Grid computing
CIOs need to put an end to Bring Your Own Collaboration
The fine line between freeing up file-sharing tools and a free-for-all has to be drawn
The Megaupload investigation illustrates how prevalent unmonitored file-sharing is within the corporate environment, exposing businesses to illegal activity within their own walls more...
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Digital defaulters put focus over process
Reforming process for process’s sake will only delay the public sector’s move to digital services
Reforming process for process’s sake will only delay the public sector’s move to digital services more...
CIO Profile: Newham Council's Geoff Connell on the borough's 2012 transformation
Making the most of the Olympic Games and beyond
The veteran IT boss of one of the most disadvantaged boroughs in London is positive that its fortunes are on an uptick more...
Why enterprise software will never be the same
SaaS, social networking and key acquisitions changed the landscape in 2011
A series of significant events took place in the enterprise software market, that will have a lasting impact on the industry in years to come. Here's a look at some of the biggest turning points more...
Happy New Year for the CIO on a tight budget
Why SaaS has at last become a big-league pound-stretcher
Christine Hodgson of Capgemini on why SaaS will be the answer to CIO's 2012 New Year's budget resolutions more...
Rentokil moves further to the cloud
Services giant's HR director outlines four-year technology transition project
Move into cloud started when its CIO Bryan Kinsella discovered the business had no real IT infrastructure to speak of more...
Cloud based information banks will deliver interest for CIOs
Vendor insight: information banking offers archive and intelligence on CIOs information assets
An integrated cloud-based archive can begin to offer similar services with business data. Not only is your information kept securely, but it is analysed in a variety of ways for your benefit, providing “interest” in the form of business intelligence and other services. more...
Cloud computing growth will make the datacentre stronger
Datacentre’s silver lining
Vendors who predict that cloud computing would kill off the datacentre said the same about client-server and mainframes. In fact, cloud could make datacentres stronger more...
Flat management helps CA Technologies CEO move at the speed of business
Bill McCracken talks with CIO UK
CIO UK secured an interview with CA Technologies CEO Bill McCracken at the CA World conference in Las Vegas, in which he talked about the death of the mainframe and flat management more...
CIO Profile: Jos Creese, Hampshire’s local hero
Cheerleader for excellence and leadership in local government IT
Through roles at Socitm and successes at Hampshire County Council, Jos Creese has become a cheerleader for excellence and leadership in local government IT more...
Grid computing news
EMC launches Isilon NAS with Hadoop integration
EMC has updated its Isilon scale-out NAS appliance to provide integration with the HDFS protocol
EMC has updated its Isilon scale-out NAS appliance to provide integration with the HDFS protocol more...
Salesforce caves to customer pressure over analytics
Enterprise and Unlimited customers to get new features free
Enterprise and Unlimited customers to get new features free more...
Airline computer system Amadeus crashes
Customers of multiple airlines unable to book tickets online
Customers of multiple airlines unable to book tickets online more...
Oracle outlines RightNow integration plan
Mark Hurd, Thomas Kurian and others laid out the vision in a live web event
Mark Hurd, Thomas Kurian and others laid out the vision in a live web event more...
Salesforce.com customers want analytics to be included in core fees
Users are angry at the extra cost tied to the upcoming Analytics Edition, saying the core product's reporting function has long been lacking
Salesforce.com customers are sounding off about the fact that an upcoming Analytics Edition of the CRM (customer relationship management) software will have an additional price tag, saying that the functionality it includes should be part of their base subscriptions. more...
New privacy laws could boost EU cloud industry
The proposed legislation could make organisations more wary about where their data is held
The European Union's data protection proposals, announced earlier this week, could unsettle end users looking at cloud adoption, but European cloud providers stand to benefit, according to Andy Burton, chairman of the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF). more...
M&B chains get hosted infrastructure
Pub and restaurant chain signs up Fujitsu for pay-per-use service
Pub and restaurant chain signs up Fujitsu for pay-per-use service more...
Government to announce G-Cloud supplier shortlist
Whitehall also looking for standardisation
The government is set to announce the suppliers shortlisted for its G-Cloud frameworks for cloud computing, and is looking for technology standards to apply to Whitehall systems. more...
Cancer Research looks to the cloud for fundraising
Charity invests in online donations package from Convio
Cancer Research is using a cloud-based fund raising platform which is now available to UK charities for the first time. more...
Cisco expands electric smart grid portfolio for utilities
Cisco’s GridBlocks Architecture is designed to give utility operators a holistic view of their grid communications infrastructure
Cisco’s GridBlocks Architecture is designed to give utility operators a holistic view of their grid communications infrastructure more...
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