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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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Outperforming hardware in the software-defined data centre

30 Oct 2012

Solving complex problems with code, instead of more components, is the new way for companies to achieve greater data centre efficiency, writes Thomas Kejser, EMEA chief technology officer at flash storage specialist, Fusion-io.

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Seminar videos are now live!

24 Oct 2012

The vast majority of this year's keynotes and presentations are now available as video content. So if there's anything you missed at this year's event - and given its scale, that would hardly be surprising - please see below to catch up on those sessions you weren't able to attend or to refresh your memory of those you did.

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Gartner's top 10 strategic technology trends for 2013

24 Oct 2012

IT market analyst firm announces its annual list of the technologies it believes will have the most significant impact on businesses over the next three years.

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IP EXPO 2012 draws record visitor numbers

24 Oct 2012

Disruptive trends and new innovations were key themes of this year’s event.

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Dr Mike Lynch opens IP EXPO 2012

17 Oct 2012

In his opening keynote at IP EXPO 2012, the UK's most successful technology entrepreneur set out for attendees how and why the jobs of the CIO and their team are changing.

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Cloudera to open UK office next year

17 Oct 2012

Speaking to IP EXPO Online, Cloudera chief architect explains why the time is right for the company to set down roots in Reading.

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The software-defined data centre: why, when and how?

17 Oct 2012

In a panel debate at IP EXPO 2012, executives from Fusion-io, Microsoft and Colt discussed how a new kind of IT architecture is emerging.

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Security still a barrier to mobility, survey finds

17 Oct 2012

Security, data loss and compliance are key concerns for companies interested in implementing mobile applications, according to a new survey from Integralis.

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Putting storage first

17 Oct 2012

Every time an organisation embarks on a new IT project, there is the temptation to buy ‘best of breed’ components to suit that project’s specific purpose.

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Data centres not so green and serene

10 Oct 2012

Power consumption rates are higher than ever, despite focus on green IT, new research finds.

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Cisco, IBM reveal their next SDN moves

10 Oct 2012

Networking giants buys vCider, while IBM unveils its own controller for software-defined networking.

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Email: keep it, don’t delete it, say lawyers

10 Oct 2012

Warning comes as new Mimecast survey shows that more than a quarter of UK businesses have no policy at all on retaining email.

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Expert Opinion: Why vulnerability management matters

10 Oct 2012

by Marcus Carey, security researcher at Rapid7

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Taking the complexity out of the cloud

10 Oct 2012

Working in the ICT market, we often hear vendors say that the concept of cloud is simple. In fact, many cloud providers claim to solve their clients’ business challenges using cloud solutions. Yet, if you are looking to cloud computing to simplify your IT environment, you need to be prepared for, at least initially, sorting through a high degree of complexity.

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Workshifting: a smarter way, a UC challenge

05 Oct 2012

Workshifting – essentially making not only the worker but his or her environment mobile and relocatable very easily – is becoming more and more popular. It’s not a pushover, though, from a technical point of view.

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