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• Cloud orchestration - will a solution come from SCM?

  Clive Longbottom 17 Jun 2014

For cloud to really deliver on its promise, the monolithic application needs to die and a new composite application approach be used. However, this needs strong orchestration of multiple different ...

• It's all happening in the world of big data.

  Clive Longbottom 11 Jun 2014

There are signs of increasing maturity in the big data market, with new announcements coming thick and fast from various vendors.

• The continuing evolution of EMC

  Clive Longbottom 12 May 2014

EMC seems to get ever-more complex: Joe Tucci's idea of a Federation of companies is complex and, oft-times, confusing. However, is there some logic behind it all?

• Finding new containers for the BYOD genii

  Rob Bamforth - Timefort 02 May 2014

Information security is the aspect of BYOD most likely to keep IT managers awake at night - it is a greater concern than managing the devices themselves or indeed the applications they run.

• Print security: The cost of complacency

  Louella Fernandes - Quocirca 23 Apr 2014

Quocirca research reveals that enterprises place a low priority on print security despite over 60% admitting that they have experienced a print-related data breach.

• Internet of Things - Architectures of Jelly

  Rob Bamforth - Timefort 17 Apr 2014

In today's world of acronyms and jargon, there are increasing references to the Internet of things (IoT), machine to machine (M2M) or a 'steel collar' workforce. It doesn't really matter what you ...

• Managing a PC estate

  Clive Longbottom 15 Apr 2014

PCs remain the most common means of accessing IT within an organisation. Despite moves toward VDI, the majority of organisations will still have PC estates that they find difficult to manage.

• Web security 3.0 - is your business ready?

  Bob Tarzey 09 Apr 2014

As the web has evolved so have the security products and services that control our use of it. In the early days of the "static web" it was enough to tell us which URLs to avoid because the content ...

• Two areas where businesses can learn from IT

  Bob Tarzey 07 Apr 2014

Many IT industry commentators (not least Quocirca) constantly hassle IT managers to align their activities more closely with those of the businesses they serve; to make sure actual requirements are ...

• 4.7 Million NTP Servers Ready To Boost DRDoS Attack Volumes

  Bernt Ostergaard - Quocirca 02 Apr 2014

The US Internet CERT organisation warns ISPs about the danger of open NTP servers. The Shadowserver Foundation has found 4.7 million vulnerable servers

• The Top 3 Barriers to VDI

  Clive Longbottom 01 Apr 2014

VDI can be a daunting task. However, newer approaches to software and desktop management are making life easier.

• 6 Tips for Managed Print Services Success

  Louella Fernandes - Quocirca 31 Mar 2014

Many enterprises are turning to a managed print service (MPS) to minimise the headache of managing an often complex and costly print environment. Through device consolidation, optimisation of ...

• TV, phone, tablet, watch - are we smart yet?

  Rob Bamforth - Timefort 27 Mar 2014

So, is the tablet then the new centre of attention?

• Planning your next data centre

  Clive Longbottom 24 Mar 2014

Time for a data centre review? Looking at co-location? If not, maybe you should.

• Masters of Machines: turning machine data in to operational intelligence

  Bob Tarzey 21 Mar 2014

How the most advanced users of operational intelligence are using machine data to provide commercial insight all the way to board level.