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Opinion

• How changes to EU data protection law could affect UK business

  Prudent businesses are now preparing for the forthcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation  Continue Reading

• The ROI of a gender-balanced workforce

  Jacqueline de Rojas, president of TechUK and area vice-president, northern Europe at Citrix, looks at the business advantages of addressing the tech gender imbalance  Continue Reading

• Is Google's patent giveaway right for your tech company?

  Google is giving away free patents to tech companies through its Patent Starter Programme, but there are catches. This article assesses the pros and cons  Continue Reading

• Where next for UK government as a platform and GDS?

  Amid all the debate about the direction of digital government, it's important to take a critical look at the GDS plan for government as a platform  Continue Reading

• Driving digital productivity in the UK

  There is a need for British businesses to improve their adoption of digital technologies  Continue Reading

• Sale, spin-off or stay put? What should EMC do next?

  With reports suggesting some major changes may be afoot at EMC, Clive Longbottom looks at the reasons why  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Aim for win-win in SecDevOps

  How can development, operations and security teams collaborate around change to ensure security is maintained and even improved?  Continue Reading

• Can a digital single market give Europe the lead?

  The objective of the European digital single market looks hard to achieve. A focus on digital platforms could provide a way  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Cyber security should be a pillar of any business plan

  How can development, operations and security teams collaborate around change to ensure security is maintained and even improved?  Continue Reading

• Essential business tool content analytics is held back by a lack of skills

  The emerging area of content analytics is fast becoming a desired business tool – but is being hampered by a growing skills gap  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Involve all stakeholders to ensure smooth, secure change

  How can development, operations and security teams collaborate around change to ensure security is maintained and even improved?  Continue Reading

• Can emulating social media make business applications more productive?

  Can social technologies be turned to account for business applications, and can they boost economic productivity?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Security needs to be part of change management processes

  How can development, operations and security teams collaborate around change to ensure security is maintained and even improved?  Continue Reading

• What corporate IT can learn from startups

  Former Hailo and Betfair CTO Rorie Devine shares his experience of working with startups and what IT leaders can learn from them  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Security is always a functional requirement of change

  How can development, operations and security teams collaborate around change to ensure security is maintained and even improved?  Continue Reading

• European regulation shakes up online payments security

  Payment service providers and merchants should lose no time in assessing the affect of proposed European security regulations  Continue Reading

• When DevOps isn't enough, try NoOps

  Letting developers loose to create, test and deploy new code without operations might streamline processes, but it's not without its risks  Continue Reading

• What next for online age verification in the UK?

  Websites will need to check the age of users if the Conservatives' proposed laws on restricting access to adult content go ahead  Continue Reading

• Using technology to re-invent business process services

  BPO providers are making increasing use of the latest technologies to offer more than just outsourced processes  Continue Reading

• NHS Care.data: The security concerns

  As NHS England restarts its Care.data programme, we look at how it is intended to work, the legislative background and the data security concerns  Continue Reading

• Recruiting for cyber security: What businesses need to know

  When it comes to cyber security, figuring out what you need is the easy part. Figuring out who you need, can be tricky  Continue Reading

• A computing soundtrack for the history of British technology

  Artist Matt Parker created a musical piece composed from the sounds made by vintage computers at The National Museum of Computing  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Smart log monitoring and analysis key to security success

  How can log management be used to bolster information security and improve incident response without infringing user privacy?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Guidelines to enable security to get the most out of log management

  How can log management be used to bolster information security and improve incident response without infringing end user privacy?  Continue Reading

• Building a cloud of clouds to balance flexibility and control

  CIOs need to plan for using a multitude of cloud providers and prepare for how best to manage such a situation  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Merging big data and security is the way to go

  How can log management be used to bolster information security and improve incident response without infringing user privacy?  Continue Reading

• Blending humans and technology in the workforce

  We are close to the time when intelligent technology will collaborate with humans to make the workforce more productive  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Making the most of logs with SIEMs

  How can log management be used to bolster information security and improve incident response without infringing end user privacy?  Continue Reading

• EU General Data Protection Regulation comes into sharper focus

  European authorities have reiterated their resolve to reach an agreement by the end of 2015 on a new data protection law that will reach beyond Europe  Continue Reading

• Who is responsible for digital leadership in the boardroom?

  Digital technology affects every aspect of modern business - so which executive should lead digital strategy in the boardroom?  Continue Reading

• The internet of things is an opportunity not a threat

  Businesses need to explain how they will use data generated by the internet of things to avoid public fears over how that data is used  Continue Reading

• Getting women into tech careers to tackle the skills gap

  Focusing on crucial stages of a career in IT is the key to encouraging more women and girls to work in the sector  Continue Reading

• Three things you may not know that DNS data can tell you

  Big data tools can help network administrators gather new insights into security and performance from DNS data  Continue Reading

• Closing the gaps in EU cyber security

  Inconsistent approaches to cyber security across Europe are undermining attempts to harmonise policy and preparedness in the EU  Continue Reading

• The Matrix is here – leveraging digital ecosystem strategies

  You don't have to take a red pill to discover the modern-day matrix, but executives need to understand the digital economic ecosystem  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Proceed with caution using IP-based collaboration tools

