Does the business really need green IT managers?
What’s your business’ favourite colour? If you work for Orange, the answer to that question is not tough to guess. But what about less colourful firms? Is your organisation’s favourite colour green?...
View ArticleHow do you prove return on investment?
How long is a piece of string? More specifically, how long is an acceptable return on investment? Chances are you used to have more time. If you’re responsible for IT, you used to have time to think,...
View ArticleThe next generation of workers will not bring down capitalism
There’s a common and misguided belief that a new generation of employees are set to storm the office and break down existing methods of working. Don’t fret – the capitalist model of working is not...
View Article10 common mistakes made by executives on Twitter
It always makes me laugh when people put something in their Twitter description that attempts to provide a break between personal opinion and terms of employment. You know the kind of thing: “These...
View ArticleCapex vs opex: Cloud computing has to better, not cheaper
The cloud doesn’t have to be a cheaper; on-demand computing just has to be better. Much of the debate around the cloud concerns the switch from capex to opex and the potential saving with regards to...
View ArticleCIOs and businesses must do more to engage online customers
Everyone’s buying online, yet the actual shopping experience is not always as smooth as it should be. Buying goods on the high street is a nightmare but at least you get the goods at the price you...
View ArticleWill 2011 be a good year for IT and the CIO?
It’s 2011 prediction time and after the economic car crash of the last twelve months, should we really expect a brighter New Year? The answer – at least according to silicon.com’s CIO Jury – is yes....
View ArticleChange is a gradual process, not a big bang transformation
If someone came from the late 1980s and early 1990s, what would they think of our modern, web-enabled world? Ask the person next to you and they’ll probably say that the person from the past would be...
View ArticleCIOs need to get tough if they want to influence people in power
It’s always nice to get involved in a debate about the future of the CIO on Twitter, especially when it’s in response to one of your own comment pieces. Such a debate took place yesterday, when...
View ArticleTechnology experts must talk about engagement rather than difference
No more. Please, no more turgid and clichéd examples of how children use the internet in a different way to adults. Attend an event and you’ll more often than not here an expert speaker eulogise about...
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