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The government is seeking views on how to boost the security and resilience of the UK’s datacentres and online cloud platforms

Chipmaker Broadcom is continuing its buy-and-build strategy to expand into the software market by agreeing to acquire virtualisation giant VMware

Educational initiative Digdata partners with BT on a programme that seeks to encourage young people to consider careers in data science

Comms player introduces partner proposition to tap into growing customer demand for additional Microsoft Teams functionality

Research shows that as the UK’s public switched telephone network is upgrading to a fully digital call network, dropped call rates have remained low over the past few years and continue to improve

Eclypsium found that a critical security flaw first disclosed in 2019 remains exposed in many internet-facing servers, leaving networks at risk for remote code execution attacks.

Telco targets small firms with technology claimed to be able to double download speeds and make upload speeds 10 times faster, on average, on slower copper broadband connections, as well as a low-frills fibre package

Nearly two out of three UK companies say they have experienced some form of fraud or economic crime in the past two years, according to a report

Barely a tenth of CFOs are actively involved in planning for cyber attacks, according to a report

There are plenty of IT job vacancies in the Netherlands, but a shortage of IT professionals

Computer Weekly spoke to the barristers at Henderson Chambers that fought the Post Office in the High Court to expose the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history

Acquisition of UK SaaS-based cloud network and service assurance company designed to expand comms software and services provider’s network service assurance and monetisation offering

Software-defined storage supplier SoftIron is making hardware appliances in Australia to improve supply chain resilience and address security concerns of government customers

The database vendor updated its CockroachDB platform with features to enable user to users more reliably scale and control operations to meet data demands.

While the metaverse is set to be an impactful technology trend over the next decade, business leaders are also keeping an eye on existing tech that's continuing to advance.

Digital tools are helping quieter employees ask more questions and raise more concerns at meetings, something both Toyota and Google have found in the shift to remote work.

IBM released the elastic storage system 3500, a new object storage array that uses Spectrum Scale to provide fast storage for AI modeling and training.

Microsoft has invited corporate developers to apply for access to its cloud-based AI model for natural language processing. The service was invitation only.

SAP customers who want to begin a cloud migration to HANA but aren't ready for a full migration can move workloads onto IBM Power Systems to the Skytap IaaS on Microsoft Azure.

The 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report revealed enterprises' ongoing struggle with securing credentials and avoiding common mistakes such as misconfigurations.

The technology company plans to address training and benefits as it looks to help partners earlier on in the sales process as well as during a project's implementation phase.

Jumping into the fast-growing procurement management market, ServiceNow debuted software that centralizes procurement teams and processes across an enterprise.

The Public Accounts Committee has shared the findings of its report into the after-effects of the IR35 reforms coming into force in the public sector back in April 2017

Despite partial return to work and adoption of hybrid rather than permanent home working, collaboration technology provider sees first-quarter total revenue up 12% year on year and +$100,000 customers rise by 46%

As direct mail makes a comeback, longtime API vendor Lob launches a web front-end to automate physical mail campaigns directed by marketing automation data.

Vendor has set ambitious targets on the partner front to be realised in the next 12 months

Driven by autonomous vehicles, advances in the urban sprawl of smart cities and an increase in mobile cloud usage, spending on multi-access edge computing is set for 260% growth from 2022-2027

Foreign Affairs Committee is fishing for evidence in a new inquiry assessing skills, security and end-to-end semiconductor supply chain concerns

Proportion of UK employees deploying hybrid working rises from 13% in early February 2022 to 24% in May 2022, with the information and communication industry revealed as a hybrid working hotspot

Channel player issues third-quarter trading update to indicate that momentum built up in the first half is continuing

Backup and recovery software provider Rubrik now sees itself as a cyber security company that helps organisations recover from ransomware and other data security threats

Public cloud giant Google is continuing to build out its datacentre footprint across Europe with the opening of its latest region in Madrid, Spain

US operator and comms tech provider unite to deliver 5G private mobile networks that use telco cloud and 5G hybrid mobile networks in bid to allow enterprise customers to access an extra level of reliability, control and security to enable their digital transformation

Marking a significant moment in its growth strategy, UK operator targets business market with service that puts firms with 25-250 staff in control of their monthly spend

The vendor's new capability is a pipeline for developing and deploying machine learning models with graph technology and works with popular third-party machine learning platforms.

