TechTarget News - Week of Jul 15, 2018
Sun Jul 15, 2018
A quarter of Brits think they already have full-fibre broadband
CityFibre research commissioned to support its campaign for more clarity in broadband advertising appears to show widespread misunderstanding of what fibre is or what it means
Mon Jul 16, 2018
New industry network to bolster data protection in ASEAN
The Data Protection Excellence network will assist organisations and individuals new to data protection laws by providing hands-on training and professional certification courses
Mon Jul 16, 2018
Russian cyber attacks show need for international rules
Russian cyber attacks aimed at influencing foreign elections highlight the need for the international community to agree on rules of conduct and punitive consequences
Mon Jul 16, 2018
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
Holidays are for wimps and those working in the HR departments across the channel never take a break with the appointments continuing to clock up
Mon Jul 16, 2018
ITPS expands datacentre to support Azure Stack and HPC
Datacentre company ITPS expands its County Durham facility to meet client needs for high performance computing and security
Mon Jul 16, 2018
Ransomware message getting through
High profile attacks on the NHS and the activities of the channel educating customers has made an impact on ransomware attack figures
Mon Jul 16, 2018
Rackspace colocation program hosts users' legacy servers
Rackspace now has a managed colocation program that it hopes to upsell its customers with additional services, once their servers are in-house.
Mon Jul 16, 2018
Notre Dame uses N2WS Cloud Protection Manager for backup
The University of Notre Dame has moved 80% of its academic and administrative data to the AWS cloud, and relies on N2WS' Cloud Protection Manager to back up and protect it.
Mon Jul 16, 2018
Microsoft bills Azure network as the hub for remote offices
Azure Virtual WAN is Microsoft's bid to play in the emerging SD-WAN space, as it seeks to solve users' networking problems while it adds new customers.
Mon Jul 16, 2018
New Elastifile CEO intensifies startup's cloud focus
Elastifile's new CEO plans to increase the company's focus on filling a 'huge missing piece' of enterprise file storage for public clouds and sees more customers shifting away from on-site deployments.
Mon Jul 16, 2018
Chief data officer role: Searching for consensus
The chief data officer role is about many things -- regulations, innovation, AI and more. Consultant Randy Bean discussed the matter ahead of an MIT symposium on the topic.
Mon Jul 16, 2018
Mobile devices lost in London underline security risk
The security risk of lost mobile devices is underlined by the fact that almost 26,000 mobile phones and computing devices were lost in London in the past year alone
Tue Jul 17, 2018
Rio Tinto transports iron ore with autonomous train
The 280km journey in Western Australia was made under Rio Tinto’s autonomous train programme aimed at improving the productivity and safety of workers
Tue Jul 17, 2018
UKFast creates subsidiary to support AWS and Azure
Hosting company UKFast offers its own private and public cloud services alongside Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure support
Tue Jul 17, 2018
Expect jobs equilibrium if government sticks with AI plan
If the government keeps to its artificial intelligence sector deal, the number of new jobs created through the use of AI and automation will balance the job losses
Tue Jul 17, 2018
Code First: Girls teaches more women to code in UK than universities
Social enterprise partners with BT to offer more women the opportunity to learn tech skills
Tue Jul 17, 2018
Kcom secures second aggregate HSCN contract
Network services provider Kcom will supply broadband connectivity over the Health and Social Care Network to 10 health organisations in the north-east of England
Tue Jul 17, 2018
JWT slashes server estate in move to Ctera cloud appliances
Marketing agency deploys Ctera cloud-attached NAS for 10,000 employees to simplify IT infrastructure, cutting server count and slashing software and hardware costs
Tue Jul 17, 2018
Most Influential Women in UK IT 2018: Entrants to the Hall of Fame
Each year Computer Weekly recognises several great women from the IT industry and their lifetime achievements in its Most Influential Women in UK Tech Hall of Fame
Tue Jul 17, 2018
Spectrum costs hit the world’s poorest hardest
The inflated cost of radio spectrum to support mobile network roll-out is harming the economic and social welfare of billions of the world’s poorest people, says the GSMA
Tue Jul 17, 2018
Voting open: vote now for the most influential woman in UK technology 2018
Submit your vote for who you think deserves the title of most influential woman in UK technology 2018
Tue Jul 17, 2018
Customers don't have the skilled staff to man the security barricades
Gartner has warned that two thirds of users do not have the in house staff able to deal with security issues as the ongoing skills crisis continues to hit firms globally
Tue Jul 17, 2018
A third of organisations do not have a security expert, survey shows
Around a third of organisations are vulnerable to cyber attacks due to a lack of dedicated in-house cyber security experts, finds Gartner survey
