At first glance, the IT markets of EU member states in Central and Eastern Europe appear to be as cool as the rest of the European Economy. The rule of thumb that IT markets typically exhibit twice the growth rate of GDP has fallen by the wayside, at least for 2015. Prague, January 16, 2015 – Depending on the source, GDP growth forecasts for most CEE EU member states run from around 2% to 3.5% (with Croatia a notable exception, where growth is expected to be flat). Regionally, IT spending is expected to rise…

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New Frontier Group wanted to know: how fit are companies in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) really for the digital economy? Are established businesses in CEE embracing change or are they rather being bulldozed by startups and young entrepreneurs? How much do the companies operating in the region invest in digital technologies and how are these resources being managed? Photo credit: JDHancock/Flickr In order to answer our questions and better serve the CEE market with our digital transformation consultancy services, we partnered with the research firm IDC and conducted a series of interviews with high-ranked executives in Czech Republic,…

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By developing a flexibility management system for the electricity grid, ERDF and Schneider Electric are demonstrating their commitment to the growth of smart grids. As part of a partnership launched over a year ago, ERDF and Schneider Electric have joined forces to develop and test innovative software and solutions for medium and low voltage grid management, for the design and monitoring of substations of the future and to facilitate the increase in renewable generation. The increasing integration of variable renewable energies in addition to load management initiated by external operators…

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In many ways, 2014 was a year of survival for Microsoft.  With a new CEO, a newish “One Microsoft” mantra, a giant acquisition of Nokia’s phones businesses, the Xbox One, Microsoft Band, and even a surprising winner in the third generation of Surface, Microsoft spent 2014 setting expectations, re-aligning, and laying the groundwork for an even bigger year ahead. There’s no doubt, 2015 will be the year of Windows 10, and all its permutations.  While Windows 10 may finally deliver the Windows 8 we wanted all along, it will even…

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Administrators of Unix/Linux environments are occasionally asked by users about files which have mysteriously disappeared. They hear something like, “One of my important files was deleted! I have no idea how it happened – who did this?” There are two possible answers that the administrator can give in this situation. Typically, for organizations without user activity recording, the answer will be, “Sorry, I have no way of knowing.” However, for organizations with acomprehensive user activity monitoring solution in place, the answer will be something like, “Joe Smith used his sudo authority to…

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