TechTarget News - Week of Feb 09, 2020
Mon Feb 10, 2020
Australian government to roll out SAP S/4 Hana
Australia’s finance department earmarks S/4 Hana as its ERP system to provide common financial and HR services across government
Mon Feb 10, 2020
City of Wolverhampton Council taps CityFibre to deliver full-fibre connectivity
Wolverhampton embarks on project to build what is claimed to be “future-proof” full-fibre connectivity that will underpin the city’s next phase of technological transformation
Mon Feb 10, 2020
US hotel group ditches datacentre for Nasuni cloud NAS
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts got rid of its datacentre and put everything in the cloud, with Nasuni cloud NAS providing storage from which any user can restore files
Mon Feb 10, 2020
Autonomous vehicles get in the fast lane for next decade
Analyst Statista sees the increased arrival of driverless cars on global highways as proof of the curtain rising on the next act of mobility disruption
Mon Feb 10, 2020
AI in public service must be accountable
Committee on Standards in Public Life recommends that government departments make ethics a top priority when tendering artificial intelligence systems
Mon Feb 10, 2020
Disaster recovery automation tools gaining traction
As new disaster recovery automation tools emerge, vendors and industry analysts recognize a growing demand for simplifying what can be a tedious process.
Mon Feb 10, 2020
MSP growth is good but security and automation are challenges
Research from SolarWinds MSP takes a look at what is happening to managed service players on both sides of the Atlantic
Mon Feb 10, 2020
Scotland makes inroads in digital identity project
The government has started building a prototype of what is planned to be a "user-centric" platform to access public services online
Mon Feb 10, 2020
Two-thirds of workers at risk of robot-driven redundancy are unaware of the threat to jobs
People who do jobs that are most likely to be automated through technology are unaware and unprepared of the impending threat to their livelihoods, with Nesta calling on the government to do more to up-skill those at risk
Mon Feb 10, 2020
HP Inc for a few dollars more
Xerox has increased its offer price for HP Inc from $22 to $24 per share, to acquire its rival for $36bn
Mon Feb 10, 2020
Norway braces for possible China backlash over 5G loss
Norway fears trading relationship with China will suffer as a result of Huawei losing 5G contract to Ericsson
Mon Feb 10, 2020
Maintel boss confident of transforming the business
After a few months in the hot seat, Ioan MacRae believes channel player Maintel has the weapons in its armoury to drive future growth
Mon Feb 10, 2020
What should be in Australia’s next cyber security strategy
The Australian government is reviewing the nation’s cyber security strategy, but is it looking at the right issues?
Mon Feb 10, 2020
Chinese military personnel charged in Equifax breach
Four members of China's military have been charged for hacking Equifax following a 2017 breach that compromised nearly 150 million Americans' personal information.
Mon Feb 10, 2020
Speed is 2020 theme in NVMe flash storage, persistent memory
Top technologists and analysts predict 2020 storage hardware trends will center on NVMe-based flash, Optane persistent memory and MRAM memory.
Mon Feb 10, 2020
Incorta improves direct data mapping for data lakes
Bringing disparate sets of data into data lakes for data analytics hasn't always been easy. Incorta tries to do it with its new 4.6 platform update.
Mon Feb 10, 2020
GoodData says it is CCPA compliant
GoodData says it is complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act. Meanwhile, founder and CEO Roman Stanek talks about why complexity is a key challenge for data analytics.
