offshore in comment and analysis
The Naked CIO: Enemies of the state
Comment We are losing jobs and devaluing talent because of growing offshore initiatives by companies the government is implicitly encouraging through its silence and inaction. They should reward those that choose to stay and penalise companies that decide... [14 Jul 2008]
Graham Young
CIO Profile Young started out on civil and structural design engineering projects on river and sea works; commercial and industrial construction; petrochemical engineering; oil and gas engineering and offshore engineering before joining Atkins Oil and Gas... [11 Jun 2008]
Gareth Lewis
CIO Profile During his time at Virgin, Lewis took a lead role in the establishment of a number of new Virgin businesses worldwide, mainly in the telecoms sector, and he established a successful offshore outsourcing programme resulting in around $40m per year... [11 Jun 2008]
What scores in the global tech league?
Comment It seems every government is now playing this game, because the analysts are all publishing detailed charts and research that details the best place to offshore - aiming to guide those managers responsible for setting up offshore delivery centres. [03 Jun 2008]
The Naked CIO: The skills drain needs fixing
Comment The news that the bank will offshore most IT operations and retain only 20 per cent of its IT resources in the UK is extremely disappointing. This downward spiral will create a permanent dependency on offshore locations, regardless of cost or... [27 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... File-sharers, women in tech and the price of 'experts'
Comment What young person would be well advised to move into a sector which is moving itself offshore as fast as it can? The latest in the debate over music downloaders and sharers also got a lots of comments, while women in IT - or lack of them - sparked... [17 Apr 2008]
The Naked CIO: Crunch time for large projects
Comment The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley? Project failures suck all the attention away from IT's real contributions. So knowing when to delay or cancel a project is just as important as giving it the green light, says the Naked CIO. [14 Apr 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Eating your own dog food
Comment The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley? Written at London's Heathrow airport after a confused journey through the newly opened Terminal 5. Copy dispatched via a free wi-fi hotel service in Athens. [14 Apr 2008]
How will your deal weather a downturn?
Comment The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley? What will happen to outsourcing if budgets are trimmed and belts tightened? A careful look at key aspects of existing contracts would not go amiss, suggests lawyer Margaret Harvey. [10 Apr 2008]
Centralised or decentralised IT?
Comment The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley? Pool software developers and save money, or disperse them to business units and improve efficiency? That's the stark choice CIOs have struggled with for years. [09 Apr 2008]
People are mugs over identity theft
Comment The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley? Identity theft is rife. Perhaps it's time individuals took a leaf out of business's book and adopted a personal information policy that will make life harder for criminals, says Simon Moores. [08 Apr 2008]
The Naked CIO: Boardroom stereotypes
Comment The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley? 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... [07 Apr 2008]
The ISO is right to back Microsoft's OOXML
Comment The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley? Cooler heads have wisely prevailed, argues Dale Vile of Freeform Dynamics. News this week that Microsoft's OOXML document format has been adopted as an ISO standard has sparked outcry and frustration... [04 Apr 2008]
The Naked CIO: IT staff disloyalty
Comment The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley? There's been a shift in attitudes among IT workers, argues the Naked CIO. Gone are the days when loyalty to your employer counted for something. What most readers found provocative in my column on... [31 Mar 2008]
What governance can really mean to business
Comment The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley? 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, usually with... [28 Mar 2008]
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