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IT managers find that security breaches can cost your job

David Bicknell

1 day ago 0 Comments

IT professionals’ illegal downloading puts companies at risk

Keri Allan

1 day ago 0 Comments

IT managers suffer Cloud migration pains

David Bicknell

7 days ago 0 Comments

Cybersecurity protection must be dynamic and organisation-wide

David Bicknell

13 days ago 0 Comments

The IT manager's role in 2020

David Bicknell

14 days ago 0 Comments

The ongoing evolution of IT management

David Bicknell

17 days ago 0 Comments

Giving local council IT managers a helping hand

David Bicknell

20 days ago 0 Comments

Is customer experience becoming more important?

Keri Allan

22 days ago 0 Comments

On projects, it's usually people that are the problem

David Bicknell

22 days ago 0 Comments

UK businesses primed to expect cyber attacks

David Bicknell

24 days ago 0 Comments

Kigali a stop on the road to innovation

David Bicknell

28 days ago 0 Comments

IT projects should be defined as business drivers or supporters

David Bicknell

29 days ago 0 Comments

IT managers struggle to acquire innovation leadership status

David Bicknell

about 1 month ago 0 Comments

Tackling the people factor in IT projects

David Bicknell

about 1 month ago 0 Comments

The critical role of the executive sponsor in IT projects

David Bicknell

about 1 month ago 0 Comments

Why IT is from Venus and the Business from Mars

David Bicknell

about 1 month ago 3 Comments

From 'tech' manager to 'info leader'

David Bicknell

about 1 month ago 0 Comments

Helix Nebula – a science cloud is born

Keri Allan

about 1 month ago 0 Comments

Creating a culture of innovation

David Bicknell

about 1 month ago 0 Comments

Ghana steps up public service delivery through IT

David Bicknell

about 1 month ago 2 Comments

UK organisations set to increase IT security spending

David Bicknell

about 1 month ago 0 Comments

How is environmental tax measurement impacting IT managers?

David Bicknell

about 1 month ago 0 Comments

Cyber security threats to be focus of Rwanda conference

David Bicknell

about 1 month ago 0 Comments

African companies urged to step up ISO 27001 security certification

David Bicknell

about 1 month ago 0 Comments

IT skills gaps are hindering business operations, says study

David Bicknell

2 months ago 1 Comment

The importance of quick decision-making in project success

David Bicknell

2 months ago 1 Comment

Corporate blocking of social media falls - but identity worries remain

David Bicknell

2 months ago 0 Comments

Focusing on the customer experience to amplify the business

David Bicknell

3 months ago 0 Comments

Is it time for IT managers to start blowing their own trumpets?

David Bicknell

3 months ago 0 Comments

A bill of rights for online privacy

David Bicknell

3 months ago 0 Comments

Ratings agencies to emerge for cloud computing?

David Bicknell

3 months ago 0 Comments

Tracking the energy efficiency of software

David Bicknell

3 months ago 0 Comments

IMIS students - a call to action!

Keri Allan

3 months ago 0 Comments

New BSc launched specifically for IMIS graduates

Keri Allan

3 months ago 4 Comments

35% of IT expenditure to be managed outside IT departments by 2015

David Bicknell

3 months ago 0 Comments

Managing IT in a disruptive world

David Bicknell

3 months ago 0 Comments

Considering the human factor in IT project management

David Bicknell

3 months ago 0 Comments

Adopting an engineering-based approach to IT

David Bicknell

3 months ago 0 Comments

IT managers must drive business change 'from the inside out'

David Bicknell

3 months ago 1 Comment

Government IT managers suffer Cloud concerns

David Bicknell

4 months ago 0 Comments

Thinking bigger to cut costs - and drive business change

David Bicknell

4 months ago 1 Comment

Is Africa embracing the iPad as a true work device?

Keri Allan

4 months ago 0 Comments

IT managers' focus to shift towards data management

David Bicknell

4 months ago 0 Comments

Government IT failing in South Africa, says report

David Bicknell

4 months ago 0 Comments

Sometimes politics gets in the way of IT management

David Bicknell

4 months ago 0 Comments

US show demonstrates the consumerisation challenge for IT managers

David Bicknell

4 months ago 0 Comments

Why 2012 may kickstart the move towards Cloud-based business models

David Bicknell

4 months ago 0 Comments

Will 2012 be the year of consumerisation?

