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Interview: Government CTO Liam Maxwell
Government CTO Liam Maxwell has driven Whitehall’s IT agenda for years, previously as deputy government CIO and director of ICT futures News | 23 May 2013
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Sapphire 2013: Plattner, Sikka hail HANA growth beyond SAP
In-memory database platform HANA is growing beyond SAP, with 431 startups building on it, Hasso Plattner and Vishal Sikka said at Sapphire 2013 News | 17 May 2013
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IBM to support Thames Water's big data strategy
Thames Water has earmarked investments in big data analytics as part of its next five-year investment programme, with IBM contracted to support it. News | 16 May 2013
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CSC returns to profitability
Beleaguered software firm CSC has returned to profitability in its full year results, posting operating profits of $900m (£600m) compared with losses of $1.36bn for the previous year 2011-12. News | 16 May 2013
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Sapphire 2013: Business Suite on HANA goes to general availability
Jim Hagemann Snabe, co-CEO of SAP, has announced the general availability of HANA on its Business Suite ERP software at Sapphire 2013 in Orlando News | 15 May 2013
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Sapphire 2013: SAP declares for cloud expansion, on back of Hana
SAP has announced a widening of the cloud delivery of its enterprise technologies cloud software | 14 May 2013
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Sainsbury’s outsources banking following £248m deal with Lloyds
Sainsbury's Bank is embarking on a project to move its customers off the systems of Lloyds Banking Group News | 08 May 2013
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Investors sue HP for $1bn over Autonomy deal
HP investors have launched a class action lawsuit over the company’s botched acquisition of UK software firm Autonomy for $11.7bn in 2011 News | 08 May 2013
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Progress made on Lloyds Bank's Project Verde segregation
Lloyds Banking Group has reported good progress in its project to enable the systems for the new standalone TSB bank which will be sold off when complete News | 30 Apr 2013
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Cambridge University Hospitals signs £137m deal with HP
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) has signed a £137m deal with HP for its eHospital Program News | 11 Apr 2013
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Storage struggles to keep up with data growth explosion
Big data analysis needs a split from the traditional approach of matching back-end infrastructure to application requirements. Feature
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How clean is your data?
Within a transactional system, data rarely appears to be anything other than squeaky clean. Find out why data is dirty, and how to see the dirt Tip
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Top 10 public sector IT stories of 2012
There were big moves to reform government IT this year, but despite an appetite for change there are also signs that old habits do not die easily Top 10
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Top 10 business applications stories of 2012
Connection between information and applications has impressed SAP’s and Oracle’s customers with innovation but assimilation has been tough Top 10
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Aster Data founders explain unified approach to data, big and small
Aster Data’s founders explain their approach to handling relational data and, within the same engine, multiple forms of non-relational data: the principle of closure Explainer
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Gathering retail intelligence
Learning their customers’ habits through business intelligence is vital for bricks-and-mortar retailers to stay competitive Feature
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Big Data: Utilities rise to the smart meter challenge
The mass of information from smart meters is leading utility suppliers to reconsider how they use their data Feature
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Data's role in customer engagement
A combination of traditional business intelligence and big data can help businesses manage information overload Feature
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Teradata CTO: 'Big data' technology starting to hit the mainstream
Teradata’s chief technology officer Stephen Brobst reflects on the “big data” landscape, in-memory as hype, cloud data warehousing and mobile consumer intelligence. Interview
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How to make sense of the big data universe
Analysing big data can be a daunting prospect, so find out what you need, where it is and how to deal with it Buyer's Guide
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The future of application development
As cloud adoption continues to increase , most organisations are making important decisions in executing their cloud strategies Opinion
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Where is your Data Migration DMZ?
Johny Morris, author of Practical Data Migration, looks at how changes to procurement practices have created a trap for the unwary to fall into Opinion
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In an age of subscription services, ERP is dead
It’s hard to believe now but there was a time when ERP was hot Opinion
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Security Think Tank: Configuration is key to virtual security
How should information security professionals get started with securing virtual environments? Opinion
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Security Think Tank: Virtual security more than just technology
How should information security professionals get started with securing virtual environments? Opinion
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Security Think Tank: Security in the virtual world still not 100%
How should information security professionals get started with securing virtual environments? Opinion
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Leveraging the benefits of ‘Big Data’
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Three key considerations to deliver benefits from big data
There is a real commercial advantage to be gained from big data and organisations need to make sure they have the right elements in place to seize that advantage. Opinion
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Opinion: Is big data just big hype?
