TechTarget News - Week of Jul 10, 2016
Mon Jul 11, 2016
Datadog calls for password reset after cyber breach
Monitoring and analytics firm detected unauthorised activity associated with production servers and database of user credentials
Mon Jul 11, 2016
NHS England appoints three senior IT leaders
Chief clinical information officer, CIO and director of digital experience hired to replace role of chief information and technology officer
Mon Jul 11, 2016
Outdated IT limits retail gains from customer data
Legacy IT systems are making it more difficult for retailers to collect and use customer data to improve services
Mon Jul 11, 2016
DWP trials blockchain technology for benefit payments
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) trials blockchain's distributed ledger technology, with benefit claimants using a mobile app to track welfare payments
Mon Jul 11, 2016
Microsoft unveils cloud platform to power business apps
AppSource exposes Microsoft Graph data from Office 365 and Dynamics 365 to create business insights
Mon Jul 11, 2016
Case study: Leeds City Council saves £400,000 with new print system
Council uses Canon’s organisation-wide centralised print system as platform for digital change
Mon Jul 11, 2016
Government to reform rules of the road for autonomous cars
The UK government has proposed amendments to insurance legislation and the Highway Code as it seeks to drive the development of autonomous vehicle technology
Mon Jul 11, 2016
Glue provides SD automation for more network appliances
Glue Networks has added support for more than a dozen network products in its orchestration engine. The Gluware engine provides greater SD automation.
Mon Jul 11, 2016
Visa’s Dubai innovation centre to focus on digital payments
Visa has opened a technology innovation centre in Dubai to focus on cashless payments
Mon Jul 11, 2016
Cisco lifts branch security with latest software release
Cisco introduced at its Live conference branch security software for the ISR router. The networking company also improved malware protection in the Meraki MX appliance.
Tue Jul 12, 2016
Cisco wants to be the foundation for digital transformation
At Cisco Live in Las Vegas, CEO Chuck Robbins sets out his vision for the future and moves to position the supplier at the heart of enterprise digitisation
Tue Jul 12, 2016
Rethink needed on network security, says Cisco
At Cisco Live in Las Vegas, Cisco's Rowan Trollope says security must be built-in from the start as the world moves towards the next generation of the internet
Tue Jul 12, 2016
UK cloud firm majors on Tintri hybrid flash for virtualisation
Wokingham-based We Are Cloud rejects EMC and hyper-converged options as it deploys Tintri VM-native hybrid flash storage to support rollout of cloud services
Tue Jul 12, 2016
Standard Chartered takes global delivery network to next level
Bank to invest $3bn in global delivery network, with particular focus on scaling up Malaysian centre
Tue Jul 12, 2016
Cyber security must top UK agenda, say leading scientists
Royal Society report calls for greater sharing of breach and threat information, and more support for research and international collaboration
Tue Jul 12, 2016
Private equity pushes Mitel out of Polycom deal
Merger called off after private equity group Siris Capital offered more money for the video-conferencing services supplier
Tue Jul 12, 2016
Inforum 2016: Travis Perkins commits to Infor for cloud transformation
Construction industry company Travis Perkins strikes a deal with Infor to use its CloudSuite enterprise software to build better customer relationships and improve employee productivity
Tue Jul 12, 2016
Google boasts of security as Pokémon Go invades Google accounts
Google claims it is notifying customers of the 4,000 state-sponsored cyber attacks a month amid security concerns about Pokémon Go, developed by Google spinoff Niantic
Tue Jul 12, 2016
Azure partners cite platform's maturity at WPC 16
Channel partners at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference suggested Azure is moving into a more mature phase in which it is seeing more interest among customers.
Tue Jul 12, 2016
Skills gap leaves firms at risk from cyber attacks
A technology security skills shortage is leaving firms at increasing risk of cyber security attacks
Tue Jul 12, 2016
Don't let unfounded Docker fears deter container technology adoption
Container technology is changing the enterprise software landscape, but many unfounded fears are delaying Docker adoption.
