TechTarget News - Week of Apr 17, 2016
Mon Apr 18, 2016
Government CTO Liam Maxwell to leave GDS for new job as digital czar
Liam Maxwell's new role as national technology advisor will help to develop the UK's digital economy
Mon Apr 18, 2016
Nyansa rethinks network performance monitor space
Cloud-based analytics, real-time DPI and an easy-to-digest console anchor Nyansa's network performance monitor for wired and wireless networks.
Mon Apr 18, 2016
CIO interview: Gerard Spans, Arcadis
The CIO of the Netherlands-based global design and consulting company tells Computer Weekly how he manages the three responsibilities which he sees as the future of his role
Tue Apr 19, 2016
Employees’ use of personal devices puts firms at risk of malware infection, says report
Downloaders care about their own security while grabbing pirated content, not that of their employers
Tue Apr 19, 2016
Singapore SME makes HR analytics affordable for other small companies
A small supplier in Singapore is offering other SMEs a SAS-based HR software shared service
Tue Apr 19, 2016
Mobile operators are overstating 4G coverage, claims Which?
UK mobile phone users can access 4G services just over half of the time on average, says Which? publisher and charity, The Consumers' Association
Tue Apr 19, 2016
Carrier shift to NFV driving virtual CPE deployments
Carrier adoption of software-based network functions will lead to better virtual CPE for enterprise branch networks.
Wed Apr 20, 2016
Hillingdon Hospitals give clinicians mobile access to care records
Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust builds a mobile digital care record app, giving doctors and nurses access to patient information on iPads
Wed Apr 20, 2016
European Commission formally objects to Google’s Android dominance
Pre-installing Google Search and Play on devices is anti-competitive and limits consumer choice, claims EC
Wed Apr 20, 2016
Free Wi-Fi to be implemented across the NHS by 2019
By March 2018, all secondary care providers will offer free Wi-Fi to patients, with primary care following on in March 2019
Wed Apr 20, 2016
DevOps advocates bust myths around use of agile software development in enterprise
Continuous software delivery experts set out why enterprises could be missing out by shunning DevOps
Thu Apr 21, 2016
Singapore online grocer RedMart uses cloud ERP to drive growth
Online retailer RedMart turned to cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) when its existing system struggled to keep up with business growth
Thu Apr 21, 2016
GCHQ told analysts to assume surveillance 'bulk data' is legal
Documents obtained by charity Privacy International reveal insights into GCHQ’s collection of sensitive bulk data, as lawyers question the impact of surveillance on legal privilege, fair trials and protection of whistleblowers
Thu Apr 21, 2016
Identifying where big data apps make sense today
Developers can gain an advantage from identifying the most common use cases of big data apps today. Here, expert George Lawton offers three different things to keep in mind.
Thu Apr 21, 2016
BBC micro:bit Model Rocket Car Competition sparks creative interest in Stem
Microsoft and the Bloodhound Project explain how focusing on the creative side of tech helps drive children’s interest in science, technology, engineering and maths careers
Thu Apr 21, 2016
UK economy faces digital divide, CBI warns
A report from the Confederation of British Industry and tech giant IBM paints a bleak picture of UK businesses' adoption (or not) of digital technologies
Fri Apr 22, 2016
France takes the lead in the global open data race
The appointment of a chief data officer (CDO) has already seen the nation create five different types of economic and social value
Fri Apr 22, 2016
British Library's 'digital wallpaper' brings Shakespeare to the smartphone
The British Library is enabling people to download digital facsimiles of first edition Shakespeare plays to their devices using ‘digital wallpaper’
Fri Apr 22, 2016
Partner opportunity: Midmarket email migrations to cloud
A report by Intermedia revealed slow uptake of cloud-based email in the midmarket -- and an untapped opportunity for partners; more IT channel news from the week.
Fri Apr 22, 2016
How a data center improves car engineering
McLaren Automotive has highlighted that racecar engineering principles can innovate better software. More specifically, how a data center can help with that.