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Virtualisation: Real-life tales of how to get it right
Comment Zahl Limbuwala, chair of the British Computer Society datacentre specialist group says some of the coolness towards virtualisation is down to the economic downturn making any new IT projects harder to execute. [20 Nov 2009]
British Airways Makes Business-Critical Systems Unbreakable and Lowers Total Cost of Ownership
White Paper British Airways plc (BA) wanted to guarantee availability of passenger-facing and core back-office processes with instant failover, transparent disaster recovery, unparalleled performance, and seamless scalability. [01 Oct 2009]
How green credentials are shaping IT contracts
Comment Green IT' is now a recognised aspect of working and buying in the sector, illustrated by the fact the British Computing Society is in the process of launching its Green IT Qualification. In May of this year, the... [10 Sep 2009]
British Energy Builds a Highly Reliable and Scalable Trading Infrastructure, and Reduces Costs With HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server
White Paper For British Energy to migrate its electricity-trading application infrastructure from a proprietary platform to an industry-standard one, to improve its agility, resilience, and scalability, and to... [28 Aug 2009]
Photos: From Big Bang physics to F1 racing - how analytics is shaping the world's decisions
Photo It may seem as haphazard as the British summer sunshine but the scheduling of UK football fixtures is a complex process that takes weeks of work to complete. The four detectors within Cern's particle accelerator - each... [27 Jul 2009]
British Gas customers can turn up the heat using their mobile
News UK start-up AlertMe.com on Monday announced an agreement to test a service that will allow British Gas New Energy consumers to control their home heating systems from the web or mobile phone. The... [21 Jul 2009]
Telecommunications Firm Reduces Energy Costs With New Operating System
White Paper Operating in more than 170 countries, British Telecom plc (BT) is a leading provider of communications services, including, networked IT services; telecommunications services; and Internet products and services. [01 May 2009]
Green Lighting Initiative Brightens the Way Toward Electricity Savings, Employee Satisfaction
White Paper To begin the research and testing phase, EV Logistics consulted BC Hydro, British Columbia's largest electric utility. Companies around the world are researching and implementing programs to reduce... [23 Apr 2009]
Extra coppers to clobber copper crooks
News It is being run by the Association of Chief Police Officers and the British Transport Police and is jointly funded by the Home Office and the Energy Networks Association, the trade association for UK... [12 Jan 2009]
Getting your IT department ready for 2009
News And Kevin Hoctor, policy adviser with the British Chambers of Commerce, said: "In a tougher market, opportunities to use technology to get ahead of the competition will also be grasped, so this could be utilising more... [29 Dec 2008]
Over 50? Worried about job prospects? Don't be
News Paul Coby British Airways Whiting added that older workers should try to differentiate themselves from younger competitors by emphasising their wisdom, energy and creativity. Tech professionals at the... [01 Dec 2008]
Catherine Doran, CIO, Network Rail
Comment But she counters by pointing out the improvements from the old British Rail and then Railtrack eras, with Network Rail now running more trains than have ever been run - 24,000 per day - and with punctuality higher than... [18 Nov 2008]
Five ways to recession-proof your IT
Comment Neil Hammond, head of IT at British Sugar, says: "Talk to your suppliers about how they might help reduce costs - it may be they can offer a lower SLA at a cheaper rate. Another way to cut costs is to rationalise... [05 Nov 2008]
London 2012: Will IT be hit by credit crunch?
Comment Out of LOCOG's total target of £650m from its local sponsors, approximately £350m has so far been raised from TOPs including Adidas, BT, Lloyds TSB, EDF, British Airways, Nortel and BP, and one tier two supporter Deloitte. [09 Oct 2008]
Michael Dell talks netbooks, services and green IT
News British PCs through the ages Dell added there has been a dramatic increase from customers in greener IT hardware: "The thing I've seen change dramatically in the last 12 months is, a year ago if you went to a CIO with a... [24 Sep 2008]
