TechTarget News - Week of Dec 16, 2018
Mon Dec 17, 2018
Autonomous submersible, Arggonauts, uses Dell for remote data processing
Getting data to the sea floor is near impossible in the deep sea because there is no GPS and no quick way to communicate with the surface
Mon Dec 17, 2018
NICE debuts standards to help ease NHS adoption of new technology
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is calling on the tech community to provide feedback on its plans to help NHS commissioners make better-informed technology adoption decisions
Mon Dec 17, 2018
Financial services giant transforms application delivery through HCL
Dutch financial services firm Aegon is outsourcing the management of its fintech supplier network
Mon Dec 17, 2018
Spectrami aiming to fill VAD gap
The relatively fresh player to the UK market is aiming to provide some of the value added services that it believes larger rivals are missing
Mon Dec 17, 2018
Ultima Business Solution boss praises the possibilities of automation
Scott Dodds is a believer in the advantages that automation can bring customers after the firm adopted the technology itself
Mon Dec 17, 2018
GitLab Serverless augments developers' multi-cloud toolbox
GitLab has added multi-cloud serverless computing capabilities to its CI/CD tool set through a partnership with TriggerMesh.
Mon Dec 17, 2018
A recap of notable 2018 networking trends and news
Before the final days of 2018 fade into history like so last-generation 4G, spend some time reviewing the news and trends that graced the networking industry this year.
Tue Dec 18, 2018
Top 10 ASEAN stories of 2018
Organisations across Southeast Asia have been doubling down on efforts to take the lead in digital transformation initiatives
Tue Dec 18, 2018
Ofcom fires starting gun for new mobile spectrum auction
Mobile spectrum in the 700MHz and 3.6-3.8GHz bands will be put up for auction either late in 2019 or early in 2020
Tue Dec 18, 2018
Ellison slates AWS Aurora as Oracle posts flat second quarter
Oracle was late to the cloud, but CTO Larry Ellison is adamant that no one will swap out Oracle for Amazon
Tue Dec 18, 2018
Broadband coverage improved through 2018, says Ofcom
Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report reveals that the number of people who cannot receive a 10Mbps broadband connection has halved
Tue Dec 18, 2018
HSBC taking data analysis service to business customers
HSBC is upping its search for artificial intelligence expertise as it takes a data analytics service to its business customers
Tue Dec 18, 2018
Mobile security needs a rethink for the 5G era
A report released through the government’s 5G Testbeds and Trials programme has recommended the UK rethink its mobile security strategy
Tue Dec 18, 2018
Vodafone spreads Christmas cheer with a 4G drone
Vodafone has conducted a test flight of the UK’s first drone delivery controlled over its 4G network
Tue Dec 18, 2018
Defra unveils green government tech vision
Printing reams of paper and travelling to meetings are among the areas targeted in the new, green ICT makeover
Tue Dec 18, 2018
Disaster recovery to cloud popular in 2018
As data continued to grow in 2018, more and more businesses turned to a cloud disaster recovery strategy to take some of the burden off their data centers.
Tue Dec 18, 2018
NVMe flash storage is coming to an enterprise near you
Hyperscale data centers are the early adopters of non-volatile memory express flash, as vendors lay out plans to further flash devices and NVMe fabrics in coming years.
Tue Dec 18, 2018
Ancient Britain comes to life at Bath’s 5G testbed
The West of England Combined Authority is running a 5G Smart Tourism project at Bath’s world-famous Roman spa
Tue Dec 18, 2018
IT industry trends home in on containers, AIOps and CI/CD
IT ops pros should be on the lookout for enterprise-wide production container deployments, real-world AIOps usage and new approaches to CI/CD in 2019.
Tue Dec 18, 2018
Why McAfee CTO Steve Grobman is wary of AI models for cybersecurity
Artificial intelligence has become a dominant force in the cybersecurity industry, but McAfee CTO Steve Grobman said it's too easy to make AI models look more effective than they truly are.
Tue Dec 18, 2018
Consumerization of healthcare loomed large in 2018 stories
Our top stories for 2018 are linked by one common and significant trend: The consumerization of healthcare continues to shake things up.
Tue Dec 18, 2018
Top CIO tips in 2018 zero in on AI challenges, opportunities
Expert advice on AI problems and rewards dominated our 10 most popular CIO tips on SearchCIO in 2018. Read our summary of the tips and follow the links to the detailed coverage.
Tue Dec 18, 2018
Huawei bans set to continue, despite lack of supporting evidence
While the number of countries with Huawei bans in place grows and more issue warnings, a German investigation found no evidence of spying to support the fear.
