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The business value of social
Real time social initiatives are often hamstrung by old fashioned measurement and process paradigms
The business value of Google Glass and wearable computing
Wearable computing is an emerging technology that's affecting both the consumer and enterprise space.
Relocating IT professionals flock to UK, says recruitment firm
Global recruitment firm Hydrogen has published a report revealing the UK as the second most prominent global technology hub
Apptio Wants To Be 'Workday Of IT'
Apptio is pushing into Europe with its software that helps CIOs manage IT operations and monitor costs of IT services, backed by a $45 million round of venture funding.
CIO interview: Colin Rees, IT director, Domino's Pizza
The pizza delivery chain's IT director Colin Rees talks about its journey to cloud computing and the challenges of BYOD and IT consumerisation
IBM to support Thames Water's big data strategy
Thames Water has earmarked investments in big data analytics as part of its next five-year investment programme, with IBM contracted to support it.
HP teams up with SAP to release Kraken in-memory big data system
HP teams up with SAP to release Kraken in-memory big data system Firms look to provide real time data analysis
Cloud to overtake mobile as transformer, CIO UK study shows
The cloud is poised to overtake mobile as the second largest driver of transformation for CIOs, a study of our readership shows, while data analytics will remain the leader for business transformation agendas for another year.

Mobile Apps – Why reinvent the wheel?

My first senior management role at HP was in a division which provided the core technology behind text messaging. I would bristle with pride as I saw the rise of SMS traffic, knowing HP’s OpenCall software was fuelling the growth of the telco industry.
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Top 5 Big Data Use Cases

Conversations around big data are shifting from "what is big data?" to "what can I do with big data?" Five key use cases have emerged that hold high potential value for many organizations.
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Agile – Buzzword or value stream?

Over the last couple of months I have been drawn into more and more conversations on ‘Agile’ – both Agile software development methodology and the pursuit of agility as a business goal. In my last post I asked you what percentage of projects Gartner predicted would use agile methods by end of 2012? The answer was 80% and predicted to increase further this year.
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To change or not to change? That is the question for IT.

I’ve been thinking about IT change recently. Last week, I ate out at one of my favourite village pubs. They do an awesome mixed grill and it goes really well with a couple of pints of Guinness on a Saturday lunchtime.
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Keeping the fizz in your IT services

New Year has only just passed and then along comes Valentine’s Day. Another cracking excuse……not that we need much of one......to open a bottle of Champagne.
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Taking on a turnaround

As I’ve told employees at HP since accepting the role of CEO, there is no greater challenge in business than carrying out a corporate turnaround. But there is also no opportunity as exciting as working to restore one of the most iconic companies in the world. It’s why I took the job.
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Managing the wine cloud

Much like the wine box, IT consumers expect cloud computing services to work, to be easy to use, and to always have as much or little capacity as they want.
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Complex IT, made simple

I don't do New Year's resolutions - but once again this year I made a personal commitment to "Add more value by focusing on what really matters."
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4 ways to plan a better IT budget for 2013

Approaching fiscal year end, many of us are planning our 2013 budget and deciding how to spend any surplus.
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Unlock your management potential to become a charismatic IT leader

In the future, we won’t need managers - we will need CIO leaders (with some management skills)
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Strategic trends in the IT services space

The biggest trends are thoroughly discussed in the trade press, but there are others we need to prepare to take advantage of in the future.
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Are your employees at home with information security?

Information Security begins at home
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From "We to I" - A rationale

One of the most time wasting and debilitating factors of modern vendor relationships is the total disconnect between what vendors think CIOs want or need, compared to what the CIO actually wants.
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The CIO’s and CFO’s Journey to Cloud Computing

By developing a financial roadmap to complement the CIO's technology roadmap, CFOs can maximize the benefits of cloud for their organizations
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