Debate on CIO UK

Pay freezes: have IT staff had enough?

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:42:00 GMT

Research indicates employees are increasingly impatient to move on to higher-paid jobs

It appears the UK workforce is beginning to tire of belt-tightening and our ability to endure never-ending pay freezes is starting to falter.

Is an IT background an impediment for CIOs?

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:28:00 GMT

Employers want IT heads with some distance to tech

In a recent post, former IT boss-turned-recruiter Alan Mumby listed six key attributes that employers are looking for when they hire a new CIO. Interestingly, he says employers are after IT leads that aren't overly interested in IT. They need to focus on the business need instead.

How is your ERP?

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:24:00 GMT

Take part in this online survey to help us understand how ERP is being deployed

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is one of the building blocks of the flexible, mobile and cloud-based workplace. But, recent reports have found little commitment to further investment in ERP infrastructure. CIO UK invites its readers to participate in a survey run in partnership with Aberdeen Group, to assess the level of ERP deployment in the UK.

CIO view: Is an MBA really worth it?

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:20:00 GMT

IT leaders air their views on extra curricular management training

Sometimes just being good at your job isn't enough to persuade your organisation's senior managers that you are ready to join their ranks as a strategy leader, rather than an operational expert. Some CIOs who have made it through that glass ceiling swear by going back to school later in their careers to widen their knowledge of business practice.

Is an MBA really worth it?

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:20:00 GMT

IT leaders air their views on extra curricular management training

CIO view: Is the cloud just marketing hype?

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:35:00 GMT

Attempts to lock down a definition for cloud could be as productive as knitting fog

With the announcement by Intel this month that it has created a cross-industry steering group of top European brands to try to hammer out a concrete definition of cloud services, the debate over the development of outsourced infrastructure services seems to have reached a new stage.

Gatwick Airport CIO may take data off into cloud

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:57:00 GMT

CIO debate on Infrastructure as a Service - Part 5

As CIO of the newly independent Gatwick Airport since its divestment from BAA, the operator of Heathrow and Stansted airport, Stuart Birrell is piloting a new IT strategy for the Sussex airport.

AXA CIO is more concerned about downward IaaS scalability

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:21:00 GMT

CIO debate on Infrastructure as a Service - Part 4

Morgan Spillane is IT & Change Management Director at AXA Insurance, a former consultant he's been with the Insurance behemoth since 2002. He recently attended a CIO roundtable discussion on Dynamic Infrastructure and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Following the roundtable, CIO sent the attendees a questionnaire to gauge on the record their attitudes towards IaaS, below are his thoughts.

Oddbins IT head sees merry future for IaaS

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:47:00 GMT

CIO debate on Infrastructure as a Service - Part 3

Richard Surman heads up IT for wine retailer Oddbins. He recently attended a CIO roundtable discussion on Dynamic Infrastructure and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Following the roundtable, CIO sent the attendees a questionnaire to gauge on the record their attitudes towards IaaS, below are his thoughts.

Belgacom ICT leader explains how he delivers IaaS to CIOs

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:59:00 GMT

CIO debate on Infrastructure as a Service - Part 2

As CIOs move their IT strategies towards an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model they will need to know that their cloud-based suppliers have a technology strategy to ensure IaaS services are robust for end users and customers. CIO spoke to Akin Tatar, head of datacentre operations for Belgacom about his IT strategy and delivering cloud-based services to CIOs in Europe.

The debate on Infrastructure as a Service

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:28:00 GMT

CIO debate on Infrastructure as a Service - Part 1

With the macro economy and business competition mandating a new approach to infrastructure decisions, CIOs today find themselves at a junction with regard to how they deploy resources. Some keep all their IT in house to retain control while others turn towards cloud computing and applications delivered as a service.

How email archiving policy impacts FoI requests

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:15:00 GMT

By accurately archiving email and having easy access to it, organisations can ensure that data privacy is maintained and records cannot be altered in the process.

The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has pledged to take a tougher approach to (FoI) enforcement, but unless major changes in archival processes are made, this could be difficult to achieve.

Email is more than a general communication tool

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:55:00 GMT

CIO Debate Part 11: What is the future of email?

For organisations of all sizes, email has predominantly been an internal function delivered by the local IT department and managed within the business through applications such as Microsoft Exchange. However, as the IT industry focuses its attention on reducing cost and management overheads as promised by cloud computing, businesses are now looking at whether the email infrastructure can be delivered outside of the organisation. Large global providers, including Azure and Google, have made cloud-based email a very straightforward process, with transparent costs that can be scaled up or down to support demand.

The evolution of business email

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:18:00 GMT

CIO Debate Part 10: What is the future of email?

