TechTarget News - Week of Oct 28, 2018
Sun Oct 28, 2018
Australia earns mixed record in IT agility
Despite being fervent adopters of cloud, Australian enterprises are slower than those in the US and UK in deploying business-critical applications
Mon Oct 29, 2018
Philips looks to artificial intelligence to train its workforce
Healthcare company is looking to AI, chatbots and learning playlists to help staff learn new skills more quickly as it adapts changing business priorities
Mon Oct 29, 2018
O2 extends rural 4G network to 339 communities
O2 has extended its rural network roll-out, targeting over 300 small communities all over the UK
Mon Oct 29, 2018
IBM pledges to support Red Hat developer community post acquisition
Big Blue's decision to strike a multi-billion deal for open source player Red Hat means it gains a firm with a strong channel and developer network
Mon Oct 29, 2018
IBM acquires Red Hat in $34bn hybrid cloud push
IBM and Red Hat senior leadership teams confirm imminent merger, which they claim will help accelerate migration of enterprise workloads to the hybrid cloud
Mon Oct 29, 2018
PwC partners with UKBlackTech to increase tech sector diversity
Professional services network PwC has partnered with social initiative UKBlackTech to encourage more young people from different backgrounds into the technology industry
Mon Oct 29, 2018
Police tech is ‘a complete and utter mess’, says Home Affairs Committee
Committee has “serious concerns” about police forces’ digital capabilities, interoperability and tech adoption, and urges ministers to take responsibility
Mon Oct 29, 2018
Finnish city Espoo trials artificial intelligence for community support
The authorities for Finnish city Espoo are testing out AI technology to help them target services at the residents who need them most
Mon Oct 29, 2018
Why subpostmasters and Post Office are battling it out in the High Court
After over a decade of controversy, next week marks the beginning of a court battle between subpostmasters and the Post Office over allegations of faults in an accounting system leading to unfair prosecutions
Mon Oct 29, 2018
Retail tech spending will grow 3.6% globally in 2019, predicts Gartner
Global spending on technology in the retail sector is set to grow by 3.6% in 2019, according to predictions by Gartner analysts
Mon Oct 29, 2018
High street dealers get Budget relief
Chancellor indicates that those struggling with business rates will get help in the face of mounting online competition
Mon Oct 29, 2018
NetApp all-flash storage fuels hybrid cloud stance, CEO says
NetApp CEO George Kurian says data center customers are adopting more all-flash file and block storage to manage data across multiple public and private clouds.
Mon Oct 29, 2018
IBM refreshes StorWize with NVMe flash and NVMe-over-fabrics
Big Blue boosts midrange arrays with NVMe and NVMf capability and launches Spectrum Discover, a Data Lake metadata-focused data analysis tool, plus a new tape drive, the TS1160
Mon Oct 29, 2018
Carbonite backup comes to virtual machines
Now called Carbonite Server VM Edition, the latest expansion of Carbonite's backup capabilities signifies the vendor's strategic push into the midmarket.
Mon Oct 29, 2018
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s 2018 Budget dishes out £1.6bn for ‘advanced’ tech and innovation
The 2018 Budget promises £1.6bn to fund “advanced technologies” such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing, £200m for rural broadband and £150m for tech fellowships, along with plans to impose a digital services tax for web giants
Mon Oct 29, 2018
NetApp HCI aimed at hybrid clouds
Late to HCI, NetApp tries to play catch up against Dell EMC, VMware and Nutanix by pushing its SolidFire flash-based product into hybrid cloud deployments.
Mon Oct 29, 2018
Implementing RPA at John Hancock ushers in new wave of IT innovation
What's the best approach for implementing RPA? John Hancock discovered that a time-honored practice for the automation of business processes didn't make sense when it came to RPA.
Mon Oct 29, 2018
IBM-Red Hat juggernaut targets hybrid clouds
IBM and Red Hat plan to build a raft of complementary open source products to capture a huge hunk of the hybrid cloud market, but not offend their respective partners.
Mon Oct 29, 2018
Inside PropertyGuru’s DevOps journey
The online property search firm is at ease with microservices, containers and serverless computing, even as it grapples with legacy applications that were developed earlier on in its history
Mon Oct 29, 2018
IBM, Red Hat customers should watch acquisition closely
IBM said Red Hat will remain independent after its $34 billion deal goes through, and there are reasons for customers to believe that.
