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• January 13, 2016 13 Jan'16

  Hybrid flash not good enough, says Kaminario customer

  Cloud software provider Clarizen re-tools storage with all-flash arrays from Kaminario and forecasts the end for hybrid flash products that don't deliver on performance promises

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  IT decision makers admit ignorance over datacentre environmental impacts

  Majority of datacentre operators unable to account for environmental impact of their sites, The Green Grid's research reveals

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  More endpoints managed is security concern, say IT services firms

  The rising number of devices connected to corporate networks is a security challenge for the IT services firms managing these endpoints

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  Ofcom outsources IT management to Indian services supplier NIIT

  UK communications regulator Ofcom outsources its help desk, datacentre and application management services to IT services provider NIIT

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  European Commission awards cloud contracts worth €24m to BT

  BT secures deals that will see it provide public and private cloud services to 52 European Commission agencies and bodies

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  St Claraspital deploys virtual desktops to boost staff efficiency

  St Claraspital took home the prize for best desktop virtualisation project at the 2015 Best of VMworld Europe User Awards – and this is why...

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  Public cloud competition prompts 66% drop in prices since 2013, research reveals

  Tariff Consulting's latest report tracks industry impact of public cloud price cuts, and reveals service range -- not cost -- is what matters

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  India still top destination for global service delivery

  Technological development and changing model for offshore business services and IT could threaten India’s dominance

• January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16

  IT procurement lead Sarah Hurrell to leave Crown Commercial Service

  Government purchasing agency’s commercial director for technology will depart to take up a job in the private sector

• January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16

  Verizon’s rumoured datacentre sell-off: Why telcos are turning their backs on colocation

  Reports suggest US comms provider Verizon will become the latest telco to sell off its colocation assets, but what is driving this trend?

• January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16

  2015 was a breakthrough year for cloud adoption, says Synergy Research Group

  Analyst house’s latest cloud market tracker reveals how enterprise IT buying behaviours are moving to incorporate off-premise technologies

• January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16

  AWS expands datacentre footprint in Apac

  Cloud services giant is opening new datacentres in Seoul in response to Korean customer demands

• January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16

  The Office Group responds to flexible working boom with Microsoft cloud deployment

  Flexible workspace provider rolls out Office 365 after business growth caused email storage capacity crunch

• January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16

  Forrester predicts boom time for software

  Cloud, Saas and business analytics set to drive up demand for software

• January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16

  Rackspace: Business leaders, not IT departments, drive enterprise cloud adoption

  Rackspace report into cloud migration trends reveals business leaders are more likely to lead the move off-premise than IT people

• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Amazon WorkMail goes on general release in Europe

  AWS readies challenger to Gmail and Office 365 as cloud battle with Google and Microsoft enters new phase

• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Surveillance tribunal refers child privacy claim to information commissioner

  The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has referred a complaint to the UK information commissioner that the US National Security Agency is intercepting children's internet activities

• December 30, 2015 30 Dec'15

  Top 10 premium content articles for CIOs in 2015

  Computer Weekly presents the top ten premium content articles for CIOs in 2015

• December 29, 2015 29 Dec'15

  CIO interview: Chris Hewertson, CTO at hotel group GLH

  Chris Hewertson combines the responsibilities of a chief technology officer and CIO with the aim of customer-focused technology transformation

• December 29, 2015 29 Dec'15

  Top 10 IT outsourcing stories of 2015

  IT outsourcing is as popular as ever to organisations that want to focus on core business. Here we look at some of the top articles on the subject in 2015

• December 22, 2015 22 Dec'15

  Dorset County Council rejects outsourcing

  Council decides against outsourcing back-office services, including IT, due to a lack of flexibility

• December 22, 2015 22 Dec'15

  Top 10 cloud computing stories of 2015

  Computer Weekly's top 10 cloud computing stories of 2015

• December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15

  Top 10 HR technology stories in 2015

  2015 saw businesses replacing their on-premise HR systems with cloud services at an accelerating rate. More companies are turning to virtual reality, analytics and other disruptive technologies to help recruit and retain talented staff

• December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15

  Royal Mail acquires cloud platform

  Royal Mail acquires cloud-based delivery company as automation and better use of data become essential in a rapidly changing sector

