As Microsoft executives stood on a Sydney stage to launch Vista and promising business "efficiency at the desktop", my taxi inched down Melbourne's Russell Street, snared by thousands heading to the MCG demanding workers' rights not efficiency, and protesting against WorkChoice. Ironic. Microsoft and I had something in common. We were both late - 15 minutes in my case, two years in theirs. You know my excuse.
Something stinks, and it ain't Becks' socks
In the quest to do everything faster and cheaper, the question "What can technology do for the business?" is usually eclipsed
by "How much does it cost?"
Future generations will look back on this era as the time when historic transformation of the media first began
It's lonely at the top, but CIOs are lonelier than most . . .
CIOs need to be more diligent about managing vendor relationships.
A glance back in CIO's rearview mirror . . .
Remember the good old days? Back when memory referred to - the info that was stored in your brain and not your mobile phone? Me neither . . .
Are CIOs and IT departments facing extinction?
CIOs need to start thinking smarter about collaboration technology and the culture shift it requires
Memo to telcos everywhere: the world is changing. Get used to it
There's a host of personal devices out there and today's employees expect to use all of them at the office. CIOs had better get used to the idea if they hope to manage it all
While in Hong Kong, our steely observer discovers that not all mantraps are of the soft and curvaceous ilk
Like it or not, cybercrime is here to stay . . .
The state of IT: one Grumpy Old Man's opinion