IT strategy
IT strategy (information technology strategy) is a comprehensive plan that outlines how technology should be used to meet IT and business goals.. See complete definition.
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Opinion
30 May 2025
Rethinking secure comms: Are encrypted platforms still enough?
A leak of information on American military operations caused a major political incident in March 2025. The Security Think Tank considers what can CISOs can learn from this potentially fatal error. Continue Reading
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Feature
30 May 2025
How cyber security professionals are leveraging AWS tools
It’s now essential for IT security teams to have oversight of cloud computing, and AWS offers a plethora of tools to make managing it easier. Find out how cyber pros are using them in the wild Continue Reading
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News
28 Oct 2013
CIO Interview: Ann-Marie Rafferty, head of IT, Access, on partnership models
Ann-Marie Rafferty, who heads up IT for the partnership between Serco and Glasgow council, discusses strategic frameworks Continue Reading
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News
22 Oct 2013
Case study: Pumps maker Hayward Tyler’s restructure sharpened ERP business focus
When a restructure arrives half way through an ERP upgrade, it could be a threat to the IT programme. But Hayward Tyler saw it as a chance to ensure business goals were at the heart of its Epicor project. Continue Reading
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News
11 Oct 2013
Toyota e-learning upgrade aims to cut mechanics' training time by up to a year
Car distributor Toyota Motor Europe is using e-learning to manage the training and certification of motor technicians and engineers Continue Reading
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News
09 Oct 2013
IBM interns join ShopDirect to combine gamification and Twitter analysis
Undergraduate ShopDirect interns spent the summer with IBM on a project using gamification and Twitter to engage with customers Continue Reading
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News
30 Sep 2013
Charity uses cloud HR system to keep track of staff working in danger zones
It took a disaster in Haiti to demonstrate to charity World Vision why it needed better HR systems Continue Reading
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News
25 Sep 2013
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 Continue Reading
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News
18 Sep 2013
BMW gears up IT resilience with private cloud infrastructure
After testing and validating its own private cloud services, BMW's IT team is ready to use it in production Continue Reading
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Photo Story
17 Sep 2013
Six tips on how to create a clear project plan
A six-step approach for the project manager on how to create a project plan. Continue Reading
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News
10 Sep 2013
A CW buyer's guide to software asset management
Computer Weekly looks at best practice for software asset management in this 10-page buyer's guide. Continue Reading
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News
09 Sep 2013
Executive interview: Andrew Brem, Connected Homes, British Gas
British Gas is digitising energy. Andrew Brem speaks to Computer Weekly about the internet connected home Continue Reading
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News
03 Sep 2013
How the sale of Nokia’s mobile phone business will affect Microsoft
Microsoft forges ahead with Steve Ballmer's vision to focus on hardware, software and services, with the $7.2bn acquisition of Nokia Continue Reading
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News
28 Aug 2013
Bet365 improves latency and peering by updating network infrastructure
Online gambling site Bet365 upgraded its network and improved its latency to deliver a fast, smooth and reliable experience to its customers Continue Reading
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News
27 Aug 2013
The CMO–CIO disconnect
This study from Accenture reveals the extent of the disconnect between chief marketing officers (CMOs) and chief information officers (CIOs), and offers advice on how to bridge the gap. Continue Reading
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News
20 Aug 2013
CW buyer’s guide: managing identity & access
This 10-page guide to identity and access management examines how to find a balance between the needs of the business and regulators Continue Reading
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News
20 Aug 2013
Winning the Paper Wars
This report from AIIM, a global community of IT professionals, assess the ROI of paper free projects, the drivers for eliminating paper, and the hurdles. Continue Reading
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News
16 Aug 2013
UCAS adopts public cloud to process university admissions
Ten days before the A-level results, UCAS adopted a public cloud infrastructure to scale up its IT and to make admission process efficient Continue Reading
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News
09 Aug 2013
Enterprises spend more on third-party datacentres than in-house ones: Uptime survey
Uptime Institute’s annual datacentre industry survey reveals shift in IT spend away from enterprise-owned datacentres to outsourced options Continue Reading
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News
08 Aug 2013
Government opens fourth iteration of cloud framework G-Cloud 4 for business
Cabinet Office has opened the fourth iteration of UK government cloud – G-Cloud 4 to accept tenders from new cloud suppliers and existing ones Continue Reading
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News
08 Aug 2013
CW Buyers Guide: Human Resource Management
