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Editorial & Analysis

Jessica Twentyman provides editorial and in-depth analysis in our regular bulletin on the technology market. Read the latest articles from our range of experts, guest bloggers and contributors.

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What does the Dell privatisation mean for customers?

13 Feb 2013

Company promises ‘no impact’ for customers during its transition from public to private ownership, but industry analysts point to potential turbulence and urge caution.

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VMware buys Virsto for software-defined data centre plans

13 Feb 2013

Deal marks another major milestone in the virtualisation specialist’s journey towards helping customers build and manage software-defined data centres.

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UK lacks IT security skills needed to combat cyber crime

13 Feb 2013

National Audit Office update on the UK government’s Cyber Security Strategy reveals signs of progress but shows that there is much work still to do by government and businesses working together.

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Tackling the practicalities of implementing a successful cloud computing project

13 Feb 2013

A new KPMG report suggests that a successful cloud implementation could be more costly and present more integration challenges than many IT decision-makers think.

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BlackBerry 10 must wage business/consumer charm offensive

06 Feb 2013

Latest figures from ABI Research suggest that IT managers can’t assume Android/Apple duopoly; corporate mobile environments must accommodate Windows and BlackBerry, too.

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Steve Blood, Gartner: Revisiting the business case

30 Jan 2013

People have been arguing the “cost savings” case for unified communications for a long time now, but according to Steve Blood, research vice president for Gartner, that isn’t enough. He explains why.

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Europe lays €1 billion bet on 'super material' to transform information and communications technologies

30 Jan 2013

It’s the biggest validation yet for ‘super material’ that has potential to transform information and communications technologies, not least by replacing silicon in systems and devices.

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Thames Water seeks big data partner to identify "innovation opportunites"

30 Jan 2013

New request for tender outlines requirements for a technology and innovation partner that will help the utility company to identify “innovation opportunities” and guide capital investment decisions.

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ServerSpace launches DDOS protection for SMBs

30 Jan 2013

By partnering with specialist provider Black Lotus, the UK-based hosting company will be able to divert distributed denial of service (DDOS) traffic away from customer websites and forward it instead to a ‘scrubbing centre’ for cleansing.

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Data brought back in-house to improved data centre facilities, says Oracle

30 Jan 2013

The latest cycle of Oracle’s Next Generation Data Centre Index, conducted by Quocirca, finds that in 2013, companies who previously sought third-party support now want keep their data closer.

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Government efforts to reduce spend ‘starting to work’, says NAO

23 Jan 2013

A new report finds that reforms are starting to take effect, but while poor data collection across the public sector makes progress hard to measure, there is clearly much work still to be done.

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Brocade appoints Lloyd Carney as new CEO

16 Jan 2013

Company’s probable future strategy seems a little clearer as former Xsigo boss steps in to take the reins at networking company that recently bought Vyatta.

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CSR goes the distance with replacement of WAN optimisation technology

16 Jan 2013

When its incumbent provider went bust, Cambridge, UK-based fabless semiconductor company CSR had little option but to evaluate its options, ultimately deciding on technology from Silver Peak Systems.

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Infoblox’s destination must be SDN, says Bailey

16 Jan 2013

Stu Bailey, founder and CTO of the DDI vendor, talks to IP EXPO Online about the evolution of software-defined networking (SDN) and why he believes his company will be well-positioned to cash in when customers start asking for SDN control planes to manage their networks.

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Enterprise architects have major say in IT spending, says Gartner

16 Jan 2013

A new survey from the IT market research company suggests that around half of enterprise architecture professionals have "significant impact" on IT budget activities and decisions and more than half report directly to the CIO or CTO at their organisations.

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