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HP Houston visit

mstibbe — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:16:00 GMT

I just returned from a long trip to the US that included a two-day study tour at HP's headquarters in Houston with senior IT managers and CIOs from different companies. Obviously, I can't go...

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More security, less cost

mstibbe — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:14:00 GMT

Taking a whole-of-life view and single sourcing from HP can reduce the cost of keeping college and university PC estates safe and secure. This article comes from HP UK's Further and Higher...

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Ratio of IT support staff to overall headcount

mstibbe — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:42:00 GMT

Slashdot carried an interesting comment this week: "I was recently talking to a friend about the Fortune 100 company she works for in IT. She told me the company has 35,000 employees, including...

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How to be green

mstibbe — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:23:00 GMT

'Green IT' is an increasingly important priority for CIOs. Three-quarters of CIOs say that eco-friendly computing is an important part of their strategy according to a recent Datamonitor...

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Douglas Jeffrey on users, RCS and changing governance models

mstibbe — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:12:00 GMT

Douglas Jeffrey is a Business Manager at HP UK and an expert on building the business case for Remote Client Solutions. My world involves managing a lot of change. For the most part, customers...

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The green data centre - why it matters to PC users

mstibbe — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:13:00 GMT

I've been reading an article on O'Reilly about green data centers. (Hat tip: Slashdot.) Data centres are consuming more and more power and much of it is being wasted. The interviewee in the...

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The greener PC - remote clients and the environment

mstibbe — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:57:00 GMT

Counting the ecological cost of conventional PCs and the benefits of Remote Client Solutions. Addressing climate change has become a business-critical issue. In addition to aggressive government...

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Virtuality magazine available for download

mstibbe — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:02:00 GMT

We've just produced the first issue of a new magazine about HP Remote Client Solutions - thin clients, blade PCs, virtualisation etc. It looks at how businesses can use it to reduce their IT...

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The silicon ceiling: are CIOs excluded from the board room?

mstibbe — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:38:00 GMT

Just 48 percent of UK CIOs sit on the board, according to research sponsored by Progress Software. The survey polled 500 senior managers and CIOs across Europe and found that the UK is lagging behind...

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The business risks of IT security breaches

mstibbe — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:16:00 GMT

The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform recently published its bi-annual Infromation Security Breaches survey (HP is a contributor). There is some good news. 84% [of companies...

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Deloitte Netherlands and HP Remote Client Solutions

mstibbe — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:33:00 GMT

Besides being an excellent case study for HP's latest Blade PCs, talking to Eric Ubels, CIO Deloitte Netherlands, was a good chance to practice my Dutch. You can read the full case study...

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Coming soon: new HP blog platform

BlogArchive — Thu, 22 May 2008 04:57:00 GMT

I wanted to let you know that HP blogs will be migrating to a new platform over the next week. As of tomorrow, May 23, I won't be posting to my blog and won't be able to receive any comments...

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Surprising new laptops from HP

BlogArchive — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:49:00 GMT

Two recent announcements show that the notebook market is changing and that ambitious companies can use portable PCs in interesting new ways. The first is the HP Compaq 6720t Mobile Thin Client....

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Is Software as a Service the next big thing?

BlogArchive — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Instead of buying a piece of software and then installing it on your company’s computers, Software as Service (Wikipedia definition) vendors rent their application, typically on a per-user basis,...

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CIOs must invest in distinctive solutions

BlogArchive — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:47:00 GMT

A recent Gartner EXP worldwide survey of 1,500 CIOs argues that they must replace generic technology with distinctive solutions in order to support business objectives. Eighty-five percent of...

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