In this 10-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at the HR Management technologies available and what they can offer to organisations. Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Aug 2013
How to plan and manage datacentre redundancy
Provisioning of a datacentre to survive a range of failure scenarios has become critical for many businesses. Here's a datacentre redundancy plan Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Aug 2013
A business case for games play at work
How businesses can use computer games techniques to motivate staff at work Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2013
Dutch banking regulator approves use of AWS public cloud in the financial sector
Dutch banking watchdog approves use of AWS cloud in websites, mobile apps, retail banking platforms, HPC and credit risk analysis Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2013
European banking firm UniCredit to introduce cloud in its datacentres
European banking firm UniCredit has signed a multi-billion dollar deal with IBM to bring cloud into its datacentres Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2013
Using ICT financing for strategic gain
Analysts Clive Longbottom and Rob Bamford offer advice to smaller businesses on financing and leasing of ICT hardware and software Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2013
Nucleus Research ROI Vendor Comparison Scorecard
This tool provides a single page scorecard for comparing vendors across 14 weighted factors. It generates an overall score for each vendor along with a risk assessment based on the weighting of the factors. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2013
GDS tracks 'digital by default' progress of top 25 government services
Government Digital Service (GDS) launches website to track progress of the 25 services targeted as the first to go online under the digital strategy Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2013
BYOD – who carries the can?
Rob Bamforth and Clive Longbottom offer advice on balancing the risks and rewards of bring your own device (BYOD). Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2013
Business Reimagined
Reimagining business is about waking up to a new environment based on technology that liberates rather than constrains, writes Dave Coplin. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2013
Research snapshot – A corporate view of Mobile Strategy
This Research Snapshot from Vanson Bourne looks at the impact of mobile strategy on businesses. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2013
CW500: Back to the Future: Big Data at Channel 4
Bob Harris, Chief Technology Officer of Channel 4 Television, explains the broadcaster's approach to big data in this presentation for Computer Weekly's 500 Club. Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2013
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 Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Jul 2013
How to monitor and improve the health of your datacentre
Any datacentre manager looking to support the business should take an end-to-end systems management approach to keep the datacentre in shape Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Jul 2013
From chess to ping pong: How Pegasystems is capturing the Fortune 500
Pegasystems is winning business from the world's leading companies as business process management technology enters the mainstream Continue Reading
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News
04 Jul 2013
CIO interview: Pete Marsden, CIO, Asos.com
As online fashion retailer Asos.com continues to expand, its IT strategy is focused on new international locations and keeping up with web retail Continue Reading
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News
03 Jul 2013
Podcast: Virtual server backup fundamentals
Virtual server backup is different to traditional backup. This podcast looks at the differences and examines key choices in selecting backup products Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Jul 2013
Best practices in software asset management for a flexible, resilient IT
Managing software assets is vital in order to maintain a highly flexible and up-to-date IT platform and more importantly remain compliant Continue Reading
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News
27 Jun 2013
How BP made its IT future-ready with a hybrid cloud infrastructure
BP bridged its cloud gap with a cautious and calculated approach using a mix of private cloud, public cloud and in-house IT infrastructure Continue Reading
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News
19 Jun 2013
Met Police needs significant tech investment to overhaul creaking legacy systems
The Metropolitan Police needs significant capital investment in technology if it is to overhaul its legacy IT infrastructure Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2013
Frimley Park NHS deploys VDI for efficiency and BYOD
When the NHS trust came under pressure to make its IT budget go further, it opted to deploy VDI in its A&E department Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2013
Lloyds customer complaints plummet after automating manual processes
Lloyds is claiming dramatic improvements in the quality of its customer service after automating manual banking processes Continue Reading
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News
10 Jun 2013
The Future of Corporate IT
This research study from CEB identifies five opportunities for CIOs to drive productivity and growth as organisations adopt new working practices. Continue Reading
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News
03 Jun 2013
CIO interview: Steve Monaghan, IT & e-commerce director, Waterstones
After a year of turmoil caused by migration away from HMV, the IT team at Waterstones is finally finding room to think about strategy Continue Reading
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Feature
31 May 2013
Sweating your datacentre’s IT assets - is it a good idea?
