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June 25, 2015 25 Jun'15
John Swainson, president of Dell Software, argues the case for rethinking datacentres

Having previously worked for Silver Lake, CA and IBM, Swainson now heads the company’s software business
June 25, 2015 25 Jun'15
British Gas to power more of its business using public cloud from 2017

Energy supplier says public cloud move will boost its business agility while cutting costs
June 25, 2015 25 Jun'15
Case study: Model railway company Hornby overhauls payments with Braintree

Hornby’s head of digital strategy explains how the firm chose Braintree as its online payments platform following its website migration last year
June 24, 2015 24 Jun'15
Labour MP Chi Onwurah warns of nationalisation risk to UK citizens' personal data

Shadow Cabinet Office minister Chi Onwurah calls on UK citizens to keep close tabs on how the government uses their personal data

June 24, 2015 24 Jun'15
Former TalkTalk CIO to lead Police ICT Company

Experienced CIO Martin Wyke has been appointed CEO of the Police ICT Company, set up to manage central police systems
June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15
Pharmaceutical companies use BPM to cut cost of clinical trial drugs

Pharmaceutical companies have developed an IT system to secure the supply of medicines they need for clinical studies, saving hundreds of thousands on their drugs bill in the process
June 22, 2015 22 Jun'15
Government Digital Service insists Verify safe despite claims of vulnerabilities

An academic paper suggests the Gov.uk Verify system could be used as a spy network, but the Government Digital Service (GDS) insists this is not the case
June 19, 2015 19 Jun'15
Californian state officials reveal driverless car crash numbers for first time

The Californian Department for Motor Vehicles bows to pressure from The Associated Press to reveal details of self-driving car crashes
June 19, 2015 19 Jun'15
Enterprise adoption of hybrid devices tipped to soar post-Windows 7

Enterprise IT departments should consider hybrid devices in their post-Windows 7 migration plans, claims Gartner
June 19, 2015 19 Jun'15
CIO interview: Rovio Entertainment's Kalle Alppi believes IT staff should be embedded in business

The CIO at the company behind Angry Birds talks about running global IT with only five permanent staff

June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
Royal Bank of Scotland goes back to 1970s values with big data

RBS, once the world's largest bank, is using analytics technology to go back to the era of personal customer service
June 11, 2015 11 Jun'15
Is HMRC making tax more taxing for non-digital taxpayers?

Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has made tax data accessible online – but how should it cater for those unable (or unwilling) to use digital services?
June 11, 2015 11 Jun'15
Only 3% of civil servants think the government gets good value from the tech industry

A survey by industry body TechUK has found only a small percentage of civil servants feel the government currently gets good value out of the tech industry
June 10, 2015 10 Jun'15
OnApp helps small public cloud firms take on AWS, Google and Microsoft

The OnApp Federation marketplace will help smaller firms compete more effectively with the public cloud giants, it is claimed
June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15
Boots cuts 700 jobs in bid to restructure and improve tech

Cosmetics firm Boots has announced it will be cutting 700 non-store roles in an attempt to invest in technology and simplify back-office operations
June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15
US state of Maine turns to BPM to cut admin costs

The US state of Maine is automating a range of government processes in a bid to cut administration costs by more than 10%
June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15
Case study: What the enterprise can learn from Etsy's DevOps strategy

Jon Cowie, operations engineer at online marketplace Etsy, advises enterprises on how to develop a DevOps-friendly business culture
June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15
HSBC UK IT braced for cuts as bank weighs up opportunities in Asia

HSBC's UK IT team is likely to be reduced in size as focus moves to Asia
June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15
HMRC denies reports of Verify causing users problems

HMRC has denied that problems faced by the public attempting to claim marriage tax breaks are caused by the Gov.uk Verify scheme
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
Home Retail Group appoints former Amazon executive as CTO

Parent company of Argos and Homebase, Home Retail Group, selects former Amazon.com tech president as chief technology officer (CTO)
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
Digital services not saving government departments money, says NAO

Government departments are not making the savings digital services were aiming to deliver
June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15
Cisco CEO-elect Robbins reveals leadership team

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins has unveiled his leadership team, with more high-profile figures set to leave the business and a number of promotions
June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15
Get ready for Windows 10 upgrade

Windows 10 will be released on July 29. Computer Weekly looks at how the new operating system will impact enterprise IT
June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15
Pressure grows on enterprise datacentre operators to wind-down investments

Long-term investments in private datacentres could leave enterprises at a competitive disadvantage, warn experts
June 03, 2015 03 Jun'15
Enterprise storage performance a mystery to most IT chiefs

Survey finds more than two-thirds of storage leaders at large enterprises don’t know the impact of I/O from core applications on their storage infrastructure
June 03, 2015 03 Jun'15
Cisco bans departing execs from vast swathe of IT industry

A filing with the US government has revealed outgoing executives Rob Lloyd and Gary Moore will not be allowed to take up employment with, among others, HP, IBM or VMware
June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15
CIO interview: Dundee University CIO Paul Saunders calls for diversity in IT

Paul Saunders, director of technology at the University of Dundee, talks about the cultural differences between the US and the UK in business attitudes
June 01, 2015 01 Jun'15
Microsoft seeks planning permission for another Dublin datacentre

Software giant will have to wait until August to see if the application for its latest Irish facility has been accepted
May 29, 2015 29 May'15
CIO interview: Adam Gerrard, Yodel

Moving the parcel delivery firm from legacy IT to a digital infrastructure attracted experienced CIO Adam Gerrard to Yodel
May 28, 2015 28 May'15
Internet of things and smart cities need UK-wide consensus

At a TechUK event, delegates call for cross-body collaboration on IoT to ensure local authority CIOs get the best from the emerging technology
May 28, 2015 28 May'15
IT must master coaching for success in digitisation

CIOs can support their company's digital strategy, but it should be driven from the top down by the CEO
May 27, 2015 27 May'15
TfL kicks off network tower procurement

TfL is to begin £400m network tower procurement exercise in June
May 27, 2015 27 May'15
CIO Interview: Mike Young, CIO, Dentsu Aegis Network

CIO Mike Young describes how Dentsu Aegis Network used technology to become a consolidated company with a unified collaboration strategy
May 26, 2015 26 May'15
Civil Servants point to lack of skills as barrier to IT procurement

Adoption of IT for public services is held back due to a lack of skills, despite civil servants agreeing IT is a necessity, according to techUK
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
Government should take agile approach to policy and service delivery, says Hancock

The future of service delivery and policy making will be more focused around an agile approach, said Cabinet Office minister Matthew Hancock
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
HP CEO hails business split progress amid downbeat Q2 revenue slumps

Despite chalking up revenue declines in several business units, Meg Whitman is more convinced than ever of the need to breakup HP
May 21, 2015 21 May'15
Connected cars driving into mobile traffic jams

Mobile network operators may face significant traffic management challenges as more connected cars take to the roads, says study
May 21, 2015 21 May'15
CIO interview: Mark Bramwell, IT director, Said Business School

Mark Bramwell is drafting a strategy for IT investment at Oxford University’s Said Business School
May 21, 2015 21 May'15
CIO interview: Myron Hrycyk, CIO, Severn Trent Water

Severn Trent water company is working on technology initiatives to lower bills and improve customer service
May 21, 2015 21 May'15
Societe Generale uses cloud service to place high fliers overseas

Financial Services company, Societe Generale, says relocation software is helping it to attract talented employees
May 21, 2015 21 May'15
Salesforce claims to be on course to become $10bn enterprise software business

Cloud CRM giant comes out fighting after posting better-than-expected Q1 results
May 20, 2015 20 May'15
Government cloud adoption hit by ongoing legacy tech investments

IT supplier Eduserv wants government departments banned from investing in legacy tech to drive up cloud adoption
May 20, 2015 20 May'15
BT and BDUK failed to make costs transparent, says report

A major report on BDUK commissioned by DCMS identifies a number of failures around the transparency of the scheme’s costs
May 20, 2015 20 May'15
M&S sees drop in yearly online sales due to website changes

Retailer M&S suffers a drop in online sales following disruption caused by website relaunch
May 20, 2015 20 May'15
Leeds Building Society embarks on digital services push with HP Cloud

The building society wants to make it easier for customers to manage their money online using HP technology and support services
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
GDS will not scale locally with continued bespoke approach

If the Government Digital Service (GDS) continues to develop bespoke digital services, the progress it has made to date will not scale at a local level, Eddie Copeland, head of technology at the Policy Exchange, has warned
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Microsoft’s Wright: Focus on services to build data cultures

Corporate IT must evolve towards service provision to make organisations more data-driven and agile, Microsoft’s Jacky Wright will tell the Data Governance 2015 conference
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Gartner warns cloud buyers off hasty IaaS investments

With the competitive landscape in flux, end users should exercise caution when choosing their IaaS providers, Gartner warns
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Vodafone returns to quarterly revenue growth

A minute rise in quarterly sales gives mobile network operator Vodafone hope that its financial situation is now stabilising
May 18, 2015 18 May'15
IT problems lead to 588% rise in complaints for Scottish Power

Problems with Scottish Power’s IT system have led to it receiving the biggest rise in complaints any energy supplier has ever seen
May 18, 2015 18 May'15
CIO interview: Henrik Trepka, ISS

ISS CIO Henrik Trepka's vision is that ubiquitous internet-connected sensors will help make the Danish facility management company the greatest service organisation in the world
May 15, 2015 15 May'15
Patient care put at risk by IT problems at London NHS trust

IT problems and poor information governance put patients at risk at a London NHS trust, according to evidence disclosed at an employment tribunal
May 14, 2015 14 May'15
Cisco’s John Chambers: I’m pumped about new leadership

Outgoing Cisco boss John Chambers shares his thoughts on the future of the business as he prepares to step down from the bridge
May 13, 2015 13 May'15
UK cloud use is soaring among business users, claims CIF

CIF talks up UK cloud adoption surge, as Windows Server 2003 end of support deadline looms
May 11, 2015 11 May'15
Fujitsu embarks on 10-year datacentre upgrade project in Australia

IT services giant embarks on push to improve the reliability and performance of its Australian datacentres by 2025
May 08, 2015 08 May'15
Fortnum & Mason selects open source over commercial software

Fortnum & Mason has opted for the Spree open-source e-commerce platform, for the underpinnings of its new website
May 08, 2015 08 May'15
Equinix gatecrashes Interxion takeover by making play for TelecityGroup

Doubts cast over Interxion takeover, after Equinix disrupts merger talks by making separate play for TelecityGroup
May 08, 2015 08 May'15
EMC predicts return to double-digit sales growth

Storage giant's EMEA chief claims downbeat first quarter results are as bad as things will get for EMC, and that normal service will soon resume
May 07, 2015 07 May'15
BT sales down at end of landmark year

In fourth quarter and full-year results, BT revealed its revenues fell 2%
May 06, 2015 06 May'15
CIO interview: Darrell Stein, vice-president of information systems at Reckitt Benckiser

Seven months after taking charge of IT at Reckitt Benckiser, Darrell Stein is pushing ahead with a strategy to increase digital revenues
May 06, 2015 06 May'15
EMC uses big data to drive motorcycle racing safety improvements

Storage giant has embarked on a big data project with Isle of Man TT race winner John McGuinness to improve track safety levels
May 05, 2015 05 May'15
Risky Scottish rural payment system runs 74% over original estimated spend

An IT system developed by the Scottish Government providing payments to farmers is branded a risk after exceeding budget by 74%
May 04, 2015 04 May'15
Atlantic.Net unveils New York datacentre and sets out UK expansion plans

SSD-based cloud hosting firm opens datacentre, while setting out its UK expansion plans
May 01, 2015 01 May'15
Home Retail Group grows profits 15% with mobile and online channels

Mobile and online initiatives at Home Retail Group – parent company of Argos and Homebase – drove a 15% growth in its yearly operating profit
April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15
Windows 10: Why you should work around PC price hike

IT departments planning a PC refresh to tie in with Windows 10 can expect to pay more due to the strong US dollar
April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15
Fewer IT firms going bust in 2015, shows Exaro Insolvency Index

Collapses among information and communications firms decreased in first quarter of 2015, according to Exaro Insolvency Index
April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15
Autoglass fuels £14m digital push by creating technology director role

Windscreen repair firm Autoglass has announced the creation of a technology director position in charge of the company’s digital strategy
April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15
Met Police offers up to almost £200,000 for CIO role

The Metropolitan Police is offering up to almost £200,000 to fill its CIO position, which has been open since February 2015
April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15
Bravissimo calls on Nutanix support for move to virtual servers

High street lingerie retailer opts for Nutanix's converged infrastructure platform to support its server consolidation work
April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15
CIO interview: Jos Creese, CIO, Hampshire County Council

Jos Creese has been in his position at Hampshire Council for almost 14 years, but will be stepping down in May to pursue something new
April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15
Vision Solutions debuts tool to ease Microsoft Azure cloud migrations

AWS and VMware cloud users get a helping hand from Vision Solutions when moving apps and workloads to Microsoft Azure
April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15
Datacentre investments needed for IoT to fulfil its potential, warns IDC

IDC warns the IoT could fail to reach its full potential unless datacentre capacity issues are addressed
April 23, 2015 23 Apr'15
Gartner: Enterprises opt for open-source and cloud middleware alternatives

Gartner has reported a bigger focus on subscription-based licensing and open-source platforms in the middleware market
April 22, 2015 22 Apr'15
Zurich Insurance turns to augmented reality to train 10,000 managers

The £74bn turnover company aims to harness the capabilities of augmented reality to train 10,000 employees in 170 countries
April 21, 2015 21 Apr'15
BT sets out ambition to become enterprise's cloud integrator of choice

