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Just 1,000 of the typical 180,000 Salesforce users attended Dreamforce 2021, but it was enough to get CEO Marc Benioff fired up about the future of hybrid work opportunities.

Marc Benioff, CEO and chair of Salesforce, declares his company net zero in a keynote at Dreamforce 2021 in San Francisco, alongside update on Slack integrations

The London Borough of Newham sets out to enable its young, digitally savvy population to build a data economy for sustainable growth through the launch of Newham Sparks at London Tech Week 2021

Alternative public cloud service provider Linode has commited to revamping the storage infrastructure across its 11 datacentres, which include sites in the US, UK and Germany

The regulation of artificial intelligence must address the power of tech companies, as technical measures alone will not be enough to prevent the harms caused by AI-driven technologies, says report

Mastercard is working with suppliers to embed training for small businesses onto their digital platforms

Research warns employers to continue valuing in-person collaboration and to balance between safeguarding culture and a sense of team experienced though office-based working, with the virtues of hybrid working that is now essential in the new normal

Caseworkers at Department for Work and Pensions had to use systems dating back to 1988 and manually move data to different systems, leading to human error

The United Arab Emirates is on a mission to grow its tech sector as part of its economic diversification plans, but it needs more talent from inside and outside the country

Network providers call on UK government and regulators to adopt net neutrality regulations to align with new times in the communications industry as leading cableco announces a pivot to B2B

As part of its new digital identity project, the Government Digital Service is using the Solid platform created by web inventor Berners-Lee, which helps users to manage their personal data better

Nutanix debuted a new version of its AOS operating system along with new networking features looking to boost its chances in the increasingly crowded hybrid cloud market.

In the ongoing battle against ransomware attacks, the Treasury Department sanctioned Suex, a cryptocurrency exchange accused of laundering ransom payments.

Druva's new Curated Recovery feature creates a recovery-ready snapshot containing the latest untampered data from previous snapshots, reducing recovery time.

Organizations with successful analytics programs have weathered the economic crisis caused by the pandemic far better than those who have not prioritized BI, according to research.

Nutanix is aiming to make it easier to manage, deploy and protect data and databases across hybrid and multi-cloud environments with a series of product updates.

Saving money in the cloud is possible, according to Next Pathway execs, but it requires rigorous planning and foresight before making a move.

US Treasury cracks down on cryptocurrency exchange that supposedly facilitated proceeds from multiple ransomware gangs

Exposure of PII on Afghan interpreters who worked with the UK may put hundreds at risk of Taliban reprisals

Security firm Forcepoint’s Northern EMEA vice-president says that while the term ‘zero trust’ is overused, the need for the technology remains high

Tool has seen a surge in uptake since the addition of the NHS Covid Pass in May

The UK is falling behind in the supercomputer league as a lack of skills and awareness of large-scale computing holds back organisations

Objective is to ensure digital technologies in health and care are safe and to use them to improve patient safety

Hot on the heels of major expansion in fibre networks across the nation by a number of leading operators, government data shows 50.2% of UK premises are now able to access gigabit-capable broadband, up from 6% in 2019

After suffering ‘frustration’ working with incumbent suppliers around infrastructure sharing, Hull and East Riding altnet builds independent alternative full-fibre network for region

The completion of complex open banking initiatives could still be over a decade away for many companies in the finance sector

Sir Peter Rigby given recognition for his business activities in France and his contribution to making the two countries stronger

IDC research published on the eve of Dreamforce 2021 claims Salesforce-related economic activity will create 271,000 British jobs by 2026 and stoke £52bn in revenue

Salesforce unveiled a total of 16 Slack integrations to its platform, some available now, and some to come next year, following the blockbuster acquisition.

A joint operation between European authorities has dismantled a cyber criminal gang with links to the Italian Mafia

HPE and Brother are just two examples of vendors that have decided the old office is no longer fit for purpose

Australia’s homegrown cloud management platform is setting its sights on neighbouring markets amid growing cloud adoption across the region

Latest quarterly datacentre market tracker data from DC Byte and Knight Frank suggests a shift in investment priorities for the hyperscale cloud giants could be on the cards

A wave of new BlackMatter ransomware attacks is hitting organisations around the world, even as the US authorities mull new sanctions on ransom payment infrastructure

There appears to be a massive gap between the most and least productive businesses, and tech and tech skills are key ingredients of productivity

UK cable operator teams up with smart home services provider to bring the nation smarter Wi-Fi with advanced device security, in-home motion detection and sophisticated controls

Singapore-based bank DBS is looking to hire 150 developers and engineers skilled in artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain through its hackathon programme

The global consulting giant's new AI Academy will provide supplemental education that closes the gap between the knowledge of AI tools and domain experiences and applications.

A recent spate of phishing attacks and SMS fraud scams in Spain is being blamed on cybercriminals who were operating from the Canary Islands with backing from the Italian mob.

Microsoft fixed the open source OMI software during last week's Patch Tuesday, but the tech giant has struggled to get the updated agents to Azure customers.

AI recruiting tools focus on hiring efficiency rather than efficacy, according to an Accenture-Harvard Business School study. The U.N. believes AI is fostering human rights abuse.

SLC flash storage – mostly consigned to the ‘where is it now?’ pile – has been given a lease of life by Kioxia as capacity for rapid access storage-class memory applications

Analyst’s update on UK next-generation network shows 5G not just spreading, but flourishing across the country in terms of speeds and availability

The return of businesses to the office plus tape's protection against cyber attacks should help increase LTO shipments. In addition, LTO-9 recently launched with higher capacity.

Rola Dagher has been in the hot seat since September 2020, leading Dell’s channel through a pandemic at a time when digital transformation continues to push changes at a customer level

First multi-stakeholder initiative to address global mobile internet access gap has been launched by operator and global comms body

Pinnacle Computing adds more depth to its claim to be the leading Sage channel partner with the acquisition

Five-point plan is aimed at improving ways to sell and deliver services digitally, making the sector more resilient to disruption

After announcing two new deployments in a matter of hours, CityFibre has gained what it says is the largest ever capital raise for UK full-fibre deployment

Oracle has announced plans to release Fusion Marketing in 2022. The middleware app will more deeply integrate customer data to marketing initiatives and CRM.

Concerns about trust and regulatory compliance are impeding the adoption of predictive analytics in financial services, according to data analytics firm Qlik

The use of artificial intelligence to predict criminal behaviour should be banned because of its discriminatory outcomes and high risk of further entrenching existing inequalities, claims Fair Trials

Organisations in Southeast Asia are grappling with a hodgepodge of observability tools and have some way to go before they can achieve full visibility over their technology stacks

The UK creates one unicorn tech business a week, as startup funding during the first half of 2021 rockets to £13.5bn