TechTarget News - Week of Oct 14, 2018
Mon Oct 15, 2018
Apple challenges Australia’s proposed decryption law
Tech giant Apple argued that the lack of judicial oversight could reduce customer trust and security, among other reservations over Australia’s draft decryption legislation
Mon Oct 15, 2018
IoT firms sign up to UK security code of practice
Internet of things technology firms have begun signing up to a UK code of practice to strengthen the security of internet-connected devices. The code is expected to form the basis of an international standard
Mon Oct 15, 2018
Atos and Google open London-based digital innovation centre to boost enterprise adoption of AI
Atos and Google follow up the news of their global joint push to increase enterprise use of artificial intelligence and cloud technologies by opening London-based innovation centre
Mon Oct 15, 2018
Big expectations, huge presence: Gitex 2018 opens
Artificial intelligence, blockchain, 5G, robotics, and virtual and augmented reality are all in the spotlight at Gitex Technology Week 2018 in Dubai
Mon Oct 15, 2018
Cost of WannaCry attack to NHS set at £92m
Department for Health and Social Care estimates the immediate cost of the May 2017 WannaCry attack on the NHS was £92m, and says it will have spent about £275m on improvements to its cyber security infrastructure by the end of 2021
Mon Oct 15, 2018
Spiceworks: Europe leads in emerging tech
Europe adopting emerging tech in response to GDPR and rising cybersecurity threats
Mon Oct 15, 2018
Datacentre operators ignoring risk of climate change-induced downtime, warns Uptime Institute
Uptime Institute data suggests operators are not taking disaster recovery precautions to protect their sites from extreme weather events
Mon Oct 15, 2018
Channel focus paying off for Agilitas IT Solutions
The firm has seen a focus on a channel vision has been one of the major contributors to a decent rise in revenues
Mon Oct 15, 2018
Good data governance is good business
Organisations are failing to understand the importance of getting their data relationship with customers right and seeing the business opportunities that it enables, an industry analyst warns
Mon Oct 15, 2018
Exertis plugs Hoover into electricals operation
Plans to grow its position in the small domestic appliance market have been given a boost with the signing of household name Hoover
Mon Oct 15, 2018
Open source tool simplifies Kubernetes on AWS
AWS added an open source tool to manage infrastructure directly through Kubernetes. But the software is targeted at AWS assets, so don't expect it to help with portability.
Mon Oct 15, 2018
Tech companies should not be under legal duty to remove terrorist material, says watchdog
The internet should not be a safe place for terrorists, but making it compulsory for technology companies to trawl for radical content risks interfering with the rights of innocent people, says Max Hill QC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation
Mon Oct 15, 2018
IBM hopes Domino version 10 gives the platform new life
IBM looks to improve its position in the collaboration software market with a buffed-up version of its venerable Domino platform that supports mobile applications.
Mon Oct 15, 2018
Microsoft staff allegedly pen open letter urging firm to drop bid for US government cloud deal
Letter calls on software giant to bow out of the race for a controversial, 10-year cloud contract with the US Department of Defense
Mon Oct 15, 2018
Home Office completes initial test of online system for registering EU citizens
Online application process for registering EU citizens in the UK after Brexit has concluded initial trials, and will now be expanded to a wider group
Mon Oct 15, 2018
Commvault Activate package turns insight into action
Commvault's Activate, consisting of data analysis tools announced earlier this year, now allows users to learn about their unstructured data and effectively take action with it.
Mon Oct 15, 2018
Hitachi storage technologies underpin AI and cloud plans
Hitachi Vantara is making several pivots from the storage vendor previously known as Hitachi Data Systems. But has it gone too far from its core storage technology?
Mon Oct 15, 2018
Kendo UI helps devs build accessibility into apps, websites
Progress Software updated its UI-building toolkit to enable developers to comply with the latest standards for website and application accessibility.
