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IT managers 'should play with Xbox 360s'
News Analyst group Gartner has revealed the top 10 must-dos for IT managers in 2006 and along with the usual advice, such as working closer with the finance department, are other tips such as exploring emerging technologies such as game consoles.
[December 9, 2005, 16:00]
IT managers told: Don't block social networking
News Although the Gartner event has historically concerned itself with matters such as justifying the expense of a new enterprise-resource management computing system, the broadening show now reflects the growing scope of work IT managers face.
[October 20, 2009, 9:06]
IT managers 'should play with Xbox 360s'
Talkback I think IT managers should start to think about why people rather produce open source programs volontarily and efficiently than rubbish in the surrounding they create for those who actually produce the products they sell.
[December 11, 2005, 7:05]
Forrester: IT managers delaying Vista rollout
News IT managers are finding themselves pulling back their initial Windows Vista deployment plans," Forrester analyst Benjamin Gray said in a report issued this week. Most of the IT managers we spoke with cited SP1 as the reason they have yet to...
[August 16, 2007, 8:56]
IT managers ready for the euro
News IT managers have no fear of the euro. Despite continuing uncertainty over the UK's possible entry into the euro, British IT managers generally believe they can make the change when required to do so. Many UK retail businesses have decided to handle...
[December 11, 2001, 10:33]
Data breach law: IT managers say 'No'
Blog One of the surveys, commissioned by security company Clearswift, asked IT managers whether the UK should enact data breach legislation. Overwhelmingly, IT managers said 'No' -- 87 percent of them don’t believe the general public should be informed...
[June 5, 2008, 16:12]
IT managers blamed for making staff ill
News Overly authoritarian and bureaucratic IT managers are bad for morale and productivity and are making their staff sick. The CMI spokeswoman said IT managers should think about how they can be more proactive, by "going to the business and saying… how...
[December 13, 2007, 7:29]
IT managers 'should be liable for harbouring cyberterrorists'
News Negligent IT managers in the UK should be liable for harbouring information terrorists, a cyberwarfare expert at the Butler Group said on Thursday. The upcoming US laws will make IT managers legally accountable for leaving vulnerable systems open...
[October 26, 2001, 18:03]
IT managers need to leave 'nerdy closets'
News And IT managers had better get out of their "nerdy closets" if things are going to improve, he said. The challenge for IT managers was how to get people to think the way they used to -- with decisions driven by a vision, rather than short-term gains.
[October 1, 2003, 9:15]
IT managers drive harder outsourcing bargains
News Outsourcing companies are facing increasing competition and falling contract values, giving IT managers greater bargaining power for outsourcing contracts in 2007. IT managers are increasingly choosing companies based in India when outsourcing...
[January 11, 2007, 12:22]
IT managers need Tablet PCs too
News IT managers get the short end of the stick sometimes. Wireless access makes it worth the moneyThe ability to roam wirelessly presents a unique opportunity for managers looking to compute unfettered. This program is a boon for managers looking to...
[April 2, 2003, 15:12]
IT managers delaying switch to Vista
News Time and complexity are putting UK IT managers off migrating their organisation onto Microsoft's Vista operating system. New research has found nearly half of IT managers (49 percent) will take more than 12 months to fully migrate their...
[June 5, 2007, 10:10]
IBM: IT managers are facing storage squeeze
News As a result it is difficult for IT managers to work out how long to keep information. IT managers have a lot on their plate, Monshaw added. Balancing the need to manage and store unprecedented amounts of data while adhering to increasingly strict...
[October 31, 2007, 16:13]
IT managers view SP2 with suspicion
News Most IT managers believe that upgrading systems to Microsoft's latest security patch for Windows XP could generate problems, according to a recent survey. The InsightExpress study, which polled IT managers in the United States, found that 63...
[August 25, 2004, 8:30]
IT managers get clarification on recycling duties
News However, despite shedding some light on the responsibilities IT managers may have under the new law, Mead admitted that the Environment Agency and the DTI were struggling to come up with a clear set of guidelines around WEEE and its implementation.
[January 24, 2007, 16:04]
IT managers increasingly in demand
News A war between companies for the favours of top IT managers and tech-savvy staff is looming, according to industry consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). However, an IT skills shortage in those developing markets is increasingly forcing up...
[November 6, 2006, 13:15]
IT managers need a detox year
Leader IT managers who do without buying new technology in one year can have the devil's own task in wringing any money out of their board next year for new products. For an IT manager, taking delivery of a new piece of software for the office should be a...
[February 9, 2006, 15:30]
IT managers: We want smartphones
News The positive response towards smartphones -- handsets resembling standard mobile phones rather than PDAs, yet featuring always-on wireless access to IP networks and significant computing power -- came in a survey carried out by Vanson Bourne of IT...
[January 9, 2003, 16:03]
HP: Reward IT managers for green thinking
News HP is getting behind all things sustainable and green, including the idea that IT managers should be given budget incentives to improve IT efficiency. Speaking in connection with the launch of a range of HP energy-efficient PCs, which the company...
[March 30, 2007, 16:28]
Are IT managers overly authoritarian and bureaucratic?
Talkback So the Chartered Management Institute has branded IT managers as bureaucratic and authoritarian and that they need to think about being more proactive. Is this fair?
[December 13, 2007, 10:13]
