European Technology

Archive: 03-2013

• Ban social media as a distraction? No, it boosts productivity

  Any manager who thinks staff should be banned from using social media at work is seriously misguided and could be doing grave damage to the business.

  Posted by Toby Wolpe | March 27, 2013, 9:55 AM PDT

• CERN’s Large Hadron Collider is down but its Hungary datacentre cranks up

  With the world’s largest particle accelerator shut down for two years, nuclear research centre CERN is busy working on its new Budapest colocation site.

  Posted by Toby Wolpe | March 26, 2013, 7:40 AM PDT

• Cloud skills: IT teams’ lack of know-how is derailing deployments

  Many IT departments just don’t have the architecture and infrastructure skills in-house to cope with cloud deployments.

  Posted by Toby Wolpe | March 21, 2013, 3:48 AM PDT

• Out-running the leopard: Dodging targeted attacks in cyber-space

  It’s time to rethink your security options as internet attackers become smarter and more focused in who they attack - and how.

  Posted by Bob Tarzey | March 20, 2013, 5:15 AM PDT

• IT job cuts: Is the end finally in sight?

  A poll of IT chiefs’ views on hiring and budgets picks out a whiff of change in the jobs climate.

  Posted by Toby Wolpe | March 12, 2013, 5:44 AM PDT

• Viral spread of cloud is meant to leave IT out in the cold

  SaaS providers seem to be using feature creep to bypass the IT department and encourage take-up of their services by staff.

  Posted by Toby Wolpe | March 11, 2013, 3:48 AM PDT

• Cloud strategy: Four steps to win back control from shadow IT

  The increase in inhouse departments going their own way and buying on-demand software - shadow IT - makes it all the more important for tech to impose some order.

  Posted by Toby Wolpe | March 6, 2013, 8:41 AM PST

• Cloud: Cheaper and safer? Not necessarily

  Any steps towards the cloud need to be carefully measured, because there’s no guarantee it will turn out to be the best option.

  Posted by Toby Wolpe | March 4, 2013, 3:25 AM PST