TechTarget News - Week of Feb 27, 2022
Mon Feb 28, 2022
MWC 2022: Huawei hones hybrid offer with fibre to the room
Aiming to address the new world of work, tech giant Huawei has launched a fibre-to-the-room gigabit all-optical room offering
Mon Feb 28, 2022
Cloudflare: Our network is our product
Cloudflare’s chief product officer explains why its network is its product and how it protects organisations against cyber threats
Mon Feb 28, 2022
Government set to backtrack on untenable position on subpostmaster compensation
The government looks set to backtrack on its previous stance and outline a means of providing fair compensation to a group of Post Office Horizon scandal victims so far left out of compensation schemes
Mon Feb 28, 2022
AT&T teams with Microsoft to gain private 5G edge
US operator collaborates with cloud giant to integrate 5G network with Azure private mobile edge computing and builds on existing edge work between the two companies
Mon Feb 28, 2022
British Airways outage: Airline cancels weekend short-haul flights due to ‘technical issues’
Passengers due to fly with British Airways on Saturday 26 February were faced with flight cancellations and baggage handling issues because of unspecified ‘technical issues’
Mon Feb 28, 2022
Sajid Javid outlines NHS tech targets
Health and social care secretary Sajid Javid announces priorities around digital transformation in the health service
Mon Feb 28, 2022
Cradlepoint offers pathway for simplified LTE, 5G wireless WAN deployments
Cloud LTE and 5G wireless network edge services provider unveils business-grade wireless WANs, with management capabilities that are claimed to exceed entry-level cellular offerings
Mon Feb 28, 2022
Online Safety Bill updated to deal with anonymous abuse
Social media companies will be forced to deal with anonymous abuse online by the introduction of new measures in the Online Safety Bill
Mon Feb 28, 2022
Ukraine cyber attacks seen spiking, but no destructive cyber war yet
While cyber attacks linked to Russia’s war on Ukraine are taking place, they are having little impact beyond the region
Mon Feb 28, 2022
DBT Labs raises expectations for data transformation
DBT Labs co-founder and CEO Tristan Handy outlines his view on the modern data stack, how the vendor's technology powers data pipelines and why he raised money now.
Mon Feb 28, 2022
UK Treasury publishes consultation on online sales tax
Online sales tax debate focuses on assessing options to “rebalance” taxation of the retail sector
Mon Feb 28, 2022
EU big tech laws put in context by Russian invasion of Ukraine
Pressure is mounting on EU institutions to cut back regulations they are preparing to impose on US big tech firms while forming laws to create a single digital market
Mon Feb 28, 2022
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
The job moves keep coming as firms reach out for talent to help support growth ambitions
Mon Feb 28, 2022
Conti ransomware gang backs Russia, threatens U.S.
The Conti ransomware gang announced last week that they were in 'full support' of Russia and would retaliate if the West attacked Russian critical infrastructure.
Mon Feb 28, 2022
Recorded Future: Russia may retaliate with cyber attacks
Recorded Future warned U.S. and European organizations could be hit by 'spillover attacks' or intentional retaliatory strikes from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
Tue Mar 1, 2022
Cloud suppliers eye APAC space industry
Amazon Web Services and Microsoft are working with local governments and supplying cloud technologies to support the region’s growing space industry
Tue Mar 1, 2022
Kao Data expands Harlow datacentre campus by opening second 10MW facility
Kao Data has begun the build-out of its second datacentre on the site of its Harlow campus several months after securing £130m in additional funding to support its expansion
Tue Mar 1, 2022
Nationwide suffers payday payments outage
Nationwide customers were left unable to pay bills on payday as the building society suffered a software outage
Tue Mar 1, 2022
Forrester: Boom in IT spending to drive economic recovery
Global IT spending is increasing as countries start to recover from the economic downturn caused by Covid-19 lockdown restrictions
Tue Mar 1, 2022
Zopa Bank to sponsor 50 Ukrainian tech professionals with visa offer
IT companies are reaching out to IT professionals in the Ukraine with offers of support for those looking to work in the UK
Tue Mar 1, 2022
CompTIA bolsters data training
Organisation reacts to growing market need for better understanding of data as it launches the first of four certifications in this area
Tue Mar 1, 2022
ASOS commits to keep using Microsoft Azure for another five years to support business growth push
Online retail giant ASOS is preparing to go even deeper into the Microsoft Azure cloud portfolio, as it looks to ramp up its use of data analytics to support its business growth goals
Tue Mar 1, 2022
MWC 2022: Telefónica boosts cloud cover with AWS, Microsoft
Hot on the heels of the operator inking a cloud sourcing deal with arch rival AWS, leading Spain-based telco Telefónica has signed a deal with Microsoft to expand their global collaboration
Tue Mar 1, 2022