Tue Feb 11, 2020
Police use of facial recognition ‘unjustifiable’, says Scottish Justice Committee
Members of the Scottish Parliament have said police use of live facial recognition technology is “not fit for purpose”
Tue Feb 11, 2020
iPhone 11 shakes up secondary mobile market as trade-in rates continue to rise
Mobile marketplace provider calculates that the secondary arena is set to grow from its current value of $25bn and reach $39bn by 2025 as manufacturers push devices to secondary channel
Tue Feb 11, 2020
Tencent Cloud gains multi-tier cloud security certification
China's Tencent Cloud joins major cloud suppliers in securing tier three of Singapore’s Multi-Tier Cloud Security standard in a bid to grow its presence in Asia
Tue Feb 11, 2020
Verizon opens 5G lab and studio in London
Leading US communications provider Verizon opens first 5G-enabled facility outside home market to offer organisations a hub to develop, test and co-create 5G applications, hardware and experiences
Tue Feb 11, 2020
O2 expands enterprise IoT offering with UK LTE-M roll-out
UK telco enhances internet of things offering with Long-Term Evolution, category M1 network, said to be the first of its kind in the country
Tue Feb 11, 2020
Avaya ‘all-in’ with growth plans
Avaya CEO outlines investment plans in cloud and says it “won’t be shaken easily”
Tue Feb 11, 2020
Chinese military personnel accused of Equifax hack
A US federal grand jury has indicted four Chinese army personnel over the 2017 Equifax breach
Tue Feb 11, 2020
Nokia denies being told to up 5G game by DT, but wins Orange 5G RAN contract
Finnish comms technology firm Nokia reportedly instructed by Deutsche Telekom to improve products to be considered as Huawei replacement, but lands 5G RAN contract with Orange Slovakia
Tue Feb 11, 2020
ScanSource adapting for digital future
Distributor makes senior appointment to coordinate its digital distribution efforts, with plans to offload physical operations gathering pace
Tue Feb 11, 2020
Mobile checkout expanded to 50 M&S stores
After a successful trial, retailer Marks & Spencer has expanded its mobile checkout-free offering to 50 stores around the UK
Tue Feb 11, 2020
Average UK tech salary grows to £74,000 a year in 2019
Salary rises for UK tech workers outstrip those in San Francisco and New York, according to career marketplace brand Hired
Tue Feb 11, 2020
IR35 private sector reforms: Research suggests 75% of contractors will leave posts by April 2020
Just eight weeks before the IR35 reforms are due to be extended to the private sector, new research suggests contractors are planning to vote with their feet and leave their positions as blanket bans take hold
Tue Feb 11, 2020
Mac-based security threats outpacing Windows
Security threats targeting Apple endpoints are growing more quickly than those targeting Windows machines, according to Malwarebytes
Tue Feb 11, 2020
MI5 failed to disclose failings in handling intercepted data, court hears
MI5 failed to disclose serious failures in the way it handled intelligence data to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, the surveillance regulator and ministers.
Tue Feb 11, 2020
CKH IOD eyes up Eseye to meet rising demand for IoT-connected devices
Global provider of IoT connectivity solutions joins forces with CK Hutchison telecom division to expand its global IoT connectivity coverage and meet rising demand for connected devices
Tue Feb 11, 2020
Akeneo rolls out newest version of PIM software
Akeneo PIM version 4.0 features digital asset manager, API-integrated connection modules and AI attribute mapping to better organize enterprise data.
Tue Feb 11, 2020
Snowflake raises $479 million to boost cloud data warehouse
Snowflake is looking to grow its data warehouse platform with new funding and a partnership with Salesforce that could differentiate its platform from rivals.
Tue Feb 11, 2020
Solid growth helps IFS ERP take aim at top-tier vendors
Solid growth for 2019 may help IFS take on SAP and other top-tier ERP vendors, but it faces the same problems in moving customers to innovative cloud-based systems.
Tue Feb 11, 2020
SCVX: Cybersecurity industry needs consolidation
SCVX's Mike Doniger and Hank Thomas discuss why they want to drive vendor consolidation in the cybersecurity industry and how they're planning to accomplish it.