David Bicknell

4 months ago 0 Comments

Will 2012 see more business 'DIY IT' projects - and will they always end in tears?

David Bicknell

4 months ago 0 Comments

IT departments urged to turn up the data centre heating - to reduce their carbon footprint

David Bicknell

4 months ago 0 Comments

Social media lessons from an online revolt

David Bicknell

5 months ago 0 Comments

Happy New Year

David Bicknell

5 months ago 2 Comments

The IT management outlook for 2012

David Bicknell

5 months ago 0 Comments

Why virtualisation remains an IT management issue

David Bicknell

5 months ago 0 Comments

Accenture survey proves trend towards DIY IT management

David Bicknell

5 months ago 0 Comments

Mali gets Ghanian backing on growth initiative for ICT capabilities and skills

David Bicknell

5 months ago 0 Comments

Quality of ICT teaching in UK schools criticised as 'inadequate'

David Bicknell

5 months ago 0 Comments

Whitehall backs use of SFIA IT skills framework

David Bicknell

5 months ago 0 Comments

A Brave New World for project management

David Bicknell

5 months ago 0 Comments

Predicting the IT management outlook for 2012

David Bicknell

5 months ago 0 Comments

Why an update to the SFIA skills framework is important

David Bicknell

6 months ago 0 Comments

Could the concept of the ‘9-5’ job be coming to an end?

Keri Allan

6 months ago 1 Comment

SFIA IT skills framework to be updated this week

David Bicknell

6 months ago 0 Comments

IT managers get help to develop their leadership skills

David Bicknell

6 months ago 0 Comments

Durban showcases ICT's role in climate change policies

David Bicknell

6 months ago 0 Comments

Nigeria to create 1.3 million ICT jobs in four years

David Bicknell

6 months ago 1 Comment

Kenya publishes Julisha ICT skills report

David Bicknell

6 months ago 0 Comments

Tailoring your IT management approach to your mobile strategy

David Bicknell

6 months ago 0 Comments

Another job for IT managers: thinking ahead on consumerisation and tablet applications

David Bicknell

6 months ago 0 Comments

Dancing with Agility to the tune of change

David Bicknell

6 months ago 0 Comments

Big challenges with big data

David Bicknell

6 months ago 0 Comments

The True Value of IT

David Bicknell

6 months ago 1 Comment

IT and compliance teams differ on Cloud security

David Bicknell

7 months ago 0 Comments

Managing the Bring Your Own challenge

David Bicknell

7 months ago 0 Comments

The top strategic IT technologies for 2012

David Bicknell

7 months ago 0 Comments

Managing company data is more stressful than divorce, say IT managers

David Bicknell

7 months ago 0 Comments

By 2015 half of web sales will come through mobile applications or a company’s social presence

Keri Allan

7 months ago 0 Comments

The rise and rise of the Agile project management methodology

David Bicknell

7 months ago 0 Comments

Software project scope: avoiding a temptation to 'boil the ocean'

