IT budgets

Beauty vs. Commodity in the Enterprise

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Here is an article on the new 2016 Apple MacBook Pro, and the interest that businesses might have in it, by  Alison DeNisco (@alisondenisco), published on November 18, 2016 in TechRepublic’s CXO Section

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“Considering how mature cloud digital workspaces such as Office 365 have become, the desktop/laptop hardware has lost its relevance,” said Florentin Albu, CIO of Ofgem E-Serve.” With such devices being a commodity, price plays an essential role in their selection. Beauty comes at a price, and in this case the business case for using MacBook Pros in the enterprise would be difficult to articulate.”[…]

Albu said that, for his business needs, a user environment centered around Office 365 and Surface tablets makes more sense. “As such, we don’t plan to actively support other portables for now,” he said.

 

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http://www.techrepublic.com/article/cio-jury-two-thirds-of-it-leaders-say-their-company-wont-support-the-2016-macbook-pro/

A view on 2016 IT budgets

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Here is an article on the IT budgets that CIOs control, by  (@steveranger) on October 1, 2015 in ZDNET’s special feature on IT Budgets 2016.

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Florentin Albu, CIO at Rothamsted Research, said investment will vary by sector: “I believe that certain government-related sectors will have to adjust to budget reductions, and implicitly investment in IT in these areas will not be on the up. At the same time, I believe that the commercial sector shows an increased appetite for investing in IT solutions, and this will be reflected in more generous budgets in 2016.”

Another complication: deciding what is, and what isn’t, part of the IT budget is getting harder, he said.

“IT is used very loosely now, to cover everything from data and information management, to infrastructure, to enterprise systems etcetera, so the line between business budgets and IT budgets will become increasingly blurry,” he noted.

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Read the full article here:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/when-it-comes-to-it-budgets-bigger-isnt-always-better/

Article re-published in the French edition of ZDNET:

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Florentin Albu, DSI chez Rothamsted Research, déclare ainsi que l’investissement diffèrera selon le secteur. “Je pense que certains secteurs liés au secteur public devront ajuster leur budget à la baisse, et implicitement l’investissement IT dans ces domaines ne sera pas orienté à la hausse. Dans le même temps, je pense que le secteur privé affiche un appétit croissant en termes d’investissement dans des solutions IT, et cela se traduira pas des budgets 2016 plus généreux.”

Une autre complication : décider de ce qui appartient ou non à un budget IT devient de plus en plus difficile, ajoute-t-il.

“L’IT est utilisée de façon très lâche maintenant, pour couvrir tout, des données à la gestion de l’information, l’infrastructure, en passant par les systèmes d’entreprise, etc., de sorte que la frontière entre les budgets métiers et les budgets informatiques deviendra de plus en plus floue” juge Florentin Albu.

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http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/budgets-it-la-taille-n-est-pas-l-essentiel-pour-les-dsi-39830026.htm

Good opportunity for IT to make a difference in 2012

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Here is an article with an outlook on IT in 2012, published in TechRepublic by  in CIO Insights, December 21, 2011, 7:50 PM PST //  @steveranger

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Florentin Albu, CIO at the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, said: “I believe that next year will give IT a good opportunity to innovate and make a difference. You can’t hold your breath over longer periods of time and be competitive at the same time. A lot of businesses realise this and I see a rethinking of how IT is being funded.”

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Read the full article here:

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/cio-insights/good-news-for-the-it-department-2012-will-be-better-than-2011/