Google is certifying its Apps to ISO27001. While that may sound boring, without certification, you might as well play Russian Roulette with a nailgun, says Peter Judge
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IBM`s New Cloud Offering Bolsters Smarter Commerce Strategy
IBM's new cloud-based offering is aimed at chief marketing officers and marketing departments that focus on business-to-consumer services
Tenduit Kicks Out The Hardware For Server Control
Tenduit has launched RIMcenter, a software replacement for KVM/IP and iPDU remote and data centre server control
G-Cloud Costs Jump £40m With Second Round Of Procurement
Government expands budget to keep the Cloudstore fresh and updated with new "simpler" processes
Nvidia ‘Kai’ To Tackle Expensive Tablets Like iPad
Nvidia is touting the ability of its Tegra 3-based Kai platform to allow for much cheaper tablets to challenge the Apple iPad
Researchers Propose Solution To Forged Digital Certificates
Two researchers have proposed a way to catch forged SSL certificates and increase the level of trust in CAs
IT Life: Four Decades Of Computing
We chat to IT veteran Ian Fergus about Bill Gates, Amazon, the Internet of the future, and free burgers
C&W Drops ‘Uneconomical’ Broadband For Cumbrian Community
A remote community in Cumbria has seen their broadband service switched off because it was 'uneconomical'
Mike Lynch Departs Autonomy Amid Huge HP Cuts
British jobs among HP UK staff at risk as Dr Mike Lynch, chief executive of HP's Autonomy unit hands in his cards
Spiceworks Launches Cloud Services Detector
New features for the business social network help to keep track of cloud services used on a company's network
HP Confirms It Will Axe 27,000 Jobs
Despite posting decent financials, HP has confirmed that it will axe 27,000 jobs in the face of weak demand
Cloud Code Of Practice Needed, Says Industry Forum
Industry body CIF calls for a universal certification mark
Brocade Reveals SDN Approach, Adds OpenFlow For 100GbE
Brocade has added OpenFlow support across its NetIron and MLX routers, and outlined its approach to SDN
Does Greenpeace Even Get Tech?
It is important to make IT greener, but we need a better watchdog than Greenpeace, says Peter Judge
TechWeekEurope To Chair Green IT Debate
Green IT could change everything - but what are the sticking points? Come to the debate next week.
SAP Acquires Ariba To Improve Cloud Credentials
SAP has boosted its cloud and collaboration portfolio with the acquisition of Ariba for £3.4bn
BYOD Drives Impressive WLAN Growth, Says IDC
The burgeoning BYOD trend is triggering revenue growth in the global WLAN market, IDC figures reveal
VMware Acquires Wanova For Desktop Virtualisation
VMware is to acquire Wanova, in a move that will provide it with advanced WAN-based VDI capabilities
EMC World: Flash Projects X And Thunder Get First Showing
Projects X and Thunder get their first outing with some impressive specs quoted by EMC
EMC World: ‘Megalaunch’ Rolls On With Vblock Additions
EMC continues its massive rollout of products, with some announcements around its converged Vblock systems
EMC World 2012: EMC Scores ‘20 Petabyte Facebook Deal’
EMC is giving Facebook tens of petabytes for a scale-out, cloudy architecture, a source tells TechWeekEurope
Google Completes £8bn Motorola Takeover
Dennis Woodside named new CEO of company
EMC World: EMC Acquires Cloud Sync Firm Syncplicity
Despite VMware releasing a beta of its own cloud sync product, EMC snaps up Syncplicity
Cloudforce: Salesforce Chatter Goes Real-Time
Salesforce.com gives its Chatter social network some real time chat
NHS To Publish Anonymised Patient Data
The long-delayed Department of Health information strategy plans to release anonymised patient data to researchers, industry and the public
Cloudforce: Salesforce Launches 20 Apprenticeships
A few lucky NEETs could get two years work at a Salesforce customer
Compuware APM Update Adds Cloud Support
A new release of Compuware's application performance management system supports mobile, cloud, Big Data and streaming applications
EMC World: EMC Chucks Flash Everywhere
EMC is putting flash all over the place, claiming it has all the key data centre bases covered
EMC World: EMC Teases Flash Fanatics With ‘Project X’
EMC's Project X isn't a defined thing yet, but it looks certain to be an all-flash array that will arrive in beta form later this year
EMC World: Gelsinger Says Facebook’s Open Compute Isn’t Reliable Enough
Facebook's Open Compute Project isn't reliable enough for critical storage, says EMC's Pat Gelsinger. Or is it just too open?