Spotlight on CIO Strategies Spotlight on CIO Strategies

CIOs may have the toughest job in corporate Australia.

‘Keeping the lights on’ is no longer enough for many enterprises. CIOs are also responsible for building new, agile platforms, delivering innovative applications rapidly, helping to create new revenue streams and more – while at the same time finding cost efficiencies and locking down business data.

All this against a backdrop of rapidly changing business and IT environments.

How are CIOs adapting their strategies to deal with these changes and increasingly high expectations? What new strategies are they considering or adopting?

iTnews will provide some answers to these questions in this Spotlight, coinciding with the CIO Strategy Summit in Sydney starting on 8 September.

Special thanks to Veeam, which has come on board as the sponsor of this iTnews Spotlight.

Obama CIO placed on leave after FBI raid

Obama CIO placed on leave after FBI raid

Just days after his appointment, the US chief information officer Vivek Kundra has been told to take leave, after the FBI swooped on his former employer, according to reports.
Phil Muncaster Mar 16 2009 10:15AM Security
2012 UK Olympics CIO hits the ground running

2012 UK Olympics CIO hits the ground running

In his first interview since his appointment, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell tells Computing how his past experience and an emphasis on proven technology will help to ensure a trouble-free Games.
Angelica Mari Mar 13 2009 6:15AM Training & Development
Veteran KPMG CIO to move on to global project

Veteran KPMG CIO to move on to global project

Consultancy firm KPMG is seeking a new CIO to replace industry veteran Ian McBride.
Brett Winterford Mar 11 2009 3:50PM Software
Obama appoints "first ever" federal CIO

Obama appoints "first ever" federal CIO

President Obama has appointed the first-ever federal chief information officer (CIO).
Angela Moscsaritolo Mar 6 2009 11:04AM Security
UK Government publishes open source strategy

UK Government publishes open source strategy

The UK Government has laid out a radical 10-point policy for using open-source software that is aimed at gaining greater value from IT.
Tom Young Feb 26 2009 6:28AM Software
VMware adds high availability with Neverfail

VMware adds high availability with Neverfail

VMware today announced vCenter Server Heartbeat, a tool to monitor and provide automatic failover support for vCenter Server, a critical part of the firm's infrastructure suite.
Daniel Robinson Feb 25 2009 6:23AM Software
Social networks driving Flash Lite usage

Social networks driving Flash Lite usage

The continuing popularity of social networking sites is driving the success of Adobe Flash Lite technology on mobile handsets, according to Strategy Analytics.
Phil Muncaster Feb 20 2009 6:44AM Software
Oracle explains product integration strategy

Oracle explains product integration strategy

Oracle has given more details on its post-acquisition strategy and has outlined its plans for the development of social tools in enterprise software.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 12 2009 6:28AM Software
Juniper research shows correlation between a poor IT strategy and financial results

Juniper research shows correlation between a poor IT strategy and financial results

Research by Juniper Networks has showed that there is a direct correlation between a misaligned IT strategy and the negative impact on a company's bottom line.
SC Australia Staff Feb 10 2009 10:43AM Security
Jetstar extends project management outsourcing deal

Jetstar extends project management outsourcing deal

Jetstar’s CIO Stephen Tame has espoused the need for businesses to run leaner in order to keep IT projects on-track, as the low-budget carrier extended an outsourced project management deal for a further two years.
Staff Writers Jan 20 2009 2:51PM Strategy
HP bolsters Adaptive Infrastructure portfolio

HP bolsters Adaptive Infrastructure portfolio

HP has launched the second phase of its Adaptive Infrastructure portfolio with a range of new applications, features and capabilities aimed at helping customers survive the economic downturn.
Ian Williams Jan 19 2009 6:51AM Software
Thumbs-down for vendor trips and smartphone upgrades

Thumbs-down for vendor trips and smartphone upgrades

CIOs should turn the tables on vendors in 2009 by ‘politely declining’ vendor courtesy trips and instead inviting them to a free lunch at a chain restaurant to discuss cost optimisation, according to Gartner.
Staff Writers Jan 7 2009 2:11PM Hardware
Q & A – Sun Microsystems CIO Bob Worrall

Q & A – Sun Microsystems CIO Bob Worrall

On the data centre challenges facing IT managers, why IT service provision is changing and what problems will it present to IT managers
Dave Bailey Dec 22 2008 5:10PM Software
Internode appoints first CIO

Internode appoints first CIO

Internode has appointed the former head of operations at Cable & Wireless, Mike Damms, as its first chief information officer.
Staff Writers Dec 2 2008 11:39AM Telco/ISP
End of the road for 'rip and replace' IT

End of the road for 'rip and replace' IT

The wasteful 'rip and replace' culture adopted by many IT departments will be wiped out in 2009 as businesses focus on making better use of the systems they already have, according to service-oriented architecture firm Software AG.
Nov 29 2008 3:22PM Hardware
Europe adopts new cyber crime agenda

Europe adopts new cyber crime agenda

The European Union has adopted the European Commission's strategy on cyber crime, and called for better co-operation between businesses and the police.
Nov 28 2008 2:36PM Security
HP inks seven-year services deal with Sara Lee

HP inks seven-year services deal with Sara Lee

HP has scooped up a seven-year infrastructure services contract from FMCG giant Sara Lee to manage its global technology environment.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 4:04PM Hardware
Telstra pumps $5.5m into South Queensland projects

Telstra pumps $5.5m into South Queensland projects

Telstra has dropped $5.5 million into two communications infrastructure projects in Southern Queensland to provide a backbone for mining and gas developments in the region.
Staff Writers Nov 25 2008 3:24PM Telco/ISP
BMC’s new local chief targets new local markets

BMC’s new local chief targets new local markets

BMC is bucking the trend among IT vendors, taking on new staff in Canberra to push into the government sector and embarking on a new customer acquisition strategy under the watch of new A/NZ chief, Gary Mitchell.
Ry Crozier Nov 25 2008 3:20PM Software
Infrastructure funding to drive IT jobs

Infrastructure funding to drive IT jobs

It could be February or March next year before the Canberra job market recovers from the Gershon Review, but it will likely be on the back of resurgent spending on large infrastructure projects, according to one of Australia’s largest IT recruiters.
Ry Crozier Nov 18 2008 3:07PM Training & Development

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