http://www.computerweekly.comen-gbFri, 27 Nov 2009 15:16:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/27/239490/ico-publishes-guide-to-quash-business-ignorance-on-data-protection.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/27/239490/ico-publishes-guide-to-quash-business-ignorance-on-data-protection.htm UK privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published a new guide to help businesses understand their obligations under the Data...Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:16:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/23/239417/green-it-how-to-reduce-network-energy-demands.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/23/239417/green-it-how-to-reduce-network-energy-demands.htmCompanies are faced with the twin threats of escalating energy prices and customer examination of their green credentials. Meanwhile, the network is always on and always eating power. William Knight investigates the route to green networks.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:24:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/20/238858/why-archive-your-email-and-for-how-long.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/20/238858/why-archive-your-email-and-for-how-long.htmEmail is a business critical application for nearly every organisation, but the ease of distribution, storage and deletion presents huge challenges as to how to retain vital information contained within email traffic.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/238614/essential-ncpi-service-requirements-for-next-generation-data-centers.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/238614/essential-ncpi-service-requirements-for-next-generation-data-centers.htmData Centers are a significant investment to the corporations and IT departments who they serve. Whether or not they actually achieve the availability of the design is highly dependent on the quality of the service personnel and their ability to meet the challenges specific to data center management. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:30:57 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/238957/white-paper-energy-efficient-performance-for-the-data-center.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/238957/white-paper-energy-efficient-performance-for-the-data-center.htmTo meet the demand for higher computing capacity without adding servers to the data center, Intel IT created a virtualization solution that provided high performance, energy efficiency, and lower operational costs. The new servers consistently outperformed earlier servers, achieving higher throughput and reduced power consumption. We realized increased energy efficient performance (EEP) and increased computing performance in the data center through server consolidation.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:06:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/238675/white-paper-liebert-using-four-step-technology-to-optimize-data-center-cooling-efficiency.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/238675/white-paper-liebert-using-four-step-technology-to-optimize-data-center-cooling-efficiency.htmData center cooling systems are sized for a full-load operating point that exists infrequently. This is necessary to ensure the system has the capacity to handle these conditions when they do exist; however, it creates the challenge of providing efficient operation at less than one-hundred percent load.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:52:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/236053/11-questions-that-all-cios-shoud-ask-their-it-manager.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/236053/11-questions-that-all-cios-shoud-ask-their-it-manager.htmEvery business is looking for ways to be more efficient. You know information technology is critical — you can't be in business without it. But what is your IT really costing you? Could you be doing more with the technology you have? Could you reduce costs and provide better service to your organization?Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/234074/crunch-time-for-it-optimisation.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/234074/crunch-time-for-it-optimisation.htmStudy of senior IT management reveals utilisation as not the most important factor in companies’ business critical resourcesThu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/235423/the-total-cost-of-email-putting-a-price-tag-on-your-email-environment.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/235423/the-total-cost-of-email-putting-a-price-tag-on-your-email-environment.htmYour IT budget is probably going to be reviewed over the next year; now is the time to look at where you can make savings without making compromises. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/16/239037/power-failure-at-hbos-disrupts-banking-services.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/16/239037/power-failure-at-hbos-disrupts-banking-services.htmA power failure disrupted branch computer systems at Halifax and Bank of Scotland and left customers unable to access cash point machines and online banking...Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/13/238888/environment-agency-aims-to-halve-carbon-emissions-with-green-it-contract.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/13/238888/environment-agency-aims-to-halve-carbon-emissions-with-green-it-contract.htm The Environment Agency has signed an IT contract which aims to halve the department's carbon emissions. The seven-year £336m contract...Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:36:56 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/15/238159/uk-lags-behind-trading-partners-in-data-security-report-says.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/15/238159/uk-lags-behind-trading-partners-in-data-security-report-says.htm UK businesses are lagging behind many of their overseas trading partners in protecting data, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Nearly half (49%)...Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:09:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/14/238123/call-centres-are-not-protecting-credit-card-details.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/14/238123/call-centres-are-not-protecting-credit-card-details.htm Contact centres are failing to securely store voice recordings that contain personal information including credit card numbers. A survey carried out...Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:13:33 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/06/238010/csc-seeks-new-2.bn-deal-with-zurich-financial-services.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/06/238010/csc-seeks-new-2.bn-deal-with-zurich-financial-services.htm Zurich Financial Services Group has entered exclusive negotiations with IT outsourcer CSC 10-year...Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:51:27 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/01/238249/the-security-implications-of-green-it.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/01/238249/the-security-implications-of-green-it.htmGreen IT has gone mainstream. The past year has seen corporations such as Citigroup establishing their environmental credentials by opening green datacentres. But how do the separate disciplines of green IT and information security come together?Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:45:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/09/29/237909/cios-are-followers-not-leaders.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/09/29/237909/cios-are-followers-not-leaders.htm Fujitsu Technology Solutions has warned that excessive caution amongst CIOs and IT directors could be hampering innovation as research showed that just one...Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:52:16 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/09/28/237889/government-covers-up-valuation-office-security-failures.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/09/28/237889/government-covers-up-valuation-office-security-failures.htm The government has restricted circulation of an auditor's report into information security failures at the Valuation Office...Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:32:07 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/09/28/237888/net-neutrality-in-europe-to-be-decided-at-dinner-tonight.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/09/28/237888/net-neutrality-in-europe-to-be-decided-at-dinner-tonight.htmEuropean telecommunications ministers could decide tonight whether to endorse a net neutrality clause in the long-awaited Telecoms Package.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:25:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/09/25/237860/green-cloud-from-microsofts-dublin-datacentre.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/09/25/237860/green-cloud-from-microsofts-dublin-datacentre.htmMicrosoft has opened its first datacentre in Europe to deliver cloud services to businesses.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/09/02/237520/the-ico-takes-sutton-council-to-task-over-data-losses.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/09/02/237520/the-ico-takes-sutton-council-to-task-over-data-losses.htm The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found the London Borough of Sutton in breach of the Data Protection Act. The ICO found that Sutton...Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:01:07 GMT