A developer's expired domain led to a threat actor taking control of an open source library and poisoning it with malware that could steal private keys for AWS instances.

The evolving landscapes of both the modern workplace and cyberthreats have paved the way for some organizations to require multifactor authentication protection. Will others join?

The data management vendor added new services to its cloud data platform, including specific offerings for the financial services and healthcare industry verticals.

Enterprises must prepare for cyber-adversity, think beyond protection, establish lines of communication -- and learn to take a punch, according to security executives.

Tech's response to abortion restrictions has been to offer health travel benefits. But there's debate about just how it will affect remote work and business location decisions.

Experts at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium described the advantages that justify the high cost of moving to the cloud while acknowledging the data center is best for some companies.

Channel businesses tap into growing demand for security, networking and hybrid infrastructure

UK data watchdog fines facial recognition company Clearview AI £7.5m for multiple privacy breaches. The firm, which offers services to law enforcement, faces growing pressure from regulators and legal action around the world

Monte Carlo's CTO provides insight into the state of the data market as the volume of data sources and pipelines continues to be a challenge for organizations to optimize.

Driverless vehicle software provider collaborates with regulators and insurers to facilitate autonomous vehicle testing and announces landmark deployment with zero-occupancy, fully autonomous, new-type electric vehicle on UK roads

Verizon’s annual DBIR assessment of the security landscape highlights an unprecedented boom in ransomware volumes, to the surprise of nobody

Channel player continues to provide investors with cheer as it shares record numbers for its latest fiscal year

GitHub math support in Markdown took eight years to arrive. Had the feature been released in 2014, a wider audience might have benefited from its use.

Researchers working within the Institute for Computational Cosmology at Durham University are set to reap the benefits of a network upgrade in one of its core supercomputers

Research from European fibre trade association covering 39 countries shows more than half of total homes now passed with fibre, with FTTH/B roll-out accelerating

Pegasystems partners with Celebrus CDP and Google Cloud to expand the reach of its CX tools and acquires Everflow, a process mining tech company.

Chase Bank in the UK has already reached the half-million customer mark, but expects a profit to be some years away

Bots that run automated tasks have been responsible for stealing personal information among other malicious activities in the Asia-Pacific region, study finds

Fintech unicorn to slash jobs in reaction to global economic shocks signalling challenges in the financial technology sector

Gigabit broadband provider opens service at leading London entertainment venue bolstered by 5G mobile network which it claims will provide ‘unrivalled’ connected experience for the millions of fans who visit every year

Though ransomware became an increasingly large threat to enterprises last year, Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report found the model may not be as profitable as expected.

As part of the deal, Broadcom Software Group will rebrand and operate as VMware, combing its existing infrastructure and security software into VMware's portfolio.

From 'nothing worked' to 'it just worked': How Veeam Software helped a Florida city out of a troublesome predicament with its legacy data backup platform.

According to AdvIntel's research, the Conti ransomware group's attack on the Costa Rican government was part of a rebranding effort, as the gang's ransom payments had dried up.

Companies participating in the business school's Innovation Showcase work with service provider partners, continuing a trend among tech startups; more IT channel news.

Research released to mark the latest MSP Day underlines the need for managed service players to be able to provide the data protection that customers are crying out for

Government accused of ‘passing the buck’ and ‘not knowing what it is talking about’ after stating it has no plans to review court rules on computer evidence

Software engineering bootcamp Makers has announced its fourth annual list of up-and-coming women in the software sector

With £2bn network transformation said to be gathering pace, UK operator reveals 5G network population coverage has reached 54%, available in over 400 locations across more than 3,000 sites

Analysts examining the shutdown of the Conti ransomware syndicate suggest the cyber crime collective orchestrated its own demise

Each year, Computer Weekly launches a search for the most influential people in UK IT, asking the tech community who it thinks should be in the top 50 – here is the longlist of everyone nominated for 2022

Telco unveils wireless wide area network designed to allow enterprises to untether locations, assets and people with a solution managed and monitored by network experts

A study from Assurant shows continued growing uptake of 5G devices and highlights role mobile trade-ins and upgrade programmes play in promoting a circular economy

Three companies explain why they selected S/4HANA Cloud as a core system for digital transformation. One key takeaway: Good change management is required.