As Ernst & Young has grown, so have the demands on its data resources. In order to remain the effective outfit that it is, the firm consolidated its datacentres
Debenhams has gone live with an integrated datawarehouse appliance that is to replace its existing database. The department store group said it expected the system to reduce IT costs and return data queries more swiftly.
A case management system implemented by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has led to a reduction in the number of discontinued court cases - meaning more offenders are being brought to justice.
Express Newspapers Group is using a high-bandwidth private IP network to share data and applications with its New York office. It also using the network to support the North American edition of OK magazine, which was launched in September.
Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a global provider of HR and financial services, has gone live with a state-of-the-art European datacentre at an ex-Ministry of Defence site 40 miles north of London.
Car loan specialist Close Motor Finance has boosted its business continuity capability with a unified networking package that enhances the security and flexibility of a virtual private network covering the firm's 13 UK sites.
IT will never be seen as a valued strategic business partner unless it can communicate its value to the business. But all too often, corporate IT fails to pay sufficient attention to the importance of communication within business.
Author Spencer Johnson may have encouraged business managers to ask, "Who moved my cheese?" but for Leon Schumacher, chief information officer at the world's largest steel maker, the question is more like, "Who continually moves my massive and complex ERP project?"
The revenues department at Barnet Council in London has improved the speed and efficiency of its document handling by using a managed document processing service.