Tue Oct 16, 2018
Hortonworks CTO weighs in on Cloudera merger
Besides marrying technologies from Hortonworks and Cloudera, the two companies could also come up with new product components after their merger is sealed
Tue Oct 16, 2018
UK faces 10 cyber attacks a week as hostile states step up hacking, says NCSC
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has thwarted more than 1,600 attacks over the past two years – many by hostile nation states
Tue Oct 16, 2018
Zero-trust security model gaining traction
The zero-trust model of security is finally gaining traction as security professionals tap into new tools and executive buy-in to support this approach in an effort to improve security posture and practices
Tue Oct 16, 2018
More than half of women think their gender helps them pursue tech careers
A majority of women think being female helps them enter the tech sector, but career progression can be a different story, study shows
Tue Oct 16, 2018
Equinix looks to take channel revenues past 20%
The data centre specialist has been working with the channel to increase its enterprise market share and wants that to continue
Tue Oct 16, 2018
Public Health England builds Ceph and Lustre cloud for analytics
Healthcare analytics and modelling organisation Public Health England built an open source cloud from Red Hat Ceph object storage and Lustre scale-out file access storage to petabyte scale
Tue Oct 16, 2018
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies, aged 65
Computer programmer who helped propel Microsoft to become one of the world’s largest businesses will be remembered for his generosity
Tue Oct 16, 2018
AMD flags server upgrade opportunity
Old kit with increasing security issues is a target for the channel to go after
Tue Oct 16, 2018
Hammerspace launches with hybrid cloud-era NAS virtualisation
Startup Hammerspace launches from five-year stealth to make NAS files available anywhere, on-prem and in cloud, with technology that splits metadata and payload for lightweight virtualisation
Tue Oct 16, 2018
Elastifile ClearTier allows cloud tiering for burst workloads
Elastifile adds ClearTier to its CloudConnect to bring enterprise NAS access in the cloud with the ability to tier data between object storage and file system
Tue Oct 16, 2018
There is more to fintech than meets the eye
Financial technology goes way beyond the flashy apps facing consumers and into the depths of the back office
Tue Oct 16, 2018
SMB the focus for Lenovo's fresh UK channel boss
Even after a few days it has become clear to Lenovo's UK channel boss that the firm's commitment to working with partners to reach the small business market will remain a priority
Tue Oct 16, 2018
Commuter trains may need over 3Gbps of mobile data capacity by 2025
Ofcom has set out its vision of what will need to be done to meet the government’s goals around data connectivity on the UK’s rail network
Tue Oct 16, 2018
Monster partners with Stemettes to encourage girls into Stem
Recruitment firm links up with social enterprise to give young people experience in applying and interviewing for technology roles
Tue Oct 16, 2018
E-shelter secures planning permission for mega-datacentre campus in Dagenham
Colocation provider E-shelter has its plans approved to build a 60MW datacentre campus in Dagenham, East London
Tue Oct 16, 2018
News roundup: 3 new blockchain in healthcare use cases
Three companies see the promise of blockchain in healthcare in this week's news roundup. Here's the latest from Change Healthcare, MTBC and Ambrosus.
Tue Oct 16, 2018
SRE model requires technical, organizational optimization skills
Practitioners categorize SRE job descriptions two ways -- by distributed systems architecture design that evolves rapidly, and also by the ability to optimize human workflows.
Tue Oct 16, 2018
Public cloud management tools lacking, research finds
Networking experts discuss the challenge of finding robust public cloud management tools, how to improve network resiliency and avoiding network exceptions.
Tue Oct 16, 2018
Violin buys ISE, X-IO splits off Axellio
Two storage companies on the comeback trail make moves -- Violin Systems buys X-IO's ISE platform, and X-IO rebrands as Axellio. Both have been in transition over the past few years.
Tue Oct 16, 2018
Gartner Symposium 2018: 10 culture hacks for CIOs to spur DX
Culture is a barrier to digital transformation, and it's the CIO's job to help change it, said analyst Kristin Moyer at Gartner Symposium 2018.
Tue Oct 16, 2018
Sympli pushes DesignOps model for more team collaboration
Designers now can collaborate on and check in design files with software that helps to smooth the designer-developer handoff.
Tue Oct 16, 2018
Gartner Symposium 2018: Digital business models shift IT priorities
With digital business models maturing, CIOs have shifted their IT and business priorities to make digitization projects successful -- and to get other company leaders on board.
