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Job prospects improving for IT graduates, says HECSU report
Job prospects for IT graduates have improved for the first time during the recession, says the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU) News | 11 Oct 2012
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HP revamps portfolio for software-defined networking
Supplier claims additions will bring capabilities of software-defined networking to infrastructure, control software and application layers News | 03 Oct 2012
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Government strategies for increasing SME procurement
Deputy CIO Liam Maxwell and SMEs discuss strategies for breaking the IT oligopoly stranglehold in government Analysis | 25 Sep 2012
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Open source key to business success, claims policy advisor
Companies must adopt open source systems to stay competitive, according to a report from policy advisor Jim Norton News | 17 Sep 2012
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GOV.UK to replace Directgov in October
Government information services website Directgov is to be replaced by GOV.UK from 17 October News | 14 Sep 2012
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Cut network complexity with Ethernet fabrics and SDN, says Brocade
Brocade says abstraction layers, such as Ethernet fabrics and software-defined networking (SDN), can eliminate complexity from the network Analysis | 12 Sep 2012
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Bristol Council opts for open source electronic document management
Bristol City Council has opted for an open source electronic document and records management (EDRM) system as part of moves to slash operational budget by £70m Open source software | 21 Aug 2012
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Cloud Industry Forum aligns standards for easier procurement
CIF's latest code of practice aligns with ISO standards to simplify certification and make purchasing cloud services easier News | 06 Aug 2012
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Businesses make 70% savings on applications hosted on Amazon
Businesses using Amazon Web Services over the past five years have made considerable savings, an IDC study has found cloud computing services | 25 Jul 2012
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VMware looks to SDN with $1.05bn Nicira acquisition
Software-defined networking (SDN) specialist Nicira vows commitment to open standards as VMware proposes $1.05bn acquisition News | 24 Jul 2012
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M2M technology ushers in the age of total connection
Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications is transforming the world into one where everything and everyone is networked. Feature
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'Big data' applications bring new database choices, challenges
The dormitory world of databases has been roused from slumber by “big data” and associated technologies: MapReduce, Hadoop, MPP, NoSQL. Andy Hayler details big data’s impact and the issues it raises. Column
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Blade servers: How to decide on Unix or Linux
If you’re contemplating Unix or Linux for your blade server, or a migration from one to the other, in this guide you will find everything you need to make up your mind. Useful Unix and Linux command lines also included. Feature
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Computer Weekly / TechTarget IT priorities survey 2012
Learn which IT priorities are at the top of UK IT managers lists for 2012. Coverage from across our network includes cloud, budget cuts, networking, security, disaster recovery and more. IT priorities survey
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Interview: From Apollo Mission to agility manifesto
One of the 17 original authors of the agile manifesto was Jim Highsmith who, after a previous tenure at NASA, now works as an executive consultant at ThoughtWorks. Feature
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Hot skills: Bash
What is it?
Microsoft's Powershell has been described as a tribute to the command line shells and scripting languages provided with Linux and Unix....
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Cut the content management complexity
How difficult can content management be? Companies can spend hundreds of thousands of pounds buying enterprise content management (ECM) systems only to find they are unable to make full use of the product. John Powell, chief executive office of open ... Feature
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Hot skills: Practical Perl still a popular way of getting things done
Shipped with HP-UX, supported by AIX and included by Sun in its Solaris-based alternative to the Linux Lamp stack, Perl is a scripting language favoured by systems administrators as a "glue" language. Feature
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What are the key challenges facing Linux and open source systems?