  How can businesses of all sizes ensure that employees are able to collaborate effectively without the risk of compromise to the company IT network or systems?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Keep it simple and risk-based to secure collaboration

  How can businesses of all sizes ensure that employees are able to collaborate effectively without the risk of compromise to the company IT network or systems?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Select collaboration tools carefully to keep data secure

  How can businesses of all sizes ensure that employees are able to collaborate effectively without the risk of compromise to the company IT network or systems?  Continue Reading

• How to secure the internet of things

  With the expansion of the IoT market, protecting the company's data and IP is more important than ever. Here are four ways organisations can put security at the core of the IoT value proposition  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Think twice about unlimited collaboration

  How can businesses of all sizes ensure that employees are able to collaborate effectively without the risk of compromise to the company IT network or systems?  Continue Reading

• If London wants to be a smart city it must learn how to use data

  New York City's model for using data analytics is an example of how London could become a more joined-up, efficient city  Continue Reading

• The top 10 myths about agile development

  Examining some of the most common misconceptions in the growing field of agile software development  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: No company is an island

  How can businesses of all sizes ensure that employees are able to collaborate effectively without the risk of compromise to the company IT network or systems?  Continue Reading

• Forrester: Manage business technology outcomes, not IT assets

  Why CIOs need to adopt a business technology agenda if they want to survive in the age of the customer  Continue Reading

• Know your cyber enemy inside and out

  Is there a different approach that can help stem the tide of cyber threats? Look to Sun Tzu's “Art of War”, writes Matt White  Continue Reading

• Government as a platform, or a platform for government? Which are we getting?

  Government as a platform is the latest buzzword in Whitehall - but is that really what they are going to deliver?  Continue Reading

• The rapidly changing role of the CIO

  The profile of the CIO is changing - but all executives need to understand technology  Continue Reading

• Apply data governance to maximise data insights

  How IT can apply data governance to help the business trust analytics insights and gain the most value from big data  Continue Reading

• Fix outdated working practices to solve productivity puzzle

  The Economist says the French could take Friday off and still produce more than Britons in a week. Can smarter use of technology fix this?  Continue Reading

• Why some local authorities are missing the point of open data - and what to do about it

  An attempt to create an app for parking in London highlights the difficulties and opportunities of open data for local government  Continue Reading

• Five key points on supplier profiling of your business

  Big data can do many things, but should you be concerned about the big data that is extracted or exported by suppliers of devices and applications?  Continue Reading

• Microsoft SharePoint: Why are we still hearing so much about adoption issues?

  The SharePoint business system is too important to be left to IT; the whole business need to embrace it so it's more than just shelfware  Continue Reading

• HP: Where next for the troubled Silicon Valley giant?

  Numerous management changes and acquisitions have created confusion about HP's strategy, but is it too late to bounce back?  Continue Reading

• IT is a platform for economic success and a fairer society

  Labour's Chi Onwurah, formerly shadow Cabinet Office minister for digital government, outlines the party's policies for IT and digital  Continue Reading

• The UK needs pace and scale to be a global leader

  The World Economic Forum's Global Information Technology Report 2015 saw the UK ranked eighth, up one place from 2014  Continue Reading

• Tech organisations should be centred around the business tech agenda

  The age of the customer is here and technology-fueled, customer-led disruption will continue to arrive unexpectedly  Continue Reading

• Making sense of the internet of things

  Welcome to Thingalytics, the use of real-time analytics and algorithms to guide you through the maze of fast big data  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Preparation best way to avoid awkward security audits

  What is the role of information security professionals in handling uncomfortable truths about data security from internal auditors?  Continue Reading

• Can legislation stop cyber crime?

  Rising cyber crime suggests criminal law does not deter criminals and that a better legal solution is required to prevent further rises  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Using audit reports as a communications tool

  What is the role of information security professionals in handling uncomfortable truths about data security from internal auditors?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Avoid the audit toxic cocktail of obfuscation and back-protecting

  What is the role of information security professionals in handling uncomfortable truths about data security from internal auditors?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Internal audit an essential component of data security

  What is the role of information security professionals in handling uncomfortable truths about data security from internal auditors?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Engage with auditors early to improve security

  What is the role of information security professionals in handling uncomfortable truths about data security from internal auditors?  Continue Reading

• A farmer’s view of the rural payments digital service

  A farmer and his software executive son give their views on the problems with the rural payments digital services  Continue Reading

• Investment banks recruit for rise of big data analytics

  Investment banks have been slower to embrace big data analytics than many consumer retailers, technology businesses, even retail banking  Continue Reading

• IT projects are harder than climbing Everest

  Do Everest conquerors have a special something that IT managers do not possess when it comes to successful projects?  Continue Reading

• Super-connected cities plan hailed a success, says digital minister Ed Vaizey

  Government minister Ed Vaizey writes about the roll-out of the super-connected cities initiative  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Cyber security needs to start with the simple things

  Does the theft of $1bn from global financial firms by the Carbanak gang show it is time to seek new technologies or improve business processes?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Education, process and technology key to security challenge

