May 2014
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
How to ratify & audit open source security
SpiderOak this month released its open-source cryptographically-secure cloud application development framework called Crypton. Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
Datacentres to evolve in next dacade, says research
Use of solar power, increased cloud adoption, higher utilisation rate and increased density will characterise the datacentre by the year 2025 Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
Co-operative Bank report reveals challenge of legacy IT replacement
A report into the £1.5bn losses at Co-operative Bank reveals numerous failures in a project to replace core banking systems Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
Virgin boss Richard Branson backs Ukraine's IT industry
Richard Branson backs IT entrepreneurs' plan to grow Ukraine’s economy during and after the nation's showdown with pro-Russian forces Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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GDS working to secure Google Apps for government
The Government Digital Service (GDS) is in talks with CESG, the IT security arm of GCHQ, to get approval for using Google Apps within government. Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
Infosec 2014: Enablement key to mobile security, says AirWatch
Businesses should approach mobility in terms of enablement, says AirWatch Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
Skype removes offensive emoticons
Skype has removed a selection of its emoticons for fear that they had the "potential to offend some users." Icons including a "smiley" faces showing the middle finger as well as emoticons (wtf) and ... Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
Barclays recruits digital champion Michael Harte as IT head
Barclays names Michael Harte as the replacement for recently departed global chief operations and technology officer Shaygan Kheradpir Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
Finally Solving Network and Storage Capacity Planning?
Interesting how some elements of IT seem to be around forever without being cracked. I remember working with a couple of UK start-ups in the 90s on network, server and application capacity planning ... Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
Asos joins Microsoft Ventures startup programme
Online retailer Asos has joined Microsoft in a collaboration to identify retail startup technology companies Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
Case study: How the BBC uses cloud to process media for iPlayer
The BBC has taken its iPlayer video-on-demand service to the cloud and cut media processing time from 9-10 hours to 20-30 minutes Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
Infosec 2014: Use word health model to fight malware, says Check Point
Organisations should use world heal model to prevent malware infection, says security firm Check Point Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
Forget big data analytics, try geospatial complex diverse-data analytics
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water and we all understood big data and analytics, the industry bites back. Just when you thought you knew enough about analytics to get ... Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
British Gas brings central heating control to smartphones with AWS
British Gas used public cloud IT to enable people remotely control their homes’ central heating with smartphone apps and save on utility bills Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
Infosec 2014: Act now, but no new EU data protection law before 2017, says ICO
Expect new European Union data protection law to be enacted in 2017 at the earliest, the deputy information commissioner David Smith has said Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
Case study: Balfour Beatty extends Fujitsu contract to support messaging
Balfour Beatty has signed a new contract with Fujitsu to provide email, extending an IT transformation deal the companies agreed in July 2013 Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
IT glitch causes delays at UK Border Force
Passengers at several UK airports and ferry ports have been facing long delays at passport control due to an IT problem Continue Reading
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
IT industry would benefit from more females, finds BCS survey
BCSWomen launches campaign to encourage girls to follow in role models' footsteps, to coincide with survey results Continue Reading
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April 30, 2014
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Apr'14
Computer Services Spend - Membership Organisations
Overall membership organisations have an outlay of £1,000 per employee on computer services. This is much the same as the UK norm. By size of organisation the spend is far smaller for large ... Continue Reading