Stories by Tom Jowitt

Apache losing ground says another survey

More evidence is emerging that Apache is suffering against Redmond, after a survey revealed that Microsoft's Internet Information Services Web server is outserving Apache on Fortune 1000 websites.

Pressure on IT blamed for data migration disregard

Data migration is in danger of becoming increasingly ignored as IT departments struggle to stop ongoing day-to-day IT operations in order to transfer data. The survey, conducted for data migration specialist Kognitio by Vanson Bourne, found that data migration projects are often perceived as too inconvenient and too disruptive to risk shutting down high-availability IT systems.

Businesses allow 'shadow IT culture'

Businesses increasingly accept the existence of a "shadow" IT culture, in which end users install uncontrolled "rogue" technology to make good the shortcomings of overstretched IT departments, according to a survey.

Big Iron lives on

The demise of the mainframe has often been predicted over the past fifteen years, yet customers never seem to want throw them out. Indeed, last month, IBM revealed that its mainframe revenue grew 12 percent in the first quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter, and 25 percent year-on-year.

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