May 2014

May 01, 2014 01 May'14
HP and Foxconn build servers for cloud and hyperscale computing

HP and Foxconn have entered into a joint venture agreement to produce a new line of servers designed to suit the cloud-based IT delivery model Continue Reading
May 01, 2014 01 May'14
Infosec 2014: People vital to security intelligence, say experts

Actionable security threat intelligence is mainly about having the right people with the right skills, say experts Continue Reading
May 01, 2014 01 May'14
CW Europe – May 2014 Edition

This issue of CW Europe looks at how European Union (EU) countries vary in sharing patient records and exchanging data. Continue Reading

May 01, 2014 01 May'14
Mike Stone named as new MoD CIO

Mike Stone has been named as the new CIO for the Ministry of Defence, replacing Yvonne Ferguson who left last week Continue Reading
May 01, 2014 01 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
May 01, 2014 01 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
May 01, 2014 01 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
May 01, 2014 01 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
May 01, 2014 01 May'14
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
May 01, 2014 01 May'14
Infosec 2014: Enablement key to mobile security, says AirWatch

Businesses should approach mobility in terms of enablement, says AirWatch Continue Reading

May 01, 2014 01 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
May 01, 2014 01 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
May 01, 2014 01 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
May 01, 2014 01 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
May 01, 2014 01 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
May 01, 2014 01 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
May 01, 2014 01 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
May 01, 2014 01 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
May 01, 2014 01 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
May 01, 2014 01 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