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October 31, 2013
31
Oct'13
Explosive IT outsourcing figures mask industry realignment
The latest figures on global IT outsourcing sales from ISG reflect a realignment in IT services as they are bought in different ways
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October 28, 2013
28
Oct'13
Aerospace company turns to cloud in $4m HR IT project
Problems finding skilled engineers has prompted BE Aerospace to sign deal with SuccessFactors for cloud HR technology.
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October 28, 2013
28
Oct'13
Six tips to help you negotiate the best deal with your datacentre provider
Your willingness to negotiate can make a big difference to the deal you get, says Anthony Day, associate at law firm DLA Piper
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October 25, 2013
25
Oct'13
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games IT on track
IT services firm Atos says implementation of IT systems to support the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next year is on track
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October 25, 2013
25
Oct'13
Fulham football club address skills shortfall with cloud database
Fulham football club’s IT team moves its database infrastructure to the cloud with a database as a service implementation
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October 25, 2013
25
Oct'13
Help for Heroes picks hybrid cloud to optimise databases and website
Help for Heroes is building a hybrid cloud to optimise performance and resilience of the charity’s websites and databases
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October 24, 2013
24
Oct'13
NTT Europe saves time with Sepaton data deduplication VTL deployment
NTT Europe was sick of tape libraries “shoeshining” so went for a $2.5m deployment of Sepaton data deduplication virtual tape libraries to slash backup and restore times
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October 23, 2013
23
Oct'13
Michael Dell lays out enterprise plans for re-privatised Dell
In a keynote presentation at the Dell Technology Camp in Paris, Michael Dell outlined how the newly re-privatised firm will target the enterprise
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October 21, 2013
21
Oct'13
Manchester’s Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust streamlines IT with private cloud
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is implementing a private cloud to improve IT efficiency for the organisation’s 8,800 staff members
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October 21, 2013
21
Oct'13
Europe sees huge outsourcing surge
The third quarter of 2013 saw the highest number of IT outsourcing contracts ever signed in Europe, says ISG
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October 17, 2013
17
Oct'13
Gatwick Airport embarks on communications overhaul
Gatwick Airport has embarked on a five-year project to replace its 60-year-old communications infrastructure with a cloud-based system
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October 15, 2013
15
Oct'13
Datacentre traffic to triple by 2017 with cloud as biggest traffic source
Global datacentre traffic will grow threefold to reach 7.7 zettabytes annually by 2017, study finds
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October 15, 2013
15
Oct'13
Trading sector regulation drives mobile operator development
The heavy regulation of the trading sector is driving IT investments and suppliers are reacting with services that help companies comply
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October 14, 2013
14
Oct'13
Italian university reduces costs by 23% with cloud platform
Italy’s first open university, Marconi University, has launched an IT project to host its e-learning services on a cloud platform
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October 11, 2013
11
Oct'13
Infosys reports strong sales but profits fall due to cash reserved for Visa dispute
Indian IT services supplier Infosys increased sales in its latest financial quarter, but profits fell as it put money aside to cover costs of visa dispute
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October 10, 2013
10
Oct'13
Case study: Bensons for Beds owner opts for third-party datacentre and managed services
Owner of Bensons for Beds and Harveys furniture stores outsources IT infrastructure and adopts third-party datacentre
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October 09, 2013
09
Oct'13
IBM bolsters cloud portfolio by integrating SoftLayer assets
IBM has started shifting its cloud services on to SoftLayer’s infrastructure and has launched new SaaS products based on SoftLayer’s technology
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October 09, 2013
09
Oct'13
Misys expects payback in 12 months from talent management in the cloud
Financial software company Misys has opted for a cloud based talent management system, after SAP proved wanting.
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October 08, 2013
08
Oct'13
Wolseley outsources IT and business process to Capita Managed Services
Wolseley has handed the management of its network infrastructure and call handling to Capita Managed Services for 18 months
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October 04, 2013
04
Oct'13
Building government IT in Northern Ireland
Paul Wickens is CEO of Enterprise Shared Services in Northern Ireland's Civil Service, which is applying private sector IT to the government.
