August 2011
25/08/2011
Faith that fast broadband access will boost the UK’s economic growth has been underlined after the government announced plans to spend £530 million beefing up web speeds throughout the country.
25/08/2011
e-skills UK’s latest Bulletin, the definitive source of information about the demand and supply of ICT labour and skills in the UK, shows that IT salaries are up approximately 1% overall. But increases are greatest among more highly qualified staff.
24/08/2011
The e-skills Bulletin reports that the sector may be making insufficient investment in skills, with just 23% of IT staff reporting that they received education or training in the last 13 weeks, compared with 27% of staff across all sectors.
If raising your game is on your agenda, it’s time to take your training needs into your own hands.
23/08/2011
19/08/2011
Written by James West
Windows Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) is the best browser for blocking malware infections spread via social networks according to research undertaken by NSS Labs.
18/08/2011
Improving your skills will make you a more valuable employee. If you’re thinking of investing in some training to improve your value to your current or potential employers, it helps to know what skills employers are looking for. Interestingly, these haven’t changed in the last few years, so you can be pretty confident that people with these skills are in demand.
12/08/2011
Written by James West
Flaws in Apple’s automated telephone IT support service portal is creating uncharacteristically disappointed customers, according to a report from analyst Vocalabs. 40% of Apple customers complained about problems with the automated system - nearly double the amount of issues recorded last year.
12/08/2011
Written by James West
Microsoft has created an ethical hacking programme, with a six-figure reward up for grabs for the individual who contributes the best ideas for improving the IT security industry.
10/08/2011
Written by James West
The big five IT security vendors are in danger of losing market share to small, agile specialists in an increasingly fragmented market.
10/08/2011
Written by James West
The IT market is the brightest hope for a spluttering UK economy, after figures show it to be the prime contributor to a service sector growing at its quickest pace for four months.
05/08/2011
Written by James West
The ad-hoc approach to social media in which marketing, IT and service departments all share the responsibility is being phased out, with 69 per cent of UK businesses planning to appoint web community managers this year.
01/08/2011
Written by James West
IT managers have fully embraced cloud computing, with one of the largest suppliers of enterprise software announcing that 58 per cent of its customers and partners will remotely host data and applications by the end of 2011.