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• Scale-out set to eclipse scale-up for enterprise storage

  Analysing the advantages of scale-out storage and why loosely-coupled grids will make scale-up storage architecture a thing of the past  Continue Reading

• Don’t create a mobile enterprise app for the sake of it

  Enterprise mobility applications need a clear objective, advises Accenture’s Nisha Sharma  Continue Reading

• Building an international reputation for the UK tech sector

  The social and economic impact of UK tech companies can be traced across developed and emerging markets  Continue Reading

• Cloud business intelligence market will be worth $4bn by 2017

  Cloud business intelligence (BI) is still a small part of the market but growing at an impressive rate, contends analyst Tom Pringle  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: CISOs should be first stop on the way to cloud

  Hybrid cloud environments provide the most flexibility, but how can businesses decide when public or private cloud is more appropriate?  Continue Reading

• Hybrid flash hot, all-flash not, in 2014 storage M&As

  All-flash arrays are over-ripe for acquisition while hybrid flash makers are still ready for plucking.  Continue Reading

• Five tips for managing project change requests

  Change is an inevitable part of a project, so working out in advance how best to handle change requests will make the whole process much easier  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: UK firms still not entirely comfortable with cloud

  Hybrid cloud environments provide the most flexibility, but how can businesses decide when public or private cloud is more appropriate?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Choose public or private cloud with a clear head

  Hybrid cloud environments provide the most flexibility, but how can businesses decide when public or private cloud is more appropriate?  Continue Reading

• Searching for the signal of open standards amid the growing noise of agile

  For all its undeniable strengths, the use of agile in government is in danger of becoming a fetish  Continue Reading

• Should you allow a bring your own device policy?

  Employers are realising there are challenges presented by BYOD which, if not dealt with, could have a serious impact on the business  Continue Reading

• Universal Credit: Don’t blame the IT

  It is easy to blame the IT when things go wrong, but when people are asked to do impossible things, it is not surprising if they do not deliver  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Balancing cloud risk and reward

  Hybrid cloud environments provide the most flexibility, but how can businesses decide when public or private cloud is more appropriate?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Striking the hybrid cloud balance

  Hybrid cloud environments provide the most flexibility, but how can businesses decide when public or private cloud is more appropriate?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Before cloud, engage with asset owners

  Hybrid cloud environments provide the most flexibility, but how can businesses decide when public or private cloud is more appropriate?  Continue Reading

• Living with Google Glass – not quite useful enough to overcome the dork-factor

  Businesses will use Google Glass first, says Simon Dring after spending a few days living with the technology.  Continue Reading

• Where should a CISO look for cyber security answers – hardware, software or wetware?

  While users are often cited as the weakest link in cyber security, they could also be the answer to the problems faced by businesses today  Continue Reading

• Effective information management: Using data as a competitive weapon

  In today's global economy, information is becoming a major competitive asset, a weapon to drive business advantage.  Continue Reading

• Is big data changing the fundamental way we think?

  Big data is transforming organisations but, to have real impact, it also requires a change in the way business leaders, analysts and IT teams think  Continue Reading

• Not in Kansas any more

  PA Consulting's Alastair McAulay looks at the commercial potential of smart watches, Google Glass and the latest smartphones  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: A pragmatic and practical guide to secure hybrid clouds

  Hybrid cloud environments provide the most flexibility, but how can businesses decide when public or private cloud is more appropriate?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Cloud is not that different

  Hybrid cloud environments provide the most flexibility, but how can businesses decide when public or private cloud is more appropriate?  Continue Reading

• Why mobility matters even if you only focus on desktops

  Just because you're the 'desktop guy' doesn't mean mobile technology is not your problem  Continue Reading

• Why collaboration is the only way to combat cyber threats

  Cyber threats are the most effective way to attack an organisation and those with malicious intent are finding more sophisticated ways of carrying out their activities  Continue Reading

• The state of the VDI industry in 2014

  There were two major technological advancements last year that make virtual desktops much more attractive than in the past  Continue Reading

• UKGovCamp 2014 - discussions on delivering digital government

  UKGovCamp is an event with growing importance to the public sector digital scene - this year's event took place last week in London  Continue Reading

• Hybrid cloud storage: What data goes where?

  Hybrid cloud storage keeps some data on-site while the rest goes to the cloud. But what data should go where in a hybrid cloud setup?  Continue Reading

• Apply lean concepts in IT to make a bridge to the business

  Håkan Borglund, CIO at Toyota Material Handling Europe, says applying lean principles to IT deepen its connection to the business  Continue Reading

• Why Europe is wrong to kill Safe Harbour

  Suspending the EU-US Safe Harbour agreement on data protection will do nothing to address surveillance, says international policy analyst  Continue Reading

• Hyper-converged products threaten standalone SAN and NAS

  Hyper-converged storage/compute, such as IBM’s modular xSeries, poses a threat to standalone SAN/NAS in the datacentre  Continue Reading

• How to create a Local Government Digital Service

  Why we need to create a 'Local Government Digital Service' to oversee the standardisation and improvement of all things digital in councils  Continue Reading