• December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15

  Cisco to create 200 new cloud computing jobs in UK

  Networking giant outlines plans to treble the size of the Cisco Meraki team by 2017

• December 17, 2015 17 Dec'15

  Isle of Man eyes datacentre industry growth opportunity after Safe Harbour ruling

  Government's e-business head explains how island could be a safe haven for enterprises concerned by the Safe Harbour fallout

• December 17, 2015 17 Dec'15

  SThree to rein in IT budget by moving to cloud

  Recruitment group plans to expand by 10% a year, but moving to the cloud will allow it to do more with the same IT budget

• December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15

  Etihad Airways chooses Cognizant to support digital transformation

  Airline aims to improve customer satisfaction by implementing programme of digital developments

• December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15

  Ageas moves into Philippines cloud platform for insurers

  Insurance firm adopts cloud-only business application suite to support south-east Asian expansion

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  CIO interview: BT Business CIO Colin Lees

  The telecoms giant has overhauled its IT stack to become more agile for the changing needs of business customers

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  Poundland launches e-commerce Christmas push with Rackspace managed support

  Budget retailer has turned to Rackspace to ensure its first foray into online retail can withstand the seasonal rush

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  Interview: Lebara CTO sets out plans to go all-in on AWS cloud

  Lebara was a Europe-centric, single-product telco until the cloud paved the way for it to grow its service portfolio and expand overseas

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  VMware backs out of Virtustream hybrid cloud venture with EMC

  Virtualisation giant confirms exit from hybrid cloud joint venture with parent company

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  Public cloud adoption fuels record spend on datacentre hardware by service providers

  Datacentre infrastructure findings from Synergy Research show how enterprise cloud adoption is affecting the market

• December 14, 2015 14 Dec'15

  Rockwool invests €2m in global HR project

  Manufacturer interviewed other companies about their HR systems before choosing a system to harmonise its processes across 38 countries

• December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15

  CIO interview: Farrer & Co IT director Neil Davison

  The law firm that served Charles Dickens has a much more modern approach to its technology strategy

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  HPE goes live with Europe-wide cloud service catalogue

  HPE’s Cloud 28+ service catalogue is open for business and hopes to encourage wider take-up of off-premises services across the continent

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  100Gbps network powers petabyte research cloud at Australia’s Monash University

  Australian university implements powerful network to support data hungry research cloud.

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  100Gbps network powers petabyte research cloud at Australia’s Monash University

  Australian university implements powerful network to support data hungry research cloud.

• December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15

  100Gbps network powers petabyte research cloud at Australia’s Monash University

  Australian university implements powerful network to support data-hungry research cloud

• December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15

  The FCA is open to cloud – but what of the firms it regulates?

  The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says cloud computing – even in its public form – is acceptable for finance organisations

• December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15

  Jisc issues tender for second shared services datacentre in north of England

  Education network provider issues tender for second shared services datacentre, while warding off DDoS attack

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Trust in IT outsourcing outweighs lower cost for HW Fisher

  The value of a trusted relationship with an IT service provider is hard to measure, but HW Fisher IT head Tony Blonk says it outweighs price cuts

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Dropbox urged by users to open-source soon-to-be shut Mailbox app

  Dropbox finds itself in the firing line after calling time on much-loved email app

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Indian IT services supplier Infosys creates jobs in Ireland

  Indian IT services supplier Infosys is creating 250 jobs in Ireland to support customers and innovate around financial services IT

• December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15

  Low-cost Nordics expect datacentre growth

  The Nordics offers advantages as a datacentre location, with each of its five countries offering something different

• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  Internet of things will be one of the Asean IT highlights in 2016

  IoT investments will be one of the major trends in Asean economies throughout 2016, according to predictions from Frost & Sullivan.

• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  CIO interview: Mikael Pommert, Modern Times Group

  Modern Times Group's CIO tells Computer Weekly about the challenges and benefits of moving an established business to the cloud

• December 03, 2015 03 Dec'15

  European Office 365 and Microsoft Azure users hit by service outage

  Microsoft claims to have addressed the issues that caused problems for Office 365 and Azure users earlier today.

• December 03, 2015 03 Dec'15

  Swedish health company Elekta recoups costs of HR project in a year

  Medical company Elekta transforms its human resources (HR) processes by replacing legacy technology with cloud systems serving 3,800 staff in 24 countries