Tue Jul 17, 2018
Cryptominers plateau while backdoors shoot up
Illicit cryptocurrency mining appears to be slowing down, but backdoors increased rapidly in the second quarter of the year, a report warns
Tue Jul 17, 2018
Saudi Arabia entices UK fintechs to its shores
Saudi Arabia is offering fintechs from other countries the opportunity to access its large internal market
Tue Jul 17, 2018
UKFast increases public options with ClearCloud
Firm known for hybrid and private cloud provision steps up efforts in the public space
Tue Jul 17, 2018
Nordic CTO interview: Martin Whitlock, Telenor Connexion
Norwegian telco is growing its global reach through its internet of things business unit
Tue Jul 17, 2018
Mitel appoints Westcon-Comstor as part of go-to-market review
The comms firm has been reviewing its go-to-market strategy for the past few months and concluded that a pan-international distributor would make a good addition to the partner roster
Tue Jul 17, 2018
CMS creates chief health informatics officer position
The newly created chief health informatics officer position for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will focus on developing a health IT strategy for CMS.
Tue Jul 17, 2018
Quantum is revolutionary, but UK must fix funding
Quantum sensing could replace GPS navigation, and cut the cost of major building projects. But industry needs to work with academia to prototype quantum technologies
Tue Jul 17, 2018
Experts skeptical an AWS switch is coming
An AWS switch -- reportedly possible in the next 18 months -- would not benefit the cloud provider's customers, experts said. Instead, AWS needs to offer better connectivity.
Tue Jul 17, 2018
X-Agent malware lurked on DNC systems for months after hack
The indictment of Russian intelligence officers accused of hacking the DNC revealed a troubling timeline, including the X-Agent malware lurking on DNC systems for months.
Tue Jul 17, 2018
Microsoft Azure Dev Spaces, Google Jib target Kubernetes woes
Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud both added cloud application development tools that improve and simplify the process of creating apps that run on the respective platforms.
Tue Jul 17, 2018
Innovation leaders must learn to 'co-create' the future
Harvard's Linda Hill explains what makes leaders of innovation successful, starting with realizing their primary role is as stage setter, not top-down visionary.
Tue Jul 17, 2018
AWS Snowball Edge extends EC2 on premises
AWS Snowball portable data transfer devices gain EC2 functionality, as the public cloud vendor seeks more ways for customers to use these boxes in their private facilities.
Wed Jul 18, 2018
Spectre variant gives buffer overflow a new twist
New variants of the Spectre microprocessor bugs use buffer overflow-style attacks to run malicious code
Wed Jul 18, 2018
Singapore to bolster threat intelligence sharing in financial sector
Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency has partnered the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Centre to glean cyber threat intelligence for the country’s financial industry
Wed Jul 18, 2018
Cyber security top priority for aircraft makers, says Airbus
There is a high level of collaboration in the aircraft industry on cyber security, but not all other industries are at the same level, according to an industry veteran at multinational aerospace and defence firm Airbus
Wed Jul 18, 2018
Global trading infrastructure firm opens office in Ireland because of Brexit
Financial services firms are attracted to Ireland as the UK prepares to leave the EU, leading to the creation of IT jobs in the Emerald Isle
Wed Jul 18, 2018
Google record fine could lead to Android fork
Amazon’s Android was one of the operating systems mentioned by the European Commission as it imposed a record €4.34bn fine on Google
Wed Jul 18, 2018
Deloitte launches EMEA-wide initiative to close cyber security gender gap
Professional services organisation Deloitte expands its UK efforts to encourage more women into cyber security to cover the EMEA area
Wed Jul 18, 2018
MSPs facing sales and marketing challenges
Findings from Datto have indicated that there are several issues that MSPs are facing with sales and marketing and staffing two of the main problems
Wed Jul 18, 2018
Retail cyber security spending ineffective as breaches rise
Cyber attacks on the retail sector are increasing, and although most retailers plan to increase cyber security spending, planned investments are unlikely to be effective, a report reveals
Wed Jul 18, 2018
Walmart and Microsoft partner to boost digital in retail
US retail giant Walmart has signed a five-year partnership with Microsoft, with the aim of speeding up its digital transformation
Wed Jul 18, 2018
Microsoft to push migration message to Windows 7 users
A campaign starting this week will start to highlight the need for Windows 7 users to make the move to the latest OS with the end of support deadline not that far away
Wed Jul 18, 2018
Fortinet transitions from partner to FortiGate SD-WAN vendor
In a change from forging security partnerships with SD-WAN vendors, Fortinet introduced FortiGate SD-WAN, which integrates SD-WAN into its FortiGate next-generation firewall appliance.
