The power of technology

The improving economy heralds a heartening year for UK investment in IT, according to a new survey from American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) and CFO Research, Supporting Growth with New Technologies. Results of the survey show that more than three quarters (76%) of those surveyed plan to increase investments in technology in 2014, with 41% of CFOs planning to increase their spending on IT by 10% or more in 2014.

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100 percent renewable tariff

Optimum, a leading UK data centre owner and operator, has successfully secured its first 100% renewable electrical energy supply contract. The agreement will cover the entire electricity supply at the Optimum data centre facility in Hayes.

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IT professionals cautiously optimistic on 2014 revenues, IT budgets, and hiring plans

Spiceworks has announced the results of a new survey analyzing the perceptions small-to-medium enterprise (SME) and large organization IT professionals have of the United Kingdom (UK) economy, government policies and the perceived IT skills gap. Despite new technology initiatives and policies aimed at driving growth, most IT professionals feel the UK remains in a recession. However, IT professionals, particularly those in large organizations, are optimistic that revenue, IT budgets, and hiring...

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Ovum reveals 2014 outsourcing perspective trends shaping customer expectations and prospects in social media

Social media is already a must for CRM vendors and enterprises alike. Ovum’s Social Media Outsourcing 2014 Trends to Watch report predicts that both ends of the social media maturity spectrum will drive new opportunities; outsourcers will look to take social media agents out of silos and train them with additional skills, or recruit multi-channel agents; and privacy concerns and perceptions exacerbated by leaked intelligence information will result in outsourcers helping enterprises to...

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Equinix Insider - White Ops President & COO, Eddie Schwartz

Eddie has over 25 years experience in information security, including recent work as the CISO of RSA, the Security Division of EMC, and Co-Founder/CSO of NetWitness.

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