functions in comment and analysis
10 things we'd change on the 3G iPhone
Comment There are plenty of functions and features where we feel Apple could up its game - so here are 10 things I'd like to change about the 3G iPhone… But that doesn't mean there aren't a few things for Apple to think about for the next time round. [14 Jul 2008]
From CIO to consultant: Project manager or salesman?
Comment I even understand most of the functions of Microsoft Project. Having decided last year to stop being a CIO and start his own business, Mike Barrett has just finished his first major project. With his background, it all should have run smoothly but... [02 Jul 2008]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: A game of two halves
Comment This model will state that the real image needs this operating system, this application server and this application, plus any other dependent functions, and will create this dynamically, on the fly. And there was me believing that SOA was all about... [30 Jun 2008]
The McCue Interview: Martin Taylor, group CIO, LCH.Clearnet
Comment Martin Taylor is a true CIO big hitter who has moved effortlessly across industry sectors turning around and revitalising failing IT functions. But it's not just IT departments that Taylor has made a habit of saving. [17 Jun 2008]
Yasmin Jetha
CIO Profile Yasmin Jetha was appointed CIO for the Financial Times (FT) in January 2006, where she is responsible for IT services, as well as procurement and purchasing functions. Her main role is to ensure the FT.com website is available 24/7 and to maintain... [11 Jun 2008]
Female CIOs break through glass ceiling
Comment Many of the women CIOs on the CIO50 are in charge of some of the biggest IT functions in the UK. The lack of women in the IT profession is well documented and the traditional 'socks and sandals' geek stereotype of the industry is undoubtedly one of... [11 Jun 2008]
Tania Howarth
CIO Profile Starting from scratch in her first year Howarth has led the outsourcing of various tech and comms functions and the rollout of a Europe-wide SAP system across the group. Tania Howarth took over as CIO of Birds Eye Iglo Group in April 2007 with a... [11 Jun 2008]
Gareth Hill
CIO Profile Under Hill the company's IT function works closely with business functions to support the overall implementation of Reckitt Benckiser's business strategy. South African Gareth Hill joined FTSE100 cleaning products and healthcare manufacturer... [11 Jun 2008]
The Naked CIO: Process not bureaucracy
Comment In the end efficiency and effectiveness must trump control as a rationale for implementing processes for IT functions. They're wrong, says the Naked CIO. Proper process can give organisations an edge. [12 May 2008]
Minority Report: Why I am a Mac user
Comment The general idea behind emotional design - proposed by cognitive scientist and technology professor Donald Norman - is that emotions have an important effect on how we interact with things and products and how we understand them and their functions. [17 Apr 2008]
Are rogue traders an inevitable evil?
Comment The act attempted to prevent a rerun of financial scandals such as Enron and WorldCom by imposing thorough checks and balances across business and IT functions simultaneously. Experts say investment banking fraud can never be eradicated - even with... [15 Apr 2008]
Centralised or decentralised IT?
Comment But they often pay a high price for decentralising development: splintered development activities that make it difficult for functions or divisions to connect systems and share information, and massive duplications of effort and thus high IT costs. [09 Apr 2008]
The Naked CIO: Boardroom stereotypes
Comment Preconceptions about job functions are carried like a ball and chain even into the boardroom. So however much you know about the business you'll find it hard to shake off the techie label, says the Naked CIO. [07 Apr 2008]
The Naked CIO: IT staff disloyalty
Comment Those in favour of outsourcing or offshoring critical IT functions are bound to take the high cost and skills issues into consideration. Gone are the days when loyalty to your employer counted for something. [31 Mar 2008]
Systems management hits impasse
Comment Nomenclature aside, IT components all the way up to the functions used by business users have to offer visibility, precision, timeliness, speed, repeatability and efficiency. Systems management is at a dead end. [13 Feb 2008]
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