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Q&A: Julian David: IBM's vice president public sector business
Comment If you look at the whole concept of consolidation, this is something we think, that government can actually consolidate its IT and get a better result in terms of efficiency but also of the new... [05 Dec 2007]
IT departments told - must get greener
News Too few tech professionals have a handle on what their company's energy usage is, and this must change if any real progress is going to be made in terms of improving the efficiency of IT systems,... [29 Nov 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Supercomputing
Cheat Sheet No, a supercomputer is a computer which is considered to be at the frontline in terms of processing capacity and speed. More on Blue Gene later but IBM is also currently working on a computer nicknamed 'Roadrunner' that... [20 Nov 2007]
The greening of IT: Do it yourself
Comment Electricity-hogging data centres may attract the environmentalists' ire but the humble office has a lot to answer for in terms of carbon emissions, says Futurity Media's Stewart Baines. Two themes dominate the... [02 Nov 2007]
BT: Job cuts on the way?
News This has all been done with the unions and on good terms with those people who have chosen [to] leave. BT is to announce a number of job losses when it issues its latest financial results next week.... [02 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... work and play, mobiles on planes, data leaks...
Comment Terms like "plug and play", "pay as you go" and "on demand" exist in our society because, as consumers, we demand more of the technology that surrounds us. Almost without exception, all are vehemently opposed to... [25 Oct 2007]
Cabinet Office flexes its shared services
News There is also a further dividend for the Cabinet Office, in terms of green IT and budget costs. It's based on a thin client architecture, which has a... [25 Oct 2007]
Revealed: Top UK base for IT businesses
News The 65 largest towns and cities across the UK which have a population of more than 100,000, were then assessed in terms of theses requirements. Manchester has the most to offer UK IT companies hunting... [26 Sep 2007]
Interview: Tesco CIO Colin Cobain
Comment This is supported by one centre of excellence in terms of the IT people, which is our Bangalore service centre with around 1,500 IT professionals. The second one is then using... [25 Sep 2007]
Tech sparks rapid rise in electricity bills
News Paul Broome, CTO at 192.com, said: "We have fortunately replaced nearly all of our aircraft carrier-class servers with much more efficient systems in terms of energy consumptions. I set up a small 'green... [15 Aug 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Virtualisation
Cheat Sheet We're talking about virtualisation in terms of the creation of a virtual version of something - such as server or storage device. Virtualisation has dipped its finger into a variety of IT pies including... [04 Jun 2007]
iSoft bought by Oz healthcare company
News iSoft, the troubled software supplier at the heart of the NHS' National Programme for IT (NPfIT), has agreed the terms of its sale. The possibility of a takeover of iSoft has been apparent for months,... [17 May 2007]
Virtualisation gets trendy
Comment In general terms, virtualisation refers to the abstraction of computer resources so they can be logically assigned. The fact that so many areas of IT are affected by virtualisation is perhaps testament... [15 May 2007]
Corporates failing to commit to green tech: Study
News However, there is a growing awareness that environmental concerns will have an impact on future business IT operations in terms of cost reduction. The majority of large companies have yet to build... [15 May 2007]
Apple flunks green tech test
News Apple has come bottom of a list compiled by Greenpeace that ranks 14 major electronics manufacturers in terms of their green credentials. Greenpeace's quarterly Guide to Greener Electronics is designed... [04 Apr 2007]
