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Catherine Knowles
News Editor
Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.

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Cost

What is the real cost of cloud computing?

Mon, 10th Nov 2014
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Discover the true cost of cloud computing with 451 Research's Cloud Price Index, revealing an average $2.56 per hour for web applications.
System restore

Kroll Ontrack expansion reduces restore time from hours to seconds

Thu, 6th Nov 2014
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dr
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datacentre infrastructure
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microsoft
Kroll Ontrack has announced new features for Ontrack PowerControls that focus on increasing restore efficiency.
Server room 1

Google updates cloud to compete with Amazon and Azure

Wed, 5th Nov 2014
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public cloud
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microsoft
Google announces updates to its Cloud Platform services, including a new container engine and expanded connectivity options. Prices also cut.
Money trees

Innovation stage to boost cloud services spending to $127 billion by 2018

Tue, 4th Nov 2014
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iaas
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cloud services
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analyst report
A new forecast from IDC shows public IT cloud services spending will grow at unprecedented rates between now and 2018.
Leader

F5 named Gartner Magic Quadrant leader for eighth consecutive year

Thu, 30th Oct 2014
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analyst report
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orchestration
F5 Networks has been named a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) for the eighth year in a row.
Cybersecurity

UK school students could be the next cybersecurity whiz-kids

Thu, 30th Oct 2014
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edutech
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cybersecurity
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partners
UK secondary students to learn cybersecurity to tackle future skills gap, funded by Cabinet Office and National Crime Agency.
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Go back in time with the new Suse Linux Enterprise Server

Wed, 29th Oct 2014
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datacentre infrastructure
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open source
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linux
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 introduces time-travel with system snapshots and rollback, revolutionising system admin errors.
Confidential

IBM 'major announcement' suggests chip manufacturing deal

Mon, 20th Oct 2014
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semiconductors
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manufacturing
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ibm
IBM hints at a pivotal chip manufacturing deal in a move to bolster profit margins amidst sliding revenues and strategic shift from hardware.
Profits

Will new Samsung products boost declining profits?

Thu, 16th Oct 2014
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digital signage
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displays
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samsung
Samsung sells more smartphones than any other company, but profits have dropped significantly in recent years.
Virtualisation

Dell and HP make progress in the world of virtualisation

Wed, 15th Oct 2014
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virtualisation
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network infrastructure
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hp
Dell and HP headway in virtualisation sees NFV software becoming more accessible, promising faster service deployment and reduced network costs.
Security

Tightening the grip on governmental security

Tue, 14th Oct 2014
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
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government
GSMA and Secure Identity Alliance have released a report that focuses on the importance of mobile identity for governments.
Backup

New backup suite by Veeam soon to be available

Fri, 10th Oct 2014
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virtualisation
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dr
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cloud services
Veeam announces the upcoming launch of its Availability Suite v8, addressing growing cloud backup demands amid a $140 billion data centre boom.