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Cloud computing services

• Is privacy undermining trade in digital services?

  BSA report highlights dangers facing European Union (EU) nations as the European Commission (EC) revises its Data Protection Regulation  Continue Reading

• Cloud storage options in Scandinavia

  It has never been faster or cheaper to store data in the cloud and Scandinavian businesses have taken up cloud storage with gusto  Continue Reading

• How to select the best hybrid cloud provider for your firm

  A successful shift towards a hybrid cloud corporate environment requires a new approach to trust throughout the organisation.  Continue Reading

• No more email? Why companies are turning to collaboration technology

  Collaboration technologies are helping companies improve their employees' work-life balance  Continue Reading

• Human factors in the datacentre

  Whether to ensure business continuity or maximise returns, everyone from the finance director to the facilities manager needs further datacentre education  Continue Reading

• The UK’s problem with power

  Datacentre power buyers say Britain’s deregulated energy market is as complex as trading in derivatives  Continue Reading

• What does 2014 hold for HR technology?

  A look at the key battlegrounds in HR technology in 2014  Continue Reading

• Do you need tablets in your workplace?

  Consumers have shown a massive appetite for tablets, but IT departments have not presented the same level of eagerness  Continue Reading

• Get ready for the datacentre storm

  With a wave of innovations rolling ever faster towards the datacentre, analysts say 2014 is the year organisations must plot their course through choppy waters  Continue Reading

• SME cloud - blanket security or security blanket?

  Cloud network and security systems could be the answer for SMEs looking for enterprise-level services on a small-business budget  Continue Reading

• Future Gazing: The Future of IT in 2020

  The next six years will see the influence of technology accelerate, and that will mean radical changes for the role of the IT department and the CIO  Continue Reading

• After Prism revelation there is nowhere to hide

  UK business should not ignore revelations about the US Prism internet surveillance programme.  Continue Reading

• Make a high-performance computing and high-availability datacentre

  High performance computing and high availability systems are no longer limited to engineers and scientists. But is your datacentre ready?  Continue Reading

• How Capgemini keeps its Merlin datacentre green and energy-efficient

  Capgemini's Swindon-based Merlin datacentre is one of the most energy-efficient in the world. But what makes it green?  Continue Reading

• A guide to WebRTC

  Real-time communications standards aim to help more users speak with ease over the internet. Computer Weekly looks at how the systems work  Continue Reading

• Public sector IT procurement, G-Cloud and the SMEs

  Is the government's intent to widen public sector IT procurement to include SMEs and its G-Cloud diktat improving SME-government engagement?  Continue Reading

• The battle for the cloud

  Pure cloud providers have changed the game and traditional mega-suppliers must fight to keep up.  Continue Reading

• By 2020, cloud will be ‘like having a Formula 1 team running IT’

  Commodity, on-demand IT will disrupt the market to create new ways of doing business, continuous innovation and ‘Formula 1 standard’ engineers  Continue Reading

• Using software to support your firm’s creative stock

  How can human capital management systems unlock your company’s most valuable assets?  Continue Reading

• CW500: Cloud versus outsourcing – is it worth outsourcing any more?

  All CIOs are in some way working with the cloud. This might be migrating entire IT infrastructures to a virtualised environment, allowing departments to use specific software as a service, or simply early stage evaluation  Continue Reading

• IT outsourcing has changed, but have you?

  IT outsourcing was once a choice between doing it or not, but with maturing cloud-based services and new suppliers, there is more to consider  Continue Reading

• Looking to the cloud for the future of datacentres

  By 2020, the role of the datacentre – and perhaps even the IT leader who used to be responsible for it – will be very different  Continue Reading

• ‘Owning the datacentre does not make sense for CIOs any more’

  Lance Fisher, CIO of SThree, says the datacentre is a commodity and the problem of making it cost-effective, reliable and scalable is for vendors  Continue Reading

• How to be a front runner in the shift towards datacentre commoditisation

  Companies will need a responsive, flexible datacentre able to deliver greater competitive edge and the IT horsepower to support it  Continue Reading

• CW500: Why Channel 4 is crunching big data

  Bob Harris, Channel 4's chief technology officer, charts the broadcaster's technology strategy to use big data to form closer links with viewers  Continue Reading

• Cloud gold rush: Is it all just supplier noise?

  IT providers are unveiling cloud services at lightning speed and are launching robust price wars. But are enterprise customers equally gung-ho in adoption?  Continue Reading

• CW500: Thinking outside the big storage box

  Big data doesn’t necessarily mean big storage infrastructure  Continue Reading

• In-house tape vs cloud archiving: What are the pros and cons?

