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The Naked CIO: The great recovery disaster
Comment Even though there was no disruption to my systems during that outage it is the only experience I have had to assess potential difficulties in a time of emergency and chaos. But how many plans are based on fragile theory... [01 Sep 2008]
The Naked CIO: Service level disagreements
Comment Finally, if you really want to breed customer service in your department, assess whether you can manage the service yourself. Service level agreements are great at perpetuating mediocrity and blocking excellence. [07 Jul 2008]
Is SOA testing tough enough?
Comment Commissioned by Fortify Software, Quocirca recently conducted a survey across Germany, the UK and US to assess the take-up of SOA. As the survey shows, SOA implementations are occurring in large numbers - but this could... [20 May 2008]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Print issues in black and white
Comment Often organisations initially assess their print environment themselves to save money. Who controls printing and imaging? Responsibility is often scattered - so control and costs go out the window. One answer is managed... [22 Apr 2008]
The Naked CIO: Animal farm
Comment They set up systems that honestly assess and prioritise projects. IT projects should be prioritised according to business benefits. That's fine in principle, says the Naked CIO. But this must happen without ignorance,... [25 Mar 2008]
How closely are you monitoring?
Comment A software agent might help IT departments monitor the capacity of a RAID array, for example, or assess how many empty CPU cycles an underused server was burning through. But the trick is knowing what to monitor and then... [10 Dec 2007]
Minority Report: Apple's blues
Comment It seems only fair I spend some time with Apple's new big cat to assess what features will help the Macs sustain its remarkable market renaissance. Instead, the OS' 'blue screen of death' has left Apple with damage to... [05 Nov 2007]
Avoiding the next Northern Rock
Comment It has long been understood that if you systematically assess the probability and impact of adverse events on hitting your project completion date on time, within budget - and take action to manage those risks - you... [15 Oct 2007]
Web 2.0 and the public sector
Comment This includes public sector organisations trying to assess the impact of web 2.0 on political communication, e-government and internal information sharing.silicon.com Public Sector Web 2.0 offers new models of user... [11 Oct 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: When will the net become intelligent?
Comment Before you reach for you keyboard to point out that we can't accurately assess the ability of the human brain, and I may therefore be a factor of 1,000 or more out, just think on exponential growth: internet ~ one human... [22 May 2007]
To outsource or not to outsource?
Comment Companies might find it difficult to assess whether they are getting the best value for money and that services are fit for purpose, for instance. Anthony Plewes weighs the pros and cons. Network outsourcing is one of... [16 Apr 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: What are the risks?
Comment And then goes on to assess risk in a way and language we can all understand and enjoy. People drive cars, cross the road, engage in sporting activities every day and they generally assess the risks... [16 Oct 2006]
The Paratrooper CIO: David Lister, Reuters
Comment They are not constrained by legacy thinking and are quickly able to assess what the real situation is and what needs to be done. Because you come with a fresh view you fairly quickly assess the problems... [19 Sep 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Flight frustrations
Comment These incidents taught us how to assess the reality of risk through real events and facts instead of panicked media reports. Written in my home office and despatched to silicon.com from Stansted Airport amid a sea of... [22 Aug 2006]
Don't let IT damage your M&A success
Comment The level of thoroughness applied to the process will play a large part in the company's ability to assess value and set realistic expectations. Given the integral role IT now plays in business operations, it's no wonder... [23 Jun 2006]
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