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How Zavvi lost its Virginity
Comment He made the move into IT by first working as a trainer as Virgin integrated its systems with Our Price's systems, helping staff learn to use the new tech. The first task is the hearts and minds of the... [09 Oct 2008]
Regulators cracking down on outsourcers
Comment Just last week sensitive information on criminals was lost by a Home Office contractor - and this weekend it has emerged data on 5,000 staff also has gone missing, resulting in embarrassment and front... [09 Sep 2008]
Female CIOs break through glass ceiling
Comment The EC says there is a shortage of around 300,000 qualified tech staff in Europe and that attracting more women into the profession is vital to help close that gap. The lack of women in the IT profession... [11 Jun 2008]
Ian Thompson
CIO Profile At Fidelity, where he joined in 2007, Thompson's energies have been focused on bringing the IT function more in line with core business goals and making it more of a critical component... [11 Jun 2008]
Minority Report: What's in store for the iPhone?
Comment A recent AT&T memo to staff forbade the booking of leave between 15 June and 12 July. When it comes to predicting Apple product launches, Seb Janacek admits his track record is patchy. But he's sure... [23 May 2008]
The McCue Interview: Steven Bandrowczak, CIO, Nortel
Comment It's a big job - the company has a tech budget of around $300m and 900 full-time IT staff supporting 35,000 employees worldwide. Being the CIO for a tech vendor can often be something of... [01 Apr 2008]
Profile: Nottingham Building Society head of IT Jack Cutts
Comment Cutts recalls: "I joined three months later primarily to replace the core system but to do that, a significant amount needed to be done to improve the infrastructure, the processes we had in place and the staff training. [11 Mar 2008]
Malice, misuse, mistake - security dangers pile up
Comment Often, unwittingly, the two combine as social engineering encourages internal staff to install the payload that opens up a breach in data security. The real security threats may actually lie uncomfortably close to home,... [10 Mar 2008]
Offshoring - not just about the costs
Comment Offshoring to India is often discussed in terms of staff cost-cutting. Labour arbitrage is clearly one driver - but with predictions of a shortfall of 20 to 40 per cent in IT staff over... [18 Feb 2008]
The McCue Interview: eSure head of IT Mark Foulsham
Comment Foulsham is responsible for a team of around 150 people, which includes contractors and some outsourced staff offshore in India. Given the image problems associated with both areas, working in IT in the... [27 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... this little piggybacker, don't talk trash, analyse this...
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Tony Hallett flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Peter Cochrane's Video Blog: Fractal coding - Peter's new format, love the subject too ¦ Skills Survey 2007: Banks hardest... [30 Aug 2007]
Dear silicon.com... young and old, clueless managers, life without Facebook
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Tony Hallett flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ CIO Essentials: Email stress, spam threats and "broken" IT.¦ Video: How to stop your best staff leaving ¦... [23 Aug 2007]
Dear silicon.com... ID cards, Auntie's iPlayer, generation web 2.0, robot wars
Comment This also goes both ways and companies who find their productivity levels to be dropping because this generation will either not employ them, preferring older staff who are committed or by upping sticks and moving to... [16 Aug 2007]
The McCue Interview: British Energy CIO, Ian Campbell
Comment Some of our staff were sleeping in their cars on the Friday night of the weekend the floods hit and some people were cut off," says Campbell. Part of the IT culture change at British Energy means... [13 Aug 2007]
CIOs must not fend off risk alone
Comment Everything from understanding the regulatory environment to determining how staff are educated around key risk issues needs to be part of a company-wide process aligned to structured IT risk management... [10 Jul 2007]
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