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Gartner says the future of the data centre Is software-defined

The software-defined data centre (SDDC) is crucial to the long-term evolution of an agile digital business according to Gartner, Inc. It is not, however, the right choice for all IT organisations currently.

Managed services sector experiencing growing pains as it matures

Managed Services is now a mature business sector, although by its nature, it will continue to evolve, attract new entrants, stimulate innovations and grow as it takes over from the traditional IT industry. Further changes in the industry are required though, especially in sales approach and the way...

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SCC wins 10-year IT infrastructure contract with Oxford City Council

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SCC, Europe’s biggest independent IT services business, has won a 10-year IT infrastructure contract with Oxford City Council.

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Consumers think online outages are caused by poorly built and designed websites

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Rackspace is warning retailers to get their websites ready for predicted traffic spikes after 83 per cent of UK consumers claim a consistently slow or unavailable websites negatively affect their brand loyalty. According to a survey of over 2,000 consumers in the UK[1], over half of consumers (56...

Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure chosen by Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Nutanix supports collaborations fast-tracking genetics from the lab to the clinic.

Huawei hosts the 2nd Global Services Forum

Huawei has opened the 2nd Global Services Forum in Zurich, Switzerland. Under the theme of...

IT talent shortage Is 'wreaking havoc' on the enterprise

Despite more than one-third of total HR budget dedicated to the IT talent gap, 25 per cent of...

It’s time for CIOs to change strategy in the fight against consumer technology  

Michael Porfirio, Director of Systems Engineering, Commvault ANZ.

New wave of vendors driving growth in managed services

The increasing demand for the provision of IT and Telecoms as a managed service is revolutionising...

World Quality Report 2015 shows businesses are struggling with speed of technological change  

The speed of digital transformation and short life-cycles of device and services is increasing the...

Businesses set to increase IT spend in 2016

Three quarters of UK businesses plan to increase IT budget next year, with 62% identifying security...

IT professionals call for UK to stay in the EU  

UK IT professionals are the latest group to express confidence in the UK’s EU membership,...

IT department revealed as major culprit for maverick spend  

New research suggests IT decision makers like to go it alone when making purchasing decisions.

Skills uncertainty, not shortages, is the real issue across Europe, says Claranet  

Partnerships are key to establishing business certainty and insulating against skills shortages.

Shining the light on Shadow IT is critical to understanding unauthorised application usage in the enterprise, says M-Files

Understanding the scale and magnitude of the use of unauthorised applications across the enterprise...

A viable pathway to a genuine, distributed, green and secure digital future

Andy Bates, CISO/Chief Product Officer at StonesThro, explains how the company, working in partnership with Cornerstone, a leading mobile infrastructure services provider, has successfully executed a...

'Alarming' gaps in US data centres’ cyber security defences

Rahul Powar, explains that, as cyber threats increasingly target critical infrastructure, a new analysis from Red Sift exposes major email security weaknesses across the US’s largest data center operators....

Hacktivism and the growing risk to critical infrastructure

In this interview, Rik Ferguson, VP of Security Intelligence at Forescout Technologies, discusses emerging cyber threats, including OT/IoT risks, hacktivism, state-sponsored activity, and the growing challenge...

Trust and identity in the cyber security spotlight

Ross McKerchar, CISO at Sophos, discusses the results of the company’s recent Cybersecurity Trust Reality 2026 report and the State of Identity Security 2026 survey, The report reveals a critical challenge...

Expert Opinions

The AI trust gap: No scaling without quality management

By Venkatesh Sriraman, UK&I Head of Software Engineering at Cognizant.

Power system resilience in data centres ~ Supporting uptime and stability through controlled fault current and resistive technologies

Data centres underpin the digital economy, enabling services from cloud computing to artificial intelligence and global communications. As demand continues to grow, the need for uninterrupted operation rises...

MSP London Roadshow: collaboration, debate and best practice in uncertain times

At the MSP Channel Insights Roadshow in London, MSP leaders explored how AI is reshaping the channel, from cybersecurity and sales to growth strategy and operations. In a period of uncertainty where the future...

Why measuring AI ROI at tool level misses the mark

The businesses that see AI ROI will be the ones with a carefully defined question that worked backwards. By Pedro Varela, Head of AI, Slalom.

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