TechTarget News - Week of Nov 08, 2020
Mon Nov 9, 2020
Optus to acquire Amaysim, signals decline of MVNO market
Optus’s A$250m acquisition of Amaysim could signal the decline of the mobile virtual network market, according to Venture Insights
Mon Nov 9, 2020
AWS expands footprint in India with Hyderabad region
Amazon Web Services is investing $2.8bn in a second cloud region in one of the fastest-growing public cloud markets in the Asia-Pacific region
Mon Nov 9, 2020
IT Priorities 2020: Covid-19 accelerates cloud investments by UK IT leaders
The updated 2020 IT Priorities Survey from Computer Weekly and TechTarget shines a light on how the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has reshaped IT leaders’ technology investment plans
Mon Nov 9, 2020
Softcat: Coronavirus impacting customer tech priorities
Firm’s research shines a light on where enterprise users are looking to shore up their IT capabilities
Mon Nov 9, 2020
EU moves closer to encryption ban after Austria, France attacks
Draft resolution document setting up an EU-wide ban on end-to-end encryption is set to be waved through this week
Mon Nov 9, 2020
French bank Crédit Agricole backs immersion cooling for datacentre scale-up push
Following the completion of a successful two-year pilot project, Crédit Agricole has confirmed it is preparing to roll out Asperitas immersion cooling technology to more sites within its datacentre portfolio
Mon Nov 9, 2020
Global telcos defy previous performance expectations
Better-performing Asia-Pacific operators lead charge driving analyst to adjust upwards previous forecast for worldwide connectivity services market
Mon Nov 9, 2020
HPE rolls out partner programme enhancements
Vendor keen to drive as-a-service and increase activity in the SME market among its partner base
Mon Nov 9, 2020
Biden to confront Trump's H-1B work visa changes
The Trump administration is eliminating the H-1B work visa lottery program. But a Biden administration may get some pushback if it tries to reverse Trump's wage-based distribution system.
Mon Nov 9, 2020
Oracle CX suite adds tools for sales teams, digital commerce
Oracle tackles sales rep and e-commerce experience in the latest update to its CX application stack, retuned for the pandemic's remote-work and digital sales uptick.
Mon Nov 9, 2020
Quest Software's QoreStor adds direct link to cold cloud
QoreStor 7.0's enhancements include letting customers use object storage in QoreStor's main data repository and support for cold cloud storage tiers such as AWS Glacier.
Mon Nov 9, 2020
Nokia partners with A1 Austria to enable LTE, 5G campus networks
Three-year deal between tech firm and operator covers services for all existing and new private LTE and 5G enterprise campus network deployments in Austrian market, piloting network slicing
Mon Nov 9, 2020
Seamless Exchange a next step for Cerner interoperability
Cerner recently unveiled Seamless Exchange, a new interoperability tool that deduplicates and reconciles external data with the Cerner EHR.
Mon Nov 9, 2020
CISA: No election hacking, but plenty of misinformation
Election Day in the U.S. occurred with no evidence of cyber attacks or voting machine hacks, but CISA has its hands full with disinformation and conspiracy theories.