Amid economic uncertainties, businesses want to get more from existing IT assets. But does it make sense from an IT point of view? Continue Reading
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News
29 May 2013
France Telecom changes name to Orange
The mobile operator will embrace the Orange branding globally, despite dropping it in the UK after merger with T-Mobile Continue Reading
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News
15 May 2013
HSBC axes 14,000 jobs
HSBC is to lay off up to 14,000 global staff in a cost-cutting move likely to include redundancies among the bank's back-office IT employees Continue Reading
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News
08 May 2013
Domino’s Pizza plans to move web services to the cloud
After using cloud for testing and development apps, Domino’s Pizza is now looking to move its web services to the cloud Continue Reading
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News
07 May 2013
Salesforce.com targets communities
Salesforce.com says it wants to address communities with its software as a service (SaaS) platform Continue Reading
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Opinion
29 Apr 2013
Empowering users: It is not all about BYOD
The real benefits of bring your own device (BYOD) only arise when the right culture and mindset are developed Continue Reading
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News
24 Apr 2013
Mobile Expense Management
Analysts Rob Bamforth and Clive Longbottom advises businesses on ways to manage the cost of mobile communications. Continue Reading
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News
22 Apr 2013
UK online businesses neglect mobile strategy
Online businesses are failing to implement mobile strategies, according to a report from Barclays bank Continue Reading
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News
22 Apr 2013
CIO interview: Mike Croucher, head of IT architecture and delivery, British Airways
After changes in IT leadership two years ago, the IT strategy at BA is focusing on infrastructure modernisation and smarter use of customer data Continue Reading
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News
18 Apr 2013
Opinion split on whether to offshore IT to China
Relatively low costs and high levels of software skills give China immense potential when it comes to providing large businesses with IT services, but opinion is split on whether it is an option Continue Reading
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News
09 Apr 2013
CIO interview: Mary Hensher, IT director, Cancer Research UK
Charity Cancer Research has felt the impact of recession on fundraising and the need to innovate through technology is more important than ever Continue Reading
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News
08 Apr 2013
Collaborative Learning in a Project Environment
This guide from ESI International explains how organisations can harness collaborative learning to drive better project management. Continue Reading
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Opinion
05 Apr 2013
The Great Deverticalisation - part 4: The role of the private sector
Why do we persist in running vertically integrated organisations when standardising many of these processes would free us up to do things so much better, and more cheaply? Continue Reading
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News
22 Mar 2013
Universal Credit not at odds with agile, says former chief
Former programme director of Universal Credit, Malcolm Whitehouse, has denied the mega-project is at odds with agile development Continue Reading
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News
20 Mar 2013
CIO interview: Darrell Stein, IT director, Marks & Spencer
As M&S develops its multi-channel capability, Darrell Stein and his team are delivering projects focused on innovation and profitability Continue Reading
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News
15 Mar 2013
AstraZeneca appoints new CIO David Smoley
Pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca has appointment David Smoley as chief information officer Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2013
O2: ‘We have not lost a single customer to EE’
O2’s head of enterprise says no customers have been drawn to EE's 4G and expects a challenge to entice them even after all operators launch Continue Reading
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News
26 Feb 2013
IT Priorities Europe 2013
Compare IT technology and spending priorities across Europe with Computer Weekly/TechTarget's IT Priorities 2013 European research. Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2013
Benefits Management: How to increase the business value of your IT projects
This book extract explains how organisation can uses benefits management techniques to increase the value of IT projects to the business. Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2013
Maximising automation and the industrialisation of IT
This report from analysts Bob Tarzey and Clive Longbottom makes the case for automation in IT operations management. Continue Reading
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News
15 Feb 2013
IT budgets to grow in 2013 as economy bumps along
UK IT departments are planning to spend more on IT in 2013 despite the downturn, a worldwide survey of IT managers has revealed Continue Reading
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News
11 Feb 2013
CIO interview: David Matthewman, CIO, Open University
Three years after joining the Open University, CIO David Matthewman continues to push a strategic programme to deliver value and innovation Continue Reading
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News
11 Feb 2013
