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IBM, Microsoft And Red Hat Back Google Kubernetes Container Project
Big players commit to Google's Kubernetes scheme for open source container management, taking virtualisation up a level
Microsoft Boss Nadella Readies Staff For Big Changes
CEO Satya Nadella outlines his vision for Microsoft in the years ahead, and hints at major changes
IBM Pledges £1.7bn Chip Research Investment
IBM to spend $3bn on computer chip research to reinvigorate its slumping hardware unit
App Intelligence Is Just The Ticket For London Travel
As London buses say 'goodbye' to cash fares, travel and mobile payment apps will become increasingly important, predicts Tom Levey, chief technologist at AppDynamics
Metaswitch Contributes Virtualised Network Code To Open Source
Project Calico offers free, innovative virtual networking model based on IP addresses
Emergency Surveillance Rules Being Rushed Into UK Law
Government wants network operators to continue storing metadata, despite EU court ruling
Cybersecurity Bill Gets Senate Intelligence Committee Blessing
Privacy concerns surface after US Committee approves a cybersecurity bill that 'encourages' increased data sharing
European Data Centre Efficiency Standard Raises Concerns
There's a new data centre efficiency measure. Peter Judge does the maths but remains unconvinced
China Approves Lenovo/IBM Server Deal
Chinese government clears the way for IBM's x86 server business to be acquired by Lenovo, US authorities have yet to be convinced
EMC Re-Architects VMAX As A ‘Data Service Platform’
EMC says the new VMAX3 storage arrays bring cloud-like agility to the data centre
Tech Titans Form Consortium For IoT Connectivity
Dell, Intel, Samsung and others team up to develop the necessary connectivity for the Internet of Things
PC ‘Revival’ In 2014, As Tablet Growth Slows – Gartner
The PC market is set for a welcomed revival during the year, according to latest analyst figures
Police Arrest Operators Of 25 Fake Government Websites
Want to pay for government services? Make sure you’re using GOV.UK, warns National Trading Standards Board
Russian Government Will Force Companies To Store Citizen Data Locally
From 2016, if you don’t have servers in Russia, you won’t be able to do business in Russia
EE May Increase Network For 2015 Glastonbury Festival
EE hopes to offer patrons of next year's Glastonbury Festival an expanded mobile phone network
Google’s BBC Blog Search Block Spreads Confusion
Google has applied the "right to be forgotten" to searches for a BBC blog - amid rising criticism
Google Search Suffers Short Outage
Someone typed "Google" into Google apparently
IT Life: Sweet Success In The Cloud
Cloud provider Stephen Bedford likes West Ham, the Sinclair Spectrum, and desserts
Amazon Vows To Fight FTC Over In-App Purchases
The FTC has been promised a legal fight after Amazon threatened to bring in the lawyers over in-app purchases
Cisco Closes Backdoor In Unified Communications Manager
Cisco issues two updates for its unified communications platform that fix flaw that could give hacker root access
NSA Spying Helps Security, Says US Privacy Watchdog
Privacy watchdog says the NSA spying has improved America's cyber security, but there are still concerns
NFV – The Most Effective Roadmap Is To Start Now
Mobile operators should start investing in Network Function Virtualisation for an easy path towards SDN, says Skyfire CEO Nitin Bhandari
ISPs From Around The World File Legal Complaint Against GCHQ
Seven communications providers say the British intelligence agency is damaging their business
BBC Insider Appointed To Troubled CTO Position
Auntie appoints a BBC insider to its troubled CTO position, after the botched Digital Media Initiative
Faster Ethernet Pledged By 25GbE Consortium
Tech giants including Google and Microsoft back new consortium to develop 25GbE and 50GbE specifications for data centres
MobileIron Update Lets Admins Manage Mobile Deployments On Their Tablet
MobileIron update includes new Android and iPad app, privacy options and Samsung Knox integration
Wimbledon Boosts Social Media Monitoring With IBM SoftLayer
Wimbledon and IBM celebrate 25th anniversary with new innovations for this year's Championships
MapR Gets $110 Million To Improve Its Hadoop Distribution
The company closes its largest ever financing round, led by Google Capital
IBM Announces London SoftLayer Data Centre
IBM's SoftLayer business plonks a server barn down in Chessington to satisfy London customers' need to keep their data local