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In Depth

• SMEs see the benefits of cloud disaster recovery

  Cloud disaster recovery cuts costs and puts effective DR provision within reach of SMEs. We talk to two SMEs that opted for it  Continue Reading

• Accenture: How to wage the war for big data analytics talent

  CIOs face a struggle to recruit big data analytics talent. Accenture research suggests thousands of new analytics jobs will be created in the UK  Continue Reading

• How to conduct a strategic review of your mobile policy

  While there are a number of mobile device management (MDM) tools on the market, CIOs need to take a broader overview of corporate devices  Continue Reading

• Fruit and veg distributor keeps food fresh with Infor’s M3 ERP

  Catering supplier Reynolds is enjoying the fruits of an Infor ERP system that cuts down on food waste and streamlines operations  Continue Reading

• Half of UK IT professionals looking to leave current employer in the next 12 months

  Due to a lack of innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities, 53% of tech professionals admit to wanting to leave their current employer  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

• Server consolidation gains boost trading house’s national business bid

  When Indian financial services company Destimoney struggled with capacity, availability and rapid business growth, server consolidation came to the rescue.  Continue Reading

• Data quality essential to master data management

  It is possible to have a data quality initiative without master data management, but every MDM project must have a data quality element  Continue Reading

• How to gather BI dashboard user requirements to nail business strategy alignment

  Many analytical systems -- data warehouses, business intelligence systems -- fail because user requirements are not collected properly  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

• Interview: Stafford Murray, head of performance analysis, English Institute of Sport

  Stafford Murray and his team’s data analytics efforts at London 2012 helped deliver success for Team GB. How did they do it?  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

• Genpact boosts security management with SIEM tool

  An early adopter of SIEM technology in India, leading BPO firm Genpact’s nine-year journey to SIEM nirvana forms the focus of this case study.  Continue Reading

• Software-defined datacentres demystified

  As datacentre managers increasingly rely on software and automation, what can a software-defined datacentre bring to the enterprise?  Continue Reading

• Five personal branding obstacles CIOs face

  Know the common personal branding obstacles faced by the Indian CIOs. Learn to do successful self-branding, step by step.  Continue Reading

• Industry still failing to attract female talent, everywoman survey finds

  Survey by everywoman reveals females still believe the sector is failing to attract women yet most feel their career aspirations can be met  Continue Reading

• Data visualisation tools evolve with big data

  The world of data analysis is changing, as is data visualisation. Learn about recent and emerging data visualisation tools and principles  Continue Reading

• Combining DCIM and BIM tools for effective datacentre management

  If datacentre IT equipment and datacentre building was combined, the building and cooling could be tailored to increase efficiency  Continue Reading

• IDBI’s unique BS 25999 certified BCM model a first among PSU banks

  Indian BFSI player IDBI became the first PSU bank to get BS 25999 certified for all branches and processes. We take a look at the BFSI player’s BCP strategy.  Continue Reading

• Unilever enterprise data warehouse locked to business programmes

  Unilever is building a global enterprise data warehouse (EDW) locked into the critical paths of high-profile business programmes.  Continue Reading

• Manage your assets to cut costs and plan capacity

  Compiling an inventory of the organisation’s IT estate can help CIOs rationalise licensing fees and negotiate services needed in the future.  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

• Storage vendors address server SSD shortcomings

  Server SSD is a smart idea, delivering I/O where needed, but it can lack resilience and become siloed - so how do vendors plan to overcome this?  Continue Reading

• Identifying truths and myths of datacentre efficiency

  There is no one-size-fits-all solution to optimising datacentre efficiency, so CIOs should consider all available options. Archana Venkatraman reports  Continue Reading

• How to manage your assets and control business costs

  Asset lifecycle management allows the IT department to improve governance, mitigate risk and improve service quality and efficiency  Continue Reading

• Is wind energy just blowing in the face of datacentre cooling reality?