Wed Jul 18, 2018
NHS on the hunt for chief data officer
The NHS CDO will report directly to NHS Digital CEO Sarah Wilkinson, get paid up to £176,750 and be responsible for a budget of around £57m
Wed Jul 18, 2018
8x8 X Series combines UC and contact center
The cloud delivery model has made it easier to combine unified communications and contact center technologies into a single platform, as evidenced by the release of the 8x8 X Series this week.
Wed Jul 18, 2018
Intel, Micron end 3D XPoint memory joint development
Micron and Intel plan to end their joint development of nonvolatile 3D XPoint memory next year, after finishing work on the second generation of the nonvolatile memory technology.
Wed Jul 18, 2018
Salesforce's Marc Benioff calls for a national privacy law
After Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff's call for a national data privacy law, Salesforce's chief privacy officer responds to questions about the Salesforce privacy stance.
Wed Jul 18, 2018
StorageCraft backup and object storage packaged for schools
As schools shift from textbooks to rich media, StorageCraft packages object storage with backup and recovery software in hard disk drives or all-flash appliances.
Wed Jul 18, 2018
Cost, doubt about tech hold back AI for HR investment
AI technology will improve the productivity of HR departments by eliminating many routine and transactional processes. But what will happen to the HR employees?
Wed Jul 18, 2018
Microsoft Inspire 2018: Industry focus, co-selling among top trends
At Microsoft Inspire 2018, the software giant emphasized its industry focus and asked partners to develop solutions that build on its Microsoft Azure platform and other core offerings.
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Heathrow flights grounded by IT failure
Aircraft unable to take off at airport following failure of an IT system at one of BA's suppliers, that even led to the temporary closure of the control tower
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Orange starts 5G tests in Paris
After successful trials in Romania, Orange begins testing 5G use cases in its home country
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Committee proposes new laws for immigration of skilled workers after Brexit
The Science and Technology Committee has released a report proposing new rules surrounding the immigration of skilled workers once Brexit has come into force
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Uber appoints first privacy and data protection chiefs
Uber is getting its privacy and data protection house in order in the wake of damaging data breaches and in anticipation of the company’s planned stock market launch in 2019
Thu Jul 19, 2018
How Splunk is ‘splunking’ data for APAC enterprises
Splunk’s regional vice-president talks up the company’s business strategy and how its customers are using big data analytics in security and IT operations
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Desktop 3D printing market stalls
Movement by vendors and pressure on demand in the professional desktop segment have produced a decline in Q1 according to Context
Thu Jul 19, 2018
SAP Q2 2018: Cloud revenue shows momentum, 600 more S/4 customers
SAP’s second-quarter results show cloud revenue now at one-fifth of total, indicating momentum. S/4 Hana customers now number 8,900
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Collaborative alliance to advance UK’s cyber security profession
Leading UK organisations in cyber security have united to develop a national professional body in the field
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Just Eat on the lookout for 150 tech professionals
Online food marketplace Just Eat has announced it is on the lookout for talent to fill 150 technology roles, 80 of which have been recently created
Thu Jul 19, 2018
DDoS threat rising back up the agenda
Increased digital transformation and lower costs for criminals mean that denial of service attacks are going to rise and deserve the channel's attention
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Digital consortium aims to develop digital inclusion project
A consortium of firms has come together to develop a project involving technology and local government partnerships to promote digital inclusion for those who are not digitally capable
Thu Jul 19, 2018
SolarWinds: MSP Pulse can shed light on business transformation
SolarWinds MSP believes channel partners targeting the managed services model can gain insight into their transition using a new benchmarking tool dubbed MSP Pulse.
