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Three simple steps to determine risk tolerance
For Chief Information Security Offiers, in addition to deciding what policies, processes, or technology an organisation should have in place, an even more significant challenge is successfully negotiating disputed risk issues. read more »
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Forget Big Data, the Value Is in 'Big Answers'
CEOs aren't interested in the Big Data process, they want game-changing insights read more »
Embrace BYOD or be left behind
In a global survey of technology leaders, Dell Quest Software reports that companies that adopt a user-centric approach to BYOD tend to reap the most benefits and suffer the fewest setbacks and challenges read more »
Disable Java before it's too late
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Key Skills – Big Data, big salaries
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The 3 biggest threats to your cloud data
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One weakness of the current CloudStore is that it is difficult to benchmark compare prices given the different metrics each vendor prices by.G-Cloud iii – Is the framework getting any better?
For Microsoft to "suppress" it's HP paid study claiming a savings of €40 million if Munich stayed with them is an insult to the intelligence of an orangutangMicrosoft refuses to release study challenging Munich Linux success
Pity Ofcom can't be persuaded to take the same view. They confirmed to me in November 2011: "Despite its popularity, broadband is not regarded as an essential service."Internet connection crucial to everyday life, German federal court rules
Big surprise, Microsoft/HP study finds it's cheaper to use their product. The freedom gained by moving away from Microsoft is priceless.Microsoft refuses to release study challenging Munich Linux success
Don't the Microsoft boneheads realise that by not releasing the results of the study, they only lend credence and validity to the very point they're trying to refute?Microsoft refuses to release study challenging Munich Linux success
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Thin client computing done right with Citrix XenApp
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Nice to have more alternatives than the usual Microsoft Office but, LibreOffice have a long road to beat Office.LibreOffice 4.0 - Six new features coming to open source suite