  Using renewable energy such as wind energy for datacentre cooling may not address issues of carbon emissions as directly as suppliers claim  Continue Reading

• M2M technology ushers in the age of total connection

  Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications is transforming the world into one where everything and everyone is networked.  Continue Reading

• Airtel's ISO 27001 certification tale: Benefits, challenges & lessons

  Leading Indian telecom player Bharti Airtel’s ISO 27001 implementation is one of the largest in the world. Join us, as we take a peek under the hood.  Continue Reading

• CW500: Managing the mobile workforce (part 2)

  Glenn Morgan, head of service transformation at British Airways, explains how the airline is harnessing consumer technology  Continue Reading

• CW500: Managing the mobile workforce (part 1)

  Mobile working has transformed Colt Telecommunications beyond recognition over the past three years  Continue Reading

• Forrester: Microsoft takes new approach to Windows app development

  Windows 8 signals a huge change, which will require a major effort in rewriting existing applications  Continue Reading

• Cloud APIs at hand to connect to databases

  The pros and cons of using cloud application programming interfaces (APIs) to connect users to databases via mobile or web  Continue Reading

• How to manage unstructured data for business benefit

  The cloud offers some progress in the resource-sapping management of unstructured data, but it is critical to work back from the business case.  Continue Reading

• Aster Data founders explain unified approach to data, big and small

  Aster Data’s founders explain their approach to handling relational data and, within the same engine, multiple forms of non-relational data: the principle of closure  Continue Reading

• CW500 Security Club: Dealing with attacks inside networks

  Perimeter defences are no longer enough to keep data safe, experts told IT security leaders at the CW500 Security Club  Continue Reading

• Will video conferencing find its business market in 2012?

  As networks expand and mobile consumerisation familiarises the technology, video collaboration looks poised to enter the business.  Continue Reading

• Windows 8 looks to reclaim territory in the enterprise

  Every few years a new Microsoft desktop operating system arrives. The latest version may influence how corporate IT regards desktop computing  Continue Reading

• Using fibre channel for storage networking

  Find out why Fibre Channel is still the network of choice in data centres.  Continue Reading

• Departmental BI dashboarding needs enterprise view

  Align departmental business intelligence dashboards with enterprise business intelligence (BI) and corporate strategy to avoid data silos.  Continue Reading

• How IBM researchers hope to change the world

  IBM's Zurich research labs opened its doors to reveal some of the technologies we can expect to be using in 10 to 15 years  Continue Reading

• Irish dairy exporter plots expansion with data matching

  Irish Dairy Board aims to match consumer preferences with the dairy produce of farmers and processors. Aligning data from multiple sources is critical if data matching is to sub-serve export growth  Continue Reading

• ITIL to take the pain out of change management

  Change is a constant in IT, and a bugbear to boot. Learn how ITIL – the Information Technology Infrastructure Library – can take the pain out of change in IT.  Continue Reading

• Tune Raid performance to get the most from your HDDs

  Tune Raid performance at the storage controller to match application I/O demands to optimal hard drive (HDD) performance  Continue Reading

• BI dashboards must dish up killer KPIs

  Business intelligence dashboards yield business value by dishing up the right key performance indicators (KPIs)  Continue Reading

• Can tablets handle business?

  As IT departments prepare for an influx of mobile devices, we look at three tablets to see how Android, Windows 8 and iOS fit in the enterprise  Continue Reading

• How to make your business Flame-proof

  Advanced threats such as Flame can show CIOs what cyber attack tools of the future could look like  Continue Reading

• Sandvik tightens supply chain with single supplier e-procurement portal

  Swedish mining and construction giant Sandvik simplified its interface with thousands of suppliers using an ERP data integration web portal from Liaison.  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

• All-flash array products take aim at virtualisation I/O demands

  The all-flash array is built to meet demanding server and desktop virtualisation I/O requirements. Computer Weekly surveys a rapidly evolving market and looks at use cases and products  Continue Reading

• Procurement function to squeeze value from supply chain analytics

  Supply chain analytics promises savings for procurement. But spending data can be scattered around the organisation. Procurement Lincolnshire, a collaborative local government entity, might show the way  Continue Reading

• Gathering retail intelligence

  Learning their customers’ habits through business intelligence is vital for bricks-and-mortar retailers to stay competitive  Continue Reading

• Static code analysis tools gain traction in India as SDL models mature

  Static analysis tools are gaining popularity with Indian companies as software development models and perspectives mature. Here are some popular choices.  Continue Reading

