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CW500 and IT leadership skills

• September 30, 2014 30 Sep'14

  Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Xerox aligns business and IT in streamlining applications

  Xerox's IT division has been working with the business to standardise its HR management on a global basis

• September 23, 2014 23 Sep'14

  UKtech50 2014 - help us choose the 50 most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly is launching the fifth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT - tell us your nominations

• September 19, 2014 19 Sep'14

  Interview: Government digital chief Mike Bracken on the next five years

  The Government Digital Service celebrates its third anniversary soon, but has plenty more challenges ahead to change Whitehall thinking

• September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14

  Government seeks £110,000 director for Parliamentary Digital Service

  Parliament is recruiting a digital director for the revamped Parliamentary Digital Service in a role offering a salary of £110,000 a year

• September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14

  Research reveals the inner psychology of IT professionals

  IT professionals are creative, flexible and strategic but can find it difficult to fit in with corporate culture, says psychology research

• September 02, 2014 02 Sep'14

  Online fashion retailer Asos seeks CIO

  Asos.com is looking to appoint a CIO following the departure of Pete Marsdon after two years in the role

• September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14

  Rolls-Royce CIO joins HMRC as non-executive director

  Rolls-Royce CIO Simon Ricketts has been appointed non-executive director of Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs

• August 28, 2014 28 Aug'14

  Government appoints former Credit Suisse CIO as deputy CTO

  The government has appointed former Credit Suisse CIO Magnus Falk as its new deputy chief technology officer (CTO)

• August 18, 2014 18 Aug'14

  CIO Interview: Hugh Fahy, CIO, Net-A-Porter

  “I like to emphasis the ‘I’ bit in CIO,” says Hugh Fahy, chief information officer of the Net-A-Porter Group

• August 14, 2014 14 Aug'14

  CIO interview: Dave Ubachs, CIO, Staples Europe

  Staples is undertaking major IT projects in Europe that will see e-commerce improvements and back-end consolidation in 16 countries

• August 08, 2014 08 Aug'14

  Why John Linwood is not to blame for BBC’s failed technology project

  Former BBC CTO has won his case for unfair dismissal over the failed £100m DMI project, but what lessons can be learned?

• July 24, 2014 24 Jul'14

  CIO interview: Rorie Devine, CTO, Hailo

  A technology overhaul is taking place behind the scenes at cab-hailing smartphone app Hailo as the company extends its international reach

• July 15, 2014 15 Jul'14

  The billion-customer challenge of ITC CIO VVR Babu

  ITC CIO VVR Babu explains the challenges for a business that targets over one billion consumers with its goods

• July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14

  BBC promotes R&D controller Matthew Postgate to CTO role

  The BBC has appointed its research and development (R&D) controller Matthew Postgate as the corporation's chief technology officer (CTO)

• June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14

  Roadchef exits IBM Global Services for direct supplier relationships

  Motorway services firm Roadchef ended an outsourcing deal with IBM Global Services when its IT was up for refresh and moved to SAP

• June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14

  Unilever appoints Jane Moran as global CIO

  Former CIO of Thomson Reuters, Jane Moran, has joined Unilever as its new global CIO

• June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14

  UK airports lead move to cloud services

  UK airports are at the vanguard of using cloud to develop innovative services, says Gatwick CIO.

• June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14

  CIOs should 'leave innovation to marketing'

  CIOs should focus on managing the technical infrastructure and leave innovation to other parts of the business – conclusion of a major study.

• May 30, 2014 30 May'14

  IT supplier insolvencies fall for first time as economy recovers

  Technology companies have reached a turning point as insolvencies fall for the first time in 2014

• May 18, 2014 18 May'14

  Cisco CTO tells women "there is no such thing as work-life balance”

  Cisco’s chief technology officer, Padmasree Warrior, said there is “no such thing as a work-life balance”, but instead she integrates the two

• May 08, 2014 08 May'14

  CIO interview: Robert Teagle, European IT director, Starbucks Coffee

  Robert Teagle leads IT across the 30 markets that Starbucks owns and operates in Europe, the Middle East and Africa

• April 30, 2014 30 Apr'14

  Interview: Nick Roberts, president of Socitm and IT group manager

  This month, Nick Roberts, IT group manager at Surrey County Council, took over as president of Socitm, the association of IT and digital professionals working in and for local public services

• April 16, 2014 16 Apr'14

  Q&A: SAP's Mike Ettling discusses SuccessFactors cloud HR strategy

  Computer Weekly talks to Mike Ettling, global head of cloud and on-premise HR at SAP, about the company’s strategy for its SuccessFactors cloud HR technology

• April 08, 2014 08 Apr'14

  Law Society advises legal industry's IT teams over cloud

  The Law Society has published best-practice advice for legal firms' IT teams that are considering using cloud computing, following increased use of the cloud to store data

• April 07, 2014 07 Apr'14

  CIO interview: Leandro Balbinot, global CIO, HJ Heinz

  Food giant HJ Heinz is gearing up to expand its international presence with a technology modernisation programme encompassing 23 countries

• April 03, 2014 03 Apr'14

  RBS IT head Mike Errington retires

  Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) IT head Mike "Offshore Errington" is to retire after months of speculation during the bank's cost-cutting operation

• April 03, 2014 03 Apr'14

  Pharmaceuticals company turns to cloud HR technology

  Astra Zeneca CIO Dave Smoley turns lessons learned from an earlier cloud HR implementation to use at the pharmaceuticals giant

• March 05, 2014 05 Mar'14

  Channel 4 CTO Bob Harris leaves to set up consultancy firm

  Channel 4 chief technology officer Bob Harris is leaving the broadcaster at the end of March to set up his own consultancy business

• February 05, 2014 05 Feb'14

  The BBC DMI project - what went wrong?

