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Network Rail Wins IT Project Award

June 19, 2013 12:20 PM

Corporate IT Forum singles out members' best tech projects in annual "Real Tech" awards ceremony. Other winning projects: London's subway Wi-Fi and a plumber's app.

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O2, U.K. Employee Union Reach Outsourcing Deal

June 19, 2013 11:39 AM

Communication Workers Union says threat of mass walkouts forced O2 and outsourcer Capita to sign a better deal for call center staff.

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Britain: The New 'Silicon Island'?

June 18, 2013 02:25 PM

The U.K.'s recently launched Information Economy Strategy could take off, but it will require a skilled workforce and a strong infrastructure.

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Microsoft, Virgin Media Back U.K. 'Digital Maker' Initiative

June 17, 2013 02:46 PM

Microsoft links its Kudo game developers' site to U.K. IT educational initiative Make Things Do Stuff; meanwhile Virgin Media, others help create weekly online sessions to challenge young developers.

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Zombie IT Contract Refuses To Die

June 17, 2013 01:47 PM

In Britain, terminating a multi-billion NHS project in 2011 hasn't stopped more money from being poured into the ill-fated program, say critics.

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Google Launches Attack On Online Child Pornography

June 17, 2013 01:15 PM

Google pledges millions to charities and software developers to help it eliminate online material that endangers children.

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Britain Launches National 'Information Economy' Strategy

June 14, 2013 12:33 PM

Working with industry and academia, the plan sets out objectives designed to nurture small enterprises and prepare students for IT careers.

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Will IT Departments Disappear By 2020?

June 13, 2013 12:46 PM

Forrester Research predicts IT will be embedded in various customer-facing teams.

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Scotland Maps Rural Farms With Open Source, Cloud

June 13, 2013 12:10 PM

Scotland turned to small businesses and new technologies to improve access to data about its crofts -- the country's extensive network of tiny agricultural holdings.

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Vodafone Ponders Major German Cable Market Expansion

June 12, 2013 12:11 PM

As Liberty Global completes its purchase of Virgin Media, London-based Vodafone considers swoop on Germany's biggest cable provider.

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NSA Prism Fallout Delays EU Airline Database Vote

June 12, 2013 10:50 AM

Accusations of "paranoia" and discrimination against non-U.S. citizens aired in Brussels this week -- though the importance of working with America on security was also a theme.

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U.K. Auditors Slam BT Rural Broadband Project

June 11, 2013 12:32 PM

BT is taking advantage of taxpayers, charging a high premium for the £530 million project to bring high-speed networks to rural areas, claims leaked government report.

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NSA Prism: Snowden Is Wrong, Says British Government

June 11, 2013 12:00 PM

Foreign Secretary denies that British government used Prism program to access communications of private citizens, but questions remain.

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British Unemployed Offered Low-Cost Net Access

June 10, 2013 03:34 PM

Ultra-low-cost broadband and refurbished desktops and laptops is digital access nonprofit's latest bid to get underprivileged online.

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U.K. Ministry Of Justice Postpones Major IT Contract

June 10, 2013 03:32 PM

Whitehall unexpectedly puts £300m IT contract covering extensive user network on hold. Some speculators say it's because too few SMBs were in the running.

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Glasgow City Council Fined For Security Lapses

June 07, 2013 12:24 PM

Stolen laptops and repeated cases of unencrypted data top the list of the City of Glasgow's security failings.

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G-Cloud's Challenge: Few Understand It

June 06, 2013 02:50 PM

U.K. plan to encourage public sector to purchase cheaper IT via the cloud won't work unless government explains it better, says new research.

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BYOD Resistance Is 'Futile'

June 06, 2013 12:28 PM

Stop trying to make the wave roll back, cautions analyst group, and instead focus on securing your employees' BYOD smartphones and tablets.

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CIOs Need To Improve Budget Practices, Says Study

June 05, 2013 02:00 PM

To keep up with the fast pace of business, CIOs must shift their budget strategy to bolster employee productivity.

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Network Rail Streamlines Supplier Network

June 04, 2013 12:45 PM

British state-owned rail infrastructure manager Network Rail aims to improve efficiency, cut costs by culling unwieldy list of 270 IT vendors to only five.

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Gary Flood

By The Numbers

Base: 417 respondents at organizations using or planning to deploy data analytics, BI or statistical analysis software
Data: InformationWeek 2013 Analytics, Business Intelligence and Information Management Survey of 541 business technology professionals, October 2012

What Do You Think?

What's your attitude about SQL analysis on top of Hadoop?

Informationweek Reports

Research: The Big Data Management Challenge

The challenge of big data is real, but most organizations don't differentiate 'big data' from traditional data, and nearly 90% of respondents to our survey use conventional databases as the primary means of handling data. We'll help you understand what constitutes big data (it's not just size) and the numerous management challenges it poses.

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Gary Flood

Articles

Network Rail Wins IT Project Award

O2, U.K. Employee Union Reach Outsourcing Deal

Britain: The New 'Silicon Island'?

Microsoft, Virgin Media Back U.K. 'Digital Maker' Initiative

Zombie IT Contract Refuses To Die

Google Launches Attack On Online Child Pornography

Britain Launches National 'Information Economy' Strategy

Will IT Departments Disappear By 2020?

Scotland Maps Rural Farms With Open Source, Cloud

Vodafone Ponders Major German Cable Market Expansion

NSA Prism Fallout Delays EU Airline Database Vote

U.K. Auditors Slam BT Rural Broadband Project

NSA Prism: Snowden Is Wrong, Says British Government

British Unemployed Offered Low-Cost Net Access

U.K. Ministry Of Justice Postpones Major IT Contract

Glasgow City Council Fined For Security Lapses

G-Cloud's Challenge: Few Understand It

BYOD Resistance Is 'Futile'

CIOs Need To Improve Budget Practices, Says Study

Network Rail Streamlines Supplier Network

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By The Numbers

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