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EMC bags 20pb deal with Facebook
A source close to the situation tells Computer Weekly the deal involves scale out storage technologies News | 22 May 2012
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Tucci: FusionIO ‘darn right foolish’ for Flash attitude
EMC’s CEO hits back at FusionIO as the war of words continues between the two companies News | 22 May 2012
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EMC pushes for multiple Flash locations in datacentre hardware
EMC’s head of unified storage Rich Napolitano says Flash should reside in multiple locations in datacentre hardware, digging at smaller rivals News | 21 May 2012
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HP battles to make its services business work
HP is planning major job cuts and consolidating datacentres in a bid to commoditise enterprise IT services News analysis | 21 May 2012
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Case study: University meets regulatory challenges through storage project
Brunel University used its refresh cycle to help it meet its increasing freedom of information and data protection requirements by transforming its storage infrastructure. Case study | 18 May 2012
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NYSE Euronext brings capital markets cloud to Basildon
NYSE Technologies is making its Capital Markets Community Platform available in Europe News | 17 May 2012
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IT suppliers losing race to build smart cities
Banks, developers and construction companies are taking over from the IT industry as the diving force behind smart cities News | 14 May 2012
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HP CEO Meg Whitman pushes hardware R&D strategy
HP CEO Meg Whitman has announced a three-year R&D programme in a bid to re-cast the company as a hardware business News | 10 May 2012
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IT managers struggle with virtual back-ups
IT managers find backing up virtual infrastructure too difficult, according to a study from data back-up and recovery company Quantum News | 02 May 2012
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Open Data Center Alliance focuses on big data collaboration
The Open Data Center Alliance, a group of 12 major IT users, is collaborating with industry on big data architectures News | 01 May 2012
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CW500: Transforming IT at HMRC, with CIO Phil Pavitt
Phil Pavitt, HM Revenue & Customs CIO, revealed the secrets behind running the UK's largest IT estate to CW500 Club members. Feature
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Blade servers: How to decide on Unix or Linux
If you’re contemplating Unix or Linux for your blade server, or a migration from one to the other, in this guide you will find everything you need to make up your mind. Useful Unix and Linux command lines also included. Feature
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IT service assurance in a hybrid cloud environment
CIOs need to ensure they can continue to provide the same levels of service in a mixed environment of cloud and legacy IT Feature
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Can a private cloud drive energy efficiency in datacentres?
As more and more companies virtualise datacentres, we ask if stepping into a private cloud would really mean greater energy efficiency. Feature
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The issues organisations must consider in migrating to private cloud
Companies that attempt to move to cloud without sufficient planning will fare badly and could endanger their data and reputation Feature
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Forrester: The next wave of virtualisation
Virtualisation is evolving. IT departments now have a raft of products to deploy within their infrastructure, optimised for virtualisation. Buyer's guide
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Computer Weekly / TechTarget IT priorities survey 2012
Learn which IT priorities are at the top of UK IT managers lists for 2012. Coverage from across our network includes cloud, budget cuts, networking, security, disaster recovery and more. IT priorities survey
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Buyer's Guide: What next for virtualisation?
You’d be forgiven for thinking that virtualisation is a done deal, but research shows its uptake is still not moving at the speed many would like. Feature
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CIOs will be fired if they get the cloud wrong, warns HP
HP cloud guru Pete Karolczak welcomes the end of traditional outsourcing and embraces the disruption of cloud computing. Feature
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Gartner: 5 trends that will transform the data centre
The demand for IT as a service, combined with the need to reduce costs, has pushed data centres to the brink of a major transformation. Feature
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Rumours of the PC's death are greatly exaggerated
If recent headlines are anything to go by, the days of the humble PC are numbered, regardless of whether it's a desktop or a notebook. We at believe that's far from the case, and expect the PC to be an essential element of the corporate and personal ... Opinion
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Back to the future with government ID plans
The government's new identity scheme promises to put citizens at the centre of online public services, says Centre for Technology Policy Research director Jerry Fishenden. Opinion
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What are the opportunities mCommerce offers?
Throughout 2010, a flurry of announcements from players in the mobile value chain placed the spotlight squarely on the potential of the mCommerce market and highlighted it as a valuable revenue driver in a tough and competitive economic environment, ... Opinion
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PCI DSS v2.0: How does it affect your web application security testing?
The latest version of PCI DSS came into effect on 1 January 2011. If you are a merchant of any size accepting credit cards, you must comply with PCI DSS v2.0 Standards from 2012, writes Fabio Cerullo, CISSP. Opinion
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No excuses for Lockheed Martin cyber attack
US defence contractor Lockheed Martin is reportedly blaming an apparently successful hack of its IT systems on an earlier breach of RSA Security's system, but this is nothing but smoke and mirrors, writes Steve Watts, co-founder of SecurEnvoy. Opinion
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Opinion: Personal device momentum will challenge traditional mobile sourcing strategies
Enterprises are embracing mobility at an unprecedented pace, and this trend will continue to gain momentum over the next five years, writes Brownlee Thomas, principal analyst at Forrester Research. Opinion
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Rationalising software licencing in the virtual age
During any consolidation project, software licensing arrangements must be given careful thought. Andrew Buss of Freeform Dynamics discusses the legal and commercial considerations. Opinion
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What is the point of BDUK?
