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2013 Stories
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February 26, 2013
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Specifications
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February 26, 2013
26Feb2013
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HP's new Slate 7 Android tablet
HP has launched its latest attempt to break into the tablet market with its Slate 7 tablet at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The tablet runs Android Jelly Bean and offers Google services. Continue Reading
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February 26, 2013
26Feb2013
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Media consumption
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February 26, 2013
26Feb2013
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HP offers the Slate 7 in various colours
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February 26, 2013
26Feb2013
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Android operating system and the apps
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February 26, 2013
26Feb2013
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DDN launches hScaler Hadoop appliance for enterprises
HPC and clustered NAS supplier Data Direct Networks aims at enterprise customers with Hadoop appliance comprising its SFA12K storage and commodity compute components Continue Reading
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February 26, 2013
26Feb2013
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RSA 2013: Obama cyber order will have significant effect, says DoHS
President Barack Obama’s executive order on cybersecurity is a “very big deal” says Mark Weatherford, deputy under-secretary for cybersecurity at the US Department of Homeland Security (DoHS). Continue Reading
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February 26, 2013
26Feb2013
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Security Pay Rates: UK Permanent Salary Index February 2013
This research from Acumin and Computer Weekly charts the rate for the job for over 60 IT security and compliance roles. Continue Reading
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February 26, 2013
26Feb2013
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Amazon is the new battleground for data analytics
Businesses should consider Amazon's Redshift data warehouse as a service platform, says analyst Nucleus Research. Continue Reading
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February 26, 2013
26Feb2013
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CW Special Report on Cognizant
This 7 page special report from Computer Weekly gives you the facts on Cognizant, its strategy, products and services and financial performance. Continue Reading
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February 26, 2013
26Feb2013
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Accenture Technology Vision 2013
Accenture's technology vision assesses the impact of digital technology on the enterprise in 2013 and offers action points for CIOs and business leaders. Continue Reading
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February 26, 2013
26Feb2013
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Virtualization Security: Protecting Virtualized Environments
This extract from the book Virtualization Security, includes a 30% discount for Computer Weekly readers. Continue Reading
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February 26, 2013
26Feb2013
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IT Priorities Europe 2013
Compare IT technology and spending priorities across Europe with Computer Weekly/TechTarget's IT Priorities 2013 European research. Continue Reading
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February 25, 2013
25Feb2013
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Will the Nokia portfolio win over the world?
As the former leader of the mobile market tries to entice customers to use its handsets, we ask whether the strategy will succeed Continue Reading
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February 25, 2013
25Feb2013
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Nokia Siemens Networks unveils Liquid Applications
New technology enables data-rich applications to be run from base stations, reducing latency in mobile networks Continue Reading
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February 25, 2013
25Feb2013
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Google penalises Interflora and UK newspapers for failing to comply with SEO regulations
The website for Interflora has disappeared from Google search pages, amid accusations the company has manipulated links Continue Reading
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February 25, 2013
25Feb2013
Opinion
The Great Deverticalisation - part 2: The power of open
The public sector has the opportunity, through the power of 'open', to take the lead in creating organisations for the future success of UK plc Continue Reading
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February 24, 2013
24Feb2013
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Mozilla announces handsets for Firefox OS
Alcatel, LG and ZTE will be the first mobile manufacturers to bring Firefox OS handsets to the market Continue Reading
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February 24, 2013
24Feb2013
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Universal Credit has the hallmarks of another IT failure
Charities, housing associations and consultancies have warned that the Department for Work and Pensions’ £2.2bn Universal Credit programme has all the hallmarks of another public sector IT disaster. Continue Reading
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February 22, 2013
22Feb2013
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Music companies critical of Google’s anti-piracy efforts
Music companies have accused Google of failing to fulfil a pledge not to give prominent rankings in search results to websites offering illegal music downloads. Continue Reading
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February 22, 2013
22Feb2013
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Tesco to host private cloud infrastructure within its internal datacentres
Tesco will run a private cloud infrastructure from its internal datacentre to host its website and retail related apps Continue Reading
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February 21, 2013
21Feb2013
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Pearson unveils incubator programme for education startups
Pearson to offer 10 education startup companies $10,000 and expert mentors. Continue Reading
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February 20, 2013
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Download: Managing Virtualised Networks
This technical guide examines what the ideal on-premises network management system would look like and examines managed network monitoring and management services as options. Continue Reading
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February 20, 2013
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Download: Global cloud survey: the implementation challenge
Cloud has finally started to move beyond the hype and into the very fabric of today’s enterprise. Organizations around the world are gaining valuable insight into not only the potential benefits of cloud, but also the practical challenges of ... Continue Reading
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February 20, 2013
20Feb2013
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British businesses are not making most of the cloud, study shows
