Opinion

Opinion: Why contractors can look ahead with some confidence

Acumin Consulting's Scott West
Demand for contractors will grow as the economy stabilises and more projects get the green light
06 Feb 2012

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

ISC2's John Colley
Governments must draw on the experience of information security professionals
03 Feb 2012

Opinion: The importance of analytics in business intelligence

Gartner's Neil Chandler
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

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The time has come for data storage to move away from outdated technologies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

Opinion: How to embed trust in the cloud

There are a number of relatively simple steps that IT chiefs can take to safeguard data in the cloud
24 Jan 2012

Opinion: Five reasons why BI makes sense for the public sector

Open-source BI offers transparency and optimisation, at much lower cost
24 Jan 2012

Opinion: Time to shed light on the dark art of behavioural advertising

New laws should bring some much-needed transparency to the way cookies are used
06 Jan 2012

Opinion: Let the magic of technology inspire our children

Both the industry and the pupils will benefit from changing the way IT is taught
06 Jan 2012

Will the consumer IT revolution sweep away corporate data privacy?

Phil Evans, VP for EMEA at Datacastle, examines the expanding market in data protection technology and the emerging issues driving this trend
09 Dec 2011

How to maximise profits under the government's proposed Patent Box tax regime

Companies need to start developing a tax structure that will enhance the effect of the Patent Box scheme
05 Dec 2011

Opinion: Ink a better deal for the environment

With climate catastrophe looming, there is no excuse for not using recycled ink and toner cartridges
29 Nov 2011

Opinion: Anything you can do, an outsourcer can do better...

and more cost-effectively, according to the IT director at a leading finance firm
29 Nov 2011

Opinion: Rough justice for BT

Is it really fair that BT is being made to foot the bill for blocking illegal file-sharing site Newzbin2?
14 Nov 2011

Opinion: Giving projects a clean bill of health

There are two essential criteria that all projects must meet if they are to have any chance of success
10 Nov 2011

G-Cloud must be a paragon of cloud virtue

The commissioner of the TechAmerica Cloud Commission says the government has a golden opportunity to boost confidence in the model
04 Nov 2011

Opinion: Catching the E-train

Neglect end-user training at your peril – it can bring a whole IT project crashing down
02 Nov 2011

Opinion: Is the UK on the brink of a cyber security skills crisis?

Thanks to the efforts of universities, firms should have little difficulty filling vacancies
02 Nov 2011

Opinion: Five steps to better cost control

Diligent and detailed expense tracking is the bedrock of sound budget management
18 Oct 2011

Why we should never take broadband for granted

Anyone who thinks we’re entering a golden age of ubiquitous broadband needs their head checked
12 Oct 2011

The G-Cloud remains as nebulous as ever

But a government strategy paper due this month may bring some much-needed clarity
04 Oct 2011

Opinion: IT leaders could bring the economy crashing down

Should CTOs and CIOs give in to investment bankers’ demands for faster trading systems?
28 Sep 2011

Opinion: NPfIT - a chronicle of a death foretold

After three damning reports the NHS IT programme is finally put out of its misery. So now what?
23 Sep 2011