  Have cloud archiving services reached a tipping point that makes them cheaper and easier to manage than in-house tape archives?  Continue Reading

• CW500: Five technology forces that will change businesses forever

  CIOs have a unique opportunity to take the lead in innovation as disruptive technologies overturn traditional business models  Continue Reading

• Consult experts to get the most out of a SaaS roll-out

  Businesses often lack in-house expertise and services providers can help them with the project planning, design and up-to-date practices.  Continue Reading

• GE uses big data to power machine services business

  GE, one of the UK's largest manufacturers, is using big data analytics with data generated from machine sensors to predict maintenance needs  Continue Reading

• The limitations of traditional SaaS integration approaches

  Time and budget constraints are forcing many organisations to rethink their integration strategy and find a well-aligned solution  Continue Reading

• How to integrate SaaS with your local business systems

  As software as a service matures, CIOs need to look at how well cloud-based products integrate with existing on-premise systems  Continue Reading

• Amazon: Gold standard of the cloud?

  Amazon Web Services is the benchmark for cloud in the enterprise but can it handle the challenge of federated cloud services?  Continue Reading

• Top 10 supplier profiles 2012

  Download in-depth reports on leading IT suppliers from Computer Weekly  Continue Reading

• Lack of cloud standards holds up enterprise progress

  Problems with management, portability and interoperability are preventing firms realising the benefits of infrastructure on demand.  Continue Reading

• CW500: Inside the government's CloudStore

  The government's cloud store means an end to the big four to five-year IT projects of the past, says the CloudStore lead of the G-Cloud programme  Continue Reading

• CW500: The legal risks of migrating to the cloud

  Experts from the public and private sectors discuss the legal challenges of moving to the cloud  Continue Reading

• Defining End-User Requirements in an HPC Project

  Without properly defined requirements, an HPC project can spiral out of control. Taking a strategic approach when defining user requirements will lead to the ultimate success of an HPC project.  Continue Reading

• Is cloud data storage right for your organisation?

  Find out if cloud data storage is a serious option for you with this evaluation of its suitability for primary, nearline, backup and archive data  Continue Reading

• Interview: Angela Tucci, chief strategy officer, Symantec

  Angela Tucci, chief strategy officer at Symantec, talks to Computer Weekly about the company's strategic plans  Continue Reading

• Best practice in outsourcing security

  The issues CIOs must consider in balancing security needs and budgetary constraints  Continue Reading

• Mandatory carbon reporting: Indirect emissions guidelines for IT managers

  As the UK government announces mandatory carbon reporting for listed companies, how are IT managers to interpret guidelines on indirect emissions?  Continue Reading

• Could G-Cloud become the pride of public sector IT?

  Despite the gloomy financial climate, the government has stated that G-Cloud remains a priority. Clive Longbottom looks at the impact.  Continue Reading

• How transforming a datacentre can transform your business

  IT leaders from Domino's Pizza and TheTrainline.com reveal how transforming their datacentres transformed their businesses.  Continue Reading

• CW500: Transforming IT at HMRC, with CIO Phil Pavitt

  Phil Pavitt, HM Revenue & Customs CIO, revealed the secrets behind running the UK's largest IT estate to CW500 Club members.  Continue Reading

• Buyer's Guide: How to get private cloud right

  There are a lot of misperceptions about what it takes to get your private cloud investments right and drive adoption by your developers  Continue Reading

• IT priorities in the downturn

  IT leaders talk to Computer Weekly about how their IT priorities have been shaped by the downturn  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Top five issues in taking a structured approach to security in the cloud

  Last week, experts discussed the need to focus on the basics of security in the cloud. Here, the security think tank expert panel covers a structured approach to cloud computing security.  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: What is the most important nut for infosec to crack in 2012?

  What is the most important nut for infosec to crack in 2012?  Continue Reading

• 2011's top 10 tips on data centre, cloud and server virtualisation

  A collection of top 10 expert tips on data centres, cloud computing, server virtualisation and VDI for IT professionals to recap the technology highlights and how-tos of 2011.  Continue Reading

• Security Zone: Cloud security concerns -- talk to your cloud vendor

  Inherent security risks restrict many from adopting cloud -- every CIO has questions in mind about security.  Continue Reading

• Buyer's Guide: State of outsourcing 2011

  Research tracking trends in outsourcing contracts during 2011 is showing a distinct shift away from business process outsourcing, towards lower-value, smaller contracts.  Continue Reading

• CIOs will be fired if they get the cloud wrong, warns HP

  HP cloud guru Pete Karolczak welcomes the end of traditional outsourcing and embraces the disruption of cloud computing.  Continue Reading

• In-house vs. moving to the cloud: Data centre learning guide

  Moving IT to the cloud can have certain advantages such as scalability and flexibility, but in-house data centres score on security aspects.  Continue Reading

• Gartner: 5 trends that will transform the data centre

  The demand for IT as a service, combined with the need to reduce costs, has pushed data centres to the brink of a major transformation.  Continue Reading

• Advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing

  Among the advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing are that it offers a high degree of scalability, but incidents such as cloud outages make it less reliable.  Continue Reading

• Cloud computing security risks guide: How safe is the cloud?

