TechTarget News - Week of May 07, 2017
Sun May 7, 2017
Barclays launches £10m UK digital safety campaign
Barclays is to lead a £10m campaign against digital fraud as research reveals London, Bristol and Birmingham are scam hotspots, with young adults most at risk
Mon May 8, 2017
HPE ramps up investments in Singapore
Enterprise tech giant HPE will invest $140m over five years in its new regional headquarters and a startup incubator programme
Mon May 8, 2017
Unit4 adds machine learning to services-centric ERP system
Unit4, which majors on business applications software for professional services firms and universities, adds machine learning to its product suite, as announced at a customer event in Rotterdam
Mon May 8, 2017
There are Dutch lessons in breach notification as GDPR approaches
The Netherlands is a pioneer when it comes to legislating around data protection, so GDPR might not be as much of a shock as in other countries.
Mon May 8, 2017
London councils look at potential for creating technology and innovation office
The Greater London Authority and a group of London boroughs are looking to create a London Office of Technology and Innovation to join up data, digital and technology innovation
Mon May 8, 2017
IoT platform takes apartments into the cloud in Stockholm
Swedish property management company Stockrose is using IoT the Azure cloud to offer its clients 'buildings as a service."
Mon May 8, 2017
Dell EMC IDPA changes vendor's backup strategy
The Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance is the vendor's first integrated enterprise backup target. What does this mean for physical Data Domain appliances?
Mon May 8, 2017
Dell EMC all-flash moves focus on VMAX, XtremIO and Isilon
Dell EMC VMAX and XtremIO SAN all-flash arrays christen Dell EMC World 2017. All-flash Isilon NAS adds Infinity modular architecture. Dense flash in compact footprint is the focus.
Mon May 8, 2017
Jive acquired in enterprise collaboration software merger
In UC news, Jive is in the midst of being acquired by a private equity firm and is expected to merge with CRM provider Aurea. Plus, UC cloud service provider Fuze gets more money.
Mon May 8, 2017
Micron SolidScale NVMe-oF-based storage architecture emerges
Micron Technology launched its SolidScale storage architecture based on NVMe-oF technologies, with plans for branded appliances to start shipping later this year.
Tue May 9, 2017
SAP marks 20 years in Ireland with digital boardroom launch
SAP has marked two decades in Ireland. CEO Bill McDermott hailed the millennial character of the country’s IT workforce, and argued for the strategic utility of SAP’s ‘digital boardroom’ concept
Tue May 9, 2017
OpenStack Foundation slams claims open source cloud platform's days are numbered
OpenStack Foundation executive director Jonathan Bryce dismisses predictions around the impending demise of OpenStack
Tue May 9, 2017
OpenStack Foundation hails second coming of private cloud
Enterprises have come to view private cloud as a “toxic” phrase, but new ways and means of building deployments is changing that, according to the OpenStack Foundation and its stakeholders
Tue May 9, 2017
Brexit yet to dampen fintech recruitment in London
Fintechs are still recruiting in London as large banks start to make plans to move staff to EU countries
Tue May 9, 2017
Large UK businesses increasingly want CEOs to have IT background
More large businesses in the UK want a CEO that has a good understanding of IT
Tue May 9, 2017
Nexsan Unity goes all-flash but leaves NVMe on the back-burner
Nexsan Unity arrays already have SAN, NAS and file sync and share, and now add all-flash and policy-based archiving, but there’s no NVMe on the roadmap for now
Tue May 9, 2017
Highly skilled professionals at risk of being replaced by computers
Highly skilled jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence by 2022, says Gartner
Tue May 9, 2017
General election: ODI hopes to see data, skills and innovation pledges in party manifestos
The Open Data Institute wants the UK’s political parties to make room for data policy in their manifestos ahead of the general election
Tue May 9, 2017
Microsoft out-of-band patch hits the day before Patch Tuesday
The evening before Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released an emergency out-of-band patch for a dangerous Windows flaw teased by the Google Project Zero team just days earlier.
Tue May 9, 2017
Cognitive security is the future, says Martin Kuppinger
Modern computing capabilities combined with cognitive technology has huge potential for tackling unknown attack patterns and addressing the security skills shortage, says Martin Kuppinger
Tue May 9, 2017
Aruba Atmosphere: Machine learning to transform networking
At Aruba Atmosphere EMEA in France, delegates learned how the network will incorporate machine learning features in the near future
Tue May 9, 2017
Hotel booking site Trivago powers collaboration with Dropbox
A Slack group and a workshop day helped Trivago deploy Dropbox for Business to 1300 users
Tue May 9, 2017
Intel AMT security risk could lead to system access
Servers may have been at risk of attack for years because of an Intel AMT security risk that was recently disclosed before manufacturers could patch.
Tue May 9, 2017
Upgraded Nexsan Unity unified arrays get jolt of flash
Nexsan eliminated the need to run its E-Series arrays as Unity back-end storage. JBODs with RAID allow FASTier flash cache SSDs to run on 12 Gbps storage shelves.
