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← View all opinionsThe growth of cloud computing over the last decade has been unprecedented. From a relatively unheard-of concept, the cloud has become a key part of the boardroom conversation amongst CIOs and director...
It is predicted that in 2016 BYOD will become a business necessity rather than a privilege. In a recent survey, 72 per cent of organisations polled were permitting or planning to implement BYOD. BYOD...
Since 2008, Black Duck has done an annual review of the world of open source to recognise top new projects launched during the previous year. The selection committee is made up of members of our Produ...
Following a period of lengthy debate, fine tuning and approvals from various political entities, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will soon come into effect. With just one final stage...
I am sure that you still remember Microsoft's famous Windows tag line “Where do you want to go today?”, which was the title of a large Microsoft advertising campaign. Well today I’d like to go hack yo...
The bigger big data becomes, the more valuable it gets. Most CIOs understand that the benefits of analytics increase when you collect, store and analyse data from more sources, in greater quantities a...
In part one we looked at the buzz surrounding bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, including why they are about so much more than just cybercrime. In part two we are discussing what is drawing business...
DNS servers deliver critical services to businesses such as Internet visibility for customers, partners and employees – and external access to network applications and other important services such as...
I attended CeBIT 2016 from the 14th to 15th March, and over the course of the two days I had the opportunity to spend time with Software AG and some of their partners, amongst the exhibitors in the Di...
Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrencies have been around for a while now, but having once been dismissed, they are starting to be taken seriously in interesting quarters. We take a look at the concep...
The democratisation of data has been a hot topic for a while — and it’s finally here. Business intelligence (BI) no longer rests solely in the hands (and minds) of IT. Today, all end users, from sales...
It is easy to lose sight of how much data influences our lives. Many of the decisions we think we made ourselves actually come to us partially formulated. From the charities we’re asked to support to...