business analysts in comment and analysis
Green IT - how CIOs can help
Comment In a recent briefing regarding the 'greenness' of a vendor's new hardware device, the product manager assured the Quocirca analysts in attendance: "We're not trying to save the polar bears or anything. [04 Sep 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Analysts fail on open source
Comment Another problem for analysts treading the open source path is that smaller analyst firms find it very difficult to secure substantial advisory business from large user companies. Researching, writing and speaking on IT involve a good deal of hard... [18 Aug 2008]
Minority Report: The 3G iPhone has landed
Comment There was nothing on new Mac hardware and no sign of the ghostly 'tablet Macs' some analysts had predicted. In the UK, O2 has already announced business tariffs. Some Apple watchers got themselves overexcited in the run-up to this week's... [13 Jun 2008]
What scores in the global tech league?
Comment It seems every government is now playing this game, because the analysts are all publishing detailed charts and research that details the best place to offshore - aiming to guide those managers responsible for setting up offshore delivery centres. [03 Jun 2008]
Vodafone chief's departure is a sign of the times
Comment So Sarin's decision to invest big bucks in places such as Turkey and India was not always popular with shareholders - even if analysts now laud the $10.9bn bid for a controlling stake in Indian operator Hutchison Essar. [29 May 2008]
Minority Report: What's in store for the iPhone?
Comment In the meantime, a month of very limited device availability might worry investors and analysts. More on the iPhone ¦ Apple iPhone 'ready for business' ¦ Doctor iPhone will see you now… ¦ Video: Apple iPhone is a serious business at... [23 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... File-sharers, women in tech and the price of 'experts'
Comment Perhaps business analysts need to be moved away from the cost-conscious IT cost centre and towards the money-making core business. But like business models of a 1960s/1970s recorded music industry, they're totally out of fashion and not listening... [17 Apr 2008]
Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary - Sunday
Comment In all, there are some 250+ conference speakers - from top-line CEOs on the keynote circuit, to celebs, to beardy analysts chairing worthy roundtables discussing mobile society. I've counted at least five events touting for business this evening... [10 Feb 2008]
Losing control in the SaaS lane
Comment Indeed, some analysts claim that SaaS will become the dominant mechanism for delivering applications over the next few years. But anyone taking a more objective view would conclude that the business community is treating SaaS with what can best be... [16 Jan 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 14.12.07
Round-Up In related news, analysts are now warning businesses not to put too much faith into Facebook and social networking technology. While the Round-Up would admit to being at least semi-obsessive about its Facebook account, it is also aware the business... [14 Dec 2007]
Leader: UK should make hay while MiFID sun shines
Leader Analysts have said banks touting their MiFID credentials could take business away from those that have been less proactive and the same could potentially happen with countries competing for business. The arrival of MiFID should be an opportunity... [01 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... DNA database, lie detector tech, sat-nav blunders...
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Tony Hallett flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Huawei's $1bn R&D pot 'matches Western rivals' - our business editor is out in China, looking for this giant's next move ¦ Video Cheat Sheet: Mash... [07 Sep 2007]
Security - no longer just about hackers
Comment I went to a fascinating panel session a couple of weeks ago, where I and a number of other analysts were largely witnesses to a debate around the evolving security needs of the chief information security officer, or CISO. [31 Jul 2007]
Is outsourcing too risky?
Comment For example, a 2007 report from outsourcing analysts TPI found unrealistic expectations on behalf of the customer were a problem in more than half of all outsourcing contracts, forcing many companies to restructure their agreements within as... [23 Jul 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 20.04.07
Round-Up According to a survey by web traffic analysts Hitwise only a paltry 0.16 per cent of YouTube users who visited the site last year actually got around to uploading content. Probably best to cancel that latest shipment of Cuban cigars until there's a... [20 Apr 2007]
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