Tue Dec 18, 2018
Datawatch Swarm on path to combine data prep, analytics
Datawatch plans to add analytics and data visualization tools to its Swarm data preparation platform, starting with integration capabilities in a Swarm 2.2 release.
Wed Dec 19, 2018
APAC cyber security landscape to be more tumultuous in 2019
Amid growing cyber threats, the Asia-Pacific cyber security landscape will not get any rosier in 2019 unless organisations start shoring up their cyber hygiene
Wed Dec 19, 2018
Top 10 Benelux IT stories of 2018
From cyber security planning to smart city initiatives, here is a selection of articles about IT developments in the Benelux countries
Wed Dec 19, 2018
Top 10 broadband stories of 2018
The networking industry swung firmly behind full-fibre broadband in 2018, with encouraging signs that the gold-standard of broadband service delivery technology is at long last taking off in the UK
Wed Dec 19, 2018
Tech sector vacancies increase by almost a quarter in 2018
Industry concerned over growing skills shortage as Brexit looms
Wed Dec 19, 2018
SonicWall increasing local partner support across EMEA
More offices plus extra hires have added depth to the security player's presence across EMEA
Wed Dec 19, 2018
Lauri Love battles police for return of computers as NCA confirms live investigation
The National Crime Agency (NCA) confirms there is a live investigation into Lauri Love in the UK, as Love brings legal action against UK police for the return of seized computer equipment
Wed Dec 19, 2018
Capita fails to meet British Army's annual recruitment targets for five years running
For five years in a row, Capita has failed to meet the British Army's annual recruitment targets, with the online recruitment system taking four years longer than expected to go live
Wed Dec 19, 2018
Keeping it local and vertical paying off for Circle IT
The firm has seen strong double digit growth in turnover for its latest fiscal year
Wed Dec 19, 2018
CMA acts on super-complaint over broadband, mobile charges
The Competition and Markets Authority is to crack down on communications services providers who ‘penalise’ loyal customers over new ones
Wed Dec 19, 2018
Veritas stressing its channel benefits
Data management player keen to bring the channel up to speed on both its technology and the benefits of joining its partner ecosystem
Wed Dec 19, 2018
Azure Scheduler retirement sends IT shops to Logic Apps
Microsoft's retirement of Azure Scheduler next year will mean more manual labor for users of the job scheduler. But the extra sweat will come with some benefits.
Wed Dec 19, 2018
Debate over ERP systems in the cloud plays out on top 10 list
Cloud-based ERP or not? Based on the number of stories that appeared in our top 10 for 2018 list, CIOs seem to be asking the question.
Wed Dec 19, 2018
Microsoft Teams room system ecosystem expands
Polycom and HP have partnered to release a Microsoft Teams room system. Meanwhile, Microsoft has announced it will bundle the licensing for conference room products into a single bill.
Wed Dec 19, 2018
Cisco sees the future of switching in Luxtera silicon photonics
Cisco believes the future in switching and routing is in Luxtera silicon photonics. As a result, the networking giant plans to buy the company for $660 million in cash.
Wed Dec 19, 2018
Top 10 Australia IT stories of 2018
Australia continues to cement its position as a leader in mastering and deploying advanced information and communications technology across a large segment of its economy
Wed Dec 19, 2018
Tintri by DDN update gives arrays brainpower to migrate VMs
By acquiring Tintri, DataDirect Networks seeks to expand beyond high-performance computing. Tintri Global Center 4.0 is the first joint release since the August merger.
Thu Dec 20, 2018
Microsoft raises cloud prices for Australian enterprise customers
Despite the price hike, Microsoft claims its Azure service remains competitively priced, with opportunities for additional savings
Thu Dec 20, 2018
Marriott data breach losses could be over half a billion dollars
Direct losses related to a huge data breach at US hotel group could reach $600m
Thu Dec 20, 2018
2018 review: The main channel themes
With the last days of December drawing near it's time to look back at the year that has passed before we do it all over again in 2019
Thu Dec 20, 2018
Twitter bugs expose user data and direct messages
Two Twitter bugs led to questions about the platform's user privacy and security, while the company said one of the bugs opened the door to possible state-sponsored attacks.
Thu Dec 20, 2018
2018 tech events: The year in photos
Did you hit the road in 2018 to learn about IT trends? We did. This photo roundup takes a look back at some of the notable moments from SearchCIO's tech event coverage.
Thu Dec 20, 2018
Healthcare in 2019: Forrester tags virtual care as trend to watch
Virtual care, AI and widespread adoption of the FHIR standard will be major trends in healthcare next year, according to Forrester.
Thu Dec 20, 2018
Virtual Instruments WorkloadWisdom adds NVMe-oF support
Virtual Instruments product update adds support for NVMe over Fibre Channel workload modeling and improves testing capabilities in large-scale environments.
