Computer Weekly – 6 August 2013: Tech startups inspiring retail IT innovations
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to department store John Lewis about how the firm is working with tech startups to improve its multichannel retail strategy. As PC sales continue to decline, we hear from IT leaders at companies moving away from the traditional desktop to non-Windows devices such as Chromebooks. And the final part of our buyer’s guide to data management examines the benefits being achieved by adopters of predictive analytics, including Tesco and HM Revenue & Customs. Read the issue now.
John Lewis turns to tech startups for cutting-edge IT innovation
John Lewis has been investing in technology innovation to keep ahead of the game in the changing multichannel landscape of the UK high street.
Is it time to rethink desktop IT?
The cost of PCs has remained stable over the past year, but there is still a big premium on hybrid tablet devices – what are the alternatives for desktop IT?
Buyer’s guide to data management – part three: Data-driven innovation
It may still be in the early adopter phase, but some shining examples of predictive analytics demonstrate the potentially enormous benefits it can deliver.
Case study: How a chemicals business pulled over a hundred Active Directories into one
Manufacturer Johnson Matthey sent its migration team around the world to centralise a devolved server estate into a single infrastructure.
Interview: The challenge of delivering all your corporate IT through a browser
Mark Ridley, director of technology at recruitment company Reed.co.uk, switched to Google services but says the process came with a number of challenges.
What is stopping the NHS rolling out Wi-Fi access?
With only a third of NHS Trusts offering Wi-Fi to their patients and visitors, we examine what is holding up the roll-out of wireless technology.
Opinion: Prepare to embrace open leadership
Future employees will be digitally savvy with vastly different expectations of organisational structure and leadership, writes Emer Coleman, founder of consultancy DSRPTN.