Tue Oct 16, 2018
Pentagon data breach exposed travel data for 30,000 individuals
The Department of Defense said a Pentagon data breach exposed travel records for approximately 30,000 military and civilian personnel, but the investigation is still in progress.
Tue Oct 16, 2018
Chef InSpec 3.0 horns in on Terraform territory
Chef InSpec 3.0 can scan Terraform infrastructure-as-code files for security and compliance gaps, which knocked HashiCorp Sentinel off the evaluation list at Chef customer Pacific Life.
Tue Oct 16, 2018
APAC security spending tipped to reach new highs
Security services will be the largest and fastest-growing slice of the overall security pie in the Asia-Pacific region
Wed Oct 17, 2018
Nordic CTO interview: Anders Johanson, Husqvarna
Husqvarna is on a journey to transform itself into a product and services company by using the latest digital technology and Anders Johnson is a driving force behind it
Wed Oct 17, 2018
Microsoft signs pledge to assist people with dyslexia
Tech giant Microsoft has signed the Made by Diversity pledge to help more people with dyslexia use technology as part of their education
Wed Oct 17, 2018
Contactless payments surpass Chip and PIN in UK shops
Contactless card payments now account for more spending in UK stores than Chip and PIN
Wed Oct 17, 2018
Violin to add X-IO flash, hybrid and disk as mid-range options
Reborn Violin Systems is to buy X-IO’s spinning disk, all-flash and hybrid flash storage systems in a bid to provide more mid-range options to its customers
Wed Oct 17, 2018
Cato SD-WAN adds 'self-healing' capabilities to product portfolio
Cato Networks hones Cato SD-WAN with 'self-healing' features designed to fight against network failures. Also, Kaloom unveils Software Defined Fabric to improve data center programmability.
Wed Oct 17, 2018
Exceptional market conditions boost Softcat
Chanel player reaches revenue milestone and heralds strong 2018 with a slight note of caution about what lies ahead
Wed Oct 17, 2018
Hancock sets out NHS tech vision
Government will mandate national open standards for the NHS and tech suppliers, build a health and caretech ecosystem and give local NHS organisations more flexibility in how and what tech they buy
Wed Oct 17, 2018
CompTIA: Channel leaders must have one eye on the future
The industry organisation has used its UK community event to talk of the need to look to the future as well as the present
Wed Oct 17, 2018
Nationwide sees ups, downs with self-service Tableau tools
Tableau provides users at insurer Nationwide with a versatile, self-service analytics platform. But the IT team faces some challenges with the self-service software.
Wed Oct 17, 2018
At Workday Rising, skills ontology feature for customers unveiled
Workday is creating a universal skills ontology, a feature made available in its most recent platform version update. Users opt in to share data for a 'skills cloud.'
Wed Oct 17, 2018
Elastifile adds automated tiering to cloud object storage
Cloud file system startup Elastifile is making it easier to shift data to object storage in Amazon and Google using ClearTier policy-based automated tiering.
Wed Oct 17, 2018
Arista CloudVision gets campus Wi-Fi management
Arista will have to do more than wrap its Mojo Wi-Fi infrastructure into the Arista CloudVision management console to catch Cisco and HPE Aruba in campus networking.
Wed Oct 17, 2018
RingCentral the latest UCaaS vendor to acquire a cloud contact center
RingCentral is the latest UCaaS startup to push more heavily into the cloud contact center market with its acquisition of customer engagement vendor Dimelo.
Wed Oct 17, 2018
Commvault backup-as-a-service portfolio expands by 3 options
Commvault enhances its cloud-based data protection suite by offering its flagship Complete Backup & Recovery software as a service, with new services for VMs and native cloud apps.
Wed Oct 17, 2018
Microsoft and corporate activism
Microsoft's chief legal officer talks corporate activism; Legendary Entertainment offers its take on 'Moneyball' for movies: The Data Mill reports from HUBweek.
