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November 27, 2014
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Nov'14
CIO interview: Jon Rudoe, digital and technology director, Sainsbury’s
While supermarkets all over the UK are facing challenging times ahead of them, Sainsbury's is taking its technology and innovation into its own hands by developing digital products for its customers.
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November 25, 2014
25
Nov'14
Pressure on Universal Credit’s digital service mounts as testing begins
Risks remain for Universal Credit as DWP continues its twin-track gradual roll-out of live and digital services
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November 24, 2014
24
Nov'14
India’s IT spending to reach $73.3bn in 2015
Indian IT spending is forecast to reach $73.3bn in 2015, up by 9.4% from $67.1bn in 2014
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November 20, 2014
20
Nov'14
Operator error the root cause of Microsoft Azure failure
Operator error was the root cause of the catastrophic failure of Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform on 19 November 2014
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November 19, 2014
19
Nov'14
Asda opens technology centre in Leeds
Asda opens a technology centre in its Leeds head office to provide a more streamlined service for online customers
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November 17, 2014
17
Nov'14
Interview: 'Government is the best digital startup in London'
Computer Weekly interviews Ministry of Justice chief digital officer Paul Shetler about transforming government public services
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November 17, 2014
17
Nov'14
CIO interview: Anna Barsby, CIO, Halfords
Since joining Halfords as CIO, Anna Barsby has faced significant business challenges, including a risky cloud upgrade
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November 14, 2014
14
Nov'14
Interview: Tim Kelsey, national director for patients and information, NHS
All divisions of the NHS must have electronic patient records by 2020 or risk losing their licence - we talk to the man in charge to find out why
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November 12, 2014
12
Nov'14
How to deal with the next software renewal call from the big four suppliers
IT departments are being subjected to ruthless tactics by software sales teams when they renegotiate contracts with the big four suppliers
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November 12, 2014
12
Nov'14
Amazon not the biggest threat to high street retailers
Competition from online-only traders does not pose the biggest threat to high street retailers, with cautious attitudes a bigger risk
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November 11, 2014
11
Nov'14
Councils need to embed digital more, says Hampshire's digital leader
Local public sector needs to ensure digital is embedded into planning, policy and process, says Hampshire Country Council digital leader
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November 10, 2014
10
Nov'14
Interview: Building links between marketing and IT for the greater good
Firms that forge relations between marketing and IT departments yield benefits in growing the range of their digital products
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November 10, 2014
10
Nov'14
Deutsche Bank gets first chief data officer
Deutsche Bank has appointed its first chief data officer
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November 05, 2014
05
Nov'14
Three UK saves £10m a year by integrating stores, web and call centres
Mobile operator Three aims to give customers the same service however they interact with the company, while reducing IT capital costs
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November 03, 2014
03
Nov'14
First ever CeBIT India to focus on cloud, social, mobile and big data
CeBIT is making its debut in India this month in Bangalore
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October 29, 2014
29
Oct'14
OpenCo 2014: When do startups stop being startups?
More than 100 UK digital companies opened their London offices to the public for a day to show how they work
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October 28, 2014
28
Oct'14
Lloyds Banking Group confirms 9,000 job cuts and digital investment
Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it will cut 9000 jobs and close around 150 branches to focus more on its digital strategy
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October 28, 2014
28
Oct'14
Standards will enhance the maturity of IT, says Shell's Karel van Zeeland
Shell's Karel van Zeeland is founding member and lead architect of IT4IT Consortium and campaigns for open standards for integrating IT
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October 24, 2014
24
Oct'14
Tablets now workplace standard, says Dell
At least 90% of IT decision makers in most countries claim tablets are a standard part of their company’s IT strategy
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October 24, 2014
24
Oct'14
HR technology used to save lives following natural disasters
Plan International is using SAP's HR technology to deploy specialists relief workers within hours of a major emergency
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October 23, 2014
23
Oct'14
Companies will move core HR technologies to the cloud by 2020
Businesses will abandon on-premise HR IT systems in favour of cloud technology by 2020, says SuccessFactors chief
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October 21, 2014
21
Oct'14
Government needs to make technology exciting for women
The government must make technology roles more exciting to attract females into the industry, says HMRC's Mark Dearnley
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October 21, 2014
21
Oct'14
Why Shell, BP and PwC teamed up to launch platform-neutral IT4IT Forum
Lack of IT integration and workload interoperability is pushing enterprises such as Royal Dutch Shell to collaborate with IT providers to develop standards
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October 15, 2014
15
Oct'14
