t-systems in comment and analysis
Why I'm planning a change of career
Comment When I'm flying an aircraft in cloud, I don't expect my navigation systems to hang or the GPS to announce its downloading a software update and will reboot in 60 seconds, leaving me to input my flight plan all over again when it's finished. [17 Jul 2008]
Time to green-light sustainable IT
Comment Equipment PCs, servers, printers, cooling systems - all come with an embodied carbon footprint. Diving straight into the data centre without first taking stock simply doesn't make sense. True sustainability is much more than hammering the data... [17 Jul 2008]
iPhone 3G, terrorists and tech, file sharers vs ISP
Comment I called O2 and was told that all their systems were being upgraded and I'd need to call tomorrow. It seems seven days cant pass without the government giving our readers something to rant about… see why one reader thinks we're in "deep sh*t" below. [15 Jul 2008]
My 15 minutes with Bill Gates
Comment Before becoming a journalist I had had a real job as a computer graphics programmer, working with some very high-end systems that cost, believe it or not, upwards of $250,000. Windows hadn't even made it to its 3.0 version. [11 Jul 2008]
Getting to the meeting - without the journey
Comment O is for Operating systems The problem is that for many companies, telepresence remains eye-wateringly expensive, with systems varying from £50,000 to £150,000 for boardrooms, depending on whether the vendor is Cisco, HP, Polycom, Teliris or Tanberg. [30 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.06.08
Round-Up Brilliant technologist, ruthless businessman, chino-trousered philanthropist, founder of the most influential technology company of all time and purveyor of operating systems we love to hate. Fortunately, you don't need to tax yourself with such... [27 Jun 2008]
Editor's Blog: Less data equals more privacy
Comment And worse - plans to encrypt sensitive data on NHS systems also appear to be missing the deadlines set by strategic health authorities. Yet at the same time there are plenty of public servants who don't see any value to that data at all. [26 Jun 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment O is for Operating systems Over the past few months, a host of airlines have announced trials or full launches of on-board mobile telephony systems. According to an Easa spokesman, it has approved OnAir's technical solution installed in Air France... [26 Jun 2008]
How many people will it take to fill Gates' shoes?
Comment Dave Cutler The guy who is considered the father of VMS, Windows NT and 64-bit operating systems at Microsoft. DeWitt's new role is creating and leading the Microsoft Jim Gray Systems Lab. Plus don't miss out on Gates getting creamed… [24 Jun 2008]
The Naked CIO: Business misintelligence
Comment It is a result of a workaround to systems and applications not doing what they were supposed to in the first place. What's worse, our collective incompetence at making systems and applications work properly has spawned an entire industry of... [16 Jun 2008]
Complexity makes travellers miss their connection
Comment O is for Operating systems T is for TV But the less appealing side of the story is that you probably won't know what is available, how well it will work and how much it will cost until you get there," he adds. [12 Jun 2008]
The McCue Interview: Robin Dargue, Group CIO, Royal Mail
Comment Firstly he is group CIO for the Royal Mail Group - which includes General Logistics Systems, Parcelforce, Post Office Ltd and Royal Mail Letters. There is also a big project to replace what Dargue calls the Royal Mail Group's "antiquated" HR... [11 Jun 2008]
The McCue Interview: Ailsa Beaton, CIO, Metropolitan Police Service
Comment Part of her role - in addition to the fairly standard set of CIO responsibilities in terms of the IT systems, voice comms and systems development - includes the application of technology into policing, and where better to get that insight than at... [02 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Warped perceptions
Comment Cracking systems is 100 times more fun than defending them. Machines may seem perverse but they aren't devious - yet. But we don't seem to employ any significant resources when allocating national budgets to society's serious problems. [28 May 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 16.05.08
Round-Up So spare a thought for owners of some AMD-based computers who are finding the move to Windows XP Service Pack 3 has sent their systems into an endless reboot cycle. In happier news, Microsoft has launched its WorldWide Telescope, a free web-based... [16 May 2008]
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