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Revealed: Top UK base for IT businesses
News The poll compared what IT bosses want in a location with what the UK's largest cities have to offer. The ranking was based on seven factors which IT bosses look for when deciding where to base their... [26 Sep 2007]
CIO Jury: Bosses play safe with big IT vendors
News Businesses are still largely not prepared to take a risk on small IT suppliers and instead opt to play safe with the traditional big vendors, according to IT bosses. Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston... [22 Jun 2006]
The death of the IT department - and how you can survive it
News But as many other execs - including those from HR and finance - will also be keen to lead the transformation of local government services, IT bosses will have to fight hard if they want to be at the forefront. [11 May 2006]
CIO Jury: Businesses "obsessed" with IT metrics
News Other IT bosses say that because IT is a major cost for most businesses it is only right that it should be subject to close scrutiny but Russell Altendorff, director of IS at the London Business School, said the focus... [21 Apr 2006]
CIO Jury: Legacy is biggest IT headache
News Ageing and increasingly costly legacy IT systems are one of the biggest headaches that hinder business transformation and drain tech budgets, according to UK IT bosses. Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston... [15 Mar 2006]
CIO Jury: Bosses snub cheap overseas IT labour
News UK bosses have raised questions about the extent of the country's IT skills shortage, claiming they haven't yet been forced to recruit IT staff from overseas in order to plug skills gaps in their IT departments. [10 Mar 2006]
CIO Jury: Techies put computers before Cupid
News Three-quarters of IT bosses say they would put business before romance - and risk having their best suits cut into shreds by cancelling a Valentine's Day dinner if a crisis came up in the office. Simon Norbury, head of... [13 Feb 2006]
CIO Jury: IT is more than a "necessary evil"
News Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston City Council Boardrooms are failing to get full value out of their technology investments by pursuing a short-term cost-cutting approach to IT that focuses on the... [29 Nov 2005]
CIO Jury: "Love" your top IT staff or lose them
News Yawar Murad, CIO at GE Life, warned that IT bosses who only pay lip service to developing their team will quickly lose credibility among their staff "with dire results". Peter Ryder, head of ICT at Preston... [31 Oct 2005]
CIO Jury: Tough enough to negotiate with suppliers?
News IT bosses also need to take some of the blame for failed deals. Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston City Council Rob Neil, head of ICT at Ashford Borough Council, said:... [13 Oct 2005]
CIO Jury: Microsoft security strategy gets cautious welcome
News Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston City Council Stuart Aitken, CIO, Medical Research Council He outlined the details of a subscription-based tool for spyware and virus alerts, a new... [06 Oct 2005]
CIO Jury: Oracle's Siebel buy won't affect us
News Oracle's ability to integrate the merged product lines will be a key factor in its success, yet IT bosses don't appear to be overly concerned by Larry Ellison's latest move. Simon Norbury, head of ICT at Westminster... [14 Sep 2005]
CIO Jury: Businesses give open source a reality check
News Simon Norbury, head of ICT, Westminster City Council Rob Neil, head of ICT, Ashford Borough Council, said simply that the hype has disappeared and open source is now being looked at in... [01 Sep 2005]
CIO Jury: Risk and innovation key to driving IT value
News Two-thirds (eight) of IT bosses in silicon.com's CIO Jury IT user panel denied that is the case and said their organisation encourages a culture of risk-taking and innovation in IT. Peter Ryder, head of ICT at Preston... [21 Jul 2005]
CIO Jury: IT departments have no WEEE worries
News Peter Ryder, head of ICT at Preston City Council, said he fully supports the aims of the directive and that budget provision was made for it as soon as the council knew it was coming... [30 Jun 2005]
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