In-depth

Analysis: Industry reaction to the CloudStore

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How will the new supplier list help in the procurement of IT services?
22 Feb 2012

Interview: Phil Pavitt, CIO, HMRC

Phil Pavitt is chief information officer at HMRC
HMRC’s CIO plans to consolidate the department’s vast and disparate IT arsenal on to a mere 13 machines over the next five years
22 Feb 2012

Opinion: CIOs prescribe tablets as Wi-Fi goes down the Tube

Computing's Sooraj Shah
As the bring-you-own technology movement gathers pace, the Tube gears up to enter the Wi-Fi age
21 Feb 2012

Analysis: Cloud specialists – if you can’t beat them, buy them

Are Oracle and SAP’s recent acquisitions of cloud-based human capital management specialists a sign that all is not well with their SaaS strategies?
21 Feb 2012

Opinion: For every leak, there’s a solution

Data protection officers cannot be expected to combat breaches without the right tools
21 Feb 2012

Big data: hands on or hands off?

Are enterprises better off using outside datacentre specialists when it comes to exploiting big data, and if so, what are the implications for the role of CIO?
21 Feb 2012

Is the UK heading for another tech skills crisis?

Despite the slump, many organisations are struggling to recruit high-calibre IT staff. So what can be done to prevent the situation from deteriorating into a full-blown skills crisis when the recovery finally arrives?
20 Feb 2012

Opinion: Technology can revitalise retail on the high street

Smartphone-based mobile payment tools offer retailers a way out of the slump
20 Feb 2012

Analysis: Do enterprises want Microsoft Office on tablet computers?

Seamless integration between desktops and tablets is appealing but tablets offer the chance to migrate to new systems
20 Feb 2012

Opinion: Patient privacy requires urgent treatment

IT chiefs must put measures in place to monitor, detect and deter staff breaches of patient data
14 Feb 2012

Case study: Avon calls on business intelligence to tailor sales offers

Avon is reaping the rewards of integrating its data into functional warehouses, and implementing a suite of business analytics tools
13 Feb 2012

Medway Youth Trust identifies NEETs with IBM SPSS Predictive Analytics

IBM analytics software helps charity identify young people likely to be unemployed after leaving school
09 Feb 2012

Analysis: Is Facebook reaching the peak of its success?

Its IPO raises questions about whether it will thrive or falter
06 Feb 2012

Analysis: Data protection – is the EU going too far?

Many businesses fear that the new data protection proposals will mean an extra burden of cost at a time when they can least afford it
06 Feb 2012

Opinion: Why contractors can look ahead with some confidence

Demand for contractors will grow as the economy stabilises and more projects get the green light
06 Feb 2012

Analysis: How the government plans to silence its ICT critics

UK digital government director Chris Chant is adamant that the G-Cloud will address criticism of Whitehall IT by the civil service watchdog
03 Feb 2012

Opinion: Time to tap into this pool of cyber security know-how

Governments must draw on the experience of information security professionals
03 Feb 2012

Analysis: Is the government's fast broadband delivery strategy starting to fall apart?

Frustration with the government’s approach to rural deployment is growing
02 Feb 2012

Opinion: The importance of analytics in business intelligence

Users are integral to business analytics and should form part of an enterprise’s BI strategy
01 Feb 2012

Opinion: There are ways to make me pay for digital content...

...but blocking access to websites suspected of infringing copyright should not be one of them
31 Jan 2012

Analysis: How can organisations prepare for cyber incidents they cannot predict?

Firms, and their partners, must expect the unexpected and plan accordingly, says the head of the Information Security Forum
27 Jan 2012

Opinion: Why enterprises should buy their staff new TVs

The TV is the latest device to become internet-enabled, but how does that affect business?
26 Jan 2012

Opinion: Eliminating human error from data loss risk

The time has come for data storage to move away from outdated technologies
25 Jan 2012

Analysis: What challenges do online retailers face in 2012?

Some of the UK's biggest retailers have their say on the challenges that lie ahead
24 Jan 2012