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Unravelling the hype behind IT for creating useful CIO strategies.

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  • Tech impact of council budget crisis

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 06 Mar 2024
  • Councils around the UK are looking at how to save money as they struggle to keep a tap on inflation and rising costs. Local services are being cut and council taxes are being hiked. None of this is ...

  • Birmingham: There is a lesson for every CIO

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 21 Feb 2024
  • A few years ago, Oracle announced a big win, when it was selected by Birmingham City Council to replace a heavily customised SAP system, which was originally implemented in 1999.Socitm advisory was ...

  • A powerful case for more open data

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 08 Feb 2024
  • A panel discussion at the recent State Open Con 24 conference has shone a spotlight on the red tape, inefficiency and political moves that prevent opening up data sets to tackle a crisis affecting ...

  • Why government IT needs a better approach to budgeting

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 02 Feb 2024
  • Defra minister, Mark Spencer was recently asked to give an update to how the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is coping with its plans to renew ageing IT systems. The ...

  • Job losses may hinder enterprise AI success

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 25 Jan 2024
  • A swathe of recent research shows many believe the rollout of artificial intelligence (AI) will result in job losses and industry disruption.In a new blog Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of ...

  • CIOs will need a new strategy for AI risks and opportunities

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 19 Jan 2024
  • The World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned that online misinformation and disinformation, generated by AI, is the top short-term risk facing countries. In its Global Risk report 2024, the WEF stated ...

  • Tesla and the risk of technological complacency

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 14 Dec 2023
  • The recall of the Tesla Autopilot software is an illustration of the risks of human complacency that can occur as more and more of the tasks we’re used to become automated. Years ago, people ...

  • AI: Killer app or planet killer

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 07 Dec 2023
  • Looking at the latest quarterly earnings filings from the leading server makers shows they are all experiencing a significant boost in sales, thanks to artificial intelligence (AI). HPE CEO, ...

  • Keeping the customer satisfied

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 28 Nov 2023
  • It’s a truism that a business is only viable if it can retain and potentially grow its customer base. A company that actually listens to what customers are saying, will try to steer product ...

  • Do IT leaders need server upgrades?

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 17 Nov 2023
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the new Moore’s Law. Semiconductor manufacturers may strive to double processing power every two years, but that is not what their largest customers actually ...

  • CIOs are working on an AI revolution

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 09 Nov 2023
  • It is surprising how much focus there was on artificial intelligence at the Gartner Symposium in Barcelona. Generative AI is at the top of the Gartner hype cycle and CIOs are keen to understand and ...

  • Where is our National AI strategy heading?

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 19 Oct 2023
  • The recent House of Lords Communications Committee expert witness session revealed a somewhat bizarre situation in government relating to our National AI Strategy. By her own admission, Dame Wendy ...

  • Quantum reality check

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 20 Sep 2023
  • One day, all-powerful quantum computers will be used by rogue states and powerful crime syndicates to render all secure communications on the internet obsolete. Governments and major organisations ...

  • US Congress meeting paves way to responsible AI

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 14 Sep 2023
  • The US Congress has invited tech industry leaders to the US’ first AI Insight forum. In a tweet discussing the event, which he attended, Bill Gates said: “The potential of AI is limitless—but we ...

  • Nats highlights limits of automation and backup shortcomings

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 31 Aug 2023
  • Looking at the August bank holiday disruption caused by an air traffic control technical issue at Nats, there are a number of immediate take-aways that CIOs should ponder.There are reports that ...

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