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Quantum’s ATFS aims to classify and manage unstructured data
Quantum triumvirate now comprises ATFS for file system classification and management, StorNext for high performance with large files and ActiveScale object storage as a bulk store
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Equinix to open third datacentre in Perth
Datacentre service provider Equinix will open its third facility in Perth to meet the growing demand for digital infrastructure between Australia and Asia
Tue Nov 10, 2020
SK Telecom furthers Deutsche Telekom partnership to advance in-building 5G
Latest cooperation between leading German and Korean operators aims to create what companies believe will be major innovations, starting with improving 5G experiences
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Canada ad firm subtracts 44U with HPE and Ctera hyper-converged
Glenn Davis Group slashed its hardware estate from 48U of rack space to 4U when it ditched its SAN and tape legacy kit for flash-based Ctera X Series and cloud backup
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Google and OVHcloud to bring co-built cloud services to European enterprises
Google and OVHcloud are embarking on a technology tie-up that will see the two firms bring a hosted private cloud service to market in Europe
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Ericsson and Telstra take enterprise cloud to the edge
After successful 5G edge computing trial with financial institution in 2019, Australian telco and comms tech supplier develop enterprise solution with an extension into the hybrid cloud space
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Better data sharing needed to help children during pandemic
Closing gaps in data infrastructure will help the education sector respond better to children’s needs during the Covid-19 pandemic, says Open Data Institute
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Deutsche Bank to sell retail banking IT unit to TCS for €1
Deutsche Bank has agreed to sell its retail banking IT operation to one of its main IT suppliers for a token €1
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Zoom rapped over historic security practices
The US Federal Trade Commission rules that Zoom’s practices undermined the security of its users
Tue Nov 10, 2020
IT Priorities 2020: Covid-19 consolidates storage push to cloud
The emphasis on home and remote working has been felt in storage and backup as in all areas of IT, with continued evolution towards the cloud and as-a-service storage and backup
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Ultima Labs launches MSP automated cloud proposition
ISV arm of Ultima LAbs releases its first cloud offering to other managed service providers
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Mobile is failing over two-thirds of frontline workers
New data shows frontline workers are experiencing a global increase in mobility problems which negatively impact their work and their company
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Bright Little Labs launches Agent Asha series
Children’s media company creates new series of children’s books and resources aimed at teaching children to code
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Industry tells House of Lords committee it has ‘grave reservations’ about CDS
The Customs Declaration Service is untested, unproven and not ready, and HMRC is taking a “cloak and dagger approach” to working with the industry, hears a Lords committee – but HMRC says delivery of Brexit IT is on track
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Caringo Swarm 12 adds remote sync, SSO and updated UI
Caringo's updates to Swarm are designed to make the object storage easier to access and manage while working with distributed data at scale as remote work becomes prevalent.
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Border technologies largely fail to respect human rights
AI-powered border technologies used to ‘manage’ migration frequently make the process more arbitrary, discriminatory and unjust, says human rights group
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Productivity shrinks, but office and remote workers optimistic about new normal
Despite the bleak times caused by Covid-19, study finds a silver lining in the form of accelerating digital transformation and technology investment for remote workers
Tue Nov 10, 2020
DCMS’s Whittingdale: National data strategy not tied to EU trade deal
Minister tells ODI Summit that national data strategy is nearly finished and will fuel UK economic growth post-Brexit and post-pandemic
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Zendesk, WhatsApp cozy up with co-development partnership
Zendesk and WhatsApp team up to break bottlenecks in customer service conversations over Facebook messaging apps -- including Instagram -- by building it into Zendesk Support.
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Intel and AMD processors affected by another side-channel exploit
Two years after Spectre and Meltdown, the x86 processor faces another side-channel exploit – only this time, it is based on sensing temperature
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Atlassian ITSM challenges ServiceNow with DevOps focus
Cloud customers of Atlassian's Jira Service Management will get some Opsgenie incident management features included at no cost, as the vendor plans its ITSM expansion.
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Infosys applied AI launch follows IT consulting AI releases
Infosys launched a new offering to help enterprises find and apply AI use cases at scale. The release is part of a wave of similar products from other big systems integrators.
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Presidential polling data again misses the mark in 2020
Just as they did in 2016, the election polls underestimated support for Donald Trump. Although he didn't defeat Joe Biden, the result was closer than the polls predicted.
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Zoom settles FTC suit alleging 'deceptive' security practices
Zoom has agreed to implement a comprehensive program for user security and abide by a government-imposed prohibition against privacy misrepresentations.
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Adobe to acquire Workfront for $1.5 billion
Adobe plans to acquire Workfront for $1.5 billion to gain ground in the customer experience management market.
Tue Nov 10, 2020
MSP software vendor ConnectWise buys Perch, StratoZen
ConnectWise will build out its MSP security offerings by integrating Perch Security and StratoZen technology. The company also revealed plans to streamline product development.
