TechTarget News - Week of Nov 15, 2015
Mon Nov 16, 2015
Openreach CEO Joe Garner to step down
Openreach CEO Joe Garner is returning to the financial services sector after two years at the helm
Mon Nov 16, 2015
Asean higher education institutions increase software and services spend
Higher education organisations in developed Asean countries are investing heavily in software and services as their IT use matures
Mon Nov 16, 2015
Enterprise file synchronization and sharing: Channel alliances take flight
Recent file sync and share channel moves include Accenture's Box alliance, Dropbox's expanded partner network, and eFolder's product debut at IT Nation 2015; other IT channel news.
Tue Nov 17, 2015
DDN revamp adds SFA14K plus hyper-converged and all-flash options
DataDirect Networks upgrades core HPC storage arrays to create SFA14K, and adds hyper-converged SFA14KE plus all-flash IME14K front end to smooth I/O bottlenecks
Tue Nov 17, 2015
Irish hospital to offer patient access to records by November 2016
Galway Clinic plans a big-bang launch of its Meditech electronic medical record system, which includes a patient portal and mobile app
Tue Nov 17, 2015
Deutsche Bank signs India’s HCL Technologies for digital services and systems integration
Deutsche Bank is expanding its long-established relationship with IT services supplier HCL Technologies as it forges on with its digital transformation
Tue Nov 17, 2015
Lack of digital skills is killing off startups, reveals Rakuten survey
A lack of digital skills is one of the main reasons so many startups in the UK are failing, study shows
Wed Nov 18, 2015
George Soros backs IT services in eastern Europe
George Soros is investing in an IT company that delivers services to global companies from Ukraine
Wed Nov 18, 2015
Post Office IT support email reveals known Horizon flaw
An email from Post Office IT support reveals a problem with the Horizon system and supporting processes that could lead to accounting errors
Wed Nov 18, 2015
Gartner: IoT services, connected 'things' to surge in 2016
The IoT services boom is on, says Gartner. What does that mean for CIOs? Also in Searchlight: Four indicted in last year's JP Morgan hack; Google's self-driving car pulled over.
Wed Nov 18, 2015
Traditional datacentres ill-equipped to cope with IoT demands, warn technology experts
BBC data scientist and Coca Cola CTO question if the datacentre is the right place to store, process and analyse IoT data
Wed Nov 18, 2015
Whitehall IT chiefs open up about challenges of going cloud-first in central government
Whitehall IT chiefs talk about the progress they have made with abiding by the central government cloud-first mandate
Wed Nov 18, 2015
Cyber security mindset needs to change, says report
Government organisations are prime targets for cyber attacks, leading to increased importance on robust information security, according to a report by Intel Security and the Digital Government Security Forum
Thu Nov 19, 2015
Fujitsu UK CEO calls for more Stem on TV
Fujitsu’s UK and Ireland CEO Regina Moran argues for promoting science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects and careers in the mainstream media
Thu Nov 19, 2015
451 Research highlights cost benefits of taking multi-provider approach to cloud
Latest 451 Research cloud pricing report suggests buyers could get a better deal, if they're prepared to shop around
Thu Nov 19, 2015
When to use a packet capture appliance
This week, analysts explore best cases for packet capture appliance use, network automation and "worst practices" in network security.
Thu Nov 19, 2015
New Midokura release works with container software
Midokura released a new version of Midokura Enterprise MidoNet at the OpenStack summit in Tokyo, with support for OpenStack Liberty, Ubuntu OpenStack and containers.
Fri Nov 20, 2015
Group litigation against Post Office being prepared in Horizon dispute
Subpostmasters who believe they have been wrongly punished for misaccounting or theft due to flawed computer system prepare group legal action against Post Office
Fri Nov 20, 2015
Coalition of top tech firms opposes weakened encryption
Weakening security with the aim of advancing security simply does not make sense, a coalition of top tech firms tells US president Barack Obama
Fri Nov 20, 2015
HMRC Capgemini staff transfer consultation not as flexible as hoped, says union
With less than two weeks left until HMRC’s deadline for transferring 250 Capgemini staff in-house, talks aren’t going as well as hoped, says the Public and Commercial Services Union
Fri Nov 20, 2015
CIO interview: Lone Bundgaard, Coloplast
IT development head at Danish medical products and services company plays core role in major change to how the company engages with its customers
Fri Nov 20, 2015
UK and Estonia launch TechLink programme
The UK and Estonian governments are launching a TechLink programme to share best practice and innovations
Fri Nov 20, 2015
Oracle Marketing Cloud updates mobile capabilities
Updates to the Oracle Marketing Cloud aim to give marketers and salespeople more mobile customer engagement options, as well as testing capabilities for marketing content.
Fri Nov 20, 2015
Five key strategies for IoT success
Companies need to be agile because in some IoT systems, it will be a question of the winner taking it all, according to Kent Eriksson, IoT business consultant at PTC
Fri Nov 20, 2015
Aerohive API platform delivers business application data
Aerohive has unveiled an API platform that delivers wireless network data to business application developers.
Fri Nov 20, 2015
Pressure to hire Java developers intensifies in Seattle
To hire Java developers, Seattle software architect Rob Terpilowski has to compete against local heavyweights like Amazon.
Fri Nov 20, 2015
Safe Harbor framework update in danger of capsizing
News roundup: Rights groups join critics of Safe Harbor framework update, OPM breach testimony pushback, FBI hiring part of cybersecurity issue for Justice Department. Plus: recycled malware, Microsoft's security push.
Fri Nov 20, 2015
IT service management should precede SDN automation
This week, bloggers explore the role of IT service management in SDN automation, Juniper's disaggregation of Junos software and complications of modern networks.