Archives : December 2010

New data centres to provide 300% growth in capacity in 60% less space

published on 2010/12/16 by Stewart Baines

At the Gartner Data Centre & IT Operations Summit 2010, the company said that new data centres will be able to provide a 300% growth in capacity in 60% less space than existing data centres....

New data centres to provide 300% growth in capacity in 60% less space

Cloud Computing or Lipstick on a Pig?

published on 2010/12/15 by Eliot Leibowitz

Since the introduction of the term, "cloud computing," we have seen many different definitions of the term and explanations of what it is. The term's many definitions have made it an easy target for abuse. Well, you can put the "cloud" moniker (lipstick) on a legacy service (pig) but it's still a legacy service....

Cloud Computing or Lipstick on a Pig?

students shadow female managers in Singapore and Cairo offices

published on 2010/12/13 by Katie DeTitta

Within France Telecom-Orange, our "shadowing days" program was developed in 2009 to help respond to a global deficit of engineers and the low percentage of women employed in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry. Within Orange Business Services, we have implemented special days during which female students shadowed a female Orange employee working in a technical job role. This is an opportunity for students to experience the workplace, understand more about technical job roles, and of course ask questions. Shadowing days are a key element of our diversity policy which includes gender equality. ...

students shadow female managers in Singapore and Cairo offices

Sustainable IT needs CIO to make friends with line-of-business

published on 2010/12/07 by Stewart Baines

In many organizations, the facilities department pays the electricity bill. As many companies attempt to reduce their carbon footprints and save on energy, how close is the communication between their IT departments and their facilities departments? ...

Sustainable IT needs CIO to make friends with line-of-business

Planning is the key to avoiding cloud computing pitfalls, says analyst

published on 2010/12/03 by Anthony Plewes

Cloud computing promises to tackle two hitherto irreconcilable IT challenges: the need for lower costs and demand for increased innovation. However, a new report from Ovum suggests that instead of boosting efficiency, companies that are ill-prepared will end up with their inefficient IT simply spread across a wider area....