CW500 and IT leadership skills
The most successful IT managers have developed beyond the core technology skills and exhibit great interpersonal and communication skills to make them effective IT leaders. We talk to today's CIOs and IT directors, and to members of our CW500 Club of senior IT professionals, to learn from their experiences and examine how you can improve and develop your IT leadership skills.
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News
02 Sep 2024
UK and Ukraine digital trade deal comes into force
The UK eases access to the deep tech startup community in Ukraine through digital-only agreement Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
30 Aug 2024
Norwegian Refugee Council leverages Okta for Good cyber scheme
Pietro Galli, CIO of the Norwegian Refugee Council, reveals how the globally distributed NGO has been taking advantage of the Okta for Good CSR programme to improve its own cyber security and data protection practice, and elevate good practice in the third sector Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
20 Feb 2012
CIO priorities 2012: Ali Jaffri, ICT manager, Gallions Housing
Ali Jaffri, ICT manager at Gallions Housing, talks about the challenges of 2012. Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2012
Generation Y is a myth, says Corporate Executive Board research
Generation Y – the computer-literate youngsters who need the latest high-tech gadget to work effectively – is a myth, the latest research reveals Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
08 Feb 2012
CIO interview: Rob Fraser, IT director, Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s IT chief talks about why in-house IT works better than outsourcing and how to double revenue without doubling IT spend. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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News
03 Feb 2012
Volkswagen UK CIO leaves to go nuclear
Nick Gaines, formerly CIO at Volkswagen UK, has left the car firm to join Ultra Electronics Nuclear Control Systems. Continue Reading
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News
02 Feb 2012
Buyer's Guide: CRM
This nine-page Buyer's Guide to customer relationship management (CRM) is essential reading for CIOs and senior IT professionals. Continue Reading
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News
27 Jan 2012
Selfridges IT chief moves on to British Car Auctions
Duncan Gray, formerly the group IT director at luxury retailer Selfridges, has been appointed as the new chief information officer at British Car Auctions (BCA). Continue Reading
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News
25 Jan 2012
UK IT budgets under pressure in 2012
UK IT budgets will remain flat in 2012, a worldwide survey of more than 2,500 IT professionals has revealed. Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
23 Jan 2012
Gartner identifies trends in CIO spending in 2012
Chief information officers are facing an austere 2012. Spending on IT will rise on average by just 0.5% worldwide, but IT budgets in the UK, Europe and North America are declining. Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
23 Jan 2012
Accenture Technology Vision
Download this report from Accenture to discover the 6 IT technology trends that will impact CIOs in 2012. Continue Reading
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News
16 Jan 2012
Apple aims to improve working conditions for technology workforce
Apple has published a list of all suppliers for the first time and says it will allow independent observers into its facilities around the world to monitor working conditions. Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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Opinion
03 Jan 2012
Five ways to improve your IT project management
Project management and the IT industry go together like jam and toast. But not all project management is good project management. Continue Reading
By- Ian Templeton
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News
14 Dec 2011
IT matters again
This report from Deloitte argues that businesses are again investing in IT to help them compete with rivals despite the downturn. Continue Reading
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News
14 Dec 2011
Smart Organisations
This report from PA Consulting shows how businesses can enhance their competitive position without excessive expenditure or risk. Continue Reading
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News
14 Dec 2011
Computer Weekly Technology Industry Survey
This in-depth research from Computer Weekly and Mortimer Spinks, provides a must-read analysis and insight into UK IT salaries. Continue Reading
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News
14 Dec 2011
Collaboration in the Cloud: everything to everyone, or too good to be true?
