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Microsoft Surface: Has iPad's first serious rival finally arrived?
Thanks to the iPad's success, Microsoft's Surface tablet would have been largely unthinkable a year or so ago. Despite that Apple influence, a significantly different ideology runs through...
Posted by Seb Janacek | June 29, 2012, 3:52 AM PDT | Latest comment by deanjohnson03
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BYOD will push up IT costs, say tech chiefs
Staff expect to use their own gadgets at work but this could be a major headache - and cost - for the organisation.
Posted by Nick Heath | June 27, 2012, 5:05 AM PDT | Latest comment by dl_wraith
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Gesture recognition: Wave if you think it's the future
At the moment the latest user interfaces are dominated by touch. But things are changing fast and technology is pointing us in new directions.
Posted by Peter Cochrane | June 22, 2012, 5:05 AM PDT | Latest comment by peter@...
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Ultrabooks? Too expensive for us, say CIOs
Hefty price tag puts corporate Ultrabook deployments on hold, according to the TechRepublic CIO Jury.
Posted by Steve Ranger | June 22, 2012, 4:08 AM PDT | Latest comment by OldHenry
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Five ways social media can help you get a promotion
Managers often take a dim view of staff who use social media at work, but research suggests these networkers are the very employees who really get ahead.
Posted by Mamta Saha | June 21, 2012, 5:07 AM PDT | Latest comment by mbakerconsult
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Indian outsourcing: Why skills shortages persist despite the graduate glut
The boom in India's services has spawned the growth of new engineering colleges. Yet the outsourcing industry thinks too few of their graduates are up to scratch.
Posted by Saritha Rai | June 20, 2012, 12:16 PM PDT | Latest comment by bobc4012@...
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Tech manufacturing: A disaster waiting to happen
The manufacture of technology, along with its essential raw materials, is now concentrated in a single region. This lack of resilience leaves the industry dangerously vulnerable to disruption.
Posted by Peter Cochrane | June 18, 2012, 6:21 AM PDT | Latest comment by Deadly Ernest
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GPL and free software licensing: What's in it for business?
Free software - or copyleft - licensing seems to have got off on the wrong foot with business, which is surprising given its many commercial benefits.
Posted by Richard Hillesley | June 15, 2012, 9:31 AM PDT
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Curtains for CIOs? Five tips to put them back in the spotlight
Some say the rise of the cloud and BYOD will spell the downfall of the CIO. But could these developments in fact strengthen the CIO's hand?
Posted by Mark Samuels | June 13, 2012, 1:50 AM PDT | Latest comment by mckinnej
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BYOD: Four reasons why your staff will take the plunge - with or without you
Trying to ban BYOD will just drive it underground, so IT departments need to address four reasons why staff are frustrated by their existing hardware.
Posted by Steve Ranger | June 12, 2012, 7:54 AM PDT | Latest comment by Vulpinemac
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Hardware implants: How tech could really get under your skin
It's taken years for the idea of implanting anything artificial in the human body to gain acceptance. So how will the public react when implants become really smart?
Posted by Peter Cochrane | June 12, 2012, 7:32 AM PDT | Latest comment by peter@...
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BYOD strategy: Why it's not about devices
Businesses that think they'll save money just by saying, "BYOD? We're cool with that", are setting themselves up for a fall.
Posted by Rob Bamforth | June 11, 2012, 8:30 AM PDT | Latest comment by Ian Frazer
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Apple Talk: Is Facebook friend or foe for Apple?
With rumours swirling that Facebook is working on its own smartphone, what does this mean for its relationship with Apple?
Posted by Seb Janacek | June 8, 2012, 12:29 AM PDT | Latest comment by Mary1010
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Not enough pizza? Why your tech projects are failing to deliver
Traditional approaches to IT project management are too much of a blunt instrument, it's time to introduce some finesse - and the two pizzas rule.
Posted by Nick Heath | June 1, 2012, 2:13 AM PDT | Latest comment by meese
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Shadow IT Cheat Sheet
Here's what you need to know about shadow IT, why it is lurking inside your organisation and what you should do about it.
Posted by Steve Ranger | May 31, 2012, 4:17 AM PDT | Latest comment by cnoevil@...
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IT department 're-arranging deckchairs on the Titanic' as execs bypass the CIO
Disaster warning for the CIO as frustrated business execs bypass IT and hire their own tech teams.
Posted by Steve Ranger | May 30, 2012, 5:01 AM PDT | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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The boss is watching, look busy: Employers step up social media snooping
Employers are planning to routinely monitor what staff say on social networks - but risk finding out too much about their workers' personal lives
Posted by Nick Heath | May 29, 2012, 8:46 AM PDT | Latest comment by sboverie
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Revealed: The jobs that will be wiped out by cloud computing
As businesses switch to cloud computing demand for some traditional IT roles will plummet - but new, different jobs will be created instead.
Posted by Nick Heath | May 29, 2012, 5:08 AM PDT | Latest comment by Bonnie Wolfe
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BYOD and cloud: The keys to making the IT department liked again?
Letting go of the physical infrastructure is key to the IT department being taken seriously - but can CIOs really make the jump?
Posted by Steve Ranger | May 29, 2012, 4:46 AM PDT | Latest comment by HypnoToad72
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Desktop virtualisation still not (quite) ready for primetime, say CIOs
Adoption of desktop virtualisation has been slower than server virtualisation, but it is starting to appear on the CIO's to-do list
Posted by Steve Ranger | May 29, 2012, 3:16 AM PDT
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Windows Server 2012: Cheat Sheet
Get the lowdown on the latest version of Microsoft's server operating system.
