Smart Business September 2010 - UK edition
Welcome to the September issue of Smart Business, CSC's UK newsletter. As usual we're bringing you the latest examples of how we've been solving issues faced by companies in every sector.
Highlights this month include an interview with one of our cloud computing champions, Siki Giunta, and a feature on the impact the cloud has made at BAE Systems. We also hear about the technology that keeps London moving and discover how Virgin Racing uses simulation to keep a slightly faster form of transport on track.
We always welcome feedback so please let us know if there's anything that's caught your interest in this issue. And if you're on Twitter do come and join us there too.
Andy Williams
President, Northern Europe, CSC
Up, up and away
Cloud computing takes off at BAE Systems
On a suitably overcast summer's day Smart Business visited Charles Newhouse, champion of cloud computing at BAE Systems, to learn how his vision for a cloud-based managed services environment has transformed IT procurement and management at one of the world's biggest aerospace and defence organisations. Read more
Ahead of the games
Transport for London's CIO discusses his priorities and strategies as we emerge from the financial crisis - and look forward to the 2012 Olympics
Keeping London moving must be hard enough at the best of times, but it's tougher still when a financial crisis reduces passenger numbers - and revenue. Throw in a digital upgrade programme to support the forthcoming Olympic Games and you'd be forgiven for sympathising with CIO Ian Campbell. We talk through the issues. Read more
Talking out cloud
Siki Giunta talks in depth about the way CSC is helping CIOs get the most from cloud computing
Siki Giunta is CSC's global vice president for cloud computing and software services, responsible for setting overall and operational strategy for the deployment of cloud services. On a fleeting visit to the UK she took time out from visiting key customers and planning new strategic initiatives to speak to Smart Business. Read more
Health check
Andrew Spence, CSC's UK director of Healthcare Strategy, on how CSC is transforming the healthcare technology landscape and enabling better decision making through IT
Information technology has become critical to improving patient care and increasing NHS productivity, and with public sector budgets under pressure, the need for strategic IT support has never been greater. Working in partnership with a wide variety of health communities and organisations, CSC is enabling the NHS to drive down costs and deliver essential services more efficiently. Read more
Disruptive influences
David Moschella from the CSC Leading Edge Forum argues that disruptive change may not be as common as some IT pundits make out. Plus: another chance to win an iPad.
Every aspiring inventor wants to come up with 'disruptive technology', game-changing products or websites that trigger fundamental shifts in the way companies or consumers do business. But what do we really mean by disruptive technology? Is cloud computing disruptive, for instance, or is it simply a new way of doing something - just better? Read more
End of the tunnel
CSC partner Virgin Racing has pioneered a digital approach to race car design that relies solely on computational simulation and cuts out wind tunnel testing altogether
Using simulation techniques and high-performance computing powerful enough to model climate change and simulate NASA space missions, Virgin Racing has pushed the boundaries of traditional race car engineering to create the world's first fully digitally engineered F1 car. Read more