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Container security emerges in IT products enterprises know and trust
Established IT security vendors add containers to their repertoire, and IT pros must decide between trusted platform integration and the latest features from startups.
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Missions acquisition will simplify Slack integrations
Slack's acquisition of Missions will help users without coding knowledge take full advantage of its platform by making it easier to build custom Slack integrations and workflows.
Thu Jul 19, 2018
CNI sector lacks cyber security skills, government warned
The UK’s critical national infrastructure sector is being negatively impacted by the lack of cyber security skills, a report warns
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Cyber criminals use fake domains to scam businesses
UK police are warning businesses that cyber criminals are using fake domains to scam businesses out of hundreds of thousands of pounds
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Commvault architecture overhaul reduces product count
By consolidating more than 20 offerings into four repackaged product sets, Commvault moves to simplify the purchasing process and eliminate its architecture's 'features sprawl.'
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Vendor admits election systems included remote software
A vendor admitted to compromising its election system security by installing remote access software on systems over the span of six years, but claims to have stopped the practice.
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Big Switch taps AWS VPCs for hybrid cloud networking
Big Switch plans to roll out software for creating virtual networks in AWS and a private cloud. The hybrid cloud technology takes advantage of AWS VPCs.
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Tintri acquisition proposal leaves customers in limbo
DataDirect Networks sees Tintri's analytics and flash capabilities as an entry point to the enterprise, but Tintri customers remain in the dark about their storage vendor's fate.
Thu Jul 19, 2018
NSS Labs ranks next-gen firewalls, with some surprises
Researchers used individual test reports and comparison data to determine the value of investments in next-generation firewall technology.
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Microsoft Azure platform sparks partner offerings
Microsoft Inspire 2018: Channel partners are rolling out products and services to take advantage of Azure's market momentum and its status as a pivotal Microsoft platform.
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Matt Wood talks AWS' AI platform, ethical use
AWS' AI tools have gained traction with users but also criticism from civil rights advocates. Matt Wood, an AWS deep learning and AI exec, discusses AWS' evolving portfolio.
Thu Jul 19, 2018
GCP Marketplace beats AWS, Azure to Kubernetes app store
Google is the first major public cloud provider to sell prepackaged apps for container orchestration clusters, but expect AWS and Azure to follow quickly with Kubernetes marketplaces of their own.
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Focus, scope and spotting opportunity are key to role of CDO
Chief data officers and experts see the CDO role as changing to a more strategic orientation -- especially finding key opportunities in vast troves of data.
Thu Jul 19, 2018
Data analytics in government efforts lack structure
Data analytics in government agencies lack organization, focusing on immediate problems instead of attacking underlying causes without a unified strategy or system.
Thu Jul 19, 2018
The cloud-enabled workforce: Prepping IT staff for success
Experts predict nontraditional skills will be essential for the cloud-enabled, next-generation IT workforce. To succeed, employee training and development will play a big role.
