on demand it resources in comment and analysis

Centralised or decentralised IT?

Comment Thirdly, applications are built faster and better because IT suppliers are working with a more technologically sophisticated customer: the demand groups. Some demand organisations add a strategy role to co-ordinate all IT support for a business in... [09 Apr 2008]

Can the government offshore with confidence?

Comment More importantly, on the demand side, departments and agencies will be left with little choice but to consider offshore with a need to deliver more for less due to reducing or limited budgets. Only a handful of departmental CIOs have displayed the... [14 Feb 2008]

The McCue Interview: eSure head of IT Mark Foulsham

Comment We meet business demand through ramping up or down and use them in projects where we just don't have the resources to meet deadlines," Foulsham says. Given the image problems associated with both areas, working in IT in the insurance industry a few... [27 Nov 2007]

Bigger is not always better

Comment On the positive side, banks have dropped their demand for domestic suppliers and will consider a vendor regardless of where it is domiciled. With IT staffs that dwarf all but those of the very largest IT suppliers and with seemingly limitless... [02 Oct 2007]

How tech can make us greener

Comment In consumer usage even recycling 20 per cent of glass bottles will reduce the levels of new glass needed to meet market demand, though longer term it's better to reduce the need for glass bottles altogether. [24 May 2007]

Quocirca's Straight Talking: The big picture on 'the next five billion'

Comment The creation of specific technology centres within many countries will lead to destabilisation of the supply and demand of basic staples and to unsustainable use of resources, first at a local level but rapidly growing to a country, regional and... [27 Apr 2007]

Quocirca's Straight Talking: An overlooked way to save money

Comment Xerox Office Services is a managed print service offered through Xerox Global Services, IBM offers Output Managed Services as part of their Workplace on Demand services and Dell and Lexmark recently announced their plans to partner in managed... [13 Jul 2006]

Peter Cochrane's Blog: SMEs rule the world

Comment By contrast, the small are faster on their feet, change rapidly and adapt in accordance with market demand and economic pressures. And this is where I think resources for R&D funding need to be focused, in a sector with the potential for a far... [10 Jul 2006]

Leader: Grids - get your house in order first

Leader The demand is there for higher processing but how do you make it work before buying into a managed service time-share? As a result, it's likely that at least in financial services most interest in grid will be on internal projects, not the grand... [04 Oct 2005]

Leader: Online crime - new tools, old tricks

Leader Now these Trojan attacks allow crooks to demand money without setting foot in your house or even your country. Unfortunately, given that UK police resources are creaking under a two-year backlog of computer crime cases, criminals are probably not... [26 May 2005]

Leader: Open source news not as good as it sounds

Leader Both developments look promising for the open source contingent but demand closer examination. Ease-of-use, familiarity and the hassle of any migration must be weighed alongside cost and lock-in, no matter which market segment you're looking at... [11 May 2005]

Skills gap rears its ugly head

Comment Tyson said of the IT skills gap: "One thing that has been happening, there's been a reduced demand, the need for IT is down, but recruitment is up. Shaun Tyson, professor of human resources at Cranfield School of Management, offered an explanation... [21 Apr 2005]

Proper programme management a boon for business

Comment David Oates, VP of international sales for the company, explains THAT the metrics most often requested by customers are the available skills and the unfillable demand, along with the ratio of permanent to contract staff working within a portfolio... [28 Feb 2005]

Leader: IT workers - don't get greedy

Leader If IT workers demand sky-high salaries, according to one CIO, firms will simply make greater use of outsourcing and offshore IT resources. After the bleak and fallow years of the downturn it seems demand for skilled IT workers is once again... [16 Feb 2005]

Will's Web Watch: Fringe benefits

Comment On the first day of sale, the website accounted for 62 per cent of all tickets sold for Fringe performances - handling the initial clamour for in-demand shows with no reported hitches. With visitors coming from the all over the world, the... [01 Sep 2004]

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