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September 18, 2013
18
Sep'13
BMW gears up IT resilience with private cloud infrastructure
After testing and validating its own private cloud services, BMW's IT team is ready to use it in production
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September 13, 2013
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Sep'13
After virtualising IT estate, Jaguar Land Rover now eyes cloud computing
Jaguar Land Rover's IT team takes its newly virtualised infrastructure to the next stage of IT evolution by adopting cloud-based services
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September 12, 2013
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Sep'13
TSB’s reliance on Lloyds IT could impair new bank's competitiveness
New high street bank TSB might struggle to compete as a result of its reliance on the IT systems of Lloyds Banking Group, says OFT
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August 30, 2013
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Aug'13
How networks and data win Formula One races for Mercedes AMG Petronas
Tata Communications joins the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One team to bring speedy connectivity worthy of its cars
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August 20, 2013
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Aug'13
How DWP and Universal Credit failed to work with SME suppliers
Less than 1% of DWP IT spending on the Universal Credit programme has gone to SMEs – how are big suppliers continuing their dominance?
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August 16, 2013
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Aug'13
Less than 1% of Universal Credit IT spend goes to SMEs
Despite a 25% target, less than 1% of IT spending for government’s flagship Universal Credit programme has gone to small businesses
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August 09, 2013
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Aug'13
Enterprises spend more on third-party datacentres than in-house ones: Uptime survey
Uptime Institute’s annual datacentre industry survey reveals shift in IT spend away from enterprise-owned datacentres to outsourced options
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August 06, 2013
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Aug'13
Capita and Barnet deal to be completed after campaigner’s court appeal fails
Outsourcing contracts worth over £470m will be signed off by Barnet Council after a Court of Appeal ruled that the deal was lawful
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July 19, 2013
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Jul'13
Michelin creates fuel efficiency service with Accenture
Tyre maker Michelin has begun a major project to create a business division focused on providing IT solutions for logistics
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July 18, 2013
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Jul'13
Hidden cost of cloud computing is CIOs’ biggest concern
A study into attitudes and concerns relating to cloud computing has revealed that 80% of CIOs are concerned about its hidden costs
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June 19, 2013
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Jun'13
HR technology booming as businesses turn to the cloud
Over the next 18 months, 60% of companies plan to roll out HR technology solutions, says analyst group Bersin by Deloitte.
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June 12, 2013
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Jun'13
Senior judge hears Barnet Council outsourcing challenge
The second most senior judge in England and Wales will hear a legal challenge against Barnet Council’s outsourcing programme
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June 10, 2013
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Jun'13
Can Dell survive in the cloud era despite killing its public cloud offering?
Dell has ditched its public cloud IaaS in favour of partner cloud programme. But will the strategy help secure its future in the cloud era?
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May 29, 2013
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May'13
UK cloud firm Iomart sees annual profits soar by 56%
Cloud computing company Iomart has reported a pre-tax profit up 56% to £10.7m for the year ending March 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May'13
O2 questions CWU redundancy claims as union threatens action
Mobile operator O2 questions Communication Workers Union (CWU) claim of 600 redundancies in outsourcing deal with Capita
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May 21, 2013
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May'13
O2 selects Capita for 10-year customer service outsource
Mobile operator O2 is outsourcing management of its customer services centres to Capita in a 10-year deal expected to be worth about £1.2bn
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May 03, 2013
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May'13
95% of local councils share services
Hundreds of local councils are sharing services as government cuts force them to fund new ways of providing services
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April 18, 2013
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Apr'13
Opinion split on whether to offshore IT to China
Relatively low costs and high levels of software skills give China immense potential when it comes to providing large businesses with IT services, but opinion is split on whether it is an option
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April 15, 2013
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Apr'13
Case study: London's Olympic network from BT
After receiving an honourable mention in the European user awards for networking, Computer Weekly looks at the challenge of rolling out the network for the London Olympic Games in 2012
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March 21, 2013
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Mar'13
Farewell to Logica brand as CGI completes UK integration
The Logica brand will disappear next week as buyer CGI migrates the services supplier's UK IT to CGI's own global system
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March 04, 2013
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Mar'13
Logicalis saves 2e2's UK managed services arm
Logicalis has taken over the European business of defunct IT services supplier 2e2, which went bust in January 2013, owing millions to creditors
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February 26, 2013
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Feb'13
Fifth of all IT services firms could disappear by 2014, says Gartner
Up to 20 of the world’s top 100 IT service providers could disappear by 2014 because of the tough economic conditions, says Gartner
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February 05, 2013
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Feb'13
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
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January 22, 2013
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Jan'13
National Rail Enquiries puts web services on the public cloud
National Rail Enquiries is migrating applications that power its home page, online journey planner service and real-time service updates on to AWS cloud
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January 21, 2013
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Jan'13
Interview: Alan Clark, chairman, OpenStack Foundation
Alan Clark, chairman of the board of the OpenStack Foundation, talks to Computer Weekly about the future of cloud and the role of open source
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January 11, 2013
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Jan'13
NATS says BI key to five-year investment plan
The UK’s air traffic control business NATS will make business intelligence (BI) a priority investment over the next five years
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January 09, 2013
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Jan'13
UK Border Agency tenders for security systems
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) and Border Force is tendering for an integrated border security system
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January 08, 2013
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Jan'13
MPs slam the award of government contracts to tax-avoiding IT firms
MPs allege that Accenture used revenue from its deal with HMRC to reduce its tax bill
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December 24, 2012
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Dec'12
Top 10 IT outsourcing stories of 2012
Research into the UK outsourcing sector in 2010 found that 7.4% of the UK’s total production came from outsourcing, and about a third of that – some £38.7bn – was IT outsourcing
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December 06, 2012
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Dec'12
MPs call for wider promotion of mutuals beyond Whitehall
Mutuals need to be effectively promoted across the whole public sector, not just Whitehall, say MPs
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November 28, 2012
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Nov'12
Capita set to win £1.7bn Staffordshire outsourcing deal
Capita has been named preferred bidder in an educational support services joint venture with Staffordshire County Council, in a deal worth £1.7bn over 20 years.