• Tablets: The best tools for the job

  Tablets have replaced laptops for many uses because of their light weight and longer battery life, but there remain important distinctions  Continue Reading

• CW500: The boardroom view of IT

  Jim Norton, former BCS president, Nick Beighton CFO of Asos and Robin Young COO of Mitchells & Butlers offer advice to IT leaders  Continue Reading

• HDFC Bank’s ISO 27004-compliant security metrics a boost toward GRC

  An ISO/IEC 27004-compliant metrics program is a rarity in the Indian infosec circuit. Indian BFSI major HDFC Bank’s ISMS has been there, done that  Continue Reading

• Tablets in the enterprise: Challenges of office mobility

  Moving the physical desk environment onto a tablet-based one brings a host of IT obstacles  Continue Reading

• Setting up a botnet is easier than you think

  Acquiring, installing, configuring and using a powerful data-stealing banking Trojan toolkit is not as difficult as it sounds  Continue Reading

• Virtual server backup software survey

  In this virtual server backup software survey, we run the rule over the key third-party VM backup products, from the fully featured for the enterprise to thin and light products for SMBs.  Continue Reading

• Data visualisation success hinges on solid storytelling skills

  Tableau's Jock Mackinlay explains why data is inert and worthless without the twin practices of visualisation and storytelling.  Continue Reading

• SMEs: Do business the smart way

  Speedy IT purchasing decisions can be beneficial both to SMEs and their suppliers  Continue Reading

• Build consensus on MDM programme goals to boost chances of success

  Advice on how to build political consensus for successful MDM initiatives, distilled from Jim Mortleman's fieldwork for SearchDataManagement.co.UK. Common advice uncommonly gathered.  Continue Reading

• Business focus vital for effective master data management strategy

  To be successful, a master data management programme must be designed from the outset with business objectives foremost in mind. Get advice on how to build a business-trained MDM strategy.  Continue Reading

• Business focus vital for effective master data management strategy

  To be successful, a master data management programme must be designed from the outset with business objectives foremost in mind. Get advice on how to build a business-trained MDM strategy.  Continue Reading

• Outsourcing IT services: goals and negotiations

  Tactical and strategic negotiations are important to businesses of all sizes, from SMEs to the largest enterprises  Continue Reading

• If the popularity of ICT is on the rise, why are we scrapping the curriculum?

  Recent GCSE results revealed more students are choosing to study ICT, however the government still plans to scrap the curriculum two years ahead of the planned computer science replacement  Continue Reading

• The implications for storage of EU data protection regulation

  EU data protection regulations are set to change, and the implications for data storage are manifold and include far-reaching effects on in-house and external cloud storage.  Continue Reading

• BI dashboards help South Leicestershire College track performance

  A college administrator discusses the steps to implementing a BI and dashboard product at her college in central England to help decision making.  Continue Reading

• SMEs: Optimising IT assets

  A full lifecycle management approach to hardware can help small businesses extract the greatest value from their IT purchases.  Continue Reading

• Big Data: Utilities rise to the smart meter challenge

  The mass of information from smart meters is leading utility suppliers to reconsider how they use their data  Continue Reading

• Post A-Level IT apprenticeship options: What if you didn’t get the grades you wanted?

  IT apprenticeship schemes are increasingly being offered by tech companies to students who choose not to attend university  Continue Reading

• BYOD: Can enterprise mitigate the risks?

  What can businesses do to mitigate the risks of employees using their own devices as the trend for IT consumerisation gathers momentum?  Continue Reading

• Big data analytics and the end of sampling as we know it

  To sample or not to sample? It didn't used to be a question. Data sets were so huge and compute resources so overwhelmed that BI professionals were resigned to sampling. Enter big data analytics.  Continue Reading

• Mobile BI sparks recast of business intelligence

  Mobile BI constitutes an entirely new usage paradigm, says the TDWI: one which fundamentally recasts how, when and where people interact with and consume information.  Continue Reading

• Data's role in customer engagement

  A combination of traditional business intelligence and big data can help businesses manage information overload  Continue Reading

• Weighing up the options for software testing

  We examine the reasons why software testing is increasingly being outsourced  Continue Reading

