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Cloud computing: Four reasons why it isn't taking off in Europe
Cloud computing adoption in Europe will lag behind the US by at least two years, thanks to these four big issues.
Posted by Steve Ranger | June 6, 2012, 6:12 AM PDT | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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Why there's no quick fix to get open source into government
A Whitehall insider explains why take-up of open source has been so slow in government - and how difficult it will be to increase its deployment.
Posted by Nick Heath | May 31, 2012, 5:53 AM PDT | Latest comment by lastchip
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How open source software can head off IT disasters
Government is discovering how open source software provides a free and readily available way of testing whether big ideas will work
Posted by Nick Heath | May 30, 2012, 7:09 AM PDT | Latest comment by russgalleywood
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Artificial Intelligence: What happened to the hunt for thinking machines?
Mankind has long been fascinated by the idea of intelligent machines, but in the information age the sci-fi dream of creating a human-like AI appears increasingly anachronistic.
Posted by Nick Heath | May 25, 2012, 4:48 AM PDT | Latest comment by protothinker
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Wanted: A BBC Micro for the 21st century
Why we need a modern-day successor to the classic eight-bit BBC Micro to inspire the next generation of programmers.
Posted by Steve Ranger | May 24, 2012, 8:14 AM PDT | Latest comment by NZJester
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Cern: Where the Big Bang meets big data
The home of the Large Hadron Collider is to be a testbed for developing big data technologies
Posted by Nick Heath | May 22, 2012, 8:01 AM PDT
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London 2012: Tech systems face their most critical hurdle
The IT system underpinning the London Olympics will undergo a major test next week.
Posted by Steve Ranger | May 17, 2012, 7:30 AM PDT
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Am I a man or a machine? My role in the hunt for AI
How taking part in a Turing Test to find the first thinking computer made Nick Heath realise he is more like a machine than he thought.
Posted by Nick Heath | May 16, 2012, 1:04 PM PDT | Latest comment by turing_allenturing
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D-Day for AI as the Loebner Prize comes to the UK
The Loebner Prize, the annual hunt for a thinking machine takes place in the UK tomorrow.
Posted by Nick Heath | May 14, 2012, 9:20 AM PDT
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Raspberry Pi: Five ways business can use it
The $40 Linux computer is a tempting replacement for expensive, high-end machines in a number of business tasks.
Posted by Nick Heath | May 9, 2012, 6:58 AM PDT | Latest comment by NZJester
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Offshoring jumps as cash-strapped companies step up outsourcing
The global economic crisis is sparking a boom in IT offshoring as India's major IT suppliers grew four times faster than their competitors in 2011.
Posted by Nick Heath | May 9, 2012, 3:38 AM PDT | Latest comment by rock_007
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Videoconferencing project "is a no-brainer" says CIO
Videoconferencing roll out saves cash, time and CO2 for paints-to-chemicals company AkzoNoble.
Posted by Steve Ranger | April 27, 2012, 6:26 AM PDT
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The next digital battlefield: Your wallet
Handset companies, mobile operators and banks are wrestling for control of the mobile payments market.
Posted by Steve Ranger | April 27, 2012, 4:50 AM PDT
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Privacy law will bury us under paper mountain, warns data watchdog
The UK's privacy tsar Christopher Graham has said that proposed EU legislation will bury his office in paperwork and restrict its ability to guard against serious misuse of personal data.
Posted by Nick Heath | April 26, 2012, 6:56 AM PDT | Latest comment by andrew232006
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Could Linux still usurp Windows Phone as Nokia's saviour?
Once-dominant Nokia faces an uphill slog to win back ground from the iPhone and Android, yet hope for a change of fortune may lie in an unexpected quarter.
Posted by Richard Hillesley | April 25, 2012, 6:19 AM PDT | Latest comment by cbemerine
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Raspberry Pi: Tell us what you've got planned for yours
We want to know what you are doing with your Raspberry Pi.
Posted by Steve Ranger | April 23, 2012, 8:30 AM PDT | Latest comment by zajkor
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IT admins: Stressed, sick and looking for a new career?
A survey paints a depressing view of life as an IT administrator.
Posted by Steve Ranger | April 23, 2012, 7:59 AM PDT | Latest comment by 131313ontanez-24472904060645141771750399938085
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10 coolest uses for the Raspberry Pi
As the $40 Raspberry Pi computer ships we round up the 10 projects to try on your new Pi.
Posted by Nick Heath | April 23, 2012, 4:13 AM PDT | Latest comment by draalinx
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How the BYOD flood is sweeping away the IT department's priorities
The explosion in consumer devices is making CIOs rethink their plans for IT.
Posted by Steve Ranger | April 19, 2012, 8:20 AM PDT | Latest comment by Pete6677
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Monitoring or snooping? When employers' social media checks cross the line
Some employers might decide it's essential to monitor the use of social media by employees and potential hires to manage certain risks. But that decision carries its own dangers.
