Articles By Andy Hayler at CIO UK

IPO investments will filter down

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:14:00 GMT

The tech IPO market is back. Will fresh injections of cash into technology startups benefit the enterprise CIO?

Former Deloitte IT boss moves to Cancer Research

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:46:00 GMT

Mary Hensher returns from nine-month sabbatical

NATS pilots desktop virtualisation to 10 per cent of staff

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:41:00 GMT

Air traffic control business to free up access to core applications

Beyond the life of Pi

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:05:00 GMT

Innovation is alive and well in Britain and should be a key characteristic of all CIOs, along with the ability to encourage others to create game-changing technologies

Beyond service as a process

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:33:00 GMT

The service desk is the CIO's primary contact point with the rest of the business, but Ade McCormack believes many of them have what he terms an emotional intelligence improvement opportunity

Argos confirms Mike Sackman as IS director

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:58:00 GMT

Former M&B IT boss moves to retail

M&B IT boss departs for Argos

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:41:00 GMT

Exec board role too tempting to resist

Women CIOs? Not one of us

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — 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...

Mitchells & Butlers to deploy O2 Wifi

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:44:00 GMT

Pubs and restaurants chain upgrading wireless comms

American Golf virtualises ERP application

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:14:00 GMT

Online retail acquisition prompted store system revamp

CIO UK Interview: government CIO Andy Nelson

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:09:00 GMT

As the CIO of the MoJ prepares to take the top government IT job, he talks to CIO UK about his main focus for the next year

Live long and prosper

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:34:00 GMT

The likely longevity of a product line or vendor should be�an important consideration in any software purchase. But�it is possible to spot imminent obsolescence

Is the CFO the new CIO?

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:01:00 GMT

One of the perennial hot topics for IT leaders is what the future holds for them and their roles. IT in business is certainly undergoing a transformation as an element of it becomes a utility consideration and fixed, predictable pricing models are introduced. IT leaders themselves are finding...

The CIO talent show

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:40:00 GMT

It?s the ideal time to start looking for your next CIO role, but your CV will need an update to play up the attributes that define today?s sought-after information leader

Barclays launches mobile money payment

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:31:00 GMT

Any account can be credited by Barclays customers over a smartphone

CIOs, integrate the IT function

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:16:00 GMT

Build your own partnership board, says Ade McCormack, if you want to pass on some of the IT responsibility to the business lines that use it

Square meal is classic delight

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:29:06 GMT

For a business lunch you need a venue that is not too noisy and where tables are not so closely packed in that your conversation can be easily overheard by other diners. You also want really good food and attentive, but not intrusive, service. Such a venue is The Square, tucked away in Bruton...

Four IT trends for 2012

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:26:00 GMT

The CIO of 2012 faces a quartet of challenging changes based about anticipating colleagues? behavioural needs and providing fast, accurate business information

Database wars enter a new phase

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:33:00 GMT

The row versus column debate is a moot point in the database world ? old hands and newcomers alike must turn their attention towards building better optimisers

An application of quality

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:22:00 GMT

Investing in mobile apps is a great way of interacting with customers and building the brand, but your software must be useful, functional and 100 per cent reliable

The CIO = the man that can?

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:29:00 GMT

2011. A year that will be remembered for many things ? most of them not all that great.

Information for sale

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:53:00 GMT

If departments can buy their own commodity IT, where does that leave today?s CIO? As the purveyor of timely, contextual and critical information to the business...

Time to be a Chief Wisdom Officer

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — 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 (Andy Hayler) — 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

Talking testing

feedback@cio.co.uk (Andy Hayler) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:16:00 GMT

Testing professionals are too concerned with technical design and execution processes, neglecting the strategic frameworks that will win the approval of the board