The United Kingdom and Russia both signed Linux deals with IBM this week and the State of Massachusetts has adopted a policy that will make it more likely that open-source software, such as Linux, will be considered for government systems.
It seems that Marks & Spencer has adopted some of these principles. But if it is efficiency we are after, maybe the emphasis should really be on reducing reliance on IT and removing unnecessary complexity from the IT we decide to retain.
The Hackett Group's research contradicts the popular notion that utilising so-called on-demand software, or hosted applications, offers an immediate method of reducing cost and complexity. Specifically, the researchers said that businesses building...
Floorspace savings might not necessarily be an issue unless organisations are moving or expanding - recent developments in compute density have meant many data centres are not strapped for space - but reducing the complexity of the hardware to be...
I admit the phrase I'm about to use isn't the sexiest - but please, bear with me. Reducing the power needed to run data centres especially but also servers, desktops and laptops more generally is no longer just another mundane detail for the spec...
This is magnified when the complexities of a shared service centre come into play. However, it is widely recognised that data encryption helps to secure electronic data and safeguard privacy and therefore it is surprising that it has not been more...