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Matt Hancock to promise £487m for NHS tech
In his first speech as health secretary, Matt Hancock will continue to fly the flag for digital
Fri Jul 20, 2018
UK alerted to potential cyber risks of Huawei equipment
A report has raised concerns about the shortcomings of Huawei engineering processes, which it says could put UK telecommunications networks at risk
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Cloud sales stoke Microsoft’s strong growth
Microsoft says cloud-based Office products made a huge contribution to sales growth
Fri Jul 20, 2018
PAC doubts justice system transformation programme will be a success
Public Accounts Committee says it’s difficult to see how the government’s “extremely challenging" £1.2bn project to overhaul courts through use of technology “will ever work"
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Nadella signals hybrid theme for fiscal year ahead
The CEO of Microsoft has indicated that it is going to work with partners around the hybrid message as it moves into a fresh fiscal year
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Cisco and UCL to open AI research unit in $100m digital economy boost
Cisco has extended its ongoing Country Digital Acceleration programme in the UK with a further $100m investment, part of which will go towards a new AI research centre
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Confusion reigns over value of 5G, says report
An Analysys Mason report commissioned by the Broadband Stakeholder Group has highlighted some of the challenges facing the deployment of 5G mobile networks in the UK
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Uptick in UK privacy awareness, says ICO
The UK’s privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office, reports increased public awareness of privacy and information rights issues
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Cambridge students offered chance to win £10,000 to develop innovative tech ideas at Trinity College
Cambridge University under and postgraduates are now able to apply for a competition to win £10,000 and the chance to develop their tech ideas at the Bradfield Centre
Fri Jul 20, 2018
NCSC report underlines cyber threat for legal firms
Legal firms are a top target for cyber attackers, the latest report from the National Cyber Security Centre shows, emphasising the need for comprehensive cyber defence capabilities
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Brussels aims to become an insurtech hub
Belgian capital is calling on startups as it eyes up the huge opportunities in the insurance technology sector
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Westcoast sets out with HANNspree to carve out AV reputation
The distributor might not be closely associated with the AV market but it has revealed intentions to change that with a vendor and management appointment
Fri Jul 20, 2018
GDPR drives down UK insider threat
The insider threat in European countries is falling post-General Data Protection Regulation, but continues to rise in the US, a study has revealed
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Microsoft fiscal year 2019: Priorities revealed at Inspire conference
At its annual Inspire conference, Microsoft said it will make investments in its vertical industry strategy in its 2019 fiscal year, which began July 1; other news from the week.
Fri Jul 20, 2018
As AI identity management takes shape, are enterprises ready?
Experts at the Identiverse 2018 conference discussed how artificial intelligence and machine learning are poised to reshape the identity and access management market.
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Digital transformation in logistics: Delmar begins tech overhaul
Delmar International has agreed to move its IT infrastructure to Rackspace managed services, representing a huge shift for Delmar's IT strategy and digital transformation plans.
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Huge Singapore data breach shows need for new approach
A major data breach in Singapore underlines the need for a new approach to protecting critical data and applications, say security experts
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Microsoft adds live broadcasting software to Teams
Microsoft has added live broadcasting software to Microsoft Teams and Yammer through a new integration with Microsoft Stream.
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Microsoft launches Identity Bounty Program, offers up to $100,000
Microsoft introduced its new Identity Bounty Program that offers up to $100,000 in rewards for reported vulnerabilities in its identity services, such as Azure Active Directory.
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Cloud misconfigurations can be caused by too many admins
Cloud misconfigurations have reached a point where sensitive data can't be protected with manual control, says BetterCloud's David Politis. And part of the issue is too many admins.
Fri Jul 20, 2018
SaaS activity alerts can mitigate manual misconfigurations
SaaS activity management is becoming more important for infosec teams to combat issues of insider theft and unintentional exposure of sensitive data, BetterCloud's David Politis says.
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Critical Cisco vulnerabilities patched in Policy Suite
News roundup: Critical Cisco vulnerabilities in Policy Suite products were patched this week. Plus, Venmo's API is set to public, exposing a trove of customer data, and more.
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Salesforce Datorama acquisition to bolster Marketing Cloud
Salesforce continues piecing together its Marketing Cloud -- this time with the $800 million acquisition of Datorama, an AI marketing software company.
Fri Jul 20, 2018
Startup Arrcus aims NOS at Cisco, Juniper in the data center
Startup Arrcus has launched a scalable network operating system aimed at all switching tasks in the leaf-spine network. The new ArcOS is a NOS alternative to Cisco and Juniper.
Fri Jul 20, 2018
WSO2 integration platform twirls on Ballerina language
The latest release of WSO2's flagship integration platform aims to help enterprise developers build and implement microservices.