• BI, advanced analytics offer edge for wind turbine, blinds makers

  Two European manufacturers explain how using advanced analytics give their businesses an edge: Danish wind turbine company Vestas and Nottinghamshire-based Hillarys Blinds.  Continue Reading

• Goodbye Wi-Fi, hello WiGig

  The organisation behind the new wireless standard says WiGig will be the wireless technology for the enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Hybrid cloud storage product comparison

  Hybrid cloud storage products are, with certain provisos, up to the task of providing primary or nearline storage to organisations that want to offload working data to the cloud.  Continue Reading

• Best of VMworld Europe 2012 Awards: Nomination form

  Enter your products in the Best of VMworld Europe 2012 Users Awards with this nomination form. The deadline is Friday, September 14, 2012.  Continue Reading

• IRM solution helps training provider secure critical assets

  Information rights management (IRM) with Seclore’s FileSecure was PurpleLeap’s weapon of choice against the dangers of intellectual property leakage  Continue Reading

• Teradata CTO: 'Big data' technology starting to hit the mainstream

  Teradata’s chief technology officer Stephen Brobst reflects on the “big data” landscape, in-memory as hype, cloud data warehousing and mobile consumer intelligence.  Continue Reading

• How to make sense of the big data universe

  Analysing big data can be a daunting prospect, so find out what you need, where it is and how to deal with it  Continue Reading

• The future of electronic healthcare records

  What are the options open to health trusts for digitising patient records once the NHS IT infrastructure is decentralised?  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

• Taking the tablets to boost healthcare efficiency

  Mobility is one of the big drivers in the NHS. We look at how consumerisation trends are improving healthcare.  Continue Reading

• Key technologies driving healthcare

  We look at the intelligent tools being utilised in the health sector to improve patient care and wellbeing  Continue Reading

• Enterprise SAN survey: A feature-rich market with some key differences

  The enterprise SAN market is full of large-capacity beasts with advanced features common to all, but vendors’ high-end array products are by no means all the same.  Continue Reading

• Cloud archive: The most mature of the cloud storage services

  Cloud archive: The cloud is an ideal fit for long-term remote service provider data retention. We list the key benefits of cloud archive services and some UK providers.  Continue Reading

• Compliance, risk and the coming EU data protection framework: a CISO's perspective

  Compliance and risk managers in Europe are facing one of the biggest challenges for decades as the region moves to a new data protection framework  Continue Reading

• Predictive sports analytics put in play for Wimbledon, Formula One

  Predictive analytics in sports is proving itself in tennis and car racing. Can it make the leap to team sports, long the preserve of barroom anoraks?  Continue Reading

• Best practice in outsourcing security

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

• Men and women disagree on reasons why IT is less attractive to women

  Mortimer Spinks and Computer Weekly survey finds men and women disagree on why IT is a less attractive career choice for females  Continue Reading

• What is driving desktop virtualisation?

  Thin-client computing has been around for years. But until recently, it failed to make progress in the enterprise. But it is now a top priority.  Continue Reading

• VMware disaster recovery using VMware onboard features

  Find out how to prepare for VMware disaster recovery using features such as Site Recovery Manager, vSphere Replication, VMware High Availability and VMware Data Recovery.  Continue Reading

• Using IT to capitalise on austerity

  FM Conway IT chief Ed Lynott talks about how the civil engineering firm uses IT to deal with public sector cuts  Continue Reading

• Data virtualisation on rise as ETL alternative for data integration

  The Phone House and Novartis have turned to data virtualisation from Denodo and Composite to gain a single logical view of disparate data sources.  Continue Reading

• GPU Computing in High-Performance Computing: A Status Check

  While GPU computing in HPC clusters is not new, it has become popular in recent times. We explain GPC computing and show you how to get the most out of it.  Continue Reading

• High-performance computing drives high-performance F1 cars to success

  Jennifer Scott investigates how Formula 1 team Marussia uses a supercomputer to design and test its cars on a budget  Continue Reading

• Virtual solution to consumerisation

  Archana Venkatraman looks at how the virtual desktop can help businesses with employees using their own devices  Continue Reading

• Network security assessments: India Inc. is going beyond routine

  As network security assessments become essential hygiene, security experts at Indian enterprises are honing in to specifics. Some tips, insights and advice.  Continue Reading