hype in comment and analysis
Editor's Blog: Why we write about the iPhone
Comment "I'm just flabbergasted that people have been so blinded by the marketing hype. And as many have pointed out, despite the marketing hype there are many things the iPhone doesn't do which other handsets have been doing for quite some time. [17 Jul 2008]
Time to green-light sustainable IT
Comment The danger is that market hype is already tempting organisations into optimising the wrong places by taking a fragmented view, rather than considering a net outcome. With their piecemeal approaches, most organisations are merely dabbling with green... [17 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Warped perceptions
Comment Yep, I reckon good old-fashioned hype is in there biasing the perception of public and politician alike. Some years ago I was struck by the amount of time people spent at my local supermarket trying to decide which pack of bacon to buy. [28 May 2008]
Vendors hype up compliance fears
Comment Compliance. The word strikes fear into the heart of even the hardened executive. We're warned of dire consequences if we get it wrong - especially in data security. But could it be that suppliers are talking up the issue, asks Danny Bradbury. [08 Apr 2008]
IT must be called to account over emissions
Comment Recent Quocirca research found that despite much hype over the past few years about corporate commitment to cutting carbon emissions, 35 per cent of companies with a carbon footprint reduction policy do not pass it on to the IT department as a... [07 Apr 2008]
What governance can really mean to business
Comment Forget the hype, what does governance amount to in practice? New research suggests there are signs it is finally taking centre stage in many progressive businesses, says Martin Atherton. Governance is a term you'll have heard bandied about a lot... [28 Mar 2008]
The CIO shopping list
Comment Despite the hype, service oriented architecture (SOA) (20 per cent) and business intelligence (20 per cent) remain low down the tech shopping priorities. Pressure to justify IT budgets and get better value for money from tech investment are the key... [26 Mar 2008]
Itanium revisited - one year on
Comment My conclusion was it never stood a chance of living up to the early hype of replacing the ubiquitous x86 architecture in providing an industry standard across an unprecedented range of computing platforms. [13 Dec 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 09.11.07
Round-Up Perhaps ever, if you listen to the hype or Apple's PR mill. So, after much waiting, gnashing of teeth and an absurd amount of press attention the iPhone finally makes its UK debut today. Hooray. The device could turn out to be the most... [09 Nov 2007]
Web 2.0 and the public sector
Comment It can be hard to get your bearings in the midst of all the hype surrounding web 2.0. Web 2.0 offers new models of user participation that will have profound consequences for how politicians and civil servants communicate with the public. [11 Oct 2007]
The CIOs transforming government IT
Comment Richard Steel, CIO at the London Borough of Newham - another public sector CIO on the silicon.com CIO50 list - argues: "There is a lot of dogma and hype around shared services. The Transformational Government report and Varney review have once... [27 Jun 2007]
Minority Report: Steve Jobs fails to wow
Comment Increasingly Apple has become a victim of its own hype and the iPhone announcement at January's MacWorld Expo is a tough act to follow. Despite the hoopla over the iPhone and iPod, Apple struggles to drum up excitement over its core Mac hardware... [15 Jun 2007]
The CIOs transforming government IT
CIO Analysis Richard Steel, CIO at the London Borough of Newham - another public sector CIO on the silicon.com CIO50 list - argues: "There is a lot of dogma and hype around shared services. The Transformational Government report and Varney review have once... [06 Jun 2007]
How tech can make us greener
Comment If this is more than just 'green hype', there are a number of areas any organisation can investigate. Though IT is often blamed for not being 'green' enough, there are plenty of ways technology can improve an organisation's sustainability - both... [24 May 2007]
Editor's Blog: Live from InfoSec
Comment Broers also hinted at the hype that shows such as this are usually surrounded by and which, at times, has detracted from the credibility of the security industry. silicon.com editor-at-large Will Sturgeon is blogging from the InfoSecurity show at... [24 Apr 2007]
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