Jennifer Scott
Jennifer Scott is a former freelance journalist and currently political reporter for Sky News. She has a varied writing history, having started her career at Dennis Publishing, working in various roles across its business technology titles, including ITPro. Jennifer has specialised in a number of areas over the years and has produced a wealth of content for ITPro, focusing largely on data storage, networking, cloud computing, and telecommunications.
Most recently Jennifer has turned her skills to the political sphere and broadcast journalism, where she has worked for the BBC as a political reporter, before moving to Sky News.
Latest articles by Jennifer Scott
MPs tell Google to block privacy-breaking searches
By Jennifer Scott published
News The committee looking into injunctions says search engines much take a stronger role in ensuring privacy law isn’t broken online.
Intel to launch two SSDs in May?
By Jennifer Scott published
News Reports claim the Maple Crest and Ramsdale series will be out in less than two months, with more new SSDs due in the third and fourth quarter of 2012.
Data centres integral to high-speed broadband in UK
By Jennifer Scott published
News Government needs to shift focus from fibre to data centre network, says head of Brocade in the UK
Ministry of Justice buying from CloudStore?
By Jennifer Scott published
News Microsoft and Huddle are part of the MoJ’s future, according to sources within Whitehall
Microsoft and Nokia fund AppCampus programme
By Jennifer Scott published
News The new scheme, based out of a Finnish university, will encourage more mobile app development on the Windows Phone platform.
MoJ: Cloud adoption is a ‘no-brainer’
By Jennifer Scott published
News The Government’s G-Cloud project continues to get support from Whitehall, with the Ministry of Justice the latest to endorse
Quantum unveils cloud back-up appliance
By Jennifer Scott published
News The data protection firm launches its latest cloud back-up software integrated into the DXi V1000 product.
Tata claims first fibre 'network ring' around the world
By Jennifer Scott published
News The telecoms firm offers more customer uptime with its fibre optic network circling the entire globe
Tata: 'No net neutrality in mobile broadband'
By Jennifer Scott published
News Executives claim traffic must be prioritised to manage the data explosion.
Blue Coat to offer cloud, web and mobile security
By Jennifer Scott published
News A new product aims itself at businesses looking to extend their networks into the cloud.
Vtesse offers short term contracts for London 2012
By Jennifer Scott published
News The firm will provide a data centre and office safe haven outside of London for the duration of the Olympic Games.
SourceForge pulls Anonymous OS due to ‘security risk’
By Jennifer Scott published
News The site distributing the questionable operating system has removed it from the site just one day after launch.
Groupon promises to change after OFT ruling
By Jennifer Scott published
News The internet deals company has three months to make the agreed changes to its trading practices.
BBC hack attack linked to Iran
By Jennifer Scott published
News The BBC’s director general stops short of accusing Tehran, but speaks of strong links between the denial of service attack and the country.
Google urges businesses to get mobile
By Jennifer Scott published
News The launch of Get Mo encourages companies to make their websites mobile and attract more customers to their brands.
Toshiba launches EXCERIA memory cards
By Jennifer Scott published
News The tech giant claims its new SD cards will offer both high performance and high capacity as the market gains traction.
Buffalo launches TeraStation 5
By Jennifer Scott published
News The storage product targets the small business with its Atom processor and hard disk supply.
Wikipedia co-founder to advise UK Government
By Jennifer Scott published
News Jimmy Wales will give his insight into how technology can shape future policy.
UK pub chain teams up with O2 for free Wi-Fi roll-out
By Jennifer Scott published
News The three-year deal sees O2 Wi-Fi rolled out to 1,600 Mitchells & Butlers’ pubs.
Mobile app to translate sign language
By Jennifer Scott published
News The University of Aberdeen pioneers new technology to give hearing-impaired people more opportunities in the workplace.
Western Digital completes Hitachi deal
By Jennifer Scott published
News The acquisition of Hitachi’s Global Storage Technologies completes for a mixture of cash and shares.
SSD to fall below $1 per GB price tag
By Jennifer Scott published
News DRAMeXchange claims this year will see SSD hit the ‘pricing sweet spot’ which will encourage adoption.
CA updates Cloud Commons Ecosystem
By Jennifer Scott published
News The software firm adds new features and partners to extend its reach into the cloud.
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