Posted by Nick Heath | October 29, 2012, 3:22 AM PDT | Latest comment by Elliyeti
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Hybrid mobile apps: the future of app development?
Hybrid apps may be the norm, not the exception, within a few years as companies try to cut the cost of app deployment across multiple platforms.
Posted by Nick Heath | February 5, 2013, 1:22 AM PST | Latest comment by JTepoorten@...
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Big data skills: Should data scientist be your next job?
A look at how IT workers can prepare to meet business demand for big data analytics skills.
Posted by Nick Heath | December 11, 2012, 7:35 AM PST | Latest comment by pawintx@...
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Ten business trends for 2013 - and four ways they affect you
The ratchet of change just went 'click' and is the new stable, the new economy, and there is no going back, and what is in store is even more radical.
Posted by Peter Cochrane | January 16, 2013, 1:11 AM PST | Latest comment by peter@...
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Windows 8 Cheat Sheet
UPDATED: Windows 8 will be with us soon, here's what you need to know about the most radical redesign since Windows 95.
Posted by Nick Heath | October 24, 2012, 2:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by Eric Hall
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Bye bye MacBook, hello iPad: Why I'm taking the tablet
Many people are still undecided about whether they could use Apple's tablet instead of a notebook. There's no doubt in Seb Janacek's mind.
Posted by Seb Janacek | May 16, 2012, 1:35 AM PDT | Latest comment by Vulpinemac
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iPhone now as secure as BlackBerry, say tech chiefs
IT leaders and industry experts believe that Apple now roughly matches RIM on mobile security, removing BlackBerry's last remaining advantage over the iPhone in enterprise.
Posted by Nick Heath | September 18, 2012, 3:39 AM PDT | Latest comment by AllanMarcus
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Agile development: Five ways it can trip you up
Agile software development is often praised for helping combat scope creep and late projects. But making the transition to agile delivery is fraught with potential pitfalls. Here are five to look...
Posted by Nick Heath | September 6, 2012, 8:10 AM PDT | Latest comment by jeffarmstrong
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Ten leadership lessons from the Steve Jobs school of management
What Walter Isaacson's biography of Apple's co-founder can teach about doing business the right way...
Posted by Natasha Lomas | November 18, 2011, 5:01 AM PST
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Outsourcing's five cast-iron rules: Break them at your peril
How do you get the best from outsourcing contracts without them getting the better of you? One CIO who has worked on both sides of the outsourcing divide offers his key tips.
Posted by Mark Samuels | September 27, 2012, 2:01 AM PDT | Latest comment by NickNielsen
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Microsoft Surface: Cheat Sheet
Updated: Microsoft's new tablets - all you need to know.
Posted by Steve Ranger | October 25, 2012, 1:15 AM PDT | Latest comment by HAL 9000
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How bogus resumes raise questions about Indian outsourcing skills
Without tough measures by employers, the volume of dodgy job applications could hit confidence in India's outsourcing workforce.
Posted by Saritha Rai | September 11, 2012, 3:31 AM PDT | Latest comment by GoHomeVisa
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CIOs told: Keep BYOA at bay with a corporate app store
CIOs faced with staff buying apps and online services without running it past the IT department are being advised to build corporate app stores to tempt staff back into using sanctioned software.
Posted by Nick Heath | March 8, 2013, 2:22 AM PST | Latest comment by mckinnej
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Enterprise software: Win over the staff and you'll win over the business
Enterprise software needs to be as easy and enjoyable to use as consumer offerings if it is to appeal to today's workforce, according to a panel debate at the London Web Summit.
Posted by Nick Heath | March 4, 2013, 3:14 AM PST | Latest comment by Software_AG
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Why every executive is a tech executive now
Executives across an organisation need to embrace and understand technologies - from cloud to software-defined networks - if they want to stay ahead of the game.
Posted by Sam Shead | February 20, 2013, 6:36 AM PST | Latest comment by mhbowman@...
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Cloud computing: What does it really mean for IT jobs?
As adoption of cloud computing services takes off, some argue demand for certain IT jobs will all but disappear.
Posted by Nick Heath | August 8, 2012, 6:30 AM PDT | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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Revealed: The jobs that will be wiped out by cloud computing
As businesses switch to cloud computing demand for some traditional IT roles will plummet - but new, different jobs will be created instead.
Posted by Nick Heath | May 29, 2012, 5:08 AM PDT | Latest comment by Bonnie Wolfe
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Windows Phone 8: Cheat Sheet
Getting Windows Phone 8 right is vital for Microsoft's credibility in the smartphone world. Here's what you need to know about Microsoft's next mobile operating system.
Posted by Steve Ranger | October 16, 2012, 9:36 AM PDT | Latest comment by DaveSlash
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How in-memory computing is helping Unilever to maxmise profits
Consumer goods giant Unilever on how the in-memory computing platform SAP Hana will boost its bottom line.
Posted by Nick Heath | December 5, 2012, 9:20 PM PST
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Does Windows 8 make sense on business desktops? Tech chiefs are split
Microsoft is preparing for its biggest operating system launch for two decades - but tech leaders aren't convinced they need to jump on the bandwagon, at least not yet.
Posted by Steve Ranger | October 22, 2012, 6:35 AM PDT | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
