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Toy and games retailer Toys R Us is trialling the use of tablets for store assistance to provide a better customer service experience

A communications systems fault at Transport for Greater Manchester halted Metrolink tram services across the city on Sunday 14 May

Cyber attackers do not have to use previously unseen or extremely sophisticated attacks to bypass defences, analysis of publicly reported breaches in the past year reveals

The vendor's multicloud strategy for storage was a hot topic during Dell EMC World 2017, headlined by expanded Virtustream, Elastic Cloud Storage and Azure offerings.

OpenStack's Cinder, Swift and Manila storage projects experience a decline in vendor contributors heading into the upcoming release of the latest iteration, Pike.

Microsoft responds to WannaCry ransomware with an MS17-010 patch for legacy systems as new ransomware variants spread to more countries around the globe.

Research has found skills gaps in data science, AI and infrastructure management are standing in the way of digital transformation

Australia’s Macquarie bank builds a data layer on top of legacy IT systems to transform customer experience

Microsoft blames the U.S. government for cyberweapon stockpiling as WannaCry ransomware infections continue to spread, though some experts say Microsoft shares responsibility.

At SAP’s annual Sapphire Now conference in Orlando, Florida, CEO Bill McDermott ruled out charging for static read access from third-party systems, after recent controversy

Dell EMC’s XtremIO X2 all-flash arrays got a performance jump from ungraded hardware, but the real performance boost comes from changes to the way I/O is dealt with

Canadian vehicle manufacturer inks IBM cloud deal to support five-year push to cut costs and improve efficiency

As bug bounty programs become more mainstream, Bugcrowd founder and CEO Casey Ellis offers insights into rewards, best practices and tips for getting the most bang for the buck.

Tired of waiting for NVMe? Western Digital's HGST Ultrastar-branded 12 Gbps SAS-based 3D NAND SSDs target high-performance virtual, database, analytics and cloud workloads.

The Cinder, Swift and Manila OpenStack storage projects focused on performance, stability, scalability and enterprise-level capabilities in the latest Ocata release cycle.

Console unveils a cloud interconnect service that offers a more secure and stable connection between multiple cloud providers.

This week, bloggers look into the open source networking option SNAS, SIEM for enterprises and automating device configurations.

The business software supplier expects its cloud portfolio to contribute at least a third of its revenues in a region that includes key markets such as Australia, Japan and Southeast Asia

The bipartisan PATCH Act aims to codify the Vulnerabilities Equities Process into law in the wake of a global ransomware attack based on a stolen NSA cyberweapon.

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins has been talking about the criticality of analytics and automation technology to the enterprise network

There is a direct correlation between data breaches and falls in stock prices, but the impact is lighter on companies with good cyber security, a study has revealed

Tories aim to create a digital charter, continuing a “digital by default” government and a dynamic digital economy

Comcast Business chooses Versa Networks as its managed SD-WAN partner, while Sprint turns to VeloCloud. Also, NEC and Dell EMC announce the availability of their SD-LAN service.

Micron Ceph storage comes as a four-node storage cluster that incorporates object features of Red Hat's Jewel release. A single cluster scales to 96 TB of effective capacity.

Software giant plans to capitalise on business demand for its cloud services in Africa by offering users access to locally hosted Azure and Office 365

Malware command and control (C&C) communications are key to detecting advanced threats, according to a security researcher

A leader in the IT systems management market, ServiceNow looks to expand into new applications markets. Farrell Hough, in charge of ServiceNow's product operations, lays out the roadmap.

News roundup: The new Google Play Protect system aims to improve Android app security. Plus, Google Cloud IoT Core adds layer of device security, and more.

Juniper's Kevin Walker talks with SearchSecurity about the evolving threat landscape and how some attackers are incorporating data manipulation into their schemes.