Tue Oct 30, 2018
How Avanade keeps pace with Microsoft and the market
Systems integrator Avanade has had to adapt to Microsoft’s evolution into an “ecosystem platform” that includes open-source software
Tue Oct 30, 2018
Government consults on full-fibre for tenants, new-build homes
Proposed legislation would compel landlords and property developers to offer full-fibre broadband to tenants and customers
Tue Oct 30, 2018
Hammond’s digital services tax is a big risk, say experts
The tech industry is not impressed with the chancellor’s plan to tax web giants, saying it can stifle innovation, while tax lawyers warn that it is a very risky move that could lead to US retaliation
Tue Oct 30, 2018
Traditional financial services firms face extinction within 12 years
A large number of large banks could disappear within 12 years unless they change business models and economics
Tue Oct 30, 2018
Aim for long-term customer identity relationship
Consumer identity management can deliver competitive advantage, but only if businesses follow some golden rules, says KuppingerCole
Tue Oct 30, 2018
AWS retains cloud market leader status in Q3, as Microsoft and Google post gains
AWS retains its title as the world's biggest cloud provider, but the position is not going unchallenged by the likes Microsoft and Google, Synergy Research Group's third quarter market analysis shows
Tue Oct 30, 2018
Excelero adds NVMe flash via Ethernet and Fibre Channel
NVMesh2 will allow NVMe flash connectivity, so customers can use existing network hardware between servers. Erasure coding for data protection is also added
Tue Oct 30, 2018
Education resellers get Budget boost
A £400m bonus for schools is going to spent by some on improving the technology they use in the classroom
Tue Oct 30, 2018
UK government taskforce commits to distributed ledger technologies
Report says distributed ledger technology “has the potential to deliver significant benefits in financial services and other sectors in the future”
Tue Oct 30, 2018
IR35 reforms: Private sector extension confirmed for April 2020 in Autumn Budget
As the government confirms the IR35 reforms will be extended to large and medium-sized businesses in the private sector from April 2020, campaigners claim the move risks destabilising the UK's flexible workforce
Tue Oct 30, 2018
8x8 buys Jitsi open source video conferencing from Atlassian
8x8 has acquired the open source video conferencing company Jitsi from Atlassian in a bid to improve its online meetings platform, 8x8 Meetings.
Tue Oct 30, 2018
Schneider Electric increases options for MSPs
The power specialist is rolling out a management service across Europe that should appeal to MSPs
Tue Oct 30, 2018
Why businesses must take a strategic view of automation
For many CIOs, robotic process automation promises quick wins, but businesses should also take a longer-term view to drive digitisation
Tue Oct 30, 2018
Data literacy training offerings key to BI vendors
Tableau announced a basic certification training exam, adding to its roster of online data literacy courses. Self-service BI rival Qlik also has a big focus on data literacy.
Tue Oct 30, 2018
IBM Red Hat acquisition roils open source container management
IBM agreed to buy Red Hat with Kubernetes in mind for its multi-cloud management strategy, and it'll have far-reaching implications for the open source container management community, especially Cloud Foundry.
Tue Oct 30, 2018
IBM-Red Hat open source culture clash worries some insiders
IBM's acquisition of Red Hat could threaten the Linux leader's open source culture of allowing developers to work on any open source projects.
Tue Oct 30, 2018
Gartner top 10 technology trends for 2019: A comprehensive guide
For digital-minded CIOs, Gartner's 2019 top 10 technology trends should come as no surprise: IT is getting smarter, casting an intelligent digital web over the enterprise -- and everywhere else.
