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Public Sector IT

Exploring the challenges involved in large-scale IT projects in the public sector.

December 2014

UK drone net got torture-grade CIA comms
Mark Ballard 17 Dec 2014

A computer network that the US Central Intelligence Agency used a decade ago to conduct its kidnap and torture of terrorist suspects has become an integral part of the system now operating drone ...

NSA encryption no smoking gun, says drone net contractor
Mark Ballard 02 Dec 2014

An NSA encryption box that secures the US military's global drone network has become the focus for UK officials deciding whether a telecoms contractor should be pulled up under international rules ...

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Symantec CIO: Digital transformation plan shaped by cloud, AI

What are the fundamentals of a digital transformation plan? How do CIOs make it happen? Symantec CIO Sheila Jordan explains.

Symantec CIO strategy: Add 'extreme value' to the business

Sheila Jordan's CIO strategy at Symantec focuses on bringing 'extreme value' to the business. Here, she discusses her top six IT ...

Digital transformation process: Align business and IT, shake legacy

At the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, consultant Cathy Horst Forsyth explains which factors make for a successful digital ...

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Chrome site isolation arrives to mitigate Spectre attacks

In an effort to mitigate the risk of Spectre attacks, Google Chrome site isolation has been enabled for 99% of browser users to ...

Russian intelligence officers indicted for DNC hack

A grand jury for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's election interference investigation indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers ...

New Spectre variants earn $100,000 bounty from Intel

Researchers discovered two new Spectre variants that can be used to bypass protections and attack systems and earned $100,000 in ...

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IT spending shows cloud-focused data center architectures

Corporate IT spending shows companies are revamping data center architectures in preparation for a multi-cloud future.

Hybrid cloud strategies should be reimagined as multi-cloud

The tech industry needs to change the way it defines hybrid cloud. A multi-cloud environment is often a more accurate description...

MU-MIMO technology boosts system capacity for WLANs

MU-MIMO technology might not be magic, but it upgrades WLAN performance and system capacity so well that some network engineers ...

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Broadcom acquisition of CA seeks broader portfolio

Broadcom has acquired CA Technologies in a move some believe is largely financially motivated, while others see an opportunity ...

Ten Linux process management commands that simplify admin workflows

If you work in Linux, chances are you have to do some process management. Here are some commands to simplify that workflow.

Managed private cloud gives IT a cost-effective option

Cloud evaluation requires planning and cost analysis. With available technology and managed service providers, IT can reduce ...

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How graph data modeling can help evaluate database tools

Mapping data to a graph model can be challenging -- but it can also help an organization create prototypes to evaluate graph ...

eHarmony hooks up with Redis NoSQL database for hot storage

The Redis key-value store finds use in a system to match would-be romantic partners on dating site eHarmony, which employs a ...

When to choose an S3 big data environment over HDFS storage

Selecting a storage service for big data in the cloud can be challenging. Expert David Loshin explains usage patterns that could ...