The current economic climate has forced many budgets to be squeezed even tighter, while forcing companies to change the way they do business.

Nathaniel Borenstein on why email isn't dead

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:48:00 GMT

CIO Debate Part 9: What is the future of email?

Almost 20 years ago Nathaniel Borenstein, then working for Bellcore, proposed to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) the notion that a new protocol be used to swap multimedia data, rather than just ASCII text, over email. Today, that protocol, MIME, is a bog-standard aspect of the way we communicate and is used across email messages, web pages and operating systems. Now chief scientist at (appropriately enough) cloud-based email management and security firm Mimecast, Borenstein explains why rumours of the death of email are exagerrated.

Email faces a business revolution from usage of social media

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:44:00 GMT

CIO Debate Part 8: What is the future of email?

Gartner predicted that by 2014, 20 per cent of UK businesses will rate social media above email as a means of communicating at work. The prediction that a fifth of organisations will ditch email in favour social networks comes as no surprise. It's a trend that we've been observing in the UK for quite some time, but can social media really replace sending an email?

Re-examining the role of email in business

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:42:00 GMT

CIO Debate Part 7: What is the future of email?

Email plays a central role in business today, to the point where it has in many organisations become as official a communications medium as paper and ink. The problem is that over the last decade or so, the way in which we use email has evolved from a simple communications mechanism into many other things, for example a tool for sharing and collaborating around documents, or managing group discussions. The ever-increasing flexibility, functionality and richness we have within our desktop email applications means that email is now seen and used by many as an all-encompassing collaboration platform, rather than simply a communications tool.

Is Email Dead? A look at Enterprise Collaboration for 2011 and beyond

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:26:00 GMT

CIO Debate Part 6: What is the future of email?

As any of their parents would attest, email is not the tool for communication for the new generation coming into the workforce, (those born 1990+). Mobile phones, SMS, Twitter, Foursquare and Facebook are the tools of these digital natives. So, does this mean that email is dead?

Mike Altendorf argues email management should be outsourced

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:23:00 GMT

CIO Debate Part 5: What is the future of email?

You have to pity the Tony Hayward, CEO of BP. As Stefan Stern points out in a recent article for the FT he has just been taught a terrible lesson in the perils of outsourcing. Watching him standing on the shoreline with that rather desperate expression on his face I imagine him to be reliving that fateful conversation in which he was convinced that letting someone else handle rig operation and maintenance would be good for ‘efficiency’ and ‘cost reduction’. The bright spark who came up with that idea has probably long gone… what a legacy to leave behind.

Email remains critical, but remains a burden for CIOs

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:43:00 GMT

CIO Debate Part 4: What is the future of email?

Email remains a core technology in many organisations, yet every new social media technology is said to be its replacement. CIO UK brought together Adam Gerrard, CIO of Avis Europe, the car hire giants and Chris Puttick, CIO at Oxford Archaeology to discuss the future of email. Coming from two very different organisations, one a global customer facing retail service, the other a very scientific and specialist archaeology service, the debate was bound to be interesting.

Email remains critical, but is remains a burden for CIOs

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:43:00 GMT

CIO Debate Part 4: What is the future of email?

What are your thoughts on email?

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:42:00 GMT

CIO Debate Part 3: What is the future of email?

Email, it’s the back bone of almost any organisation today and the one piece of IT that everyone from the CEO to front desk will notice any problems with.

Email infrastructure refresh can deliver CIOs a strong RoI

Fri, 28 May 2010 15:41:00 GMT

CIO Debate Part 2: What is the future of email?

There’s more to email than the Inbox, as CIOs know. As IT budgets remain static despite the growing economy CIOs are looking to extract more value from technology. As part of the latest CIO Debate SendMail, an email infrastructure specialist argues that by revising the corporate email infrastructure CIOs will see an overall improved RoI from email. Ian Emery, VP Sales EMEA spoke to CIO UK about his views on the future of email.

What is the future of email?

Thu, 20 May 2010 16:19:00 GMT

CIO Debate Part 1: What is the future of email?

Email remains a core technology in many organisations, yet every new social media technology is said to be its replacement. This CIO Debate will discuss through a series of articles whether it is time to reassess email as a technology, the infrastructure behind it and what role email plays in our organisations and whether it is time to consider other technologies?

Cloud Computing, it's both more, and less, than you think

Tue, 18 May 2010 16:31:00 GMT

CIO Debate on Cloud Computing part 12

After helping to kick this Cloud Computing debate off, I’ve been watching the subsequent Debate pieces here with a great deal of interest. There have been some great insights from CIOs, consultants and even a lawyer...