Wed Feb 12, 2020
IBM unifies storage arrays under FlashSystem brand
IBM to bring together all non-mainframe storage arrays as FlashSystem product, with options from entry-level to petabyte-scale with NVMe flash and storage class memory
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Pressure for public inquiry into Post Office IT system scandal begins with mountain to climb
Members of Parliament seeking a public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal face huge challenges, but pressure and time could force justice
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Adult social care organisations get £4.5m in funding for digital
A group of 16 local authorities was selected to receive the grant from NHS Digital to fund digital projects for adult social care
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Nokia and SoftBank claim 5G first for connected cars
Finnish comms giant and Japanese operator reveal trials that they say successfully demonstrate that 5G technology can be safely and efficiently utilised for connected cars
Wed Feb 12, 2020
2019 meaningful revenues elusive, but opportunity knocks from enterprise for 5G
Research from 5G engagements reveal where investment is strongest, the trends that are driving roll-outs and the road ahead for operators, network equipment manufacturers and device makers
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Developing 5G proposition carries on with or without MWC
The chances of Mobile World Congress happening later this month hang on a decision being made at the end of the week, but for World Wide Technology the lack of a show will not slow efforts to discuss the future of 5G
Wed Feb 12, 2020
IR35 private sector reforms: Protesters demand government halts April 2020 roll-out date
With contractors due to stage an anti-IR35 reform protest march at the Houses of Parliament today, stakeholders pen open letter to the Chancellor outlining their concerns about how the changes are affecting the self-employed sector
Wed Feb 12, 2020
February Patch Tuesday resolves IE zero-day
Microsoft released security updates for 99 unique vulnerabilities, including an Internet Explorer flaw the company had notified customers about last month.
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Logicalis rings the changes
Channel player updates its executive line-up days after undergoing a corporate rebranding
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Internet Explorer zero day among 99 Patch Tuesday problems
After an eventful January Patch Tuesday that marked the end of support for Windows 7, the February 2020 update is another whopper, fixing close to 100 vulnerabilities
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Accenture’s tech vision draws inspiration from Black Mirror
Last year’s “Bandersnatch” Black Mirror episode on Netflix highlights a new opportunity for business, according to Accenture
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Communications watchdog Ofcom to gain extra powers as online harms regulator
The government has released its initial response to 2019’s Online Harms White Paper, setting out a number of decisions about how it will regulate harmful content on the internet
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Federal workforce too reliant on degrees, says White House
In its budget proposal, the Trump administration complains that hiring rules hurt its ability to hire those just out of college and can include unnecessary stipulations. It wants that to change.
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Emotet evolving to exploit coronavirus fear
With coronavirus cases now reported across the world, Emotet campaigns are exploiting legitimate fears to compromise their targets
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Brexit cited as reason for German digital bank’s UK exit
German challenger bank N26 leaves the UK, saying Brexit is the reason behind the decision due to the removal of passporting rights
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Zerto CEO: DR has become something real
DR is no longer just about compliance, as enterprises find maintaining infrastructure uptime is critical to their business. This means DR for containers and SaaS, as well.
Wed Feb 12, 2020
New Infrascale CEO outlines multi-cloud backup and recovery vision
Infrascale's new CEO has his eyes on the 'multi-cloud' sky. The vendor plans to roll out updated backup and disaster recovery technology to its SMB base over the next year.
Wed Feb 12, 2020
How the Clearview AI affair likely won't spur meaningful change
An obscure AI vendor sparked controversy for scraping social media for data to power a facial recognition platform that it sells to law enforcement agencies around the world.
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Data security, IAM led cybersecurity investments in 2019
Vendors specializing in data security, risk and compliance, and IAM raised the most funding in 2019, according to Momentum Cyber, a strategic advisor and investment bank for the cybersecurity industry.
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Nutanix Karbon upgrade focuses on non-Kubernetes experts
Nutanix aims Karbon at 'mere mortals' who want to run Kubernetes in on-premises data centers, but it faces plenty of competitors preparing for containers that need persistent storage.
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Crestron and Logitech partner on AV system integration
A new partnership combines Logitech's video systems with Crestron's hardware and software for AV system integration.
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Pegasystems' Pega Express empowers citizen developers
Pegasystems' new Pega Express low-code application development methodology helps business users and citizen developers to quickly create applications.
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Network software subscription models befuddle tech buyers
Tech buyers are frustrated and confused over network vendors' software subscription models. Some buyers say they're unconvinced the pricing models favor them.
Wed Feb 12, 2020
AWS collaboration highlights Domo analytics platform update
The new Domo BI platform update features a new collaboration with AWS to enable users to work with third-party data and a low-code tool for developers.
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Oracle-Microsoft partnership to connect clouds expands to EU
Oracle and Microsoft have added to their cloud interconnect strategy with the addition of a high-speed, private connection between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Azure in the EU.
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Grafana Loki users reap log data savings, with tradeoffs
Grafana Loki won't replace advanced log analytics tools, but it may be a boon for shops that want to collect massive amounts of log data for troubleshooting applications.
