Far from being green, IT equipment such as desktop PCs and servers running in datacentres, are contributing to global warming. They are putting massive demands on the electricity grid.
Phil Cracknell, president of the Internet Security Systems Association (ISSA), speaks frankly to Cliff Saran about the challenges in creating applications that balance new functionality with tight security.
In this interview Martin Smith, director of group technology and innovation at Manchester Airports Group, discusses how his IT strategy is aligned to business needs. The airport plays a critical role in the prosperity of the North West of the UK.
In this interview, Cliff Saran speaks to Martin Sadler, director of HP's Trusted Systems Lab, about how much should we be expected to spend and how much security is enough. Hackers are getting smarter, and Martin believes newly trained IT professionals are ill-equipped to deal with the sophisticated nature of modern attacks because of limitations in the current way IT security is taught.
As in any successful business, Swedish construction company Skanska needs to balance quality with the need to maintain profitability. At the same time, Skanska is addressing environmental issues and becoming safety conscious.
There are many benefits that CRM can bring to a company. CRM by definition improves business relationships, bolsters customer service and strengthens marketing campaigns which in turn improves an organisation's sales.
The need for all firms to have an effective, robust and flexible IT security strategy is as important as it ever was.
Yet there exists a train of thought that security is a business hygiene factor; that firms simply have to invest in security. However, strategic investment in security technology can actually act as an agent of change for the business.