The five minute CIO: David Cahill
17.05.2013 This week, the focus switches to security as AIB’s senior information security specialist talks about managing mobile devices, why real-world testing is important and user buy-in is essential.
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Finance giant Fidelity attributes Irish ingenuity in efforts to beat the IT skills gap
16.05.2013 A graduate IT training programme developed in Ireland 10 years ago has emerged as the key weapon in global financial services company Fidelity’s efforts to overcome the skills gap in the ICT sector.
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Software firm Asidua to create 16 new jobs in Dublin
15.05.2013 Software and telecoms provider Asidua has revealed plans to create 16 new jobs, more than doubling the company’s headcount.
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Tech Brew event in Waterford to zero in on cloud computing
10.05.2013 A free event called South East Tech Brew is taking place in Waterford next Thursday to bring together the south-east’s IT community, as well as start-ups, to hear from companies that are implementing cloud solutions.
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The five minute CIO: Vincent Nolan
10.05.2013 Smyths Toys is one of Ireland’s fastest-growing retailers. Its head of IT Vincent Nolan talks about changing the mindset from an SME to an enterprise, and why IT operations shouldn’t see the cloud as a threat.
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More small businesses are adopting cloud computing in Ireland - Microsoft/Amárach Cloud Index
09.05.2013 More organisations across Ireland are implementing cloud computing, in particular, companies with five to 50 employees, the second annual Microsoft/Amárach Cloud Index reveals.
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Irish Government appoints CIO for the country
03.05.2013 Former Northern Ireland chief information officer (CIO) and deputy CIO for the UK cabinet Bill McCluggage has been appointed chief information officer by the Irish Government. McCluggage will take responsibility for the development of the ICT strategy for the Irish Government and the wider public service.
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The five minute CIO: Conor MacCabe
03.05.2013 Conor MacCabe, director and head of IT at Henry J Lyons architects, describes his problem-solving approach to technology and why cloud technology lets the business focus on its core service: designing buildings.
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The five minute CIO: Vincent Richardson
26.04.2013 Concern Worldwide’s CIO explains how it uses leading-edge technology to communicate with aid workers in some of the globe’s most remote locations.
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Financial gain motivates most cyber-attackers - Verizon report
23.04.2013 Fewer than one in five breaches were carried out by state-sponsored actors as financial gain remains the biggest motivator for attackers, a major new security report has found.