• Managing the future of complex business and IT landscapes

  IT management and governance must cope with complexity, improve outcomes, and automate processes - but today’s IT delivery model is failing  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Consider security training before high-end technology

  How should the Snowden revelations about the NSA and GCHQ be influencing future information security strategies in the UK?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Snowden leaks highlight a common business vulnerabilty

  How should the Snowden revelations about the NSA and GCHQ be influencing future information security strategies in the UK?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Snowden likely to prompt security reviews

  How should Edward Snowden's revelations about the NSA and GCHQ influence future information security strategies in the UK?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Never mind Snowden, think best practice

  How should the Edward Snowden revelations about the NSA and GCHQ be influencing future information security strategies in the UK?  Continue Reading

• European Cloud Computing Strategy to create 2.5 million new jobs

  All those involved in cloud computing, whether providers or customers, should follow developments in Europe in 2014 closely  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Snowden proves technology is only part of security

  How should Edward Snowden's revelations about the NSA and GCHQ influence future information security strategies in the UK?  Continue Reading

• Flash storage second wave to hit in 2014

  2013 saw flash storage hit the mainstream with suppliers racing to get a toe in the water. But, 2014 will see the second wave, with products competing to add advanced features  Continue Reading

• Cloud supplier lock-in – our experience

  Always ask before entering into any agreement, “How do I get my data out in the future if I need or want to?"  Continue Reading

• Dark data could halt big data’s path to success

  Dark data – data that lacks any control or classification, but is all too prevalent in many organisations – could halt big data's path to success  Continue Reading

• How to prepare the IT workforce for cloud and mobility    

  CompTIA is working to identify the key skills that staff responsible for cloud and mobility implementations need  Continue Reading

• User acceptance testing needs real training, not just a short course

  In spite of its importance, user acceptance testing (UAT) is often chaotic, problematic and ineffective  Continue Reading

• The security education dilemma

  Many employees, including executives, do not understand the implications of security. As a result, organisatons can lose focus  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Targeted attacks drive investments in niche areas of security

  What are the top security issues businesses need to address going into 2014?  Continue Reading

• Value chain mapping – learning to use IT as a strategic weapon

  Mapping, like viewing the board in a game of chess, is essential to any form of gameplay, and that includes IT  Continue Reading

• No apologies – digital government is political

  Shadow Cabinet Office minister, Chi Onwurah, answers criticisms over Labour's digtial strategy  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: New data sources are 2014 security challenge

  What are the top security issues businesses need to address going into 2014?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Old and new security challenges in 2014

  What are the top security issues businesses need to address going into 2014?  Continue Reading

• Don’t politicise digital government - public platforms belong to no-one

  The future of digital government is of enormous importance to the UK, and it’s vital to stimulate more public interest and debate in both Labour’s and the Tories’ digital visions  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: BYOD requires focus on security risk in 2014

  What are the top security issues must businesses address in 2014?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Lock up personal information in 2014, says ISSA-UK

  What are the top security issues businesses must address in 2014?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: KuppingerCole’s security predictions for 2014

  What are the top security issues businesses must address in 2014?  Continue Reading

• Big data storage – what went wrong?

  Big data storage seemed a prime opportunity for storage suppliers, but most users run DAS, shunning dedicated systems. Is that set to change?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: ISF’s top security threats for 2014

  What are the top security issues businesses need to address going into 2014?  Continue Reading

• An internet of things vision

  What does a world of connected machines look like? Connecting machines will lead to changed behaviours that then change the applications.  Continue Reading

• Internet of things: Low-cost trade-off

  The office at DoES Liverpool has a DoorBot, which works as a kiosk device, showing webcam views of the office and a list of upcoming events.  Continue Reading

• Smart machines raise challenging questions

  Smart systems like IBM’s Watson, autonomous vehicles and a growing army of robots are quietly making more and more decisions every day.  Continue Reading

• So when do employees start following security rules?

  As security needs are rapidly transformed, when do enterprises feel that they are getting on top of information security?  Continue Reading

• Big data, big legal trouble?

  Big data has a range of practical and commercial benefits to businesses but can be fraught with privacy and legal issues  Continue Reading

• Lessons from electronic medical records programme at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

  Cardiologist Johan Waktare talks about the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's EMR scheme  Continue Reading

• C’mon guys – don’t bottle up the Public Services Network; release it

  There is a stark choice between a PSN that has a customer-centric approach to security or one with a locked-down security framework  Continue Reading

• Cyberattack: Top ten tips for working with the business and getting the glory

  Businesses are starting to realise that cyberattacks can pose a potential threat to everything they do  Continue Reading

• Entropy and data quality: How to keep your data accurate

  The quality of data held in IT systems will deteriorate unless steps are taken to maintain its accuracy and consistency. We look at what businesses should be doing to control that data quality more effectively  Continue Reading

• Intel x86 and IBM Power CPUs: Which, when, why?

  There are only three processors left in the market for mission-critical applications. Which should you chose ?  Continue Reading

• Why understanding context is the key to biometric success.

