"BP" news, interviews, and features

News about BP

• BP removes reliance on third-party providers by bringing IT in-house

  Energy giant had been too reliant on outsourcing in the past

• Why BP is driving automation at scale across the business

  The oil and gas firm is looking to roll out automation right across its business

• The rise of SSDs over hard drives, debunked

  Despite reports that SSDs will soon be on par with hard drives in price, experts say that won't be happening anytime soon.

• Bentley Systems buys C3global

  Acquisition extends company's operational analytics capability

• Harvard researchers unveil 3D electronics printer

  Voxel8, a company founded by Harvard researchers, touted a developer's kit for a 3D printer that can produce a number of materials such as thermoplastics ...

• Want a 100TB disk drive? You'll have to wait 'til 2025

  The density will be achieved through the use of up-and-coming techniques such as laser-assisted recording technology

Features about BP

• Security concerns bedevil Chinese outsourcing

  U.S. companies might hesitate to send IT work to China in light of new reports on cyberespionage programs there.