Thu Oct 18, 2018
'Sealed cloud' promises better data security
TÜV SÜD’s Singapore Sealed Cloud does not grant administrators access to data, reducing the possibility of hackers breaking into databases using compromised administrator credentials
Thu Oct 18, 2018
Time to implement new cyber security protections, says McAfee CEO Chris Young
Convergence of threats and technologies and an increasingly complex regulatory environment are driving the need to implement new cyber security protections, says McAfee chief
Thu Oct 18, 2018
Best of VMworld Europe 2018 Awards nominations now open until 26 October
Read the criteria for the Best of VMworld Europe User Awards and find out how to submit your nomination
Thu Oct 18, 2018
NHS standards framework aims to set the bar for quality and efficiency
NHS Digital’s standards framework sets out renewed commitment to implement and use open standards across the NHS
Thu Oct 18, 2018
No new funding for Hancock’s NHS tech vision
Getting the technology plan right is more about standards than money, says health and social care secretary Matt Hancock, as he explains why NHS organisations won’t be given additional funding to deliver on his vision
Thu Oct 18, 2018
Home Office ‘seriously’ considered ESN shutdown
New disclosures from those responsible for the troubled Emergency Services Network project have revealed that, contrary to previous denials, the Home Office came close to pulling the plug earlier this year
Thu Oct 18, 2018
MoJ to go all-in on public cloud as infrastructure modernisation push gathers pace
The Ministry of Justice claims modernising, retiring and migrating its legacy IT systems to the public cloud will help it accrue long-term savings of around 60% on hosting costs
Thu Oct 18, 2018
Middle East gears up for 5G
The race for 5G is well and truly under way, and the UAE and Saudi Arabia are well positioned to be among the first countries in the world to deliver the benefits of this new telecoms protocol
Thu Oct 18, 2018
Internet of things challenges in storage and data
The internet of things (IoT) brings challenges, with a host of new edge devices and data. We look at edge and core processing, compliance and information lifecycle management in IoT
Thu Oct 18, 2018
New libSSH vulnerability gives root access to servers
A 4-year-old libSSH vulnerability can allow attackers to easily log in to servers with full administrative control, but it is still unclear exactly how many devices are at risk.
Thu Oct 18, 2018
Skills gap causing issues for both employers and staff
Research from both CompTIA and Ingram Micro shows how the skills issue is impacting both those running IT firms and those wanting to work for one
Thu Oct 18, 2018
McAfee researchers uncover ‘significant’ espionage campaign
Researchers discover campaign targeting South Korea, the US and Canada with links to eight-year-old source code from a threat group that has been dormant for five years
Thu Oct 18, 2018
Industry and government must collaborate to drive the digital economy, says techUK CEO
Industry and government must work together to grow use of technology across the UK economy, according to techUK CEO Julian David
Thu Oct 18, 2018
Decision Inc buys stake in SAP player Copperman Consulting
South African firm makes move for UK SAP specialists to increase global footprint and gain a UK base
Thu Oct 18, 2018
Dubai Health Authority unveils virtual health app for GP consultations
Health authority adopts new technology as part of the Dubai Future Accelerators initiative
Thu Oct 18, 2018
Drivers have dangerous misconceptions about self-driving cars
People seem to be confused about the difference between autonomous and assisted driving technology, with worrying implications for road safety, says Thatcham Research
Thu Oct 18, 2018
Outsourcing market suffering Brexit impact
Deals in the UK have been smaller than elsewhere in EMEA as customers look to trim back spending ahead of uncertain economic times
Thu Oct 18, 2018
SAP Q3 2018: Cloud revenue up 39%
SAP’s Q3 2018 results show cloud revenue now at 22% of total and indicate momentum. S/4 Hana customers number 9,500
Thu Oct 18, 2018
Netflix Spinnaker pipelines tighten bond with Kubernetes
The Netflix- and Google-led Spinnaker continuous deployment software project has added enterprise appeal with revamped Kubernetes integration.
Thu Oct 18, 2018
Twilio buys SendGrid for email APIs
Twilio will acquire SendGrid, a maker of cloud-based email APIs. The deal follows email-focused acquisitions by Slack and Workplace by Facebook.
Thu Oct 18, 2018
Jira update flexes cloud collaboration features
Atlassian's Jira rework adds collaborative UI updates on the front end and ports Jira Software Cloud to AWS-based microservices on the back end.
