TechTarget News - Week of Jul 02, 2017
Mon Jul 3, 2017
China, India to drive global mobile industry
The two Asian giants will account for nearly half of all new mobile subscribers worldwide by the end of the decade, according to a new study by GSMA
Mon Jul 3, 2017
Judge defers ruling in Apple Irish datacentre case until end of July
Apple must wait until the end of the month to hear if its bid to build a datacentre in Athenry, County Galway, will get the go-ahead
Mon Jul 3, 2017
CISOs in Australia, Singapore concerned with cloud security
Unsanctioned cloud apps continue to be major bugbear among security chiefs in the two countries, a Symantec survey has found
Mon Jul 3, 2017
Digital Economy Council aims to boost UK tech sector
Government launches Digital Economy Council with the aim of bringing together industry leaders and academia to collaborate on implementing the UK’s digital strategy
Mon Jul 3, 2017
Dutch bank cuts compliance data retrieval from weeks to hours
Rabobank has moved from tape libraries and robotic arms to a platform-based storage and retrieval system to help it comply with regulations
Mon Jul 3, 2017
Government’s Digital Infrastructure Fund for broadband up and running
Government officially launches £400m Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund to encourage more construction of FTTP networks
Mon Jul 3, 2017
H&M reinforces commitment to datacentre heat reuse with 1MW Stockholm datacentre build
The 1MW facility could potentially generate enough heat for 2,500 residential apartments in Stockholm when completed in 2018
Mon Jul 3, 2017
Cyber security comes down to culture, say Dutch security experts
IT security can no longer be seen as just a technical matter. People, education and management matter too, but culture is the overarching and binding element, says security executive at Dutch bank
Mon Jul 3, 2017
Corvid secures email, takes users out of firing line
Email is insecure, yet it is still the main means of business communication, with many companies relying on employees as the first line of defence, but that is unfair, says Corvid
Mon Jul 3, 2017
NHS trust’s data sharing deal with Google firm is illegal, finds ICO
UK data protection watchdog has found an NHS data sharing deal with Google DeepMind failed comply with data protection law
Mon Jul 3, 2017
Nutanix CEO Pandey talks Google, cloud journey, HCI rivals
CEO Dheeraj Pandey on Nutanix HCI: large server vendors were late to hyper-converged, and now the focus has shifted to building hybrid clouds across data centers.
Mon Jul 3, 2017
Dubai Police to enhance smart services with robot police
The streets of Dubai will soon see Robocops to help fight crime and help people out
Tue Jul 4, 2017
European cloud adoption continues despite security concerns
Confusion reigns in European firms about security responsibility for cloud-based services, while investment in additional measures highlights ongoing concerns
Tue Jul 4, 2017
Collaboration is key to combating cyber crime
Interpol has called for speedy and effective information-sharing between law enforcement agencies, governments, businesses and cyber security companies to counter growing cyber threats
Tue Jul 4, 2017
Royal Free and Google DeepMind data sharing not compliant with DPA, ICO rules
Information Commissioner’s Office finds that the controversial NHS data-sharing deal with Google DeepMind did not fully comply with the Data Protection Act
Tue Jul 4, 2017
Arqiva snaps up new spectrum licences for 5G wireless trials
Comms infrastructure supplier buys two 112MHz bands of wireless spectrum to support its 5G wholesale ambitions
Tue Jul 4, 2017
Major cyber incidents accelerating, says NCSC
The UK is seeing an acceleration in major cyber security incidents, according to the country’s cyber security protection agency
Tue Jul 4, 2017
Most influential women in UK tech: The 2017 longlist
Every year, Computer Weekly asks the technology industry to nominate who it thinks are the most influential women in UK tech – here is the 2017 longlist
Tue Jul 4, 2017
WannaCry a signal moment, says NCA
The National Crime Agency believes the recent WannaCry attacks represent a “signal moment” in terms of awareness of cyber attacks and their real-world impact
Wed Jul 5, 2017
Sweden trials blockchain for land registry management
Swedish land registry is trying out blockchain as a means of proving ownership
Wed Jul 5, 2017
Australia eases skilled visa restrictions amid criticism