McAfee Next Generation firewall addresses siloed security risks
McAfee claims its Next Generation Firewall product will help CIOs mitigate the risks associated with siloed security products
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October 15, 2014
15
Oct'14
Enterprise IT should be more user-centric, says Box CEO Aaron Levie
The CEO of cloud-based file sharing and content management service Box calls on enterprises to rethink IT delivery model
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October 15, 2014
15
Oct'14
CIOs fear poor cloud investment is making businesses uncompetitive
CIOs and CFOs fear their enterprises are missing revenue opportunities due to poor cloud strategies
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October 13, 2014
13
Oct'14
Indian government IT spend to hit $7.2bn in 2015
The Indian government will spend $7.2bn on IT in 2015, with IT and BPO services the biggest area of investment, says Gartner
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October 13, 2014
13
Oct'14
Embedded SIMs key to unlocking internet of things
GSMA’s eUICC Embedded SIM Specification will help M2M communications and the IoT become mainstream, say analysts
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October 10, 2014
10
Oct'14
Symantec splits storage and security
Symantec is splitting its storage and security business, following just days after HP announced its split
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October 08, 2014
08
Oct'14
Tim Berners-Lee: Data sharing needs accountability
The question of how much data an individual should share was a key theme of Tim Berners-Lee's keynote at IP Expo
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October 08, 2014
08
Oct'14
The challenges facing HP as it splits in two
HP is splitting its business in two - but it is a reaction to the changing way that businesses and consumers buy IT
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October 07, 2014
07
Oct'14
L’Oreal aligns technology with the business to work faster
L’Oreal’s digital technology is working with the business and marketing departments to become innovative and agile
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October 07, 2014
07
Oct'14
Engineering company rolls out talent management software across 17 countries
Meggitt is deploying cloud-based HR technology as it seeks to integrate 60 diverse business units into a multinational operation
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October 06, 2014
06
Oct'14
Lloyds Banking Group to cut thousands of jobs
Lloyds Banking Group set to cut thousands of jobs for digitisation strategy that will see manual tasks become automated
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October 03, 2014
03
Oct'14
Yes Bank adopts SunTec software suite
Indian private bank Yes Bank is using software from SunTec for revenue management and business assurance
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October 03, 2014
03
Oct'14
Union Budget of India will boost hardware, software and services spend
IT will play a key role in addressing issues like poverty alleviation and job creation, following the recent budget
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October 03, 2014
03
Oct'14
Translation issues between IT and HR causing poor IT employment choices
Poor IT employments are being made due to poor communication between IT and HR, according to HR supplier Hudson.
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October 01, 2014
01
Oct'14
Microsoft readies Windows 10 Technical Preview
Microsoft is today releasing a preview of Windows 10, the next version of the Windows desktop operating system
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October 01, 2014
01
Oct'14
Oracle OpenWorld 2014: US fashion retailer Tilly’s aligns IT with marketing
US retailer Tilly’s has aligned its e-commerce and marketing teams to focus on customer experience
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September 30, 2014
30
Sep'14
Canonical moves to HR as a service
We got to the point where we could not scale says Steve George, vice-president of operations
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September 26, 2014
26
Sep'14
CIOs miss out on funding for digital innovation, claims research
IT budgets are rising but less than 10% is allocated to supporting innovation, a survey of 900 CIOs finds
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September 24, 2014
24
Sep'14
Virgin cuts travel costs by 20% after rolling out unified communications
Employees saving 15 minutes a day as Virgin Media turns to social media, web conferencing and video
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September 23, 2014
23
Sep'14
Non-IT committees influencing IT spend
CIOs are being influenced by a diverse group of executives when making buying decisions, says research
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September 19, 2014
19
Sep'14
How the HSCIC rebuilt NHS Spine
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has successfully upgraded the infrastructure behind the NHS Spine platform
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September 18, 2014
18
Sep'14
Interview: Wood Mackenzie CTO John Linwood on life after the BBC
John Linwood, former chief technology officer at the BBC, talks about winning a high-profile employment tribunal and his new job at Wood Mackenzie
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September 16, 2014
16
Sep'14
Austrian researchers tackle cloud integration security challenge
Software developers will find it increasingly difficult to maintain software quality in cloud-based projects because of their inherent complexity
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September 15, 2014
15
Sep'14
Jeanne Harris: Successful business analytics combines data and intuition
Accenture's executive research fellow explains how successful business analytics needs a crucible of skills
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September 15, 2014
15
Sep'14
Five signs that VMware is becoming a developer platform company again
With its Docker and OpenStack love, and DevOps and mobile initiatives, is VMware under pressure to bring back developer platform capabilities?
