February 2013 News
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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.18 Feb 2013
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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.18 Feb 2013
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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.18 Feb 2013
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Hadoop silos need integration, manage all data as asset, say experts
Big data hype causes disorders in organisations, including Hadoop silos, exaggerated importance of data scientists and too much experimentation15 Feb 2013
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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 year15 Feb 2013
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Tax charges lead to losses for Brocade
The networking firm reports record revenues, but confirms a tax charge pushed it to report losses of $21m15 Feb 2013
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UK and EU on track to catch up in the BYOD trend
Enterprises in Europe lag behind in bring-your-own-device (BYOD) schemes, but catching up with integrating devices in corporate networks15 Feb 2013
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Departments to push millions through G-Cloud this year
Government will spend tens of millions through the G-Cloud framework in 2013, says Alex Holmes, deputy director of IT reform at the Cabinet Office15 Feb 2013
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Daisy Group takes control of 2e2's datacentre operations
Daisy Group has entered an agreement to acquire and manage 2e2's datacentre business unit15 Feb 2013
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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 revealed15 Feb 2013
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Huawei bets on cloud for SDN strategy
Chinese telecoms firm, Huawei, hopes its cloud-based software defined networking (SDN) strategy will help service providers simplify networks15 Feb 2013
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Nutanix CEO: Converged storage makes SAN look like the mainframe
Nutanix CEO interview: How converged storage will make the SAN obsolete; and the threat from VMware’s VSAN storage virtualisation plans15 Feb 2013
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Siemens intensifies datacentre focus with launch of DCIM tool
Siemens has launched its first datacentre infrastructure management tool, Datacenter Clarity LC, in a bid to intensify its focus on datacentres15 Feb 2013
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ICO issues £150,000 penalty, urging more care with personal data
ICO urges review of personal data policies after issuing a £150,000 fine to Nursing and Midwifery Council for breaching data protection laws15 Feb 2013
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iOS 6.1 security flaw allows iPhone lock screen bypass
Apple may have to release another fix for its recently released operating system update iOS 6.1 to protect against thieves and hackers15 Feb 2013
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Government introduces new rules to prevent tax-avoidance
The government has introduced new rules intended to prevent companies from minimising their UK tax bills, amid several IT companies having been singled out as alleged tax-avoiders.14 Feb 2013
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Data breach investigations show no-one is immune
Nearly every industry, country and type of data was involved in a breach of some kind in the past year, according to security firm Trustwave14 Feb 2013
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Southwest One outsourcing achieves 10% of target savings
Somerset council's Southwest One outsourcing venture achieved just 10% of the savings initially targeted half way through the programme14 Feb 2013
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Virgin Media creates 400 UK jobs for broadband and TV networks
Virgin Media is hiring engineers and customer service representatives for its growing superfast broadband network and television customer base14 Feb 2013
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CIF urges users follow procurement best practice after 2e2 closure
The high-profile closure of 2e2 should serve as a lesson in best practice for businesses contracting cloud or managed service providers, says CIF14 Feb 2013
