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Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog
Unravelling the hype behind IT for creating useful CIO strategies.
September 2007
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Business is a much to blame for misalignment
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What if our DNA is sold?
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DNA data will need policing
- Managing Editor 24 Sep 2007
We often talk about IT business alignment and blame IT for the disconnect. I would argue that IT can teach the business a trick or two on making major changes
A National DNA database is going to be expensive. Who will pay? Let's hope the Government does not try to recoup the cost by reselling data to third-parties.
It simply will not be possible to audit every single access to the DNA database to check it is legitimate.
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DNA: clean data is key
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The cost of DNA
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SAP has designs on your business
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Is big business ready to take on Vista?
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Microsoft and interoperability: you are kidding?
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If only I had backed-up
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Smartphone woes
- Managing Editor 10 Sep 2007
DNA data may be unque but it will be accessed and records will be updated by thousands of officials.
The government is set to spend billions of pounds on yet another complex database project, not the best use of tax payer's money.
SAP may well have a catchy name for its new software as a service. It will be very interesting to see if the new SAP Business ByDesign will really deliver. There are three issues that need to be ...
IT directors I have spoken to in the last nine months have no intention to deploy the new Microsoft desktop operating system.
Brad Smith said Microsoft was more open now, than it has ever been, but it's hard to see where.
It is easy to use Active Sync to backup contacts, calendar entries and email on a smartphone. But how about application software and device drivers.
My experience has certainly made me feel that O2 customer service was well and truly broken. World class customer service involves huge organisational and technical challenges and it certainly ...