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Why I'm planning a change of career
Comment At the consumer end of the market, most of us today own a PC and have a fast broadband connection of sorts and yet where in my contract as a parent, did it say that I had to fulfil the role of family IT, security and network manager? [17 Jul 2008]
The Naked CIO: Enemies of the state
Comment Questions about the UK government's role in IT excellence and progress rarely produce a positive response. The bureaucratic bog created by politicians is only part of the problem for IT in this country. [14 Jul 2008]
Bill Gates on the future, the past and the brilliance of fertilizer…
Comment The Microsoft co-founder took some time out of his schedule recently to sit down with silicon.com sister site CNET News.com to offer some reflections on the early days of the PC market, as well as thoughts on where Microsoft is now and what... [26 Jun 2008]
How many people will it take to fill Gates' shoes?
Comment Gates' chief software architect role is split officially between Ozzie and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer. DeWitt's new role is creating and leading the Microsoft Jim Gray Systems Lab. [24 Jun 2008]
Leading a horse to water
Comment It's difficult not to warm to him, which is a characteristic he is bound to find useful in his role as an architect for public sector transformation. It's a testament to his standing in the CIO community and an acknowledgement of just how critical... [23 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 20.06.08
Round-Up From a dangerous lack of privacy to difficult and absurd working environments, business travellers are often put in impossible positions as they try to carry out their professional role. The iPod generation are getting their teenage kicks from... [20 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Security scare
Comment As I played out the role of a would-be criminal in my mind, my unease started to increase. Written at home after a sleepless night thinking about real risks and dispatched via my home LAN. Without revealing what I did or how and where I did it, I... [18 Jun 2008]
The McCue Interview: Martin Taylor, group CIO, LCH.Clearnet
Comment His current role at clearing house LCH.Clearnet is a case in point for demonstrating his turnaround skills. While speed of response and latency are key issues for the exchanges and traders on the frontlines wanting to shave milliseconds off... [17 Jun 2008]
Pascal Emile
CIO Profile In this role he has promoted global platforms and processes and internal data exchange as part of an executive agenda based on the two themes of accelerating change and focusing on growth. Pascal Emile was appointed global CIO for investment bank... [11 Jun 2008]
Yasmin Jetha
CIO Profile Her main role is to ensure the FT.com website is available 24/7 and to maintain the paper's links to 24 print sites around the globe so it can print up to seven editions per day. She has also taken on the role of chief operating officer from April... [11 Jun 2008]
Graham Young
CIO Profile In that role he was responsible for moving the design process from the drawing board and complex mainframe-based programmes to PC-based CAD and engineering design. Graham Young joined architect Foster + Partners in June 2007 and has 40 years... [11 Jun 2008]
Trevor Hanna
CIO Profile In addition to that role he is currently leading a project across six divisions of Associated British Foods to create a UK IT Shared service to combine the organisation's UK data centres and deliver common infrastructure services. [11 Jun 2008]
Rod Angwin
CIO Profile His work plays a vital role in supporting the FTSE100 heating and plumbing supplies company's evolving business model. More recently he worked for Meyer International, now part of St Gobain, as group IT director before moving to DIY retail chain B... [11 Jun 2008]
Paul Coby
CIO Profile The period in which Coby has been at the helm is widely viewed as one of the toughest in the airline's history but IT has played a crucial role in turning this around particularly through the customer-enabled BA transformation programme (Ceba). [11 Jun 2008]
Catherine Doran
CIO Profile She embarked on a career in technology after initially studying maths and geography at university in Ireland and has played a lead role in improving the performance of major organisations through IT transformation programmes. [11 Jun 2008]
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