Wed Nov 11, 2020
EU aid funds used to train ‘unaccountable intelligence agencies’ in high-tech surveillance
Hundreds of documents obtained by campaign group Privacy International show how the EU is supporting surveillance programmes in the Balkans, the Middle East and Africa
Wed Nov 11, 2020
ConnectWise makes double security acquisition
MSP specialist moves to make life easier for those trying to manage threat detection and prevention
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Microsoft consumer cloud outage blights Outlook.com and OneDrive users
Users of several of Microsoft's core consumer cloud services left struggling to log in, with software giant remaining tight-lipped for now over the cause of the issues
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Lack of openness on Horizon errors remains as Fujitsu refuses to explain latest outage
Subpostmasters are being kept in the dark about errors in the branch computer system they use, despite the Post Office and Fujitsu being slammed in court over their lack of openness
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Orange strengthens West African connectivity with first regional network
Global telco and subsidiaries commission and make commercial launch of the first pan-African backbone covering eight major countries in the region
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Microsoft drops fix for serious zero-day among 112 Patch Tuesday updates
November’s Patch Tuesday contains fixes for 112 bugs, including a potentially serious zero-day exploit that malicious actors are already taking advantage of
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Vilicom, BT, UK academia gain funding to spearhead 5G and AI research
Strategic network consultancy teams with incumbent UK telco and universities in all-new scientific research project based on advanced communications
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Amazon charged with breaching EU antitrust rules
Tech giant accused of using data it collects on smaller retailers to benefit its own e-commerce business
Wed Nov 11, 2020
GTDC praises distribution’s response to the pandemic
The industry group has held its annual summit, with CEO Frank Vitagliano highlighting just how well distribution has navigated the challenges of Covid-19
Wed Nov 11, 2020
DCC Technology delivers revenue growth in H1 2020
Exertis owner navigates the challenges of the coronavirus and indicates that the quarter has seen improvements in its B2B portfolio
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Norway has lowest physical cash use in the world, says report
Norway claims to use less cash as a proportion of total spending than any other country across the globe, according to a study by its central bank
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Gartner: IT spending to focus on fast time to value
There are no surprises in Gartner’s latest forecast. IT budgets are being spent on supporting remote workers, but CIOs have new metrics
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Palo Alto Networks buys Expanse for $800 million
Palo Alto Networks continued its acquisition spree with an agreement to purchase San Francisco-based security vendor Expanse, which specializes in attack surface management.
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Security pros coped admirably with remote working transition
Despite facing tight timescales at the onset of the pandemic, security professionals have come through the transition to remote working remarkably well, according to a report
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Catalogic opens doors to CloudCasa Kubernetes backup
CloudCasa is a SaaS platform that delivers data protection and disaster recovery for Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift clusters. Catalogic is testing the waters with a free beta.
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Quantum NAS options expand with All-Terrain File System
Quantum adds to its NAS lineup with All-Terrain File System aimed at general-purpose use cases while enhancing its StorNext parallel file system and ActiveScale object storage.
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Tim Berners-Lee startup releases decentralisation tech to enterprises
Roll-out of Inrupt’s decentralised privacy technology to four large organisations is helping the startup to develop explicit use cases, which it hopes will prove the tech and lead to faster adoption
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Windows zero-day shut down on November Patch Tuesday
In addition to fixing the exploited Windows flaw, Microsoft rolls out a new look to the Security Update Guide that draws some criticism.
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Flash storage grows up with new EDSFF SSDs, denser 3D NAND
Expansive new directions for flash memory technology shine brightly in the launch of 176-layer 3D NAND chips, EDSFF E1.S and Zoned Namespace SSDs, and computational storage drives.
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Apple begins shift from Intel with debut of M1-based MacBooks
Apple has started the shift from Intel processors to its ARM-based M1 chip with the introduction of M1-based MacBooks and a Mac mini, boasting higher performance for less power.