  Although moving IT to the cloud brings advantages such as flexibility and scalability, cloud computing security risks are seen as a major impediment for its wide-scale adoption.  Continue Reading

• How Capex vs. Opex affects data centre outsourcing decisions

  Capex vs.Opex comparison reveals that although cloud services help avoid capital expenses on building own data centres, its Opex model can turn costly if IT pros aren’t cautious.  Continue Reading

• CW500: How CIOs are exploiting the cloud

  CIOs from the Guardian, Mitchells & Butlers and Oxfam reveal how they are exploiting cloud computing  Continue Reading

• CW500: The future of retail IT

  Bricks and mortar retailers may be struggling in the downturn, but online retailing is booming.  Continue Reading

• Five questions to ask when choosing a cloud service

  With so many different cloud providers around, choosing the right one can be very tricky. We look at some of the key questions that CIOs need to consider.  Continue Reading

• Trends in cloud computing technologies

  In this guide to trends in cloud computing technologies, you'll see just how popular cloud has become and how UK organisations are using it to save money and even improve security.  Continue Reading

• Integrating the cloud with the enterprise

  Integrating cloud services with enterprise systems and infrastructure needs IT management to change in order to realise the benefits  Continue Reading

• Third-party cloud management tools do the trick

  Cloud customers are increasingly turning to third-party tools or add-on functions to meet specific cloud-management requirements  Continue Reading

• How to choose a colocation data centre: A UK guide

  A UK guide detailing common mistakes to avoid when deciding which colocation data centre provider to work with.  Continue Reading

• SNW Europe 2010: Bustling press room

  The "speed dating"-style press room got people in touch with the right journalists.  Continue Reading

• SNW Europe 2010: Toys for the boys

  F5's helicopters proved popular with attendees at SNW Europe 2010.  Continue Reading

• SNW Europe 2010: Welcome packs

  Fujitsu helped contribute exciting welcome packs for attendees.  Continue Reading

• SNW Europe 2010: The keynotes

  SNW Europe featured several insightful keynotes over the three days.  Continue Reading

• SNW Europe 2010: HP had the biggest racks

  Data centre demos had attendees flocking to HP's booth.  Continue Reading

• SNW Europe 2010: Detailed floor plan

  The show spanned three floors of the Congress Centre, as seen in this floor plan.  Continue Reading

• SNW Europe 2010: Quantum mugs

  Quantum's personalised mugs were a hit during the show.  Continue Reading

• SNW Europe 2010: Busy exhibition hall

  Delegates, vendors, speakers, press and analysts flooded the exhibition hall.  Continue Reading

• SNW Europe 2010: Symantec's data loss protesters

  Symantec's marketers weathered the data loss storm.  Continue Reading

• SNW Europe 2010: The Power of 3

  At SNW Europe 2010, three shows -- Datacentre Technologies, SNW Europe and Virtualisation World -- came together to form 'The Power of 3.'  Continue Reading

• Scenes from VMworld Europe 2010: Cloud signs

  Clouds are fun decorations at VMware's booth at VMworld Europe 2010.  Continue Reading

• Cloud computing questions for enterprises to consider

  The IT director at a sports marketing agency discusses what businesses must ask themselves when preparing for cloud computing, along with why the cloud failed to meet his expectations in terms of disaster recovery.  Continue Reading

• Scenes from VMworld Europe 2010: CloudPoint's cupcakes

  VMworld Europe attendees munched on specially-ordered cloud cupcakes from CloudPoint.  Continue Reading

• Scenes from VMworld Europe 2010: VCE demo

  VMworld Europe attendees were greeted with a private cloud demo from the Virtual Computing Environment (VCE) coalition.  Continue Reading

• Best of VMworld Europe 2010 User Awards: Private cloud computing

  The top user project in the private cloud computing category used VMware vCloud Director to enable the creation of cloud infrastructure, the first step in a move to a hybrid cloud architecture.  Continue Reading

• Best of VMworld Europe 2010 User Awards: Winners slideshow

  Find out what user projects were voted to be the best in numerous cloud computing and virtualisation categories at VMworld Europe 2010.  Continue Reading

• VMworld Europe 2010 conference coverage

  Check out all the latest news, award recaps and other resources from VMworld Europe 2010 at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark.  Continue Reading

• UK CIOs take on cloud computing

  This four-part series reveals how CIOs in the UK are handling the emerging world of cloud computing.  Continue Reading

• How to minimise cloud computing lock-in risks

  An IT service provider shares tips on why it's wise to spread your cloud services across more than one provider, and how not to get stung by hidden costs.  Continue Reading

• Analyzing cloud computing's past and future

  The credit crunch, broadband penetration and the maturation of Web-based services have all contributed to cloud's increased adoption levels. But where will the cloud go from here?  Continue Reading

• Infrastructure as a Service: Not just for the IT director

  All businesses will switch from on-site data centres and colocation to Infrastructure as a Service within the next two years, according to this expert. Find out why.  Continue Reading

• How to choose the right cloud: Five quick tips

  Here are five key tips to help enterprises establish their strategic approach to cloud computing models.  Continue Reading

• Cloud computing security affecting G-Cloud adoption

  The managing director of service provider Pentura discusses the security issues associated with cloud computing in the public sector and how they are affecting adoption of the Government Cloud.  Continue Reading

• How to define cloud computing terms and technology

  The founder of analyst firm FreeForm Dynamics explains and expands on the numerous definitions used when discussing cloud computing.  Continue Reading