Tue Oct 30, 2018
Australia’s data breaches are a ‘sign of naiveté’
McAfee executive attributes Australia’s poor cloud security record to the lack of data protection measures amid “new and confusing” cloud configurations
Wed Oct 31, 2018
Future Decoded 2018: Adopt AI or get left behind, Microsoft warns
Research shows business leaders see artificial intelligence and machine learning as key to enabling them to adapt to market disruption
Wed Oct 31, 2018
Inside Schneider Electric’s Batam smart factory
The French energy management and automation firm has nearly halved material wastage by applying smart manufacturing technologies at its Indonesia plant
Wed Oct 31, 2018
UK Post Office looks to enable reusable digital ID
The UK Post Office is investigating the possibility of enabling UK citizens to re-use their passport data for other applications where digital identity is a key component
Wed Oct 31, 2018
Facebook emphasises security drive during third-quarter earnings call
Social media giant admits it has a lot of work to do to keep on top of security as it looks to extend payment option to Messenger
Wed Oct 31, 2018
Weak UK market conditions impact Computacenter's Q3
After a strong first half the third quarter has been more subdued for the channel player
Wed Oct 31, 2018
Ofcom releases BT from 2005 Openreach undertakings
Following the legal split of the two organisations, telecoms regulator Ofcom has formally ‘released’ BT from the 2005 undertakings set up to manage the Openreach infrastructure business
Wed Oct 31, 2018
UK delivers double digit revenue growth for CDW
It has been a good Q3 and a decent first nine months of the year for CDW's operations in the UK
Wed Oct 31, 2018
Only 10% of firms have started upskilling employees as automation comes in
As automation begins to change the way people work, only a small percentage of firms have begun full-scale projects to give their existing staff new skills
Wed Oct 31, 2018
GDPR driving data protection maturity
The EU data protection laws are helping to drive data protection maturity internationally, but five months after enforcement many companies are still playing catch-up, says consultant
Wed Oct 31, 2018
Hyperoptic full-fibre network hits public housing milestone
More than 150,000 publicly owned homes have now been connected to Hyperoptic’s ultrafast fibre broadband network
Wed Oct 31, 2018
AWS urges enterprises to embrace their heritage when facing down disruption from startups
At this year's AWS Transformation Day, the cloud giant's enterprise strategist, Miriam McLemore, talked about why enterprises should be looking to embrace their heritage and legacy when moving to the cloud
Wed Oct 31, 2018
Microsoft sounds AI warning
Those customers that do not take an interest in artificial intelligence face losing ground and missing out on the benefits
Wed Oct 31, 2018
IoT R&D projects missed out on £10m of government funding
A series of delays and disruption caused chiefly by changes in project ownership meant the government’s IoT UK Research and Innovation Programme failed to use a quarter of its allocated budget between 2015 and 2018
Wed Oct 31, 2018
Triumph Motorcycles kick-starts changes with high-tech HR
The Leicestershire-based motorcycle company is deploying IT systems to give customers and its own staff a ‘premium brand experience’
Wed Oct 31, 2018
Red Hat users: Too soon to draw conclusions on IBM deal
Some Red Hat users are taking news of the $34 billion sale to IBM in stride, and say it's important to wait and see.
Wed Oct 31, 2018
'Radical candor' management style resonates at Harvard tech event
How to be a better boss: At Tech Conference 24, leadership guru Kim Scott shared how a stern critique from Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg led to the concept of 'radical candor.'
Wed Oct 31, 2018
Percentage of women appointed to tech boards stays stagnant for 20 years
The percentage of women on the boards of technology firms has not changed for the last 20 years, with the gap between men and women on boards growing
Wed Oct 31, 2018
Electric Cloud boosts DevOps orchestration, visibility
As enterprises increase their DevOps tooling investments, Electric Cloud aims to position itself as an orchestrator for the disparate teams and technologies within an organization.
Wed Oct 31, 2018
Gartner Symposium 2018: 6 emerging trends in security
At Gartner Symposium 2018, analyst Peter Firstbrook highlighted the emerging trends in security that cybersecurity pros -- and their employers -- need to prep for in the next year.
Wed Oct 31, 2018
The first sandboxed antivirus is Windows Defender
Microsoft created the first sandboxed antivirus solution in its latest Insider version of Windows Defender for Windows 10, moving proactively to harden the product against attacks.
Wed Oct 31, 2018
PwC 5G survey finds consumers not ready to pay
A PwC 5G survey finds service providers will have to educate consumers and build unique services if they expect potential buyers to pay more for the high-speed wireless technology.
Wed Oct 31, 2018
Excelero NVMesh 2 supports TCP/IP, Fibre Channel
Excelero's software-defined storage extends NVMe over fabrics support to TCP/IP and Fibre Channel, but the startup isn't abandoning NVMe over RDMA with its NVMesh 2.
Wed Oct 31, 2018
NetApp Cloud Volumes gives new wrinkle to OnTap file storage
NetApp appends services to Data Fabric that aim to help enterprises flexibly manage their data between local storage and public clouds, including AWS, Azure and Google.
Wed Oct 31, 2018
HBS panel discusses regulating social media platforms
At Harvard Business School's recent Tech Conference 24, three panelists discussed the potential need for regulating social media platforms by an independent, quasi-governmental system.
Wed Oct 31, 2018
New effort seeks to standardize business associates agreements
To get new technology into hospitals faster, the Digital Health Collaborative wants to standardize security risk assessments and business associates agreements.
Wed Oct 31, 2018
Gartner breaks down the state of quantum computing technology
Gartner believes CIOs should prepare for quantum computing. When is it coming, what impact will it have and what do CIOs need to know? Gartner's David Cearley breaks it down.
Wed Oct 31, 2018
CHIME Most Wired survey: Interoperability slowly moves forward
CHIME released its first Most Wired survey at its Fall CIO Forum, and found that the road to interoperability remains bumpy -- but there are signs of improvement.
