Andy Mccue
50 Stories
CIO Jury: IT bosses can reach the boardroom
Insight IT bosses have dismissed suggestions there is a glass ceiling preventing CIOs climbing up the corporate ladder.
Tags: Workplace
Accountants, not techies, should control software licenses
Insight Leaving the management of software assets to the IT department increases cost and risk, according to a U.K. survey.
Tags: Software licensing, Budgeting/cost control
Businesses 'obsessed' with IT metrics, say U.K. CIOs
Insight But are they measuring the right things?
Tags: ROI/TCO
Reuters inks US$987M outsourcing deal
News Deal with Fujitsu Services aims to roll out a standardized, virtualized IT platform worldwide, cutting IT service delivery costs by a quarter.
Tags: Outsourcing, IT outsourcing
IBM boosts offshore capability with Indian acquisition
News Big Blue has bought BPO player Daksh--its first acquisition in India.
Humans beat AI in robot wars
News Virtual robots created by computers have taken on human-designed opponents in an online experiment.
Is 'business speak' damaging the IT profession?
Insight The answer is no. In fact, CIOs say careers in technology must be about the business.
Tags: IT Management
Indian offshore call centre workers fed up with 'dead end' jobs?
Insight Indian offshore call centre and BPO operations are suffering from high staff turnover rates--as much as 40 percent--because disaffected workers see it as a dead end job, according to a study.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions
Lack of boardroom credibility dogs IT directors
Insight Lack of recognition and boardroom credibility top the concerns of U.K. IT chiefs aiming to make a strategic impact on the business.
Tags: IT Management, IT Governance
Offshoring failures blamed on hidden costs and bad comms
Insight Misinformation and confusion due to inadequate communications result in project failures, says Gartner.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Offshoring
Cost pushing UK's councils towards open source, says report
Insight Almost two-thirds of UK's public sector will increase their use of open-source software over the next three years, according to new research.
Tags: Operating systems, Linux, Open source
Chip and PIN blamed for making ID theft easier
News Chip and PIN technology and ID cards will make it easier for criminals to engage in fraud and identity theft instead of tackling the problem, according to a leading criminologist.
Tags: Data security
Text messages aim to cut bus delays
News U.K. bus operator Metroline will send text message alerts to its drivers that will allow them to speed up or slow down to maintain more even intervals between buses.
Telcos bar children from adult content
News U.K. mobile-phone companies have developed guidelines that block children from accessing unsuitable sites via their mobile phones.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications
Russia hits out at Microsoft licensing
News Government says "costly and restrictive" policies are to blame for the high rates of consumer piracy in the country.
Tags: Software licensing
