CIO Digest, October 2009 Issue Now Available

The October 2009 issue of  CIO Digest is now available now, featuring a interviews with IT leaders from organizations such as Her Majesty’s Government, Red Robin International, Midland Realty, the Renault F1 Team, among others, as well as an Executive Q&A with Adrian Chamberlain. It also includes a solutions feature on endpoint virutalization and an industry feature on local government IT challenges and strategies.

The exclusive interview (cover story) with John Suffolk, the CIO and CISO for Her Majesty's Government (HMG), provides readers will insight into the overarching strategies that are driving IT decision making for HMG. Specifically, when former Prime Minister Tony Blair commissioned the Transformational Government initiative, Suffolk was given the charge to deliver new public services via the power of new technologies. The initiative touches on all aspects of HMG; the strategic approach taken by Suffolk and the Cabinet Office is a macro-level view surrounded by three primary themes.