csc in comment and analysis
Ian Thompson
CIO Profile Although he has techie experience in BIS applied systems and project management at CSC, Ian Thompson's career has mainly stayed in the realms of investment banking, with stints at UBS Investment Banking, NatWest Markets and ABN Amro. [11 Jun 2008]
Why you should be outsourcing your data centres
Comment So the attraction of handing the capital cost and obsolescence problem to a specialist such as IBM or CSC starts to look very attractive indeed. Multinationals have led the way in outsourcing their data centres to specialised third parties. [04 Feb 2008]
How to be a top CIO
CIO Analysis Brinley Platts, chairman of CIODevelopment.com and co-author of the Expanding the Mandate report for CSC's Leading Edge Forum, has found that coming up through the IT department is a common trait for top CIOs and those who have successfully gone... [06 Jun 2007]
David Burden
CIO Profile Burden's achievements include delivering a substantial reduction in IT costs through a major outsourcing deal with CSC Prism Alliance and the creation of a decentralised IT model. What they say about him: "With British, French, Canadian, and... [06 Jun 2007]
The Consultant CIO: Gordon Lovell-Read, CIO, Siemens
Comment Brinley Platts, author of the CSC Leading Edge Forum research Building Effective Executive IT Teams and chairman of CIODevelopment.com, says: "The consultant CIO is genuinely skilled in business and IT. [22 Sep 2006]
The Executive CIO: David Weymouth, ex-CIO Barclays
Comment Brinley Platts, author of the CSC Leading Edge Forum research Building Effective Executive IT Teams and chairman of CIO Development.com, says: "They are brought in to ride shotgun. The executive CIO is generally the least technical of the four... [21 Sep 2006]
Special: What kind of CIO are you?
Comment A little more probing actually reveals some common differences and traits between CIOs, and a new in-depth study of 30 leading UK-based CIOs by CSC's Leading Edge Forum has found there are essentially four different types of CIO and that all IT... [18 Sep 2006]
Leader: No to any NHS IT whitewash
Leader And the PAC meeting heard that NHS Trusts in the northwest of England may now also have to fork out £37m to CSC to get out of a similar contractual obligation. Public spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) may have been able to ignore... [27 Jun 2006]
Don't let IT damage your M&A success
Comment Since the late 1980s companies have been outsourcing their technology and communications needs to external suppliers including major international players such as CSC, EDS and IBM. Margaret Harvey from law firm Addleshaw Goddard offers some advice... [23 Jun 2006]
The east Asia story
AS Analysis They've started to influence the mainstream tech agenda and challenge the stranglehold of the big western household IT names such as Accenture, CSC, EDS and IBM. Indian players still loom large on the Agenda Setters poll - but this year they're... [26 Sep 2005]
Leader: Execs - don't wallow in IT ignorance
Leader The important point here is that the 400-strong sample used in said survey - carried out by a research arm of CSC - also included business people. It sounds like the same old story. Today we heard about more research that found 'the business... [26 Apr 2005]
Leader: EDS back in spotlight with £4bn MoD deal
Leader Given EDS' recent track record in UK government the CSC-led Radii consortium must have fancied its chances in the final head-to-head, a view backed by many industry observers. The CSC-led bid lacked defence expertise and although EDS made a bit of... [02 Mar 2005]
Leader: The challenge facing outsourcing alliances
Leader CSC and AON are teaming up, as are EDS and Siebel, for certain circumstances. While outsourcing and other services have been healthy for companies such as CSC and others, the mood in the industry has been one of envy at times over the success of... [02 Sep 2004]
The McCue Interview: Royal Mail CIO David Burden
Comment He arrived at the Royal Mail just as it was in the process of undertaking a massive transformation project, which included outsourcing the IT to CSC's Prism alliance. It's the day after the England football team's disastrous finish to the Euro 2004... [18 Jun 2004]
Inside offshoring: Which country and partner to choose?
Comment UK and US firms overwhelmingly go with the perceived safe option of IBM, Accenture, CSC and EDS. Articles and commentary on IT offshoring and BPO in India and elsewhere will be appearing on silicon.com over the coming weeks. [11 Jun 2004]
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