Thu Dec 20, 2018
Cisco collaboration group loses another top executive
Tom Puorro left the Cisco collaboration group this week to become an executive vice president at Plantronics. He is the latest in a series of top executives to leave the unit in recent months.
Thu Dec 20, 2018
Carbonite backup integrates with Iron Cloud
An expanded strategic partnership will bring Carbonite data protection products to Iron Cloud customers. Both vendors are confident the move will prove mutually beneficial.
Thu Dec 20, 2018
NASA data breach included employee Social Security numbers
Limited details leave questions surrounding a possible NASA data breach that could have compromised Social Security numbers for current and former employees.
Thu Dec 20, 2018
McAfee: When quantum computing threats strike, we won't know it
Quantum computing systems may not be powerful enough to break current encryption protocols, but McAfee CTO Steve Grobman says it will be tough to tell when that day arrives.
Thu Dec 20, 2018
Government whitepaper outlines new rules for skilled working visas
Government plans to go forward with a recommendation that the cap for tier 2 skilled working visas be removed
Thu Dec 20, 2018
GCP addition targets cloud data access, privacy fears
Google Cloud Platform's Access Approval feature lets customers use more of the data access controls they have in their on-premises infrastructure.
Fri Dec 21, 2018
Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2018
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cyber crime stories of 2018
Fri Dec 21, 2018
Less than a quarter of AI professionals are women
A report from the World Economic Forum has found there is a significant gender gap in artificial intelligence, and global gender parity will take 108 years to achieve
Fri Dec 21, 2018
Chief medical officer calls for data-driven health strategy
Health chief says data must be used to radically improve the nation’s health by 2040, using equipment such as wearable technologies
Fri Dec 21, 2018
Machine learning-based mobile app helps UK haulage firms cut fuel costs
Madrid-based startup Ontruck has developed a new machine learning-driven app that helps UK haulage firms to increase their efficiency by cutting both 'empty miles' and fuel costs
Fri Dec 21, 2018
Top 10 startup stories of 2018
From public sector collaboration to innovating for social good, here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 tech startup stories of 2018
Fri Dec 21, 2018
Employee engagement and retention top of mind in 2018
If our list of the top 10 most popular HR software stories of 2018 says anything, it's that employee engagement and retention were top of mind for HR leaders this year.
Fri Dec 21, 2018
Top data backup news of 2018: Ransomware, multi-cloud, CEO shifts
There's a lot to back up these days. Data backup vendors in 2018 enhanced products to protect many different types of data and tackle some of the top security issues of the day.
Fri Dec 21, 2018
Nixing of Skype Meetings App for Mac irks Microsoft customers
Microsoft is delaying plans to eliminate the Mac version of the Skype Meetings App after customers complained the move would make it harder for external guests to join meetings.
Fri Dec 21, 2018
Top CIO articles of the year focus on cutting-edge AI, IT disruption
What were CIOs focused on in 2018? Cutting-edge AI was top of mind. IT disruption and industry bombshells loomed large. Here are the top 10 CIO articles of the year.
Fri Dec 21, 2018
AT&T 5G moves forward, as carrier pursues cost savings
The AT&T 5G network will be in seven more cities in the first half of 2019. The carrier is moving quickly with the rollout to take advantage of potential cost savings with 5G.
Fri Dec 21, 2018
Government announces new plans to develop cyber talent
The government has announced plans for a Cyber Security Council to form a strategy for developing future cyber talent
Fri Dec 21, 2018
Kaseya-IT Glue buyout won't sever ties with MSP software competitors
The Kaseya-IT Glue acquisition, two years in the making, will not affect the IT documentation vendor's integrations with Kaseya's competitors, according to Kaseya CEO; other channel news from the week.
Fri Dec 21, 2018
Manchester City F.C. plans to score with SAP Challenger Insights
The reigning Premier League champion is using SAP Challenger Insights, a tablet application based on SAP Cloud Platform, to get insights into player performance and opponent tactics during games.
Fri Dec 21, 2018
Microsoft patches Internet Explorer zero-day bug under attack
News roundup: Microsoft issues an emergency patch for an Internet Explorer bug exploited in the wild. Plus, authorities indict three individuals for 'stresser' services, and more.
Fri Dec 21, 2018
DOJ indicts two Chinese nationals for APT10 group cyberattacks
The Department of Justice indicted two alleged members of the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group APT10, which hacked managed service providers to steal data from enterprises.
Fri Dec 21, 2018
100 GbE switch market shifting to large enterprises
The 100 GbE switch market is shifting away from webscale data center operators, as Arista and Cisco benefit from large enterprises buying more of the faster ports to replace 40 GbE.