TechTarget News - Week of May 01, 2016
Sun May 1, 2016
Security of IoT-enabled devices remains low priority for developers
MIT Sloan cybersecurity expert Stuart Madnick talks about clear and present dangers in an IoT-enabled world.
Mon May 2, 2016
New Verizon data centers support businesses, jar suppliers
New Verizon data centers are part of a two-pronged strategy of helping customers and taming suppliers through open technology.
Mon May 2, 2016
EMC launches Unity flash and hybrid arrays at SME customers
EMC launches Unity, SME-targeted all-flash and hybrid flash arrays built on a Linux OS on commodity hardware with services run from containers
Mon May 2, 2016
Verizon NFV infrastructure offers interchangeable parts
This week, networking analysts explore Verizon NFV, SD-WAN as intent-based networking and automation costs.
Tue May 3, 2016
Singapore gets Samsung Pay and Apple Pay
Singapore is the first nation in the Asean region to get the Apple and Samsung mobile payment services
Tue May 3, 2016
HCC Europe: Open standards, hybrid and integration are key to cloud services
Cloud technology can bring businesses into the internet age, but has to be based on open architecture and innovation to bring value, according to Huawei
Tue May 3, 2016
Wi-Fi aggregator iPass offers SDK to simplify network access
iPass launches a software development kit to let enterprises, operators and suppliers integrate its technology and services into devices and apps
Tue May 3, 2016
EMC World 2016: Tucci and Dell vaunt datacentre modernisation
EMC World 2016 kicks off in Las Vegas, with the supplier vaunting datacentre modernisation, based on software-defined storage, cloud, flash and scale out architecture
Tue May 3, 2016
ViaSat connects satellite development programme for European Space Agency
ESA initiative aims to kick-start the development process for high-capacity satellite products, apps and services
Tue May 3, 2016
US court orders Gozi money-stealing virus co-creator to pay $6.9m
Nikita Kuzmin spared further jail time after co-operating with investigators for the past three years
Tue May 3, 2016
Southern fire services pool resources with shared command and control system
Fire and rescue services in Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire have joined forces to deploy modern command and control technology
Tue May 3, 2016
Gov.uk Verify misses April go-live target
The Government Digital Service didn’t meet its target of taking identity assurance service Verify out of beta by the end of April, but is “nearly there”, according to programme director Janet Hughes
Tue May 3, 2016
NHS 24 delays IT system go-live again
NHS 24 won’t attempt a second go-live of its £117m IT system in June after discovering further technical problems, but still plans to deploy the system in summer 2016
Tue May 3, 2016
AWS Q1 Results: How the cloud giant plans to retain its hold on the market
In light of the continued growth of AWS, Computer Weekly looks at how the firm intends to retain its hold on the cloud market
Tue May 3, 2016
Businesses must address digital transformation security risks, says analyst
The security elements of business IT, the internet of things and operational technology are now all deeply interconnected, claims Martin Kuppinger
Wed May 4, 2016
Partners to play 'significant role' in Dell Technologies
Gregg Ambulos, EMC's senior vice president of global channel operations, said channel partners will be an important part of Dell Technologies' go-to-market strategy.
Wed May 4, 2016
Google company’s access to NHS records raises privacy concerns
A data-sharing agreement between a Google-owned firm and the Royal Free NHS trust raises privacy concerns, despite assurances that Google cannot use the data
Wed May 4, 2016
The changing role of the Middle East CIO
CIOs in the Middle East have the skills that could make them CEOs – and technology's growing importance in the enterprise makes this increasingly likely
Wed May 4, 2016
Designer cyber threats increasing, warns Sophos
Cyber attackers are crafting spam to deliver malware that uses vernacular, brands and payment methods for better cultural compatibility, Sophos researchers find
Wed May 4, 2016
Most Influential Women in UK IT 2016: Entrants to the Hall of Fame
Computer Weekly recognises more great women’s lifetime achievements in its Most Influential Women in UK IT Hall of Fame
Wed May 4, 2016
Shell the latest multinational to insource IT offshore
Oil giant Shell is the latest large business to announce plans to insource its IT operations at a delivery centre in Bangalore, India
Wed May 4, 2016
Quarter of banks will use startups to replace legacy IT
A quarter of banks will go to financial technology suppliers for their online and mobile banking requirements by 2020
Wed May 4, 2016
IBM develops quantum as a service
IBM starts the ball rolling on what it would mean to program a universal quantum computer
Wed May 4, 2016
Real-time data helps manage traffic in Philippines
OpenTraffic smart data platform provides free GPS information for better analysis of travel speeds and journey times in Metro Manila and Cebu City
Wed May 4, 2016
Vote for the most influential woman in UK IT 2016
Who deserves to win the 2016 title of the most influential woman in UK IT?
