Thursday, May 15, 2014

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 16/05/2014





Distributed power generation – Is it right for your datacentre energy strategy?
As datacentre complexity grows, enterprises seek greener ways to power them. But is distributed generation right for all?

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Object storage: An architecture for the petabyte era?
Object storage offers massively scalablility for unstructured data.. But can it break out of the niche it is in?

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CIO Interview: Chris Birch, IT Director, News UK
Chris Birch, News UK's IT director talks about how the company adopted a cloud-first strategy to support business innovation

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‘Real cloud’ is much more than cheap infrastructure, says Rackspace as cloud price war continues
Rackspace CTO warns cloud buyers of the dangers of buying cheap, raw infrastructure for their IT strategies as cloud price war intensifies

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Preparing web-scale IT infrastructure
Organisations should look to emulate the best practices of web giants Facebook, Google, eBay and Amazon to support scalable IT

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Google Maps gives small Indian retailers a mobile face
Google is offering small Indian traders technology to enable them to set up virtual stores through Indoor Google Maps

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Xoserve outsources legacy application replacement
UK Gas distribution company Xoserve has outsourced its legacy application replacement project to Indian IT services supplier Wipro, in a seven year deal

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Tech Mahindra heading to top tier
Indian IT services company Tech Mahindra has reported over $3bn sales for its latest financial year and increased its profits by over 38%.

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Can Tech City deliver reliable fast internet for startup businesses?
Technology companies based in London’s Tech City are struggling to access high-speed fibre optic broadband, which is dramatically affecting the success their businesses.

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SuiteWorld 2014: Omni-channel goes beyond retail, says Zach Nelson
NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson told delegates at the SuiteWorld 2014 conference in San Jose, California, that omni-channel transcends retail

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What is holding Berlin back from becoming a European centre for startups?
Berlin is one of Europe’s most up-and-coming hotbeds for technology startup companies, but red tape and legislation is preventing it from fulfilling its potential

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Government warns public sector to prepare for SME procurement legislation
The government is warning the wider public sector to be ready for the changes in legislation which will make it easier for SMEs who supply to government.

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Commonwealth Games ticket system pulled down
Commonwealth Games organisers have taken down ticket sales site due to problems caused by the websites inability to cope with massive demand

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Female CIOs expect bigger budgets than male counterparts, says Gartner
Female CIOs expect a higher increase in their IT budget than their male counterparts, according to a survey from research organisation Gartner

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Government needs big and small IT suppliers, says COO
The government is keen to maintain its relationships with big IT suppliers while encouraging competition from SMEs

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HMRC wants tax returns to be as easy as online banking
HM Revenue and Customs is looking at online banking for inspiration as it fundamentally transforms its services to digital

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India sees higher software spending than other BRIC countries
Indian organizations have increased spending on software more rapidly than any other emerging BRIC economy, according to research

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