  Since Apple launched the double whammy of the iPhone 5S and 5C in September, internet chatter has focussed primarily on the merits and disadvantages of the new home button on the 5S and whether its biometric fingerprint scanner is ultimately secure ...  Continue Reading

• Extending your professional Influence: a guide for IT professionals

  Organisations want people who can bring both breadth and depth of expertise, and collaborate successfully with others  Continue Reading

• Take an issues-driven approach to business intelligence

  Accenture advises CIOs to put business issues ahead of data, know the users, look beyond ERP data, and embed analytics in BI  Continue Reading

• Breaking the medieval software market in local government

  The financial challenges facing local government have never been greater and we need innovation and new ways of delivering public services  Continue Reading

• IT skills shortage still tops the technology agenda

  Many executives in the UK expect to increase investment in IT products and services, but there is an ongoing skills challenge  Continue Reading

• You’ve got flash storage, so why isn’t everything faster?

  To get the most out of flash storage you need storage performance monitoring of the whole stack, from servers to LUNs  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Risk of software procurement cannot be ignored

  How can security professionals ensure security testing becomes part of the procurement process for all business software?  Continue Reading

• Technology, society and morality: the implications for technology leaders

  Technology is evolving at a pace and scale that has never been experienced. Society is struggling to keep up with the social and moral implications  Continue Reading

• IT contractors: why it pays to be careful about tax

  Well-publicised HMRC crackdowns and new legislation mean that old assumptions about what is legal and what isn’t might not hold true  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Security testing a vital part of software procurement

  How can security professionals ensure security testing becomes part of the procurement process for all business software?  Continue Reading

• Cloud storage needs an audit process to stay compliant

  If you use a cloud service, where does your data reside, and do you know if you’re fully compliant with laws and regulations? A cloud compliance audit is what’s required  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Risk-based security will ease software testing challenge

  How can security professionals ensure security testing becomes part of the procurement process for all business software?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Beef up due diligence

  How can security professionals ensure security testing becomes part of the procurement process for all business software?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: If cost is king, security suffers

  How can security professionals ensure security testing becomes part of the procurement process for all business software?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: How to ensure vendors act efficiently

  How can security professionals ensure security testing becomes part of the procurement process for all business software?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Security pros need to be plugged into procurement

  How can security professionals ensure security testing becomes part of the procurement process for all business software?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Procurement and security are uneasy bedfellows

  How can security professionals ensure security testing becomes part of the procurement process for all business software?  Continue Reading

• 451 survey finds enterprise flash storage adoption real, and growing

  Flash storage is an established and growing part of enterprise datacentres. A survey from 451 Research shows hybrid flash leads the way over PCIe flash and all-flash adoption  Continue Reading

• EU Data Protection Regulation: fines up to €100m proposed

  The proposed EU Data Protection Regulation will require a significant review of existing security and data protection measures, policies and procedures  Continue Reading

• IT may not have to worry about mobile device backup

  Analyst Charles Brett offers some advice for IT departments on backing up data from mobile devices, tablets and smartphones,  Continue Reading

• Has your project got stuck PCI syndrome?

  With version 3.0 of PCI-DSS set to be published on 7 November, here are some reasons why PCI projects get stuck and how to unstick them  Continue Reading

• Byte Night 2013 - Thanks a million

  Bye Night, the annual IT industry charity fundraising event, has hit its target of £1m for this year's sleep-out  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Cyber insurance no substitute good security practices

  How can IT security best use the new financial and insurance products available to IT to improve data protection without increasing cost?  Continue Reading

• Array-based or vSphere Replication for VMware SRM?

  What’s the best replication method for VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)? GlassHouse Technologies’ Paul Grimwood runs the rule over array-based replication and vSphere Replication  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: When cyber insurance is right and when it is not

  How can IT security best use the new financial and insurance products available to IT to improve data protection without increasing cost?  Continue Reading

• Outsourcing: The soft underbelly of cyber risks

  Controls imposed on suppliers that are not the same as those imposed internally is a soft underbelly that can expose a business to cyber risk  Continue Reading

• Who owns your LinkedIn account?

  It is common for employees to use personal social networking accounts for work, but who actually owns those accounts?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Data insurance will not fix broken systems

  How can IT security best use the new financial and insurance products available to IT to improve data protection without increasing cost?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Cyber insurance is a two-way street

  How can IT security best use the new financial and insurance products available to IT to improve data protection without increasing cost?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Cyber insurance – buyers beware

  How can IT security best use the new financial and insurance products available to IT to improve data protection without increasing cost?  Continue Reading

• BYOD: data protection and information security issues

  Allowing employees to use their own devices to access company data raises data protection issues that a business must answer  Continue Reading

• Do not overlook the weak link in IT security

  To err is to be human. To remember this is vital. Particularly if you are in charge of IT security  Continue Reading

• Information security in the cloud: Time to switch to panic mode?

  Some people already argue that there is no longer any security in the cloud at all. Is it time to switch to panic mode?  Continue Reading

• The feminisation of the IT department

  How can you improve the quality of relationships between individuals working in IT and colleagues in business?  Continue Reading

• Forrester: Modern app development requires a modern set of metrics

  IT executives responsible for application development have a great opportunity to develop apps that improve customer experience or help businesses sell more  Continue Reading