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The Naked CIO: The great recovery disaster
Comment Even though there was no disruption to my systems during that outage it is the only experience I have had to assess potential difficulties in a time of emergency and chaos. Many plans I've read talk about back-up, storage, data centre failover... [01 Sep 2008]
The Naked CIO: Best backgrounds for CIOs?
Comment The frequency of those questions made me wonder just what makes the best training grounds for up-and-coming CIOs and what experience or aptitudes prepare individuals best for the rigours of a career in executive IT management. [18 Aug 2008]
Are your systems falling down on resiliency?
Comment Few outside the IT department realise just how much effort goes into making sure systems don't fail. If more board members understood that, we might see a greater business emphasis on robust systems, says Martin Atherton. [12 Aug 2008]
The rise and rise of Infor
Comment First, it is expensive to maintain multiple platforms, although they have to do this to some extent because of customers' legacy systems. Some of them are quite well known, like CRM specialist Epiphany, ERP company BAAN or financial software firm... [06 Aug 2008]
The McCue Interview: Phil Pavitt, CIO, Transport for London
Comment Catherine Doran Director of Information Management, Network Rail The aim is to build more common platforms across the business units, share applications and systems. I think that is a lie put around to excuse lazy and poor IT management in many... [29 Jul 2008]
Beijing Olympics diary: Testing times…
Comment The IT systems are operational and in fact the games management systems, which among other things handle accreditation and staffing schedules, are already working at peak usage. But in addition to supporting these systems, we now have our last two... [21 Jul 2008]
Time to green-light sustainable IT
Comment Management may find it is pushing against an open door when it comes to implementing sustainability initiatives. Equipment PCs, servers, printers, cooling systems - all come with an embodied carbon footprint. [17 Jul 2008]
Woolly risk analysis is hastening a housing crash
Comment Evidence-based risk management is a key principle of real-time data systems. Such systems could be the difference between a housing market slowdown and a crash. They have only to ensure their risk assessment systems are sophisticated enough to... [03 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.06.08
Round-Up Gates was the techie, Ballmer is a sales guy, so the cultural make-up of the management of the vast company could become more sales-driven rather than tech-focused - and we can all agree that what the industry needs more than anything right now is... [27 Jun 2008]
Complexity makes travellers miss their connection
Comment O is for Operating systems They are looking to software clients not just for ease of use but also for ease of management," he says. But now the problem for mobile workers is how to tap into all that increased connectivity, says George Malim. [12 Jun 2008]
Catherine Doran
CIO Profile As a member of the executive management team at Network Rail, Catherine Doran is responsible for a huge, complex IT operation in a high profile and visible organisation. Prior to BT Doran was European CIO at Capital One and head of retail... [11 Jun 2008]
The McCue Interview: Robin Dargue, Group CIO, Royal Mail
Comment Firstly he is group CIO for the Royal Mail Group - which includes General Logistics Systems, Parcelforce, Post Office Ltd and Royal Mail Letters. Dargue explains: "So, for example, you need to upweight your project management skills, you need to... [11 Jun 2008]
Mike Wright
CIO Profile Before joining Man, Wright was managing director for systems at Fidelity International and for eight years before that was group IT director at the Willis Group. Between 1984 and 1997, he worked as a consultant at both outsourcing giant Accenture... [11 Jun 2008]
Neil Cameron
CIO Profile Following a series of management roles at Dixons, AerLingus and IBM, Cameron joined Marks & Spencer in 1987 and rose up the ladder to become CIO for the retailer's US business where he led a major change programme, replacing all their core systems. [11 Jun 2008]
Tania Howarth
CIO Profile Described by those who know her as a "visible and inspiring IT leader", Howarth's other roles include CIO for Walkers Snack Foods between 1994 and 2003, systems manager at Sun Microsystems Europe in sales and marketing, and various project... [11 Jun 2008]
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