part three in comment and analysis
Editor's Blog: Back to the future
Comment So earlier this week I found myself in east London, getting kitted out in very big boots and a hard hat to visit a part of the Northern Outfall Sewer, built in 1862-3 and one of the city's six main interceptory sewers. [24 Jul 2008]
Editor's Blog: The naked truth about DSL
Comment Telecoms watchdog Ofcom's view on this part of the market - from its statement on the regulation of VoIP from last year - is that industry is best placed to agree requirements for the provision of any such product. [03 Jul 2008]
Woolly risk analysis is hastening a housing crash
Comment Implementation of the optional, challenging retail internal ratings basis approach as part of the Basel II capital adequacy requirements. But by displaying increasing sophistication in their risk management and lending decisions, lenders will play... [03 Jul 2008]
From CIO to consultant: Project manager or salesman?
Comment As with all projects of this kind, the initial estimates proved to be too optimistic and in fact the design process took the best part of six months. In reality, it's been more than three months since I last sat at the screen with enough time to... [02 Jul 2008]
Bill Gates on the future, the past and the brilliance of fertilizer…
Comment He'll remain chairman and a part-time Microsoft employee. But we knew at that time that the other three just weren't long term, hiring the right people, thinking globally. And then each of those three - WordPerfect, Lotus and Ashton Tate - were... [26 Jun 2008]
How many people will it take to fill Gates' shoes?
Comment He allegedly is part of the All-Star Team working on Microsoft's Live Mesh platform, formerly known as the Windows Live Core effort. When Microsoft hired Ray Ozzie in 2005, Ozzie was one of three chief technology officers. [24 Jun 2008]
The McCue Interview: Martin Taylor, group CIO, LCH.Clearnet
Comment What was really important I think was to have control as much as we could of our own means of production, own our own intellectual property, develop as much as we could our own software, because we saw that as really being part of the competitive... [17 Jun 2008]
Editor's Blog: Coming soon - our list of the UK's top CIOs
Comment And, of course, getting the most out of technology is a core part of the job - which means issues such as virtualisation, consolidation and open source crop up too. Editor's choice - three things you should check out on silicon.com this week: [30 May 2008]
The McCue Interview: Claire Hamon, CIO, Rok Group
Comment As part of a massive department-wide change programme Hamon was responsible for developing a national case management system used by around 7,000 people within the CPS. While at Lloyds Hamon studied part-time for an MBA at Bath University... [13 May 2008]
The McCue Interview: Steven Bandrowczak, CIO, Nortel
Comment Bandrowczak joined Nortel in the summer of 2007 and, not surprisingly given the above figures, one of his main priorities is consolidating and simplifying infrastructure as part of a major IT transformation programme. [01 Apr 2008]
Editor's Blog: An everyday tale of e-crime
Comment No one knew whether this was a one-off or part of a wider racket - and no one cared. A bit of credit card statement checking later, it became clear that his identity had been stolen - or at least borrowed - by someone who had managed to buy three... [13 Mar 2008]
Editor's Blog: If you want to know about Microsoft-Yahoo!...
Comment Of course, it's just another reflection of how much a part of everyday life these once esoteric technologies have become and how deep and wide the audience for consumer tech is now. In three minutes or less. [12 Feb 2008]
The McCue Interview: Dave Lynch, CIO, Go Ahead Group
Comment I view them as an extended part of the IT team. Work around the government's ITSO smart card interoperability standard is a big project for Go Ahead Group and the company is mandated to deliver ITSO-based smart cards for passengers across 135... [30 Jan 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Aerial bombardment
Comment But looking to the future some of our space problems might be solved in part by programmable wireless technologies that will see all the functionality reduced to a single set of adaptable hardware and software. [07 Jan 2008]
New Year's deliberations
Comment Where does the balance part come in? Well, consider taking a one-sided approach to any of the three areas described. The balance is gained from the realisation that these three were meant to be together, because they provide the right combination... [03 Jan 2008]
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