environment in comment and analysis
Time to green-light sustainable IT
Comment The net effect of action needs to support the business as well as reduce the impact on the environment. They affect the environment in their manufacture and in use and, unless disposed of sensibly, can create further end-of-life issues. [17 Jul 2008]
The Naked CIO: What makes a great IT leader?
Comment So, what are the qualities that make a CIO great and what makes a CIO more than just a person who can wade through the muddy waters of today's IT environment. Climbing the greasy pole as a CIO depends on certain key factors. [30 Jun 2008]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: A game of two halves
Comment Patching hundreds or thousands of images becomes a major problem, and managing a virtual environment can become an unexpected nightmare. Microsoft may be emerging as a force to be reckoned with in virtualisation. [30 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Wireless jelly
Comment It appears that mains- or power-feed borne interference is still getting into the environment and causing an occasional problem. You know how it is: you're in a coffee shop working online and using the free wi-fi service. [13 Jun 2008]
Heather Jackson
CIO Profile Moving into the end user environment, Jackson's career spans some big names in retail and financial services. Heather Jackson joined Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) in Feb 2000, where she is responsible for a budget of £1bn and has leadership of an... [11 Jun 2008]
The Naked CIO: The V-word
Comment It seems to be the only environment where I don't care who I talk to or what I talk about. Why can't suppliers see that harassment might not be the best basis for a relationship, asks the Naked CIO. Having a phone or email - come to that, any... [09 Jun 2008]
What scores in the global tech league?
Comment Everyone prefers working in a pleasant environment. Mark Kobayashi-Hillary offers some ideas. A couple of years ago at a technology conference in Budapest I remember the Czech representatives making their pitch. [03 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Rural v City fat pipe row and ID cards
Comment I live in an urban environment but rarely get connections more than a quarter of a megabyte. Readers are up in arms over Ofcom claims that the 'digital divide' actually favours rural dwellers - with many disputing the so-called countryside speedy... [29 May 2008]
Is SOA testing tough enough?
Comment These tools are useful in automating traditional code reviews and uncovering possible security issues so that they can be dealt with before the application or service is allowed into the main run-time environment. [20 May 2008]
The Naked CIO: Is open source dead?
Comment In that environment, open source is difficult and cumbersome, so surely the honeymoon period should have ended long ago. As a CIO with a background in mixed environments - and who still manages one - I can say with certainty that maintaining and... [06 May 2008]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Print issues in black and white
Comment Often organisations initially assess their print environment themselves to save money. An unmanaged print environment also reduces productivity and creates support headaches and problems with supplies. [22 Apr 2008]
Minority Report: Why I am a Mac user
Comment Like the Oscar-winning actress who is never taken seriously because she's beautiful, the Mac is considered inferior to its shabbier peers because it happens to come in a well-designed case with an eye-candy operating system environment. [17 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... iPlayer vs ISPs, rip off outsourcing, social networking…
Comment Place I worked at - the 'Purchasing/Contracts/Legal' departments took a cheap contract, made cheaper as they accepted a condition that the 'environment' would not be changed over the life of the project. [10 Apr 2008]
IT must be called to account over emissions
Comment Powering and cooling of IT equipment can be done more efficiently in a data centre than in an uncontrolled environment. Despite their best intentions, many organisations are overlooking the real environmental impact of IT operations. [07 Apr 2008]
Recession fears hit IT budgets
Comment Basis is also a development environment for R/3 (SAP's flagship product) applications. The state of the economy and its potential impact on IT budgets will be the key challenge for IT chiefs this year along with the ongoing war for tech talent... [04 Apr 2008]
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