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Most Effective Use of IT in Construction

High-tech connoisseurs

With a combined 250 years of IT project experience, the Effective IT judges were perfectly placed to separate the best from the rest.

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Most Effective IT Project 2007

Virtual reality

Users report real benefits from virtualisation, but this has lead to high expectations.

Virtual virtues

The new generation of virtualisation technology presents a compelling proposition.

Software licensing model shift

SOA and SaaS could end traditional software subscription models.

The heat is on

RDBMS vendors need to stay ahead of the curve if they are to get a slice of the action.

IT consultants' pay soars

Times are rosy for IT consultants as demand drives massive salary increases.

Business continuity moves up the agenda

Aproaches to the implementation of business continuity are changing.  

The more the merrier

The choice of a best-of-breed or a standardised set of BI tools divides management from users.

Context is king

Business intelligence has primarily focused on number crunching. But the addition of text analysis increases its power exponentially.

The changing shape of BI

The enthusiasm for BI technology is tempered by uncertainty.

Effective BI: simple and flexible

Information Age’s research indicates that BI can be both empowering and constricting for users.

Getting relevant

A bold, aggressive ‘data strategy’ can produce stunning results. Just ask Tesco, Krogers or some of the other giants of consumer retail.

The Effective IT 2007 Summit

Reports from the Effective IT 2007 Summit.

The business of being green

The green agenda can only be driven through pragmatic business benefits.

Clear for take off

BA’s CIO Paul Coby talks about how IT has been an uplifting force for BA.

Recipe for success

A focus on end users eases the transition to an electronic document management system at the Scottish Executive.

Expect the unexpected

Global trends dictate that businesses must learn to innovate and become more agile