Articles By Richard Steel at CIO UK

Four tips on talking to the Board

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:44:00 GMT

Too often, CIOs are only seen by their peers as an operational cog. Bryan Cruickshank and Lisa Heneghan suggest that to get your feet under the table, you have to speak the lingo

Unlock code and benefits can follow

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:02:39 GMT

There can be nothing worse for an organisation or CIO to be told that at Euro20 million project could have been done for Euro20 milion, but this is a real example shared with me earlier this week by the Software Improvement Group (SIG).With technology ubiquitous and senior management and...

CIO Profile: Vodafone's Albert Hitchcock on global IT

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:32:00 GMT

Albert Hitchcock has led a worldwide standardisation programme for Vodafone that will drive down operating costs, improve customer experience and lower energy usage

CIO Profile: Vodafone's Albert Hitchcock on new procurement models

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:07:00 GMT

A federated global croporate structure with some regions growing faster economically benefits from an opex-oriented IT procurement model

Private cloud computing is just a component CIOs say

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:05:33 GMT

A recent CIO UK roundtable discussed the principals of private cloud computing in the enterprise and revealed that private cloud computing is widely seen as a component of the overall IT infrastructure CIOs are and will be operating in the near future. CIOs representing the engineering...

Women CIOs? Not one of us

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:04:32 GMT

Last week we published a story about International Women's Day not really being celebrated much in the UK IT landscape, with only 19 per cent of the UK workforce being female. At the upper end of the food-chain, it seems the balance is even more out, with this year's CIO 100 only having five...

CIO role at no risk in information led future

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:17:48 GMT

Another month another vendor sponsored report claiming that the CIO role will disappear within five years. Considering the acronym means information technology it has never ceased to amaze me how few IT commentators focus on the information.CIO again is another acronym concerning information and...

CIO Profile: Play.com's Francesco de Marchis's technology roadmap

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:55:00 GMT

Service oriented architecture (SOA)gives Play.com IT leader Francesco de Marchis the flexibility to create a community of suppliers

CIO Profile: Play.com's Francesco de Marchis plays the global game

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:25:00 GMT

Acquisition by a Japanese online retailer has given Francesco de Marchis the means to aim for the top

100 and growing

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:00:45 GMT

In parallel with this issue we are re-launching the CIO 100 - available at www.cio.co.uk/cio100 - and it is with great pleasure I can announce that the top five CIOs in the 100. They are: Trevor Didcock of easyJet, Myron Hyrcyk of Severn Trent Water; Jane Moran at Thomson Reuters; Darrell Stein...

CIO Profile: Sander Kristel's clear vision for Staffordshire Council

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:16:00 GMT

Under CIO Sander Kristel, Staffordshire County Council already has a public service network and joined-up authorities. Could he be the Cabinet Office?s model IT leader?

7 key strengths the top 20 of the CIO 100 exhibited

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:09:00 GMT

These are the key strengths that the leading CIOs exhibited and were used as the criteria for the judgement of the CIO 100. The same strengths were used to assess the submissions by CIOs to the CIO 100.

M&B chains get hosted infrastructure

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:58:00 GMT

Pub and restaurant chain signs up Fujitsu for pay-per-use service

Comet head of IS Kevin O'Brien leaves for consultancy

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:52:00 GMT

Retail IT boss goes to independent IT consultant

12 essential habits of new IT hires

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:07:57 GMT

Many CIOs will be thinking about reducing their headcount, rather than recruiting new staff, but if you are in the enviable position of having a vacancy to fill, it's critical to make the best of the opportunity and select a star player. As department heads, you will already have a good nose for...

No more public v private sector mindset

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:42:40 GMT

It's no secret that public sector IT is under a huge amount of pressure at the moment to create opportunities for cutting costs. Some of the deliverables that some public sector IT departments are expected to achieve amount to nothing more than a complete reinvention of their purpose and...

No more public v private sector mindset

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:05:33 GMT

CIO Profile: Newham Council's Geoff Connell on the borough's 2012 transformation

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:57:00 GMT

The veteran IT boss of one of the most disadvantaged boroughs in London is positive that its fortunes are on an uptick

CIO Profile: May Gurney's Ian Cox on contract management

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT

Ian Cox's experience in facialities management has helped him engage non-IT executives at May Gurney in the technology projects that have helped the company's growth

CIO Profile: Ian Cox of May Gurney puts IT on the road

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:38:00 GMT

Driven by its first CIO Ian Cox, public services contractor May Gurney is offering technology as a key differentiator to clients in a crowded volume-driven market

Earls Court, Olympia boosts Wifi network

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:23:00 GMT

Attendees and exhibitors' wireless demands have trebled

CIOs find little room for personal devices at work

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:32:00 GMT

Supplier research tallies with CIO UK readers who find the workplace is not quite ready to allow staff to use their own devices to access corporate data

Christmas, a time to party, reflect and say thank you

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:02:39 GMT

Christmas is a time for family, festivities and communities coming together. It is also a great time for reflection and thanks to the teams that support us.Unfairly the office Christmas party has gained a reputation for misuse of the photocopier and dalliances that will later be regretted. We...

Time to be a Chief Wisdom Officer

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:54:00 GMT

Like western medicine, IT tackles the symptoms, not the problem, says Ade McCormack. CIOs must adopt a more holistic approach

Getting the business ready for the Cloud: The role of the CIO

feedback@cio.co.uk (Richard Steel) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:09:00 GMT

there is every indication that the era of cloud is only just getting started, says KPMG's Bryan Kruickshank meaning there is much more change on the way