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UK businesses yet to develop compelling case for big data

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IT/business divide prevents organisations exploring big data solutions.

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Big data can save big money. A recent McKinsey report found that value gained from data in the US health care sector alone could be more than US $300 billion every year. But traditional tools aren’t enough to manage these extremely large amounts of fast-changing information. To help enterprises use big data effectively, global nonprofit IT association ISACA issued guidance today on how to manage the chaos and address the business benefits and challenges.

IT services market endured a dismal end to 2012

Last year was the worst for IT services contract activity since 2002, according to research from Ovum. Performance in the three months to the end of December 2012 fell well below the levels seen in the same period of 2011, ensuring that annual IT services contract activity fell to its lowest level for 10 years, both in terms of total contract value (TCV) and deal volume.

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Low and stable electricity prices are likely to make the U.S. a target for datacentre investment at Europe’s expense, according to a report published by 451 Research. Lower electricity prices are also expected to impact U.S. investment in energy-efficient technologies.

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Helicopter engine manufacturer, Turbomeca, has equipped its new manufacturing plant near Paris with Siemon category 7A TERA® cabling. The leader in civil and parapublic helicopter engines reports to have selected the fully shielded 10Gb/s Ethernet system for its cable sharing flexibility, security and capability to support future high speed applications.

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Survey reveals internal threats are still responsible for the most downtime incidents.

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Minkels extends data centre security portfolio with Drop Away Panels

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NorCom selects MapR as underlying technology for Big Data ready enterprise collaboration platform

NorCom, an innovative and highly respected German system developer, has selected the MapR Big Data...

Data and server cabinets offer: five minute assembly; 1200kg load; 25% lower cost

Hylec-APL, the specialist supplier of electrical and electronic components, enclosures and rack...

Eaton welcomes Rittal to its xModular partner program

Eaton has added Rittal to its xModular partner programme to help advance its innovations within the...

House of Fraser chooses BloomReach

Leading department store group, House of Fraser, announces a new partnership with technology...

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