Tag Archives: technology

When Did You Last Switch Off Your Smartphone?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Mark Hillary

How often each day are you truly disconnected from the internet? If you have a smartphone then it’s probably not very often at all. If you take a flight then it’s likely you might have to endure several hours without … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi comes to Brazil

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Mark Hillary

Earlier this month Pete Lomas, the man who designed the Raspberry Pi computer, was in São Paulo giving a keynote lecture at Campus Party about the story behind the creation of the Raspberry Pi. Pete was speaking at Campus Party … Continue reading →

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IT Decisions at Campus Party 2013

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Mark Hillary

I was delighted to speak at the sixth Campus Party in São Paulo today. My talk this afternoon focused on how companies can use social media with a focus on describing step-by-step the planning process for using these tools. My … Continue reading →

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How Twitter Saved Bletchley Park

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Mark Hillary

Dr Sue Black is an internationally-known computer scientist. She is is a Senior Research Associate in the Software Systems Engineering group in the the Department of Computer Science at University College London and a Senior Consultant with Cornerstone Global Associates. … Continue reading →

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Who Moved My Job?

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Mark Hillary

If you have dug around in my past then you will be aware of a book I wrote back in 2008 called Who Moved My Job? Perhaps you even bought a copy or borrowed it from a friend — if … Continue reading →

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ITD Research: Transforming delivery models

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Mark Hillary

This crowdsourced research report presents the views of Brazilian leaders around  changes in IT delivery models and how that affects their job.

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Are women equal to men in all tech companies?

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Mark Hillary

Let’s build a smarter planet is IBM‘s mission statement, but does that include a planet where women are considered equal to men? It may seem that IBM do believe in promoting women to senior positions – earlier this year Ginni … Continue reading →

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Review 2011: the top 10 CIO interviews

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Mark Hillary

As 2011 draws to a close, IT Decisions looks back at the most significant events of the past 12 months in the Brazilian IT industry and highlights the top stories, interviews and trends based on what our audience commented, read, … Continue reading →

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Proposals for a better Brazil in 2022

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Claudio Porto is the founder and president of management and strategy consultancy Macroplan. Earlier this year, he launched a book, “2022 – Propostas para um Brasil melhor no ano do do bicentenário,” which presents a reflection about the opportunities that … Continue reading →

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Rhodia IT boss on handling a merger

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Mark Hillary

It’s all change at specialty chemicals firm Rhodia. The French company has been acquired by Belgium-based firm Solvay earlier this year and IT is an important aspect of the merger, so IT Decisions caught up with Rhodia’s infrastructure and strategy director Fernando Birman about … Continue reading →

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