Move applauded by industry lobby group, but some emerging roles are missing from the list of skills covered by the Temporary Skill Shortage visa scheme
Wed Jul 5, 2017
Experian upgrade causes glitches in service
Credit scoring company recently upgraded its systems and introduced a new mobile app that caused temporary issues for some customers
Wed Jul 5, 2017
Government legislates for full-fibre broadband tax holiday
The government has introduced promised legislation to incentivise full-fibre broadband network builders to invest over the next five years
Wed Jul 5, 2017
Storage the favourite use case for public cloud customers
Despite lingering trust issues, storage and backup are key use cases in the public cloud, says Barracuda survey. Meanwhile, Microsoft Azure is Europe’s favourite cloud provider
Wed Jul 5, 2017
ICO launches international strategy to meet Brexit and GDPR challenges
The ICO has set out a four-year international strategy on how to tackle international data protection challenges, aiming to enhance the safeguarding of UK citizens’ data
Wed Jul 5, 2017
Virgin Media fails to deliver on broadband speed claims, says investigation
An investigation by the BBC’s Watchdog programme accuses ISP Virgin Media of over-promising and under-delivering on the claims it makes about its fibre-based broadband services
Wed Jul 5, 2017
Equinix expands its European datacentre footprint with AM4 opening in Amsterdam
Colocation giant is building out its datacentre capacity in Amsterdam by opening another facility, geared towards helping enterprises embrace the multi-cloud consumption model
Wed Jul 5, 2017
Online retailer Ocado sees increased order volumes as digital shopping grows
As online retail becomes more popular, Ocado has seen a rise in orders, but its profits for the first half of 2017 have dropped after heavy tech investment
Wed Jul 5, 2017
London tech sector attracts record investment
Despite uncertainties surrounding Brexit, the London tech sector has seen record levels of investment so far this year
Wed Jul 5, 2017
Atos targets universities and research centres with quantum computing simulator
Atos has made a quantum computing simulator available for sale so that organisations can test out the algorithms of the future
Wed Jul 5, 2017
CityFibre moves into consumer broadband services
Following the success of a joint FTTP broadband trial in York, CityFibre is to market its metro fibre network to consumer ISPs for the first time
Wed Jul 5, 2017
Post-IPO, Tintri software plan comes into sharp focus
Tintri will scale back head-to-head matchups in all-flash array market; stand-alone software accounts for a growing portion of storage revenue, CTO and co-founder Kieran Harty says.
Wed Jul 5, 2017
New report says users aren't eager for SAP S/4HANA migration
A survey from Rimini Street says that almost 90% of SAP users have no plans for an S/4HANA migration, in part due to satisfaction with their existing SAP ERP.
Thu Jul 6, 2017
Kaspersky researcher in Asia develops cyber forensics tool
The open source tool lets cyber forensics investigators access infected machines remotely to collect malware artefacts without compromising system integrity
Thu Jul 6, 2017
TfL figures reveal massive contactless adoption
Transport for London figures for the use of contactless payments on its network add weight to its plans to sell its expertise to other cities
Thu Jul 6, 2017
Andy Burnham plans to make Manchester world-leading digital hub
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham announces plans to make the region one of the “best digital hubs in the world”, and a £2m digital skills fund
Thu Jul 6, 2017
Nominet Trust invests £600,000 to help young people acquire digital skills
Tech for good funding firm launches programme to fund several organisations with the aim of increasing digital skills among young people in the UK
Thu Jul 6, 2017
IDC: On-premise infrastructure spend will continue to fall in 2017 as cloud demand soars
IDC's latest quarterly cloud infrastructure spending forecast shines a light on how the dwindling demand for on-premise technologies is shaking up IT investments
Thu Jul 6, 2017
UK must tackle impact of rapid technological change, says Corbyn
Setting out plans for Labour’s National Education Service, Jeremy Corbyn says the country needs to invest in skills and training to ensure benefits of technological change and not leave people behind
Thu Jul 6, 2017
Tape here to stay, says Spectra Logic with LTO-8 2x capacity gain
LTO-8 tape to boost capacity by leveraging HDD head read technology TMR. Spectra gets in early with offer to customers, “buy LTO-7, get LTO-8 when it ships”
