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Key enterprise infrastructure market reaches $80bn
Cisco is ahead of the rest according to the industry figures
IT workers in ‘high demand’ at year’s end says KPMG
Demand for IT security specialists was particularly high according to the monthly figures
WatchGuard bolsters channel with new global sales head
CloudCheckr startup CEO moves to multi-function firewall firm
Cloud sales up almost 30% annually shows research
Public IaaS/PaaS services had the highest growth at 51 percent, followed by private and hybrid cloud infrastructure services
ForeScout hires F5 Networks man to head EMEA sales
Experience from VCE and EMC will also be thrown into the mix
IT workers prefer more pay than workplace perks
But most still like perks such as early finishes and free food
Datto slashes backup appliance prices for partners
Economies of scale and lower component costs are helping to reduce prices
Cloud Distribution, Gridstore and Unidesk target Microsoft VDI channel
The trio's joint agreement aims to make it easier and cheaper for resellers to deploy Microsoft virtual desktop infrastructure
CCL goes on big recruitment drive for digital forensics
The new jobs will be based in Stratford upon Avon and London
BT wins six year network deal with Nationwide
The deal will allow the building society to deploy the latest customer facing and back office technology
Avnet appoints Ingram guy to charm core suppliers
The new vice president in EMEA also previously worked at Tech Data
Six Degrees to recruit 50 staff with £12m investment drive
The mid-market MSP was acquired six months ago
Chess gets £50m in Barclays funding for more acquisition moves
IRW Systems, Parachute IT, ebillz and Integra ICT have been acquired in recent years
EMC prepares layoffs to save £580m
Ahead of the Dell acquisition, EMC will enact a 'reduction in force' throughout 2016 to save cash
Selection Services acquired by Castle Street for £35m
MXC Capital is helping to finance the deal and is taking a stake in Castle Street
Microsoft to warn users about personal online government hacks
The move could put the company in conflict with the UK government over its latest surveillance efforts
Wage growth expected to be pinned back at 2% says CIPD
This is despite another 500,000 jobs expected to be created in 2016
Google attacks ‘unsafe’ AVG Chrome browser plug-in
Web TuneUp software allowed attackers to steal web users' personal data, claimed Google
Big increase in hiring of temporary workers as all pay goes up too
Overall UK employment went up 500,000 year on year
IBM unveils cloud alerts tool for developers and operators
The reporting technology is available on the IBM Bluemix cloud platform
Sky joins EU Code of Conduct for data centre energy efficiency
Scotland data centre is seen as a good example for the industry
Genesys acquires SpeechStorm to bolster self-service offering
Embracing the challenge of personalising the customer experience and managing customer journeys
Insight becomes AirVM’s first EMEA cloud aggregator partner
AirVM helps make a VMware cloud platform easier to manage
Anaplan launches partner portal for enterprise projects
Most apps offered by the planning optimisation firm are now used by its partners
Hack attacks on mobiles will be widespread in 2016 says Panda
JavaScript and Powershell attacks will also see a big spike says security software vendor
Truphone buys Internet of Things platform from startup CoSwitched
The technology will allow international companies to use a single IoT management platform to connect devices
NetApp to acquire data centre flash firm SolidFire for $870m
NetApp says it can now fully address all the key all-flash data storage markets
Colt appoints Datta as new chief technology officer
Hiring comes after company recently improved its data centre interconnection offering to service providers
UK tech sector grows a third since 2010 says KPMG
Rotherham, North Lanarks and North Tyneside among those areas showing big growth in the number of tech companies
