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Offshoring - not just about the costs
Comment A year back, the focus was on engineering, and this year has seen the launch of a McKinsey study of the fast-growing business of remote infrastructure management (RIM). Offshoring to India is often discussed in terms of staff cost-cutting. [18 Feb 2008]
The McCue Interview: Dave Lynch, CIO, Go Ahead Group
Comment Go Ahead is one of the UK's largest public-transport providers, operating various rail franchises, more than 3,500 buses, airport cargo and baggage handling services and car park management. That meant some standardisation of systems across the... [30 Jan 2008]
New Year's deliberations
Comment Good governance, appropriate risk management and the satisfaction of knowing that these two pillars can enable one's organisation to meet whatever compliance mandates it needs to - and that doesn't just mean industry regulations - make perfect... [03 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Apple vs Vista, jail for mobile users and the broadband swindle…
Comment More pointless micro-management, with a view to removing discretion from the prosecutors and judges. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [03 Jan 2008]
Locking down financial security
Comment Access and identity management leaped to the top of the five most important security initiatives for financial services firms this year. One might reasonably expect the finance services sector to be well in credit when it comes to electronic security. [24 Dec 2007]
How to build an IT department
Comment And what about your management team? I believe you've described the process as "coaching people out" - isn't that just management speak for getting rid of people? It will be much more business relationship building with a bias away from programme... [17 Oct 2007]
The McCue Interview: The AA IT director Trevor Didcock
Comment Then the head-hunters came calling and Didcock landed his first director job at the RAC as part of a new management team brought in from outside after demutualisation, where he joined the board for his first director role, aged just 36 years old. [21 Sep 2007]
Dear silicon.com... young and old, clueless managers, life without Facebook
Comment Muddled management What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [23 Aug 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Know-nothing managers
Comment Almost everywhere I go there is a common blight expressed by people relating to the state of modern management. I think we are witnessing the result of the rise of the professional manager - someone who would see and approach the management of a... [20 Aug 2007]
The McCue Interview: British Energy CIO, Ian Campbell
Comment What followed was a move from the generalists of the old IT structure, who "did a bit of everything", to specialists split across roles in business-facing relationship management, business design architecture, systems development and service... [13 Aug 2007]
Is outsourcing too risky?
Comment Ongoing management Outsourcing can be very effective in transferring risk, especially in pricing and operational risk, but supplier management is absolutely crucial to make it a success and some companies don't put enough emphasis on it," warns... [23 Jul 2007]
Leader: Google walks the enterprise walk
Leader Look towards any or all of the following: accounting, business intelligence, CRM, database management, ERP, storage and back-up services. Google, not content with owning the search market or with its grander plans for the consumer space, has... [10 Jul 2007]
CIOs must not fend off risk alone
Comment Should IT risk management be the responsibility of the CIO or should it be a company-wide process? And according to Simon Perry, senior VP security at CA, "more forward-thinking" companies are recognising that risk management requires its own... [10 Jul 2007]
Speeding up the net - is it possible?
Comment This includes the growing band of unified threat management vendors: SonicWALL, Symantec and many others. Quocirca's Bob Tarzey looks at how to ensure this happens as quickly as possible. The best way to get reliable performance out of a wide area... [09 Jul 2007]
The McCue Interview: Richard Snooks, CIO, Capital & Regional
Comment Property management isn't a sector that has traditionally relied on the exploitation of technology, with most of the profits coming from astute land and real estate investments by pinstriped City types. [09 Jul 2007]
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