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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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Banks still handicapped by IT legacy
Research finds three-quarters of banks in Europe are using outdated core systems which are hindering their ability to grow Business applications | 11 May 2012
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Interview: Oracle president Mark Hurd
Eighteen months after leaving HP in controversial circumstances, Mark Hurd discusses what cloud, mobile and big data mean to Oracle Interview | 01 May 2012
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Gartner: Businesses forge on with middleware despite downturn
CIOs continue with application infrastructure and middleware technologies to prepare for hybrid clouds despite economic conditions News | 01 May 2012
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University reduces three week process to seconds
The University of Greenwich has reduced the time it takes to process student tutorial appointments from three weeks to a matter of seconds through automation software. News | 30 Apr 2012
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What is the future of open source in government?
While the pace of the move to open source in the public sector has been slow so far, a number of factors are converging to determine the blueprint for its future use in government IT. News | 23 Apr 2012
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Amazon launches software marketplace on AWS
Amazon claims its new online store will make it easy for customers to find, compare, and start using cloud software. News | 19 Apr 2012
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South West police roll out £1.1m central data repository
Police forces in the South West of England are going live with a £1.1m data sharing system across the region News | 04 Apr 2012
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Case Study: US Xpress deploys hybrid big data with Informatica
US Xpress is using a suite of data tools and integration products from Informatica to boost its fleet management News | 19 Mar 2012
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Gartner IAM summit: Identity and access management in flux but progressing
Identity and access management (IAM) remains in a state of flux as architectures and standards evolve. But does that mean no progress in managing identity? Analysis | 15 Mar 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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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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Review: VMware PXE Manager
Learn how to set up VMware PXE Manager and its additional features. Our VMware expert discuses his favourite ‘Fling’: Massimiliano Daneri’s PXE Manager. Feature
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CES 2011: Embrace IT consumerisation
Industry gurus are warning that the old ways of doing things cannot continue. The idea of travelling to a place of work, working at least an eight-hour shift using tools that work provides dates back to the industrial age. Productivity was a measure ... Feature
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Buyer's Guide to infrastructure: Three steps to IT reorganisation
After a year of seeing deep cuts to infrastructure and operations (I&O) budgets, businesses are returning to a growth agenda. Most I&O executives say this is routine. As the vice-president of infrastructure at a large manufacturer summed it up: "I&O ... Feature
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Case Study: Globe Telecom - Gaining marketing agility with smart promotions
Globe Telecom needed to reach a new level of agility in the creation and management of promotional service offerings. Feature
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Buyers guide to cloud computing: realities
Salesforce.com's recent announcement of its VMforce platform for deploying Java applications is the latest in a long line of announcements from a wide range of IT suppliers of such on-demand (or cloud-based) offerings. IT departments may be confused ... Feature
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Buyers guide to cloud computing
Of all the types of cloud service, the cloud application market is the most mature. Salesforce.com, for instance, has more than 54,000 subscribers, making it the most successful cloud application provider with its pay per use customer relationship ma... Feature
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Five approaches to cloud storage
Cloud computing may be the hot topic of the moment, but what about the services that are available today? Steve Gold did his homework and discovered a world of options that are available... Feature
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SMI-S storage standard breaks supplier lock-in
There is work to be done, but the Storage Management Initiative - Specification (SMI-S) standard promises best-of-breed storage systems, easily provisioned by informed users. Feature
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Open standards are about the business model, not the technology
Software companies, abuzz with lobbyists and patent lawyers over government open standards, are similar to the record industry 10 years ago. 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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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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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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Unglamorus batch processing is 'the new sexy' for financial services IT
Sebastien Quoirin, general manager at ORSYP, on why unglamorous batch processing is "the new sexy" for financial services IT 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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Finding space and time for continuous data protection
Finding space and time for continuous data protection Modern day businesses, large and small, now have an insatiable appetite for digital information,... Opinion
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Take control with software asset management
For most, software asset management (SAM) starts with the aim of establishing an organisation's software licence compliance status Opinion
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Online back-up or cloud recovery?
Backing up files and data online has been around for quite a while, but it has never really taken off in a big way for business customers. Now new solutions... Opinion
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How to upgrade storage on the cheap
Increased demands from the business, and in some cases from regulators, are driving an unprecedented rate of storage growth through a need to store more... Opinion
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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: Visual Studio ALM
The benefits of making software development more transparent Photo Story
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Video: Technology makeover - CIO spends over £1m on house renovation
Rather than build an indoor swimming pool or make room for tennis courts, Kevin O'Connor, CIO at Paddy Power, has spent £200,000 on a home automation system for his London home as part of a house renovation project costing over £1m. Video
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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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Beating the threat of spam – a ComputerWeekly podcast
Ever since the first spam email message was sent back in 1978 to 393 recipients on Arpanet, unsolicited email messages have been causing a headache for IT managers. Dealing with the constant influx of spam costs not only money but time as well. Podcast
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Making IT fit for business
There exists a whole host of integrated application suites designed to enable firms to coordinate activities across their organisations and maximise the value delivered to customers whilst minimising operational costs. Podcast
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Virtualisation Podcast
Expectations for change are high, and ICT services need to be extremely quick off the mark to meet them. We need to be able to mix and match services, in real time, to serve up the right resources in all the right places, at the right time, in this d... 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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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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Banks still handicapped by IT legacy
Research finds three-quarters of banks in Europe are using outdated core systems which are hindering their ability to grow Business applications
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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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Interview: Oracle president Mark Hurd
Eighteen months after leaving HP in controversial circumstances, Mark Hurd discusses what cloud, mobile and big data mean to Oracle Interview
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Gartner: Businesses forge on with middleware despite downturn
CIOs continue with application infrastructure and middleware technologies to prepare for hybrid clouds despite economic conditions News
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University reduces three week process to seconds
The University of Greenwich has reduced the time it takes to process student tutorial appointments from three weeks to a matter of seconds through automation software. News
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What is the future of open source in government?
While the pace of the move to open source in the public sector has been slow so far, a number of factors are converging to determine the blueprint for its future use in government IT. News
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Open standards are about the business model, not the technology
Software companies, abuzz with lobbyists and patent lawyers over government open standards, are similar to the record industry 10 years ago. Opinion
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Amazon launches software marketplace on AWS
Amazon claims its new online store will make it easy for customers to find, compare, and start using cloud software. News
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About Integration software and middleware
IT integration is an important but often complex aspect of IT strategy, and is essential to any organisation that require efficient sharing of information between different products sourced from many suppliers. Every major vendor has their own integration software and middleware offerings, including messaging and enterprise application integration, and making the right choice for your organisation is critical. We examine the latest trends and technologies.