  Does the theft of $1bn from global financial firms by the Carbanak gang show it is time to seek new technologies or improve business processes?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Enhanced cyber security requires change in attitude

  Does the theft of $1bn from global financial firms by the Carbanak gang show it is time to seek new technologies or improve business processes?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Carbanak requires people, process and tech, but mostly people

  Does the theft of $1bn from global financial firms by the Carbanak gang show it is time to seek new technologies or improve business processes?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Carbanak attacks highlight need for tech and process review  

  Does the theft of $1bn from global financial firms by the Carbanak gang show it is time to seek new technologies or improve business processes?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: People and process remain the soft underbelly of banks

  Does the theft of $1bn from global financial firms by the Carbanak gang show it is time to seek new technologies or improve business processes?  Continue Reading

• Does IBM have what it needs to succeed in the cloud era?

  With its history in hardware, has IBM done enough from a tech development and acquisition perspective to achieve long-term success in the cloud?  Continue Reading

• The bad theatre of the Intelligence and Security Committee

  The report of the Intelligence and Security Committee was like a piece of bad theatre  Continue Reading

• Get closer to your customers by doing the co-creation tango

  For years, IT has been in a formal dance with its customers, but in the disruptive world of co-creation, it now needs to learn to tango  Continue Reading

• Is your storage ready for the future?

  Research study looks at the challenge of building a storage infrastructure to meet the rapidly changing needs of business  Continue Reading

• The customer-centric cloud model for HR IT

  IT and HR departments are working increasingly closely with cloud suppliers to develop and improve cloud-based HR systems  Continue Reading

• Top 10 strategic execution trends for 2015

  More firms expected to follow high-performing organisations by applying a range of forward-leaning approaches to strategic execution  Continue Reading

• IT availability: the whole truth

  Some of the figures people quote for the reliability of their IT systems look ludicrously minimal  Continue Reading

• Drones – taking off or staying grounded?

  While excitement grows in anticipation of potential mass adoption of drones, the industry has to overcome hurdles in the form of regulation  Continue Reading

• Patent trolls must not be allowed to encroach on Europe

  So-called patent trolls may soon come under attack in the US as part of government-backed efforts against abusive intellectual property litigation  Continue Reading

• Justifying end-user computing investments

  Device proliferation and loss of control over at least some end-user equipment drives a need to centralise key aspects of IT delivery  Continue Reading

• Software-defined storage: a proxy for storage transformation

  Software-defined storage reflects important trends that affect storage, such as increasing separation between hardware and software  Continue Reading

• Why you need smarter case management

  Business users will see myriad benefits from an emerging wave of case management applications  Continue Reading

• Drones in UK skies: an increasingly crowded regulatory airspace

  With drones becoming commonplace in the UK, the law has been required to evolve and play catch-up  Continue Reading

• Think digital, act local: transforming relationships between services and citizens

  Digitisation can help local government save money, reinvent services and recast the relationship between the citizen and the state  Continue Reading

• Big data to unlock value from the industrial internet of things

  The industrial internet of things (IIoT) is changing the way we live and work, and extracting maximum value requires a big data approach  Continue Reading

• Sony attack raises questions about how to protect internet assets

  In the light of 2014's cyber attack on Sony Pictures, what can every company do to ensure they are more prepared for this kind cyber assault?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Use the Sony breach to plan for the worst

  In the light of the 2014 cyber attack on Sony Pictures, what can every company do to ensure they are more prepared for this kind cyber assault?  Continue Reading

• Pro-European parties should unite around a UK vision for the digital single market

  The UK is the EU’s leading digital economy and home to its biggest creative sector so has most to gain and most to lose in a digital single market  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Four steps to defend against cyber attack 

  Last November’s cyber attack on Sony Pictures made clear we need to be able to repel the threat from nation states as well as criminals  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Lessons to be learned from Sony breach

  In the light of November 2014’s cyber attack on Sony Pictures, what can every company do to ensure they are more prepared for this kind cyber assault?  Continue Reading

• What is government as a platform and how do we achieve it?

  There are lots of discussion going on at the moment about digital “platforms”, and the impact they might have on UK public services  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Sony employee lawsuit over data breach marks watershed moment

  In the light of the cyber attack on Sony, what can every company do to ensure they are more prepared for this kind of assault?  Continue Reading

• Devices, recruitment and staff retention

  Research suggests the technology used in the workplace can play a role in staff recruitment and retention  Continue Reading

• Disrupted everything: How Google will change our world

  While Apple could be the first company to hit a $1tn valuation, Google could be first to hit a $2tn market cap. But how will it get there?  Continue Reading

• Five questions every board should ask after Sony Pictures breach

  What can the board do to avoid having to answer embarrassing questions at the next shareholder meeting?  Continue Reading

• Driving Innovation with big data

  Rather than refusing the wider use of data outside the organisation, only by opening it up to third parties can we realise its true value  Continue Reading

• From poker to business and back again – playing the game of IT

  Of the many economic patterns organisations can exploit, one of the more interesting is a cycle known as 'peace, war and wonder'  Continue Reading