Workplace surveillance ‘spiralling out of control’, says TUC
Trade union body pushes for workers to be consulted on the implementation of new technologies at work, warning that invasive surveillance practices are getting out of hand
Tue Mar 1, 2022
MWC 2022: Huawei unveils innovation for 5Gigaverse, IntelligentRAN architecture
Chinese tech provider reveals a range of 5G transmission equipment, promising innovation in Massive MIMO and frequency division duplex ultra-wideband multi-antennas, offering improvements in network performance and energy efficiency
Tue Mar 1, 2022
ESET details new IsaacWiper malware used on Ukraine
Having been among the first to report on the HermeticWiper malware used against Ukraine last week, ESET has now identified another destructive malware called IsaacWiper
Tue Mar 1, 2022
Micron releases first 176-layer NAND data center SSD
The Micron 7450 marks the launch of the first 176-layer NAND SSD aimed at the data center, bringing a consistently low-latency, PCIe Gen 4 performance and a spectrum of form factors.
Tue Mar 1, 2022
DCMS opens consultation on telecoms cyber standards
Proposed rules will set out the specific measures telecoms providers need to take to fulfil their legal duties under the Telecommunications Security Act
Tue Mar 1, 2022
BBC blasted with millions of malicious emails
Responding to an FoI request, the BBC has revealed it receives more than 300,000 malicious email attacks every day
Tue Mar 1, 2022
Toyota production to resume after supply chain attack
Toyota production has been set back by over 10,000 vehicles following a cyber attack on a critical components supplier in Japan
Tue Mar 1, 2022
HermeticWiper poses increasing cyber risk to Ukraine
While it has not been attributed to a specific threat group, ESET researchers observed another data-wiping malware that targeted a Ukrainian organization and warned it could extend to allies.
Tue Mar 1, 2022
Imply Polaris brings Apache Druid database to the cloud
Imply's new Polaris cloud database services builds on the open source Druid technology, with integrated data ingestion capabilities and a new multi-stage query engine.
Tue Mar 1, 2022
Nvidia confirms breach, proprietary data leaked online
Nvidia has confirmed some of the claims from a little-known ransomware gang that allegedly broke into the network of the GPU giant and stole corporate data.
Tue Mar 1, 2022
Conti ransomware source code, documentation leaked
The Conti ransomware gang's primary Bitcoin address, found in the leak, showed the crime outfit has taken in over $2 billion in cryptocurrency since 2017.
Tue Mar 1, 2022
Cisco updates IoT management, go-to-market private 5G plans
Cisco has updated the IoT Control Center to support low-cost, low-bandwidth IoT. The company also released details for its private 5G go-to-market strategy.
Wed Mar 2, 2022
Salesforce releases Tableau CRM telco churn prediction AI
For telcos that use Communications Cloud, Salesforce adds an AI-powered tool that predicts customer churn, part of its vertical strategy in the wake of its Vlocity acquisition.
Wed Mar 2, 2022
Ban predictive policing systems in EU AI Act, says civil society
A coalition of civil society groups has called on European lawmakers to use the upcoming Artificial Intelligence Act as an opportunity to ban predictive policing systems
Wed Mar 2, 2022
SunSeed malware hits those involved in Ukraine refugee relief
European governments involved in managing the logistics of hundreds of thousands of people fleeing Ukraine have been targeted by a suspected state-backed actor
Wed Mar 2, 2022
How FinOps can rein in cloud costs
More organisations are warming to FinOps to keep escalating cloud costs in check, amid growing usage of public cloud services
Wed Mar 2, 2022
Cyber companies step up support for Ukraine
Security companies Bitdefender and Vectra AI are both to offer products and services in support of Ukraine
Wed Mar 2, 2022
PIM player Electrika in channel-building mode
SaaS player is looking to extend its reach by increasing its channel base across the UK
Wed Mar 2, 2022
Logicalis: The role of the CIO has changed
There will be no going back to the world we all knew prior to the pandemic, with customers now looking for support delivering ever-faster innovation
Wed Mar 2, 2022
Eight schools recognised for quality security education
Eight new schools and colleges around the UK have been recognised by the NCSC’s CyberFirst Schools initiative
Wed Mar 2, 2022
Middle East IT spending to recover to at least pre-pandemic levels
Middle East IT leaders expect budgets to increase this year, with spending to match or exceed pre-Covid levels
Wed Mar 2, 2022
Orange to phase out 2G and 3G by the end of the decade
Orange becomes latest mobile network operator to use spectrum for 4G, 5G and other future services, making transition in what it says will be a seamless and balanced two-step approach, with one technology to be switched off by 2025 and the other by 2030
Wed Mar 2, 2022
Alteryx unifies cloud capabilities in a single platform
The longtime data and analytics vendor launched Analytics Cloud, bringing together its first four cloud-native capabilities in one environment for a more seamless user experience.
