When you think about the leading cloud computing companies,does the name Red Hat spring to mind?Jim Whitehurst hopes it does.In fact,the CEO of the rapidly growing,Raleigh,NC-based,open source company,is doing everything in his power to ...
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David Weymouth, group director of operations and risk at insurance giant RSA, talks to Computer Weekly about the importance of training the next generation of IT leaders; the key changes affecting finance technology; and why a government ...
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Three major Japanese technology companies are investing in a new "fabless" semiconductor startup, intended to capture a share of the burgeoning market for smartphone chips. The venture, called Access Network Technology, has been set up ...
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Business heads regard IT as a competitive advantage,according to Gartner. "Board directors clearly have a top priority to invest in and leverage IT for competitive advantage,"said Jorge Lopez,vice-president and distinguished analyst at ...
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Computerworld - Great CIOs and IT executives help drive their companies by being agile, innovative managers. They nurture their employees, build talented teams and foster creativity in their people. They try new things. They lead by ...
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Mike Bracken, executive director of the Government Digital Service, talked to Computer Weekly about what UK public services could learn from Estonia's open source model and why a dose of its IT leaders' humility wouldn't go amiss in ...
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About 20 years ago, we were running our first data mining pilot at the large insurer I was working for at the time. I'm reminded of this project whenever I listen to the advice given in connection with big data projects. "Know what ...
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Computer Weekly has launched a programme to recognise the most influential women in UK IT – and we want your help in selecting the winners. Scroll down to vote and see the bottom of the page to find out more information on our ...
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By 2015,Gartner expects context aware computing to be as influential to mobile consumer services and relationships as search engines are to the internet. Context-aware computing has been studied and applied for more than 20 years.Advances ...
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