This report looks at what distributed software development is, the risks associated with it and the issues with managing the risks in distributed software development projects.

Cloud computing is a relatively new concept that is becoming popular within corporate environments. As the concept spread the industry has now embraced two types of cloud computing: public and private. This report compares the performance and cost of private and public cloud computing.

In this report the energy efficiency of both new and existing data centres are discussed. The nature of data centre energy consumption is reviewed, business and market impacts are analysed and best practices are suggested that can significantly impact operational efficiencies.

The final year project computing fair will allow students to showcase their project work on a range of topics, by means of display posters and live demonstrations. From software development to computer graphics, and communication technologies to future interactive interfaces, this event provides a unique opportunity to see some of the innovative research projects produced by University of Plymouth students.

During the last few sprints the aim has been to develop the code for the system. However, there was a code freeze for sometime to fix some engineering-related issues. Testing, for Sprint 0 had to be done so the database could be installed. After the engineering bugs were fixed, the beginning of the database and code development process ran to schedule.

My notes from lecture 3 of ISAD337 – Professional practice and social responsibility.

This report analyses the relationship between risk management and the success of software development projects. The report studies the integrity of the knowledge that risk management is based upon. The analysis is is supported by two case studies.

Crime itself is defined as “Engaging in conduct that has been outlawed by a particular society” (Karl de Leeuw, J. A. Bergstra, 2007) and cybercrime is defined as “The use of computer technology to engage in socially outlawed conduct” (Karl de Leeuw, J. A. Bergstra, 2007). From these definitions, de Leeuw recognised that “Most cybercrime we see today simply represents the migration of real world crime into cyberspace”.

The project began with the research of a possible approaches for a web application at Cornwall & Devon Media. This was useful and allowed fast and detailed learning about the possible approaches: both with user interface design, and with back-end technologies such as MySQL andPHP.

A project initiation document is a logical document that brings together the key information needed to start the project on a sound basis. In short, this is the, “who, why, what, when and how”, part of the project. It defines all major aspects of a project and forms the basis for its management and the assessment of overall success.