Tuesday, July 28, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 7/29/2015





World Trade Organisation strikes $1.3tn deal to wipe out IT trade tariffs
World Trade Organisation's planned update to the 1996 Information Technology Agreement could see prices fall across a wide range of technology products

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Scottish government denies "cloud-washing" mobile device procurement framework
Scottish government's National Framework for Cloud Computing and Proprietary Devices risks confusing suppliers, claim analysts

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All-flash vs hybrid flash for virtual desktop storage
With massive random I/O and a huge bias towards writes, virtual desktop storage – especially for the more feature-rich VDI 2.0 – requires the speed of all-flash and hybrid flash storage

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Cisco quits set-top boxes and reshuffles IoT and cloud organisation
Cisco sells off the set-top box business it acquired in 2005 and restructures its cloud and IoT businesses

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Qualcomm to cut staff and costs as quarterly profits falls by 47%
Although Qualcomm's profit of $1.2bn for the past quarter is up by 12% on the previous quarter, the figure is down by 47% compared with the same period in 2014

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When DevOps isn't enough, try NoOps
Letting developers loose to create, test and deploy new code without operations might streamline processes, but it's not without its risks

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MPs examine visa rules over immigration for software and digital skills
Home Affairs committee launches an inquiry after the number of skilled worker visas issued reached its monthly cap for the first time

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Study shows UK workers fail to understand data value, putting firms at risk
Some 43% of UK employees say they do not understand the value of business data – and could be putting their organisations at risk

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Don't wait for EU regulation to practice good data ethics
The EU is working hard to achieve a unified law on data ethics and privacy, but companies should look beyond just complying with the law to gain consumer trust

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How Ordnance Survey will use 250 years of data to support startups
Ordnance Survey is embarking on a project to foster startups, applying its vast repository of data to solving emerging challenges around urban spaces and smart cities

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Fiat Chrysler recall highlights importance of security by design
Fiat Chrysler's vehicle recall – to fix cyber security vulnerabilities – highlights the cost and reputation damage of failing to ensure systems are secure by design

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SaaS criteria to track for business outcomes
Organisations should evolve their SaaS selection criteria to focus on newer metrics that are better indicators of supplier performance

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IT analytics delivers security and business benefits to UCLH
A six-hospital NHS Foundation Trust is using real-time IT analytics to deliver quick responses to security and other incidents to ensure high availability and security for all its IT services

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Women in IT presentation: Gem Barrett - Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellow
How sexism in tech has changed me - for better and worse. Gem Barrett's talk at Computer Weekly's annual women in IT event

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Women in IT presentation: Debbie Forster - Co-CEO, Apps for Good
Inspiring the next generation of women in IT - Debbie Forster's talk at Computer Weekly's annual women in IT event

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Women in IT presentation: Melissa Di Donato - area vice-president of Salesforce.com
The importance of finding a good mentor - Melissa Di Donato's talk at Computer Weekly's annual women in IT event.

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Women in IT presentation: Dr Rana Tassabehji, University of Bradford
Technology and tiaras - Dr Rana Tassabehji's talk at Computer Weekly's annual women in IT event.

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Women in IT presentation, Liz Bacon, past-president, BCS
Why isn’t the message about women in IT getting through or has the tide finally started to turn? Liz Bacon's presentation at Computer Weekly's annual women in IT event

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Women in IT presentation: Harry Gooding, Mortimer Spinks
Harry Gooding discusses the findings from the Mortimer Spinks / Computer Weekly women in technology survey at our annual women in IT event.

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Women in IT presentation: Vanessa Vallely, managing director of WeAreTheCity.com
How to push forward in your career - Vanessa Vallely's talk at Computer Weekly's annual women in IT event

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Parliamentary Science and Technology Committee launches big data inquiry
The Science and Technology Committee is to launch an inquiry into big data to discover whether the government is doing enough to promote its benefits to businesses

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Brussels clears Nokia's Alcatel-Lucent acquisition
The European Commission has approved Nokia’s planned purchase of Alcatel-Lucent under the EU Merger Regulations

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AWS on course to become $6bn business, as sales soar during Q2
Cloud giant's second quarter success prompts speculation about what Amazon might do next with the business division

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Rackspace and Intel outline plans to increase enterprise appeal of OpenStack
Managed cloud company and chip maker are creating an innovation centre in Texas to accelerate maturity of OpenStack

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