Top 10 Business Analysis Trends for 2013
A global panel of experts identifies the Top 10 Business Analysis trends in 2013 Continue Reading
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News
07 Feb 2013
Super themes shaping the ICT agenda in 2013
Tim Jennings, chief IT analyst at Ovum identifies seven super themes that will shape the ICT agenda for the year ahead. Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2013
Capacity management most underestimated cloud problem
Capacity management is the most underestimated problem of cloud computing, says Morgan Stanley strategy director Evangelos Kotsovinos Continue Reading
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Opinion
30 Jan 2013
The great deverticalisation – part 1: the street
Why do we persist in running vertically integrated organisations when standardising many of these processes would free us up to do things so much better, and more cheaply? Continue Reading
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News
28 Jan 2013
CW Buyer's Guide: Asset Management
Computer Weekly looks at how IT asset lifecycle management can help CIOs manage their organisation's technology assets. Continue Reading
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News
22 Jan 2013
Businesses wasting billions storing unnecessary data
CIOs are urged to rethink their backup strategies following warnings that companies are wasting billions on unnecessary storage Continue Reading
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News
21 Jan 2013
Interview: Alan Clark, chairman, OpenStack Foundation
Alan Clark, chairman of the board of the OpenStack Foundation, talks to Computer Weekly about the future of cloud and the role of open source Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Jan 2013
GE uses big data to power machine services business
GE, one of the UK's largest manufacturers, is using big data analytics with data generated from machine sensors to predict maintenance needs Continue Reading
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News
18 Jan 2013
Integrating and monitoring business-to-business (B2B) value chains
Analysts Clive Longbottom and Rob Bamforth offer advice on putting in place an effective, integrated, overall B2B solution. Continue Reading
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News
09 Jan 2013
IT contractors seek to fill skills gap left by public sector cuts
IT contractors are increasingly confident about job opportunities in the public sector due to reductions in the civil service's head count, finds research Continue Reading
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E-Zine
07 Jan 2013
IT spending to rise in 2013
Find out what analysts are predicting for technology in Europe this year, including changes in budgets and how companies can reduce costs and improve sustainability. Continue Reading
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News
07 Jan 2013
Parliamentary commission calls for electrified banking ring fence
A parliamentary report on plans to separate retail and investment banking calls for legislation to prevent breaches of the ring fence Continue Reading
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News
07 Jan 2013
Morrisons sees poor sales due to lack of online presence
Supermarket chain Morrisons posted “disappointing” sales over the Christmas break, due to the retailer’s lack of online presence. Continue Reading
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News
14 Dec 2012
CIO interview: Kevin O’Connor, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
As the new CIO at Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Kevin O’Connor is looking to bring in a new approach to the company’s IT strategy Continue Reading
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News
13 Dec 2012
Liam Maxwell named as first government chief technology officer
Liam Maxwell becomes the first Whitehall CTO, in the latest stage of a major shake-up of the government IT leadership organisation Continue Reading
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News
12 Dec 2012
Government IT reformers criticise IT leadership shake-up
Government IT reformers have criticised plans to give procurement chief Bill Crothers a more prominent role in the IT leadership team Continue Reading
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News
12 Dec 2012
Data to grow more quickly says IDC’s Digital Universe study
IDC’s annual Digital Universe study finds data set to expand to 40 Zettabytes by 2020. Emerging markets and machine-generated data will account for increasing proportions of it. Continue Reading
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News
06 Dec 2012
MPs call for wider promotion of mutuals beyond Whitehall
Mutuals need to be effectively promoted across the whole public sector, not just Whitehall, say MPs Continue Reading
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06 Dec 2012
CW Buyer's Guide: Desktop virtualisation
This eight-page buyer's guide looks at desktop virtualisation and identifies some of the options IT directors must consider when planning a virtualisation project. Continue Reading
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News
06 Dec 2012
Key Insights for Building “Consumerised” End-User Services
This report extract from the Corporate Executive Board gives IT organisations an insight into the best approaches to building and managing consumer technology in the workplace. Continue Reading
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News
06 Dec 2012
De-risking IT Lifecycle Management
Analysts Clive Longbottom and Rob Bamforth offer advice on managing IT assets more effectively. Continue Reading
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News
06 Dec 2012
Don't sweat assets, liberate them!
