Computerworld UK's In Depth Articles

Why we can't stop malicious insiders?

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Taylor Armerding) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:44:00 GMT

Security experts have been saying for years that insiders -- malicious, careless or simply unaware -- are a greater threat to organizations, both public and private, than hackers.

Scientist out to break Amdahl's law

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Agam Shah) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:30:00 GMT

Many attempts have been made over the last 46 years to rewrite Amdahl's law, a theory that focuses on performance relative to parallel and serial computing. One scientist hopes to prove that Amdahl's law can be surpassed, and that it doesn't apply in certain parallel computing models.

Westminster View: Digital Government, rights and responsibilities

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Chi Onwurah) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:18:00 GMT

It is a terrible irony if, as the Government squabbled with itself over the breadth of its mishandled Communications Data Bill, some of its most contentious provisions were already in effect via the back door as Sharmi Chakrabati, director of human rights group Liberty puts it, through the no-longer secret US spy programme, PRISM.

Best Places spotlight: CSX puts its people first

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Ken Gagne) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:19:00 GMT

The corporate culture at the No. 19-ranked company on our 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list fosters employee connections and career development.

Best Places spotlight: NRECA focuses on employees' career development

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Tracy Mayor) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:19:00 GMT

The No. 11-ranked organization on our 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list invests in its workers with on-site training and mentoring programs.

Best Places spotlight: Qualcomm keeps it interesting with cutting-edge tech

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Robert L. Mitchell) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:19:00 GMT

The No. 8-ranked company on our 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list also isn't shy about recognizing standout employees.

Best Places spotlight: Cancer Treatment Centers of America puts employees' careers on track

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Rebecca Linke) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:19:00 GMT

Employees at the No. 30 organization on our 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list have well-developed career plans -- and the training to help them achieve their goals.

Best Places to Work in IT: Search the archives

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Computerworld staff) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:19:00 GMT

Want to know which organizations have earned a spot on Computerworld's Best Places to Work in IT list in multiple years? Browse, search or sort the listings from 1994 to the present.

How we chose the Best Places to Work in IT

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Computerworld staff) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:19:00 GMT

The methodology behind Computerworld's selection of the 100 organizations in the 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list.

Best Places spotlight: Heartland Payment Systems grows autonomous, collaborative teams

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Stacy Collett) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:18:00 GMT

IT staffers take ownership and set the technical direction for projects at the No. 84-ranked company on our 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list.

The Grill: Raytheon CIO Rebecca Rhoads takes on new role with global reach

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Robert L. Mitchell) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:18:00 GMT

Raytheon CIO Rebecca Rhoads was tapped earlier this year to lead the defense contractor's newly formed Global Business Services unit, whose goal is to improve operations and services by optimizing resources.

IT on the edge: CIOs who (literally) keep the lights on

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Howard Baldwin) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:58:00 GMT

CIOs in emerging economies have to be creative to keep IT up and running -- addressing redundancy, navigating a thicket of sometimes onerous regulations, and in general doing more with less. Insider (registration required)

Beginner's guide to R: Get your data into R

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Sharon Machlis) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:16:00 GMT

Whether it's local or from the Web, there are several ways to get data into R for further work.

Beginner's guide to R: Syntax quirks you'll want to know

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Sharon Machlis) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:16:00 GMT

Why x=3 doesn't always mean what you think it should, about data types and more.

Exclusive research: IT commits to cloud computing

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Computerworld staff) — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:40:00 GMT

Cloud budgets are rising as IT confronts security and ROI challenges, according to the 2013 Cloud Computing Survey from IDG Enterprise (free download). (Insider: Registration required)

Glyn Moody misunderstands the software industry and software-related patents

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Martin Goetz) — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:18:00 GMT

Computerworld.UK published my article “Misconceptions about Software Patents; A USA Viewpoint” in which I disagreed with Glyn Moody’s blog “Software Patents Storming Up the Agenda Again” and used the Wright Brothers early 20th century patents to make a point.

The Grill: Paul Lucidi on the importance of employee appraisals

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Mary K. Pratt) — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:16:00 GMT

Paul Lucidi, CIO at Insulet, focuses on assessing and developing his employees, and giving them the tools to be successful.

IT to the rescue: Unraveling bureaucracy at the VA, one project at a time

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Tracy Mayor) — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:15:00 GMT

An organizational discipline, now being applied at the Department of Veterans Affairs, aims to create enterprises that can respond dynamically to customer demands because their structure is adapted to fit their mission and goals.

Smacking SharePoint into shape

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Todd R. Weiss) — Wed, 29 May 2013 10:23:00 GMT

More than half of all SharePoint shops have had to add functionality to the core software, which came as a surprise to a number of them. Here's what they're doing.

Tech hotshots: The rise of the dataviz expert

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Tam Harbert) — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:14:00 GMT

As analytics become more ingrained in corporations, data visualizers are the new go-to experts in demand -- but do they work for IT or give IT its marching orders?

IT on the fly: The art of quickly building, then dismantling

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Mary K. Pratt) — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:19:00 GMT

The CIOs for the London Olympics, President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign and other short-lived but intense operations know how to run successful IT shops in extraordinary situations -- and their insights can be applied in even the most ordinary of conditions. Insider (registration required)

How to prevent IT department overload

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Minda Zetlin) — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:15:00 GMT

Managing the flow of an infinite supply of worthwhile projects through a finite IT operation takes finesse. Here's how to avoid the backlog and the chaos.

The Grill: NFL CIO uses analytics to improve player safety

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Robert L. Mitchell) — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:15:00 GMT

Michelle McKenna-Doyle, CIO for the National Football League, is driving innovation with analytics, using sensors to track players on the field and monitoring player health and safety with lab analysis of helmets.

IT's new concern: The personal cloud

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Robert L. Mitchell) — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:14:00 GMT

As personal and professional clouds converge, IT's mission to improve productivity while protecting corporate apps and data is getting tougher.

NetSuite eyes European growth with data centre investment plan

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Matthew Finnegan) — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:30:00 GMT

NetSuite has set it sights on regaining growth in the UK and establish operations in Europe and EMEA, earmarking millions of dollars to support a data centre expansion.