David Bicknell

7 months ago 0 Comments

Developing complex software with Visual Basic

David Bicknell

7 months ago 0 Comments

A couple of CIO blogs worth reading

David Bicknell

7 months ago 0 Comments

Please share your thoughts on Apple's Steve Jobs

David Bicknell

7 months ago 3 Comments

Building IT skills in government to deliver project success

David Bicknell

7 months ago 0 Comments

The IT skills likely to be in demand in 2012

David Bicknell

8 months ago 6 Comments

Young innovator secures business success

John Bancroft

8 months ago 0 Comments

New IT GCSE set to teach children programming skills

Keri Allan

8 months ago 0 Comments

Consumerisation of IT puts pressure on corporate data security policies

David Bicknell

8 months ago 0 Comments

Getting an organisation's virtualised infrastructure to thrive

David Bicknell

8 months ago 0 Comments

Finding the agility to bring the corporate network to life

David Bicknell

8 months ago 0 Comments

A suggested book reading list for IT Management

David Bicknell

8 months ago 0 Comments

Computer Aid survey raises questions over IT disposal and re-use practices

David Bicknell

8 months ago 0 Comments

Getting your applications portfolio in sharper focus

Paul Ng Wai

8 months ago 1 Comment

A Question of Agility

David Bicknell

8 months ago 0 Comments

Getting the business to 'get' IT means knowing the business

David Bicknell

8 months ago 0 Comments

What is wrong with today's information security skills

David Bicknell

8 months ago 0 Comments

UK IT managers admit to blind spot

Keri Allan

8 months ago 1 Comment

Data and network risks top security concerns

David Bicknell

8 months ago 0 Comments

IT's fledgling relationship with marketing is creating 'hybrid' IT directors

David Bicknell

9 months ago 2 Comments

Some thoughts on project management and black swans

Guest Blog from Paul Ng Wai

9 months ago 0 Comments

Examination News

David Bicknell

9 months ago 3 Comments

IT projects are 20 times more likely to fail than other business initiatives

David Bicknell

9 months ago 2 Comments

A successful IT career requires commercial awareness and communications skills

David Bicknell

9 months ago 0 Comments

Syllabus Update - many thanks for your feedback

Steve Wallis

9 months ago 2 Comments

GE sets a new benchmark for green data centre design

David Bicknell

9 months ago 0 Comments

Cyber attacks and PCI requirements mean security skills are in demand

David Bicknell

9 months ago 0 Comments

UK public sector contracting opportunities on the rise

David Bicknell

9 months ago 0 Comments

IT professionals crave localised white papers

Keri Allan

9 months ago 0 Comments

Virtualisation savings don't go far enough for some IT managers

David Bicknell

9 months ago 0 Comments

The Top 5 up and coming IT skills that managers want

David Bicknell

10 months ago 0 Comments

Managing Agile development practices with compliance requirements

David Bicknell

10 months ago 0 Comments

UK demand for IT professionals increases: financial services, media and retail are key sectors

David Bicknell

10 months ago 0 Comments

2011 update offers chance to take stock of ITIL's future

David Bicknell

10 months ago 0 Comments

The sustainability benefits of cloud computing

David Bicknell

10 months ago 0 Comments

Your future IT role: consultant? project manager? Or developer?

David Bicknell

10 months ago 0 Comments

ITIL 2011 to be launched this week as itSMF creates service management recognition programme

David Bicknell

10 months ago 0 Comments

Who are the key players in the African ICT market?

Keri Allan

10 months ago 1 Comment

IMIS Syllabus Update - we want your views

Steve Wallis

10 months ago 12 Comments

Demand for IT managers and new skills increases

David Bicknell

10 months ago 0 Comments

Gaining a data protection badge of honour

David Bicknell

10 months ago 0 Comments

Making the IT manager a corporate sustainability hero

David Bicknell

11 months ago 0 Comments

Collaborating in the Clouds

John Bancroft

11 months ago 0 Comments

Keeping students informed

Keri Allan

11 months ago 6 Comments

Corporate IT security still under the spotlight after hacker group disbands

David Bicknell

11 months ago 0 Comments

Where Academia and Business Meet

John Bancroft

11 months ago 0 Comments

Does the Internet change everything?

David Bicknell

11 months ago 0 Comments

The issue of password fatigue

Keri Allan

11 months ago 1 Comment

The role of technology and social media in delivering sustainability

David Bicknell

11 months ago 0 Comments

Discussing best security practices to prevent continued corporate data loss

David Bicknell

11 months ago 1 Comment

Making $3m savings in energy costs through the innovative use of IT

David Bicknell

11 months ago 0 Comments

Social Media Valuations and Statistics: an inexact science

David Bicknell

11 months ago 2 Comments

Zambia embraces IMIS

Keri Allan

11 months ago 1 Comment

Zambia embraces IMIS

Keri Allan

11 months ago 0 Comments

Welcome to the IMIS Blog

David Bicknell

12 months ago 10 Comments