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Editor’s note: Blue sky thinking on the cloud

The gathering clouds are said to revolutionise IT – or perhaps not, writes Peter Whitehead

Testing year ahead for IT bosses

Alan Cane asks CIOs and others about the priorities for 2009 as IT budgets come under pressure?

Perspectives: Don’t throw IT baby out with cost-cutting bathwater

Slimming down a workforce in difficult times poses a risk of removing staff of strategic value, writes Alan Cane

What IT means to me: A technology outsider bent on keeping lights on

Stephen Pritchard talks to Brett Dawson, Dimension Data chief executive, about specific IT challenges of Africa, being green and the economic storms

Valley View: Technology makes us all data-gatherers

The possibilities are enormous for humans to relay changes in physical conditions over a wide area using their mobile phones, writes Chris Nuttall

Boardroom debate: Find a CIO who cares about share price

The first step is to establish whether the incumbent is the right person in challenging times, writes Ade McCormack

Supercomputers: Speed within reach at affordable prices

Jessica Twentyman on a market hitting new heights of power and performance and extending its reach as costs come down

Mobile e-mail: popular but not yet ubiquitous

Mobile messaging has shown impressive growth but how will the market develop, asks Ingrid Lunden

IT start-ups: Brave new multi-channel world

Thunderhead’s software helps improve customer communications for financial firms and others entering the world of multi-channel marketing, writes Geoff Nairn

Communications – Web 2.0: Law firms are at the cutting edge of internet tools

Lawyers have proved enthusiastic early adopters of social networks for business use, reports Alan Cane

CA ups its SaaS offerings

IT role model: From chart star to retail scientist

Personal View: Skills

Changing places: Yahoo seeks new chief

Did IT work: A faster route to full trucks and lower costs

Websites: New domain name keeps things simple

Futurephile: ‘Privacy will end in 2013’

Recruitment and skills: Qualifications that withstand recession