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Issue 23

Computing Business - Issue 23

Computing Business investigates the importance of agility - buzz word or a real strategy?

Written by Mark Samuels

Welcome to the twenty-third issue of Computing Business, the monthly magazine for IT leaders.

Computing Business is designed for senior executives at the forefront of technology-enabled change in UK companies and the public sector.

Chief information officers are increasingly expected to develop the business, technology, leadership and personal skills needed to make an effective contribution to decision-making in the boardroom. Computing Business aims to help its readers take that step.

The magazine brings together an exclusive community of the UK’s 35,000 most senior IT executives to examine the personal, organisational and management issues that affect their ability to inspire IT-enabled change.

You can access the articles from issue 23 below. We welcome your feedback on the publication, this web site or any of the features from the magazine - email the editor at mark.samuels@incisivemedia.com, or post your thoughts using the reader comment box at the end of this page.

This month's articles include:

Editorial: Agility improves ability

Cover story: Hive of activity

Ask the experts: Multi-sourcing

CIO interview: Mark Reynier, the managing director of the Bruichladdich distillery

Leadership: Bold behaviour

Best practice: New deals

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