British businesses have yet to make the most of cloud computing services because many are hesitant to adopt it Continue Reading
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February 20, 2013
20Feb2013
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Action for Children takes fundraising to the cloud with Rackspace
Charity Action for Children has overcome its website traffic issues and has saved costs by using Rackspace cloud Continue Reading
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February 18, 2013
18Feb2013
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Pitchford to head-up Universal Credit programme
David Pitchford, executive director of Major Projects Authority heads up the Universal Credit at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Continue Reading
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February 18, 2013
18Feb2013
In Depth
Top technologies that can make your datacentre green
Energy-efficient technologies that can reduce running costs in the datacentre and across the business Continue Reading
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February 18, 2013
18Feb2013
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Benefits Management: How to increase the business value of your IT projects
This book extract explains how organisation can uses benefits management techniques to increase the value of IT projects to the business. Continue Reading
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February 18, 2013
18Feb2013
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CW buyer's guide: mobile device management
The Computer Weekly buyer's guide examines how to formulate a strategic policy for mobile device management (MDM). Continue Reading
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February 18, 2013
18Feb2013
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The Demise in Effectiveness of Signature and Heuristic Based Antivirus
Anti-virus technology is failing to protect organisations from malicious attacks. Security professionals should look at alternative strategies, the NNC group argues in this report. Continue Reading
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February 18, 2013
18Feb2013
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The next frontier for managed print services
MPS is extending beyond the enterprise to address requirements of mobile and remote workers, say analysts Louella Fernandes and Clive Longbottom. Continue Reading
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February 18, 2013
18Feb2013
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Maximising automation and the industrialisation of IT
This report from analysts Bob Tarzey and Clive Longbottom makes the case for automation in IT operations management. Continue Reading
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February 18, 2013
18Feb2013
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Innovative business technologies in a converging world
This independently researched report investigates converging business technologies, including cloud computing, big data analytics and business intelligence. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2013
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Download: IT Services Purchase Intentions 2013
This survey of over 130 European IT professionals from MicroScope and TechTarget examines company’s IT service purchase plans for cloud, security & compliance, enterprise applications, data center services, storage & disaster recovery. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2013
15Feb2013
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Bad outsourcing decisions cause 63% of data breaches
Bad outsourcing decisions nearly two-thirds of data breaches investigated by security firm Trustwave in the past year Continue Reading
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February 15, 2013
15Feb2013
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2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards: See who made the shortlist
Finalists of the 2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards have been announced. Find out who made the shortlist. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2013
15Feb2013
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Entrepreneur of the Year - sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
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February 15, 2013
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Rising Star of the Year - sponsored by Cisco
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February 15, 2013
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Innovator of the Year - sponsored by The Institution of Engineering and Technology
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February 15, 2013
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Leader of the Year - in a corporate organisation (with over 500 employees) - sponsored by BP
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February 15, 2013
15Feb2013
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Everywoman Awards Ceremony
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February 15, 2013
15Feb2013
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Inspiration of the Year - sponsored by VMware
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February 15, 2013
15Feb2013
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Team Leader of the Year - in a SME (with under 500 employees) - sponsored by salesforce.com
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February 15, 2013
15Feb2013
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IT budgets to grow in 2013 as economy bumps along
UK IT departments are planning to spend more on IT in 2013 despite the downturn, a worldwide survey of IT managers has revealed Continue Reading
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February 14, 2013
14Feb2013
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Google battles BT in patent row
Google has launched legal action against BT, accusing the British firm of four counts of patent infringement Continue Reading
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February 14, 2013
14Feb2013
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Grant Thornton uses Huddle for business support programme
Grant Thornton is using Huddle to share information and content as part of the £200m government-backed GrowthAccelerator Continue Reading
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February 13, 2013
13Feb2013
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Boots to roll out contactless payments nationwide
Boots is to roll out contactless payments across its stores nationwide, in a deal with payment providers Visa Europe and Streamline Continue Reading
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February 13, 2013
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IT services spending priorities 2013: Cloud computing services
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February 13, 2013
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IT services spending priorities 2013: Outsourcing network services
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February 13, 2013
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IT services spending priorities 2013: Security
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February 13, 2013
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IT services spending priorities 2013
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February 13, 2013
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IT services spending priorities 2013: Barriers to BPO outsourcing
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February 13, 2013
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IT services spending priorities 2013: IT services who makes the decisions?
