Strategy

MPs warn of EMP risk to infrastructure IT

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Electromagnetic pulse weapons could fry computerised controls behind the UK’s major infrastructure, says Defence Committee
22 Feb 2012

YouGov to save £100,000 a year after datacentre migration

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Research firm uses Veeam to move from Berlin to London
21 Feb 2012

Analysis: Cloud specialists – if you can’t beat them, buy them

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Are Oracle and SAP’s recent acquisitions of cloud-based human capital management specialists a sign that all is not well with their SaaS strategies?
21 Feb 2012

Success by planning for IT failure – part 1: Scope and scope creep


21 Feb 2012

Google fixes another seven serious security flaws in Chrome

Mozilla also corrects the same vulnerability in its Firefox browser
21 Feb 2012

Opinion: For every leak, there’s a solution

Data protection officers cannot be expected to combat breaches without the right tools
21 Feb 2012

How to resolve the rural broadband dilemma


21 Feb 2012

BT is having a laugh at our expense


21 Feb 2012

There may be trouble ahead


21 Feb 2012

Big data: hands on or hands off?

Are enterprises better off using outside datacentre specialists when it comes to exploiting big data, and if so, what are the implications for the role of CIO?
21 Feb 2012

The Entertainer rolls out multichannel retail systems

Toy retailer unifies e-commerce, in-store EPOS and supply chain data
21 Feb 2012

The High Court paves way for ISPs to block The Pirate Bay

Website owners 'encourage' infringement, says judge
20 Feb 2012

Opinion: Technology can revitalise retail on the high street

Smartphone-based mobile payment tools offer retailers a way out of the slump
20 Feb 2012

Analysis: Do enterprises want Microsoft Office on tablet computers?

Seamless integration between desktops and tablets is appealing but tablets offer the chance to migrate to new systems
20 Feb 2012

Accenture and Vodafone publish long-term usage report on tablet computers

Great for reading and presenting but not ready to replace a laptop yet, study concludes
20 Feb 2012

Anti-money laundering rules will force banks to review data-handling capabilities

Taskforce recommends more transparency in financial systems
17 Feb 2012

Clarks signs five-year extension to IT services deal with Getronics

Retailer looking for a safe pair of hands during international expansion
17 Feb 2012

Safe authentication for remote sys-admin tasks


16 Feb 2012

IBM completes acquitison of DemandTec

Cloud-based analytics provider will help customers to set competitive prices
16 Feb 2012

Imperial War Museum deploys archiving and disaster recovery solution

Installation is part of a £3m project that includes the deployment of high-end digital scanning equipment and digital asset management software
15 Feb 2012

Opinion: Patient privacy requires urgent treatment

IT chiefs must put measures in place to monitor, detect and deter staff breaches of patient data
14 Feb 2012

Case study: Avon calls on business intelligence to tailor sales offers

Avon is reaping the rewards of integrating its data into functional warehouses, and implementing a suite of business analytics tools
13 Feb 2012

Oracle to acquire SaaS vendor Taleo for £1.2bn

Deal mirrors recent acquisitions in the cloud space by rivals SAP and Salesforce
10 Feb 2012

Updated: Privacy group launches legal bid to halt Google’s user data-sharing scheme

US privacy lobby sues the Federal Trade Commission to uphold previous agreement on sharing user data between Google services
09 Feb 2012