Cliff Saran interviews Alan Cox who used to maintain the Linux kernel and now works at Red Hat about these issues. Feature
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Mandriva throws open source server solution challenge
Mandriva has launched version 4.0 of its Corporate Server 4.0, what it calls a full, open solution that allows rapid server deployment in any environment. Feature
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Changing lives through technology innovation
Technology such as open source can radically change the way an organisation operates and for users it has the ability to change their lives Opinion
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Why Tesco chose open-source software
Jane Williams, head of e-learning at Tesco, explains the challenges of delivering an open-source system at the retailer Opinion
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To be open or not to be – that is the question
We are heading to a world where being open, or exploiting open, isn't optional, and for many it will become a question of “to be open or not to be”. Opinion
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The carping of naysayers harms the wielding of influence
Government data-sharing Czar Sir Bonar Neville-Kingdom refutes the leaks that question his commitment to open standards. Opinion
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Leveraging the benefits of ‘Big Data’
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Government open standards proposal fails the 'so what?' test
The consultation on open standards in government IT is generating a lot of discussion, much of which misses an important point: so what? Opinion
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Open standards are about the business model, not the technology
Software companies, abuzz with lobbyists and patent lawyers over government open standards, are similar to the record industry 10 years ago. Opinion
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An insider's view on the government open standards consultation
Andy Hopkirk chaired the first public meeting of the government's open standards consultation. He gives his report on the debate. Opinion
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Can Raspberry Pi transform the sorry state of IT education?
Is the $25 Raspberry Pi – a basic computer on a single printed circuit board - capable of transforming the sorry state of IT education in our schools? Opinion
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Why government needs open source
The tough economic climate has forced a radical rethink on public sector IT procurement, with decision-makers now on the lookout for more efficient, cost-effective solutions. Opinion
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Case Study: East London homeless get e-Learning boost
Anchor House, the hostel and life skills centre for homeless people has deployed open source IT to support residents Video
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The 100th anniversary of the birth of Alan Turing
Alan Turning (1912-1954) was the genius mathematician who cracked the German World War 2 Enigma Code. He is also the father of computing. Photo Story
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Interview with Bill Hilf, general manager of Windows Azure, on open source in the cloud
Microsoft has taken the bold step of expanding Azure from a Windows cloud platform to fully fledged cloud infrastructure Video
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Review of IntelliJ IDEA, a Java IDE
IntelliJ IDEA is a Java IDE from the Czech company JetBrains, that has survived thanks to a design philosophy centred on being smart but not annoying. Photo Story
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Supplier Profile: Oracle
In this Oracle supplier profile you will find news, tips and research on the vendor. guide
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Blade servers: How to decide on Unix or Linux
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Virtualisation
While virtualisation may be considered the best way forward for data centre infrastructure, there are plenty of barriers to successful adoption. guide
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M2M technology ushers in the age of total connection
Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications is transforming the world into one where everything and everyone is networked. Feature
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Job prospects improving for IT graduates, says HECSU report
Job prospects for IT graduates have improved for the first time during the recession, says the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU) News
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HP revamps portfolio for software-defined networking
Supplier claims additions will bring capabilities of software-defined networking to infrastructure, control software and application layers News
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Changing lives through technology innovation
Technology such as open source can radically change the way an organisation operates and for users it has the ability to change their lives Opinion
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Case Study: East London homeless get e-Learning boost
Anchor House, the hostel and life skills centre for homeless people has deployed open source IT to support residents Video
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Government strategies for increasing SME procurement
Deputy CIO Liam Maxwell and SMEs discuss strategies for breaking the IT oligopoly stranglehold in government Analysis
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Open source key to business success, claims policy advisor
Companies must adopt open source systems to stay competitive, according to a report from policy advisor Jim Norton News
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GOV.UK to replace Directgov in October
Government information services website Directgov is to be replaced by GOV.UK from 17 October News
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Cut network complexity with Ethernet fabrics and SDN, says Brocade
Brocade says abstraction layers, such as Ethernet fabrics and software-defined networking (SDN), can eliminate complexity from the network Analysis
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Why Tesco chose open-source software
Jane Williams, head of e-learning at Tesco, explains the challenges of delivering an open-source system at the retailer Opinion
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About Open source software
Open source software (OSS) has become an important part of many enterprise IT strategies, and OSS products are available to support a wide range of IT needs. Products such as Linux, Apache, Ubuntu, MySQL and Firefox are widely used. We look at the latest trends and technologies.
