Blog
Results displayed for - Strategy
The new shape of innovation
Posted by James Lawrence | Mon 19 Jul 2010
Mulitnational organisations need to transform the way they innovate – or risk being sidelined, say Jaideep Prabhu and Navi Radjou from Cambridge University’s Judge Business School. For them, the future lies in the BRICs… ...Read more
Comments: 0
The shifting sands of security
Posted by Kenny MacIver | Mon 19 Jul 2010
Technologies such as virtualisation, cloud-based services and social networking are changing the way enterprise IT is used and delivered. In this series of downloads, we examine how this is forcing a radical rethink of security strategy ...Read more
Comments: 0
A question of gender
Posted by Kim Thomas | Mon 19 Jul 2010
Only one in five IT professionals is female - at least in Western economies. How can CIOs rebalance the workforce by attracting that vast, untapped skills-base? ...Read more
Comments: 0
The race for m-banking
Posted by Alan Edwards | Mon 12 Jul 2010
Banks need to move their mobile strategies up a gear, says Fujitsu's Alan Edwards ...Read more
Comments: 0
This Way Up: Aviva's Toby Redshaw
Posted by Andy McCue | Mon 28 Jun 2010
Hire experts, line them up and play a disciplined game, says Toby Redshaw, CIO of UK-based insurance giant Aviva. It certainly worked for him… ...Read more
Comments: 0
When clouds disappear
Posted by Clive Davies | Mon 21 Jun 2010
Losing data in the cloud is a nightmare scenario for CIOs, so check out your provider carefully, says Clive Davies, senior counsel with Fujitsu in the UK ...Read more
Comments: 0
Crime as a service
Posted by | Mon 14 Jun 2010
Cyber-criminals are bringing together their specialist skills through online collaboration hubs where they can sell their services to each other to create an entire criminal ecosystem ...Read more
Comments: 0
Wider roles for CIOs
Posted by Thornton May | Wed 9 Jun 2010
Acclaimed futurist and CIO coach Thornton May argues that the sky's the limit for CIOs - provided they take a proactive approach to innovation ...Read more
Comments: 0
The path to cloud
Posted by Kenny MacIver | Fri 4 Jun 2010
Cloud computing presents a compelling opportunity for the delivery of IT as a highly efficient, dynamic service. But the market - at this immature stage - is marked by hype and confusion. So how should companies stage their strategic journey to the cloud? ...Read more
Comments: 0
Social call: Contact centres go Web 2.0
Posted by i-cio.com staff | Mon 31 May 2010
For the past two years, social media monitoring tools have enabled organisations to track discussions of their brand and select keywords online - on Facebook, Twitter, blogs and elsewhere. Now they want to inject themselves into those customer conversations by blending social media and contact centre tools. ...Read more
Comments: 0
Essential reading for CIOs
Posted by Kenny MacIver & James Lawrence | Tue 25 May 2010
Two of the latest must-reads for CIOs: a business maverick's story and a novel approach to Lean and Six Sigma ...Read more
Comments: 0
Removing IT from the boardroom agenda
Posted by Kenny MacIver | Mon 17 May 2010
“For 10 years the industry has tried to get IT on the boardroom agenda. Now removing IT from the boardroom agenda is the goal all organisations should strive to attain,” says Tod Nielsen, COO of VMware. ...Read more
Comments: 0
"Cloud liberates you from a dead paradigm," says Salesforce.com's Marc Benioff
Posted by Kenny MacIver | Thu 22 Apr 2010
Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, corporate maverick and software-as-a-service pioneer, speaks exclusively to i-cio.com about the new world order of cloud computing, the creation of "a Facebook for the enterprise" - and how he tied a ribbon around the App Store for his hero, Steve Jobs ...Read more
Comments: 0
The consumerisation of IT
Posted by James Lawrence | Thu 22 Apr 2010
As technology in the home increases in sophistication, CIOs are under growing pressure to ensure the enterprise keeps pace. In this series of downloads, we examine the significant impact this major trend is having on corporate IT strategy and how IT chiefs are responding to it ...Read more
Comments: 0
Beyond the role of CIO
Posted by Kevin White | Thu 22 Apr 2010
An increasing number of CIOs are being handed wider business roles. Our in-depth report examines what mix of skills and experience is inspiring that vote of confidence ...Read more
Comments: 0
Free data for all?
