TechTarget News - Week of Feb 07, 2016
Mon Feb 8, 2016
CIO interview: Johan Kestens, ING Belgium
ING Belgium’s CIO talks to Computer Weekly in depth about the technology-driven changes in the banking sector
Mon Feb 8, 2016
CIOs urged to act on datacentre power outage threats
Colocation provider Verne Global calls on CIOs to pay attention to Institution of mechanical engineers' concerns over sustainability of UK energy supply
Mon Feb 8, 2016
Post Office faces group litigation over Horizon IT as subpostmasters fund class action
Subpostmasters who claim to have been wrongly convicted of fraud take the Post Office to court after getting the funds for a group action
Mon Feb 8, 2016
Bulk data collection unnecessary for surveillance, says cyber expert
Opting for bulk data collection and other intrusive surveillance overlooks other means available that do not involve collateral damage to businesses and innocent people, says cyber expert
Mon Feb 8, 2016
Assa Abloy outsources IT transformation to Wipro
Swedish lock maker has outsourced its IT infrastructure to Indian IT services firm
Mon Feb 8, 2016
Omnichannel customer service is no small feat
Seamless, efficient customer service is the elusive goal of omnichannel. Salesforce expects to deliver it using IoT to give contact centers 'spooky intelligent' systems.
Mon Feb 8, 2016
Analytics as a service offers hindsight, insight and foresight
As cloud-based analytics as a service explodes in popularity, decision makers can scrutinize the past for trends and contemplate predictions for the future.
Tue Feb 9, 2016
Flexible working good for profit, productivity and reputation, says Vodafone
A report conducted for mobile operator Vodafone indicates the scale of acceptance of flexible and mobile working practices
Tue Feb 9, 2016
Cisco recalls Ethernet switches over fault risk
A potential fault on a number of IE-5000 switches could give users a nasty shock, says supplier
Wed Feb 10, 2016
AstraZeneca IT insourcing exceeds expectation
The man heading up AstraZeneca’s project to insource its IT updates Computer Weekly on progress and explains the early benefits being reaped
Wed Feb 10, 2016
Beverley Bryant gives details on £1.8bn paperless NHS funding
Both capital and revenue funding will be made available to NHS organisations, but not through a “traditional” tech fund
Wed Feb 10, 2016
Marks & Spencer appoints new chief digital officer
Marcus East leaves role as head of e-commerce at Apple to become CDO at retail chain
Wed Feb 10, 2016
Insurance giant RSA announces another outsourcing deal
Insurance company RSA has penned its second major outsourcing contract in a week as it extends a BPO contract with Accenture
Wed Feb 10, 2016
Paym usage doubles every six months
Mobile payments provider says use of its mobile payments service is increasing by about four times each year
Wed Feb 10, 2016
Gov.uk Verify identity system targets 50 government services for April go-live
Government identity assurance system is set to move from beta to live in April, three years after its original target date
Wed Feb 10, 2016
Smart cities pointless without universal superfast broadband
Smart city deployments will not get very far, or realise effective socioeconomic benefits, if more attention is not paid to the underlying infrastructure
Wed Feb 10, 2016
Entatech settles with liquidators of Changtel
Entatech looks to the future, as it announces a new owner and a settlement with Changtel's liquidators
Wed Feb 10, 2016
MK:Smart enlists IoT supplier ThingWorx for speedy development
Milton Keynes smart city project selects ThingWorx to provide a rapid application deployment environment
Wed Feb 10, 2016
Cisco switch engines boost Catalyst performance
Cisco's latest supervisor switch engines lift Catalyst performance to handle more application-driven network traffic.
Thu Feb 11, 2016
CW500: Skills, changing roles and cloud among key trends for CIOs in 2016
At Computer Weekly’s first CW500 meeting of 2016, CIOs gathered to discuss the role of the CIO, business change, cloud uptake and skills
Thu Feb 11, 2016
TechUK calls on government to take reports on spy laws seriously
Government must address the fundamental concerns raised by expert witnesses, MPs and Lords about the draft Investigatory Powers Bill, says TechUK
Thu Feb 11, 2016
CDOs lack organisational design experience, says Gartner
Research firm identifies immaturity in the organisational design of the set-ups led by the new breed of chief data officer and offers a menu of four design options
Thu Feb 11, 2016
CIOs must start planning for 5G today, says 451 Research
A report from analysts at 451 Research urges businesses to start preparing their technology for 5G mobile networks ahead of deployment
Thu Feb 11, 2016
Digital internships in India with TCS now open to UK graduates
India’s biggest IT supplier, Tata Consultancy Services, plans to recruit 1,000 UK graduates for paid internships over the next four years
Thu Feb 11, 2016
Social engineering is top hacking method, survey shows
Social engineering tops the list of popular hacking methods, underlining the need for continuous monitoring, according to security firm Balabit
Thu Feb 11, 2016
Cisco earnings show slowdown in data center tech buying
Besides higher revenue and profits, Cisco earnings also showed that volatility in the global markets had caused tech buyers to reduce spending in the data center.
Fri Feb 12, 2016
CIO interview: Ismo Platan, SSAB
Retiring CIO of Swedish steel company tells Computer Weekly about the progress made in merging two Nordic steel firms and looks at the biggest hurdles that lie ahead
Fri Feb 12, 2016
US IT professionals overconfident in cyber attack detection, study finds
Most US IT professionals are confident in key security controls to detect cyber attacks – but unsure how long it would take automated tools to discover a breach
Fri Feb 12, 2016
Netflix is now 100% all-in on the AWS cloud
Streaming firm details the challenges it faced during seven-year push to wind down its datacentres and move everything into the AWS public cloud
Fri Feb 12, 2016
Interview: Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock on digital government
The government’s minister for digital reform talks about creating a Digital Leadership Academy, learning valuable lessons, and his love for open data
Fri Feb 12, 2016
Spark a natural fit for IoT data analytics
IoT big data analytics is needed to make sense of the mountains of data coming from industrial equipment and Spark may be up to the task.
Fri Feb 12, 2016
Brocade partner chief looks to capitalize on SDN, 'new IP'
Pete Peterson, Brocade's global channel vice president, plans to grow the company's partner roster, while planning new features such as a partner relationship management system.