping out of his course at Harvard University and silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury IT... [26 Jun 2008]
Kevin Berry
CIO Profile His rise to the top began in 1977 when he joined the John Lewis Partnership as a graduate trainee. He climbed through the ranks, working as the partnership's chief analyst, head of department store... [11 Jun 2008]
When is a supplier gift/junket inappropriate?
News John Keeling, director of computer services, John Lewis Free junkets, gifts, trips to big sporting events and free gifts are all still tools of the trade used by tech suppliers to try... [06 Jun 2008]