Unaligned I/O: A storage performance killer
As
the stack piles higher – with virtual servers, their virtual disks and
guest operating systems – the scope for unaligned or misaligned I/O to
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Mars court filings reveal extent of Oracle licence probe
Court documents have revealed just how far Oracle will go to extract cash from some of its larger customers Read More ...
Device shipments to grow 1.9% in 2016, but user spend will fall
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Security will be key public sector cloud adoption driver by 2018, predicts Gartner
Gartner
predicts that by 2018 government agencies will be citing security as a
reason to move to public cloud rather than to stay away from it Read More ...
IBM beats estimates with growth in strategic areas
IBM
claims its transformation efforts are working, but share prices dropped
on news of a fall in revenue for the 15th consecutive quarter Read More ...
Bournemouth Council considers bringing IT back in-house
Bournemouth
Council could bring IT and other services back in-house to gain more
control over its budget and meet tough cost-cutting targets Read More ...
Dell SDN’s OS10 promises new levels of network flexibility
Dell expands its SDN product with a new operating system designed to maximise customer choice and capability Read More ...
Young high-earners driving fintech revolution
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Anchor tenants sought for £150m cross-border Irish datacentre
The
development team behind a £150m dual-site datacentre that straddles the
Northern Ireland border say it could generate thousands of jobs in the
years to come Read More ...
NRF 2016: Businesses must prepare to 'cannibalise', says Amex CEO Chenault
Businesses should be prepared to adapt their business models to the digital world, says American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault Read More ...
Government drafts in civilians to fight cyber crime
The
government plans to bolster police capacity to fight cyber crime by
approving measures to give powers to volunteers with specialist
knowledge Read More ...
PwC acquires Polish cloud consultancy for European operation
PwC is buying Poland-based IT services firm Outbox to build its cloud skills and resources across Europe Read More ...
Mobile services helping banks retain customers and add revenue
Investments in mobile banking services are helping banks increase revenue and retain customers Read More ...
Enterprises will drive augmented reality and wearables, says report
Business
applications, not consumer, will be the real drivers for growth in
augmented reality and wearable technology, says Beecham Research Read More ...
Microsoft to donate $1bn worth of cloud computing resources
Microsoft's $1bn cloud computing donation is aimed at helping NGOs, academic research and developing countries Read More ...
NRF 2016: Consumer empowerment no fad, says M&S
Retailers
treating consumer empowerment as a passing fad rather than a paradigm
shift have got it wrong, says Marks & Spencer CMO Read More ...
Digital Single Market must be adopted without delay, says EU parliament
MEPs
pass resolution urging the EU to adopt Digital Single Market proposals
and enact new protections for consumers as soon as possible Read More ...
What the EU’s cyber security bill means for UK industry
Coming
European legislation on network and information security could have
cost and organisational implications for a range of UK companies Read More ...
How software drives safety in aerospace, healthcare, oil and gas
Safety-focused industries have developed safety-critical software and services from which other sectors can learn Read More ...
Epic Giveaway Day 24: Win one of four Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vegas
Pre-loaded with over 1,000 licensed games and more nostalgia than one can shake a stick at. Read More ...
ASUS ROG announces ROG Maximus VIII Formula mainboard
It comes with an exclusive CrossChill EK hybrid cooling block installed. Read More ...
Samsung's 2016 900X-series Ultrabooks revealed
At least six models to come with Windows 10, Skylake, plus thin & light metal chassis. Read More ...
Windows 10 installed on over 200 million devices, says report
This is a significant milestone for Microsoft's latest OS to reach before we hit 2016. Read More ...
Google, HPE, Oracle back RISC-V, an open source ARM alternative
These tech titans and 12 other companies become members of RISC-V trade group. Read More ...
Samsung making industry's first Smart Bio-Processor
An all-in-one advanced system logic chip for the health-oriented wearables market. Read More ...
Glasgow city email disruption continues after datacentre crash
Glasgow's IT woes continue following a shutdown of its datacente on Tuesday Read More ...
More than a quarter of Brits bank on mobile, but branches still popular
More and more people in the UK are banking on their smartphones, but more than a third still visit branches regularly Read More ...
Exasol and Birst join in-memory database to ‘networked’ BI to aid mutual expansion
German in-memory database company Exasol and California-based BI cloud supplier Birst join forces Read More ...