Posted by James Lawrence | Thu 22 Apr 2010
The US and UK governments have been leading the world in the field of open data - but should private enterprise now follow suit? Tim Berners-Lee certainly believes so ...Read more
Comments: 0
CIOs who blog - update
Posted by Kenny MacIver | Mon 19 Apr 2010
Surprisingly few heads of IT see the value - or feel they have the latitude - to float their thoughts in the public blogosphere. Here's our updated list of the top 20 active CIO bloggers ...Read more
Comments: 1
Shared vision for applications outsourcing
Posted by i-cio.com staff | Wed 14 Apr 2010
A team at London Business School has been examining the differing perceptions and measures of success held by business, finance and IT executives in applications outsourcing initiatives ...Read more
Comments: 0
CIOs who tweet
Posted by James Lawrence | Mon 12 Apr 2010
Our list of 50 leading CIOs who regularly use Twitter and are worth following ...Read more
Comments: 2
Into the breach
Posted by Stewart Room | Mon 22 Mar 2010
CIOs need to be acutely aware of the legal obligations they face in different parts of the world when their IT systems or data are compromised. Stewart Room of Field Fisher Waterhouse offers a path through the global disclosure minefield ...Read more
Comments: 0
Make or break: Why M&As need CIO involvement
Posted by Hüseyin Tanriverdi | Mon 1 Mar 2010
CIOs play a critical role in ensuring that M&As create business value, argues Dr Hüseyin Tanriverdi, associate professor of information, risk and operations management at the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business ...Read more
Comments: 0
Governments buy into apps stores
Posted by James Lawrence | Mon 8 Feb 2010
State CIOs around the world are following Apple and Salesforce.com and becoming increasingly sold on the idea of cloud portals ...Read more
Comments: 0
How should CIOs support the business use of social media? Part 2
Posted by Anthony Bradley | Mon 1 Feb 2010
Are Web 2.0 platforms a vital component of the connected enterprise? Anthony Bradley, managing VP at Gartner and an adviser on the enterprise employment of Web 2.0 technologies, says yes - but you need to manage them correctly ...Read more
Comments: 0
How should CIOs support the business use of social media? Part 1
Posted by Toby Redshaw | Mon 25 Jan 2010
With over 50% of CIOs banning the use of social networking in the workplace, the debate rages over whether Web 2.0 platforms are a vital component of the connected enterprise. Toby Redshaw, global CIO of Aviva, believes Web 2.0 can make the insurance giant "big and agile" ...Read more
Comments: 1
"Europe must open its digital borders," says European commissioner Viviane Reding
Posted by James Lawrence | Mon 18 Jan 2010
For the past five years, EU commissioner Viviane Reding - the most powerful person in European ICT - has pursued the vision of a single digital market for Europe. In our exclusive interview, she explains what that means for global CIOs ...Read more
Comments: 0
Mastering M&A
Posted by Kenny MacIver | Mon 18 Jan 2010
Business leaders rarely give due consideration to the IT component in any merger, acquisition or spin-off. But as most CIOs know to their cost, that can determine the whole business outcome ...Read more
Comments: 0
Outsourcing 3.0
Posted by i-cio.com staff | Mon 18 Jan 2010
Our latest Special Report examines how new sourcing models - from the cloud to outcome-based agreements - are transforming the landscape of IT service delivery ...Read more
Comments: 0
Adding financial muscle to IT
Posted by Kenny MacIver | Mon 18 Jan 2010
Want to become the CEO of IT? Then hire a CFO of IT. It's a role that has long been championed by analyst group Gartner, but only in recent months has the title started to appear with some frequency on recruitment sites ...Read more
Comments: 0
Governing risk: On board IT
Posted by Blaize Horner Reich | Mon 7 Dec 2009
When it comes to IT governance, board members often neglect their responsibilities, argues Dr Blaize Horner Reich ...Read more
Comments: 0
21st Century Free
Posted by Chris Anderson | Mon 30 Nov 2009
Chris Anderson, author of the acclaimed bestseller The Long Tail, predicts a time when, thanks to the digital economy, the default price of everything will be zero ...Read more
Comments: 0
Should CIOs blog publicly? Part 2
Posted by Andrew Keen | Mon 12 Oct 2009
A small but growing band of CIOs are maintaining public blogs. Andrew Keen, author of The Cult of the Amateur and self-styled challenger to the "mad Utopians of Web 2.0", argues that they're wasting their time. ...Read more
Comments: 2
The US government's IT dashboard
Posted by Kenny MacIver | Mon 5 Oct 2009
Vivek Kundra, appointed by Barack Obama as the US government's first CIO, has launched an online dashboard that candidly exposes the current spending and schedule metrics of the 800 major projects that make up the bulk of the federal government’s $76 billion annual IT spend. ...Read more
Comments: 0
Should CIOs blog publicly?
