All IT Strategic Planning News - March 2008

Hardware failure biggest threat to business continuity

Hardware failure was the top disruption threat to UK business operations in 2007, according to a report by Sungard Availability Services.

Kingfisher centralises IT management

Retail group Kingfisher has created a centralised management structure to oversee IT for its regional retail brands, signalling a change from its traditional decentralised management strategy.

CISO have right objectives but wrong focus

Too many heads of infosecurity too focused on technology and operations rather than on what they can do for the business

Weak global economy could stunt PC growth

US recession, post-Olympics blues and costly oil could put brakes on PC market

Cafcass signs £25m shared services deal

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) is spending £25m to join a transformational government framework...

Datacentres at breaking point says analyst

Current datacentre business practices and lack of awareness may derail business plans

Security and email top SMEs’ home working concerns

Data protection and email management are the key concerns in a practice that SMEs' businesses depend on.

Confidence ebbs in email archiving

Worrying number of UK firms lack confidence that emails related to commitments and obligations are recorded, complete and recoverable

Improving SMEs’ IT skills key to flexible working

A new report by the Centre for Future Studies, backed by new YouGov research, has shown that a skills shortage is hindering ‘third generation’ flexible working.

Size does matter when it comes to security

SMBs are outspending their larger counterparts on security technology.
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