CIO Insights

Archive: 03-2012

• End-user IT training: Can it really pass the test?

  Technology is so easy to use these days that some might question the need for training when most end-users seem happy just bumbling along.

  Posted by Monica Seeley | March 28, 2012, 12:17 PM PDT

• Desktop virtualisation: Six ways for CIOs to get it right

  How to prepare for rolling out virtual desktops across your organisation and the pitfalls you need to look out for.

  Posted by Nick Heath | March 27, 2012, 6:08 AM PDT

• CIOs worried by the cloud, as IT departments get left out in the cold

  Cloud computing is being used to outflank the IT department, creating tension between CIOs and the rest of the business.

  Posted by Steve Ranger | March 26, 2012, 5:07 AM PDT

• Offshoring to end, as businesses run out of jobs to outsource

  Analysts predict that by 2022 major US and European businesses will have run out of IT roles to send offshore.

  Posted by Nick Heath | March 23, 2012, 9:25 AM PDT

• Paper vs digital: Why you can’t flog a dead encyclopaedia

  We’re living through the closing chapter of paper and the printed word - and we shouldn’t mourn their passing.

  Posted by Peter Cochrane | March 23, 2012, 4:05 AM PDT

• Agile projects: Does your contract cover off these five points?

  Agile software development lets projects evolve through an iterative process. But the cultural change required by this approach has to be reflected in a different style of contract.

  Posted by Stewart James | March 21, 2012, 2:36 PM PDT

• Why agile development is a vital weapon in the CIO’s arsenal

  Agile project methodologies are helping CIOs to stay ahead of the competition.

  Posted by Nick Heath | March 21, 2012, 8:23 AM PDT

• What will your next network look like? Here’s five tips for building it

  Creating a network that’s smart enough to deal with the evolving needs of staff and customers requires serious thought.

  Posted by Mark Samuels | March 21, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT

• iPad revamp doesn’t change our tablet rollout plans, say CIOs

  The new iPad’s retina display hasn’t charmed CIOs: but tablets will be flooding into the enterprise anyway

  Posted by Steve Ranger | March 19, 2012, 6:12 AM PDT

• Why CIOs need a thick skin - and a sense of humour

  Like it or not, IT is often a scapegoat or is blamed by the losers in any IT-enabled change - learn to live with it.

  Posted by Jos Creese | March 15, 2012, 10:28 AM PDT