IT decision-makers are already looking to the cloud to support new IT delivery models - such as software-as-a-service (SaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS). Continue Reading
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News
13 Dec 2011
How to embed innovation in the corporate culture
This paper from Kurt Salmon identifies the common inhibitors to innovation and how to overcome them, and sets out some important principles that can help Continue Reading
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News
13 Dec 2011
The reality behind the hype: Government cloud computing
This article from Gartner offers advice to public sector organisations thinking of deploying cloud computing and assess the progress made by governments in their use of the cloud. Continue Reading
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News
13 Dec 2011
The future of work: The next-generation workforce
Cisco provides insight into the mindset, expectations and behaviour of the world's next generation of workers and what this will mean for businesses. Continue Reading
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Tip
12 Dec 2011
ERP software migration in four easy steps
An ERP software migration project is not simple to execute. This four-step guide will help you with seamless migration of your ERP software. Continue Reading
By- Vijay Kumar
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News
12 Dec 2011
CIO IT Budget Benchmark 2011–2012
The IT Budget Benchmarking Survey assesses IT spending, staffing, and outsourcing levels from more than 175 organisations. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Dec 2011
UKtech50: Meet the 50 most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly has announced the final listing for the second annual UKtech50, the definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT. Continue Reading
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News
08 Dec 2011
UKtech50: Meet Mike Lynch, the most influential person in UK IT
Mike Lynch, voted as the most influential person in UK IT, doesn’t like to think about challenges, but about opportunities. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Dec 2011
IT matters again
This report from Deloitte argues that businesses are again investing in IT to help them compete with rivals despite the downturn. Continue Reading
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Report
02 Dec 2011
Capturing the ICT dividend
This report from Oxford Economics and AT&T shows ICT investment and productivity growth are closely linked – and European countries are lagging behind other parts of the world in both areas. Continue Reading
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News
30 Nov 2011
CIO interview: John Finch, global CIO, Experian
John Finch, global CIO of Experian, discusses his plans to simplify supplier management and his approach to people development. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Blog Post
23 Nov 2011
Who will be the next government CIO?
There's suddenly a big gap at the top of government IT. In less than two weeks, government CIO Joe Harley and his deputy Bill McCluggage have both announced their impending departures from ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
21 Nov 2011
Centrica CIO quits to join HP
David Bickerton, the global chief information officer at Centrica, has resigned from the utilities giant to join Hewlett-Packard. Continue Reading
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News
21 Nov 2011
CIO IT Budget Benchmark 2011–2012
The IT Budget Benchmarking Survey assesses IT spending, staffing, and outsourcing levels from more than 175 organisations. Continue Reading
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Video
18 Nov 2011
UKtech50: The judges decide
Computer Weekly has launched the second annual UKtech50, the definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Nov 2011
UKtech50: Honouring the most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly has announced the final listing for the second annual UKtech50, the definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT - the CIOs, industry executives, public servants and business leaders driving the creation of a high-tech economy. Continue Reading
By- Faisal Alani, UK at eBay
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News
16 Nov 2011
Computer Weekly wins digital publishing award
Computer Weekly has won a prestigious publishing industry award for the product development of the year. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Nov 2011
UKtech50 2011: Vote now!
Voting has begun to find out who is the most influential person in the UK IT community. Continue Reading
By- Faisal Alani, UK at eBay
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Video
15 Nov 2011
CW & FT video debates – IT leadership and the CEO
In a series of monthly video debates, Computer Weekly and the Financial Times invite a panel of experts to discuss business and IT issues. Continue Reading
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Video
15 Nov 2011
CW500: BAA CIO Philip Langsdale
Airport operator BAA has undergone a massive IT transformation in its Heathrow operations, with IT cost savings exceeding £100m. Continue Reading
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News
14 Nov 2011
CIO Interview: IT should drive company innovation, says SAP's Oliver Bussmann
Driving innovation has become one of the key roles of the chief information officer, says Oliver Bussmann, CIO at business software maker SAP. Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
14 Nov 2011
Smart Organisations
How can businesses enhance their competitive position without excessive expenditure or taking on excessive risk? Continue Reading
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News
10 Nov 2011
Welcome to the new-look ComputerWeekly.com
Computer Weekly has launched its brand new website - the most important online development in the brand’s 45-year history. Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
31 Oct 2011
UKtech50: We launch the search for the most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly has launched the second annual UKtech50, the definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT - the leaders driving the creation of a high-tech economy. Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
31 Oct 2011
What can a CIO learn from Steve Jobs?