Tue May 9, 2017
Blockchain gains momentum in the Middle East
Blockchain is gathering pace in the Middle East, with the United Arab Emirates leading the way
Wed May 10, 2017
Edward Snowden: Closed public cloud platforms risk "disempowering" enterprises
NSA whistleblower tells OpenStack Summit, via video link, that investing in closed public cloud platforms can lead to users parting with more than just their money
Wed May 10, 2017
Blockchain economy on the horizon
Blockchain technologies will enable many new and disruptive business models than the internet itself, an expert predicts
Wed May 10, 2017
RBS cuts hundreds of UK IT jobs
The Royal Bank of Scotland is cutting hundreds of tech jobs as it prepares for life as a smaller organisation
Wed May 10, 2017
EnterpriseDB Postgres powers TfL tunnel monitoring
EDB, based on the open source Postgres database, is powering a new monitoring application at Transport for London
Wed May 10, 2017
Automation can turn tables on cyber attackers
Security defenders should use automation to turn the tables on attackers, according to the CTO of the US Department of Homeland Security
Wed May 10, 2017
Dell EMC World brings “bigger, faster, stronger” storage upgrades
All-flash additions plus hardware and software upgrades see platform refreshes across all Dell EMC storage offerings, as well as design changes in Isilon and Xtremio
Wed May 10, 2017
Durham Police to use artificial intelligence to help decide if suspects should be held in custody
Durham Police are to use artificial intelligence to help them decide whether or not to keep suspects in custody
Wed May 10, 2017
Aruba Atmosphere: Businesses at odds with IT departments over IoT
A survey of business and IT leaders conducted for wireless networking supplier Aruba has found a lack of cohesion between departments is affecting IoT usage, confidence levels and security across Emea
Wed May 10, 2017
New Dell EMC PowerEdge serves up storage expansion
New PowerEdge 14G servers from Dell EMC form the 'bedrock of the new data center,' Michael Dell says. Ready Nodes and software-defined block storage are among the new products.
Wed May 10, 2017
Salesforce AppExchange releases vendor-facing upgrades
The improvements to the Salesforce AppExchange benefit companies and ISVs building on AppExchange, with lower pricing and more tools.
Wed May 10, 2017
Dell EMC World 2017: XC, VxRail sold in coopetition
Dell EMC sticks with both VxRail and XC hyper-converged appliances, putting them on 14G PowerEdge servers, with cloud-style pricing and $25,000 entry-level models.
Wed May 10, 2017
Nordic region competes for datacentre dominance
The Nordic region is an attractive region for datacentres as demand for cloud services in the area grows
Wed May 10, 2017
Trump’s ‘hire American’ rhetoric is stalling global IT services sector
The IT services sector is facing an important period as political decisions impact their business models
Wed May 10, 2017
Windows zero days squashed in May 2017 Patch Tuesday
Microsoft's May 2017 Patch Tuesday fixed multiple Windows zero-day vulnerabilities, two of which have reportedly been exploited by groups linked to Russia.
Wed May 10, 2017
NetApp StorageGRID enhanced for OpenStack deployments
NetApp's StorageGRID Webscale 10.4 object storage supports Docker containers and more simplified OpenStack deployments, and it gives admins more control of multi-tenancy in the cloud.
Wed May 10, 2017
Open source philosophy goes well beyond software -- and into our lives
According to advocates, open source software is just the first step in a larger movement -- one that aims to make open source an integral part of our daily lives.
Thu May 11, 2017
Orange eyes APAC cloud market, expands footprint in Malaysia
French IT service provider Orange rolls out public cloud services in the APAC region and plans to grow its workforce in Malaysia by 70%
Thu May 11, 2017
CIO interview: Bernie Burdett, head of IT, Dogs Trust
The animal charity is revamping its IT to provide better customer service, protect itself from cyber attacks and ensure GDPR compliance
Thu May 11, 2017
Allianz researchers working with car makers on cyber security
Allianz Germany is working with the local car manufacturing industry to highlight the vulnerabilities in the electronics systems of vehicles that can be exploited by criminals
Thu May 11, 2017
Australian government bolsters IT security in budget boost
The country’s Digital Transformation Agency has been given a shot in the arm to guard public sector IT systems against cyber attacks
Thu May 11, 2017
Addison Lee uses common customer transport tech to offer luxury couriering
Addison Lee is well known for being a business-focused private hire firm in and around London, but as competition has increased the firm has refocused its use of tech to provide courier services to customers and retailers
Thu May 11, 2017
London will lose its European tech leadership status because of Brexit
London is at risk of being usurped as the tech capital of Europe because of the UK's impending withdrawal from the benefits of EU membership
Thu May 11, 2017
Microsoft shifts to intelligence in cloud and on the edge
Microsoft’s annual developer event in Seattle opened with a focus on AI, IoT edge computing and a new globally distributed database
Thu May 11, 2017
Plans for superfast broadband and digital ambassador in leaked Labour manifesto
The leaked draft of the Labour Party’s election manifesto promises to deliver superfast broadband by 2022 and appoint a digital ambassador to fly the flag for Britain post-Brexit
Thu May 11, 2017
BT to cut 4,000 jobs in digital transformation plan
BT is to cut 4,000 jobs as it tries to realign Global Services business for a digital world and recover from a massive corruption scandal
Thu May 11, 2017
New York Philharmonic puts Toscanini archive online for worldwide audience
The New York Philharmonic is digitally archiving millions of documents and making them available online
Thu May 11, 2017
Paymentless retail could be the future, says Barclaycard VP of strategy and innovation
The ideal in-store customer experience would be for payments to be an invisible part of the shopping process, says Barclaycard’s vice-president of strategy and innovation
Thu May 11, 2017
Made.com trialling real-time chat for customer advice
Online retailer Made.com has partnered with Hero so showroom staff can chat live with online shoppers to help with queries and shopping decisions
Thu May 11, 2017
Dell EMC World 2017: HCI, startup investments, Nautilus
This year's Dell EMC World served as a coming-out party for Dell Technologies Capital, 'Project Nautilus' and IoT storage, and as a showcase for current products.
