Joe Curtis
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Security is biggest driver and obstacle for hybrid cloud
By Joe Curtis published
News Research: Many firms plan a hybrid strategy, but innovation is only an 'indirect' benefit

GDPR compliance requires a rethink of the data you collect
By Joe Curtis published
IT Pro Panel How IT leaders are preparing for GDPR, and the benefits doing so can bring your business

Tech industry reacts to Spring Statement
By Joe Curtis published
News Hammond re-affirms commitment to 5G, skills and broadband

Rugby School scraps Apple and Dell to go all-in with Surface
By Joe Curtis published
Case Studies Push for standardisation sees IT estate overhaul, but leaves no room for education-focused Windows 10 S

Seven ways to retain your female tech talent
By Joe Curtis published
In-depth Mentor and develop women in tech, and detoxify your culture

Suppliers welcome the advent of G-Cloud 10
By Joe Curtis published
Analysis Vendors credit CCS for responding to feedback, though obstacles are unlikely to change soon

ICO: Use GDPR to earn customers' trust
By Joe Curtis published
News Information commissioner calls on organisations to see data protection as an opportunity, not a threat

Government 'must be held to account' over Snooper's Charter
By Dale Walker, Joe Curtis published
News Gov should be given until April to make changes to the Investigatory Powers Act, court told

SAP HANA must navigate licensing and skills fears
By Joe Curtis published
News Research: HANA is a business driver, but SAP has more to do to help users

Aviva pensions platform suffers outage
By Joe Curtis published
News Customers running small businesses were unable to withdraw funds

Hillarys Blinds: Cloud isn't crucial for IT transformation
By Joe Curtis published
Case Studies How the UK company got ahead of the curve without outsourcing its infrastructure

Dell weighs up IPO against VMware merger
By Joe Curtis, Dale Walker published
News Filing outlines vendor's options to return to life as a public company

Russian cyber attack would cripple UK infrastructure
By Roland Moore-Colyer, Joe Curtis published
News An attack would cause "thousands and thousands of deaths" says Gavin Williamson

UK and France will share knowledge on AI
By Joe Curtis published
News AI conference hailed as a sign of closer ties between the two countries' tech sectors

Oliver Dowden gets GDS brief in cabinet reshuffle
By Joe Curtis published
News Junior minister replaces Caroline Nokes, taking on responsibility for CCS and more

Suppliers criticise GDS procurement for 'lack of clarity'
By Joe Curtis published
News Dxw's supplier survey lays bare SMBs' challenges in applying for government contracts

Apple pays HMRC an extra £137m after 'extensive' audit
By Joe Curtis published
News Apple Europe had received much less income than it was due, resulting in a lower tax bill, says taxman

Marcus Hutchins 'was coerced' into Kronos confession
By Joe Curtis, IT Pro published
News Lawyers will argue that US prosecutors knew Hutchins was exhausted and intoxicated

The biggest tech news stories of 2017
By Joe Curtis published
In-depth Brexit and Russia, WannaCry, and Uber’s downfall all make our list

UK government says WannaCry was North Korea's fault
By Joe Curtis published
News The Foreign Office said it will find, pursue and respond to the malicious activity

Trio confess to creating Mirai
By Joe Curtis published
News One of the hackers also open sourced the code, enabling criminals to launch their own attacks

SEC chairman warns investors to be wary of ICOs
By Joe Curtis published
News Investors should act with "extreme caution" over initial coin offerings, chairman says

Keylogger discovered in hundreds of HP laptops
By Joe Curtis published
News HP patches touchpad driver, but hackers could exploit flaw to spy on users
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