March 2009

March 18, 2009 18 Mar'09
IBM/Sun: what it could mean?

Sun/IBM: I'm not too sure where the hardware fits. IBM already has the Power family of risc processors. It doesn't need Sparc, nor does it need another family of Unix servers and workstations. Continue Reading
March 18, 2009 18 Mar'09
Satyam users sit tight as bidding process begins

Satyam's users are not jumping ship en masse following the $1bn fraud scandal that hit the supplier, but are considering their options and ensuring they have a back up plan. Those that have said they will drop Satyam may change their minds depending... Continue Reading
March 18, 2009 18 Mar'09
DJ in your pocket coming atcha

There is enough information in the file tags to make it feasible to have DJ links on the Apple Shuffle. Continue Reading

March 18, 2009 18 Mar'09
Who's who in collaboration

I'm putting together a list of the top thinkers, practitioners, bloggers etc of the collaboration world. If anyone has any links or contacts they could send me as a comment. I'd be most grateful ... Continue Reading
March 18, 2009 18 Mar'09
The jargon terms council leaders want banned

Update 20 March 2009: Jargon ban draws mixed response Below is a list of words and phrases that the Local Government Association wants banned. Many of them lattice the IT industry - and business ... Continue Reading
March 18, 2009 18 Mar'09
IBM's jargon dictionary

Dave Shields has written to point out that a dictionary of IBM jargon is not easy to find. "Thanks for providing a link to the IBM Jargon Dictionary. I've been looking for a publicly-accessible ... Continue Reading
March 18, 2009 18 Mar'09
NPfIT consultant earned a year off

Thank you to Richard Hind for letting me know about his former colleague who worked on the NPfIT for a year as a consultant. "The following year he didn't have to work, and travelled the world. ... Continue Reading
March 18, 2009 18 Mar'09
Difficult to blog in the US on healthcare IT?

A US doctor has written to me saying it is now "very difficult to blog on healthcare IT for fear of reprisals". He adds: "In recent discussions about healthcare reform almost every 'authority' has ... Continue Reading
March 18, 2009 18 Mar'09
How to make the right storage infrastructure decisions

The total cost of ownership for a storage hardware infrastructure often runs significantly higher than its purchase price, so how can you make the right decisions and lower costs? Continue Reading
March 18, 2009 18 Mar'09
Podcast: Impact of virtualized servers on storage

Andrew McCreath, virtualisation practice lead at GlassHouse Technologies in the U.K., examines the impact of virtualised server environments on storage and backup. Continue Reading

March 18, 2009 18 Mar'09
Expect more dedupe innovation in 2009

The storage industry spent all of 2008 praising data deduplication. There's more to come - and products a-plenty - this year! Continue Reading
March 17, 2009 17 Mar'09
Council leaders ban business jargon

Council leaders have today published a list of 200 words and phrases that public bodies should not use if they want to communicate with local people. Continue Reading
March 17, 2009 17 Mar'09
Computerised self-test for type 2 diabetes

Doctors have developed a computerised test for predicting the risk of type 2 diabetes based on information in patients' electronic health records… Continue Reading
March 17, 2009 17 Mar'09
BBC, BotNets and legal hacking

On Monday I remarked on the BBC Click botnet investigation. I slightly regret my post because, in fact, I think they did a great job in bringing to life the potency of botnets. Legalities aside, ... Continue Reading
March 17, 2009 17 Mar'09
Apple iPhone OS3.0 Preview

Apple held a press conference today, primarily it would seem to introduce the Dev community to the new features they have devlioped for OS3.0 for the iPhone, but it was a good oppurtunity for the ... Continue Reading
March 17, 2009 17 Mar'09
Business needs to balance SaaS benefit and risk

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is attractive to IT departments Continue Reading
March 17, 2009 17 Mar'09
Video: The future of business cards, I'm not taking the Poken

Ever thought 'there must be a better way of exchanging contact information than business cards'? Well now there is! It's called Poken and it might be the next big thing amongst kids but I see other ... Continue Reading
March 17, 2009 17 Mar'09
Web to stop SMEs from going under

SMEs using web based technology in more and more innovative ways to help them out of the recession Continue Reading
March 17, 2009 17 Mar'09
Cleansing the Augean (ICANN) Stables of Malware distributors

Some of you may think that a 30 day consultation, of which you first learned in a blog entry from me, is a strange way to consult on such a possible set of changes to the addressing structures that ... Continue Reading
March 17, 2009 17 Mar'09
Service-oriented architecture in and beyond the credit crunch

There has been much debate recently over the fate of "service-oriented architecture" (SOA). Continue Reading