Friday, August 3, 2012

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 03/08/2012





Teradata CTO: ‘Big data’ technology starting to hit the mainstream
Teradata’s chief technology officer Stephen Brobst reflects on the “big data” landscape, in-memory as hype, cloud data warehousing and mobile consumer intelligence.

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Big data analytics can reduce cyber risks, says ISF
Big data analytics has the potential to reduce the growing number of cyber security risks and increase business agility, says the ISF.

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Unsafe password practices cause Dropbox spam scare
Dropbox has confirmed that usernames and passwords stolen from other websites were used to sign in to a small number of Dropbox accounts.

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Influential women in IT: Elizabeth Sparrow, Former BCS president
Elizabeth Sparrow discusses the many different programmes aimed at encouraging more girls to study computing and more women to join the IT workforce. What impact have they had? Are we doing the right things to tackle gender imbalance or do we need to think again?

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Influential women in IT: Jennifer Rigby, Department of Energy and Climate Change
Jennifer Rigby talks about the huge role CIOs play in using technology to make their organisations greener as well as making their existing IT greener. What kind of attributes help in this and how can you contribute?

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Influential women in IT: Carrie Hartnell, Intellect
How can educators interest girls in IT-related careers? Carrie Hartnell talks about the importance of engaging role models in attracting young women to technology and skills throughout education including primary schools, as well as the value of diversity throughout education.

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