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Naked CIO: Cloud computing more expensive than we thought?
Comment Smart CIOs will also look at how these payment models affect operational performance in your organisation and properly prepare the business for the true costs. It's not just the technology that's... [19 Nov 2009]
Unified comms: What it needs to succeed
Comment As Nick Kirkland, chief executive of IT leaders' forum CIO Connect, says: "Most CIOs I know are considering [UCC] projects rather than doing them. Jeff Mann, research vice president at the analyst house, recently noted... [17 Nov 2009]
The All-Wireless Workplace Is Now Open for Business: Using 802.11n as Your Primary Network LAN Deployments
White Paper Adoption to date in enterprise offices, also known as 'carpeted space' has been slower, as many CIOs and users still regard a Wi-Fi connection as inferior to a wired Ethernet connection.n is a game changer because when... [12 Nov 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Virtualisation
News Research by Gartner earlier this year predicted one in five businesses will be using virtualisation by year's end - up from 12 per cent in 2008.silicon.com's CIO Agenda research also found many heads of IT are eyeing the... [11 Nov 2009]
Naked CIO: Is IT responsible for workers' output and errors?
Comment Now while it is not up to CIOs to understand what every employee does or to restructure their workload, I believe as part of any technology transformation in which automation and efficiency will... [10 Nov 2009]
Join the silicon.com LinkedIn networking group
News The group is open to all silicon.com readers, from CIOs and IT directors to other business leaders - including CEOs, finance directors, HR, sales and marketing chiefs who want to help their organisation reach its goals... [06 Nov 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News But many organisations have found the key is to align green goals with broader cost-cutting initiatives - which are definitely in vogue with CIOs and CFOs. Forrester analyst Chris Mines has come up with a list of... [29 Oct 2009]
Why CIOs are saying yes to open source software
News It's a question many CIOs are wrestling with: can open source help make your IT budget stretch a little further in these tough economic times? While some CIOs are enthusiastic about the potential savings... [28 Oct 2009]
Who do you trust when you're spending your IT budget?
News When it comes to deciding how to spend a hard-won portion of the IT budget, who do CIOs trust for advice? According to a survey by industry watchers Pierre Audoin Consultants and the IT Services Marketing Association... [28 Oct 2009]
How Google Apps helped Jaguar Land Rover keep motoring after Ford sale
News Vincent is also planning to talk to the CIOs of its sister companies Tata Technologies and outsourcing giant Tata Consultancy Services about how they could work more closely together in future. Where I can deem services... [26 Oct 2009]
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT budgets go further, according to silicon.com's latest exclusive CIO Jury. In contrast, several... [23 Oct 2009]
The top 10 technologies you need to plan for next year
News No stranger to Gartner's strategic lists, virtualisation - however, this time the analyst identifies live migration as a key technology for CIOs to have their eye on. 2009 may not be over yet but... [22 Oct 2009]
'A full-scale switch to Macs is laughable'
Comment CIOs say no, but silicon.com's readers remain divided. In a recent silicon.com CIO Jury, just one of the IT chiefs surveyed said the recent release of Snow Leopard will make their business more likely to adopt Apple... [13 Oct 2009]
How a tech 'watch list' can save CIOs from being caught out
News Research company Forrester said enterprise architects (EA) should build a list of technologies to watch, for CIOs to use to educate business peers and influence their strategy. Companies should create their own... [12 Oct 2009]
Secure Virtualization: Achieve and Maintain IT Security in Virtual Environments
White Paper Virtualization is the hottest technology for CIOs today with it ranked one of the top 5 important trends for 2008 according to a recent poll from CIO Insight.6 With the cost-savings, agility and... [06 Oct 2009]
