May 2010

Rotation of job profiles: Proven best practice to reduce attrition

Job rotation is a useful way to relieve employee boredom and combat attrition—but companies must be careful when it comes to rotation of job roles.  Continue Reading

Has IT Amendment Act 2008 created a new audit domain?

IT Amendment Act 2008 may have created the need for a proper audit and compliance regime, and in the process created an opportunity for Indian infosec industry.  Continue Reading

IBM spends £1.4bn on Sterling Commerce purchase

IBM has acquired Sterling Commerce from AT&T for $1.4bn, as part of its planned $20bn acquisition spree to bolster in high-growth markets.

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Speed of light is too slow for mobile comms, says RIM CTO

The problem with the speed of light is that it is just too slow, says David Yach, CTO of Research in Motion's software.  Continue Reading

School IT quango Becta closed to save £80m

School technology quango Becta says it is "very disappointed" at the government's decision to close the organisation.  Continue Reading

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 ...  Continue Reading

Treasury puts immediate freeze on all new IT spend over £1m

The UK government has imposed an immediate freeze on all new IT spending above £1m, and reviews of the biggest IT projects are being set up to see which can be stopped.  Continue Reading

Government cuts £95m from IT budget

The government plans to cut £95m from its IT spending as part of its effort to save £6.24bn in its first round of cuts.  Continue Reading

£6bn of savings - some of the impact on IT

The Treasury outlines in a statement today (24 May 2010) how the government will save £6bn in 2010/11. There's no detail, only headline figures. This is what the statement says: "Government ...  Continue Reading

Google to add Blogger to Google Apps

Google have announced that they are adding a raft of tools to Google Apps, including Blogger. Perhaps it's a sign that Blogger is growing up, although they'll need to develop it much further for it ...  Continue Reading

Pac-Man rules, again

Pac-Man turned 30 last week.  Continue Reading

Does social media help B2B companies?

You have probably seen the Cadbury Stride chewing gum guy who dances all over the world on YouTube...Or the Coca Cola 'happiness machine'... Coke presently has a team of bloggers travelling the ...  Continue Reading

CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: How to be on track with I/O virtualisation

The launch of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme means that companies are liable for their carbon output. How should data centres respond? I/O virtualisation is one solution.  Continue Reading

Cloud computing concerns abound in SMBs, survey finds

Cloud computing concerns among SMBs are the reason why the companies are hesitant to lean on managed security services.  Continue Reading

Compellent SAN helps dairy save on disaster recovery services

A Compellent SAN helped Lakeland Dairies support a server virtualization project, slash its disaster recovery services bill and gain energy savings.  Continue Reading

Are businesses ready for the MySpace generation?

Over the next few years, businesses worldwide will be welcoming in a new generation of employees. As many companies still view social media as bad for business and restrict employees' access to collaborative tools, they may soon have a battle on ...  Continue Reading

Google, Youtube, and copyright with the DMCA

Just a short alert. I'm presenting a significant segment of this week's Click on the BBC - focused on copyright and blogging. If you are overseas then you can see it on BBC World TV through the ...  Continue Reading