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Cardiff University invests ?1m in infrastructure upgrade Cardiff University has invested ?1m in its IT network as part of an ongoing upgrade to its infrastructure. 29.7.2010 Best Practice Guidelines: Windows 7 migration Computer Weekly recently hosted a roundtable discussion, in association with Dell, to enable IT leaders who are planning their strategy for rolling out Windows 7 to learn from one another’s experiences. Read Part 1 of the write-up to read Simon Harding-Rolls, director of UK IT for accountancy firm Baker Tilly, account about the firm’s implementation of the desktop operating system. He also answers questions on the challenges and key issues associated with the migration. 29.7.2010 Lack of management skills in IT costs firms millions Management skills shortages in IT teams are costing organisations millions of pounds, a report has claimed. More than 41% of CIOs in companies with... 28.7.2010 MoD spent ?10.1bn on IT in 10 years The Ministry of Defence spent a total of ?10.1bn on IT between 1997 and 2009, figures revealed by junior defence minister Andrew Roathan have shown. Expenditure... 28.7.2010 CIO interview: Greater London Authority ramps up IT while cutting costs The GLA is in a unique position for a public sector body - taking on more responsibilities, a potentially higher budget, and employing more staff as it absorbs the work of other organisations that are likely to be closed. 27.7.2010 Betfair seeks IT recruits with global ambitions Online gambling firm Betfair is looking to hire nearly 100 technology employees and graduates across different areas of expertise. The company is now looking to recruit 80 to 90 people with expertise in areas including C#, C++, SQL Server and Java, as well as outsourcing consultants, quality assurance and internet security specialists. 27.7.2010 Government sacks supplier for ?750m e-Borders contract The government has sacked the supplier responsible for delivering the ?750m e-Borders contract, due to serious concerns about the running of the much-delayed programme 22.7.2010 Video: Inca CEO Malcolm Corbett replies to Lord Laird Corbett has been the subject of a number of parliamentary questions from Lord Laird, who is concerned about the use of public money to fund private enterprises. 21.7.2010 Interview: Mike Sackman, chief information officer, Mitchells & Butlers The IT boss at hospitality firm Mitchells & Butlers tells Angelica Mari about the IT change supporting a shift in the overall business strategy 21.7.2010 Thetrainline.com pays ?15m to extend Capgemini deal Online ticket provider Thetrainline.com has extended its infrastructure services contract with Capgemini for ?15m. 20.7.2010 Farnborough Air Show: HP flies the flag for IT The Farnborough Air Show does not attract many IT suppliers, but HP is... 20.7.2010 Case Study: EasyJet flies to the cloud to up e-mail security and down costs Budget airline EasyJet has achieved a 35% savings over three years by switching to a cloud-based software-as-a-service e-mail security system. 19.7.2010 Demonstrating innovation in local government IT The so called age of austerity may not be anything especially novel to those working in local government. Councils have been operating in a cash-constrained environment for some time and, as a result, they are a hotbed of IT-based innovation and innovative thinking. Financial constraints have meant they have had to think about ways of delivering services for less - without reducing capacity on the frontline - and many of those services have been transformed using IT. In the age of austerity, central government could learn a great deal from local authorities. 19.7.2010 White paper: Cloud Computing We are now on the cusp of a significant evolution in information technology: cloud computing has the potential to completely change how organisations’ IT is provisioned, managed and protected. 19.7.2010 White paper: Cloud Security For all the talk of cloud computing, a number of concerns persist in the minds of executives considering the adoption of this technology. Towards top of the list of concerns is the question of information security. 19.7.2010 Video: If they are innocent, why are they acting guilty, asks Lord Laird In an unprecedented scene in Westminster, civil servants refused a peer of the realm entry to a government broadband meeting 16.7.2010 Northern Foods boosts IT investment Northern Foods is pressing ahead with technology-driven automation, despite falling sales and predictions of challenging trading ahead. 13.7.2010 Government meeting IT suppliers to find ways to cut costs The government is today meeting its top 20 suppliers to negotiate ways of reducing the cost of projects including IT initiatives. 8.7.2010 Brush up on business skills for new round of mergers Gartner has urged CIOs to develop their business skills and prepare for a new round of mergers and acquisitions as the economy emerges from the downturn… 8.7.2010 Solar-powered aeroplane starts first night flight Solar Impulse, the... 7.7.2010