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The Naked CIO: Is open source dead?

Comment Absolutely not - at least not as the main platform driver in my organisation. What is the business driver behind this initiative? Is the debate about open source finally over? The practicalities of managing open source in a business context became...

Tags: applications, open source

[06 May 2008]

Quocirca's Straight Talking: Just how distributed is your business?

Comment This is the fastest growing driver of distributed working - outsourcing of tasks. But actually measuring how distributed a business is can be problematic. Bob Tarzey discusses a tool that could help. Most networks deliver a range of services...

Tags: distributed working, networks

[24 Apr 2008]

The Brampton Factor: Open source 'brotherhood' closed to co-operation

Comment These factors are different from the motivators for people who work on open information projects, such as Wikipedia, whose primary driver appears to be altruism. The open source brotherhood prides itself on its collaboration and community spirit.

Tags: standards, development, open source

[03 Apr 2008]

You won't get promoted looking like that

Comment He felt he now looked like the managing director and not the van driver. That's usually because their personal brands leave much to be desired, says image expert Tessa Hood. A simplistic look at most medium to large companies yields two distinct...

Tags: image, skills, careers, personal brand

[20 Mar 2008]

Offshoring - not just about the costs

Comment Labour arbitrage is clearly one driver - but with predictions of a shortfall of 20 to 40 per cent in IT staff over the next five years as the US post-war baby boomers generation retire - it's also a move to ensure access to talent in coming years.

Tags: india, bpo, skills, offshore

[18 Feb 2008]

Editor's Blog: If you want to know about Microsoft-Yahoo!...

Comment It's often the case, when a big tech news story impinges on the consciousness of the broadcast media, silicon.com gets called in to provide the industry experts who can explain what it all means. In three minutes or less.

Tags: microsoft, hmrc, taxi, yahoo

[12 Feb 2008]

Dear silicon.com... More data breaches and Google vs Wikipedia…

Comment Millions of L-driver details "gone missing" What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site.

Tags: driver, google, hmrc, encryption

[20 Dec 2007]

Dear silicon.com... cashless concerns, battle of the OSes, iPhone fans...

Comment Got no driver issues, no system speed issues. I have had 1 BSD which was caused by a bad driver in AV software but an update pushed out the next day fixed that. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week?

Tags: os, governement, pm, iphone

[15 Nov 2007]

Dear silicon.com... petty cash, Vista sales, swelling SMEs...

Comment After using Vista Ultimate for four months, I got fed up with the slow and unstable OS, plus the dusty scanner and webcam staring accusingly at me, unused because of no driver support. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are...

Tags: government, home office, mobiles, apple

[01 Nov 2007]

Data breach laws 'make companies serious about security'

Comment These other elements include social security numbers, driver's licence numbers, or account numbers or credit/debit card numbers in combination with any required security code or password that would permit access to an individual's financial account.

Tags: law, data, full disclosure

[03 Sep 2007]

Why do public sector projects fail?

Comment Cost is often cited as a major driver in technology and outsourcing projects. The last decade has been littered with huge public sector IT flops. Paul Bentham goes through the hows and whys of those failures and calls on public sector technology...

Tags: supplier, outsourcing, nhs, public sector

[24 Jul 2007]

Q&A: Ashwin Goyall, Oracle VP of industry strategy for financial services

Comment The need to have this conversation was the driver in our acquisition strategy. The most tactical driver at the moment is compliance. This driver is really causing anxiety and today it's the new competitive initiative.

Tags: banking, q&a, financial services, oracle

[23 Jul 2007]

Richard Rundle

CIO Profile He has been a driver of change through his strong leadership, aligning BAA's IT investments to strategic goals and delivering year-on-year reductions in IT costs. What they say about him: "Richard is the archetypal solid, dependable IS leader who...

[06 Jun 2007]

David Lister

CIO Profile What they say about him: "A driver of change. What he says is what he believes, is what he does. He is one of a handful of CIOs who is a real thinker and who is not prepared to follow the crowd. His commercial acumen and business knowledge enable...

[06 Jun 2007]

Go real-time with your data

Comment Responding to changing business needs through timely access to accurate information is a critical driver of business success. Sharing data across an organisation brings the most benefits when the data is as 'fresh' as possible.

Tags: data warehouse, real time data, business intelligence

[15 Mar 2007]

India diary, day 12: Searching for the next big thing

Comment I'm told it's about 45 minutes out to the Microsoft office but my driver gets lost a few times before we get there. Thursday 15 February - Bangalore As well as taking advantage of the cost arbitrage that India offers, some companies are looking to...

Tags: bangalore, india

[15 Mar 2007]

India diary, day 10: Lost in Pune

Comment I'm not sure this is the right place but my driver insists it is. Tuesday 13 February - Pune I've set myself a bit of a challenge for my second day in Pune - three meetings, in three different parts of town, in one day.

Tags: india

[13 Mar 2007]

India diary, day 9: An auto-rickshaw ride and a catwalk show

Comment And while I might feel exhilarated, I can tell the driver is taking it easy because he's got a European onboard - several times he even sticks his arms out of the side of the rickshaw to show he is changing lanes.

Tags: india

[12 Mar 2007]

India diary, day 7: Mobiles in Mumbai

Comment Actually, my driver is pretty good. Saturday 10 February - Mumbai Should you ever find yourself driving in downtown Mumbai, here's how to make a right-hand turn. Wait until there is a gap in the traffic (say, about the size of a small car) and nose...

Tags: india

[10 Mar 2007]

India diary, day 6: Prime Minister's question time

Comment I wince as they walk straight out into the seven lanes of traffic and my toes curl up as I can see my driver is continuing to bear down on them. Neither the girls nor the driver seem at all bothered but in the back of the taxi I wipe my brow and...

Tags: india

[09 Mar 2007]

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