CIOs that want to protect their IT budget from being slashed need to develop business analytic capabilities, according to new research from IT analyst group Gartner.
As evidenced in the defence of WorldCom's chief Bernie Ebbers, not being able to understand technology has been a handy excuse. Now, hopefully, it will be one that is simply not accepted anymore.
Catch up on all the latest breaking news from the CeBIT Australia show floor in Sydney.
After spending years allowing a multitude of information technology (IT) platforms and systems -- and customised code -- to gain root within its business, Telstra this week finally drew a line in the sand.
Resource-constrained organisations are digging their own hole when it comes to costly business applications.
As our nation comes to grips with the implications of global warming, technology has the potential to be a major part of the solution to our CO2 challenges.
Computers have changed the way we learn. The getting of wisdom is no longer a linear process, but a journey where information is forever transforming and where learning is a "trip" from one Web site to another.
The dullest observation you can possibly make about information technology is that it should be designed to serve the needs of the business, rather than the technology experts.
Welcome to Disaster Recovery, Iain Ferguson and Steven Deare's behind-the-scenes look at the goings-on in enterprise technology.
What can organisations do to keep the employees they have and maximise their potential?
The CIO must act as the link between IT and the wider strategy of the business, and not get too bogged down in technology alone.
Technology is a catalyst for business change, but that change doesn't always sit well with departments that have their own sovereignty to look after. David Braue asks whether IT can be centralised and distributed at the same time.
A few years ago, the uptake of biometric technology was considered a sure thing. But fast forward to present day and ZDNet Australia can reveal that companies are reluctant to use biometrics due to their negative stigma.
Want to shop locally for IT services but don't want to compromise on quality? The local services industry is finding ways to outdo global giants.
Sometimes you just must have the latest technology, and swallow the associated risks of being the first to use it. We talk to Australian companies that couldn't wait.
Successful CIOs are able to create business strategies that require technology, which means using IT to create value. In this clip, ZDNet Australia CIO of the Year Cesare Tizi explains how CIOs should present their plans to the business and how to measure their success.
At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University, panelists discuss benefits that huge companies like Google and Facebook could get from embracing open source, such as third-party developers integrating their products into new application versions and easier connectivity with emerging technologies. Panelists include Ron Yekutiel, CEO of Kaltura; Kim Polese, CEO of SpikeSource; and moderator Matt Asay, vice president of business development at Alfresco and a member of the CNET Blog Network.
At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Stephen Elop, president of Microsoft's business division, explains how Microsoft plans to apply Web 2.0 technology, such as self-service and groups of people contributing to applications, to the enterprise. In an interview with Tim O'Reilly, founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, Elops also details Microsoft's plans to release ad-supported programs.
At the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie talks about the company's new cloud computing operating system, called Windows Azure. The new OS is a framework that allows you to scale from 10 users to 10 million users without additional coding. Ozzie also discusses what the technology means for developers and businesses.
Lorie Buckingham, CIO of telecom solutions provider Avaya, talks about the promise of unified communications for its more than one million business customers around the world. She also discusses her passion for technology and strategy for integrating innovative communication technologies.
The tendency for mobile devices to stay faithful to the first access point they connect to is leaving users with weak signals and awful throughput rates.
Secrecy seems to shroud the data centre arena -- all well and good for security's sake, but not so great when trying to pick a provider. We pull back the curtains to find what data centre options exist in Australia.
High-powered panelists discuss the evolution of content delivery in the age of convergence and the empowered consumer at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association's annual conference in San Francisco. Panelists include Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers, DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg, America Online CEO Jonathan Miller, Google co-founder Larry Page and Comcast CEO Brian Roberts.
They may not be perfect, but intrusion detection systems should be a part of your enterprise security arsenal.
Fundamentalists are people who can't tolerate the idea that there are legitimate points of view other than their own. Publish something negative about Linux, and you'll soon find out what I mean.
Ben Forta: All about Adobe
Take one ColdFusion veteran and mix in a healthy dose of prolific book writing, and chances are you will end u… Watch it now
Google CEO Eric Schmidt
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Telstra shareholders fear break up
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Can the Telco Reform Act be win-win?
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