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October 03, 2013
03
Oct'13
IT outsourcing no longer main recession-busting tool
Process optimisation and shared services have become a higher priority than IT outsourcing
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October 01, 2013
01
Oct'13
Half of large enterprises will have hybrid cloud by 2017, says Gartner
About half of large enterprises will have adopted a hybrid cloud computing model in the next four years, according to Gartner
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September 30, 2013
30
Sep'13
How Barnsley Council became a tier three datacentre
Spending cuts, the need to deliver high-quality IT at lower costs and efficiency needs saw Barnsley Council pick a robust tier 3 datacentre facility
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September 30, 2013
30
Sep'13
Microsoft boosts Windows Azure security with multi-factor authentication
Microsoft has added an additional layer of security, called multi-factor authentication, to its Windows Azure public cloud platform
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September 30, 2013
30
Sep'13
Charity uses cloud HR system to keep track of staff working in danger zones
It took a disaster in Haiti to demonstrate to charity World Vision why it needed better HR systems
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September 26, 2013
26
Sep'13
Take ultimate responsibility for cloud, users warned amid Nirvanix closure
The sudden demise of cloud provider Nirvanix must act as a wake-up call for end users in planning exit strategies when contracting cloud services
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September 25, 2013
25
Sep'13
Industry bodies launch security certification to boost confidence in cloud
BSI and Cloud Security Alliance together launch Star certification to assess security of cloud providers
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September 25, 2013
25
Sep'13
Google to rethink resilient networking following dual failure
In spite of running a dual redundant network, Google's Gmail system has had a major failure.
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September 23, 2013
23
Sep'13
Poundland outsources end-to-end datacentre management to NextiraOne
Discount retailer Poundland has signed a multi-year contract with NextiraOne for complete datacentre infrastructure management
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September 20, 2013
20
Sep'13
NTT increases UK colocation and cloud capacity with new datacentre
NTT Communications is building a datacentre facility in Hemel Hempstead to meet the soaring demand for scalable colocation services
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September 18, 2013
18
Sep'13
BMW gears up IT resilience with private cloud infrastructure
After testing and validating its own private cloud services, BMW's IT team is ready to use it in production
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September 17, 2013
17
Sep'13
UK dominates public sector outsourcing in Europe
The public sector took 41% of total IT outsourcing in Europe in the first six months of 2013, with most contracts signed in the UK
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September 17, 2013
17
Sep'13
Virgin Media Business launches 4G service
Virgin Media Business will offer 4G mobile services over EE’s network and converge fixed lines with smartphones
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September 13, 2013
13
Sep'13
After virtualising IT estate, Jaguar Land Rover now eyes cloud computing
Jaguar Land Rover's IT team takes its newly virtualised infrastructure to the next stage of IT evolution by adopting cloud-based services
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September 13, 2013
13
Sep'13
Can Dell boost its enterprise credibility?
Michael Dell remains committed to the PC business.But where will the company go next now that it is private?
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September 12, 2013
12
Sep'13
TSB’s reliance on Lloyds IT could impair new bank's competitiveness
New high street bank TSB might struggle to compete as a result of its reliance on the IT systems of Lloyds Banking Group, says OFT
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September 12, 2013
12
Sep'13
European datacentre uptake slows in first half of 2013, but London bucks trend
Uptake of colocation datacentre facilities in the first half of 2013 was down 31%, according to CBRE
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September 12, 2013
12
Sep'13
Dell goes private in $25bn buyback deal
Michael Dell has won his battle to privatise the company he founded in 1984, with shareholders voting in favour of the buyback.
