Reseller and cloud service provider, Mason IT has managed to avoid the use of costly storage area network (SAN) architecture, after deploying Nutanix for the cloud. Mason IT, which partners with Cisco, VMware, Juniper, Huawei and now ...
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Microsoft has announced a free tool for organisations to assess their security readiness for cloud computing. A survey commissioned by the company revealed that the top barriers to cloud adoption are concerns about the ability to deal ...
CIO-There are a lot of myths about Canada-most related to the country's climate-but these misconceptions actually leave some wondering if Canada might be a good location for a data center. Why Canada Is on the Data Center Radar Michel ...
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Law firm Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has selected cloud service management provider ServiceNow to automate its IT service delivery functions ahead of offerings from CA, BMC and ICCM. Further reading Deloitte selects ServiceNow to improve ...
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IDG News Service-Alfresco on Tuesday unveiled an application programming interface that will allow developers to integrate applications with the company's cloud-based content management service. There are a growing number of options for ...
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In large technology departments,dysfunctional relationships breed like mushrooms in a dank basement.Your dev and ops teams are no longer on speaking terms,while your junior and senior developers can't seem to agree on anything.IT and legal ...
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The Information Commissioner's Office(ICO)has published new guidelines that underline businesses'sole responsibility for the protection of data,even if it has been outsourced to third-party cloud network providers. As more businesses ...
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BT has unveiled an updated portfolio for BT One which includes Microsoft Lync and mobile applications. BT has added cloud services and high-definition video end points to its unified communications(UC)BT One portfolio. The ...
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Salaries for most information security professionals are continuing to trend upward as demand increases, particularly for technical skills. According to the latest figures from recruitment specialist Acumin, the skills most in demand are ...
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IBM has launched a new set of incentives and aids to help its service partners make better use of the company's cloud services and products. IBM's managed service provider(MSP)partners can now get financing,marketing assistance and ...
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After nine months of deliberations and some changes on Google's side,the Norwegian Data Protection Authority lifted a ban on the use of Google Apps by municipalities. However,the decision does not give city authorities carte blanche to ...
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Security and data privacy are still the top concerns for UK businesses adopting cloud-based services,research shows. Security(82%)and privacy(69%)top concerns when it comes to migrating to the cloud for the third year in a row,according ...
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Manufacturer Domino Printing Sciences is cutting costs by putting its IT service desk in the cloud. The maker of printing technologies'service desk supports 25 offices across the world as well as 200 distributors in 120 countries.It ...
Tags: DPS, IT service, Service Desk, LANDesk, Cloud
Security firm CertiVox has launched PrivateSky for Outlook that enables users to encrypt messages and large files up to 5GB. The security software adds a single button to the sender's Outlook email console to enable them to send and ...
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The number of first-time users of cloud computing services in the UK has increased by 27%from last year,according to research from the Cloud Industry Forum(CIF). But the CIF survey showed that,while the rate of adoption has ...
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