Commissions June 2012

I will be updating this over the next few weeks – new assignments are coming in frequently (and at short notice) so please check back here, or subscribe via email or RSS.

IT Pro – Business of IT features

Technical debt (deadline for leads: 23 05 12)

Business continuity planning (deadline for leads: 28 05 12)

 

Information Age

Feature on cloud brokers – including case studies of businesses using them (deadline for leads: 28 05 12)

 

Further security feature commission: 2012 Olympics

In addition to the FT piece on hacktivism, I am researching a feature for CNBC Magazine on security for the London 2012 Olympics.

We want to establish how much is being spent on security for the event, and which businesses stand to benefit. This covers physical security, systems such as CCTV or surveillance drones, and IT security. Where have the contracts gone? Have any sectors or supplies done better or worse? Is there a Mr or Ms big of Olympic security we can speak to?

Any suggestions for input NO LATER THAN Friday 18 May; email is usually the best way to reach me in the first instance.

Upcoming work: update

For the FT’s June Cybersecurity report, I will be writing a piece looking at whether hacktivists are a threat, or merely a nuisance, to businesses.

Given the nature of the piece, I am open to unattributable (not off the record) comments from end user security or IT directors.

 

Otherwise, as ever preference will be given to end users and analysts/independent experts, rather than vendors

Thanks

Stephen

New series on IT projects for The Connected Business podcast

For the FT Connected Business podcast (on podcast.ft.com) we are looking at running a series of pieces, based on interviews with a business executive (and perhaps an IT executive too) on a recent or current project they have carried out to solve a business challenge for their company.

This need not be at FD or CIO level – sometimes it is better to speak to someone closer to the coalface. But what we are after are projects addressing a clear need, with clear results, including financial numbers, and lessons learned.

Our pieces run to 4-5 minutes once edited, so please keep in mind that the topic needs to fit into that timescale, and lend itself to a conversation based around 4-5 questions.

Recordings can be done in London, or over ISDN (ISDN2, G722 codec) or via a number of IP links. If the project is of interest, we will assist with sorting out the technology.

Please email suggestions in the first instance, with as much detail as possible but no attachments (journalism (at) stephenpritchard (dot) com. Please do not call, if the email submission fits the bill, we will come back to you.

Update to upcoming features

Just a quick update – as so many people have asked about it:

FT Connected Business – May 2012

I am writing the piece on cloud definitions. Please send your suggestions, serious or less so, by email (and please also explain your expertise so we know why to quote you).

Deadline for submissions: 04 15 12.