consultancy in comment and analysis
Virtualisation cuts carbon and servers
Comment For example, outsourcing consultancy Atos Origin built a power consumption and carbon production model for a representative data centre, explains chief technology officer for managed operations Guy Lidbetter. [21 Dec 2007]
How closely are you monitoring?
Comment On the other hand, Bruce Potter, security expert and founder of security consultancy Ponte Technologies, says network flow analysis can reveal interesting things about how people and applications are using the network. [10 Dec 2007]
Why must IT go green?
Comment The electricity company EDF has warned it is no longer able to increase supply to data centres and requires formal notification of any plans to expand or create new centres," says David Elwen, a director of IT consultancy DMW Group. [03 Dec 2007]
Tech Visions: New media is IT's next frontier
Comment The increasing use of media will place additional demands on IT infrastructures," says Neville Chamberlain, managing director of BPI Improve, a UK-based media operations consultancy. Experts argue new media will spell the demise of the IT... [29 Nov 2007]
The McCue Interview: eSure head of IT Mark Foulsham
Comment Foulsham brings over 15 years of experience to the role, from a variety of sectors including utilities, consultancy and customer services from his starting point in civil engineering. Given the image problems associated with both areas, working in... [27 Nov 2007]
From CIO to consultant: Knowing when to say no
Comment Tom said the most important thing in consultancy is making sure you know when to say no. It didn't take ex-CIO Mike Barrett long to learn it really pays to be discriminating when it comes to taking the first steps in consultancy. [21 Nov 2007]
Azim Premji
AS Profile Indian suppliers are also keen to move away from low-value work into high-end consultancy. Azim Premji took over Wipro - a $2m hydrogenated cooking fat company - in 1966 at the tender age of 21. Since then he has build the company into a $3bn IT... [12 Oct 2007]
Location, location, location...
Comment These include the location intelligence vendors and the third-party vendors that create the data in the first place. Using a data consultancy that is vendor-neutral can help define and source the data to address specific requirements.diams... [09 Oct 2007]
From CIO to Consultant: Where did all this work come from?
Comment The biggest challenge in starting up a consultancy is getting some clients. One reason you may go into consultancy in the first place is because you see possibilities in the market you operate in. The results were pretty surprising and offer some... [22 Aug 2007]
The greening of IT: Why less is more
Comment The truth is that vendor-led ROI calculations are part of consultancy selling, an invidious way of making you think the vendor is partnering with you and sharing your risks and goals. 'Green IT' has become the buzzword du jour but so far the... [13 Aug 2007]
John Leggate
CIO Profile Leggate is a BP 'lifer' who started his career in marine consultancy and nuclear energy after graduating from Glasgow University. What they say about him: "The elder statesman of the CIO community - a great advocate. [06 Jun 2007]
Ian Buchanan
CIO Profile He spent his early career working in IT development and consultancy roles in the oil and drinks industries. What they say about him: "A great coup for Alliance & Leicester. Ian Buchanan joined UK bank Alliance & Leicester in 2005 with the task of... [06 Jun 2007]
David Lister
CIO Profile A spell in management consultancy at Coopers and Lybrand followed, before joining Guinness where he spent 10 years in senior IT roles, including two-and-a-half years in Seville where he had to learn Spanish. [06 Jun 2007]
Mike Bell
CIO Profile Mike Bell's trademark is turning around poorly performing IT departments and at the end of last year Somerfield signed a landmark outsourcing deal with Indian company Tata Consultancy Services that marked the culmination of an overhaul of the... [06 Jun 2007]
Fair Wi-fi: Are hotels really fleecing guests?
Comment Arun Aggarwal, head of the EMEA consulting practice at Tata Consultancy Services, said: "I'm not against paying for a good service but I know how much broadband costs and I know when I'm being fleeced. [05 Mar 2007]
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