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A balancing act

20 January 2007

IT effectiveness is a moving target. To keep a clear aim, users must take a balanced approach to technology deployments.

A balanced approach

20 January 2007

Effective protection of vital IT assets and data, demands a balanced approach to security system deployment and a disciplined approach to security practise enforcement.

Smart plastic

20 January 2007

Intelligent peripheral devices such as smart cards are creating dramatic, new ways for people and systems to interact.

The age of events

20 January 2007

To be a truly real-time business, it is critical to react to events as they happen.

Software as a service

20 January 2007

Salesforce.com may have started it, but software-as-a-service is now about a lot more than just CRM.

IT at your service

20 January 2007

Transforming the IT function into a business service-centric operation begins with the hard graft of IT asset management.

Fingerprint recognition, voice prints and retina scans – just some of the new biometric technologies that are available to security managers – but what are they good for and how can they best be used?

Building a platform

20 January 2007

The use of granular processing and storage components is contributing to the creation of service oriented infrastructure (SOI).

SOA and enterprise apps

20 January 2007

Many established business application vendors are intent on providing customers with SOA platforms. Customers’ needs may be better served by alternative approaches.

The Effective IT 2007 Report

20 January 2007

Proven ways to get the best from IT

Be agile

20 January 2007

Writing software using agile methods is not just quicker, it saves money and produces better systems too.

Outsourcing 2.0

20 January 2007

Huge, enterprise-wide IT outsourcing deals are losing ground as businesses look for greater control and value from smaller, more tactical IT service deployments.

Serving up software

27 November 2006

The ability to link software provision to business demand is reliant on the sophistication of service providers.

The software health check

22 November 2006

Having won a major contract to supply the NHS with technology, BT realised it needed to radically alter its software strategy.

Desktop discipline

22 November 2006

A virtualised desktop environment has driven down cost and simplified management at credit and debit processing services company, Voca.

ILM's data management boon

22 November 2006

ILM strategies are now being fully incorporated as a core part of the business infrastructure.

Made to pay

22 November 2006

Many CIOs recognise the benefits of moving to a more responsive software model, but they foresee challenges in getting there.

An unwelcome legacy

22 November 2006

Legacy systems can be a millstone that slows the progress of SOA initiatives.

A virtual world

16 November 2006

For service-oriented architecture initiatives to deliver compelling business value they need to be understood in the context of a virtualised IT environment.