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What Google Analytics cannot tell you

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Darren Guarnaccia) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:28:01 +0000

Google's free web analysis tool may have a lot going for it, but it is worth knowing its limits, says Darren Guarnaccia

Data-access speeds under the spotlight

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Toby Wolpe) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:14:01 +0000

Organisations want fast access to valuable data, but are they getting it?

Assessing the enterprise future of solid-state storage

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Toby Wolpe) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:16:02 +0000

Four experts assess the likelihood of viable enterprise solid-state disks

Dialogue Box 7.5: Showtime for storage

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Charles McLellan and Rupert Goodwins) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:14:01 +0000

Computers of all kinds, from client to cloud, need access to stored data. Rupert and Charles head to Olympia to find out what's hot at Storage Expo

Data breach calculations fail to pay off

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Anders Pettersson) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:29:02 +0000

Agonising over the potential cost of data breaches is a distraction and a pointless exercise, says Anders Pettersson

Software licences are bogged down in tech sprawl

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Manek Dubash) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:24:02 +0000

ZDNet UK quizzes Ben Grimes, chief technology officer of management software firm Avocent, about key licensing issues

The time is right to create a global IT profession

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (David Clarke) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:12:02 +0000

Steps undertaken in the UK to improve professionalism in IT will have worldwide ramifications, says David Clarke

How is Digital Britain really doing?

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Malcolm Corbett) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:35:01 +0100

Despite recent setbacks, there are still reasons to be cheerful about broadband in the UK, says Malcolm Corbett

Are firms making the most of virtualisation?

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Toby Wolpe) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:21:02 +0100

Virtualisation has many advantages, but its use seems to be inconsistent. ZDNet UK speaks to four experts to learn their views on the subject

Chapter and verse on the big challenges in storage

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Toby Wolpe) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:47:02 +0100

Four experts offer their take on the top issues in data management

Ten ways of coping with office tedium

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Jack Wallen) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:30:01 +0100

Your desk-bound job need not lead inexorably to madness just make sure you have ways of coping, says Jack Wallen

The private cloud is no mirage

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Lori MacVittie) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:12:01 +0100

Strict definitions may deny the possibility of private clouds, but reality reveals a very different picture, says Lori MacVittie

Dialogue Box 7.4: The expanding digital universe

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Charles McLellan and Rupert Goodwins) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:44:02 +0100

How much data will be created and stored in 50 years' time? Rupert and Charles make some extrapolations and come to a startling conclusion

Ten reasons Windows 7 could flop

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Jack Wallen) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:30:02 +0100

Many expect Windows 7 to triumph where Vista failed, but there are good grounds for doubt, says Jack Wallen

McKinnon case puts IT ethics in the dock

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (David Clarke) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:25:02 +0100

The Nasa hacker's case helps emphasise the importance of moves to improve IT ethics, says David Clarke

Ten key moments that shaped IT

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Jack Wallen) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:34:02 +0100

IT may be a young industry, but its history is already punctuated by some seminal events, says Jack Wallen

Dialogue Box 7.3: Data, data, everywhere

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Charles McLellan and Rupert Goodwins) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:01 +0100

How big is the 'digital universe', and where does all that data come from? Rupert and Charles talk petabytes, exabytes and zettabytes

Should programming supercomputers be hard?

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Andrew Jones) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:41:02 +0100

Those who glibly argue for easier programming of supercomputers are broaching a complex issue, says Andrew Jones

Ten of the best Linux file managers

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Jack Wallen) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:28:02 +0100

The trusty file manager deserves more appreciation, especially given the choice of Linux tools, says Jack Wallen

Dialogue Box 7.2: From Ramac to SSD

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Charles McLellan and Rupert Goodwins) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:38:02 +0100

Charles and Rupert outline the development of hard disk and solid-state storage from the 1950s to the present day