Posted by Kate Hodgkiss | April 19, 2012, 8:08 AM PDT | Latest comment by wongcj
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Haswell: Cheat Sheet
Everything you need to know about the fourth generation of PC processors from Intel.
Posted by Nick Heath | June 5, 2013, 2:45 AM PDT | Latest comment by dvsit
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10 coolest uses for the Raspberry Pi
As the $40 Raspberry Pi computer ships we round up the 10 projects to try on your new Pi.
Posted by Nick Heath | April 23, 2012, 4:13 AM PDT | Latest comment by draalinx
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Cheat Sheet: Chromebooks
Here's what you need to know about Google Chromebook and how they are reinventing the laptop.
Posted by Sam Shead | May 30, 2013, 2:50 AM PDT | Latest comment by bdurward
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Five ways to put personal data out of harm's way
Handling personal data can be costly and hazardous for businesses, which is why they are increasingly looking for an exit strategy that shifts the burden onto third-party providers.
Posted by Toby Wolpe | June 12, 2013, 11:19 AM PDT | Latest comment by dave@...
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Google Glass: CIOs say no thanks, or at least, not yet
Google's wearable tech is quite a spectacle, and while they aren't quite ready to invest yet, CIOs are interested in potential business applications
Posted by Steve Ranger | May 23, 2013, 2:49 AM PDT | Latest comment by jsargent
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Demand for SQL and C# skills fuels UK job surge
The number of permanent IT jobs on the market in the UK in the first quarter of 2013 increased for the fourth year in a row.
Posted by Sam Shead | May 21, 2013, 7:23 AM PDT
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Peter Cochrane's Blog: Beyond 3D Printed Guns
Don't let the excitement around 3D printed guns obscure the reality about 3D printing which can be a great force for good.
Posted by Peter Cochrane | May 22, 2013, 6:26 AM PDT | Latest comment by digitpro
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OK, so stick with Windows XP: But how big a risk do you run?
Some organisations intend to keep using Windows XP even in the post-apocalyptic world after Microsoft ends support in 12 months. It's a calculated risk and one they should weigh up carefully.
Posted by Toby Wolpe | April 10, 2013, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by NickNielsen
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Build your own OS using the Raspberry Pi
A course teaching Raspberry Pi owners how to build a simple operating system has been released free online.
Posted by Nick Heath | September 3, 2012, 7:42 AM PDT
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Identity, access management and the rise of bring your own identity
Companies now have more external users than internal ones: how do we manage digital identities without creating huge complexity?
Posted by Bob Tarzey | June 12, 2013, 6:16 AM PDT
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IT projects: Why you need to fail more often
Projects that fail are not necessarily a bad thing. They can end up changing attitudes to experimentation and management, and ultimately improve efficiency.
Posted by Toby Wolpe | May 8, 2013, 5:23 AM PDT | Latest comment by the-dream
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Hunting down the mainframe unicorn
Mainframes are still an essential part of the enterprise computing infrastructure, but staff with the skills can be hard to find - here's how one company solved the puzzle.
Posted by Steve Ranger | April 24, 2013, 1:50 AM PDT | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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Why bother building a business case for BYOD? You'll (have to) do it anyway
Bring your own device is an issue for nearly all organisations, but few are trying to justify it using standard metrics anymore.
Posted by Steve Ranger | May 15, 2013, 5:15 AM PDT | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
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Raspberry Pi: Five ways business can use it
The $40 Linux computer is a tempting replacement for expensive, high-end machines in a number of business tasks.
Posted by Nick Heath | May 9, 2012, 6:58 AM PDT | Latest comment by NZJester
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RepRap: The 3D printer that's heading for your home
Once the preserve of large companies, 3D printing is now heading for the home. The founder of the open source 3D printer project RepRap tells TechRepublic about the coming revolution in home...
Posted by Nick Heath | March 7, 2012, 12:10 PM PST | Latest comment by michaellashinsky@...
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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 | Latest comment by dasha_g
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BYOD becomes standard - but it's going to hit you in the pocket
Bring your own device will soon become mandatory for many staff, but bosses will expect staff to pay for their own hardware to use at work.
Posted by Steve Ranger | May 2, 2013, 3:49 AM PDT | Latest comment by marc@...
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Outsourcing wobbles: Blip or something more telling?
The latest stats might suggest all is not well with outsourcing, but the expert view tells a different story.
Posted by Toby Wolpe | April 26, 2013, 1:55 AM PDT | Latest comment by BlueCollarCritic
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Cloud project risks: Five questions the board should ask before saying yes
In a period when individual departments are just going out and buying software services - with or without IT's blessing - international risk association ISACA thinks it's time the board kept all...
Posted by Toby Wolpe | May 10, 2013, 6:48 AM PDT
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Sloppy code: Why it's not (always) the developer's fault
With programmers complaining that managers are forcing them to push unsatisfactory code out the door, TechRepublic looks at whether developers are getting a raw deal.
Posted by Nick Heath | September 3, 2012, 8:26 AM PDT | Latest comment by MyopicOne
