November 2010

How to design a cloud service-level agreement

Join S. Shivashankar, VP, Head IT Infrastructure & Security Operations of Reliance Communications who will share his valuable advice on effectively designing a service level agreement (SLA) document.  Continue Reading

Implement self-service BI with this 8 step model

Incorporate self-service business intelligence (BI) with these tips to empower democratization of data and make it rapidly available for business users.  Continue Reading

Has the Windows-based business desktop had its day?

Has the concept of the Windows-based business desktop become irrelevant due to the uptake of low-cost internet-connected devices and mobile apps? Cliff Saran investigates.  Continue Reading

Outlook for IT services sluggish following spending review

The IT sector showed further signs of slowdown in October, with growth broadly in line with the average for the services industry, according to Paul Smith,...

Plotting a route to the datacentre of the future

Just as there are many ways to get around London, whether it is by tube, bus, bicycle or walking - all of which fall under the responsibility of Transport...  Continue Reading

Pigeon racing catches on

More carrier pigeon vs data racing  Continue Reading

Google breached UK data protection laws, says ICO

Google breached UK data protection law by intercepting Wi-Fi data as it recorded images for its Street View service, according to the Information Commissioner's Office.  Continue Reading

UK business trailing government in cyber security

The government has identified cyber attacks as one of the top national security threats and allocated £650m for UK cyber defences in the next four years, but is that level of awareness and investment matched by UK business?  Continue Reading

Immigration cap report will be published November 18

I blogged this morning about the fact that the Migration Advisory Committee is yet to publish its report on the immigration cap. It appears it will be published this month on the 18th. The report ...  Continue Reading

Global insurer Argo Group outsources system management to UK

Argo Group International is to have its archiving, e-mail and messaging systems managed remotely by UK service provider Bluesource in a deal that will secure...

Offshoring is for start-ups and SMEs, too

Think offshoring and you immediately picture big corporates overhauling services to the subcontinent in a bid to cut costs by laying waste to thousands of domestic employees.  Continue Reading

China Mobile joins Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation has welcomed China Mobile as a Gold member, making the company the first Chinese enterprise to joined The Linux Foundation.  Continue Reading

Google and Facebook could face new privacy code

Companies such as Google and Facebook could be subject to a new privacy code under proposals from communications minister Ed Vaizey.

The code would...

Dell buys cloud integration specialist Boomi

Dell has acquired software-as-a-service (SaaS) integration company Boomi.

The terms of acquisition were not disclosed. But Dell said the deal would...

Top ten IT strategies for SMEs, number five: CRM

Retaining customers and serving their needs should be at the heart of every business. But CRM systems can help you take that principle to the next level and turbocharge sales to boot.  Continue Reading

Businesses still wary of virtualisation, study reveals

Many organisations are still wary of using virtualisation for their business-critical applications, a survey has revealed.

Some 44% of more than 500...

Four Favourite Fedora 14 Free Features

Fedora 14 is release with new features for developers, system administrators and open source enthusiasts.  Continue Reading