Cisco to create 200 new cloud computing jobs in UK
Networking giant outlines plans to treble the size of the Cisco Meraki team by 2017 Read More ...
Isle of Man eyes datacentre industry growth opportunity after Safe Harbour ruling
Government's e-business head explains how island could be a safe haven for enterprises concerned by the Safe Harbour fallout Read More ...
Oracle Q2 2015-16 results: Strong US dollar affects revenue growth
Oracle’s Q2 results for the 2016 fiscal year indicate 26% growth in cloud revenue to $649m, 7% of its total revenue Read More ...
Australian corporate counsel under cyber attack but no plans to increase security spend
Australia’s
corporate counsel are suffering a high rate of data breaches compared
to many regions, but do not plan to spend more on preventative security Read More ...
Mobile tech saves more carbon than it emits, says Carbon Trust
Use
of mobile technology in Europe and North America is saving more than
180 million tonnes of carbon emissions a year, according to the Carbon
Trust Read More ...
EE announces second Power Bar recall over fire risk
Mobile network operator recalls another batch of smartphone charging packs over a potential fire risk Read More ...
DWP IP addresses ended up in hands of Daesh, hackers claim
A
number of social media accounts owned by jihadist militant group have
been linked to IP addresses previously owned by the UK government Read More ...
SThree to rein in IT budget by moving to cloud
Recruitment group plans to expand by 10% a year, but moving to the cloud will allow it to do more with the same IT budget Read More ...
The post-merger world: What the future holds for EMC and its federation
A look at the integration challenges Dell faces in trying to merge EMC’s various business units with its own Read More ...
HP Inc lays the foundations for a digital future
Following HP’s split on 1 November 2015, how will the printer and PC components of the business define the future of HP Inc? Read More ...
Flash alternatives graphene and memristor make progress
Scientists
announce tests using atom-thick graphene and 5nm-thick memristors to
provide media with many times the storage density of Nand flash and
possible fuzzy logic computing Read More ...
Why IT is making companies less productive
Research
finds that although organisations are introducing innovative technology
they are failing to match this with innovation across the rest of the
business Read More ...
More than 70% of teachers still think students are better at using tech
Teachers
are still struggling to adapt to the new curriculum, and more than 70%
believe their students are more technology-savvy than they are Read More ...
Information security maturing as a profession, says (ISC)2
Today's
information security professionals understand security is a blend of
social, people and technology, and to be successful, they have to be
capable across all of them, says (ISC)2's managing director for Europe Read More ...
Online extortion set to increase in 2016, says Trend Micro
2016
will see continued growth in cyber extortion, hacktivism and mobile
malware, alongside a shift to an offensive cyber security posture for
governments and corporations, say researchers Read More ...
European Union passes watered-down net neutrality laws
The
European Parliament rejects proposed amendments to the net neutrality
regulations that would have closed a number of loopholes Read More ...
Ford adds social media controls to Sync system
Ford is to give drivers the ability to access their social media accounts using voice controls while on the road Read More ...
Why the cloud provider community needs to get on board with ISO 27018
Despite
being published more than a year ago, cloud providers are only really
just starting to take notice of ISO 27018. We explore what it is and why
it matters to the enterprise Read More ...
RBS announces partnership with Facebook At Work
RBS
has described the partnership with Facebook At Work as
“ground-breaking”, but analysts have questioned this as the app simply
helps companies build a private social network Read More ...
Is OpenStack ready for mass adoption?
The
OpenStack community is working on a number of fronts to make it easier
to deploy private clouds, including a a training programme due in 2016 Read More ...
Women in tech should take their career into their own hands, say everywoman speakers
Women
in technology should be taking more responsibility for advancing their
career, advised speakers at the 2015 everywoman in Technology Leadership
Academy Read More ...
Police arrest teenager over TalkTalk hack
Police
are interviewing and searching the home of a 15-year-old boy in
Northern Ireland in connection with a hack attack on TalkTalk that was
feared to have exposed personal details of four million customers Read More ...
Data visualisation service 'more modern than Tableau', says Oracle
At Oracle OpenWorld 2015 the supplier launches a data visualisation service it says is “more modern than Tableau” Read More ...
Post Office looking for IT head as CIO quits
Post
Office CIO Lesley Sewell will leave the organisation in November 2015,
with an interim IT chief appointed until a permanent replacement is
recruited Read More ...