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September 11, 2013
11
Sep'13
Interview: Dragon’s Den entrepreneur Piers Linney on cloud and UK tech sector
UK cloud entrepreneur Piers Linney, who made his debut in the latest Dragon’s Den series, discusses the future of cloud and the UK's tech sector
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September 10, 2013
10
Sep'13
Gartner Outsourcing Summit 2013: How digitisation is shaking up IT outsourcing
IT outsourcing professionals face huge change to how they work due to technology trends which are shifting control of IT budgets to the business
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September 10, 2013
10
Sep'13
Capita brings cloud platform to market
Capita IT Services has launched a cloud platform using Cisco and EMC’s datacentre in a box platform to offer cloud services hosted in the UK
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September 09, 2013
09
Sep'13
Research predicts ‘explosive growth’ in enterprise cloud projects
Over the next two years, there will be an explosive growth in the number of enterprise cloud computing projects, shows study
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September 06, 2013
06
Sep'13
Ark ditches spreadsheet tool to plan datacentre capacity and costs
Ark has ditched its traditional spreadsheet technique to calculate its datacentre capacity planning and costs
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September 05, 2013
05
Sep'13
Cloud provider Iomart acquires datacentre company Redstation for £8m
Glasgow-based cloud computing company Iomart has acquired Hampshire-based datacentre operator Redstation for £8m
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September 04, 2013
04
Sep'13
Wipro expands Scandinavian operations
Indian IT services provider Wipro is expanding its workforce in Scandinavia with a local executive to lead operations in the region
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September 04, 2013
04
Sep'13
Microsoft to build $250m datacentre in Finland for European customers
Microsoft has chosen to design and build its next new datacentre in Finland to serve Microsoft customers in Europe
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August 30, 2013
30
Aug'13
How networks and data win Formula One races for Mercedes AMG Petronas
Tata Communications joins the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One team to bring speedy connectivity worthy of its cars
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August 30, 2013
30
Aug'13
DigiPlex expands wholesale datacentre facility
DigiPlex is building its sixth datacentre facility on a 10-acre site outside of Stockholm to create Stockholm’s first wholesale datacentre
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August 29, 2013
29
Aug'13
Conference call service Powwownow refreshes datacentre infrastructure
UK-based conference call service provider Powwownow refreshes datacentre to support its growing voice and video services
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August 27, 2013
27
Aug'13
Case study: Seadrill migrates in-house datacentre to virtual private cloud in six months
Offshore drilling company Seadrill moved its in-house datacentre in Norway to HP's virtual private cloud infrastructure in the UK in six months
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August 22, 2013
22
Aug'13
Microsoft, Google, IBM far behind AWS in IaaS, PaaS segments, data shows
IT heavyweights including Microsoft, Google and IBM are playing catch up with Amazon Web Services in the IaaS and PaaS segments
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August 20, 2013
20
Aug'13
Banks push for open standards
Deutsche Bank, ING and ABN-Amro are among a dozen international banks leading an initiative to introduce open standards in banking IT
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August 20, 2013
20
Aug'13
How DWP and Universal Credit failed to work with SME suppliers
Less than 1% of DWP IT spending on the Universal Credit programme has gone to SMEs – how are big suppliers continuing their dominance?
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August 16, 2013
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Aug'13
Less than 1% of Universal Credit IT spend goes to SMEs
Despite a 25% target, less than 1% of IT spending for government’s flagship Universal Credit programme has gone to small businesses
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August 14, 2013
14
Aug'13
Case study: Car supermarket deploys cloud for agility and business expansion
With inconsistent IT infrastructure and dated hardware hindering growth and expansion plans, Motorpoint turned to private cloud
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August 14, 2013
14
Aug'13
Enterprise Ethernet services market to reach $62bn by 2018, says Ovum
Ovum has predicted that the enterprise Ethernet market will exceed $62bn (£40bn) by 2018, growing 13.6% every year
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August 13, 2013
13
Aug'13
HM Treasury kick-starts the end of the government outsourcing mega-deal