Wed Mar 2, 2022
MWC 2022: AT&T looks to the cloud to gain edge in 5G
Leading US network provider reaches out to communications industry ecosystem to strengthen next-generation infrastructure offer, encompassing edge and private networking, cloud and 5G massive MIMO technology
Wed Mar 2, 2022
Gothenburg University makes breakthrough in energy efficient computers
Swedish and Japanese universities make advancement in the development of computers that can work as energy efficiently as a brain
Wed Mar 2, 2022
Kyndryl revenue slides, company lays out plans for growth
IBM spinoff Kyndryl reported revenue was down in 2021, but expects three cloud partnerships and a focus on growing markets to change that.
Wed Mar 2, 2022
Anomalo Pulse dashboard aims for data quality insights
The startup is enhancing its platform by providing users with a new dashboard that brings visibility into the state of data used for data analytics and business intelligence.
Wed Mar 2, 2022
Spot by NetApp absorbs Fylamynt for cloud automation
NetApp acquires Fylamynt, a CloudOps startup that could become the 'glue' for the Spot by NetApp portfolio, analysts say.
Wed Mar 2, 2022
CrowdStrike cracks PartyTicket ransomware targeting Ukraine
CrowdStrike's analysis of the new ransomware, also known as HermeticRansom, that affected Ukrainian organizations revealed that files encrypted with PartyTicket are recoverable.
Wed Mar 2, 2022
Domo CEO Josh James steps down, John Mellor promoted
The analytics vendor's leadership change comes as it continues to add functionality to its platform and after it reported strong fourth-quarter and full-year revenue growth.
Wed Mar 2, 2022
Benefits of ERP cloud migration need reality check
In this Q&A, Roan Low of Syntax explains why organizations should consider a system transformation, not a lift-and-shift upgrade, to take full advantage of an ERP cloud migration.
Wed Mar 2, 2022
Dremio opens up data lakehouse with new engine
The data lakehouse vendor is expanding its cloud platform with a new SQL query engine and data metastore for data lakes that builds on top of the Apache Iceberg table format.
Wed Mar 2, 2022
RingCentral unveils UCaaS offerings for education
RingCentral plans to launch two UC-as-a-service education products this month. Future UCaaS releases will target other markets, including healthcare and finance.
Thu Mar 3, 2022
SingHealth researchers to get new supercomputer
Healthcare researchers at SingHealth can look forward to a new supercomputer to support their work
Thu Mar 3, 2022
Use of encrypted Telegram platform soars in Ukraine, Russia
Encrypted messaging service Telegram is proving a valuable asset to both sides in Russia’s war on Ukraine
Thu Mar 3, 2022
Nato Cyber Security unit tests post-quantum VPN
Nato’s Cyber Security Centre has successfully tested secure communication flows in a post-quantum world using a UK-designed VPN
Thu Mar 3, 2022
Being open is at the heart of Red Hat’s channel approach
Open source player has worked hard to develop a strong ecosystem and is keen to develop that further to work closely with partners
Thu Mar 3, 2022
Post Office warned of software flaw in 2006, but failed to alert subpostmaster network
The Post Office and Fujitsu failed to alert subpostmasters to a software error that caused them to be wrongly blamed for accounting shortfalls
Thu Mar 3, 2022
MSPs getting stuck in ‘digital impasse’
Ingram Micro Cloud shines light on a market that has experienced high growth and the challenges for MSPs in keeping up with the pace of change
Thu Mar 3, 2022
Boardroom does not see ransomware as a priority
Less than a quarter of company directors think ransomware is a top priority for their security teams, according to Egress
Thu Mar 3, 2022
SAP and Oracle express solidarity with Ukraine against Russia
SAP and Oracle suspend operations in the Russian Federation after expressing solidarity with Ukraine in the face of the war against it being conducted by Russia
Thu Mar 3, 2022
Intel touts security improvements in 12th-gen Core CPUs
Intel is courting enterprises with a new line of Core vPro CPUs that boast improved security protections ranging from firmware and OS to memory.
