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It's not the Gates, it's the bars
To pay so much attention to Bill Gates's retirement is missing the point; it is neither Gates nor Microsoft that really matter, says the Free Software Foundation's Richard Stallman
Virtualisation security puts a premium on IT teamwork
You don't need expensive consultants to secure your virtualised environment, but you do need the whole team acting as one.
Top tips for ITIL v3 success
ITILv3 is a year old and well established, but how do you decide if it is good for you and your organisation?
Sourcing software development – taking a modular approach
As offshore sourcing of software code looses its attractions, how can IT organisations ensure best value?
Beyond BPO: The move to knowledge process outsourcing
Business process outsourcing is changing. Increasing numbers of organisations are realising that sourcing global talent can unearth valuable new business opportunities.
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Preserve the future of IT as economy tightens
Prudent IT managers are anticipating being asked to cut costs, so what are the lessons of the last economic slowdown.
The value of software testing qualifications
Qualifications can help but they are only a small part of the knowledge and skills requirement of a good tester.
Master data management - looking beyond the customer
How to make sense of the battle of ideas between "cross domain" and specialist hub approaches to master data management.
Log management as a tool against insider threats
How to engineer the log-management product, which was bought for compliance, to protect the network against insider threats as well.
What does a good customer look like?
Businesses all too often chase numbers – more customers and bigger orders - but both can be calamitous unless you anlayse your real sources of profit.
How BT learnt to be Agile
An understandable myth is that large organisations cannot possibly be agile. They are simply too big, complex and geographically dispersed to successfully deploy an agile approach to IT and business. BT has proved this wrong.
Dealing with the iPhone in the Enterprise
With talk of the 3G iPhone being launched this summer and distribution deals being done across the globe, the iPhone is going to force its way into the enterprise whether the IT department likes it or not, so best be prepared.
A testing question
The cost of putting right faulty software after it has been deployed far outstrips the cost of getting it right first time, so why do things still go wrong in software development?
Be an ISP: internal services provider
How to transform the network and communications team to become an internal service provider that focuses on cost and quality.
Security battles its 'Stockholm syndrome'
The PCI standard has come to rescue those suffering from information-security Stockholm syndrome. PCI is good security for everyone. Embrace it, defend it, and improve it.
Why we're hard-wired to ignore Moore's Law
You might think that Moore's Law actually influences technology decisions beyond the realm of chip vendors. But the truth is, few enterprise IT shops actually appear to apply it to their planning. Could this be a mistake?
Information is key to a good software deal
There is no transparency in the software market, so there is no substitute for knowledge in getting a good deal from vendors.
Internal EDS memo on HP buy: Rittenmeyer remains
Ron Rittenmeyer says he will remain chairman, CEO, and president of EDS even after it is subsumed as a business group by Hewlett-Packard, according to an internal company memo received by Computerworld UK sister publication, CIO.com.
Where’s my job gone? – Offshoring in ERP
Perhaps supporters of offshoring failed to see that a country as ambitious as India would be unlikely to be happy for long with the status of supplier of cheap labour.
Principles of good key management
Too many businesses do not understand the importance of proper key management and they are not helped by vendors who make it very difficult to develop enterprise wide policies and systems. Nevertheless, best practice should be implemented.
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