A new approach can dish out bare-metal hardware on demand - and the standards are emerging to support it, says Peter Judge
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Supreme Court Ruling Will Help EU Software Providers Patent In The US
Intellectual property lawyer Karl Barnfather says tougher software patents will benefit businesses based in the UK
IT Life: Sharing The Creativity Of Coding
With a new curriculum on its way, Rachel Swidenbank wants to teach the UK to code
Liquid Cooling Is Not Rocket Science, Says HP
The most efficient liquid cooling systems use advanced engineering. Peter Judge finds that basic tech can be just as effective
SDN Is For Service Providers, White Label Is For Titans
Software defined network (SDN) products are changing data centres, but don't coinfuse them with White Label boxes, says Kelly Herrell
IT Life: Would-Be Chef Who Cooked Up FeedHenry
Cathal McGloin wanted to be a chef. Now in enterprise mobility, he seems to be busy feeding someone called Henry....
European Data Centre Rules Are On Their way
You might not want the EU meddling, but Peter Judge says the data centre industry must get involved or suffer bad regulations
How To Smarten Up Your Office
Touchscreens, sensors and meeting room management will make employees happier, says Andrew Howells from Condeco
IT LIfe: Geo-fencing Will Change Mobile Retail
Matt Wilkins believes in moving mobile retail technology forward
What Tech Projects Can Learn From Solar Roadways
You probably can't raise $2 million in crowdsourcing for your Green IT project, says Peter Judge. But you have to win hearts and minds
A 2 Week Deadline To Clean Zeus And Cryptolocker. Really?
Police say sers have two weeks to rid their machines of Cryptolocker and Zeus Gameover. That means the crooks are coming back, says Tom Brewster
The Data Centre Tax Break Might Offend PUE-rists
The data centre Climate Change Agreement doesn't quite use the PUE efficiency measurement. So what, says Peter Judge
IT Life: Shifting To A Long Term Plan
Christian Lanng says you can't build a tech company without promoting the flow of information, and making long term plans
Britain’s Green Tax Break Will Boost Shared Data Centres
Westminster has noticed data centres, and tiven them a slice off their electricity bill - if they sign up to improve efficiency, says Peter Judge
Our Individual Data: The Overlooked Casualty In The European Elections
Think about data privacy issues when you cast your vote next week, urges Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open Xchange
IT Life: The Wi-Fi Guy Who Flies The Sky
Matthew Gast is an authority on Wi-Fi, with a love of flying
The Impact Of Heartbleed On Open Source Security
Thanks to Heartbleed open source software will be better engineered and more secure, says Steve Nice, CTO at Reconnix
Data Centre Developments Will Focus On The Building
Facebook has got data centres as efficient as it can. Now it's working on the building process, says Peter Judge
IT Life: Stepping Up To Services
Steve Cox wanted to be a lawyer. Instead he's an advocate for making technology services respond to users' needs
4 Ways To Keep Your Decision Scientists Happy
Data Scientists are hot property, but Decision Scientists are what you need to nurture, says Deepinder Dhingra
Why Unix Server Makers Are Still Fighting
Unix may be declining, but HP, IBM and Oracle could keep customers on board a bit longer with more efficient designs and shared technology, says Peter Judge
Why Anti-Virus Is Not Dead (Again)
If even anti-virus detractors like FireEye use the technology, it must be very much alive. Tom Brewster takes its temperature
IT Life: Payroll Man Has Floppy Nightmares
Paul Byrne can sort your company's auto-enrolment pension liability, but he still quakes at the memory of flaky floppies
Eric Cole: A Good Cyber Offence Is Not The Best Cyber Defence
Dr Eric Cole, who has just joined InfoSec Hall Of Fame, warns that most countries are not ready for cyber warfare
Businesses Should Get Ethical With Security
Organisations care way too much about money and not enough about ethics when it comes to people's security, says Tom Brewster
Let’s Build A Data Centre From Straw!
Dell is making computer packaging out of wheat straw. Peter Judge wants to see the company go further and build a data centre out of straw bales
(ISC)2: Who Needs A Cyber Forensics Certificate?
Adrian Davis, managing director for EMEA at (ISC)2, talks about the emerging field of cyber forensics
IT Life: Minds And Machines
Lawrence Jones wanted to be a musicion. Now he orchestrates a tech empire
HP Moonshot: Micro Servers Versus Virtualisation
Early users of HP's Moonshot microservers buck the virtualisation trend, and early customers are in strange niches, says Peter Judge
Could Scotland Achieve Data Centre Independence?
Customers want local data centres after The Snowden revelations. Peter Judge thinks a new site might be just what Scotland needs