Wed Nov 11, 2020
What businesses can learn from GovTech’s digital strategy
Modernising its infrastructure and putting digital at its core has given Singapore’s Government Technology Agency the agility it needs to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic
Thu Nov 12, 2020
Standard Chartered embarks on five-year personalised banking push with AWS
Financial services giant is forging even deeper ties with AWS as part of its push to roll out more personalised banking experiences to customers in 60 countries
Thu Nov 12, 2020
Winners of female-only data hackathon announced
Several firms banded together to run a virtual female-only hackathon to encourage data analysts to use Covid-19 data to solve pandemic-related problems
Thu Nov 12, 2020
TCS acquires Prudential Financial tech operation unit for free
Hot on the heels of its €1 acquisition of Deutsche Bank’s Postbank Systems IT unit, TCS has taken on 1,500 people from the insurance giant’s Ireland-based IT unit
Thu Nov 12, 2020
Company accused of spying on Assange acted for Ecuadorian Intelligence, says ex UC Global manager
Former operations chief of UC Global told Spanish Court the company accused of spying on Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London was acting on the orders of Ecuadorian Intelligence
Thu Nov 12, 2020
DCMS opens talks with private sector on future of digital identity market
Department has met with suppliers to discuss plans for a trust framework to show ‘what good looks like’ as it ploughs ahead with digital identity plans
Thu Nov 12, 2020
Redcentric ends sale discussions without deal
MSP Redcentric reveals that discussions with potential suitors have terminated without a sale
Thu Nov 12, 2020
Financial Stability Board says it’s time to talk about IT outsourcing risks
International organisation that monitors the finance sector asks for the industry to discuss the risks that IT outsourcing brings to the sector
Thu Nov 12, 2020
Salesforce Revenue Cloud bolsters B2B e-commerce workflows
Salesforce, moving deeper into revenue ops, releases Revenue Cloud. It enables B2B digital sales with new pricing, billing and contracting models, as well as revenue forecasting.
Thu Nov 12, 2020
Wi-Fi 6 ready for carrier network deployment
Wireless standards body reveals successful trial for next-generation Wi-Fi, proven to deliver nearly three times faster than its predecessor and with significantly higher throughput and lower latency
Thu Nov 12, 2020
Online kids’ game Animal Jam confirms large breach
Cyber criminals have stolen data on 46 million Animal Jam player accounts via a third-party attack
Thu Nov 12, 2020
In a crisis, users have kept taking the tablets
Canalys has tracked stellar growth in the demand for tablets as users react to changing conditions forced by Covid-19
Thu Nov 12, 2020
As employee stress rises, HR focuses on mental health
Employee stress, thanks to the pandemic, the election and working from home, can hurt productivity and employee health. HR is finding ways to help.
Thu Nov 12, 2020
Hounslow to trial UK’s first autonomous road delivery vehicle
Custom-built autonomous delivery vehicle promises to offer contact-free form of delivery while maintaining the road network across the UK
Thu Nov 12, 2020
New Yugabyte release boosts distributed SQL database security
Yugabyte now has row-level geo-partitioning for its open source distributed SQL database, enhanced multi-region features and several new features to improve security.
Thu Nov 12, 2020
Google brings wizard approach to cloud database migration
Google Cloud's top database executive details the tech giant's new tool for enterprises to move databases to the cloud, as the need has accelerated in the coronavirus pandemic era.
Thu Nov 12, 2020
Continuous intelligence a trend on the rise
As organizations look to gain a competitive advantage -- and many simply attempt to survive during the pandemic -- data streaming is helping them make decisions in real time.
Thu Nov 12, 2020
Castellan Solutions launches with business continuity suite
Newly rebranded Castellan's offerings include risk management, business continuity and disaster recovery management, and emergency notification and incident management.
Thu Nov 12, 2020
Databricks builds out SQL Analytics for data lakehouse
Databricks is building out its lakehouse platform with a new SQL Analytics service that will make it easier to run SQL queries with better visualization in the cloud.
Thu Nov 12, 2020
AWS Glue DataBrew a new no-code data preparation tool
AWS Glue DataBrew is a new feature that will enable users to extract, transmit and load data to get it ready for analysis without having to write code.
Thu Nov 12, 2020
Life after Maze: Is Egregor ransomware next?
Cybersecurity experts have noted similarities between newly discovered Egregor ransomware and the now-defunct Maze, but it's unclear whether the same threat actors are involved.
Thu Nov 12, 2020
25,000 criminal reports: Vastaamo breach sets new precedent
The recent data breach at the Vastaamo Psychotherapy Centre in Finland shows threat actors are willing to threaten and extort patients directly, setting a dangerous new precedent.
