rapid growth in comment and analysis
Take stock for tough times
Comment Optimise the sourcing mix The desire to reduce costs has led to rapid growth in Far Eastern sourcing, yet this may not always be the best solution for a business. History suggests those retailers that continue to focus on innovation now will emerge... [24 Jul 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Is there really a skills crisis?
Comment There is one interesting growth area that seems to have solid prospects - criminal IT. And in many cases, the IT topics that are taught are vulnerable to rapid obsolescence and are therefore of reduced long-term value. [09 Jul 2008]
Claire Hamon
CIO Profile Claire Hamon joined the construction and building maintenance company Rok Group in August 2007, with responsibility for developing an information systems strategy to support the business and rapid, acquisition-driven business growth. [11 Jun 2008]
The Naked CIO: Identity crisis
Comment It is rapid growth and oversights that cause personal information to be exposed. With each new initiative and with continued business growth it is becoming increasingly difficult, with ever greater consequences as recent events have shown. [25 Feb 2008]
Getting more out of the net
Comment There are three main reasons why businesses of all sizes are set to become increasingly reliant on the internet: greater automation of cross-organisational business processes; flexible locations for data centres; and the rapid growth of the... [02 Nov 2007]
India diary, day 6: Prime Minister's question time
Comment I'm beginning to think more about what the rapid growth of the Indian tech industry means for the UK and for its IT workers. In his speech he praises the industry and says the government is committed to this "flagship sector" and will do all it can... [09 Mar 2007]
Q&A: Wipro chairman and managing director Azim Premji
Comment How do you deal with such rapid growth? I think the biggest challenge is to be able to scale the continuity of culture because you are talking about very large year-on-year growth, you are talking about very young people from diverse backgrounds... [07 Nov 2006]
Brampton Factor: IT and the environment - friend or foe?
Comment Rapid growth of the internet has driven the creation of huge server centres. Computers and other IT hardware aren't being recycled and use up loads of energy - and there appears to be no end in sight to this inefficient behaviour, says Martin... [25 Jul 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: China's a zero-sum game
Comment During the past few weeks I have travelled across China and seen evidence of the decline of the old state-run industries as well as the rapid growth of the new Western-style companies with their science and industrial parks. [18 Jul 2006]
Dan's China diary - day 20
Comment Later I meet Macquarie Securities chief technology analyst Kishore Suratkal, who says there will be growth in the technology market across China but not at the rapid rate people expect. With 400 million mobile phone subscriptions and 110 million... [29 Jun 2006]
How China's universities fuel tech growth
Comment He says that is being partly addressed at universities but adds: "I think that Chinese people are not used to the rapid transformation of society. China's universities churn out millions of graduates but integration with the tech economy isn't... [20 Jun 2006]
The big picture - China's tech scene
Comment But Kishore Suratkal, regional technology sector head of Macquarie Bank in Hong Kong, disagrees - he says mobile phones in China have had their day of fast growth. There will now be incremental growth. [12 Jun 2006]
Brampton Factor: Fighting e-crime
Comment One might have thought that the rapid growth in e-procurement would have driven down costs. What's the most effective way to crack down on cyber crime? Martin Brampton has a few ideas - and they're not about making an example of the occasional hacker. [16 May 2006]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Vendor battleground - filtering
Comment The uptake had been so rapid there was no longer enough demand from new customers to maintain growth. Content filtering now goes way beyond spam email, encompassing outbound email, IM, web access and back-up. [02 Mar 2006]
Opinion: Get ready for global surveillance
Comment Next month, I'm speaking at a pan-Arab government conference, in a part of the world where the rapid growth of the internet increasingly supports the concept of the 'Umma'. Despite our best attempts to squelch the desire of business and government... [25 Jan 2006]
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