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Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

Unravelling the hype behind IT for creating useful CIO strategies.

January 2013

Virtual Modelling: A new IT optimisation tool
Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 21 Jan 2013

Can a trial and error approach to project work in project management? Robert Saxby, a consulting director at business technology consultancy ImprovIT, explains how it can.

Software licence audits: Confidence in Your Choices
Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 17 Jan 2013

Over the last few weeks Computer Weekly has written about software licensing and how suppliers are demanding IT departments run costly software audits. At the same time, we have started looking at ...

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Problems with blockchain and how they're being solved

Do you know about the blockchain trilemma? David Petersson looks at some of the problems with blockchain and how cutting-edge ...

High-performance computing use cases and benefits in business

High-performance computing has moved from the rarified realm of research and government and into the enterprise. Learn how ...

How to achieve digital transformation -- with CIO as linchpin

Companies achieve digital transformation along two dimensions -- through operational efficiency and offering a great customer ...

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IoT device testing made possible with BeStorm X

BeStorm X, a black-box fuzzer by Beyond Security and Ubiquitous AI, tests IoT devices to identify security weaknesses and ...

Forcepoint pushes 'human-centric cybersecurity' approach

During the launch of the Forcepoint Cyber Experience Center in Boston, Forcepoint execs emphasized the need for adopting a new ...

DNS hijacking campaign targets national security organizations

A DNS hijacking campaign targeting national security organizations and critical infrastructure may be part of a new trend, ...

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Review the benefits of network performance monitoring strategies

This compilation delves into five points regarding the benefits of network performance monitoring, as well as various monitoring ...

IT directors share SD-WAN advantages and advice

Enhanced access to internet applications, streamlined network connectivity and faster deployments at new offices are just some ...

IoT device monitoring added to Nyansa Voyance

Nyansa has added IoT traffic analytics to its network monitoring software. The latest version of Nyansa Voyance monitors the ...

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Build a comprehensive outline for your data center budget

Including all necessary data center expenses during budget planning can be daunting. IT managers can start with costs for ...

Open source virtualization expands VM hardware and OS options

Dive into open source virtualization software with VirtualBox, KVM or QEMU. Each offers customizable VM management capabilities ...

4 considerations for choosing a private cloud provider

Key features to look for from a private cloud provider include interoperability, scalability and how familiar admins are with the...

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Google takes a run at enterprise cloud data management

New Google Cloud boss Thomas Kurian is putting databases and data management at the forefront at Google. The vendor has forged ...

4 factors to consider in a Hadoop distributions comparison

Examine the key characteristics necessary to evaluate in a Hadoop distribution comparison, focusing on enterprise features, ...

Kafka at center of new event processing infrastructure

Events are as important as data in emerging applications underlying many e-commerce efforts. Streams of events tell a company ...