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ING banks on in-memory analytics

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Leo King) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:33:00 GMT

ING is expanding its use of in-memory business intelligence analytics, using a real-time system from supplier Quartet FS.

World Tech Update, February 2, 2012

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Nick Barber) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:29:00 GMT

Coming up on World Tech Update, Facebook announces an IPO, Sony's business is in trouble, the Asus Padfone sets for a debut and thousands flock to Macworld iWorld.

Jaguar Land Rover improves vehicle design with networked data storage

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:06:00 GMT

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has deployed a new networked storage system to help simplify data storage capacity and improve data management for its vehicle designs.

AMD announces Hondo chips for Windows 8 tablets

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Sharon Gaudin) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:50:00 GMT

Analysts say Hondo tablet chips provide strong opportunity for an AMD rebound.

City University turns to VMware to virtualise apps

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:45:00 GMT

City University in London has overhauled its IT infrastructure, installing a new VMware system for the improved virtualised deployment of applications to students and staff that is also cutting costs.

EMC expanded VFCache range to integrate with VMware

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Stephen Lawson) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:45:00 GMT

EMC has big plans this year for the VFCache flash storage it introduced on Monday, with the coming enhancements including SSDs, 1TB cards, integration with VMware and less expensive MLC flash media.

EMC launches VFCache 'Project Lightning' storage solution

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:43:00 GMT

EMC has launched VFCache, a product that combines flash and caching technology to improve the performance of applications.

AMD could look to ARM chips as it ponders alternatives to x86

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Agam Shah) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:36:00 GMT

Advanced Micro Devices has loosened its commitment to the x86 architecture, announcing a new design strategy that could pave the way for using ARM technology in future AMD chips.

Riverbed updates Granite products with 'edge virtual server infrastructure'

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Colin Neagle) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:21:00 GMT

Riverbed today announced the release of updates to its Steelhead network performance products as well as its Granite product line, which is based on the edge virtual server infrastructure approach that Riverbed is pushing. Whereas the former aims to boost network performance for the customers that are concerned about application delivery, the latter may attract more attention from the infrastructure management industry.

HP Proliant Gen8 server details leaked on its official website

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Agam Shah) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:06:00 GMT

HP has let slip some details on its website about its upcoming Proliant Gen8 servers ahead of their official launch.

CFOs must act when ERP goes wrong

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Fred O'Connor) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:06:00 GMT

Companies long have grappled with glitches in their ERP (enterprise resource planning) system implementations a situation that the recent botched-rollout record suggests won't get better any time soon. While ERP projects go awry for many reasons, each incident reveals its own set of troublesome repercussions, financial and otherwise.

OpenStack developers consider dropping Microsoft Hyper-V support

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Nancy Gohring) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:30:00 GMT

Microsoft may try to revive support for Hyper-V in OpenStack as the community considers removing the code, which one OpenStack developer called broken and unmaintained, from the stack.

Gartner briefing: Know when and where to reach your virtualisation ceiling

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Philip Dawson, research vice president at Gartner) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:50:00 GMT

Virtualisation enhances flexibility and agility by detaching workloads and data from the functional side of physical infrastructure. Although attractive possibilities abound for networks, storage, servers and desktops, virtualisation is not always the right option.

Why Big Data means a big year for Hadoop

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Michael Friedenberg) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:01:00 GMT

Companies from IBM to Amazon are turning to Hadoop to manage the surge in data that needs storing. Our CEO Michael Friedenberg says the buzz around Hadoop is no joke.

Are CIOs really embracing consumer technology?

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Tom Kaneshige) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:26:00 GMT

Debunking myths about the consumerisation of IT, a new survey shows companies embracing consumer gadgets. One shocking discovery: More than half of companies already have had a security breach.

Melting icecaps could enable undersea Arctic telecom route

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Jay Gillette) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:30:00 GMT

"Harnessing Disruption: Global, Mobile, Social, Local," was the theme at the 34rd Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) conference last week in Honolulu.

Associated Press handles HD video data with new storage system

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:37:00 GMT

The Associated Press is supporting the data demands of its high-definition video production and archive workflows with a new storage system.

Four ways to beat data bloat

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Rick Clark) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:38:00 GMT

It is estimated that unstructured data - everything from email to spreadsheets, documents and digital media - accounts for at least 90% o an organisation's data. You systems are bloated with everything from personal iTunes playlists to the early versions of that PowerPoint presentation you delivered in March. To make matters worse, analysts at Gartner and IDC predict that data growth in IT organisations will grow by as much as 800% i the next five years.

Cisco modernises electric grid portfolio for utilities

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Jim Duffy) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:22:00 GMT

Cisco this week expanded its smart grid portfolio for utilities with a reference architecture, products and services intended to modernize the electric grid.

Tableau boosts speed, adds user-centric features to BI visualisation

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Chris Kanaracus) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:35:00 GMT

BI (business intelligence) vendor Tableau Software on Wednesday announced the availability of Tableau 7.0, a release that boosts speed and scale as well as providing what the company calls "human-oriented" design and accessibility.

How to revitalise your PC sourcing strategy

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Clarence Villanueva) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:02:00 GMT

It's becoming more obvious by the day: Many companies' laptop and desktop fleets are quickly becoming outdated, a consequence of their decision to hold off on PC refreshes in order to conserve cash during the 2009 recession. Looking ahead, many companies see 2011 and 2012 as investment years, part of broader efforts to update their old equipment and enable a new generation of technology-savvy workers.

How the Apple Mac invaded the enterprise

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Maria Korolov) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:28:00 GMT

Over the years, Apple has earned a less-than-stellar reputation among purchasers of enterprise desktops. Macs were seen as overpriced to begin with. And Apple didn't offer huge discounts for bulk purchases, like the PC makers. Plus, Macs didn't come with the ecosystem of integrated productivity and management apps that are taken for granted in the Windows world.

China passes half a billion Internet users

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Michael Kan) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:42:00 GMT

China's Internet population passed the half billion mark at the end of 2011 after the country added 28 million new users during the second half of the year.

Epicor sued after two-year project delivered 'useless' software

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Chris Kanaracus) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:29:00 GMT

Wine and spirits distributor Major Brands is suing Epicor, alleging the ERP (enterprise resource planning) software vendor failed to deliver a satisfactory system after years of effort and significant cost overruns, and then offered a solution that would force the company to install a new version that hadn't yet been completed, pushing back the original "go-live" date by four years.

IBM cuts bit size to 12 atoms, paving the way for 150TB drives one day

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Lucas Mearian) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:40:00 GMT

IBM researchers have discovered a way to create a bit of data using only 12 iron atoms, which compares to today's magnetic data storage technology requiring about one million atoms for a single bit.