Amazon Web Services reaches its 8th birthday
On March 14 2006, Amazon expanded from its retail heritage and launched its IT services business with the birth of Amazon Web Services (AWS). This move was inspired by the company’s own need for computing resources that can scale rapidly at inexpensive. AWS, that is section of Amazon.com, provides multi-tenanted pay-as-you-use cloud-based services and raw …. Read More
Government failing to control contractors, say MPs
Government is failing to regulate private companies that offer outsourced services and these contractors must be more ethical when going through government, consistent with a highly critical Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report. The report follows hearings with major suppliers Atos, Capita, G4S and Serco, and later with the Cabinet Office, Department of Health, Ministry of …. Read More
Student Loans Company transforms IT to standardise customers’ experience
The Student Loans Company is transforming its IT to standardise customers’ experience across all its communication channels. Indian IT services supplier HCL will lead a consortium as prime systems integrator. Deloitte often is the implementation partner and Misys will supply the core software. With the loan system critical today for student course fees in addition …. Read More
Hammersmith and Fulham Council updates desktops to support flexible working
Hammersmith & Fulham Council is using Colt’s Workspace as a Service to support greater than 2,000 virtual desktop users in line with VMware’s Horizon Suite. As portion of a protracted-standing requirement to cut back physical estate, Hammersmith & Fulham Council has adopted a wise working strategy supported by technology from Colt. Desktop virtualisation is getting …. Read More
Infosys seeks business graduates as sales conversation changes
Infosys is seeking 200 MBA graduates internationally to assist its global sales operation evolve right into a solver of purchaser business challenges through IT in place of a fixer of IT problems. As IT becomes a business enabler, IT services suppliers require different skills in their salespeople. The Indian IT services giant desires to employ …. Read More