Archive for October, 2009
Supply and demand side Green IT
IT Pro IT could help Europe reduce carbon emissions by 15 per cent by 2020 and boost its own bottom line while doing it, according to the European Commission. While the IT sector itself uses eight per cent of EU energy and creates two per cent of emissions, technology like smart grids and smart metering [...]
Virtualization a presentation
I was having a chat with an IT Manager working in the city, he’s been testing virtualization (using VMware) internally and is trying to put together some points for a presentation, a sales pack if you like for funding and for buy-in from the business to get the go ahead. I had a chat with [...]
PEER 1 study about cloud
PEER 1 SOUTHAMPTON, UK, 23 October 2009: A study commissioned by PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX: PIX), the global online business hosting provider has found that 88% of IT decision makers do not use cloud technologies, with 39% of respondents claiming that lack of knowledge is putting them off. The independent study which canvassed [...]
SSG recommends improvements in IT
Finextra Financial services firms need to make substantial and sustained investments in IT infrastructure if they are to overcome severe underlying weaknesses in their risk management capabilities, according to a report by financial regulatory agencies. The Senior Supervisors Group (SSG) that comprises watchdogs from seven countries (United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, United Kingdom) [...]
Browsing the internet at work report
http://australia.tmcnet.com/news/2009/10/21/4436605.htm Rolling Meadows, IL, USA (21 October 2009)—Employees plan to spend nearly two full working days (14.4 hours) on average shopping online from a work computer this holiday season, according to a survey conducted on behalf of ISACA, a nonprofit association of 86,000 information technology (IT) professionals. One in 10 plans to spend at least [...]
Finjan to help with cloud security
Finjan San-Jose, Calif., October 20, 2009 – Finjan Inc., a leader in secure web gateway products and the provider of unified web security solutions for the enterprise market, today announced the launch of its Vital Cloud and Vital Cloud Hybrid. These enterprise web security solutions address the needs of enterprises as well as Managed Security [...]
Talking Blade Systems Insight
Blade Systems Insight A revolution is happening in the data center, and that demands a revolutionary approach to information-sharing. BladeSystems Insight is a new concept in executive summits. Now in its fourth year, this invitation-only event brings together North America’s top IT executives for intimate discussions, networking and demonstrations of the newest concepts in data [...]
Server sales to continue regardless of the economy
Business Wire The global IT industry continued to be plagued by the economic turmoil in the first half of 2009 and the server industry was no exception. Although having seen market volume and vale declines in the first half, the server market has begun to show signs of slow recovery due to the launch of [...]
Bank signs up to desktop cloud service from IBM
Finextra Japan’s Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ has signed for IBM’s smart business desktop cloud service. The bank’s systems division will use the service to establish a thin client environment which Big Blue says will improve security and business continuity as well as cut costs. Implementation is slated for completion by December. Check out this article [...]
Red Hat and Microsoft continue the virtual possibilities
Business Wire RALEIGH, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that customers can now deploy fully supported virtualization environments that combine Microsoft Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. In response to customer demand for interoperability in their IT environments, Red Hat and Microsoft have completed testing [...]