Malaysia’s AmBank Group increases digital banking spend
AmBank Group is using middleware to integrate its core banking platforms with its legacy infrastructure Read More ...
Net neutrality laws have dangerous loopholes, says Tim Berners-Lee
As
the European Parliament prepares for a key vote on net neutrality, web
inventor Tim Berners-Lee has warned that stronger amendments are needed
to close a number of worrying loopholes Read More ...
Companies should do more to promote Stem studies says CA executive
More
companies should band together and collaborate to promote careers in
science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem), says CA executive
Ritu Mahandru Read More ...
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Transforming Singapore Post through modern technology
When
Singapore Post realised it had to change its business model to survive,
it appointed its first CIO to front the technology transformation Read More ...
Security Serious Week kicks off in London
Some
70 organisations and more than 50 cyber crime and security experts are
supporting Security Serious Week to help others become more security
savvy and cyber aware Read More ...
Colt’s SDN-based datacentre service to disrupt telco business models
Colt is to offer an SDN-based datacentre networking service to customers across 150 of its European sites Read More ...
TalkTalk could face huge data breach compensation cost
Some
commentators have suggested that the future of TalkTalk could be in
jeopardy, with lawyers looking at potential compensation claims of
£1,000 by thousands of customers Read More ...
Cyber criminals target Singapore with banking Trojans
Singapore
is a top target for hackers and, in the second quarter of 2015, it was
the country most targeted by cyber criminals using Trojans Read More ...
Café chain Le Pain Quotidien deploys epos terminals with Aures
Worldwide
bakery café Le Pain Quotidien has launched its electronic point of sale
(epos) system with Aures. Here its IT director, Robert Brown, explains
why Read More ...
Questions raised over Australian cabinet using Slack messaging
Reports that Australian cabinet members could use messaging platform Slack to communicate has raised security questions Read More ...
MoD spectrum auction to go ahead in early 2016
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Outsourcing renewals: Where do I source services?
With
thousands of IT services contracts coming up for renewal, CIOs should
take a careful look at where they source services from Read More ...
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Tell us who you think should be selected as the most influential person in the UK tech scene for 2015 - submit your vote now Read More ...
Barclays hit by 'network problems' at the weekend
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(PR) Transcend Announces the SSD570 Solid State Drive with SLC NAND Flash
Transcend
Information, Inc., a leading manufacturer of industrial-grade products,
is proud to introduce a new solution of SSD570 in a 2.5" form factor
with the top quality SLC NAND flash embedded to its industrial product
line. Taking advantage of the next-generation SATA III 6Gb/s interface,
Transcend SSD570 in 128GB capacity boosts its exceptional transfer
speeds of up to 510 MB/s read and 450 MB/s write. Best suited for
industrial and embedded applications, Transcend SSD570 is equipped with
value-added technologies such as IPS function, Device Sleep mode and
S.M.A.R.T. attribute to provide lower power consumption and enhance data
protection mechanism.
Compliant
with the third generation of the SATA specification utilizing the full
potential of the 6Gb/s bus, Transcend SSD570 solid state drives deliver
high speed sustained sequential read/write performance of up to 510 MB/s
and 450 MB/s respectively. Built on advanced Transcend TS6500
controller and high-quality SLC NAND flash, which has higher stability
in data retention and longer endurance than MLC, Transcend SSD570
guarantees faster transfer speed, longer read/write endurance and lower
error rates. With shock and vibration resistance design, Transcend
SSD570 is the perfect storage solution suitable for industrial
applications that require intensive programming yet with excellent data
integrity.
(PR) ZOTAC Announces the ZBOX BI323 and CI323 nano Mini PCs
ZOTAC
International, a global innovator and leading manufacturer of graphics
cards, original manufacturer of Mini PCs, introduces a more capable and
more energy efficient ZBOX Mini PC with Intel Braswell processors.
ZOTAC
ZBOX Mini PCs are getting more capable, adding more value than ever
before. Both ZBOX BI323 and CI323 nano are powered by an Intel Braswell
quad-core processor utilizing a 14 nanometer low-power process with
tri-gate transistors, vastly improving energy efficiency without
compromising computing power. ZOTAC is also introducing a USB 3.0 Type-C
port on the front for hassle free expansion or connectivity on both
models.