Thu Nov 1, 2018
Datto reveals European growth amidst changes
Datto’s interim chief talks company’s future against the backdrop of a European partner event
Thu Nov 1, 2018
How Bahrain plans to become a regional fintech hub
Bahrain is a small island with big plans for its financial technology industry
Thu Nov 1, 2018
Three introduces 4G+ at 2,700 sites
Mobile operator Three hopes to boost average mobile data speeds by up to 33% through carrier aggregation
Thu Nov 1, 2018
Microsoft chief urges industry to focus on ethics and privacy
Businesses must focus on GDPR and ethical AI if they are to become software firms, says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Thu Nov 1, 2018
Robotic delivery service hits the streets of Milton Keynes
Following extensive testing and a limited commercial roll-out in campus enterprise environments, Estonian robotics firm Starship Technologies is launching a direct-to-consumer robot delivery service in Milton Keynes
Thu Nov 1, 2018
International Space Station runs HPE Apollo supercomputer
The first off-the-shelf supercomputer to run in space, Apollo 40, will be used for local number crunching and artificial intelligence applications
Thu Nov 1, 2018
Key elements to success in consumer identity management
Success in consumer identity management is not just about getting the technology right, it is also about keeping in mind the consumer needs, preferences and concerns, says KuppingerCole
Thu Nov 1, 2018
Nutanix extends its Beam to private cloud deployments
Hyper-converged infrastructure maker Nutanix pushes its Beam cloud monitoring and management platform into customers’ datacentres, but only for Nutanix deployments, for now
Thu Nov 1, 2018
With AI techniques, don't get stuck in the data quantity rut
Gartner's Erick Brethenoux gives practical advice on how CIOs can get started with AI. One of his tips: Think data quality, not data quantity.
Thu Nov 1, 2018
Digital transformation budgets are on the rise for 2019
According to recent industry analyst predictions, digital transformation budgets are on the rise for 2019, with investments in those initiatives driving the increase.
Thu Nov 1, 2018
Druva backup supports AWS Snowball Edge appliances
Druva customers can perform cloud migration to Amazon Web Services more simply due to Druva Cloud Platform's integration with AWS Snowball Edge devices.
Thu Nov 1, 2018
Genesys improves workforce management software with AI
Genesys has developed new workforce management software to help contact centers with forecasting and scheduling.
Thu Nov 1, 2018
Virtual Instruments makes VirtualWisdom proactive
A major update to Virtual Instruments' infrastructure management product adds proactive analytics, predictive capacity capabilities, interactive topology maps and iSCSI support.
Thu Nov 1, 2018
Alexa to manage Aerohive Wi-Fi networks
Access networking supplier Aerohive is to add Alexa skills to its HiveManager network management suite
Thu Nov 1, 2018
The IBM and Red Hat mega-merger: Who stands to benefit most?
IBM is in the midst of a multi-year repositioning as it looks to offset the downturn in enterprise demand for its traditional, on-premise offerings by courting enterprise cloud buyers, prompting it to place its biggest bet yet on open source
Thu Nov 1, 2018
Human error to blame for many cloud security issues
Following on from research from McAfee indicating it is a fairly confusing picture out there Claranet has called on more focus on the human end of cloud security
Thu Nov 1, 2018
MEF's new SD-WAN standard too low-level, according to analysts
MEF is making its SD-WAN standard available to members, with public availability expected in 2019. But analysts deem the specifications too low-level to effect change.
Thu Nov 1, 2018
Grow rapidly into a continuous delivery pipeline
IT organizations that undertake continuous delivery and deployment initiatives must find strategies to enable that nonstop rush into production without any space for massive or prolonged user-facing problems.
Thu Nov 1, 2018
How Cisco 400 GbE switches compare with Arista's
The introduction of Cisco's 400 GbE switches comes a week after Arista unveiled its hardware. The products differ in merchant silicon, optical connectors and backward compatibility.