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February 13, 2013
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IT services spending priorities 2013: Storage, backup and disaster recovery
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February 13, 2013
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IT services spending priorities 2013: Business process outsourcing
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February 13, 2013
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IT services spending priorities 2013: Enterprise applications
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February 13, 2013
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IT services spending priorities 2013: Outsourcing datacentre infrastructure
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February 13, 2013
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European IT services spending priorities 2013
Find out the results of TechTarget's 2013 European services purchase intentions survey. Continue Reading
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February 12, 2013
12Feb2013
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Case study: Children learn to read and write on laptops in Sweden
All students in Sandviken, Sweden, have access to personal laptops. Two schools share how they use theirs to teach children to read and write Continue Reading
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February 12, 2013
12Feb2013
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Barclays bank cuts UK jobs
Barclays will cut jobs in the UK as part of a total reduction of 3,700 staff after reporting a substantial drop in profits for the last 12 months Continue Reading
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February 12, 2013
12Feb2013
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In-house tape vs cloud archiving: What are the pros and cons?
Have cloud archiving services reached a tipping point that makes them cheaper and easier to manage than in-house tape archives? Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
11Feb2013
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HMRC alerts businesses to impending real-time PAYE changes
HMRC is notifying businesses about impending real-time information (RTI) changes to the PAYE payroll system Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
11Feb2013
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Business applications, data analytics can make business lean
Centralised business apps, such as ERP and CRM can frustrate, but also make a business lean. Data analytics has a fresh Six Sigma role to play Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
11Feb2013
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How to find the most vulnerable systems on your internal network
Most corporate networks share common vulnerabilities, but many could be mitigated with education in “hacker thinking” for technical staff Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
11Feb2013
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IT expert in Microsoft monopoly case faces £2.5m legal fight
A computer expert who advised the European Commission in its investigation into anti-competitive behaviour by Microsoft faces £2.5bn legal battle Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
11Feb2013
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Gartner: analytics will be more transparent, real-time and automated
Analyst firm Gartner has identified three trends for analytics and BI: transparency, real-time and automation Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
11Feb2013
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CIO interview: David Matthewman, CIO, Open University
Three years after joining the Open University, CIO David Matthewman continues to push a strategic programme to deliver value and innovation Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
11Feb2013
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World-Class EA: The Agile Enterprise
Agile is about more than software development, it's a mindset. This report from the Open Group explains how to apply agile techniques and best practices to the enterprise. Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
11Feb2013
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Global cloud survey: the implementation challenge
The journey to cloud is proving more complicated and challenging than many had originally anticipated, senior executives reveal in this report from KPMG. Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
11Feb2013
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Skills Forecast: Big Data Analytics
This report analyses the projected demand for IT professionals with Big Data Analytic skills in the UK over the next five years. Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
11Feb2013
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Top 10 Business Analysis Trends for 2013
A global panel of experts identifies the Top 10 Business Analysis trends in 2013 Continue Reading
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February 08, 2013
08Feb2013
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Change BIOS to enable virtualisation
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February 08, 2013
08Feb2013
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Using VMware Player to run Windows 7 in a virtual machine
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February 08, 2013
08Feb2013
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Virtual machine wizard
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February 08, 2013
08Feb2013
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Windows 7 running in a VMware Player virtual machine
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February 08, 2013
08Feb2013
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VMware Player: ready to play
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February 08, 2013
08Feb2013
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BYOD with VMware
New Windows 8 tablets and laptops are great...but not exactly corporate. So why not run a Windows 7 virtual machine? Continue Reading
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February 08, 2013
08Feb2013
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IT skills demand rises as salaries follow 16-month trajectory
KPMG study shows demand for IT talent rising, as IT professionals with SQL, PHP, CSS and HTML skills see spike in earnings Continue Reading
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February 08, 2013
08Feb2013
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2e2 datacentre administrators hold customers' data to £1m ransom
Administrators of insolvent datacentre services provider 2e2 have asked customers for £1m in funding if they want uninterrupted services Continue Reading
