In this week's podcast Peter talks to Edward Amoroso, chief security officer at AT&T about critical national infrastructures and what countries and companies can do to protect themselves against cyber-attacks. Also, Stephen Pritchard investigates what companies can do with the enormous amounts of data they collect. He talks to Stephen Brost, chief technology officer for Teradata, a data warehousing and analytics company. Produced by LJ Filotrani

In this week's pod: Controlling a toy car with facial expressions, and changing the price of a bottle of wine ... Peter spends a day with the inventors at IBM's Hursley Labs. Presented by Peter Whitehead

In this week's pod: Peter asks what makes a smart city, how big a part does design technology play, and what are the benefits to residents? Guests: Peter Elliot, a wireless broadband specialist for PA Consulting Fraser Davidson, from IBM's UK Smarter Cities Mark Paraskeva, Autodesk vice president for the Emea region Presented by Peter Whitehead Produced by LJ Filotrani Next week: Powering cars by thought

In this week's pod: Peter asks Dilbagh Gill, head of sports for Mahindra Satyam, the company responsible for IT provision for the World Cup, what technology his teams will be implementing. Also we hear from futurologist Cordell Ratzlaff - director of user-centred design for Cisco - about his predictions for what's going to be hot in technology in the coming decade. Next week: How to plan a digital city Produced by LJ Filotrani

In this week's pod: IT teams preparing to service the World Cup in South Africa. Peter talks to Dilbagh Gill from Mahindra Satyam, the official IT provider for the event, about the management system needed to underpin such a large-scale event. Also, WIFI and the most recent developments. Digital Business contributor Stephen Pritchard, talks to Selina Lo from Ruckus Wireless about the developments in wireless networks. Next week More on IT provision for the World Cup. Produced by LJ Filotrani

Machines are talking to each other - cutting out the need for a human middleman. Are we becoming redundant? Plus: using social networks to find the top talent in the world of recruitment

In this week's pod Are we still going to need buildings in the future? What does the landscape look like for the next generation of workers and are we ready for this brand new world? Peter's guests in the studio are Dave Coplin, Microsoft UK’s national technology officer, Professor Michael Hulme, an associate fellow at Lancaster University and director of the social futures laboratory and Philip Ross, chief executive of Cordless Group. Peter asks them all for their predictions for the world of work and asks them to explain their recent collaboration for Microsoft's initiative - 20 golden rules for business in the digital age. Next week Produced by LJ Filotrani

This week Peter has just one guest - the computer giant Michael Dell. Peter asks him about where the IT sector is headed.

This week's guests are Phillip Arp, chief finance officer (CFO) for Mueller Inc, a steel company based in Texas and Dave Rich, global managing director for Accenture Analytics. Peter talks to Phillip about the recent research released by IBM on the changing role of CFOs and Digital Business reporter Stephen Pritchard talks to Dave about the management of data. Next week Peter talks to computer giant, Michael Dell, about the biggest questions facing the IT industry.

In last week's show we discussed what social media can do for a business. This week we're concerned about how secure your business is if you use it. Stephen Pritchard meets Richard Turner, CEO of Clearswift - a company which specialises in web and email security - to talk about the risks. Plus, is the public sector IT world up to delivering a digital government? Peter puts this question to Elizabeth Sparrow, president of BCS, the chartered institute for IT. Next week: The developments needed in technology to deal with the management and use of data. Produced by LJ Filotrani

This week Peter asks the questions what is it that businesses have to understand to drive benefits from social networking and what business benefits flow from this understanding? He puts his questions to David Elton, IT and change management expert at PA Consulting Group, Malcolm Mullins, director of strategic projects at Balfour Beatty Workplace and Jennifer Grenz, head of marketing at Symbian, the mobile operating system.

If you thought the future was digital, think again - it could be analogue, after all: we talk to HP about memristors. Plus part four of our series on getting the best out of an IT team

Peter Whitehead on "digital natives" - are we placing too much emphasis on technical ability over context? Plus, part 3 in how to manage an IT team.

What proportion of a population is ready to give up its landline phones in favour of using only a mobile? Plus part two of our series on getting the best out of an IT team

Why aren't computer games taken more seriously? Stephen Pritchard finds out. Plus: how to get the best out of your IT team

Peter Whitehead interviews Jim Stikeleather, CTO of Dell Perot Systems, about cyber-security and what the biggest dangers are.

As data and applications move to the cloud, what are the key questions you should be asking your IT security team?

How the web can stress us out; plus, a cloud-approach to consuming music.

People can lose data at any time – but they seem more prone to it in times of recession. So is history is repeating itself when it comes to data loss? Plus - about a sort of "autopilot" for workers who are struggling to deal with several processes at once

In the 100th Digital Business podcast, we talk to Lord Digby Jones about how he runs his business from a virtual office. Plus: fake websites, mobile business apps, a company chairman who tests mobile devices in a dishwasher – and using mobile phones.

Two years on, how have two remote workers coped without the office? Plus, what happens when virtualisation goes wrong?

Peter Whitehead, editor of Digital Business, speaks to Bob Meyer, Hewlett-Packard’s worldwide lead on virtualisation solutions

Would better technology have stopped the Detroit bomber? Peter Whitehead looks at the problems of data overload and risk.

Where are new datacentres being built? In city centres, the suburbs, or where renewable energy is plentiful? The answers may surprise you.

How can businesses break into social networks without interrupting the conversation? And how can machines understand the sentiment of all that data?

When dangerous food gets into the supply chain, it can take 50 days to trace the source. Surely technology can change that?

The good news – Mobile phones are getting greener. The bad news – there are far more of them, which means their environmental damage is increasing. What can we do?

The cloud is a much-hyped and talked-about IT phenomenon. But what is it? And should businesses be switching their IT to it?

Will new technology from talent development specialists SumTotal enable companies to measure their employees'productivity and calculate performance-related pay?

Who says the mainframe is dead? Plus - social networks are affecting businesses, so how should they engage customers?

Mike Laphen, chief executive of CSC talks to Peter Whitehead about the public sector, cloud computing and virtual worlds; plus Toby Redshaw of Aviva on business process management

With just under 1,000 days to the London games, it isn't just the facilities that need to be finished - there is a whole IT project as well. Peter Whitehead finds out.

Power management in IT - Stephen Pritchard speaks to Sumir Karayi, the chief executive of 1E; plus: John Swainson, chief executive of CA, on software innovation

Why IBM created its own social network, and how it's being used; Moore's law and enterprise IT; and how the police are connecting officers on the street

Are businesses ready for an upturn in the economy? Plus "stream computing", IBM's new way of analysing data

What is a CIO supposed to do - manage IT, or something different? Ade McCormack shares his views. Plus Fabrizio Capobianco, CEO of open source mobile cloud synchronisation provider Funambol, on whether smartphones are driving ordinary mobile phones out of the market

What lessons did our volunteer learn from living without the web for a week? Plus - green IT. Do we understand the impact of our IT activities?

Can businesses have too much IT? David Elton of PA thinks it can. Plus, how businesses should use Web 2.0 tools.

Could you live without using the internet for a week? Nigel Hawthorn of Blue Coat Systems is going to try. Plus - Richard Holway gives his view of the IT sector.

Companies spend a fortune on new technology that the workforce don't use - so how do you get value from your IT investments? Plus, Paul Otellini of Intel talks to the FT about new technologies and anti-trust.