Tue Jul 12, 2016
CIO interview: Tonino Ciuffini, Warwickshire County Council
Warwickshire County Council’s CIO, Tonino Ciuffini, talks about his love for the job, cloud and information sharing
Tue Jul 12, 2016
Gulf-based Rotana Hotels centralises IT security
Hotel group implements centralised security management to proactively protect endpoints and achieve accurate security information
Tue Jul 12, 2016
Singapore bank moves closer to the cloud with Office 365 adoption
DBS says Microsoft productivity tools will help its staff become more responsive to customer needs
Tue Jul 12, 2016
IBM sets up security centre in Canberra
IBM leads the charge as large private businesses invest heavily in security resources across Australia in an attempt to close the security gap
Wed Jul 13, 2016
Panera transforms digital infrastructure with Cisco
At Cisco Live in Las Vegas, Blaine Hurst from café chain Panera explained how he transformed the company’s infrastructure based on Cisco and Apple devices
Wed Jul 13, 2016
Salford and Liverpool join forces on digital transformation
Liverpool and Salford councils have signed a joint contract with SAP to deliver a technology platform, aiming to reduce costs and improve efficiencies
Wed Jul 13, 2016
Cubic Transportation licenses TfL’s contactless payment system
Cubic Transportation plans to use London's payments system to develop contactless solutions for transport around the world
Wed Jul 13, 2016
Business lacks certainty despite official adoption of EU-US Privacy Shield
The European Commission has adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield framework, but businesses still lack clarity and assurance on transatlantic personal data transfers
Wed Jul 13, 2016
UK retail banks could get Google-like legacy IT replacement
Former Google engineers apply their experience to solving the huge handicap that core legacy systems place on the banking industry
Wed Jul 13, 2016
ISP calls on Theresa May to eject Ed Vaizey from broadband role
Wholesale internet service provider Entanet calls on Theresa May to replace digital economy minister Ed Vaizey at the helm of the UK’s broadband roll-out
Wed Jul 13, 2016
IT professionals urged to dial-down tech talk to win CIO approval for DevOps projects
Chef CEO Barry Crist claims senior management are not interested in the tech side of DevOps, so IT professionals should lead on the business benefits
Wed Jul 13, 2016
Simplified portable applications with Docker and microservices
As the industry moves away from traditional SOA, organizations are instead choosing to create portable applications with SOA and microservices.
Wed Jul 13, 2016
DevOps a black hole for security
Venafi extends its security platform to help security teams support DevOps in using secure TLS keys and certificates quickly and easily
Wed Jul 13, 2016
Biometrics on payments devices safe, say three-quarters of consumers
Most consumers think biometric authentication is the best way to secure payments via mobile devices, Visa survey finds
Wed Jul 13, 2016
Google snaps up startup in push to master computer vision
The future of computer vision looks bright following a string of tech acquisitions in the field, most recently by Google. Also in Searchlight: Microsoft COO exits; Gartner forecasts uptick in cloud adoption.
Wed Jul 13, 2016
Cloud falling short as mobile management tool?
ICYMI: CenturyLink debuts a managed mobile analytics service in concert with Meraki; Xirrus rounds out its high-speed Wave 2 access point portfolio.
