Financial Times FT.com

Resources

Principal content

The incredible shrinking system

Most large organisations have invested in complex enterprise software. But demand for smaller and simpler systems is creating new opportunities, finds Alan Cane

Editor’s note: Getting ready to connect

It is time to pull the various strands together in a serious body of work that analyses the implications of a connected planet, writes Peter Whitehead

IT brings control over electricity supplies

The need for energy efficiency and clean power are bringing the two sectors together, reports Sarah Murray

Perspectives: Exotic beauties that are remembered with affection

Something has been lost in the progress of computer design, writes Alan Cane

Valley view: Microsoft gets its numbers game right

Everything about Windows 7 suggests the old order in software is being disrupted and Microsoft’s world is wobbling on its axis, writes Chris Nutall

Boardroom debate: Business needs to see all four IT roles

Business leaders should plan for growth in a down market, writes Ade McCormack

Corporate blogs: New way to engage with stakeholders

Used properly, web-based tools can be an effective way to get your message across, explains Urs Gattiker

IT role model: People must be the centre of technology

Irene Greif has been a pioneer in the use of technology to boost co-operation, says Jessica Twentyman

Changing places: Kinney joins the NetSuite board

The on-demand business software company has appointed Catherine Kinney, a former New York Stock Exchange president, to its board, writes Dan Ilett

Does IT work: Shopkeepers need to show their agility

Retailers are focusing on measures that will cut costs, improve the experience, and retain customers, reports Stephen Pritchard

Outsourcing begins to blur into services

Autonomy pushes its head into the cloud with bank offering

Architecture: ‘If only we could start again from scratch’

What IT means to me: Key is to keep an open mind

Futurephile: ‘IT will step in on my day off’