Here is your weekly update on the latest IT news stories. You can comment on these stories if you are logged on.Teradata-Oracle allianceintroduces next-generation BI capabilitiesGlobal IT survey highlights enthusiasm over tablets in the enterpriseMy email addressis CENSOREDBeg, stealor borrow? Why the current legal definition of theft may not be ... read more..

From TeradataTeradata (NYSE: TDC), the worlds leading analytic data solutions company, today announced next-generation capabilities for progressive companies ready for more control, functionality and business value from Oracle Business Intelligence technologies.To accommodate escalating data volumes and end users, companies are pursuing heightened technology capabilities that cut through data complexity, extend ... read more..

From CiscoOn January 24 Cisco announced findings from a global survey of IT managers' perceptions about tablet form-factor mobile devices in the enterprise.Cisco commissioned Redshift Research to survey 1,500 IT managers and executives in the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany and Spain to assess attitudes, fears and hopes for tablet ... read more..

From IT ProHow public should your email be? That's a question many of us do not really think about, especially within the world of business.After all, your email address is really no different to your street address, is it? The closest dictionary to hand on the iPad I am writing ... read more..

From V3.co.ukVMware has launched an online marketplace to help customers find virtualisation and cloud technologies and hook up with vendors and VMware partners capable of providing the systems they require.The VMware Solution Exchange makes it easier for customers to discover, evaluate, purchase and deploy various products and services built around ... read more..

From silicon.comWhen it comes to the world economy, we live in interesting times. And as businesses grapple with uncertainty, volatility, austerity, the eurozone crisis and markets in recession, what role if any does outsourcing play?In particular, has it become a more or less important feature of the business landscape, and ... read more..

From ITAdviserE-discoverysounds as though it could be something to do with food additives, but in practice its a subject which is currently attracting a lot of attention in business circles. E-discovery (short for electronic discovery) essentially refers to the process of recovering email, SMS and other electronic forms of information ... read more..

From ComputerWeekly.comData protection will be the top security initiative for most UK organisations in 2012, a survey of IT professionals has revealed.Media focus on the topic is driving public awareness as increasing powers of the Information Commissioners Office draw the board's attention to the risks.This is reflected in the fact ... read more..

From ZDNet UKOrganisations that are ready for a disaster reduce its impact and are up and running again more quickly those that don't may never recover.Disasters are inevitable. Even though people know they have to plan for the worst, life gets in the way. Then when disaster strikes, it ... read more..

From ComputerWeekly.comA website has been launched to help people make a bit of cash to cheer them up after a relationship breakdown.The aptly named neverlikeditanyway.com provides a marketplace for people to rid themselves of unwanted gifts from relationships that have gone bad.The brains behind the website had the idea after ... read more..

Here is your weekly update on the latest IT news stories. You can comment on these stories if you are logged on.Is the CIO becoming extinct?SharePoint users develop insecure habitsAmazon Dynamo DB: bigdata's big cloud momentIBM predicts evolution of IT department as social data use growsIntegratedbusiness communicationsadds real value to ... read more..

From CIOThe majority of CIOs dont expect to continue the job in their next role according to research from Gartner.Gartners CIO Agenda survey for 2012, of over 2,300 CIOs across the world, found 55% of respondents didnt think they would be in a CIO role in the next career move. ... read more..

From CryptzoneSurvey finds almost half of SharePoint users disregard the security within SharePoint, and copy sensitive or confidential documents to insecure hard drives, USB keys or even email it to a third party.The results of a survey, released on 19 January, has found that Microsoft SharePoint users are aware of ... read more..

From InformationWeekAmazon Web Services launched the DynamoDB NoSQL database service on Wednesday, marking the company's boldest appeal yet for companies to trust a cloud-based service as a platform for running a business.The question now is whether Amazon really can deliver big-data scale at a reasonable cost through a cloud-based operation.The ... read more..

From V3.co.ukThe role of the IT department is evolving to become ever more central to firms' decision-making processes as staff have access to increasing volumes of relevant social data, according to IBM.The firm's director for social business strategy Doug Heintzman, said as IT staff roll out and manage the use ... read more..

