The role of the IT Director is changing. Having fought for years to gain a seat on the board, with mixed success, the inevitable shift of IT infrastructure to the cloud finally presents the IT Director with a chance to fundamentally change the role and deliver true strategic innovation. Removing the routine tasks of day to day infrastructure administration and planning for server/networking refresh releases the IT Director to focus on the real areas of technology innovation that can support...
Read MoreQLogic has announced that its award-winning QLogic® FlexSuiteTM technology supports NetApp’s next-generation, storage arrays, providing exclusive multiprotocol connectivity for Gen 5 Fibre Channel and 10Gb Ethernet (10GbE) for both block and file-based storage access. QLogic FlexSuite technology enables NetApp customers to select their storage protocol of choice through a simple field upgrade, and allows for future transitions to alternative I/O options. NetApp’s new FAS8000...
Read MoreSteria will help to drive efficiencies within Gloucestershire County Council’s ICT infrastructure under an innovative contract which will deliver savings in excess of 25% over current costs, whilst giving the Council the flexibility to respond effectively to changing demands in future.
Read MoreStorage industry innovator X-IO Technologies says that its “Intelligent Storage Element” (ISE) storage solutions are now installed in 14 Microsoft Technology Centres (MTC) globally. As one of a small number of specialised hardware partners in Microsoft’s worldwide network, X-IO’s performance driven storage is being tested as part of the Microsoft enterprise architecture in locations including Paris, Johannesburg, New York, Beijing and Munich, with plans for this to...
Read MoreEuropean fleet management solutions provider, Transics, has selected SunGard to provide a high performance hosted environment to optimise the agility, flexibility and reliability of its solution. By deploying a broad range of Managed Services and Hybrid Cloud Services, Transics offers its customers an even more stable, robust and available infrastructure into which they can both entrust and secure their mission critical data.
Read MoreFujitsu has secured a deal with Essex County Council to transform its Corporate Systems estate. Under the terms of the contract, Fujitsu will implement a fully integrated and modernised ERP environment that also delivers enhanced functionality to retained legacy applications. The project supports the Council’s long-term financial strategy to save at least £235m over the next three years while helping it to become more operationally efficient and expand the services it can offer to...
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