Oracle Dusts Off SPARC, Announces a Big SPARC CPU Development
Oracle,
which inherited the SPARC CPU machine architecture from its big Sun
Microsystems acquisition from way back in 2010, made its biggest
SPARC-related announcement ever since. The company is developing a new
multi-core SPARC processor, codenamed "M7." This chip, according to
Oracle, will not only be in the same league as today's contemporary
enterprise CPU architectures, but will also feature Oracle's on-chip
optimizations, such as special on-chip firmware, that improves
performance and security of applications.
A
large, on-chip micro-code would work to ensure security of in-memory
databases (the chip would feature an integrated memory controller), and
hardware-accelerated compression/decompression of very large databases
for near real-time analytics. The M7 is the first SPARC-based processor
designed from the ground-up by Oracle, and it will go on sale later this
week, as part of the company's new T-series and M-series servers. It
will also be offered in upgrade kits for Oracle Supercluster, a
high-density machine designed specifically for Oracle.
DirectX 12 Mixed Multi-GPU: It Works, For Now
One
of biggest features of DirectX 12 is its asymmetric multi-GPU that lets
you mix and match GPUs from across brands, as long as they support a
consistent feature-level (Direct3D 12_0, in case of "Ashes of the
Singularity"). It's not enough that you have two DirectX 12 GPUs, you
need DirectX 12 applications to make use of your contraption. Don't
expect your older DirectX 11 games to run faster with a DirectX 12 mixed
multi-GPU. Anandtech put Microsoft's claims to the test by building a
multi-GPU setup using a Radeon R9 Fury X, and a GeForce GTX 980 Ti. Some
interesting conclusions were drawn.
To
begin with, yes, alternate-frame rendering, the most common multi-GPU
method, works. There were genuine >50% performance uplifts, but
nowhere of the kind you could expect from proprietary multi-GPU
configurations such as SLI or CrossFire. Second, what card you use as
the primary card, impacts performance. Anandtech found a configuration
in which the R9 Fury X was primary (i.e. the display plugged to it), and
the GTX 980 Ti secondary, to be slightly faster than a configuration in
which the GTX 980 Ti was the primary card. Mixing and matching
different GPUs from the same vendor (eg: a GTX 980 Ti and a GTX TITAN X)
also works. The best part? Anandtech found no stability issues in
mix-matching an R9 Fury X and a GTX 980 Ti. It also remains to be seen
how long this industry-standard utopia lasts, and whether GPU vendors
find it at odds with their commercial interests. Multi-GPU optimization
is something both AMD and NVIDIA spend a lot of resources on. It remains
to be seen how much of those resources they'll be willing to put on a
standardized multi-GPU tech, and away from their own SLI/CrossFire
fiefdoms. Read the insightful article from the source link below.
(PR) BIOSTAR Announces Hi-Fi Z170Z5 Combo Motherboard
BIOSTAR's
latest Intel based motherboard features a DDR4 + DDR3 combo solution,
Super Durable Solid Capacitors, and the BIOSTAR 6+ Experience. With
BIOSTAR's enhancements users will enjoy mainboards that have
enhancements in these areas of BIOSTAR expertise: Audio+, Video+,
Speed+, Protection+, Durability+ and DIY+.
BIOSTAR's
latest mainboard, the Hi-Fi Z170Z5 is based on Intel's H170 chipset
which is a single-chip design that supports Intel 6th generation socket
1151 Intel Core processors. The Biostar Hi-Fi H170Z5 features support of
either DDR3 or DDR4 memory modules with 2-DIMM DDR3L-1866(OC)/1600/1333
for up to a 16G maximum capacity and 2-DIMM DDR4-2133/1866 for up to a
32G maximum capacity.
GIGABYTE B150N Phoenix Mini-ITX Motherboard Pictured
Here
are some of the first pictures of GIGABYTE's upcoming B150N Phoenix
mini-ITX motherboard for socket LGA1151 processors. Positioned between
its mainline 100-series N products, such as the H170N-WiFi and its more
premium Z170-based ones; this distinctively branded board features an
orange+black color scheme (probably signifying the legend of the
Phoenix?). Its PCB is a slight variation on that of the H170N-WiFi,
although the two aren't identical.
