Digitalisation World

Aria Networks extends apps portfolio

Published in Apps + DevOps Vertical Applications

Three new applications available immediately from http://apps.aria-networks.com · Delivered as Software as a Service or ready to implement CPE / private cloud.

Published in Apps + DevOps ICT Management Vertical Applications

Expedites application troubleshooting by pinpointing associated components.

Published in Apps + DevOps ICT Management Software-as-a-Service

Collaboration expands opportunities to deliver Capacity Planning as a Service.

Published in Apps + DevOps Software-as-a-Service Vertical Applications

Infor has introduced Infor CloudSuiteTM Human Capital Management (HCM), offering customers access to talent applications including talent management, human resource management and shared services, learning, and talent science, in the cloud.

LinuxIT recognised at Red Hat EMEA Partner Awards 2015

Linux systems management specialist takes home Stronger Together Award for collaboration with Softcat and Tier 2 Consulting.

Senior management have unrealistic expectations about IT downtime

Report identifies gap between IT and senior management expectations.

NEWS

Kiabi revolutionises ‘ready-to-wear’ fashion

Software AG’s Digital Business Platform accelerates Kiabi’s cross-channel strategy.

NEWS

Dell to acquire EMC

Brings together the industry’s leading innovators in digital transformation, software-defined data centre, hybrid cloud, converged infrastructure, mobile and security.

SUSE for SAP available on AWS

Customers can use existing SUSE subscriptions to develop and test SAP solutions on Amazon Web Services.

Remote desktop troubleshooting

Latest version of DameWare Remote Support expands over-the-internet capabilities to unattended servers and workstations outside the firewall enabling IT pros to gain remote access and take action without end-user presence.

Extreme Networks integrates with VMware solutions

Customers can seamlessly pair Extreme Networks with VMware vRealize Suite for end to end automation, orchestration and visibility.

Array Networks and Nutanix partner

“Nutanix Ready” solutions optimize application availability, performance and security for enterprises committed to building innovative, next-generation data centers.

City of Geel cuts troubleshooting by 50 percent

The City of Geel, Belgium, is using the ExtraHop wire data analytics platform to manage the performance, availability, and security of dozens of critical municipal services applications, cutting troubleshooting time by 50 percent in the process.

UK companies slow to embrace digital transformation

New Digital Effectiveness Index reveals companies with successful digital transformation strategies benefit from double the revenue growth compared to mainstream organisations.

NetSuite opens data centres in the Netherlands and Ireland

NetSuite, provider of cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, today announced the opening of two major data centre deployments in Europe, one in Amsterdam, Netherlands and the other in Dublin, Ireland.

Spotlight on Women in IT – Episode 7 - Emely Patra, Regional VP and Head of EMEA Customer Success Strategy and Architecture, at MuleSoft

Interview with Emely Patra, Regional VP and Head of EMEA Customer Success Strategy and Architecture, at MuleSoft. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Data sovereignty policies – public cloud or hybrid approach?

Paul Speciale, Chief Marketing Officer at Scality, discusses the results of the company’s recent data sovereignty survey, which found that, while the vast majority of companies have policies in place or have plans to do so, there’s a difference of opinion when it comes to relying on the public cloud alone or taking a hybrid approach when it comes to implementation.

SNIA setting the standard for storage innovation

Dr J Metz, Chair SNIA Board of Directors, discusses several recent exciting storage innovations, including Computational Storage Devices, DNA Data Storage and SDXI, as part of an overview of the Storage Networking Industry Association’s busy programme.

The importance of third party validation when it comes to cybersecurity

John Parlee, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Park Place Technologies, discusses the importance of being able to demonstrate to customers, and employees, that your company recognises the importance of IT security, through a combination of standards, Zero Trust and, increasingly, cyber insurance.

Expert Opinions

Hot aisle containment – keeping data centres cool

Flooding the data center with cold supply air, in combination with an appropriate hot aisle containment solution, makes for a cost-effective, energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly facility, as Gordon Johnson, Senior CFD Engineer at Subzero Engineering, explains.

Keeping Data Centres Online

While we all welcome the increased use of biofuels such as biodiesel to reduce carbon emissions, data centres need to be aware of the additional risks this poses to backup generators. The increased use of some bio component/material within the fuel industry makes the environment within the fuel tank more appealing to microorganisms. Present in large concentration, these can create issues by blocking filters and corroding metal parts within the fuel system – issues which are not likely to be covered by generator OEM warranties. Pierre Poitras, Technical Consultant at Conidia Bioscience looks at what data centres should be doing to ensure they stay online?

View from a retail CIO: The rush into digitisation, the shortage of talent, and supply chain disruption is changing the role of the CIO for ever

The retail sector is just emerging from the backdrop of intense pandemic-induced digitisation, only to find itself in an environment with many more external pressures – from the tech talent shortage to outstanding technical debt and supply chain pressures. Here, Neil Holden, Chief Information Officer, Halfords, reflects on the lessons Halfords has learned even before the pandemic, and offers some best practice advice to CIOs and CTOs as they plan and execute digitisation strategies in the current retail industry landscape.

The Opportunities and Challenges for Women Pursuing a Career in the IT Industry

Q&A with Eva Sóley Guðbjörnsdóttir, Deputy CEO and CFO, atNorth

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