Steve Jobs might have been a product and marketing wonder kid but there are lots of lessons CIOs can learn from his method. Continue Reading
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News
20 Oct 2011
Cloud ERP to be adopted by hundreds of Maruti Suzuki suppliers
Maruti Suzuki plans to persuade its tier-2 suppliers to adopt cloud ERP. Learn more about the challenges involved and Maruti's cloud ERP adoption targets. Continue Reading
By- Nagesh M Joshi
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News
14 Oct 2011
CIO interview: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympics
With less than 10 months to go, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell is fully focused on the task of delivering a project that simply cannot miss its deadline. Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
10 Oct 2011
CW500: Martin Taylor, head of infrastructure and service delivery, Mitchells & Butlers
In this CW500 Club video, Martin Taylor talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick to share his practical advice on how to move to the cloud. Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Feature
10 Oct 2011
Project management process challenges: Lessons from SBI, M&M, & NCDEX
Project management process is usually riddled with challenges. Use these insights from India’s largest enterprises to effectively manage your projects. Continue Reading
By- Joyoti Mahanta
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News
04 Oct 2011
CW500: Andy Beale, technology director, Guardian News & Media
In this CW500 Club video, Andy Beale talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick to share his practical advice on how to move to the cloud. Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Blog Post
03 Oct 2011
The day Cisco tried to drown me
The London 2012 Olympics is a test not only for the athletes taking part, but also for the IT suppliers whose technologies help to make it all happen. Last week, I was given an opportunity by ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Blog Post
29 Jul 2011
The PASC report on government IT: a cause for cynicism and optimism
Computer Weekly has to declare a conflict of interest when it comes to writing about yet another report from some branch of Parliament that issues scathing criticisms of government IT. Frankly, if ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Blog Post
25 Jul 2011
Computer Club for Girls (CC4G) encourages 84% of school girls to consider IT career
The E-Skills UK Computer Club for Girls (CC4G) aims to encourage more women into technology-related careers by providing school girls with computing classes related to their interests, such as art ... Continue Reading
By- Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire
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Blog Post
19 Jul 2011
Is there an alternative to female quotas for management boards?
Should companies be made to appoint a certain number of women to their boards in order to break the glass ceiling? Continue Reading
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Blog Post
15 Jun 2011
Government identity banks start to take shape
Here's a story that's going to run and run - and one I predict will start to make national news headlines once its significance sinks in to the consumer press. As part of its plans to create a ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Tip
03 Jun 2011
Design change management procedure in five easy steps
Clear-cut change management procedure is essential for success of any enterprise-wide IT deployment. Follow these simple steps to get it perfectly right. Continue Reading
By- Col. Shankar Gurkha
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News
26 May 2011
CIO interview: NHS IT chief Christine Connelly on the National Programme for IT
As director general for informatics at the Department of Health, Christine Connelly has had one of the least enviable jobs in public sector IT: defending the much- maligned NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT). But despite a fiercely critical review in a recent National Audit Office report and at a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting, she told Computer Weekly she stands by the controversial £11.4bn programme. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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News
26 Apr 2011
Technology boosts savings at WHSmith
Retailer WHSmith says it has delivered savings thanks to IT improvements and tight cost management. Continue Reading
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Tip
26 Apr 2011
Implement job rotation for team motivation, productivity
Indian CXOs are increasingly experimenting with job rotation for team motivation and productivity. Find out why job rotation helps, and how M&M practices it. Continue Reading
By- VS Parthasarthy
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Tip
21 Apr 2011
5 non-monetary rewards for your IT teams
Non-monetary rewards are an effective way to motivate employees. Learn five non-monetary rewards that CIOs can make use of to motivate their teams. Continue Reading
By- Arun Gupta, Cipla
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Blog Post
15 Apr 2011
The start of an era
The article below is the editorial leader column from the last ever printed issue of Computer Weekly magazine. If you like nostalgia, you may want to treasure the magazine you hold in your hands ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Feature
04 Apr 2011
The power of ICT and its multiplier effect
Meet Michael Hedley, National Policy Manager for the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA). Continue Reading
By- Merri Mack
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Blog Post
31 Mar 2011
Dear Phil Pavitt, this one is for you
How often do you, as an IT leader, tell people in other parts of the business what you have achieved? For many IT folk, that sort of self-promotion doesn't always come naturally - and often that ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
25 Mar 2011
Announcing the CW500 Club online community
Computer Weekly is pleased to announce the launch of the CW500 Club online community Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Blog Post
02 Mar 2011
When is the new government IT strategy due?