Wed May 4, 2016
Backlash against a bimodal IT strategy
A new report from Forrester cautions CIOs against bimodal IT, contending the two-tiered approach could create more problems than it solves.
Wed May 4, 2016
D-Day for GDPR is 25 May 2018
The European Parliament’s official publication of the General Data Protection Regulation means it will become enforceable on 25 May 2018
Thu May 5, 2016
M&S credits Office 365 with rise in staff collaboration and communication
Marks and Spencer shares details of how moving to Microsoft’s cloud-based productivity suite has ushered in an era of ”smarter working” in its retails stores and corporate HQ
Thu May 5, 2016
Hyper-converged systems to hit mainstream datacentre adoption within five years
Market watcher Gartner predicts the hyper-converged market will be worth $5bn by 2019 as integrated systems become a staple of mainstream datacentre environments
Thu May 5, 2016
Huge stolen webmail credential cache could drive use of 2FA
World Password Day seeks to promote multi-factor authentication as a security firm reports the discovery of a cache of millions of stolen webmail credentials
Thu May 5, 2016
BT pledges to pass two million homes with FTTP by 2020
Telecoms giant ramps up rhetoric around ultrafast broadband following Ofcom’s criticism in its recent market review
Thu May 5, 2016
CIO Interview: Vesa Pirinen, YIT Group
When Vesa Pirinen became CIO at Finnish construction firm YIT Group, he set out to question the norm
Thu May 5, 2016
Australia closing tax loopholes, ready to grab millions of dollars from tech giants
OECD initiative and audits of some of the world’s biggest technology firms prompted the tax clampdown, outlined in a budget statement
Thu May 5, 2016
Gulf Air creates private cloud to support open-source big data engine
Airline is using a private cloud and open-source software to enable it to analyse social media and understand what consumers think about it
Thu May 5, 2016
Martin Casado predicts infrastructure evolution at Interop 2016
Speaking at Interop 2016, Martin Casado laid out his vision for infrastructure evolution instead of a future that predicts its demise.
Thu May 5, 2016
Consumers would buy banking and insurance from Google, Amazon or Facebook
Consumers in Europe increasingly consider companies such as Facebook and Google as potential financial services providers
Thu May 5, 2016
Difficult-to-use IT pushes stress and heart rates to dangerous levels
Studies indicate trying to fix or work with tricky technology isn’t particularly good for your health
Thu May 5, 2016
Visa chooses Singapore for its first innovation centre in Asia
Visa opens its first innovation centre outside of the US to work with partners and customers to develop payment technology for the Southeast Asian market
Thu May 5, 2016
Romanian companies look to attract programmers
Romanian organisations are training software developers internally after having problems recruiting people with the right skills and experience through the labour market
Fri May 6, 2016
Ransomware emerges as a top cyber threat to business
Security researchers at Kasperky Lab and FireEye confirm that the upward trend of ransomware is continuing and has emerged as a top threat to business
Fri May 6, 2016
Ford to invest $182m in PaaS firm Pivotal to support connected car push
Ford steps up involvement with Pivotal, and sets out plans to expand the use of Pivotal’s software development kit across its IT and product development teams
Fri May 6, 2016
Network visibility remains the key to safe digital transformation, says Cisco
Accessing analytics to deal with incidents is the future of information security, according to Terry Greer-King
Fri May 6, 2016
CIO interview: Henrik Iversen, Monjasa
The head of IT at Danish oil and shipping company Monjasa tells Computer Weekly about making IT part of the decision-making process and managing personal development
Fri May 6, 2016
Microsoft unveils SharePoint integration – but is it enough?
SharePoint harks back to a pre-cloud era and Microsoft is desperate to modernise it with cloud integration – but can it compete with pure cloud rivals, Box and Dropbox?
Fri May 6, 2016
Socitm looks at GaaP potential for local public services
The Local Digital Coalition is “well-placed” to extend government as a platform (GaaP) services – such as gov.uk Notify, Pay and Verify – says Socitm
Fri May 6, 2016
Networks may appear to disappear in data center evolution
Data center evolution will drive the illusion that the network has disappeared, Google networking lead tells networking crowd at Interop 2016.
Fri May 6, 2016
Swedbank boosts customer service with a virtual assistant
Nuance Nina will offer basic frontline support for online customers
Fri May 6, 2016
Technology entrepreneurs: Tech is part of everything
A panel of technology entrepreneurs gave advice to teenage girls about starting tech companies, and admitted there’s a reason people are “falling into tech”
Fri May 6, 2016
Commercial code riddled with open source vulnerabilities
Roundup: Customers, vendors both unaware of unpatched open source vulnerabilities in commercial software. Plus OpenSSL patches, warrantless wiretaps and more.
Fri May 6, 2016
Unify partner program reduces certification demands
In an effort to simplify its channel partner program, UC vendor Unify has cut back certification requirements across its portfolio; more IT channel news from the week.