Thu Nov 12, 2020
MSP valuations hang tough in turbulent market
Resilient MSPs are seeing their valuations holding steady through difficult times, although deal structures have shifted somewhat during the pandemic.
Fri Nov 13, 2020
UKtech50 2021: Help us find the most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK IT is on – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year’s list
Fri Nov 13, 2020
Police open criminal investigation into potential perjury by Fujitsu staff in Post Office IT trials
Current and former Fujitsu staff could face prosecution for giving false evidence in the trials of subpostmasters accused of theft and false accounting
Fri Nov 13, 2020
Public sector IT leaders struggle with data infrastructure legacy
The impact caused by the pandemic means government tech executives in Europe are looking for ways to quickly modernise their estates, research says
Fri Nov 13, 2020
NTT DATA and Continual collaborate to deliver in-vehicle mobility experiences
Consulting and IT services and cloud-based analytics firms announce Tier 1 mobile operator is already implementing combined in-vehicle system
Fri Nov 13, 2020
Humanitarian data collection practices put migrants at risk
United Nations report on smart borders warns that data collection about migrants and refugees by humanitarian organisations risks excluding them from essential basic services like access to food
Fri Nov 13, 2020
UK government makes inroads in maritime autonomy
The Maritime Future Technologies team has been formed to facilitate trials of innovative approaches and support regulatory updates
Fri Nov 13, 2020
Dutch IT award recognises importance of research in the wild
Promoter of human-centric scientific research techniques claims the prestigious 2020 Netherlands Prize for ICT Research
Fri Nov 13, 2020
5G, IoT technology to transform health and social care
Research from UK operator shows how advanced connected technologies offer a pathway to a flexible model of healthcare delivered at the point of patient need
Fri Nov 13, 2020
Ticketmaster fined £1.25m by ICO for failing to protect customer data
Ticket website’s customer data was exposed through an attack on a third-party chatbot
Fri Nov 13, 2020
BT taps VMware to launch global SD-WAN services
Incumbent UK telco aims to ensure global customers can benefit from flexibility and choice as they optimise networks for cloud services
Fri Nov 13, 2020
Verizon, AWS drive mobile edge computing platform to Dallas and Miami
Leading comms provider and IT and cloud giant add two more 5G mobile edge computing cities in US to enable development of latency-sensitive applications that can transform industries ranging from healthcare to transportation
Fri Nov 13, 2020
Firms with connected culture see boost in employee productivity
New study from enterprise cloud collaboration provider sheds light on role of employers in embracing a connected culture to power remote and prepare for hybrid workforces
Fri Nov 13, 2020
MSP sales, business plan key to 2021 success
Heading into 2021, IT service providers should put more than their usual attention on sales and business planning, according to speakers at IT Nation Connect; more news.
Fri Nov 13, 2020
Google sunsetting G Suite unlimited storage
G Suite customers who enjoyed unlimited storage for years will have to switch to a plan with limits. Google announced the change when G Suite became Workspace.
Fri Nov 13, 2020
TigerGraph taking advantage of graph database growth
TigerGraph continues to aggressively expand its customer base by focusing on ease of use as it updates its platform and offers free versions of its tools.
Fri Nov 13, 2020
NVMe, Optane, GPUs exert big impact on enterprise storage
Enterprises in need of high-performance storage for AI, analytics and virtualization may find help in new NVMe, Optane and processor technologies, a Flash Memory Summit panel says.
Fri Nov 13, 2020
Healthcare CIO taps AWS public cloud for research services
The AWS public cloud allowed IT staff at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital to enable precision medicine capabilities for hospital research staff.
Fri Nov 13, 2020
Diversitypop provides DEI training with a military twist
Military training relies on repeatability and reinforcement to drive home training. That approach is being applied to a new DEI training app.
Fri Nov 13, 2020
Cisco sees an end to string of quarterly revenue declines
Cisco is cautiously optimistic that revenues will improve following a 9% drop last quarter. Rising enterprise orders contributed to a positive forecast for the current quarter.