Articles

City of London - Case Study

29 Jul 2011

The City of London provides local government services for the financial and commercial heart of Britain, the 'Square Mile'. It is committed to supporting and promoting 'The City' as the world leader in international finance and business services through the policies it pursues and the high standard of services it provides. Its responsibilities extend far beyond the City boundaries as it provides a host of additional facilities for the benefit of the UK. These range from open spaces such as Epping Forest and Hampstead Heath to the famous Barbican Arts Centre and the London Metropolitan Archives.

Scale vs EMC

29 Jul 2011

There’s a lot of hype surrounding EMC's release of VNX storage for small and medium-sized businesses. The hype, however, doesn't live up to the reality. Research shows that while the system may start at £8,000, by the time you add drives and features necessary for the market, the true price is closer to £30,000.

News of the World, privacy and IT governance

28 Jul 2011

What Happened?

On Sunday July 10^th, 2011 the News of the World published it last edition. This paper had been publishing for 168 years and was the top selling Sunday newspaper in the UK. The closure came following revelations of how the newspaper had allegedly obtained personal information using illegal methods such as phone hacking. What does this teach us about privacy and information governance?

Time is the Enemy in Film Restoration - Case Study

19 Jul 2011

The Pixel Farm, Ltd. Provides Fast, Efficient Automated Tools to Accelerate Film Restoration, Visual Effects, and Digital Image Editing, featuring LSI® RAID technology and JBOD Enclosures

Computacenter - Case Study

14 Jul 2011

Computacenter, with more than 10,000 employees and revenues of over £2.5 billion, is Europe’s leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services. The company advises customers on their IT strategy, implements solutions and manages their technology infrastructures, helping them to remove IT cost, complexity and barriers to change.

Avoid becoming the next big IT security disaster

07 Jul 2011

What do Chet Sherer and George Best have in common? Most of us have heard of George, one of the greatest football (soccer) players to ever step on a field. George died after a long illness in 2005, probably due to years of what could be termed a self destructive lifestyle. He is famously quoted as saying: “In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life,” and later “I've stopped drinking, but only while I'm asleep.” Chet was a colleague who lived a quiet life, did his job, and recently died suddenly from a burst aorta. Both are gone – the one after years of apparently not looking after his health, and the other through a sudden aortic aneurysm.

CNI and the Lessons learned from Lulzsec

05 Jul 2011

Hacktivism and It’s Criminal Inspiration

The recent hacking spree by Lulzsec has helped make hacktivism a household term. Although hacktivism is nothing new, it has undergone a rapid evolution that is driven and inspired by criminal, for-profit hacking.

Scottish and Southern Energy - Case study

01 Jul 2011

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), headquartered in Perth Scotland is one of the largest energy companies in the UK. With over 19,000 employees, it is involved in: the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity; the storage, distribution and supply of gas; electrical and utility contracting and other energy services; and telecoms. SSE supplies electricity and gas to over nine million customers within the UK’s competitive energy market making it the second largest supplier of energy in the UK.