March 2015

March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15
HSBC seeks new investment banking CIO as Sumeet Chabria leaves

HSBC is looking for a new IT head in its investment banking arm after Sumeet Chabria decided to leave after 21 years at the bank Continue Reading
March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15
All-flash and hybrid flash storage build momentum in Poland

Hybrid flash and all-flash storage gain popularity in Poland, hybrid flash going mainstream and all-flash used for high performance Continue Reading
March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15
VM backup drops off as DR motors on: what’s behind the survey figures?

We look behind the storage and backup headlines in the ComputerWeekly.com IT spending priorities survey Continue Reading

March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15
China and US cross swords over software backdoors

Barack Obama criticises Chinese plans to force tech firms trading in China to share encryption keys and put backdoors in software Continue Reading
March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15
Tinder cuts app crashes with Rackspace cloud database

Tinder matchmaking app turns to managed cloud provider for IT and database support Continue Reading
March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15
Skills minister visits school's TechFuture Girls club

Nick Boles visits Tech Partnership girls club as report reveals that only 17% of workers in the technology industry are female Continue Reading
March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15
NatWest bank tests mobile apps to help people run their lives

NatWest bank is running closed beta tests of banking apps designed to help people navigate major events in their lives Continue Reading
March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15
Case study: How National Grid uses analytics to keeps the lights on

National Grid has started a project to supplement its existing asset maintenance system with predictive analytics Continue Reading
March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15
IBM confirms Q2 release date for OpenPower servers in Softlayer

IBM Softlayer users will soon have access to OpenPower-based bare-metal servers for data-heavy workloads Continue Reading
March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15
Girl Geeks Campus secures support from Accenture

Accenture signs up to support Girl Geeks Campus to support girls interested in Stem careers Continue Reading

March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15
Has IBM found its place in the digital world?

Late last year, amid poor financial results and doubts over its direction, IBM announced $3.6bn worth of IT infrastructure outsourcing deals Continue Reading
March 04, 2015 04 Mar'15
How can we attract more females to the IT Industry? Inspire them!

For many years now, we've all been acutely aware of the small percentage of females being attracted to and working in our industry. Continue Reading
March 04, 2015 04 Mar'15
Williams Martini Racing signs multi-year BT network services deal

Williams F1 teams forms long-term strategic partnership with BT for fixed and mobile communications and network services Continue Reading
March 04, 2015 04 Mar'15
Accountancy firm Baker Tilly uses Huddle for global collaboration

Baker Tilly International, a large international network of accounting firms, has deployed Huddle across its member organisations Continue Reading
March 04, 2015 04 Mar'15
A HIP way of securing a wide range of endpoints

The host identity protocol is emerging as an alternative way to secure a range of physical endpoints beyond laptops and smartphones Continue Reading
March 04, 2015 04 Mar'15
IAM tops security initiatives for UK and European firms in 2015

Identity and access management (IAM) is to be the top security initiative by UK and European firms in 2015, according to survey Continue Reading
March 04, 2015 04 Mar'15
Drones in UK skies: an increasingly crowded regulatory airspace

With drones becoming commonplace in the UK, the law has been required to evolve and play catch-up Continue Reading
March 04, 2015 04 Mar'15
Avoiding the potholes on the way to cost effective MDM

This is a guest blog by Mark Balkenende, a manager atTalend Master data management is one of those practices that everyone in business applauds. But anyone who has been exposed to the process ... Continue Reading
March 04, 2015 04 Mar'15
Women in IT: A word of advice

Dame Stephanie Shirley and other inspirational females share advice on being a woman in tech at We Are The City event Continue Reading
March 04, 2015 04 Mar'15
UK officials reject second complaint over BT link to US drone network

UK officials have rejected a second complaint about BT’s part in a US military network allegedly used to direct controversial drone strikes Continue Reading

Enterprise architect job still requires IT in critical role

Jeanne Ross offers advice to existing and aspiring enterprise architects and discusses the latest trends as she reflects on 26 ...

Holy Grail still elusive in enterprise architecture strategy

MIT's Jeanne Ross discusses why enterprise architecture projects succeed and fail and what companies can do to better align ...

Ensuring your cybersecurity teams are helping the business

Business leaders need to review how they're handling cybersecurity oversight. Are leaders asking the right questions and ...

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Microsoft detects Netlogon vulnerability exploitation in the wild

While Microsoft released a patch last month for the Netlogon flaw, the company said it detected threat actors using exploits for ...

Shopify discloses data breach caused by insider threats

Canadian e-commerce company Shopify disclosed a data breach involving two insider threats, but questions remain about the breach ...

Cybersecurity team structure stronger with 3 new roles

Having the right cybersecurity team in place can help reduce how long it takes to control threats. Consider adding cloud security...

SearchNetworking

How to secure remote access for WFH employees

The global pandemic caused mayhem on network security environments. Enterprises need to bring rigor back to their systems and ...

What's involved in VPN maintenance and management?

Before an organization's VPN is up and running, IT teams must address four important aspects of VPN maintenance and management to...

The pros and cons of 5G networks

Enterprises are evaluating 5G and its effect on their operations. Before they can start reaping the benefits from the standard, ...

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6 tools to know for private cloud monitoring and reporting

Cloud reporting helps admins address capacity issues and reduce outages. Effective tools should include role-based dashboards and...

Set your strategy to get the right liquid-cooled data center

As data center rack densities increase, liquid cooling's benefits are becoming more apparent. Before purchasing, IT teams must ...

Liquid cooling vs. air cooling in the data center

The quest to maintain operating temperatures for increasing computing densities has firms transitioning from air cooling to ...

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Key steps in the feature engineering process

Feature engineering is key to machine learning algorithms. Read on to learn how those features are created and chosen to increase...

Talend evolves enterprise data integration efforts

The CTO of Talend outlines the path the data integration vendor has taken in recent years as the market for big data has evolved ...

Ahana releases managed Cloud for Presto service

New Ahana cloud system brings a managed service to market that integrates data management and visualization capabilities to aid ...