Wed Feb 12, 2020
New leadership, new features for LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Sales Navigator adds features to create CRM contacts directly from LinkedIn, and content-tracking tools to see who's reading marketing materials salespeople send to customer leads.
Wed Feb 12, 2020
BlackBerry enters digital workspace market
BlackBerry's digital workspace offering is meant to strike a balance between connectivity, productivity and security, especially for IT admins who cater to a range of worker types.
Thu Feb 13, 2020
Half of technology workers want to find a new job in 2020
Better pay and work/life balance are major reasons for tech workers to seek a new job, according to a new study
Thu Feb 13, 2020
GitHub eyes Indian market, forms local subsidiary
GitHub is staffing its local office with engineers and sales teams to tap the growing use of its software development platform by developers and enterprises in India
Thu Feb 13, 2020
SSD becoming the norm in laptops
Hardware resellers looking for an angle to encourage some fresh laptop spending should take note of what’s happening on the storage front
Thu Feb 13, 2020
London tech startups shortlisted for mayor’s Civic Innovation Challenge
Eight London startups will receive funding from the mayor to help democratise urban planning and combat violent extremism online
Thu Feb 13, 2020
Regulatory approval allows Google acquisition of Looker to close
Google's purchase of analytics vendor Looker was approved by a United Kingdom regulatory agency, more than eight months after the acquisition was revealed.
Thu Feb 13, 2020
Cyber criminals spread coronavirus conspiracy theories
The latest email campaigns identified by Proofpoint are spreading conspiracy theories about the coronavirus outbreak
Thu Feb 13, 2020
Flash startup Vast Data strives to make disk storage extinct
VAST Data CEO has immense plans for storing big data on all-flash systems and predicts his startup's combination of storage class memory and consumer-grade QLC drives will make disk go the way of the dodo.
Thu Feb 13, 2020
Tech Nation announces Rising Star winners
The UK’s entrepreneurial network, Tech Nation, has announced the winners of its scaleup competition
Thu Feb 13, 2020
IBM Storage folds Storwize arrays into FlashSystem line
IBM merges Storwize and FlashSystem platforms to simplify its storage portfolio on updated Spectrum Virtualize software; adds Optane and Samsung Z-SSD options.
Thu Feb 13, 2020
Digital risk looks to be a good niche for the channel
Business leaders are concerned that their digital strategies are not going to lead them in the right direction
Thu Feb 13, 2020
External collaboration in Webex Teams limited by new security control
Cisco is attempting to improve security for external collaboration in Webex Teams with a new feature for IT admins.
Thu Feb 13, 2020
Google's Meena AI chatbot to eventually find its way into CX
Experts say Google's Meena chatbot is a leap forward in conversational AI. But using it for websites and customer service will require all-new deployments and training methods.
Thu Feb 13, 2020
Voatz mobile voting app deemed insecure by MIT researchers
Security researchers at MIT claim a mobile e-voting app piloted in several state elections is insecure, but the vendor has aggressively pushed back on the findings.
Thu Feb 13, 2020
Enterprise HDDs hit 20 TB, boost throughput in 2020
While waiting for HAMR to drop, we have more immediate spinning disk developments to watch out for in 2020, such as dual-actuator and shingled drives.
Thu Feb 13, 2020
Samsung Unpacked 2020 a foreshadowing of enterprise mobility trends
The Samsung Unpacked event may have focused on consumer-oriented announcements such as the unveiling of its foldable Galaxy Z Flip, but experts said it's a sign of what's to come.
Thu Feb 13, 2020
Ad firm gets Kubernetes management boost from Agile Stacks
With a small staff of engineers responsible for all of IT, a digital advertising firm needed help to smooth out the learning curve as it migrated from Mesosphere to Kubernetes.