Posted by John Suffolk | Mon 5 Oct 2009
A small but growing band of CIOs are maintaining public blogs. In part 1 of our debate, John Suffolk, the UK government's CIO, explains the value of putting his thoughts online. ...Read more
Comments: 1
CIOs who blog
Posted by Kenny MacIver | Mon 5 Oct 2009
Surprisingly few heads of IT see the value - or feel they have the latitude - to float their thoughts in the public blogosphere. Here's our list of 13 active CIO bloggers... ...Read more
Comments: 4
Reid Hoffman: Zero degrees of separation
Posted by Kenny MacIver | Wed 30 Sep 2009
Reid Hoffman, founder and chairman of LinkedIn, is on a mission: to disrupt the fabric of business by cutting across the traditional lines of professional interaction. In our exclusive interview, he argues that the revolution in corporate social networking is creating rapid innovation, competitive edge and accelerated learning... ...Read more
Comments: 0
De-risking IT
Posted by Kevin White | Wed 30 Sep 2009
Technology projects have a far from perfect record for delivering value to the business. But CIOs are taking this problem in hand, with initiatives designed to eliminate failure and maximise benefits ...Read more
Comments: 0
The efficiency imperative
Posted by i-cio.com staff | Wed 30 Sep 2009
Economic and environmental pressures have put IT at the centre of the business efficiency drive - and convinced CIOs to target wasteful energy burn-rates. Our special report examines how the twin goals of cost cutting and a lower carbon footprint can be achieved. ...Read more
Comments: 0
Lean lessons from Japan
Posted by Jeffrey Liker | Mon 31 Aug 2009
You think lean and IT make uncomfortable bedfellows? Not at Toyota, argues Dr Jeffrey Liker, a world authority on the creator of lean - although it's only seen as one of many means of driving efficiency ...Read more
Comments: 0
Essential reading for CIOs
Posted by James Lawrence | Mon 10 Aug 2009
Successful environmental strategies from "green" business leaders and the inside track on Apple's ruling genius - two of the latest must-reads for CIOs ...Read more
Comments: 0
Lean: Doing more with less
Posted by Kevin White & Charlotte Moore | Wed 1 Jul 2009
As the global recession continues to bite, every organisation is searching for ways to improve efficiencies and increase agility. Is lean the answer to the CIO's recession-busting pressures, or just a euphemism for "slashing the budget"? ...Read more
Comments: 0
Special Report: The CIO dream team
Posted by Kevin White | Wed 1 Jul 2009
The key to success for any leader is having the right blend of people around you. Our special report examines how top CIOs have assembled and managed their own world-beating teams. ...Read more
Comments: 0
Book review: What Would Google Do?
Posted by i-cio.com staff | Mon 18 May 2009
For a company only born a decade ago that has changed the face of the internet and has a market cap of $96.5 billion, it’s not unreasonable to ask: “What would Google do?” Jeff Jarvis tries to answer the question ...Read more
Comments: 0
Creative destruction
Posted by Richard Foster | Mon 11 May 2009
The recession will spell the end for some corporate dinosaurs but, as US history shows us, this natural selection can pave the way for a new breed of innovators, argues Richard Foster ...Read more
Comments: 0
Windows 7, Vista or XP?
Posted by Rachel Ebrey | Tue 5 May 2009
When it comes to operating systems, should it be out with the old and in with the new? Fujitsu's CTO Marc Silvester offers his expert advice ...Read more
Comments: 0
Dr Doom: “It’s revolution or war”
Posted by Charlotte Moore | Mon 30 Mar 2009
“Dr Doom” Marc Faber has a knack of predicting economic traumas, and he believes the current crisis is so dire that it could result in a revolution or war. We meet the outspoken economist to discover his predictions for the future and find out why, despite being a pessimistic Swiss economist, he’s definitely not dull ...Read more
Comments: 0
Special Report: Cloud computing
Posted by i-cio.com staff | Mon 30 Mar 2009
An in-depth investigation into the benefits of cloud computing: should your company be adopting it? What are the merits? And what are the pitfalls you should be aware of? ...Read more
Comments: 1
Technology investment key to recession survival
Posted by Jessica Twentyman & Andrew Donoghue | Mon 30 Mar 2009
Smart companies recognise that IT isn’t an overhead – it could also be key to dragging their business back into the black. Investment in innovation is just as important to boosting financial performance as cutting overheads ...Read more
Comments: 0
1
Latest news
Personal Details Exposed Via Biggest U.S. Websites
: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:07:50 +0000
The largest U.S. websites are installing new and intrusive consumer-tracking technologies on the computers of people visiting their sites—in some cases, more than 100 tracking tools at a time—a Wall Street Journal investigation has found.
How to Avoid Prying Eyes
: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:51:38 +0000
The Internet is rife with surveillance technology, but you can protect your privacy by following these steps.
The Web's New Gold Mine: Your Secrets
: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:20:51 +0000
A Wall Street Journal investigation finds that one of the fastest growing businesses on the Internet is the business of spying on American consumers. First in a series.
Categories
Archive
Global Intelligence is produced on behalf of Fujitsu, the leading provider of IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace.