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July 16, 2015 16 Jul'15
Enterprises miss out on cloud cost benefits by sticking with on-demand pricing plans

451 Research suggests cloud users that sign up to long-term contracts with providers get better pricing overall than those who don't
July 15, 2015 15 Jul'15
GDS creates outcomes framework for digital inclusion

Government Digital Service (GDS) launches Digital Inclusion Outcomes Framework to act as a template for digital inclusion evaluation
July 15, 2015 15 Jul'15
US datacentre company Digital Realty buys rival Telx to build out co-location business

Digital Realty doubles its size with the acquisition of rival datacentre systems supplier Telx, as consolidation in the market gathers pace
July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15
Defra could face a further £370m in penalties if CAP reform fails

An additional £370m in fines could be faced by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs by 2021 if its revised CAP scheme fails to take off

July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15
Fujitsu calls up Memset to deliver infrastructure services to HMRC

Surrey-based datacentre provider to provide infrastructure hosting services to HMRC
July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15
AWS to build wind farm in North Carolina to power its cloud datacentres

AWS follows up earlier renewable energy pledge by setting out plans to build 208MW wind farm
July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15
CIO interview: Mattias Forsberg, Systembolaget

Systembolaget CIO Mattias Forsberg says IT and business need to have a relationship of co-operation and expects every successful IT project to include some pain
July 13, 2015 13 Jul'15
UK to invest £45m in digital research and skills

Millions of pounds will be invested in building research centres to fuel the UK’s digital economy research and skills
July 10, 2015 10 Jul'15
Lotus Formula 1 gears up for racing with Microsoft Dynamics

Microsoft Dynamics tools drive the Lotus F1 team's data analytics in ratcheting the performance of its cars, engineers – and business
July 09, 2015 09 Jul'15
AWS adds Chef to cloud Marketplace to drive up DevOps adoption

Chef sets sights on winning over more AWS users with its DevOps-friendly automation tools

July 09, 2015 09 Jul'15
Former Virgin Atlantic IT chief takes up Wellcome Trust interim CIO role

David Bulman will be assisting the medical charity in the transition to a new CIO
July 09, 2015 09 Jul'15
CIO interview: Lars Ruben Hansen, Rema 1000 Denmark and Reitan Distribution

The CIO of supermarket chain Rema 1000 Denmark and wholesale company Reitan Distribution wants his staff to love coming to work
July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
Summer Budget 2015: George Osborne announces support for technology research

Chancellor George Osborne delivers Budget commitments to roll out business tax reform and more money for research funding and the digital economy
July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
Microsoft confirms 7,800 jobs to go as part of mobile business restructure

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirms fresh round of job cuts as software giant moves to overhaul its mobile portfolio
July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
Facebook builds wind-powered datacentre in Texas

Social networking giant Facebook adds momentum to green datacentre trend with plans to power a datacentre in Texas with a 17,000-acre wind farm
July 07, 2015 07 Jul'15
Microsoft Azure price hike to hit cloud users in the Eurozone from 1 August

The on-going economic instability affecting Europe could prompt further price increases from Microsoft and others, analysts warn
July 06, 2015 06 Jul'15
CIO interview: Jaeger CIO Cathy McCabe

The luxury retailer's IT chief is taking the iconic swinging sixties brand into the digital age
July 03, 2015 03 Jul'15
Intel president Renée James departs in senior management reshuffle

Intel's departing president, Renée James, will stay on until January 2016 to steady the ship in the face of sweeping management changes at Intel
July 03, 2015 03 Jul'15
Camden Council uses IBM data analytics to beat austerity

Camden Council has used data integration to link council systems, enabling it to cut waste and improve efficiency – and saving £93m in the process
July 03, 2015 03 Jul'15
Sales of cloud-enabling infrastructure grew 25% in Q1, finds IDC

IDC cloud infrastructure tracker suggests enterprises are coming round to the idea of hybrid IT
July 02, 2015 02 Jul'15
BBC to cut 1,000 jobs and merge tech teams due to low licence fees

The BBC will cut jobs and merge its technology teams in an effort to save funds after a drop in licence fees as fewer people watch live TV
July 02, 2015 02 Jul'15
How Deutsche Telekom plans to challenge AWS and Google in the cloud

German telco Deutsche Telekom wants to evolve into the public cloud and plans to beat sector giants such as Amazon and Google at their own game
July 01, 2015 01 Jul'15
Unified commerce the next step for retailers

Retailers should be adopting a unified platform and rethinking the value of stores if they want a true omni-channel business, says Demandware
June 30, 2015 30 Jun'15
AWS to open first datacentres in India from 2016

Public cloud giant wants to tap into sub-continent's growing demand for cloud services while tackling latency and sovereignty issues
June 30, 2015 30 Jun'15
CIOs warned of IT overspending risks as US dollar strength grows

The strengthening US dollar could result in enterprises overspending on IT, as suppliers sneak in under-the-radar price hikes, Gartner warns
June 30, 2015 30 Jun'15
Windows 10 release won't save the PC market, warns Gartner

The next iteration of Windows will give PC sales a short-term boost, but nothing will change long-term, Gartner claims
June 26, 2015 26 Jun'15
Google builds energy-efficient datacentre in US coal power plant

Internet giant Google has said it intends to use a decommissioned coal power plant's infrastructure to deliver renewable energy to its next US datacentre
June 25, 2015 25 Jun'15
CIO Interview: Ian Bell, CIO, Cambridgeshire Police Service

The CIO of Cambridgeshire Police Service talks about the constabulary’s move to digital for collaboration and information sharing in its effort to increase efficiency
June 25, 2015 25 Jun'15
Virgin Active CIO calls for wearables market to adopt open standards

Health club provider's IT chief claims boosting the interoperability of devices will increase their overall usefulness to consumers
June 25, 2015 25 Jun'15
Digital government 'a chance to build a new state', says Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock

Cabinet Office minister Matthew Hancock says the move to digital government is a “chance to build a new state” in a speech outlining his priorities
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