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Oxfam CIO: Cloud is a philosophical challenge

2nd May 2012

In the build-up to the Cloud Computing World Forum in London this June, BCN editor, Chris Ward, interviews one of the event’s keynote speakers and CIO of Oxfam, Peter Ransom, to discuss the benefits and concerns of placing a major not-for-profit organisation in the cloud.

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Guest post: The Taxonomy of IT – Part 5

25th April 2012

Journey to the Cloud’s Geoff Smith provides the final part of his five-part blog post series, in which he looks at how to classify current changes in the IT department. This week he focuses on the concept of species, and explaining why the idea of classifying IT is so important.

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Guest post: The Taxonomy of IT – Part 4


17th April 2012

Journey to the Cloud’s Geoff Smith continues his five-part series of blog posts, in which he looks at how to classify current changes in the IT department. This week he focuses on the concept of order, how we consume IT and why it's consumed in this way.

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Google survey shows new cloud role for CFOs

28th March 2012

A survey carried out on senior financial decision-makers in the UK by Google and Vanson Bourne has revealed the full extent to which the CFO is involved in the IT process – with over half of participants declaring that the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) was becoming more influential in the purchasing and management of IT services in their organisation.

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Guest post: The Taxonomy of IT – Part 3


9th March 2012

Journey to the Cloud’s Geoff Smith continues his five-part series of blog posts, in which he looks at how to classify current changes in the IT department. This week he looks at applying biological classifications to define how organisation IT is managed on a daily basis.

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