Defragging the Enterprise

Data centres are actually pretty interesting

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:57:42 GMT

I had the opportunity this week to tour a purpose-built data centre this week, thanks to Equinix, which provides network-neutral data centre and interconnection services. The tour provided me with a fascinating insight to the thinking and planning needed for...

How much will a fibre rollout actually cost?

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:01:32 GMT

Gartner has just published a new report which predicts a bandwidth divide in the next three to five years between urban and rural areas, with those living in the countryside being left behind in the digital slow lane.This bandwidth divide...

Can email patterns reveal an impending crisis?

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:16:00 GMT

A group of US researchers believe they can identify a company heading into trouble by analysing the pattern (not content) of email messages flowing throughout the organisation.

Can email patterns reveal an impending crisis?

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:16:00 GMT

A group of US researchers believe they can identify a company heading into trouble by analysing the pattern (not content) of email messages flowing throughout the organisation. According to a report in the New Scientist, Ben Collingsworth and Ronaldo Menezes...

Digital Britain. The sums just don't add up.

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:22:00 GMT

Headlines surrounding the Digital Britain report have centred on a new tax to help rollout broadband and next generation networks in the UK; the government's buck-passing over illegal file-sharing to the ISPs, and that the BBC no longer has a monopoly on the licence fee.

Digital Britain. The sums just don't add up.

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:22:00 GMT

Microsoft to open retail stores

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:34:00 GMT

Microsoft has just announced plans to open its own chain of retail stores, and even hired a former Wal-Mart veteran to run the retail operation. "The purpose of opening these stores is to create deeper engagement with consumers and continue...

Microsoft to open retail stores

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:34:00 GMT

Microsoft has just announced plans to open its own chain of retail stores, and even hired a former Wal-Mart veteran to run the retail operation.

Eight from one

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:13:00 GMT

Eight from one. No, it is not the name of a fictional character from Star Trek, but instead refers to an interesting demo I witnessed earlier this week from MiniFrame, which showed off its SoftXpand offering that allows for eight...

Eight from one

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:13:00 GMT

Infamy, infamy, they all have it in for me

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:04:00 GMT

I will admit to enjoying the delicious sense of irony as I watched Nick Leeson, the trader who famously collapsed Barings Bank back in 1995, give a talk on 'risk management in the real world' at Burton Group's Cataylst Conference in Prague this week.

Infamy, infamy, they all have it infamy me

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:04:00 GMT

Infamy, infamy, they all have it in for me

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:04:00 GMT

The cost of wiring up Britain

tomj@techworld.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:13:00 GMT

There has been a lot of talk recently regarding the cost of rolling out a NGN (next generation network) for the UK. Indeed, the British government has been calling for a while now for a national rollout of fibre. But the problem still remains, who is to pay?

The cost of wiring up Britain

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:13:00 GMT

VMware parts company with CEO

tomj@techworld.com — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:14:00 GMT

The IT industry can at times be a pretty brutal place. No more so than in the complex atmosphere of IT management hiring and firings.

VMware parts company with CEO

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:14:00 GMT

The IT industry can at times be a pretty brutal place. No more so than in the complex atmosphere of IT management hiring and firings. The news of the removal of co-founder and CEO Diane Greene by VMware's board...

'Must have' iPhone theme

tomj@techworld.com — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:33:00 GMT

Do you want your Apple iPhone to look-and-feel like Windows Vista? No, neither did we. But now you can, thanks to a brand new iPhone theme that will make Apple's handset look-and-feel like a Vista-based device.

'Must have' iPhone theme

tomj@techworld.com — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:33:00 GMT

'Must have' iPhone theme

Tue, 20 May 2008 11:33:00 GMT

Virus runs amok at Sun conference

tomj@techworld.com — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:32:00 GMT

Attendees at last week's JavaOne conference had the misfortune to be struck down by a nasty virus. The unwelcome gatecrasher was not a virus of the digital variety however, but rather the unpleasant norovirus, that can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.

Virus runs amok at Sun conference

Mon, 12 May 2008 15:32:00 GMT

Virus runs amok at Sun conference

tomj@techworld.com — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:32:00 GMT

Spam's 30th birthday

tomj@techworld.com — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:30:00 GMT

This weekend it will be the 30th birthday of spam, but somehow I don't think many people will be out celebrating.

Spam's 30th birthday

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:30:00 GMT

This weekend it will be the 30th birthday of spam, but somehow I don't think many people will be out celebrating. According to the New Scientist, 30 years ago on Saturday (3 May 1978 to be exact), an overly...