HM Treasury has become one of the first departments to formally signal its intent to break up its single-supplier outsourcing mega-deal
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August 13, 2013
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Aug'13
SMEs struggling to win G-Cloud contracts due to accreditation complexities
Despite government’s aspiration to put half of all new IT spending through small IT suppliers, SMEs have received only 10% of the G-Cloud contracts
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August 09, 2013
09
Aug'13
Enterprises spend more on third-party datacentres than in-house ones: Uptime survey
Uptime Institute’s annual datacentre industry survey reveals shift in IT spend away from enterprise-owned datacentres to outsourced options
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August 09, 2013
09
Aug'13
CSC bags start-up for big data services
IT services supplier CSC has acquired big data software platform provider Infochimps to speed up the development of its data service platform
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August 08, 2013
08
Aug'13
Unilever commits to BT managed services
Manufacturing giant Unilever has extended a global IT services contract with BT by three years
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August 06, 2013
06
Aug'13
Capita and Barnet deal to be completed after campaigner’s court appeal fails
Outsourcing contracts worth over £470m will be signed off by Barnet Council after a Court of Appeal ruled that the deal was lawful
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August 01, 2013
01
Aug'13
TCS and Computacenter most satisfying IT services firms in UK
Research has revealed that 85% of UK businesses are satisfied with their IT services agreements
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July 31, 2013
31
Jul'13
Pinewood Studios slashes backup and recovery times
Pinewood Studios Group has slashed its backup and recovery times and achieved robust data protection through server virtualisation
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July 29, 2013
29
Jul'13
Gartner fires warning to offshore suppliers
Gartner warns offshore IT providers without a cloud strategy that they will struggle to compete with large multinational suppliers
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July 26, 2013
26
Jul'13
Sandwell Council poised to pull plug on multi-million BT deal
BT could lose a contract with Sandwell Council in the West Midlands if it doesn’t adjust conditions and improve service
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July 25, 2013
25
Jul'13
Services boost drives VMware double-digit revenue growth
Virtualisation and IaaS provider VMware reported revenues for the second quarter of $1.24bn, an 11% increase compared to 2012
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July 25, 2013
25
Jul'13
Balfour Beatty tackles IT simplification through Fujitsu contract
Balfour Beatty signed an agreement with Fujitsu to transform its IT infrastructure and outsource second line support
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July 23, 2013
23
Jul'13
European outsourcing plummets despite strong BPO sales
The total amount spent on outsourcing in EMEA in the second quarter of 2013 was 23% lower than in the same period of 2012
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July 22, 2013
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Jul'13
UK organisations increasing IT services investment
Spending on IT services in the UK looks set to see a significant increase this year following a spate of mega-deals
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July 19, 2013
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Jul'13
Michelin creates fuel efficiency service with Accenture
Tyre maker Michelin has begun a major project to create a business division focused on providing IT solutions for logistics
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July 18, 2013
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Jul'13
Hidden cost of cloud computing is CIOs’ biggest concern
A study into attitudes and concerns relating to cloud computing has revealed that 80% of CIOs are concerned about its hidden costs
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July 16, 2013
16
Jul'13
Telecoms M&A ‘flourishes’ in UK
Despite mergers, acquisitions and Equity Capital Market transactions falling in the first half of 2013, the telecoms market sees figures soar
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July 15, 2013
15
Jul'13
Young’s signs Wi-Fi deal with BT
A deal between BT and the Young and Co.’s Brewery is set to bring free Wi-Fi to its customers by the end of the year
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July 09, 2013
09
Jul'13
Colt adds 1.65MW of additional datacentre capacity to its Dutch facility
Colt is adding an additional 1,000 m2 and 1.65MW of datacentre capacity to its network-neutral facility in the Netherlands
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July 05, 2013
05
Jul'13
Is Switzerland turning into a cloud-haven in the wake of Prism scandal?