Thu Jul 6, 2017
TomTom and Cisco to address real-time comms for autonomous cars
Navigation firm teams up with network giant to develop low-latency, real-time traffic services for autonomous vehicle management
Thu Jul 6, 2017
Young people without workplace skills fear competition from robots
Young people are worried they will not have the skills necessary to set themselves apart from robots when leaving education
Thu Jul 6, 2017
Uber puts the brakes on in Finland until 2018
App-based car transportation company has stopped providing one of its services in Finland until next year
Thu Jul 6, 2017
Sainsbury’s Group sales grow as Argos boosts performance
Group reports 8% increase in online grocery business and 10% rise in online Argos sales as total like-for-like sales jump 2.3% in first quarter
Thu Jul 6, 2017
UK government digital services below average, international ranking shows
UK government is placed fourth overall in the International Civil Service Effectiveness Index, but only 23rd out of 31 countries for digital services
Thu Jul 6, 2017
Tegile launches Intelliflash tiered all-flash arrays with NVMe
Hybrid flash turned all-flash maker Tegile adds tier of NVMe to SAS-connected flash with all drives encrypted and an all-NVMe array planned for later in 2017
Thu Jul 6, 2017
CEO Harr predicts Panzura storage shift to software deployments
Panzura CEO Patrick Harr predicts more customers will shift from using the company's physical appliances to VM-based software deployments in the cloud by year's end.
Thu Jul 6, 2017
Government awards academics £16m for 5G trial network
Experts from three major technology research institutions have been awarded a government grant to develop a 5G test network
Fri Jul 7, 2017
MyRepublic outlines regional ambition, eyes IPO by 2018
The Singapore ISP is gearing up for a public listing that will support its efforts to deliver mobile and broadband services in seven new markets
Fri Jul 7, 2017
Europe takes measured approach to 5G, driven by ROI concerns
European operators may be more concerned with getting the maximum value for money from their 3G and 4G networks than rushing to roll out 5G
Fri Jul 7, 2017
Citizens Advice calls for roll-out of Universal Credit to be paused
A report by the advisory charity highlights issued around making and managing claims online, lack of digital skills and problems with identity verification through Gov.uk Verify
Fri Jul 7, 2017
Microsoft to cut thousands of jobs in cloud-related company rejig
Microsoft confirms job cuts and says affected staff have been notified that their jobs are either under threat or set to be made redundant
Fri Jul 7, 2017
Lloyds Bank joins Swift blockchain proof-of-concept project
Twenty-eight banks collaborate in blockchain project that will enable the real-time management of accounts used to make cross-border payments
Fri Jul 7, 2017
Cybersecurity skills gap fixes must support minorities
A new survey shows a majority of organizations are facing a cybersecurity skills gap and experts say more focus on women and minorities could be key to finding talent.
Fri Jul 7, 2017
Putting sepsis algorithms into electronic patient records
Thames Valley NHS organisations work on building sepsis algorithms into their electronic patient record system to ensure quicker treatment
Fri Jul 7, 2017
Flawed Broadcom Wi-Fi chipsets get a fix, but flaw remains a mystery
Broadpwn, a flaw in Broadcom Wi-Fi chipsets, is patched, but Google withholds details. Plus, the latest in the antivirus drama between the U.S. and Russia, and more.
Fri Jul 7, 2017
Govia Thameslink rail operator picks Worldline for mobile ticketing
Rail operator Govia Thameslink sets out to replace its desktop ticket issuing service with a Worldline mobile solution
Fri Jul 7, 2017
Tax software backdoor allowed NotPetya ransomware attacks
Researchers analyze the software backdoor used to deliver NotPetya ransomware to Ukraine targets, while the threat actors behind the attacks ask for more money.
Fri Jul 7, 2017
NetSuite cites cloud-based ERP software opportunity for partners
Mainstream acceptance of cloud computing has led more organizations to adopt cloud-based ERP, creating a demand that NetSuite wants to capitalize on with its partners; other news from the week.
Fri Jul 7, 2017
Second phase of Dubai Health Authority’s electronic records implementation to start in August 2017
Unified electronic medical record (EMR) system to be rolled to more medical facilities across Dubai