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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. That's critical and it has to be done in as... [17 Nov 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 However, when choosing between competing bids, CIOs will determine which vendor knows their business best. When it comes to deciding how to spend a hard-won portion of the IT budget, who do... [28 Oct 2009]
The perfect storm: Why now is the time for open source
White Paper Indeed, the high value of open source, coupled with economic and organizational pressure, represents a "perfect storm" for CIOs, giving them the opportunity to deploy high-performing, cost-effective open source solutions... [17 Sep 2009]
Buyers Guide - Problems ease for managing multi-vendor fleets
White Paper CIOs can see the benefits of dealing with a single vendor. But they are equally loath to become locked into one supplier. This articles explores how important developments in management standards could... [29 Aug 2009]
How to keep staff happy during the downturn
Comment A recent study by the CIO Executive Board revealed that 64 per cent of CIOs from 3,600 companies cite under-prepared teams as a major impediment to increasing value from IT. The recession has us thinking about cutting... [10 Aug 2009]
CIO finishing school set to open doors
News Short courses on topics likely to impact CIOs - such as strategic alignment, vendor management and compliance - will be offered towards the end of 2009. City University London is setting up a centre... [23 Jun 2009]
CIOs' IT budgets even smaller than planned
News CIOs reported that renegotiating vendor contracts and headcount reductions were the primary focus areas for accommodating budget reductions," Gartner group VP Mark McDonald said in a statement. In the... [08 Jun 2009]
Performance Comparison of Commercial Hypervisors
White Paper IT infrastructure virtualization, and in particular server virtualization, has become a primary consideration for all IT managers and CIOs because of the tremendous financial benefits that it delivers through reduced... [01 Apr 2009]
The Future of IT in a Flat World: CMDBs, Automation, and the IT Value Chain
White Paper CIOs will see farther, deeper, and faster than ever before; global transparency will be effortless; and the business value of IT will be a given, for the simple fact that, at the end of the day, the CMDB will bring IT... [18 Mar 2009]
Microsoft axes 5,000 jobs
News When CIOs tighten their belts, what feels the squeeze? The cost-cutting moves, which also include delaying raises and further cuts to its vendor and contractor ranks, should cut its annual operating... [22 Jan 2009]
CIO advice: The good, the bad and the plain odd
Comment Another bit of unusual advice is for CIOs to decline vendor courtesy trips. Faced with an economic downturn, CIOs are being swamped with advice on how to tackle 2009. It recommends that,... [13 Jan 2009]
2009 CIO New Year's resolutions
Comment With outsourcing contracts, timescales may need to be changed and new elements added so CIOs will need to work out what they can feasibly afford to pay compared to the money that can be saved, and take this to the... [24 Dec 2008]
Legacy IT holding back insurers
Comment Catherine Stagg-Macey of insurer Celent explains what CIOs can do to update their organisation. Most CIOs and their IT departments are keenly aware of the impact of legacy systems. In fact, legacy code... [16 Dec 2008]
2008 in film: From Gates' departure to T5 opening its gates
News July saw a particular highlight of the series as one vendor tangled with the panel of CIOs over secure services tech. At the annual silicon.com CIO50 event in London this summer, several of the high... [12 Dec 2008]
