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Blue Chip News & Opinions

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A recent report by Information Week supports the changes that we have been experiencing in the UK:-
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I received a Linked-in update which I think others would agree is an interesting article, so I felt compelled to share:
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I was working in the Disaster Recovery industry when the Twin Towers came down during 9\11. I remember being horrified! The following few weeks were a frenzy of activity for the industry.
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Blue Chip’s Tier 4 Data Centre recently played host to a visit from Dave Hodgson, the Mayor of Bedford, as part of a look at the positive impact of successful business and investment in the local area despite the contrasting messages in the media about the state of the economy.
IBM recently announced their new venture into Social Media analytics in an effort to capitalise on the growth of companies such as Facebook and Twitter. Their new analytics appliance for retailers allows them to sift through "petabytes of big data including consumer sales data and online shopping trends to help retailers gain actionable insight on buying patterns."
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Blue Chip today announced the latest version of its highly anticipated Systems Management Solution; iAM  v7 -   Itheon Availability Manager – “The Next Generation v7” .
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What is IaaS? It’s a straight forward question which should have a straightforward answer. However, with each provider of Infrastructure as a Service offering a slightly different answer finding a true definition can be tricky for those looking into the service.
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I saw a LinkedIn article that drew my interest talking about whether the use of cloud technology has impacted on business costs. The article highlighted results about the motivations behind businesses move to cloud computing systems. I was quite surprised to read that whilst the majority of businesses surveyed saved money with moving to the cloud, those savings were small.
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I received a Linked-in update which I decided to read for once and discovered an interesting article titled '9 Things That Motivate Employees More Than Money' http://www.inc.com/ilya-pozin/9-things-that-motivate-employees-more-than...
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Phil Bindley, CTO of Blue Chip December 6, 2011 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Register Now: http://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/7003/37787
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I read with interest an article talking about the term ‘the cloud’ and how it is used. Whilst for some people in companies the terminology is relevant, for the majority of people the term cloud computing is an irrelevant terminology.
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Blue Chip’s market research suggests that over the next three to five years there will be a continued development of Data Centre and Hosting Facilities with increasing emphasis on external hosting by end user organisations.
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I have jokingly said on many occasions that I have banned myself from using the C word (Cloud just in case that was unclear from the title).
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I read with interest an article written about the recent release of wild animals in the USA that subsequently created an issue of risks to members of the public and the potential knock on effect in people maybe not being able to get into work or leave their homes.
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Better use of information technology in England's hospitals could help prevent 16,000 deaths a year, a report says. University Hospitals Birmingham has recommended its system to the team investigating above-average death rates from 2005 to 2008 at Stafford Hospital.
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It will soon be Movember, the month formerly known as November, now dedicated to growing moustaches and raising awareness and funds for mens health; specifically prostate and testicular cancer.
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System outages are more than a problem for organisations today.  Recently they have become big news stories.  Recent issues with the following organisations infrastructures have become news stories across the internet almost as quickly as the problems have been spotted by the company themselves. 
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I read with interest an article regarding the loss of service for Blackberry users and the associated comments, it’s highlighted another risk area for businesses that rely on technology such as the Blackberry for staff working around the globe.
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In aid of the Blue Chip company charity Keech Hospice (The Pasque Group), which is based in Luton and are a hospice for terminally ill children, a group of Blue Chip employees are planning a London to Paris Bike Ride for the summer of 2012. http://www.keech.org.uk/
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Blue Chip sponsored racing driver, King’s Lynnrace ace Carl Breeze, moved back to the top of the Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup points table and will go into the final rounds leading the championship standings after securing two victories and another top five finish at a sun-bathed Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit last weekend.
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