Thu Jul 14, 2016
EC gives Google extension in Android case but adds charges
The European Commission has given Google an extension to respond to charges relating to Android, but has added fresh charges concerning its advertising business
Thu Jul 14, 2016
DevOps skills shortages hit enterprise digital transformation efforts
Enterprises face challenges when recruiting and retaining experienced DevOps practitioners as demand for agile experts soars
Thu Jul 14, 2016
UK business unlikely to dodge EU cyber security rules post-Brexit
The UK’s Brexit vote has thrown many businesses into uncertainty and doubt about whether they will have comply with the cyber security rules coming out of the EU
Thu Jul 14, 2016
Nordic CIO interview: Roland Grunéus, Intrum Justitia
Roland Grunéus, the CIO of Swedish-founded Intrum Justitia, reveals the credit management services group’s efforts to make better use of data
Thu Jul 14, 2016
CIO Interview: Elly Resende, CIO, Rio 2016 Olympics
As Rio de Janeiro gets ready to host the Olympics, Computer Weekly speaks to the man in charge of its IT
Thu Jul 14, 2016
Tesla won’t shut off autopilot after second accident
Elon Musk doubles down on autonomous vehicle technology as more questions are raised over the public beta of Tesla’s autopilot feature
Thu Jul 14, 2016
Cyber attacks cost UK business more than £34bn a year, study shows
Nearly half of UK firms lack advanced cyber defences, despite the high level of concern about cyber attacks and associated costs
Thu Jul 14, 2016
Siem fastest growing security market segment, reveals Gartner
IBM was the only top security supplier to show growth in 2015, bouyed by the rapid growth in the Siem market, says Gartner
Thu Jul 14, 2016
Challenger bank Starling gets UK banking licence
Starling Bank, which will offer smartphone-based current accounts, has been given a UK banking licence
Thu Jul 14, 2016
Trio of English universities pilot data analytics course
Cranfield University, the University of Central Lancashire and the University of Leeds trial one-day course with support from Tableau
Thu Jul 14, 2016
Internet of things increases demand for tech skills
Demand for employees with tech skills such as data visualisation is on the rise as internet of things adoption becomes more widespread
Thu Jul 14, 2016
US jails Chinese businessman in military hacking case
Two years after his arrest in Canada for cyber spying on US military aircraft, a Chinese businessman has been jailed by a US court for nearly four years
Thu Jul 14, 2016
Internet of things accounts for a quarter of IT budgets, claims Vodafone
The latest edition of Vodafone’s annual Internet of Things Barometer suggests that the IoT commands as much attention as cloud or data analytics
Thu Jul 14, 2016
CEO Robbins wants more Cisco applications, cloud services
CEO Robbins said at the Live conference customers should expect a much higher percentage of future products to be delivered as Cisco applications or cloud services.
Thu Jul 14, 2016
Australia’s new government under pressure to hit broadband targets
Newly elected conservative coalition government will see Australia’s National Broadband Network plan become a higher priority
Fri Jul 15, 2016
Tech industry welcomes Microsoft victory in data access case
Tech firms, civil liberties groups and trade bodies welcome what could be a landmark ruling by a US court in protecting the privacy of cloud services
Fri Jul 15, 2016
HMRC needs to win public trust over digital services, says NAO
The National Audit Office calls on HM Revenue & Customs to increase transparency and assess thow moving to a digital tax system will impact businesses and individuals
Fri Jul 15, 2016
Elizabeth Denham to start as UK information commissioner on 18 July 2016
Canadian Elizabeth Denham is to begin work as the UK’s information commissioner after a three-week delay
Fri Jul 15, 2016
O2 boss Ronan Dunne steps down
Telefónica UK CEO Ronan Dunne is to leave the business in August, and will be replaced with current CFO Mark Evans
Fri Jul 15, 2016
Chef bangs the drum for greater diversity in DevOps teams
More diversity in DevOps teams could expand the total addressable market for the products and services they create, says Chef
Fri Jul 15, 2016
Collaboration is essential in dispelling “deeply ingrained” gender career stereotypes
O2’s HR director Ann Pickering urges collaboration between government, schools and business to break down tech industry barriers
Fri Jul 15, 2016
Why VMware partner program chief Frank Rauch chose Cohesity
VMware partner program executive Frank Rauch said he will lend his expertise to secondary storage vendor Cohesity as it reshapes its channel strategy.
Fri Jul 15, 2016
Extreme Networks partner incentives target the mid-enterprise market
New Extreme Networks partner incentives include upfront discounts and back-end rebates for closing net new mid-enterprise customers; more IT channel news from the week.