Over 400 enterprise IT and security managers were questioned in a March 2011 survey by cloud service provider Savvis.  Among those surveyed, security was overwhelmingly cited as their primary concern.  Chris Richter, V.P. of managed security services at Savvis, said, “We’ve seen hesitance ... 

In a report that is reminiscent of the dotcom boom of the '90s, the Financial Times reported that Internet companies have dominated fundraising throughout the EU during January. Those who recall those early days of the tech boom, where everything from computers to dog food was being sold online and ... 

The London School of Economics and Political Science conducted a study on cloud computing in the smart phone and aerospace services industries in Germany, Italy, the UK, and U.S. from 2010 to 2014.  The results indicate that adoption of cloud computing in both industries creates significant emp ... 

Employees increasingly expect to use devices of their own choosing at work.  This trend, known as consumerisation or “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD), is potentially diverting the attention of staff away from IT projects.   According to a survey of 1,500 IT professionals in Europe and N ... 

Details of the new EU data protection law have been announced. The bill seeks to reform EU data regulations and save an estimated €2.3 billion in costs, implement pan-European regulation, and deliver a competitive edge to European companies.  Among the requirements of the new regulations is a ... 

In the course of a few years, the term “cloud computing” has become a part of the everyday language of business in the UK.  Cloud hosting and virtualisation were among the top priorities of CIOs in 2011, and it is anticipated that this will remain true for 2012 as well.  According to John ... 

The PCI Security Standards Council’s recent virtualization guidance document has indicated that merchants who choose cloud providers for payment processing, rather than the cloud providers themselves, maintain responsibility for safeguarding information and complying with PCI DSS. While it is possib ... 

IDC’s new survey on Mobile Enterprise claims that in the next three years, more than one billion workers across the globe will be working remotely or as ‘virtual workforce.’ The survey was lead by Stacy Crook a senior research analyst at IDC on mobile enterprise. The survey shows that of the 1.3 bi ... 

There is no denying that 2011 was boom time for ‘Platform-as-a-service’ (Paas), as the industry saw new Paas products debut through the year. Additionally, it was also the year Salesforce.com acquired Paas industry-leader Heroku in a US$250million deal indicating the maturing of the segment with the ... 

A leading SMB security services provider recently survey by a to understand how their clients deploy email archival technology to extract useful business intelligence from their email-histories, revealed the lack-lustre of optimisation of this useful technology in 200 businesses located in US and UK ... 

Technology solution vendors and service providers in the UK, and other countries, continue to be watchful of the developments around the controversial anti-piracy legislation SOPA-PIPA, even as protests against it go viral. Two controversial anti-piracy legislations Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) an ... 

Symantec has announced the acquisition of LiveOffice, its erstwhile data archiving partner for cloud-based services. With this new product in their portfolio, Symantec will expand into data governance as well as eDiscovery compliance. Symantec’s Vice President, Brian Dye, while making the announcem ... 

In a recent publication, the Greater London Authority (GLA) issued a brief guide for organisations to help maintain business continuity despite disasters or major disruptions. This provides a timely reminder to all businesses that may be affected by the impact of the London Olympics this summer ... 

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has begun its Direct Connect service in the UK region with a dedicated direct internet service and a London-based data centre. Amazon’s dedicated network will allow organisations to connect directly to its network, from their datacentre or co-location operations without a p ... 

InformationWeek Analytics recent survey on Enterprise Network Buyers reveals some strong trends.  Standards compliance proves to be the determining factor for buyers, over and above feature-packed equipment. In a recent survey on enterprise network buyers, Information Week, asked five hundred ... 

Dell goes the HP-way, with acquisition of SecureWorks, a popular Managed Security product that has consistently performed well, with revenues exceeding $120 million while supporting 2,900 clients spread over 70 countries.   While HP, with acquiring Fortify software, ArcSight last year prepared ... 

US lawmakers, cutting across party lines, are urging analysis of social media traffic to track ‘current or emerging threats’ by the Department of Homeland Security. US lawmakers—Patrick Meehan and Jackie Speier—are part of a counter-terrorism subcommittee of leading Republicans and Democrats belong ... 

A recent research by analysts Freeform Dynamics, on preparedness of SMBs for Disaster Management in Germany and UK find a formal plan for disaster recovery absent. This  highlights a compelling need for SMB’s to adopt quality Disaster Recovery Plans. Freeform Dynamics’ an analyst/research group ... 

Even as trends of changes in IT security spending emerged from a recent Gartner Survey on budget outlays for 2012, it bust the story on PCI-conforming businesses, revealing close to 18% are non-compliant in real time. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard 2011 (PCI DSS) is a hot-topic for en ... 

Mobile Technologies, Video and Cloud Computing to increase Network budget by 8.7% in 2012, says a fresh study at IDC. The latest study by IDC, has found that the year 2012, will commence with major spending on networking equipment and infrastructure across market segments. Three new technologies-- M ...