The week in view
Motoring towards the end of April we see a number of technical advances happening. Innovations in single atom storage, for example, or even bigger …
Version 8 of UK government app market G-Cloud to arrive in August
The British government’s app marketplace, G-Cloud, will get a makeover later this year as G-Cloud version 8 becomes a reality in August. Repo…
Are IBM’s storage glory days behind it?
The Register is carrying a pointed article about IBM‘s prospects in the storage market, suggesting that the technology isn’t going to m…
Cognizant predicts the future of the workplace
Cognizant has issued a new report entitled “People – Not Just Machines – Will Power Digital Innovation“, which looks into h…
Cloud spending picking up after blip
Spending on cloud technologies had dipped but is back on the growth path, says a report on a Wall Street Journal blog. Corporate spending is likely…
Telenor Connexion launches Big Data analytics tool
Telenor Connexion has launched its ARTS (Advanced Real-time trouble shooting Tool Set) tool so that customers can take actual action on insights fr…
Europe law bypasses technology professionals
This isn’t the place to debate the European Union membership question, but for the moment at least the UK is still “in” – a…
Sony pushes into 3.3 terabyte territory with optical drive
You think a technology has reached its limit, and then it surprises you – so it is in the case of optical storage. Sony has just announced a …
UK government appoints national technology advisor
The UK government has appointed Liam Maxwell to the new role of national technology advisor. Formerly government chief technology advisor, Maxwell&…
Few enterprise companies trust their internet provider for security
Do you think your Internet Service Provider (ISP)’s security precautions are good enough? If you do, you could be in a minority according to …
Barclays brokers big data deal to UK small business
Small and medium businesses could soon benefit from Big Data in the UK following a deal by Barclays Bank. According to a report in TechWeek Europe,…
Why do cloud contracts founder?
What normally kills a cloud contract? Computerworld UK has published a selection of thoughts on what can go wrong and how to avoid issues at the dr…
Internet cars drive security risks
The self-drive car – or autonomous car, or connected car, or driverless car or whatever they end up being called – stands accused of posing another…
Royal Mail starts Big Data building blocks
The Royal Mail has started its move into the world of Big Data in earnest with the adoption of analytics tool Hortonworks Hadoop platform, accordin…
Inadequate training hits tech industry
The IT industry is going to end up short of expertise not only because young people aren’t entering it (as our interview with CompTIA establi…
Single atom revolutionises storage
New research may be about to change the way storage can be miniaturised as a single-atom magnet has been developed by researchers in Switzerland. A…
Interview: Young people shun IT careers
Todd Thibodeaux, president and chief executive of accreditations body CompTIA, has a couple of things on his mind. One is security and some of the …
The week in view
Security has been in the news this week, with Australia finding its plans to tighten it up leaked and BT recruiting for security staff. As our week…
National Health Service technology paints a mixed picture
A report suggests that NHS England has mixed levels of maturity when it comes to its adoption of technology. Highlighted in Digital Health, 239 hea…
Backlash against EU data rules
The EU has approved more stringent data regulation, reports the Guardian and others, which will replace the individual countries’ rules. Essentiall…
Netsuite expands into Europe
Enterprise cloud application specialist Netsuite is set to take Europe more seriously with expansion into the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. …
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