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Microsoft to cut school software licensing costs

...changing economic, political and technological landscape", Beswick added. Public-sector savings Analyst Clive Longbottom, founder of research and analysis firm Quocirca, said that the move... Read more

17 January, 2011 by Ben Woods

Are we in a datacentre building bubble?

...IT estate. 38 percent have virtualised less than 30 percent." Quocirca analyst Clive Longbottom commented that: "As the value of information grows, it is becoming... Read more

16 January, 2012

Quotes of the year: From Steve Jobs' impact to why architects are the Britneys of IT

...a stonking company but they seem to be a stodgy company instead" - Clive Longbottom, analyst at Quocirca, giving his verdict on CA Technologies "We can... Read more

19 December, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

HP adds x86 to Itanium line

...a different server chassis. This strategy could go either way, according to Clive Longbottom, chief analyst and founder of Quocirca. "The big hope for HP... Read more

23 November, 2011 by Jack Clark

IT workers: 10 ways to avoid being outsourced

...grunt workers' who are most at risk of being outsourced, according to Clive Longbottom, service director at Quocirca. "Those doing IT jobs that can be... Read more

29 September, 2011 by Shelley Portet

Worried your cloud provider will go bust? Seven ways to protect your business

...get references from existing customers and ask questions about their financial forecasts, Clive Longbottom, founder of analyst house Quocirca, told silicon.com. "Ask about financial... Read more

8 September, 2011 by Shelley Portet

Cloud outage: Amazon spells out compensation

...how to make changes to improve our services and processes," Amazon said. Clive Longbottom, service director at business and IT analyst Quocirca, told silicon.com... Read more

3 May, 2011 by Shelley Portet

Top UK tech twitterers: CIOs, academics, analysts, politicos, bloggers

Desperately seeking tech-loving microbloggers based in Blighty? Look no further... Read more

14 April, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Enisa: Private clouds are best for public sector

...chance of the levels of security that government has to have," said Clive Longbottom, founder of analysis company Quocirca. "However, it is possible to provide... Read more

17 January, 2011 by Jack Clark

CA Technologies extends reach of Automation Suite

...who believe that cloud can be managed by existing systems management tools," Clive Longbottom, founder of analysis company Quocirca told ZDNet UK on Tuesday. If... Read more

19 October, 2010

Salesforce.com: Company profile - its technology, strategy and challenges

...party application providers and it is generally pretty good on customer management," Clive Longbottom, founding analyst at Quocirca, said of the company. According to Tony... Read more

11 October, 2010 by Tim Ferguson

Data security: Key steps to shredding the printer threat

Printed output is the least secure medium of all... Read more

26 August, 2010 by Louella Fernandes

Intel-McAfee deal signals mobile, tablet and cloud security moves

...greater range of devices such as mobile phones and other consumer electronics. Clive Longbottom, service director at analysts Quocirca, told silicon.com he believes Intel... Read more

23 August, 2010 by Tim Ferguson

Windows Azure: Inside Microsoft's cloud computing strategy

...amount to get organisations to use Azure, according to fellow Quocirca analyst Clive Longbottom, with the company preferring to get a few key customers to... Read more

28 June, 2010 by Tim Ferguson

CA Technologies: Looking to the cloud, but keeping its feet on the ground

...of its product portfolio may be in need of strengthening. According to Clive Longbottom, analyst at Quocirca, CA Technologies needs to present a vision of... Read more

24 November, 2011 by Steve Ranger

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