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Interview: Giles Wilmore on the NHS Information Strategy
Giles Wilmore,owner of the Department of Health’s information strategy, discusses plans for a health portal and IT standards post-NPfIT. Interview | 21 May 2012
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Patients records to go digital by 2015
Patients will be able to access their own health records electronically and book appointments with GPs online by 2015. News | 21 May 2012
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CW Buyer's Guide: IT Tools
This Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to IT tools shows how you can use software and systems to improve the running of your IT department. News | 18 May 2012
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals consolidates IT
NHS trust Leeds Teaching Hospitals simplifies its applications platform in £37m IT investment plan to enable clinicians to access data more easily News | 16 May 2012
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Troubled RPA systems to be replaced by 2015
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is to roll out a new payments system for the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) by 2015 Public sector IT | 10 May 2012
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Nevada gives Google's driverless car the green light
Google's driverless car has passed its driving test in Nevada, where licences for autonomous vehicles came into effect on 1 March 2012 News | 09 May 2012
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UK Border Agency to introduce postal visa system following IT failure
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) may introduce a postal visa service for foreign nationals, following the outage of its ID card computer system. News | 04 May 2012
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Cisco snaps up analytics firm Truviso
Cisco has acquired real time data analytics firm Truviso for an undisclosed amount. News | 04 May 2012
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What is the top priority for IT execs in 2012, and why?
Why, given a choice of 14 IT concerns, including cloud computing, did application performance management (APM) come out on top? Analysis | 03 May 2012
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European copyright ruling good for IT innovation, say lawyers
The top European court's ruling on copyright is good news for innovation, say lawyers News | 03 May 2012
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What IT leaders say about big data
IT leaders met at a recent Computer Weekly roundtable event, in association with Oracle, to discuss the possibilities and challenges of big data. Feature
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'Big data' applications bring new database choices, challenges
The dormitory world of databases has been roused from slumber by “big data” and associated technologies: MapReduce, Hadoop, MPP, NoSQL. Andy Hayler details big data’s impact and the issues it raises. Column
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Do not delay, EU data protection changes on the way
Three or four years is plenty of time to get ready for the new data protection framework in Europe, but the clock is ticking 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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CW500: Everything you need to know about big data in 15 minutes
Harvey Lewis, research director for Deloitte Analytics, discusses the big trends in big data Feature
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IT priorities in the downturn
IT leaders talk to Computer Weekly about how their IT priorities have been shaped by the downturn it strategy
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2012 Storage Trends
This in-depth analyst report covers the key trends in data storage, big data, and storage technology. Analyst Research
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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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Interview: Mike Lynch on Autonomy at HP
Mike Lynch co-founded Autonomy and sold it to HP for £7bn. Now he is HP's executive vice-president, information management. Feature
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CIO interview: Tony Prestedge, COO, Nationwide
Tony Prestedge took over as COO at Nationwide in 2010, mid-way through a five-year transformation project. He tells Karl Flinders how the company is transforming its business through a £1bn investment in technology, how the IT department changed from... Feature
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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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Three trends that will shape the master data management market
Master data management (MDM) has become a crucial discipline. Three key trends will shape this market's growth and evolution, and each trend has its complexities. Opinion
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Rising to the information management challenge
In a world of increasingly devolved decision making, few would disagree that it’s important to make the right information available to the right people at the right time. Opinion
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Bridging the information gap
The pace at which modern business tends to move has resulted in a situation where centralised decision-making struggles to keep up. Opinion
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Let the taxman pay your software development costs
On the back of government consultation, tax relief for companies involved in development activity is set to become even more generous and software development companies should ensure that they are taking advantage of this valuable relief, writes Sama... Opinion
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Software engineering, but not as we know it
With the further developments of the Chartered Information Technology Professional status, or CITP, BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, encourages us to reconsider our understanding of our profession, writes Jon G Hall. Opinion
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Why data analytics must change
Wanted: people with the ability to see the relationships in big data, says Stephen Brobst, CTO of Teradata Opinion
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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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Video: Revealed: The best and worst IT service providers of 2010
Interview with Lee Ayling, managing director, UK information technology advisory, Equaterra Video
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Photos: Predictive analytics save endangered zebras in Kenya
ComputerWeekly.com's Jenny Williams speaks to Guy Parker, head of biodiversity management at Marwell Wildlife during IBM’s recent Start Summit to discuss how data analytics will help to save the Grevy's zebra in Kenya. Photo Story
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Photos: Data visualisation – the case for graphic clarity
As new ways of analysing the world around us are developed, new ways to visualise that information are needed. Photo Story
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Photos: Top twelve enterprising iPhone apps for business
Apple’s iTunes App Store is one year old this week, but what are the hot applications for business users? Computer Weekly picks an application for every month of the online store’s life. Photo Story
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Podcast: The state of Oracle security
In this edition of Security Wire Weekly, Oracle DBA Jon Emmons gives his observations about Oracle's new critical patch update format. Podcast
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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: Giles Wilmore on the NHS Information Strategy
Giles Wilmore,owner of the Department of Health’s information strategy, discusses plans for a health portal and IT standards post-NPfIT. Interview
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Patients records to go digital by 2015
Patients will be able to access their own health records electronically and book appointments with GPs online by 2015. News
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What IT leaders say about big data
IT leaders met at a recent Computer Weekly roundtable event, in association with Oracle, to discuss the possibilities and challenges of big data. Feature
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CW Buyer's Guide: IT Tools
This Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to IT tools shows how you can use software and systems to improve the running of your IT department. News
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals consolidates IT
NHS trust Leeds Teaching Hospitals simplifies its applications platform in £37m IT investment plan to enable clinicians to access data more easily News
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Troubled RPA systems to be replaced by 2015
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is to roll out a new payments system for the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) by 2015 Public sector IT
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Nevada gives Google's driverless car the green light
Google's driverless car has passed its driving test in Nevada, where licences for autonomous vehicles came into effect on 1 March 2012 News
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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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UK Border Agency to introduce postal visa system following IT failure
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) may introduce a postal visa service for foreign nationals, following the outage of its ID card computer system. News
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Cisco snaps up analytics firm Truviso
Cisco has acquired real time data analytics firm Truviso for an undisclosed amount. News
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With the volumes of digital data used by businesses growing at exponential rates, having the right information management and database software becomes key to corporate decision-making. While established products such as Oracle, DB2 and Informix remain widely used, open source alternatives such as MySQL and Ingres offer potential alternatives for IT managers. We examine the issues around choosing the right products and strategies for your organisation.
