Government Technology

Unified Communications
Unified Communications: What have you done for me lately?
While unified communications could seem like an expense in these tough times, when you dig deeper there are clear benefits to be had, argues Les Whitten, Redstone Converged Solutions
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Data Centres
Driving energy and cost efficiency
Zahl Limbuwala, chair of the BCS’s Data Centre Specialist Group, discusses ways to achieve a leaner, greener data centre
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Software Licensing
Strategy for compliance
Phil Heap, head of Consultancy at FAST explains the importance of software asset management within government and how the public sector can take steps to regain control of their software
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Information Assurance
Get proactive and get monitoring
LogRhythm’s Ross Brewer takes a look at exactly what CESG’s Good Practice Guide 13 (GPG 13) entails
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Information Assurance
IA10
IA10 is being carefully shaped to enable government organisations to achieve greater efficiencies and squeeze more out of their ICT infrastructure safely
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Storage
Power efficient metrics
The Green Grid has introduced a free online tool for data centre managers to record their power usage effectiveness scores
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Cloud Computing
Migrating to the cloud
How will cloud computing impact the public sector? Microsoft’s Mark Taylor weighs up the arguments
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Virtualisation
Balancing the risks and rewards of virtualisation
Virtualisation is perceived to have benefits in reducing costs and improving system availability
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Information Assurance
If IT is down, the heat is up
Firewall guru Michael Hamelin shares his metric secrets from over 150,000 firewall configurations
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Payment Security
What PCI compliance means for the public sector
Things government organisations need to be aware of when it comes to payment data security
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Open Data
The drive towards transparency
An exploration of the challenges and benefits of opening up data in a new world of transparency
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Mobile Working
The virtual office
Technology is freeing up staff to work from locations other than the office. But what are the implications for organisations?
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IT Service Management
Getting the most out of ITIL
Most of those working in IT have heard of ITIL. But do they truly understand its full potential, asks Kevin Holland
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Content Management
Managing information effectively
An examination of 10 common problems with ECM deployments and advice on how to avoid them
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Green IT
The climate change challenge
What areas should you consider when managing the reduction of carbon emissions, asks Ian Brooks of HP Enterprise Services
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Data Centres
Advancing energy efficiency
The Green Grid debuts new tools for data centre efficiency at Third Annual Green Grid Technical Forum and Members’ Meeting
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Outsourcing
The road to successful outsourcing
When gearing up to outsource, it is vital to get the preparation and planning right
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Recruitment
The value of IT professionals
The value of IT professionals must be carefully considered before any drastic job cuts are made in the public sector
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IT Training
Your new best friend
Spare a thought for your Learning & Development Group – they can’t achieve their goals without your cooperation
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Security
Keeping data out of the wrong hands
Last year standards surrounding the discarding of confidential information were enhanced
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Finance
Finding the right funding
Be sure to investigate all your funding choices before investing, says the Finance and Leasing Association
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Desktop Virtualisation
Changing desktop delivery
Government IT departments can achieve cost savings using desktop virtualisation, says Citrix’s Patrick Irwin
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Service Management
Shared services and best practice: the key to efficiency?
Patrick Bolger, chief marketing officer of Hornbill, examines the future of IT service delivery
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Geographic Information
A sense of place
Effective use of geographic information can make a tremendous contribution to the delivery of public services
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Security
Wanted: your data
Today’s computer criminals are highly skilled IT experts who know how to manipulate systems and recover deleted information
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Payments
New ways to pay
Innovative payment tools can make a significant difference in efficiency savings, says Jonathan Holden from Visa Europe
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Risk Management
Ready for anything
Research suggests that complacency in business continuity planning remains an issue despite wake up calls
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Best Practice
Finding the right solution
Surrey Heath Borough Council reports efficiency improvements and examines the success of its IT support department
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IT Security
Keeping data out of the wrong hands
Keeping confidential data secure is a key element of security, writes Russell Harris of the BSIA
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Digital Britain
Barnsley goes digital
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council leads the way with the UK's first universally accessible superfast broadband network
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ISV Group
OKI Print Optimizer
Hornbill Bite-Size ITIL
Sunrise Software
Call Centre Expo
World of Learning Conference and Exhibition
360 IT event
Firmstep
St Ives Group
Redstone Converged Solutions
Adapt-IT
AT Internet
Vodafone
Media Citizens
AQL
O-bit