Blogs
Friday, September 30, 2011
What is cloud computing? An introduction.
by Roger Nolan, CTO, OnApp
Ask 100 people at a cloud conference to define “cloud” and you’ll get 150 different answers. It’s a standard industry joke. So, at the risk of adding definition 151, how do we answer the question “what is cloud computing”?
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Silicon Roundabout Gets Googled
by Martyn Hart, Chairman, NOA.
The sun’s out, I’m just back from an excellent relaxing holiday, and there’s some great news for the UK IT sector. Happy Days!
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Organisations Gamble with Credentials
by Paul Timms, Operations Director at Maindec
Organisations that put cost before the credentials of their IT support provider as they look to reduce their operational costs are taking a huge gamble
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Professionalising HR in the Industry
by Shirley Barnes, Client Relationship Director, Dinamiks Ltd
What comes next after the announcement of a merger, acquisition or other major business change?
Execution of strategy, which should include a programme of communication to all staff, is key to driving or improving performance and profitability after a major change, writes Shirley Barnes, Client Relationship Director, Dinamiks Ltd
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Monday, September 19, 2011
Debunking the Myths of Innovation: Myth 5
by Jim Stikeleather, Chief Innovation Officer at Dell Services
Jim Stikeleather, Chief Innovation Officer at Dell Services, discusses the common myth innovation is a “nice to have”
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Outsourcing and Minimising Conflict - Lessons from the Brown / Darling Conflict
by Sue Brooks, managing director of RPO and talent management specialist, Ochre House
Alistair Darling’s autobiography is stirring up a real storm in the Labour party camp – most notably for his account of disagreements with the party’s then leader, Gordon Brown.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Cloud Computing - Driving Growth Into 2012
by Mark Herbert, Business Development Director at intY
Cloud Computing is here to stay, but what is driving growth in this area over the next 12-18 months?
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Monday, September 12, 2011
The Future = Indirect Procurement
Many of us in Procurement would have to admit: we love 'buying bits for production'.
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Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Cloud
by Jon Milward, Director of Managed and Support Services, Northdoor, the IT consultancy and solutions provider
Without a doubt, there are a number of compelling benefits associated with cloud computing, especially in terms of the agility and scalability that cloud can provide. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that cloud computing is the cheapest, fastest or simplest option for your IT delivery, regardless of what some vendors may have told you.
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Thursday, September 08, 2011
Dwindling IT uptake could mean offshore time-bomb
by Martyn Hart, Chairman of The National Outsourcing Association
Exam results are out again and, for the IT sector, make for disturbing reading. It’s not the actual results that are the real problem - it’s the worryingly low number of runners and riders. This summer, a paltry 4,002 people took IT at A Level (just 0.5% of the total number of students).
Mathematics had a similar problem a while ago. This year, its number of A-level students is up 7%.
Unfortunately, IT is heading in the opposite direction. A-level take-up is down 1.8% on last year - a continuation of a worrying trend that has seen IT attracting less and less students for 8 consecutive years.
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Thursday, September 01, 2011
The In’s and Out’s of e-Disclosure
by Frank Coggrave, General Manager, EMEA Guidance Software
Over recent months the ongoing revelations at the News of the World and subsequent investigations have brought into focus the importance of data visibility and auditable trails of information that can be called upon as evidence, should it be required.
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