The
B150N Phoenix takes input from a combination of 24-pin ATX and 8-pin
EPS power connectors, with a simple 5-phase VRM conditioning it for the
CPU. The CPU socket is wired to two DDR4 DIMM slots, and a PCI-Express
3.0 x16 slot. An mPCIe 3.0 x1 slot wired to the PCH, drives the board's
included WLAN+Bluetooth card. Modern connectivity includes USB 3.1 (one
each of type-A and type-C ports), six other USB 3.0 ports (four on the
rear panel, two by header), gigabit Ethernet, and 8-channel HD audio.
Display outputs include HDMI and DVI. Four SATA 6 Gb/s ports and a 32
Gb/s M.2 slot (reverse side of the PCB) make up for the storage
connectivity. The company didn't disclose pricing.
TechPowerUp News: WD Buys SanDisk, a Mighty Gaming AIO, and SilverStone RVX01
In
this week's TechPowerUp News - WD's whopping $19 billion acquisition of
NAND flash major SanDisk and what it could mean for both brands, MSI's
insanely powerful all-in-one gaming desktop; and a fully-integrated NUC
desktop by Intel following three generations of the revolutionary
platform. Also, an exclusive sneak peek at SilverStone's Raven RVX01
mid-tower case!
Jim Keller Joins Samsung Electronics
CPU
whiz Jim Keller, who has been behind some of the biggest CPU core
design projects with AMD and Apple, reportedly joined Samsung
Electronics, after a brief second stint at AMD,
in which he led the team designing the company's "Zen" CPU core
micro-architecture. Samsung, makers of the Exynos family of ARM SoCs,
which drive the company's own brand smartphones and tablets; could use
Keller's talents in designing newer, bigger chips, or perhaps even
smaller, low-power chips, as the company gears up for the wast and
uncharted IoT industry.
Nidec Gentle Typhoon PWM 120 mm Fan Now Available
The
legendary Nidec-Servo Gentle Typhoon fans, which DIY liquid cooling
enthusiasts swear by, in its new 4-pin PWM version, is now on sale at
ModMyMods. Priced at $19.99 a piece, and shipped worldwide, these 120 mm
fans offer up to 58.5 CFM of air-flow, with speeds ranging between
550-1,850 RPM, with noise levels no higher than 26 dBA. Among its top
features are a unique impeller design that puts out noise of the
frequency that blends with typical ambient noise (and is less
noticeable), and double vibration-reduction structures that minimize
vibration transmitted noise. Grab them from this page.
Marketing firm shuns NetApp for VMware VSAN and HGST server flash
Grass
Roots was struggling with capacity and performance on its NetApp SAN so
it deployed VMware VSAN on servers with HGST PCIe server flash and
helium HDDs Read More ...
Mobile accounts for a quarter of Argos sales, but overall sales decline for Home Retail Group
Mobile
sales grew to account for a quarter of Argos's total sales, according
to parent company Home Retail Group’s half-year results Read More ...
Silicon Valley companies fill out big data technologies as they mature
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MySQL 5.7 aims at deeper convergence with Oracle tech and NoSQL
MySQL
5.7 has been released with next-generation hardware in mind, offering
greater interoperability with Oracle and NoSQL database technologies Read More ...
James Arbuthnot takes Post Office IT fight to House of Lords
James
Arbuthnot takes his seat in the House of Lords and continues campaign
for subpostmasters who claim to have been wronged by faulty Horizon IT
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There
is no way for nuclear operators to manage threats such as Stuxnet
beyond normal risk analysis, according to industry expert Andrea Cavina Read More ...
Lufthansa picks Inmarsat GX for 10-year in-flight broadband deal
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EU net neutrality laws a threat to UK Open Internet Code, says BSG
The
Broadband Stakeholder Group’s Richard Hooper says that the EU’s
Connected Continent Regulation could damage the UK’s Open Internet Code Read More ...
Infosec pros should start preparing for the future, say experts
Information
security professionals need to grow their skills, engage with the
business, increase security awareness, set business goals and tailor
their messages, says a panel of experts Read More ...
Consumer take-up of Gigaclear fibre broadband exceeds BDUK rates
Ultrafast
altnet Gigaclear marks a major milestone in its network roll-out and
claims a higher take-up rate for its FTTP product than BT is seeing on
the Openreach FTTC network Read More ...
Bradford Grammar School graduates to DataCore for software-defined storage
Bradford
Grammar School puts DataCore SANsymphony in front of DotHill storage
arrays to create cost-efficient software-defined storage with
synchronous replication Read More ...
