October 2012
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
The cost of clustered NAS, and can it boost Overland?
Almost exactly a year ago I spoke to Overland Storage about their then-new DX1 and DX2 traditional NAS boxes. At the time I questioned why clustered NAS capability had been omitted. After all, it's ... Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
Fibre is fine but wireless is now
United Kingdom: stamp (Photo credit: Sem Paradeiro)I will admit I am not normally one for a passionate conversation at trade shows like IP Expo. Trudging out to Earls Court is a pet hate and the ... Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
Today’s datacentres run at much lower temperatures than necessary
Datacentres are wasting electricity by running at sub-20ºC, as the optimum temperature is 25-26ºC Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
Accenture eats what it sells and CIO benefits from free advice
It would seem strange if your IT service provider didn't provide its own internal IT services.Mind you it would be less surprising if it had a different version of IT service for itself.According ... Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
What now for Cornwall Council outsourcing?
It has been an interesting couple of weeks at Cornwall Council. We have seen the political ramifications of outsourcing public sector services played out at the council.At the end of last month I ... Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
O2 drops Ericsson after outage
Mobile network O2 blames Ericsson’s central user database for the faults last week and in July, telling customers it will drop the software Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
How telcos can grow their business and manage risk
Among the many challenges that telecommunications providers face are the need to transform and consolidate their businesses. They need to adopt new business models that allow them to move away from ... Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
Case Study: Disaster recovery boosts business continuity
A review of disaster recovery capabilities has made multinational recruitment firm Hudson more resilient in its day-to-day business Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
ZTE targets local government for UK growth
Despite security controversy, Chinese firm ZTE’s UK head of sales tells Computer Weekly one of its first targets will be local government Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
Advanced analytics skills shortage stymies big data programmes
A “critical” advanced analytics skills shortage is impeding big data programmes, research finds Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
Mike Lynch: Firms happy with 95% IT functionality should move to cloud
Former CEO and founder of Autonomy, Mike Lynch, believes cloud is right for a number of applications, but says ERP will always stay in house Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
Security Think Tank: Least privilege is key to blocking IP theft
Intellectual property (IP) theft: Who should be tackling it and how? Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
McKinnon's mum gives tearful thanks after government halts US extradition
The mother of Gary McKinnon thanks those who helped their 10-year campaign against a US extradition order for hacking federal computers Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
The Government Digital Service (GDS) launches Gov.uk website
Gov.uk is intended to become a single domain for online public services replacing hundreds of departmental sites Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
IBM reports flat net profits for third quarter
IBM has reported flat net profits of $3.8bn as demand for its software services and tight cost management offset the effect of a stronger dollar Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
Forrester: Five important guidelines for business technology governance
Forrester believes that "good" IT governance is business technology governance – a conscious process by senior executives to establish strategies, structures, processes, and measurements for the management of technology to boost business results Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
Intel sales and profits fall in third quarter
Computer chip maker Intel has reported falls in both sales and profits in the third quarter due to the "tough economic environment” Continue Reading
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
Draft Communications Bill will be ineffective, says ICO
The Draft Data Communications Bill will only catch the most incompetent criminals, says Information Commissioner Christopher Graham Continue Reading
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October 16, 2012
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Oct'12
How I learned to stop worrying and love identity assurance
The past week has seen a surge in media coverage of the government's new Identity Assurance (IDA) programme, as the Department for Work & Pensions prepares to announce the first group of ... Continue Reading
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October 16, 2012
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Oct'12
Careers Clinic: You ask the questions!
It might seem that job interviews are all about answering questions but in fact most interviews conclude with ""Do you have any questions?" Continue Reading