If the deluge of headlines and vendor marketing materials is anything to go by, big data is the next big thing. So how much is there really to all this big data talk? Opinion
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The problem with Open Data
Although clearly a good thing in theory, Open Data risks increasing the digital divide and social inequality unless approached right. Opinion
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Big data impact on storage infrastructure
Ovum senior analyst Tim Stammers discusses how storage systems cope with large data sets and real time data access Video
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Video interview: Gartner chief of research, Chris Howard
In this video, Chris Howard, chief of research at Gartner, discusses why CIOs should look at cloud, mobile, big data and social computing Video
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Review: System Mechanic from Iolo
Computer Weekly reviews System Mechanic software from Iolo Photo Story
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Video interview: Environmental Investigation Agency using i2
In this video, Charlotte Davies from the Environmental Investigation Agency discusses how i2 is helping tackle Big Cat poaching Video
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Interview with Bill Hilf, general manager of Windows Azure, on open source in the cloud
Microsoft has taken the bold step of expanding Azure from a Windows cloud platform to fully fledged cloud infrastructure Video
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Big data roundtable webcast: gaining value from big data
Roundtable discussion on business value of big data, chaired by Brian McKenna, Editor, SearchDataManagementUK, and featuring Mike Ferguson, Roxane Edjlali (Gartner), Joshua LeCure (GlaxoSmithKline). Video
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Test drive: SQL Server 2012
Tim Anderson looks at the enterprise features in Microsoft's latest relational database management server. Photo Story
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Review of IntelliJ IDEA, a Java IDE
IntelliJ IDEA is a Java IDE from the Czech company JetBrains, that has survived thanks to a design philosophy centred on being smart but not annoying. Photo Story
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Review of Visual Studio Lightswitch
A review of Visual Studio Lightswitch, Microsoft's simplified self-service development tool. Photo Story
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Oracle JDeveloper review
Tim Anderson finds that Oracle's home-grown tool for Java development, JDeveloper, may have a traditional feel, but its smart editor and productivity tools make it particularly useful if you are working with the powerful Oracle ADF. Photo Story
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CW500: Key trends for IT leaders in 2013
Read a summary of the discussion at this CW500 event, watch video interviews with the speakers, and download a copy of the presentation slides. guide
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Supplier Profile: Oracle
In this Oracle supplier profile you will find news, tips and research on the vendor. guide
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A UK guide to government and public sector IT
A guide to support IT professionals in making well informed decisions about technologies used within public sector organisations. guide
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Interview: Government CTO Liam Maxwell
Government CTO Liam Maxwell has driven Whitehall’s IT agenda for years, previously as deputy government CIO and director of ICT futures News
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Sapphire 2013: Plattner, Sikka hail HANA growth beyond SAP
In-memory database platform HANA is growing beyond SAP, with 431 startups building on it, Hasso Plattner and Vishal Sikka said at Sapphire 2013 News
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IBM to support Thames Water's big data strategy
Thames Water has earmarked investments in big data analytics as part of its next five-year investment programme, with IBM contracted to support it. News
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CSC returns to profitability
Beleaguered software firm CSC has returned to profitability in its full year results, posting operating profits of $900m (£600m) compared with losses of $1.36bn for the previous year 2011-12. News
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Sapphire 2013: Business Suite on HANA goes to general availability
Jim Hagemann Snabe, co-CEO of SAP, has announced the general availability of HANA on its Business Suite ERP software at Sapphire 2013 in Orlando News
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Sapphire 2013: SAP declares for cloud expansion, on back of Hana
SAP has announced a widening of the cloud delivery of its enterprise technologies cloud software
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The future of application development
As cloud adoption continues to increase , most organisations are making important decisions in executing their cloud strategies Opinion
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Sainsbury’s outsources banking following £248m deal with Lloyds
Sainsbury's Bank is embarking on a project to move its customers off the systems of Lloyds Banking Group News
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Investors sue HP for $1bn over Autonomy deal
HP investors have launched a class action lawsuit over the company’s botched acquisition of UK software firm Autonomy for $11.7bn in 2011 News
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Progress made on Lloyds Bank's Project Verde segregation
Lloyds Banking Group has reported good progress in its project to enable the systems for the new standalone TSB bank which will be sold off when complete News
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