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Calls for inquiry into Post Office IT scandal increase in Parliament, with cross-party support
Many MPs might not yet fully understand the suffering subpostmasters have endured because of the Post Office’s faulty IT system and its oppressive behaviour, but they will soon
Fri Feb 14, 2020
PM Johnson shuffles technology and digital ministers again
Boris Johnson has changed all the key Cabinet appointments responsible for tech and digital policy for the second time since becoming prime minister last year
Fri Feb 14, 2020
CIO Interview: Siim Sikkut, Estonian government CIO
Siim Sikkut is one of a generation of tech native Estonians, who is turning his knowledge and experience to transforming government services
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Simmonds takes channel leadership role at HPE
Vendor chooses to promote from within as it continues to put the right executives in place across a unified sales operation
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Nearly three-quarters of C-suite see visibility into network as business driver
C-suite decision-makers say businesses must rethink what is possible to survive and that technology, particularly the network, must be an enabler in the process
Fri Feb 14, 2020
AWS secures temporary halt to Microsoft’s work on $10bn US JEDI cloud contract
Restraining order prevents Microsoft doing any “substantial” work on the JEDI cloud contract as Amazon’s legal action against the US government gathers pace
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Latest Cisco earnings show tech buyers remain skittish
The latest Cisco earnings report shows customers paused tech spending despite a stabler global economy, while the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China was a looming unknown.
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Four-fifths of CSPs to trial 5G network slicing by end of 2020
CSPs plan to simplify 5G network infrastructure with network slicing solutions, enabling a wide range of bespoke 5G B2B and B2C services
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Forescout responds to partner feedback with Envision programme
Security player looks to improve life for partners with more predictability and greater levels of support
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Nokia to roll out 5G in France and Italy, enables IoT in Argentina
Finnish comms tech firm to introduce 5G and offer network modernisation in France and Germany, while helping Telecom Argentina to meet enterprise customers’ internet-of-things needs
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Rubrik surfs demand for multicloud data management
Firm has shared some of the highlights from its fiscal year, with the efforts of partners clearly delivering for it
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Synopsys Code Sight combines SAST, SCA testing in the IDE
Synopsys' Code Sight IDE plug-in provides capabilities for simultaneous static application security testing (SAST) and software composition analysis (SCA).
Fri Feb 14, 2020
New tool fixes app accessibility glitches
The new Applause Accessibility Tool helps developers write better apps for disabled users by automatically finding and fixing app accessibility issues in their code as they write it.
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Smart use of data takes Dutch railways further
De Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch Railways), ensures, among other things, that 1.2 million train passengers arrive at their destination every day. Through a subsidiary, it’s using data to improve both the customer experience and internal processes
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Oracle Data Science efforts advance with new services
Oracle adds news new services to its cloud infrastructure platform in a bid to provide data scientists, as well as data analysts, with data management and query functionality.
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Yellowbrick Data, MicroStrategy partnership aims to enhance analytics
The new partnership will enable flexible scalability, support for mixed workloads and multi-cloud support. The goal is to provide actionable insights into data.
Fri Feb 14, 2020
CSPs trail business customers in 5G ambition
Survey claims to show lack of determination driving disconnect between communications service providers and business customers, threatening lucrative business-to-business 5G revenues
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Huawei rejects racketeering and theft claims from US Department of Justice
Ongoing spat between US and China intensifies after US Department of Justice accuses Huawei of racketeering and intellectual property confidentiality violations
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Cisco collaboration revenue takes hit to start 2020
Cisco collaboration and communications products generated less revenue this past quarter than they did one year ago, contributing to an 8% decline for the applications group.
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Chef partners get new channel program for DevOps tools
Chef revamped its channel strategy and launched a new partner program. The new program addresses inconsistencies in the company's previous partnering approach.
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Arista's Big Switch buy adds customers, engineers, network software
The Arista-Big Switch deal adds significant software-defined networking technology to Arista's EOS operating system. Also, Arista will acquire 300 customers and dozens of engineers.
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Chef IT automation invigorates legacy apps amid cloud surge
Chef Software's Habitat tool carved out a niche as it matured, among enterprise IT pros tasked with modernizing legacy data center apps.
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Google adds single-tenant cloud options to court enterprises
Google Cloud has added more features to its single-tenant cloud deployment option, such as live migration for Windows BYOL scenarios, that cater to the needs of certain workloads.
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Malware attack further proof that small health systems are vulnerable
An attack on affiliates of Boston Children's Hospital demonstrates how smaller healthcare organizations are often ill-prepared for cybersecurity incidents, according to experts.