Infrastructure Internet NHS IT head to quit News By Nicole Kobie published 18 June 2007 Richard Granger, the highest-paid civil servant in the UK, is to step down for personal reasons later this year. National Health Service's (NHS)NHS Connecting for HealthDepartment of HealthGet the ITPro. daily newsletterReceive our latest news, industry updates, featured resources and more. Sign up today to receive our FREE report on AI cyber crime & security - newly updated for 2024.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Nicole KobieSocial Links NavigationFreelance journalist Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007, with bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more. Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future. More about internet Over half a million UK businesses struggle with insufficient bandwidth Closing the connectivity gap Latest Google CEO Sundar Pichai says DeepSeek has done ‘good work’ showcasing AI model efficiency — and Gemini is going the same way too See more latest Most PopularGen Z workers on the fence with RTO mandates: 91% want a balance between remote and in-person work – but some worry they're missing out on career growth opportunities by not being in the office full-timeBritish Gas launches trial scheme to reuse waste heat from data processing – and it involves installing a tiny ‘virtual data center’ in homesOver half a million UK businesses struggle with insufficient bandwidthThree-quarters of data analysts are still reliant on spreadsheets and manual preparation – but AI tools are now transforming the profession, boosting productivity, and supercharging efficiencyCanon names Shinichi ‘Sam’ Yoshida as new president and CEO for EMEAT-Mobile dials up cloud efficiency drive with Red Hat OpenShift dealMicrosoft invests $700 million to bolster cybersecurity and infrastructure in PolandAMD names new VAR and SI commercial sales chief for EMEAThe Zservers takedown is another big win for law enforcementConsumers are sick of slow, clunky services, so they're demanding enterprises modernize their techMicrosoft says AI tools such as Copilot or ChatGPT are affecting critical thinking at work – staff using the technology encounter 'long-term reliance and diminished independent problem-solving' Resources The big book of selling data protection Posted Whitepaper Ransomware missteps that can cost you Posted Whitepaper Unlock profitability with Cove Data Protection Posted Whitepaper AI demands new ways of data management Posted whitepaper VIEW MORE WHITEPAPERS LATEST ARTICLES1Google CEO Sundar Pichai says DeepSeek has done ‘good work’ showcasing AI model efficiency2RingCentral wants to give every enterprise an ‘AI receptionist’3Flaws in a popular dev library could let hackers run malicious code in your MongoDB database4The new ransomware groups worrying security researchers in 20255CISPE governance pivot is ‘deeply rooted in European interests,’ board member claims
