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UK tech skills crisis 'exaggerated'
News Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston City Council The number of full-time undergraduates studying IT courses in the UK has fallen by a third since 2002 to 75,000 students in 2006, according to university admissions body UCAS. [11 Oct 2007]
Are 'naked PCs' cheaper for businesses?
News Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston City Council Earlier this week European think tank the Globalisation Institute made a submission to the EC proposing that all PCs and laptops should be sold without an OS in order to foster competition and bring... [27 Sep 2007]
Are consultants a waste of money?
News Peter Ryder, head of ICT of Preston City Council, said: "Some do an excellent job but perhaps the real question is, should we always be using and spending so much on external consultants who charge a considerable fee when a lot of the work can... [21 Jun 2007]
CIOs dump environmentally unfriendly suppliers
News Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston City Council Environmental footprint and energy-efficiency will increasingly be a factor in the selection of technology suppliers and partners, according to CIOs. A report by Greenpeace this week names and shames... [05 Apr 2007]
CIO Essentials: The top five stories of the week
News This week we have Peter Ryder, head of ICT at Preston City Council in Lancashire. Ever wondered what CIOs are reading on silicon.com? Our latest feature - CIO Essentials - puts you in the picture. Each week a leading IT chief picks his or her top... [03 Apr 2007]
CIO Jury: Viruses still a major security threat
News Peter Ryder, head of ICT at Preston City Council, added that the risk remains because of the proliferation of portable storage devices that can easily connect to a PC and the network. Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston City Council [25 Jan 2007]
CIO Jury: 'Cynical' licence audits under fire
News Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston City Council Corporate IT users have accused technology suppliers of cynically using software licence auditing as a tool to squeeze more revenue out of buyers. Members of IT user group the Corporate IT Forum are... [12 Jan 2007]
Outsourcing and shared services bridge tech budget gap
News Socitm president Peter Ryder said the research shows that on key issues such as shared services, IT managers have a "demonstrably positive and open-minded approach". Outsourcing, shared services and open source software are some of the ways local... [05 Jan 2007]
CIO Jury: India can challenge the 'big six'
News Peter Ryder, head of ICT at Preston City Council, said the Indian companies also face challenges to their growth from other up-and-coming offshore destinations. Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston City Council [03 Aug 2006]
CIO Jury: $100 laptop is "fundamentally flawed"
News Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston City Council Peter Birley, IT director, Browne Jacobson And although Nigeria has placed an order for a million of the $100 laptops, IT chiefs believe the laudable project is a "leap too far", with two-thirds of... [31 Jul 2006]
CIO Jury: Bosses play safe with big IT vendors
News Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston City Council The famous saying in IT is 'You never get sacked for buying IBM' and more than half (seven) of silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury IT user panel said there is still pressure both internally and externally... [22 Jun 2006]
CIO Jury: 'Gas-guzzling' PCs pose IT power issues
News Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston City Council The rising cost of electricity and thus of running IT hardware is becoming an increasingly significant issue for organisations, according to UK IT chiefs. [17 May 2006]
CIO Jury: Businesses "obsessed" with IT metrics
News Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston City Council Businesses have become unnecessarily obsessed with benchmarking and measuring IT because of the boardroom focus on corporate governance, according to some IT directors. [21 Apr 2006]
CIO Jury: Legacy is biggest IT headache
News Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston City Council Analyst Gartner warned in its 10-year technology vision earlier this month that those businesses which remain shackled to their creaking legacy systems will find it hard to compete in the future tech... [15 Mar 2006]
CIO Jury: Bosses snub cheap overseas IT labour
News Peter Ryder, head of ICT, Preston City Council Peter Birley, IT director, Browne Jacobson UK bosses have raised questions about the extent of the country's IT skills shortage, claiming they haven't yet been forced to recruit IT staff from overseas... [10 Mar 2006]
