Computerworld UK "Editor's blog"

The gilt comes off virtualisation -- or does it?

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:44:00 GMT

Virtualisation has been a no brainer – until now. The stupid blunder by VMware in leaving a “time bomb” in the code of its latest upgrade should give us all pause for thought.

Will you pay the price?

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:24:00 GMT

We are constantly being told to “do more with less,” and one of the great benefits of well run IT systems is that they generally let an organisation do just that.

Controlling the code

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:38:00 GMT

There is a lesson here.

The bank laid low by IT

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:54:00 GMT

Don’t let anyone ever again say IT does not matter.

NHS IT: Give them what they want

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:19:00 GMT

There is so much that could be written about the debacle of the National Programme for IT in the NHS that it is difficult to know where to begin.

Today's top stories on CWUK

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:35:00 GMT

NHS - Fujitsu talks ‘got stuck’ on localisation costs – observers

Today's top stories on CWUK

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:36:00 GMT

Post Office signs Logica to update business intelligence

CWUK stories I liked today

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:46:00 GMT

A slow news day after yesterday's holiday here and in the US, but there were some important stories, nonetheless. Try these.

Delay is good

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:02:00 GMT

The banks and Apacs, the UK payments association, have been on the receiving end of endless criticism about how long it takes to clear payments into bank accounts.

Has Google used open source to build a proprietary software empire?

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Fri, 23 May 2008 13:09:00 GMT

Google’s search algorithms have long been a closely guarded secret, so it was interesting to read that there is now some partial opening up of their secret recipe.

Has Google used open source to build a propriatory software empire?

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Fri, 23 May 2008 01:09:00 GMT

Google's search algorithms have long been a closely guarded secret, so it was interesting to read that there is now some partial opening up of their secret recipe.

Did a coding error crash the economy?

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:26:00 GMT

A problem in the code used by financial ratings firm Moody’s may have contributed to the banking industry's headlong rush into “complex financial instruments” that ultimately led to the current global credit crunch.

Did a coding error crash the economy?

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:26:00 GMT

A problem in the code used by financial ratings firm Moody's may have contributed to the banking industry's headlong rush into "complex financial instruments" that ultimately led to the current global credit crunch.

Definitely sack the chancellor

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:29:00 GMT

I am watching Alistair Darling's statement to the House of Commons on the UK's biggest data breach ever with rising anger.

Definitely sack the chancellor

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:29:00 GMT

I am watching Alistair Darling's statement to the House of Commons on the UK's biggest data breach ever with rising anger.

Sack the Chancellor

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:24:00 GMT

If you lose 15 million records of child benefit claimants and keep it secret for ten days, it is not good enough to force out the civil servant at the head of the department responsible.

Sack the Chancellor

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:24:00 GMT

If you lose 15 million records of child benefit claimants and keep it secret for ten days, it is not good enough to force out the civil servant at the head of the department responsible.

Crackberry addiction can be cured

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:07:00 GMT

Many of us have resisted our manager's efforts to give us a company Blackberry. We work hard and like to have some control of what we do when away from the office.

Crackberry addiction can be cured

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:07:00 GMT

Many of us have resisted our manager's efforts to give us a company Blackberry. We work hard and like to have some control of what we do when away from the office.

Stand up for IT

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:41:00 GMT

It is time for IT to stop being a whipping boy for the failure of other management functions to plan and execute properly.

Stand up for IT

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:41:00 GMT

It is time for IT to stop being a whipping boy for the failure of other management functions to plan and execute properly.

Beef up the user groups

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:36:00 GMT

Gartner has some interesting, if slightly belated, comment on Oracle's proposed proposed takeover BEA. It puts the move down to Oracle's desire to consolidate the market rather than its need to acquire technology.

Beef up the user groups

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:36:00 GMT

The sky's the limit....

Mike_Simons@idg.co.uk — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:36:00 GMT

Get a group of senior IT professionals together and the talk often turns to the frustrations of their role.

The sky's the limit....

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:36:00 GMT

Get a group of senior IT professionals together and the talk often turns to the frustrations of their role.