Outsourcery appoints Andy Burton as a non executive director

Andy Burton, who has been a leader in the development of the UK cloud sector, has been appointed as a non-executive director of Outsourcery Group, the leading Cloud Service Provider (CSP).

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Conde named WHIPTAIL Chairman of the Board

Former SunGard CEO brings more than 25 years of global leadership experience to leading flash-based storage vendor.

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Sepaton releases S2100-ES3 purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA)

Sepaton has released its S2100-ES3 series 2925 purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) with version 7.0 software with new processing nodes and enhanced multiprotocol network connectivity options (8-Gb Fibre Channel, 1-Gb Ethernet, and 10-Gb Ethernet). These new features nearly double the S2100-ES3’s data ingest performance to up to 80 TB/hour, two to eight times faster than nearest competitors. New high-performance compression cards deliver both compression and encryption of data at rest in a unified pipeline without slowing performance. The product continues to feature Hitachi Data Systems storage arrays.

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Convergence or disaggregation?

Bucking the convergence trend, the Facebook-led Open Compute Project wants to separate out the core components of system.

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Phoenix accredited to NetApp Service Provider Partner Programme

Phoenix, provider of hosting, Cloud, business continuity and managed IT services, has been accredited to the NetApp Service Provider Partner Programme to provide Cloud and Backup services.

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Shadow IT lurks uncomfortably, for IT departments

The growth in ‘Shadow IT’ is leaving IT departments caught between a rock and a hard place, according to Simon Bain, CTO of search specialists, Simplexo, who suggests that the concerns existing around managing unsupported devices are equally matched by the need to bring IT expenditure in on budget.

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Five steps to picking the right cloud provider

APM Group offers guidance based on feedback from operating CIF Code of Practice to avoid most common problems.

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CIOs reassess their roles in the face of changing business requirements

Research highlights importance of CIOs building internal relationships with sales and marketing to improve end user customer experience.

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ExaGrid and ATScloud partner

New hybrid cloud offering, Secure BDRcloud, enables customers to replicate backup data for DR to an offsite cloud, reducing or eliminating use of tape.

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Fusion launches BMC Remedy ITSM 8.0

Service management provider, Fusion Business Solutions, collaborates with BMC to deploy upgraded IT service management (ITSM) package. IT operations specialist, Fusion Business Solutions, announces the availability of BMC Remedy’s upgraded ITSM 8.0 solution, as an extension of its existing offering. The new solution is simpler to use, improves IT collaboration and integrates with social media tools.

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Interoute launches Cloud Hosted Microsoft Lync Service with video and voice extras

Interoute integrates Microsoft Lync into its Video as a Service Cloud, enabling Lync users to make video and voice calls to any internal or external end devices, regardless of connectivity.

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Admiral Group PLC chooses LANDesk to transform IT management and service desk support

LANDesk will provide a mobile service desk solution to enhance end-user support for 5,500 employees.

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New survey highlights worrying lack of guidance from employers on use of personal devices

A survey commissioned by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has shown many employers appear to have a ‘laissez faire’ attitude to allowing staff to use their personal laptop, tablet computer or smartphone for work business, which may be placing people’s personal information at risk.

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Videos

Hans van der Waal, Global IT Director, Travelex discusses the company’s ambitious digital transformation programme as it looks to enhance its bricks and mortar business activities with more digital offerings. He explains the challenges of migrating global legacy IT infrastructure into the cloud, and outlines the many benefits that Travelex has realised so far on its digitalisation journey.
Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.
DCS talks to Jon Summers from RISE Research Institutes of Sweden at the Data Centre Alliance's 10x10 Event on 16th February 2023.
Lorraine Wilkinson, Vice President, UK, Equinix, discusses female representation in the technology industry and shares how technology companies can better support their female employees and encourage more women to enter the industry.

Expert Opinions

By Urszula Sankowska, Founder of MIM Solutions and Co-CEO of MIM Fertility, , Member of SoDA.
By Peter Greiff, Data Architect Leader EMEA, DataStax.
The 8th March marked International Women’s Day, which presents an annual opportunity to celebrate women's accomplishments, but also serves as a reminder that there is still much to be done to eliminate gender inequality.
Procurement expert Keith Hausmann highlights how NLP and machine learning are driving efficiencies and savings while enabling sourcing teams to add more business value.