Stephen Pritchard
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Hi #SMW, will you be my friend?
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In-depth Inside the Enterprise: At the end of a week celebrating the medium, is social media a distraction or a useful tool for business?
Welcome to the stay-at-home Olympics
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Inside the Enterprise: The Government has warned of disruption, and the Civil Service is practising working from home. Could IT yet save businesses from chaos on an Olympian scale?
Will someone rid me of these troublesome Macs?
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In-depth Inside the Enterprise: Apple now sells more PCs than HP or Dell. It is time IT departments dropped their opposition to the Mac?
Erase and rewind: the EU and privacy
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In-depth Inside the Enterprise: Proposed new European regulations on data privacy seem largely sensible, even if they present some hurdles for business.
OK, computer
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Inside the Enterprise: Apple's Siri has popularised using voice to control our devices. But the real potential lies in voice biometrics.
Datacentre data crunch
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Inside the enterprise: Despite the move to cloud computing, businesses risk running out of datacentre space.
New year: new suppliers
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In-depth Inside the enterprise: consumers seem keener than businesses to switch suppliers. But reviewing contracts is an easy way to cut costs.
2012: the outlook for CIOs
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth The CIO's task became harder in 2011. In 2012, IT leaders will need to cement their position as trusted advisers to the business, rather than just the person who keeps the lights on.
2012: the outlook for IT managers
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In-depth IT's "squeezed middle" will focus more on the business in 2012.
2012: The outlook for IT professionals
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In-depth 2011 was about job security. 2012 will be about skills, and flexibility.
Building innovation, a generation at a time
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In-depth Inside the enterprise: We should remember that today's technology and social media builds on what came before.
Technology: out of stock
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In-depth Inside the enterprise: Manufacturers are only now starting to feel the impact of the Thai floods and Japanese earthquakes. IT costs could rise as a result.
UK rural broadband: too little, and too late
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth FOI requests suggest that Government-based plans to bring fast broadband to rural areas have made little progress. But there are more barriers than official inaction alone.
Consumerisation of IT: not in the UK, please
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Inside the Enterprise: A research report suggests that UK businesses lag behind those in other developed countries, when it comes to using IT. Are workers, or managers, to blame?
Education: glad to be a geek
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Inside the Enterprise: the Government is right to look at ICT education in the UK. But any reforms need businesses on board – and a change in attitudes towards IT professionals.
Plugging public sector data leaks
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In-depth Inside the Enterprise: government bodies seem unable to take information security seriously. Unless they do, the public will remain wary of using government services online.
Work anywhere – work everywhere?
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In-depth Inside the enterprise: A new industry alliance aims to promote flexible working, but businesses and employees still have some catching up to do.
IT spending: recession "knocking at the door"
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Inside the enterprise: Gartner argues that European IT budgets will be under pressure next year, and CIOs need to be prepared.
Unlock your data
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Inside the Enterprise: Regulations and compliance can put barriers between information, and the users who need to work with it.
Nokia and Microsoft: not yet doing the business
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Inside the enterprise: Nokia has unveiled its much-anticipated Windows phone. But the focus seems to be on consumers.
Unified communications: growth, interrupted
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Inside the Enterprise: UC has dropped down the list of CIO priorities, suggests IDC. Could business be missing out?
Data growth forces email upgrades
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News Ever-expanding mailboxes driving businesses to modernise infrastructure, says report.
Apple hits iCloud problems
By Stephen Pritchard published
News Spikes in demand for iOS downloads also puts stress on networks.