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September 15, 2014
15
Sep'14
CIO interview: Intel's Kim Stevenson on creating insight and value
When Computer Weekly met Intel CIO Kim Stevenson last year, she extolled the benefits of business intelligence – now it is taking BI to a new level
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September 10, 2014
10
Sep'14
Research reveals the inner psychology of IT professionals
IT professionals are creative, flexible and strategic but can find it difficult to fit in with corporate culture, says psychology research
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September 09, 2014
09
Sep'14
North Face optimises rewards programme through Tibco Engage
Outdoor apparel retailer North Face has used a new SaaS product from Tibco to develop customer rewards programme
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September 09, 2014
09
Sep'14
CIO interview: Bryson Koehler, CIO of The Weather Company
The Weather Company is a huge advocate for cloud-based technology, and everything it has built is cloud-enabled
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September 08, 2014
08
Sep'14
BP spends £2m developing apps to train business leaders
BP is scrapping online courses in favour of apps and portals that can deliver bite-sized information and training when it's needed
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September 01, 2014
01
Sep'14
Rolls-Royce CIO joins HMRC as non-executive director
Rolls-Royce CIO Simon Ricketts has been appointed non-executive director of Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs
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August 28, 2014
28
Aug'14
Government appoints former Credit Suisse CIO as deputy CTO
The government has appointed former Credit Suisse CIO Magnus Falk as its new deputy chief technology officer (CTO)
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August 26, 2014
26
Aug'14
How to evolve desktop IT beyond Windows 7
CIOs need to evolve their desktop strategy after Windows 7, but migrating totally to the next Windows version may not be the best option
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August 26, 2014
26
Aug'14
Data hygiene needs to be tackled at board level – now
Data proves information governance is a priority for senior management, but the latest research shows executives need to be more proactive
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August 20, 2014
20
Aug'14
Digital vouchers firm picks DevOps automation to speed apps deployment
Digital vouchers provider Eagle Eye is deploying DevOps to manage the cloud infrastructure that supports its product network
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August 20, 2014
20
Aug'14
Stuck between a rock and a hard place: How to renegotiate software contracts
As a ruling against support provider Rimini Street demonstrates, suppliers can and will exploit any doubt in a software contract
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August 19, 2014
19
Aug'14
Five pitfalls to avoid when doing DevOps
As the DevOps movement gains traction in the enterprise space, here are five pitfalls CIOs need to avoid to make it work for the business
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August 19, 2014
19
Aug'14
FT turns to cloud to manage advertising bookings
Business newspaper replaces 20-year-old ad-booking system with a cloud-based service
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August 18, 2014
18
Aug'14
Ex-RBS CIO takes up Deutsche Bank role
Former CIO of Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) Markets division announced as global head of IT infrastructure at Deutsche Bank
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August 18, 2014
18
Aug'14
CIO Interview: Hugh Fahy, CIO, Net-A-Porter
“I like to emphasis the ‘I’ bit in CIO,” says Hugh Fahy, chief information officer of the Net-A-Porter Group
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August 15, 2014
15
Aug'14
How CIOs can put their organisations at the forefront of innovation
CIOs have a critical role in helping their organisations exploit innovative ideas developed by non-technical specialists.
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August 14, 2014
14
Aug'14
Tackling the IT skills gap: University degree or apprenticeship?
While the GCE A-Level results show that more people than ever will be going to university, the IT industry is failing to attract enough new talent
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August 14, 2014
14
Aug'14
Forrester: Top 10 facts about private cloud
Cloud is an essential component of every enterprise technology management strategy but designing a robust cloud strategy isn't easy
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August 14, 2014
14
Aug'14
UK recession benefits IT industry
A fifth of IT staff believe the UK recession has had a positive impact on the IT industry, according to Randstad Technologies
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August 12, 2014
12
Aug'14
60% of GDS staff contracts to expire within 12 months of general election
Almost 60% of employees at the Government Digital Service (GDS) could be gone within 12 months of next year’s general election
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August 08, 2014
08
Aug'14
Why John Linwood is not to blame for BBC’s failed technology project
Former BBC CTO has won his case for unfair dismissal over the failed £100m DMI project, but what lessons can be learned?
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August 08, 2014
08
Aug'14
European Medicines Agency signs €4.5m Serco contract for IT support
The European Medicines Agency EMA has signed a €4.5m contract with Serco for an outsourced IT helpdesk
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July 29, 2014
29
Jul'14
Atos revenue slips but UK growth up 3.7%
Revenue of Atos dipped 1.9% in the first half of 2014 because of slowdown in IT orders in Europe, but UK growth was up
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July 25, 2014
25
Jul'14
Bank of America: When software relationships turn sour
Tibco has filed a lawsuit alleging the Merrill Lynch division of Bank of America illegally used $300m of its software for a major IT project
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July 17, 2014
17
Jul'14
Law gives 'arbitary' protection against surveillance, tribunal told
Your choice of mobile phone service can determine whether the government can legally spy on you, tribunal told
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July 14, 2014
14
Jul'14
FSB calls for major reforms to UK broadband market
Federation of Small Businesses calls for more ambitious government broadband targets, saying slow progress is hampering growth
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July 09, 2014
09
Jul'14
UK leads in mobile adoption
UK businesses are getting a return on their mobile investments as they invest in technologies to underpin their digital strategies
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July 09, 2014
09
Jul'14
Software asset management can drive down licensing costs
With suppliers pulling the audit card, IT needs to get licence key in order. But strong software asset management (SAM) offers more than just licence compliance
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July 09, 2014
09
Jul'14
CIO India interview: VVR Babu, ITC Group
ITC Group might be over 100 years old but it is at the forefront of enterprise IT in India. CIO VVR Babu tells searchcio.in about his role at a company where he has worked for 35 years.