Datacentre consolidation drive saves US federal agencies $2bn
IT reforms pushed through by White House spending watchdog generate $3.6bn in overall savings Read More ...
Cisco firmware exploit raises questions on internal network security
Rogue Cisco IOS firmware could enable hackers to bypass all perimeter-level security controls, warns FireEye Read More ...
HP cuts jobs in bid to grow strategic services
HP's
Enterprise Services division is set for major cutbacks as the company
attempts to reduce operating costs prior to the split in November 2015 Read More ...
HP reinforces commitment to open, hybrid cloud vision as business split looms
Meg
Whitman restates firm's stance on enterprise appeal of hybrid cloud, as
latest version of HP Helion CloudSystem goes on general release Read More ...
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute supports bio startups on Nutanix
Converged
infrastructure is helping Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute's IT team to
provide scalable servers and storage for its Campus Business project Read More ...
Technology drives patient power in Norway
A health authority in Norway is using technology to help patients understand their conditions and make better decisions Read More ...
CIO interview: Mads Madsbjerg Hansen, FLSmidth
When
Mads Madsbjerg Hansen joined Danish engineering giant FLSmidth he
wanted get to know the company and its people, adjust the IT strategy
where needed and change the IT organisation to fit that adjusted
strategy Read More ...
Oxford City Council chooses SCC for 10-year datacentre hosting contract
Local
authority has selected IT services giant SCC to assist with fulfilling
its datacentre hosting, infrastructure and server requirements Read More ...
Fidor bank launches in the UK
Fidor
bank launches its social media bank in the UK as the number of
challenger financial services companies obtaining banking licences
continues to rise Read More ...
Public-private co-operation in the Nordics tackles growing cyber crime threat
Nordic governments and businesses are putting cyber security at the centre of their planning as threats increase Read More ...
American Airlines forced to ground flights over IT issues
US airline confirms "connectivity issue" that prompted it to halt flights from several airports yesterday has now been resolved Read More ...
Rugby World Cup host city Gloucester gets free city Wi-Fi network
BT tries out a free public wireless network in the centre of Gloucester as the city prepares to host the Rugby World Cup Read More ...
Sainsbury’s hackathon showcases digital lab to improve customer services
Sainsbury’s
digital lab hackathon brings together the IT team and staff from the
wider organisation to generate ideas to improve customer services Read More ...
Dreamforce: Benioff follows Stevie Wonder onstage to vaunt giving back
Salesforce
CEO Marc Benioff beats the drum for tech’s broader social mission at
Dreamforce 2015, praising Uber and Western Union for giving back Read More ...
F-Secure warns of Russian state-supported cyber espionage
Russian state-sponsored hackers work office hours and target western governments, according to F-Secure report Read More ...
MI5 chief Andrew Parker: Social networks have a responsibility to spy on users
MI5
director general Andrew Parker calls for more surveillance powers for
the agency and says social networks have a responsibility to report
suspicious activity Read More ...
Singapore general election reveals growing importance of social media
Organisations
in all sectors in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)
countries are recognising the influence of social networking Read More ...
Asean businesses fall behind in cloud business agility
Businesses
in Asean countries are slower to harness cloud computing than in other
regions – but could overtake them, with much less legacy IT to deal with
Read More ...
Oracle expands to 45 megawatt cloud business in SaaS and PaaS push
Oracle
expands its datacentre footprint as it pushes forward with its software
as a service (SaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) businesses Read More ...
Nurse 'scared' to return to work after blowing whistle on IT problems
A
former nurse felt unable to return to work after raising concerns about
the accuracy of records on a patient database at a London NHS trust Read More ...
Mobile networks hit by rise in Windows and PC malware, report shows
Latest fixed and mobile network malware analysis from Alcatel-Lucent reveals growing threat posed by Windows PCs and laptops Read More ...
UK firms cope better with cyber attacks than continental enterprises, research shows
Trend
Micro research suggests UK firms are at greater risk of cyber attack
than their counterparts in continental Europe – but are better at
dealing with them Read More ...
Competition watchdog turns attention to O2 acquisition
The
Competition and Markets Authority invites formal comments on whether or
not it should ask the European Commission to allow it to investigate
the acquisition of O2 by Three Read More ...
Apple datacentre plans win cautious approval from Galway County Council
Galway
County Council planning department says development can proceed – so
long as Apple commits to meeting 12 separate construction conditions Read More ...
