asset manager in comment and analysis
Network horror stories expose need for understanding
Comment Centennial Software, a provider of asset management services, has looked inside many a corporate network to reveal assets the company never knew it had. One UK government agency, for example, found it owned a vast array of disused technology still... [12 Apr 2007]
Profile: CIO from techie roots
Comment He says: "In my pointy-head mode I look at improving the asset use of IT to deliver economic value add. But in my general manager role I look at how I can increase profitability through IT. As business-savvy becomes essential to the CIO role... [18 Oct 2006]
Beating software piracy is easier than you think
Comment Although organisations might have initiated software asset management to keep on the right side of the law, they will probably end up saving money on licences overall. These guidelines have recently been expanded in a new standard focused on the... [21 Jun 2006]
Q&A: Microsoft UK head of anti-piracy Michala Alexander
Comment Software asset management is another part of the business. Gavin Becket, Bristol city council's IT strategy manager, said at an OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) conference last year there is a genuine... [22 May 2006]
Leader: Who's afraid to say the 'o' word?
Leader Graham Sadd, CEO of Paoga (which stands for 'people are our greatest asset), pointed out that the economy depends on what some call the "talent engine". But consider the BT manager who openly - and rightly - mentioned some of the "bigots" who... [18 Oct 2005]
Brunel University's Business Class: How to put people first
Comment A recent survey here at Brunel revealed the lack of strategic thought invested in the IT department’s most valuable asset, its people. This is understandable - it’s a project manager’s job to balance availability and experience against cost... [22 Oct 2003]
Cutting the terrorists' money supply: The role of IT
Comment Two or three years ago the OFAC [Office of Foreign Asset Control] regulations were only really used in the US. We are talking about vast volumes of data, millions of customer records," said Peter Dorrington, business solutions manager at software... [15 Oct 2001]
Ebusiness Despatches: René Carayol on the future stars of the e-world
Comment And that might be a priceless asset in any organisation. Any manager can cope with players like Mike Atherton or Alan Shearer, who train hard, live clean and always give their best. The real test of a sports manager is how he copes with larger than... [10 Jan 2001]
Multimedia contact centres: The future of CRM?
Comment The truth is that the internet will make the call centre even more of a strategic asset to leading businesses than it is today. The internet will destroy the call centre. Hundreds of thousands of jobs will be lost. [12 Sep 2000]
The Value Proposition: The Economics of Application Service Provision
Comment The 69 per cent of your IT budget that is the upgrade, maintenance and life-cycle support costs is effectively the asset rot that your customers have to pay for in the inflated cost of goods. In an age of skill shortages and escalating IT support... [06 Sep 2000]
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