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February 07, 2013
07Feb2013
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Interview: Phil Smith, CEO of Cisco UK & Ireland
Cisco's UK CEO talks about innovation, wireless vs wired and software defined networking at the company’s annual Cisco Live event in London Continue Reading
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February 07, 2013
07Feb2013
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Social media: A security challenge and opportunity
Generation Y workers are posing increasing security challenges to their employers as they share data unreservedly Continue Reading
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February 07, 2013
07Feb2013
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Super themes shaping the ICT agenda in 2013
Tim Jennings, chief IT analyst at Ovum identifies seven super themes that will shape the ICT agenda for the year ahead. Continue Reading
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February 07, 2013
07Feb2013
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The Deloitte CFO Survey
Businesses are entering 2013 in a more optimistic mood than they entered 2012, but continue to favour defensive strategies in a low growth environment, this report from Deloitte reveals. Continue Reading
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February 06, 2013
06Feb2013
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Rugby Football Union uses IBM predictive analytics for Six Nations
IBM tries out predictive analytics software, TryTracker, developed in association with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Continue Reading
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February 06, 2013
06Feb2013
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EU cyber strategy aimed at boosting preparedness and cooperation
The European cyber security strategy addresses insufficient national preparedness and boosting co-operation in the region, says the EC Continue Reading
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February 06, 2013
06Feb2013
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Case study: How technology has transformed education in Denmark
Digital devices have transformed the learning environment for schools in the municipality of Odder, Denmark Continue Reading
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February 06, 2013
06Feb2013
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Oracle’s MySQL 5.6 spans to NoSQL to offer more agility
Oracle has released version 5.6 of MySQL, which will hit the “sweet spot of the web market” according to Tomas Ulin, vice-president of engineering Continue Reading
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February 06, 2013
06Feb2013
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Business avoids cloud over fear of government snooping
Almost half of IT professionals are deterred from keeping sensitive data in the cloud because of fear of government intervention and possible legal action, a survey has revealed Continue Reading
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February 06, 2013
06Feb2013
E-Zine
Technology in the dock
In this issue of CW Europe we take a look at tablet security, through a range of case studies, highlighting the benefits and downfalls of mobile computing. You will also find information about the European Parliament’s decision to provide a new ... Continue Reading
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February 06, 2013
06Feb2013
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Twitter strengthens login security after hacker attack
Days after a hacking attack, it has emerged that Twitter plans to strengthen its login security with two-factor authentication Continue Reading
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February 06, 2013
06Feb2013
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Raspberry Pi Model A computer goes on sale for £16
The latest version of the small single-board Raspberry Pi computer – Model A – has gone on sale in Europe at just £16 Continue Reading
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February 06, 2013
06Feb2013
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The year of Application Performance Management (APM)
Bob Tarzey and Clive Longbottom explain why IT executives are prioritising Application Performance Management to address demands for better performance and to meet business goals. Continue Reading
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February 06, 2013
06Feb2013
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Survey: Cloud-Connected Backup & Recovery
650 IT decision makers give their views on Disaster Recover, Cloud Services, and Bring Your Own Device policies. Continue Reading
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February 06, 2013
06Feb2013
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Sap business suite now available on Sap Hana
This analyst report from Nucleus Research assess the impact of SAPs decision to power SAP Business Suite by its SAP HANA in memory database technology. Continue Reading
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February 06, 2013
06Feb2013
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Modelling the Insurance Enterprise
This report from the Open Group is aimed at managers, architects, and designers that serve the insurance industry or have an interest in integrating the TOGAF and ArchiMate standards. Continue Reading
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February 06, 2013
06Feb2013
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CW Buyers Guide: Software as a Service
Computer Weekly looks at how a CIO can best integrate Saas with existing on-premise software, the restrictions behind Saas and why consulting expert service providers is a good idea. Continue Reading
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February 05, 2013
05Feb2013
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Interview: John Harris, vice-president of global enterprise architecture, Aimia
Aimia, the organisation behind retail loyalty programme Nectar, is overhauling its IT to make the most of customer data Continue Reading
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February 05, 2013
05Feb2013
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Totaljobs hires public cloud services for agility, better performance
Totaljobs Group, the recruiter that runs Totaljobs.com, adopts AWS public cloud to improve IT performance and have an agile infrastructure Continue Reading
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February 05, 2013
05Feb2013
In Depth
Process big data at speed
Low-cost solid state memory is powering high-speed analytics of big data streaming from social network feeds and the industrial internet. Continue Reading