HP topples Cisco to become cloud infrastructure equipment market leader
Hardware
giant overtakes rival in the cloud infrastructure market as demand for
servers, storage and private cloud-enabling kit soars Read More ...
Spectra Verde DPE aims bulk NAS at archive use cases
Spectra
Logic's Verde DPE aims to provide low-cost file archive retention using
Seagate 8TB SMR drives in bulk NAS storage in a space increasingly
targeted by object storage Read More ...
Apple goes after Windows 10 hybrids with iOS 9 and iPad Pro
Apple claims the iPad Pro with iOS 9 can outperform many PCs Read More ...
All-flash datacentre makes sense for 80TB+ of mixed workloads says IDC
IDC
white paper author says secondary economic benefits of flash storage –
$/IOPS, density, power and cooling and server utilisation – mean
all-flash makes sense above 80TB Read More ...
European Commission consults on the future of telecoms and broadband
Twin
European Commission (EC) consultations on the future of broadband and a
review of the current telecoms framework will run until December 2015 Read More ...
Girls in Tech launches mentoring programme for women in IT
Network for women, Girls in Tech, has launched a mentoring programme to help selected women to learn entrepreneurial skills Read More ...
Vodafone introduces nationwide Wi-Fi calling
Vodafone
becomes second UK mobile operator after EE to give customers the
ability to place voice calls over a wireless network connection Read More ...
Few cyber attacks sophisticated, says Telefonica security chief
Most
big data breaches are enabled by spear phishing and a lack of
capabilities to detect and respond to intrusions, not sophisticated
malware or attack techniques, says Telefonica's head of security Read More ...
Financial services watchdog wastes money on Oracle licences
The
Financial Conduct Authority admits it has fallen victim to the complex
nature of software licensing that dogs companies in the sector it serves
Read More ...
The growing importance of the Nordic CIO
IT
is becoming more important to businesses, in part due to the digital
revolution, and the women and men who lead IT are now increasingly
coveted Read More ...
Security industry welcomes GCHQ password guidelines
GCHQ's
guidance on password policy covers some of the most pressing issues
facing UK businesses and employees today, according to Skyhigh Networks Read More ...
Application testing costs set to rise to 40% of IT budget
Digital transformation has put software quality to the fore, resulting in CIOs spending more on quality assurance and testing Read More ...
European Broadcasting Union simplifies MySQL with Severalnines
Clustered
and high-availability MySQL is not easy to manage without a skilled
database administrator – but the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) found
a tool to help Read More ...
AT&T's connected wheelchair benefits users, carers and clinicians
AT&T, together with Swedish wheelchair builder Permobil, demonstrates a connected wheelchair at CTIA in Las Vegas Read More ...
John Lewis sales grow, but profit falls as restructuring shakes up the business
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Companies House investigates large firms' reluctance to provide open financial data
The
public registrar Companies House wants to understand why FTSE100
organisations have resisted its call to file accounts as open data Read More ...
DD4BC cyber extortion gang adds social media to arsenal
Cyber
extortion gang DD4BC is using social media campaigns to garner more
attention for its ability to create service disruptions by publicly
embarrassing large organisations Read More ...
BT extends fibre roll-out across London
BT
extends its commercial fibre roll-out in a number of London boroughs as
it targets 95% coverage in the capital two years from now Read More ...
Tennis governing body ATP outsources digital development
The
men's world tennis governing body, the ATP, signs Infosys to help it
use digital technology to better engage fans and players Read More ...
Case study: French delivery company Chronopost looks to NoSQL for big data challenge
French delivery company Chronspost is using open-source NoSQL systems to improve services and customer retention Read More ...
Ashley Madison data breach escalates with password encryption failure
At
least 15 million improperly encrypted Ashley Madison passwords are
reported crackable, with enormous implications for members and their
employers Read More ...
It’s time for PC companies to copy one of Apple’s best features
We shouldn't need install media to install our operating systems. We have the Internet.
After “you can’t catch a hacker” boast, FBI makes easy work of swatting teen
From Texas, Zachary Lee Morgenstern, 19, swatted innocents in Minnesota town.
Researchers solve an age-old problem: How do you animate humans putting on trousers?
Georgia Tech uses path planning algorithms to make sure those shirt sleeves don't snag.
