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News The five things you need to be thinking about now, as identified by analyst house Gartner, for one. October's highlights on silicon.com were all about software - from fresh rumblings in the perennial Mac vs PC debate, to... [09 Nov 2009]
What every E-buisness should know about SSL security and customer trust
White Paper Fear of fraud is well founded, Gartner reports nearly 2 million Americans were victims of fraud over the internet during a recent 12 month period. Gaining the trust of online customers is vital for the success of... [09 Nov 2009]
Whose IT budget has been hit the hardest?
News Financial services is not making the steepest cuts, however: that honour goes to the agriculture mining and construction industry with a 9.2 per cent year-on-year fall, followed by the discrete manufacturing industry with an 8.5 per cent... [04 Nov 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News A September survey by Gartner found that IT chiefs weren't paying enough attention to measuring, monitoring and modelling energy use in datacentres, focusing on immediate concerns rather than looking at the bigger picture. [29 Oct 2009]
Will 'citizen developers' shake up IT development?
News Now step forward the 'citizen developer' - an individual set to play an increasingly important role in creating business apps, according to analyst house Gartner. Gartner defines a citizen developer as a... [23 Oct 2009]
Mind the details with Windows 7
Comment Gartner's Stephen Kleynhans has been happy with his initial installs of Windows 7 - but it isn't perfect. Stephen Kleynhans is a research vice president with Gartner. Comments or opinions expressed on... [23 Oct 2009]
The top 10 technologies you need to plan for next year
News According to Gartner, the 10 strategic technologies will have an impact on the enterprise over the next three years, with IT chiefs encouraged to make decisions on them within the next two. Green IT will be strategic... [22 Oct 2009]
2010: When IT budgets start to grow again
News According to research from Gartner, enterprise tech spending is down 5.2 per cent on 2008 figures. According to Gartner, it's an issue that CFOs need to be on top of - and as such, CIOs need to make sure... [20 Oct 2009]
CIOs waste energy and budget as one in six servers go unused
News Gartner analyst Rakesh Kumar told silicon.com that because project managers buy more new hardware and new software for each project, consolidation is not happening - and that IT departments need to be going back and... [19 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: The five things you need to be thinking about now
News According to analyst house Gartner, there are a number of issues companies should already be considering ahead of any planned switch - including the need to put an end to Windows XP. The looming end of support for... [15 Oct 2009]
iPhone: Coming to Phones 4u for the first time
News Worldwide sales of the iPhone reached 5.4 million in the second quarter of 2009, according to research firm Gartner - year-on-year growth of 509 per cent. Phones 4u has confirmed it will start selling Apple's iPhone this... [14 Oct 2009]
It's down to you to save the world, IT industry
News While the Commission may be encouraging the use and creation of greener technology and IT services, according to Gartner analyst Simon Mingay the only thing that's really going to prompt significant change is consumer... [13 Oct 2009]
Avatars made to wear a suit to work as the style police arrive
News And now analyst group Gartner has drawn up a set of guidelines, explaining to employers how to make the best use of online environments. Gartner said firms should be teaching employees how to control... [09 Oct 2009]
Think Strategies - SaaS - A Primer for IT and Business Decision Makers
White Paper Because of the growing track record of success of SaaS solutions, Gartner predicts that 25% of new business software will be delivered as SaaS by 2011. However, many midsize businesses are learning the hard way that most... [05 Oct 2009]
Cool Vendors in Data Protection, 2006
White Paper A group of cool new data protection vendors are delivering disk-based solutions that capture data more frequently and that deliver faster recovery than traditional backup solutions. The storage software industry is dominated by two... [05 Oct 2009]