Guy Jarvis, director at NextGenUs UK, on Broadband Delivery UK's bidding guide for local authorities and others interested in taking part in the government's £530m rural broadband programme. Opinion
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Security zone: Extending compliance to the cloud
Most security and compliance mandates were simply not designed with cloud environments in mind – an unfortunate state of affairs as a huge amount of our data is about to go "cloudwards". Opinion
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How tablets are transforming how SAP runs SAP
Unwiring the enterprise can pay huge dividends for workers and the corporate bottom line, writes Oliver Bussmann, global CIO at SAP. I've seen firsthand proof of that. Since joining SAP as global CIO in late 2009, I have made mobile adoption one of t... Opinion
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Interview with Forrester analyst John Rakowski on virtualisation
John Rakowski believes datacentre computing is now a virtualisation-first strategy. He says Hyper-V 3 is a strong alternative to VMware 5. Video
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Photos: The Steve Jobs story
After stepping down as Apple CEO, Steve Jobs has sadly passed away. Jobs was the genius behind the products that have made Apple the world's most valuable computer company. Photo Story
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Photos: The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet
There have been rumours for a long time that Amazon would release a tablet – and now here is the Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet, with minimum specs but maximum content. Photo Story
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Photos: Sony S and P Tablets unveiled ready to battle the iPad 2
Although they may be similar in terms of their specifications the S and P look completely different. Impressively, Sony have managed to make them both individually distinctive, stylish and attractive. Photo Story
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Windows 8: A first look at new features for business users
A first look at Windows 8 from Microsoft's BUILD conference in Anaheim, shows what enterprise users can expect. Photo Story
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Photos: From launch to loser - the 14 fastest-failing tech products
A year ago HP spent billions buying up Palm with a view to venturing into the world of tablets and smartphones only to announce that it is discontinuing its consumer oriented computer business. The demise of the Touchpad and other WebOS devices has p... Photo Story
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Photos: BlackBerry unveils its new smartphone range
BlackBerry has unveiled five new smartphones to combat Apple and HTC's dominance in the smartphone market. Photo Story
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Photos: How Team Lotus uses IT to drive its Formula One racing
Norfolk-based Team Lotus believes its IT environment and eight-strong IT team is crucial to climbing the Formula One grid and making its cars race faster. Photo Story
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The computers that won the war: Bletchley Park's codebreaking equipment is rebuilt
The Tunny Gallery, opened at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park on 26 May 2011, tells the incredible story of the interception and decryption of German High Command radio teleprinter messages during World War Two. Photo Story
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Photos: The future of TV for consumers and businesses
In ninety years, the only changes that the home television has witnessed is colour, HD and becoming slimmer. Now we're about to see some major additions to the tube in the next few years for both consumers and businesses. This photo story looks at wh... Photo Story
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Blade servers: How to decide on Unix or Linux
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Supplier Profile: Fujitsu
A special report which analyses the challenges facing Fujitsu, financial performance, services offered, its place in the market and future strategy. Supplier Profile
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Virtualisation
While virtualisation may be considered the best way forward for data centre infrastructure, there are plenty of barriers to successful adoption. guide
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A guide to buying storage hardware and software
A guide to purchasing storage hardware and software: hard disks, tape drives, disk storage, and virtual storage. Learning Guide
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A guide to simplifying data centre management
A complete guide to data centre management in the UK, covering management strategies, data recovery and virtualisation management. Guide
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EMC bags 20pb deal with Facebook
A source close to the situation tells Computer Weekly the deal involves scale out storage technologies News
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Tucci: FusionIO ‘darn right foolish’ for Flash attitude
EMC’s CEO hits back at FusionIO as the war of words continues between the two companies News
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EMC pushes for multiple Flash locations in datacentre hardware
EMC’s head of unified storage Rich Napolitano says Flash should reside in multiple locations in datacentre hardware, digging at smaller rivals News
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HP battles to make its services business work
HP is planning major job cuts and consolidating datacentres in a bid to commoditise enterprise IT services News analysis
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Case study: University meets regulatory challenges through storage project
Brunel University used its refresh cycle to help it meet its increasing freedom of information and data protection requirements by transforming its storage infrastructure. Case study
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NYSE Euronext brings capital markets cloud to Basildon
NYSE Technologies is making its Capital Markets Community Platform available in Europe News
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IT suppliers losing race to build smart cities
Banks, developers and construction companies are taking over from the IT industry as the diving force behind smart cities News
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HP CEO Meg Whitman pushes hardware R&D strategy
HP CEO Meg Whitman has announced a three-year R&D programme in a bid to re-cast the company as a hardware business News
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IT managers struggle with virtual back-ups
IT managers find backing up virtual infrastructure too difficult, according to a study from data back-up and recovery company Quantum News
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Open Data Center Alliance focuses on big data collaboration
The Open Data Center Alliance, a group of 12 major IT users, is collaborating with industry on big data architectures News
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Data centre strategy is an increasingly important focus for IT managers, as enterprises look to cut costs and improve energy efficiency. We examine key data centre hardware trends such as virtualisation, consolidation and systems management to help identify the products that are right for your needs.