There's plenty of rumour and speculation doing the rounds over the timing and contents of the imminent government IT strategy, due to be released anytime soon by the Cabinet Office. I've been told ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
24 Jan 2011
Bala retires from CIO role
S R Balasubramanian has retired from the role of CIO at Godfrey Phillips, but continues his professional activities through consultancy Continue Reading
By- Anuradha Ramamirtham, Principal Correspondent
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Tip
13 Jan 2011
Exit clause in SLAs: 7 key pointers
An exit clause is a useful tool to close a deal when any agreed and important terms of a service contract are dishonored. Here are seven points to include in an exit clause. Continue Reading
By- S Shivashankar
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Blog Post
07 Dec 2010
Will John Suffolk be the last government CIO?
Government CIO John Suffolk effectively leaves his post at the end of this month - although I understand that he will still be on the public payroll until the end of March next year - but there ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Blog Post
28 Sep 2010
Stuxnet "most likely" to have originated from Israel
The cyber security world is alive with gossip about Stuxnet. The virus has been described as one of the most sophisticated yet created, containing an unprecedented four zero-day vulnerabilities in ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Blog Post
10 Sep 2010
"Up to now the use of IT in the NHS has not been a success story"
Many thanks to Chris Potts for this wonderfully timely and ironic spot from the annals of Department of Health history. Click here to read a document published in 1998 by the Labour government, ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
27 Aug 2010
Don't buy cloud computing hype: Business model will evaporate
Cloud computing will not solve the data center industry's problems. Thanks to compliance issues, cloud computing will never get off the ground for commercially viable companies, and cloud providers will evaporate. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 May 2010
Goodbye ID cards - is it time to say hello to identity banks?
As expected, the new government has scrapped the controversial and unwieldy identity cards project created as a flagship of Labour policy. Labour's problem was that it never properly explained why ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Blog Post
08 Feb 2010
What Larry wants, Larry gets: what next for acquisitive Oracle?
Several years ago, I sat next to then-Oracle UK managing director Ian Smith at an industry event. At the time, the software giant was pursuing an aggressive and increasingly contentious purchase of ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
08 Jan 2008
Social networking for business pros
Social networking sites have created a venue for socialising, but is this venue a good locale for business users to network and generate new business leads? Continue Reading
By- Leigha Cardwell, Contributor
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News
18 Jun 2007
Training budgets proving hard to justify without business metrics
Surveys show most companies are still complacent about green computing. But ActewAGL CIO Carsten Larsen is one of a growing number of CIOs taking up the call to make sustainable ICT a bigger priority. Continue Reading
By- Shamus McGillicuddy, Enterprise Management Associates
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News
26 Oct 2006
IT greats: Top 10 greatest IT people
For every world-famous name with a world famous fortune – think Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell – there are hundreds of other individuals who have moved the IT industry and its technology inexorably forward Continue Reading