  The BBC and its former CTO have engaged in tit-for-tat allegations over its failed £100m digital media project. But who was right?

• January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14

  BBC CTO John Linwood defends role in failed £100m digital project

  Former BBC CTO John Linwood defends his role in the failed £100m DMI project, citing changing business requirements as a key factor

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  BBC CTO John Linwood sacked over failed £100m digital project

  Former BBC chief technology officer John Linwood has been sacked over the broadcaster’s failed £100m Digital Media Initiative

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  CIO interview: The challenge of delivering IT in a refugee camp

  The United Nations (UN) looks after 58 million refugees. Naginder Kaur Dhanoa, CIO of the UN High Commission for Refugees speaks about the challenges

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  DWP IT audit to expose strategic failings

  The Department for Work and Pensions has completed an internal audit of its IT strategy, and sources suggest it will reveal serious deficiencies

• January 17, 2014 17 Jan'14

  Internet at risk of 'cybergeddon' says WEF

  Internet is at risk of fragmenting amid concerns over spying and cyber crime, says World Economic Forum

• December 31, 2013 31 Dec'13

  CW500 Club in 2013

  Computer Weekly's CW500 Club attracts the top IT leaders in the UK to talk to their peers about the topical challenges they face

• December 17, 2013 17 Dec'13

  Should you become an interim CIO?

  With the recovery of the UK economy still underway, one of the trends in IT management for 2014 is the continued demand for interim CIOs

• December 03, 2013 03 Dec'13

  Scabal moves to the cloud for storage flexibility

  Clothing manufacturer Scabal is moving its entire IT infrastructure to Interoute’s cloud for flexibie storage

• November 29, 2013 29 Nov'13

  IT budgets to rise by 3% in 2014 as companies step up spending on mobile

  IT spending will increase by 3% in 2014, up from 1.8% last year. But shadow IT spending will add another 40% to technology budgets

• November 25, 2013 25 Nov'13

  Banks clamp down on traders in chat rooms

  Traders at several banks have been banned from chat rooms in the wake of scandals including the manipulation of the Libor interbank lending rate

• November 13, 2013 13 Nov'13

  Poundland chooses Microsoft Office 365 as it overhauls IT infrastructure

  Poundland is implementing Microsoft Office 365 to enable staff to collaborate and communicate more efficiently.

• November 12, 2013 12 Nov'13

  Call for graduates to apply for John Lewis technology scheme

  Retailer John Lewis is encouraging university-leavers to apply for positions in its graduate development scheme

• November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13

  IT spending up as companies invest in digital technology

  Businesses are stepping up their spending on IT as they invest in strategic digital technologies, a CIO survey by Deloitte reveals

• October 28, 2013 28 Oct'13

  Six tips to help you negotiate the best deal with your datacentre provider

  Your willingness to negotiate can make a big difference to the deal you get, says Anthony Day, associate at law firm DLA Piper

• September 26, 2013 26 Sep'13

  UKtech50 2013: The most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly is launching the fourth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT

• September 25, 2013 25 Sep'13

  Oracle OpenWorld 2013: Businesses need to have constant digital conversations with the CIO, says PwC

  Companies which have strong digital conversations across their business are more likely to be successful in sales, innovation and growth

• September 18, 2013 18 Sep'13

  Most businesses suffer major technology failure over 12 months

  79% of businesses had a technology failure in the past year, costing £6.9m, according to a survey of IT professionals and business line heads

• August 23, 2013 23 Aug'13

  The end of the Ballmer era for Microsoft

  Microsoft’s eccentric CEO will step down from his role with12 months, so what does that mean for the future of the firm?

• July 12, 2013 12 Jul'13

  Mark Hall may quit Whitehall after being snubbed for HMRC CIO role

  Mark Hall, the acting CIO at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), has not been given the job full-time and may quit government

• July 12, 2013 12 Jul'13

  CIO interview: Anne Boden, COO, Allied Irish Bank - on moving to private cloud

  AIB’s private cloud has meant a tenfold reduction in the number of Oracle databases and gives the bank internal technological ability and development flexibility to respond to a changing and demanding market

• July 04, 2013 04 Jul'13

  The 25 most influential women in UK IT 2013

  Computer Weekly recently held an event to recognise the most influential women in IT. Find out the results of our Women in Technology Awards.