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Peter Cochrane's Blog: Animated statistics
Comment About five years ago I came across a group of very frustrated social scientists and health specialists bent on trying to explain mega-trends in global health and wealth across nations by the year. For decades the... [12 Oct 2007]
Leader: How and why?
AS Analysis Looking down the 50 names, in this brief space it is worth highlighting a few key trends and the individuals who often personify them. Trends that past Agenda Setters polls have previously brought to the... [12 Oct 2007]
Surprise omissions and trends
AS Analysis The Agenda Setters rankings always throw a few curve balls. New groups emerge, others fade from sight. Tony Hallett looks at who's there this year and why mega names such as Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer failed to make the cut. [12 Oct 2007]
Bigger is not always better
Comment Unfortunately, recent trends show that banks are now buying exclusively from bigger vendors, without even considering the merits of systems offered by small suppliers. A tougher regulatory environment means banks are... [02 Oct 2007]
Leader: Should CIOs fear the rise of private equity?
Leader The rise of private equity purchases of companies which typically would have been publicly listed has been one of the biggest trends in business in the last few years. And it hasn't been without controversy. [03 Aug 2007]
Q&A: Ashwin Goyall, Oracle VP of industry strategy for financial services
Comment There are local variations, but the trends are roughly the same all over the world. What do you see changing in the next five to 10 years, in terms of business trends? Globally, the unit employs 12,000... [23 Jul 2007]
How do you get your head around 'risk'?
Comment Understanding where risk exists is a challenge for all businesses and one which can never be put to rest as new demands, regulations, technologies and trends come along. Will Sturgeon explores the best approach. [06 Jul 2007]
Financial services CIOs reveal investment priorities
Comment Over in the retail banking and insurance sectors the challenges are based around new consumer trends and changes in the way people find, choose and buy financial services products - largely due to consumer technology... [19 Jun 2007]
Steve Ranger's Notebook: Wary of wikis? Cynical about Second Life?
Comment These days there's a lot of discussion about how consumer tech trends and web 2.0 affect businesses. Tech is playing an ever larger role in our work and home lives. So be careful how you choose to limit access to wikis,... [14 Jun 2007]
Financial services CIOs reveal investment priorities
CIO Analysis Over in the retail banking and insurance sectors the challenges are based around new consumer trends and changes in the way people find, choose and buy financial services products - largely due to consumer technology... [06 Jun 2007]
Opinion: Global services' level playing-field
Comment Here, Kobayashi-Hillary highlights several key trends. The global services landscape is maturing fast, as a new book by regular silicon.com contributors Mark Kobayashi-Hillary and Dr Richard Sykes makes clear. [02 May 2007]
Network horror stories expose need for understanding
Comment Rather than waiting for problems, you should continuously track performance trends and patterns that may be emerging. As a number of horror stories reveal, corporate networks aren't the safe and tightly controlled... [12 Apr 2007]
Minority Report: The 10 best things about Apple
Comment For a company with such a modest position in the technology marketplace it punches above its weight, setting trends for the next generation of technology that follows in its wake. After naming the 10 worst things about... [21 Feb 2007]
10 mobile trends: Should you care?
Comment Ten mobile trends Ten mobile trends Ten mobile trends Ten mobile trends Ten mobile trends Ten mobile trends Ten mobile... [09 Feb 2007]
Leader: Consumer tech is changing the enterprise
Leader But it also puts CIOs and IT directors in a position where they can influence company strategy by being able to predict changes in how their customers might use or buy services in the future - that's why enterprises need to sit up and... [11 Jan 2007]
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