From ITAdviserWith senior management often focused on keeping the business afloat, it is easy to see how IT can become an overlooked entity in many organisations. Inflexible legacy systems often underpin business processes and are perceived to be time-consuming and problematic to update. This, coupled with a lack of understanding ... read more..

From Computerworld.comTo be successful in a difficult economy, companies should continue to focus on their business strategy and on differentiating themselves from rivals, Gartner has advised.The analyst house said that this strategy is the one that makes leading companies stand out from companies that are less successful, as the latter ... read more..

From Computing.co.ukNot many people read IT disaster recovery (DR) plans for pleasure but these documents are often far more insightful than the organisations annual report. Thats because the quality and scope of the DR plan instantly reveals the companys relative priorities, levels of resource investment and commitment to business continuity ... read more..

From ComputerWeekly.comGreen computing is no longer just a whitewash expression, as government schemes like the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme, the Climate Change Agreement (CCA) and the European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), are encouraging companies to revaluate their use of IT resources. Finding new ways of improving energy ... read more..

FromForbesI prefer to come into work a little earlier before our 9am start time in order to leave before 5pm. My boss has no problem with my hours, though an older female colleague apparently does. She regularly tells me that this special work schedule is damaging my career trajectory and ... read more..

From IT ProCIOs and other senior business and technology decision makers are time poor, yet suffer from increasing levels of information overload.Rather than add to that sea of data, every quarter we will produce the IT Pro Report. Our aim is to bring together the key information and insight you ... read more..

From ITAdviserMuch has been made of the wave of consumerisation sweeping across the corporate landscape. New devices and applications are being adopted irrespective of whether they have the support from the IT department or of senior management.Businesses recognise the benefits of boosting productivity and satisfaction by providing employees with more ... read more..

From silicon.comAgile development eh, shall I dust off the yoga matt? Don't worry, there are no contortions required, although agile is all about being flexible when it comes to managing IT projects.Right, so I'll stop limbering up. Thanks, that was quite off-putting. If your business undertakes any IT project then ... read more..

From InformationWeekRarely does one catch term ignite an entire market, but in the world of IT, big data is it. But big data has a thousand definitions, rendering the term effectively meaningless, so allow me to bring the hype back to earth.Simply put, big data applies to any dataset that ... read more..

From GartnerGartner, Inc has revealed its top predictions for IT organisations and users for 2012 and beyond. Analysts said that the predictions herald changes in control for IT organisations as budgets, technologies and costs become more fluid and distributed.Gartner's annual Predicts research on industry trends titled Top Industry Predicts 2012: ... read more..

FromCIOSome of you will be facing the new year with the challenging prospect of satisfying increasing demands for all sorts of new systems and services, not to mention the inevitable applications backlog.And doing so within budget limits that are yet again stringent.Despite which, there are reasons to be cheerful.One of ... read more..

From ComputerWeekly.comIT industry figures have hit out against plans to scrap compulsory work experience for GCSE students.The comments follow government proposals to remove the statutory duty for schools to provide every young person at Key Stage 4 (14-16 year olds) with work-related learning.John McGlinchey, director at the computing technology industry ... read more..

FromComputerworldUKSecurity vendor Symantec has confirmed that a group of hackers is in possession of source code for two of its enterprise antivirus products, one of which is no longer in production.Symantec can confirm that a segment of its source code used in two of our older enterprise products has been ... read more..

FromThe BrainyardThis year, resolve to avoid social network updates that could put your career in trouble.Social networks are a veritable minefield for professionals these days. Saying the right thing on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and other social platforms requires thought and finesse. Saying the wrong thing is all too easy. And ... read more..

Here is your weekly update on the latest IT news stories. You can comment on these stories if you are logged on.CIO report: cloud computing in 2012Riding the wave of IT consumerisationECM for the future the key drivers for investmentin enterprise content managementAgiledevelopment cheat sheetBig data plans:you needmore than ... read more..