Thu May 11, 2017
Openreach asks comms providers how to improve broadband access
Openreach is to consult with its communication services provider customers on exploring the case for fibre-to-the-premises broadband and universal coverage
Thu May 11, 2017
Cisco adds AI to Spark collaboration platform with MindMeld buy
Cisco plans to use MindMeld’s AI platform to enhance its Spark platform and other enterprise collaboration solutions
Thu May 11, 2017
BBC signs five-year enterprise ICT deal with Atos
As part of the broadcaster’s Aurora programme, it has signed up to five years of Atos as its technology services provider
Thu May 11, 2017
Latest Verizon CPE aimed at simplifying deployment of network services
Verizon's latest customer premise equipment is meant to simplify deployment of virtual network functions. The new Verizon CPE was introduced this week at the OpenStack Summit.
Thu May 11, 2017
Android clickjacking attacks possible from Google Play apps
Google implemented clickjacking attack mitigations in Android but left a potential avenue for malicious actors that won't be fixed until Android O is released.
Fri May 12, 2017
Tech packages to help Singapore SMEs go digital
Small and medium-sized enterprises in Singapore can now take advantage of a slew of pre-approved IT products to stay competitive
Fri May 12, 2017
Singapore universities hit by advanced persistent threat attacks
The attacks on NUS and NTU networks appear to be the work of APT actors and not casual hackers
Fri May 12, 2017
Why smart cities need to become smarter about technology
Cities are experimenting with smarter ways to use technologies to improve the life of citizens, but their projects are fragmented. Is there a better approach?
Fri May 12, 2017
Mixed reaction to Trump’s cyber security executive order
The latest US presidential executive order on cyber security has been met mainly with praise, but critics say there is nothing really new and takes no decisive action
Fri May 12, 2017
ICO reports record number of data breaches and fines
The UK privacy watchdog reports that it has dealt with more data breach reports and issued more fines in the past year than ever before
Fri May 12, 2017
Microsoft supports trend toward containers, serverless computing
At its Build 2017 conference, Microsoft highlighted new technologies focusing on containers, serverless computing and microservices as part of its DevOps strategy.
Fri May 12, 2017
CTS director Iain Patterson leaves GDS
Common Technology Services director Iain Patterson is the latest in a long line of senior leaders to leave the Government Digital Service
Fri May 12, 2017
Five cyber security imperatives for all companies
There are five things all companies should ensure they are doing in terms of cyber security
Fri May 12, 2017
NHS hospitals hit in global ransomware attack
Hospitals across England are reporting problems with IT systems that are affecting healthcare treatment, caused by what could be a global ransomware campaign enabled by a leaked NSA exploit
Fri May 12, 2017
Cisco to build MindMeld artificial intelligence services in Spark
Cisco plans to build MindMeld artificial intelligence services into Spark. The AI maker also develops natural language interfaces for software and devices.
Fri May 12, 2017
Almost three-quarters of tech workers thinking of leaving UK after Brexit
The UK’s decision to leave the European Union has many tech workers in the UK considering a move elsewhere
Fri May 12, 2017
Cisco vulnerability from WikiLeaks' Vault 7 dump finally patched
News roundup: A Cisco vulnerability disclosed in the Vault 7 dump finally has a patch. Plus, Google's fuzzing bot finds over 1,000 bugs in five months, Comey dismissed and more.
Fri May 12, 2017
Trump cyber executive order focuses on cyber-risk management
The Trump cyber executive order arrived, with a focus on cyber-risk management and reports. But key details are missing in terms of implementing changes.
Fri May 12, 2017
Dell EMC World 2017: Partners can sell Virtustream Enterprise Cloud
Dell EMC has integrated Virtustream Enterprise Cloud into its unified partner program; other channel news from the week.