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July 08, 2014
08
Jul'14
Dunnhumby heads to Oracle cloud for back-office standardisation
Data science company Dunnhumby has launched a project to globalise its back-office business processes using Oracle Fusion cloud
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July 03, 2014
03
Jul'14
Wearable technology creates new privacy issues for employers
Wearable technology is creating new privacy headaches for employers, a leading law firm has warned.
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July 01, 2014
01
Jul'14
CIO Interview: Simon Hill, Caravan Club
What do the corporate giants Shell, BP and Guinness Brewing Worldwide have in common with the Caravan Club? Simon Hill has worked in the IT departments of all four
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July 01, 2014
01
Jul'14
Just Eat opens Bristol centre to boost native app development
Just Eat is setting up a development centre in Bristol to build native mobile apps and support its back-end e-commerce systems
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July 01, 2014
01
Jul'14
Gartner: Now is a good time to buy IT
Pricing pressure has led to buyers getting a better deal from IT suppliers, according to Gartner analysts
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June 30, 2014
30
Jun'14
Internet of Things already stretching networks to capacity
A new study reveals the scale of the challenges facing network managers as the Internet of Things becomes a reality
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June 30, 2014
30
Jun'14
Business conditions looking brighter for IT suppliers as insolvencies fall
Business and domestic software development still struggling, according to insolvency index
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June 30, 2014
30
Jun'14
Efforts to detect terrorism hampered by mass surveillance, says former NSA technical director
US at risk of missing terrorist threats under huge volume of surveillance data, says former NSA technical director
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June 25, 2014
25
Jun'14
Cloud app logins reused in piracy scam
Software piracy will remain prevalent even though more applications are delivered as a service, according to the BSA
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June 19, 2014
19
Jun'14
BBC sets up expert group of cloud controllers
The BBC has set up a central group of IT, security and user communities to manage its purchase and use of cloud computing
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June 18, 2014
18
Jun'14
CIO interview: Mark Bramwell, head of IT, Wellcome Trust
The world’s largest medical charity is shifting its technology focus to improving ways of working
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June 18, 2014
18
Jun'14
Don’t let bean counters determine your cloud strategy, says Bank of England CIO
John Finch, the CIO of the Bank of England, warns users to be wary of financial promises made by cloud providers
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June 18, 2014
18
Jun'14
Coca-Cola bottler seeks to put mission-critical systems on the cloud
Coca Cola bottling company is moving the company’s mission-critical workloads, including ERP systems on to the cloud
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June 17, 2014
17
Jun'14
Kemp Little lawyers offer tips for public cloud journey
Cloud CIOs need to have a “sense check” while planning their public cloud strategies, say technology lawyers
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June 16, 2014
16
Jun'14
Travel group Expedia aims to predict your holiday plans
Travel group Expedia is developing technology that will predict the needs of its customers before they call about their travel plans
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June 12, 2014
12
Jun'14
80% of UK CIOs cite significant gap between business needs and IT delivery
80% of IT decision-makers in the UK feel there is a significant gap between business needs and IT delivery – the highest in Europe
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June 05, 2014
05
Jun'14
UK airports lead move to cloud services
UK airports are at the vanguard of using cloud to develop innovative services, says Gatwick CIO.
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June 05, 2014
05
Jun'14
UK government launches cyber security support scheme
Government issues guidance and certification to help businesses with cyber security as part of the national Cyber Security Strategy
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June 05, 2014
05
Jun'14
Decision-makers rely on intuition over analytics
Business leaders are more likely to trust their intuition than rely on business intelligence dashboards
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June 05, 2014
05
Jun'14
CIOs should 'leave innovation to marketing'
CIOs should focus on managing the technical infrastructure and leave innovation to other parts of the business – conclusion of a major study.
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June 04, 2014
04
Jun'14
Unsupported Windows XP still widely used
Two months since Windows XP support officially ended 25% of web users are still on the unsupported Microsoft operating system
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June 04, 2014
04
Jun'14
VMware CTO hits back at AWS tool to manage virtual machines
VMware CTO Chris Wolf warns users against being fooled by tools disguised as hybrid cloud management as AWS launches administration portal
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June 04, 2014
04
Jun'14
IBM escapes SEC action on its cloud revenue reporting
US regulatory watchdog SEC will not take action against IBM following an investigation into how it reports cloud revenue