Thu Oct 18, 2018
Veritas appliances help Flex NetBackup muscle
More than two years after escaping Symantec, Veritas fights off data protection newcomers by packaging NetBackup with an expanding appliance portfolio.
Thu Oct 18, 2018
Amazon to open Manchester R&D centre and create 1,000 skilled jobs
Online retail giant will open a new office in Manchester and expand others to house 1,000 new skilled research and development employees in the UK
Fri Oct 19, 2018
Learn lessons from attacks, says McAfee investigations chief
Organisations should use every cyber attack as an opportunity to learn, identify weaknesses and improve security posture, according to McAfee’s head of cyber investigations
Fri Oct 19, 2018
Chinese insurance giant extends cloud service to other sectors
Ping An is opening up its cloud service to more sectors, including real estate and automotive, in its efforts to become a technology company
Fri Oct 19, 2018
Postal delivery robots trialled in Norway
The Norwegian postal service is testing out the value and viability of robots delivering mail to homes and businesses
Fri Oct 19, 2018
Kaspersky advances plans to encourage women into cyber
Cyber security provider Kaspersky Lab has partnered with several other organisations to try to encourage more women into cyber
Fri Oct 19, 2018
McAfee combining threat intel with AI
Simulations show that threat intelligence and artificial intelligence is a powerful combination, according to McAfee’s technology head
Fri Oct 19, 2018
Interview: Matt Hancock, secretary of state for health and social care, on his NHS ‘tech vision’
Matt Hancock brings rare digital experience to running the NHS and social care systems, but can he overcome the legacy of past health service technology failures?
Fri Oct 19, 2018
Competition, not consumer demand, is driving full-fibre roll-out
Market competition among telecoms operators, not consumer demand, appears to be driving the trend towards ultrafast full-fibre broadband roll-out in Europe
Fri Oct 19, 2018
Education needed to spur SD-WAN spending
There are predictions that the market for SD-WAN is going to be worth billions but to get that spending partners will have to explain the benefits to customers
Fri Oct 19, 2018
Russians using less cash after accelerated use of electronic payments
Russians are increasingly using electronic payments rather than cash, a recent study by Sberbank has found
Fri Oct 19, 2018
(ISC)2: Cybersecurity workforce shortage nears 3 million worldwide
With a workforce in short supply, the skills gap has affected the professional growth of security pros worldwide, an (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study found.
Fri Oct 19, 2018
GreyEnergy threat group detected attacking high-value targets
Researchers claim a new threat group called GreyEnergy is the successor to BlackEnergy, but experts are unsure if the evidence supports the claims or warnings of future attacks.
Fri Oct 19, 2018
Interoperability could help 8x8 Team Messaging stand out
8x8 has added a team messaging app to its cloud-based unified communications and contact center suites, joining a growing list of vendors in a market kick-started by Slack.
Fri Oct 19, 2018
For developers, GitHub Actions takes automation a step forward
The GitHub Actions tool lets developers automate their software development workflows with containers in the GitHub environment without the need to run code themselves.
Fri Oct 19, 2018
Facebook hack the work of spammers, not foreign adversary
News roundup: The Facebook hack was the work of spammers, according to The Wall Street Journal. Plus, 35 million voter records are for sale on the dark web, and more.
Fri Oct 19, 2018
Comcast gigabit service ready in 39 states
Comcast gigabit cable is now available to 58 million homes and businesses in 39 states. Comcast completed the rollout as AT&T and Verizon start launching 5G internet services.
Fri Oct 19, 2018
How SD-WAN services could improve application metrics
In this roundup of network blogs, industry insiders dissect SD-WAN's role in application metrics, the future of 5G growth and the evolution of network automation.
Fri Oct 19, 2018
VMware faces strong challengers in cloud systems management
VMware topped IDC's latest vendor ranking in the cloud systems management market. But the analyst firm said the market is too young to declare any vendor a winner.
Fri Oct 19, 2018
Array Networks pursues virtualized network services channel
Array Network's new ASAP program looks to enable VARs and MSP partners to offer services around its AVX Series Network Functions Platforms, and other news from the week.