Enterprises are using Swiss cloud providers to host data, because of their tighter privacy culture, following the NSA surveillance revelations
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July 04, 2013
04
Jul'13
IT outsourcing contracts hold back adoption of latest IT
Inflexible IT outsourcing contracts and traditional service delivery models are holding firms back from utilising the latest technologies
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July 03, 2013
03
Jul'13
Bus operator Arriva puts ecommerce platform on the cloud
UK bus operator Arriva has launched a new ecommerce platform hosted on a private cloud service to better serve customer needs
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July 03, 2013
03
Jul'13
OFT investigates public sector IT outsourcing
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) calls on public sector IT services suppliers and buyers to relate their experiences
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July 02, 2013
02
Jul'13
UK accountancy firms lag in cloud adoption: Thomson Reuters study
Accountancy firms are slower in adopting and using cloud-based services than other corporate sectors, finds a Thomson Reuters study
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June 26, 2013
26
Jun'13
Follow best practices while contracting cloud services, warns lawyer
Enterprises need to assess the risks of cloud computing and have clarity on data protection and security responsibilities when contracting
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June 25, 2013
25
Jun'13
Online florist beats seasonal spikes by hosting web apps on the cloud
Online florist Bunches.co.uk uses cloud computing to make its IT ready to meet seasonal peaks and drops in traffic
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June 25, 2013
25
Jun'13
TechEd Europe 2013: Microsoft releases preview version of Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft has released the preview software for Windows Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2 and SQL Server 2014 at TechEd Europe 2013
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June 25, 2013
25
Jun'13
Microsoft to invest $700m on datacentre expansion
Microsoft is planning a $677.6m (£440m) investment to expand its existing datacentre in West Des Moines, Iowa
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June 24, 2013
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Jun'13
MEP calls for a raft of rules to protect EU users’ data in the cloud
An MEP has called on the European Commission to outline a number of new rules that will help safeguard the data of EU cloud users
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June 19, 2013
19
Jun'13
Users want reduced cloud complexity and more interoperability, study finds
Cloud adoption has risen in 2013 but to yield its true benefits, cloud complexity must be reduced and interoperability increased, shows study
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June 19, 2013
19
Jun'13
HR technology booming as businesses turn to the cloud
Over the next 18 months, 60% of companies plan to roll out HR technology solutions, says analyst group Bersin by Deloitte.
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June 19, 2013
19
Jun'13
Cloud providers must step up green IT efforts, says Greenpeace
Public cloud giants such as AWS and Microsoft must step up efforts in using sustainable energy, says Greenpeace
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June 18, 2013
18
Jun'13
Tech firm ditches Rackspace hosting service for ‘lack of support’
Cloud sales service company Price & Quote has ditched IT hosting provider Rackspace due to “lack of support and unresponsiveness”
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June 18, 2013
18
Jun'13
O2 avoids strike action over outsourcing in 11th hour
O2 reaches an agreement with the CWU regarding pay, pensions and terms and conditions of workers transferring to Capita
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June 14, 2013
14
Jun'13
Indian IT services firms raise Indian wages
India-headquartered IT services giants Infosys and Wipro have announced pay rises across their workforces in India
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June 14, 2013
14
Jun'13
NHS awards multi-million pound private cloud contract to Manchester-based ANS
Greater Manchester Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) has signed a three-year multi-million pound cloud contract with ANS
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June 13, 2013
13
Jun'13
Network Rail's IT budget could be scaled back by £150m
Network Rail could have its future IT budget slashed by £150m, according to the rail regulator
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June 13, 2013
13
Jun'13
HP beefs up its converged cloud services, launches Cloud OS
HP updates its Converged Cloud portfolio with features to reduce cost for cloud environments and releases OpenStack-based HP Cloud OS platform
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June 12, 2013
12
Jun'13
Senior judge hears Barnet Council outsourcing challenge
The second most senior judge in England and Wales will hear a legal challenge against Barnet Council’s outsourcing programme
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June 12, 2013
12
Jun'13
Colt slashes datacentre power use by 43GWh and saves €4m
Colt has reduced annual datacentre electricity consumption by 43GWh and saved €4m per year since its energy efficiency programme began
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June 12, 2013
12
Jun'13
IT sourcing complexity makes supplier management a priority
IT supplier management capabilities becoming business critical as correlation between IT and business performance strengthens
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June 11, 2013
11
Jun'13
CityFibre and Level 3 join forces for gigabit internet
CityFibre and Level 3 bring their fibre and IP assets together to offer gigabit-speed internet to business across the UK
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June 10, 2013
10
Jun'13
Can Dell survive in the cloud era despite killing its public cloud offering?
Dell has ditched its public cloud IaaS in favour of partner cloud programme. But will the strategy help secure its future in the cloud era?
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June 07, 2013
07
Jun'13
Ceva Logistics builds solid relationship offshore
Ceva Logistics made a quick decision to outsource IT to India in 2008 and had its first offshore IT staff up and running in weeks