Analysts Clive Longbottom and Rob Bamforth look at the benefits of IT lifecycle management (ITLM) Continue Reading
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News
20 Nov 2012
HP writes down Autonomy by $8.8bn
HP blames Autonomy for misleading the firm before acquisition and refers former management to the Serious Fraud Office Continue Reading
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News
19 Nov 2012
Why Cisco chooses acquisition over R&D
As networking giant Cisco buys its ninth company in less than a year, Computer Weekly asks, why the focus on acquisitions? Continue Reading
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News
12 Nov 2012
Gartner: BYOD will encourage self-support
Self-support communities will offset the cost and manpower of providing a helpdesk for staff who use their own devices, according to Gartner Continue Reading
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News
26 Oct 2012
Cloud HR pivotal to Direct Line share offering
Cloud HR proved pivotal to insurance group Direct Line separating from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) before it launched on the stock market Continue Reading
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News
25 Oct 2012
Government expected to unveil eight IDA suppliers for online services
The government is to announce suppliers – including PayPal, BT and the Post Office – to provide identity assurance (IDA) for online public services Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Oct 2012
How to manage your assets and control business costs
Asset lifecycle management allows the IT department to improve governance, mitigate risk and improve service quality and efficiency Continue Reading
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News
22 Oct 2012
Technology value matrix: Human Resources solutions
Recent developments in programming languages and platforms made HR solutions more user friendly and easier to deploy and manage, says analyst Nucleus Research. Continue Reading
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News
16 Oct 2012
Theresa May: Hacker Gary McKinnon to stay in UK
Hacker Gary McKinnon will stay in UK, home secretary Theresa May has told MPs Continue Reading
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News
12 Oct 2012
CIO interview: Frank Modruson, Accenture
Accenture’s CIO Frank Modruson on providing IT to 250,000 people who think they could do your job and why video is the next big thing Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Oct 2012
CW500: Managing the mobile workforce (part 1)
Mobile working has transformed Colt Telecommunications beyond recognition over the past three years Continue Reading
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Photo Story
28 Sep 2012
nullcon Delhi 2012 - Day 1 - Live coverage
SearchSecurity.IN brings you the live coverage of the fourth edition of Indian infosec community Null’s conference. Continue Reading
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News
25 Sep 2012
BYOD: IT must tackle printer security
With more staff bringing their own devices to work, IT needs to rethink its printing and scanning policies Continue Reading
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News
25 Sep 2012
Gartner: Businesses need to prepare now for HTML5
Businesses have been urged to prepare for the arrival of HTML5, the technology that underpins the next generation of the web Continue Reading
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News
18 Sep 2012
Special Report on Steria
This 5 page special report from Computer Weekly gives you the facts on Steria, its strategy, products and services and reviews its financial performance. Continue Reading