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November 16, 2012
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Nov'12
London Stock Exchange technology sales up
The growth of the London Stock Exchange’s MillenniumIT software has outstripped the wider business, with a 19% increase in sales of its trading software
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November 08, 2012
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Nov'12
Capgemini reduces consultancy charges
Capgemini has lowered pricing in its consulting and local professional services businesses, according to its latest quarter results.
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October 26, 2012
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Oct'12
Cloud HR pivotal to Direct Line share offering
Cloud HR proved pivotal to insurance group Direct Line separating from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) before it launched on the stock market
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October 25, 2012
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Oct'12
UK public sector contracts keep Atos Origin Q3 results buoyant
Large public sector contracts buoy IT services company Atos Origin, which has reported double-digit growth in the UK for its third quarter
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October 04, 2012
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Oct'12
Edinburgh Airport outsources IT infrastructure
Edinburgh Airport’s new owner plans to grow the business, with a multi-million pound IT outsourcing deal the first of many investments
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October 02, 2012
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Oct'12
Rolls-Royce signs outsourcing deal with HP
Rolls-Royce has awarded a five-year contract to HP to host its applications, as part of the company’s multi-vendor IT strategy.
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September 25, 2012
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Sep'12
How agile is Universal Credit?
The DWP claims the IT for its flagship Universal Credit project is developed using agile principles. But how agile is a seven-year £2.2bn project?
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September 12, 2012
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Sep'12
Tesco signs £65m datacentre deal to drive online expansion
Tesco expects to cut several millions each year from its IT bill following a 15-year £65m datacentre deal with Sentrum
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September 10, 2012
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Sep'12
Bank of England hires 145 IT staff for Prudential Regulatory Authority
The Bank of England is to hire 145 IT staff for its new financial services regulatory body, the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA)
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September 06, 2012
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Sep'12
Interview: Dave Scammell, CEO of Sohonet
We speak to the head of Sohonet, a service provider built for the film and media industry in the centre of London
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August 22, 2012
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Aug'12
SCC becomes first supplier to win G-Cloud security accreditation
IT infrastructure company SCC has become the first supplier on the government’s CloudStore to win pan-government security accreditation.
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August 22, 2012
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Aug'12
Dell expects tough next quarter
Dell expects third-quarter revenue to be down between 2% and 5% on second-quarter levels due to the “uncertain economic environment”
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August 15, 2012
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Aug'12
John Linwood, BBC CTO, on the Olympics output and digitisation
The BBC’s chief technology officer John Linwood talks about managing record-breaking Olympics online viewing and the digital future of the BBC
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August 13, 2012
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Aug'12
The Olympics in technology stats
Computer Weekly takes a look at how we experienced “the most connected Games ever” with our round-up of key technology stats
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August 06, 2012
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Aug'12
Putting innovation on the outsourcing menu
Cliff Saran investigates what happens when systems integrators are asked to innovate
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August 02, 2012
02
Aug'12
Atos and Capita win £540m in controversial DWP disabilities testing contract
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been slammed by disabled charities for awarding £540m in contracts to Atos and Capita to test the eligibility of disabled people receiving benefits.
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August 01, 2012
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Aug'12
Lack of cloud standards and interoperability hinders cloud adoption
IT uses private cloud services to overcome data centre space/energy issues, but poor cloud standards lower cloud quality.
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July 31, 2012
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Jul'12
Interview: Denise McDonagh, government G-cloud director
Denise McDonagh talks about the challenges of the G-cloud programme and how the government is reducing dependence on large outsourcers.
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July 30, 2012
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Jul'12
UK public sector sales drive Steria growth
French outsourcer Steria has posted steady growth in the UK for its second quarter, driven by an improvement in public sector sales.