All articles by John Oates

John Oates

Changing face of Mobile World Congress

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which ended last week, used to be all about new handsets and consumer gadgets. There were enterprise announcements but they were all about the big names which provide the technology to run the mobile networks.

Digital disruption and the changing face of recruitment

The skills shortage has been an issue in the IT industry for as long as there’s been an IT industry.

HPE launches Pointnext services

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has launched its revamped services business under the brand Pointnext.

HPE at Mobile World Congress

Every February the mobile industry gets together in Barcelona, Spain for Mobile World Congress. It is one of the biggest trade shows on earth and collects everyone in the industry from infrastructure and backbone manufacturers to all the big service providers and handset makers right down to the smallest mobile application companies.

HPE and Tata team for IoT network deal

Although Internet of Things technology is finding a place in industry, offices and power generation across the world there is still no clear winner in providing the networking technology to link the devices.

University of Wolverhampton goes virtual for storage

Universities in the United Kingdom face a double-edged competitive threat which most businesses would struggle to combat.

IoT in the enterprise now

There’s no shortage of hype around the Internet of Things and there have been crazy predictions about its impact on enterprise and consumer technology for some time.

Solving big data regulatory hurdles for enterprise

Big data projects are providing enterprises with new insight into how their services are functioning and how they are received.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning in the real world

For those outside the computing industry artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning sound like something from science fiction and a prediction for the far-flung future.

Core computing and the challenge of cloud

Cloud services do not mean the imminent death of the data centre.