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Government to award £300,000 to select startups as part of Open Data competition
The Department for Education will be awarding two businesses a share of £300,000 in funding to further develop prototypes submitted as part of the Higher Education Open Data competition
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Apple drops unit shipments as it posts fourth-quarter results
As long as it is making money, why worry how may iPhones are out there, the company argues
Fri Nov 2, 2018
BT makes progress with Global Services restructuring
Telco sets out plan to get its troubled Global Services business unit fighting fit
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Best of VMworld 2018 Europe User Awards: Shortlist announced
Find out who made the shortlist for this year's Best of VMworld Europe User Awards, with the winners set to be announced at VMworld next week
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Departing DWP IT boss Mayank Prakash to take on digitisation role at Centrica
DWP’s outgoing chief digital and information officer will begin new role in charge of digitalisation of Centrica’s consumer business in the New Year
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Jlab 2019 to focus on experiential shopping
Each year, John Lewis hosts a number of retail startups intent on using technology to transform the industry. Next year they will be aiming to change the customer experience in-store
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Datto “accelerating innovation” with latest updates
Vendor believes more frequent update cycle is better for managed service providers
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Government fails in first attempt to hire chief security officer
The government’s initial recruitment campaign for the UK’s "biggest and most important security job” has been unsuccessful, Cabinet Office admits
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Radisson hotel group could be GDPR test case
Privacy watchers say the breach of personal data of members of the Radisson Hotel Group’s loyalty scheme could be an interesting test case for how the GDPR will be applied
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Customers want more automation and better data
A global Cisco study has found that customers looking to innovate need to take the pressure off the IT budget by getting better at predicting where problems might occur
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Ofcom has another go at liberalising duct and pole access
Telecoms regulator is making a new attempt to establish better access to BT’s duct and pole infrastructure for communication services providers
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Government is open for business, says SME Crown Representative
The government’s Crown Representative for SMEs, Emma Jones, sheds light on her three-pronged approach to increase spend with smaller businesses
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Facebook to appeal EU-US data transfer ruling in Irish Supreme Court
Facebook will appeal a decision by the Irish High Court to refer questions over the legality of EU-US data transfers to the European Court of Justice in January, as the Dublin court rejects attempt by a UK IT expert to join the case
Fri Nov 2, 2018
PoliceTech report looks at how startups can work with UK police
A new report looking at how startups can penetrate the policing market has been released, but there are still a number of practical and ethical challenges facing SMEs moving into the space
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Amazon opens Alexa for Business to third-party devices
Amazon's AI voice assistant platform for enterprises, Alexa for Business, is now compatible with third-party devices from vendors including Polycom.
Fri Nov 2, 2018
DevSecOps not limited to coding, says analyst
DevSecOps is seen as a way of ensuring application security, but security leaders must understand that embedding a security culture and taking the inter-dependencies of new development frameworks into account is key, says KuppingerCole
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Kraken ransomware gets packaged into Fallout EK
Researchers found Kraken ransomware has become more popular after being packaged in the Fallout exploit kit and becoming part of an affiliate program.
Fri Nov 2, 2018
SamSam ransomware campaigns continue to target U.S. in 2018
News roundup: SamSam ransomware targeted 67 organizations in 2018, according to research. Plus, Equifax is sending its breach victims to Experian for credit monitoring, and more.
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Soft skills present largest tech industry skills gap, says panel
A panel of experts speaking at Microsoft’s Future Decoded event in London said one of the biggest skills gap in the technology industry surrounds soft skills
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Bleedingbit vulnerabilities put Wi-Fi access points at risk
Armis researchers discovered two chip-level Bluetooth vulnerabilities -- dubbed Bleedingbit -- that could allow pseudo-remote code execution on wireless access points.
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Rackspace retools managed public cloud business
Rackspace's managed public cloud business is packaging services to help customers at different phases of their cloud journeys; other news from the week.
Fri Nov 2, 2018
IBM business partners mull benefits, risks of Red Hat buyout
The success of the $34 billion Red Hat buyout would rely on Big Blue's handling of the open source software vendor's portfolio and culture, according to IBM business partners.
Fri Nov 2, 2018
HashiCorp Vault maturity prompts strategy speculation
HashiCorp is valued at $1.9 billion for its IT management software, such as Vault 1.0, and the IBM-Red Hat merger has set off speculation about the firm's future.
Fri Nov 2, 2018
In IBM deal's wake, Red Hat RHEL 7.6 targets hybrid cloud
After its acquisition by IBM, Red Hat wasted little time unveiling the next version of its flagship product, RHEL 7.6, which supports hybrid clouds and updated security.
Fri Nov 2, 2018
Wi-Fi 6 to spur industry confidence in Wi-Fi, report says
In networking news, a report shows increased confidence in Wi-Fi; Ciena releases an analytics-as-a-service product; and Avi Networks targets multi-cloud load balancing.
Fri Nov 2, 2018
IBM and Red Hat wield power over enterprise Java
Expect enterprise Java to evolve under the influence of new stewards, including IBM and Red Hat which will likely steer it toward cloud-native and microservices development.
Fri Nov 2, 2018
CockroachDB managed database service rises into the cloud
The Managed CockroachDB distributed database cloud service targets megascale workloads but faces stiff competition from public cloud players Microsoft, AWS and Google.