Cloud Management

Is Microsoft’s Skype Deal Too Big To Handle?

Microsoft's acquisition of Skype will give it access to a 170 million-strong user base. But did Microsoft overpay, asks Nicholas…

14 years ago

Race Online: 100,000 Volunteers To Get Millions Online

Martha Lane Fox says it will just take enthusiasm to get nine million Britons online - and allow online savings

14 years ago

Why Microsoft Might Regret Buying Skype

Microsoft doesn't need to buy Skype to reap the benefits of its service, says Peter Judge. Could this end up…

14 years ago

ICO Issues Browser Cookies Guidance

The ICO's advice for businesses on upcoming privacy regulations has been criticised for being 'generic'

14 years ago

State Of UK Data Centres Could Threaten Growth

UK data centres must improve if the country is to remain a financial powerhouse, Quocirca warns

14 years ago

Cloud Contact Centres Claimed To Offer Better Value

A Frost & Sullivan report found that larger contact centres gain higher savings with the cloud-hosted model

14 years ago

Socitm Warns Against The Risks Of Outsourcing

In its latest briefing for public sector ICT, Socitm sets out the checks and balances for outsourcing services

14 years ago

How Green Are The Grassroots?

If organisations want to meet carbon targets they will have to get their staff involved. Peter Judge asks if a…

14 years ago

Nokia To Axe 4,000 Jobs And Outsource Symbian

Thousands of jobs are to go at Nokia as the handset giant shakes up its core operations going forward

14 years ago

Virtualisation Should Prompt Disaster Recovery Rethink

A new report has warned SMBs to reconsider their disaster recovery procedures in virtual environments

14 years ago

Websites Back Online Following Amazon Cloud Outage

Numerous AWS-hosted websites are back online following the outage late last week at an Amazon data centre

14 years ago

Amazon Web Problems Persist On Second Day

More than 40 hours after the initial outage, numerous AWS-hosted Websites were still offline

14 years ago

Infosec: Missing Laptops Lose Over A Billion Euros

A European survey on the economic costs of almost 73,000 lost or stolen laptops puts the bill into billions

14 years ago

Infosec: PCI Compliant Companies See Fewer Breaches

Most businesses fail to see how PCI-DSS compliance brings overall data security to their organisation

14 years ago

What Windows 8 Wants: Kinect And Cloud

The next version of Windows will have an App Store, cloud integration and a Kinect-based UI, says Nicholas Kolakowski

14 years ago

Dell Targets SMBs With Servers And Storage Systems

Dell is rolling out servers, storage systems and networking devices to help SMBs deal with today's IT issues

14 years ago

Virtual Desktops Split Work And Play

Give users virtual desktops, and you can stop supporting their personal-use apps apps, says Cameron Sturdevant

14 years ago

SOA Is The Way Of The Future, Says IBM

IBM concentrated on SOA at its Impact 2011 conference in Las Vegas

14 years ago

Lenovo’s Cloud Ready Client For Secure Cloud Access

Lenovo and Intel offer mobile client software, called Cloud Ready Client, for Lenovo’s Secure Cloud Access

14 years ago

Google CEO Reorganises Senior Management Team

Top executives for Android, Chrome and YouTube will report directly to the CEO, Larry Page

14 years ago

Government Considers Prizes To Boost Innovation

Prizes could be a good way to encourage innovators, according to science minister David Willetts

14 years ago

Schneider Electric Snaps Up Data Centre Specialist

Energy giant Schneider Electric has acquired a data centre specialist for an undisclosed amount

14 years ago

IT Buyers Use Social Media Without Realising It

Social media are pervasive but invisible, according to research from Net Media Europe

14 years ago

HP Retunes Info Management Products And Services

HP offers start points for connecting silos of data, stopping short of the "master data management" label

14 years ago

Gartner Urges Early Tablet Adoption For Enterprises

Businesses need to get an early understanding of the tablet form factor, Gartner has advised

14 years ago

Cisco Boss Chambers Admits Credibility Issue

John Chambers has admitted that Cisco has lost credibility in a remarkably frank memo to staff

14 years ago

Vodafone Exits France As It Offloads SFR Stake

Vodafone has ended its French stalemate by selling off its minority stake in SFR for £7 billion

14 years ago

IBM Offers ‘Five Golden’ Rules For Green IT

Companies are missing a trick by not realising how much energy is being used by dormant office equipment, says IBM's…

14 years ago

Acer Boss Resigns After Clash With Board

The boss of Acer has resigned after clashing with the board over the future direction of the company

14 years ago

Bagging Gosling Is A Major Coup For Google

Despite the Oracle Android case, Google wins big in hiring James Gosling, the creator of the Java language, says Darryl…

14 years ago