BT outlines its 'Cloud of Clouds' vision to allow users to access cloud apps and services, regardless of where their systems are hosted
April 21, 2015 21 Apr'15
Huawei calls for global consensus on the future network

At its Global Analyst Summit, Huawei calls on the networking industry to collaborate to optimise the network for future demands
April 20, 2015 20 Apr'15
Cloud hardware investments now account for 30% of all IT spend

IDC infrastructure tracker shows spending on cloud-enabling server, storage and Ethernet technologies is on the rise
April 20, 2015 20 Apr'15
IT faces uphill struggle in DevOps culture change

More than half of IT departments will struggle with new ways of running software development projects
April 17, 2015 17 Apr'15
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent: a grand European networking alliance

Nokia's €16bn acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent will bring big changes to the European networking landscape
April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15
Nokia buys Alcatel-Lucent

Networking suppliers hook up in £11.2bn deal with grand aims when it comes to network innovation
April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15
HP's Bill Hilf hits back at public cloud exit reports

Several days after first denying its exit from the public cloud market, HP issues a blog post to put paid to the speculation for good
April 13, 2015 13 Apr'15
European Commission set to rule on Google anti-trust case "very soon"

After five years of dispute, the European Commission is said to be close to deciding if Google should face formal anti-trust charges
April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15
End of Windows XP upgrade boom prompts Q1 PC shipments slump

Gartner's quarterly PC market tracker suggests the Windows XP upgrade effect has worn off
April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15
BBC Engineering restructures to support flexible media needs, says CTO Matthew Postgate

The BBC's technology department, BBC Engineering, will restructure to more effectively provision TV, radio and news, says CTO Matthew Postgate
April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15
HP rebuffs public cloud market exit reports

Hardware giant reinforces commitment to public cloud, but analysts claim it needs to be clearer about its off-premise strategy
April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15
Oracle Retail expands cloud services portfolio in wake of Micros buy

Oracle introduces six cloud services to help retailers get to grips with loss prevention, customer engagement and inventory management
April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15
UK law firm McMillan Williams moves to Interxion datacentre to support growth

UK law firm McMillan Williams Solicitors taps up co-location provider Interxion to support plans to expand its number of high street branches
April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15
CIO interview: Bruna Pellicci, global head of IT, Ashurst

Global law firm Ashurst is rolling out a new IT strategy based on single platforms worldwide for its core business areas
April 07, 2015 07 Apr'15
CIO interview: Bill Wilkins, First Utility

First Utility's CIO explains how it is using cloud and smart meters to give the big six a run for their money in the energy market
April 07, 2015 07 Apr'15
Samsung profits down by almost a third as Galaxy lines flag

Samsung forecasts a 31% fall in profits in the first quarter after losing ground to rivals
April 02, 2015 02 Apr'15
Fears about Prism's long-term impact on cloud declared "overblown"

Forrester claims the fallout from the 2013 Prism surveillance scandal has had a minimal effect on the cloud industry
April 02, 2015 02 Apr'15
Nationwide introduces a full service IT services catalogue

The Nationwide Building Society has put in place a full service IT services catalogue to provide greater transparency
April 02, 2015 02 Apr'15
Foods manufacturer ConAgra expects to save $5m a year with data analytics

Food manufacturer ConAgra Foods is using data analytics technology to improve how it makes decisions about hiring and deploying its workforce
April 02, 2015 02 Apr'15
Microsoft and Accenture push Azure hybrid cloud platform for the enterprise

Accenture, Microsoft and Avanade talk up hybrid IT, promoting a platform that allows enterprises to exploit cloud with existing infrastructure
March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15
CIO interview: Mark Holt, chief technology officer, TheTrainline.com

A major cloud migration and a range of mobile initiatives are high on the agenda of the UK’s best-selling train booking website, TheTrainline.com
March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15
KPMG teams up with Microsoft to boost enterprise cloud adoption

Advisory firm to draw on Microsoft technologies to deliver cloud-based data analytics, and business transformation services to clients
March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15
Government smart meter project should be "halted, altered or scrapped"

The Institute of Directors has weighed in on the controversial smart meter rollout and called for the scheme to be halted, altered or scrapped in its current form
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
National Police ICT Company operational after four years of wrangling

The national Police ICT Company is operational and aims to save £465m a year – nearly four years after Theresa May proposed its creation
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
Talk Talk moves HR systems to cloud

Managers now have accurate information on their workforce numbers, salary and overtime costs
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
Labour sets out digital government priorities in election campaign

The Labour Party has set out its digital government priorities, criticising the coalition for failing to meets targets for 'digital by default' services