Thu Mar 3, 2022
Nutanix revenue increases, driven by hybrid cloud adoption
Benefiting from the growing user adoption of hybrid clouds and a significant increase in digital transformation projects, Nutanix second-quarter revenue jumped 19%.
Thu Mar 3, 2022
Microsoft updates Azure for Operators, joins AT&T in private 5G
Microsoft's latest Azure for Operators update includes critical 5G services. The company also joined AT&T in a private 5G service that can roam on the carrier's public network.
Thu Mar 3, 2022
New Splunk CEO inherits a company in transition
Splunk is at a crossroads as a new chief executive takes over and the vendor navigates the classic Innovator's Dilemma.
Thu Mar 3, 2022
Finance firms scrape alternative data from unexpected sources
Investment firms and individual investors use data from sources as diverse as Facebook and TikTok, private jet tracking, geolocation and sentiment analysis to buy and sell securities.
Thu Mar 3, 2022
Lenovo unveils an Arm laptop with Microsoft Pluton security
The advanced security in Lenovo's ThinkPad X13s is through Qualcomm's Arm-based Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 chipset. Lenovo plans to ship the laptop this year.
Thu Mar 3, 2022
Job applications a top HR business cybersecurity risk
Russia's attack on Ukraine has raised the risk of a business cybersecurity attack, and HR may be particularly vulnerable. But there are steps HR can take to protect its company.
Fri Mar 4, 2022
Channel advised to reach out for help with sustainability
Trying to get into a carbon neutral position can be a daunting prospect, but an expert in the field advises leaning on support that will come from the partner ecosystem
Fri Mar 4, 2022
February ransomware attacks hit major enterprises
Enterprises, colleges and municipalities in the U.S. continued to be hit by ransomware as publicly reported attacks for February piled up.
Fri Mar 4, 2022
Microsoft stops sales of products and services to Russia
Citing sanctions and cyber security concerns, Microsoft has become the latest company to withdraw from the Russian market
Fri Mar 4, 2022
Scrapping NHS Digital a backward step for patient data rights
Former NHS Digital chair Kingsley Manning has spoken out over proposals to fold NHS Digital into NHS England, saying that more oversight is needed to safeguard patient data in light of recent events
Fri Mar 4, 2022
Directus brings Open Data Platform technology to the cloud
The vendor's new managed cloud service is designed to enable organizations to connect applications, business intelligence and websites to data sources and databases.
Fri Mar 4, 2022
Cloudian CEO, CTO talk future of object storage
Cloudian CEO and CTO talk about the evolution of storage from block and file to object, and why object storage's future is so bright.
Fri Mar 4, 2022
Differentiation key for independent Pyramid Analytics
A strong set of augmented intelligence capabilities and an end-to-end platform are enabling the vendor to grow despite not having the backing of a large parent company.
Fri Mar 4, 2022
Data crucial for finance companies using AI
Organizations in credit, banking and insurance must pay attention to data to build explainable models. This Q&A with an AI vendor CEO explores data, governance and explainability.
Fri Mar 4, 2022
Tech companies rein in harassment in VR meeting places
Companies are unlikely to buy into virtual reality for meetings and events if tech companies can't protect customers' employees from groping, stalking and threats in cyberspace.
Fri Mar 4, 2022
Kaseya MSP survey cites security, cloud management growth
The software company's annual service provider poll also found revenue expansion amid COVID-19 and nagging supply chain issues; more IT channel news.
Fri Mar 4, 2022
Hackers using stolen Nvidia certificates to sign malware
The recent breach of Nvidia's corporate network has resulted in the posting of valid software certificates that are now being used to spread malware in the wild.
Fri Mar 4, 2022
Russian sanctions prompt tech to stop sales, curb services
At the urging of Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and economic sanctions, companies including Apple, Google and Microsoft have limited business operations in Russia.
Fri Mar 4, 2022
HP brings device management to VR headsets
HP's SaaS product lets businesses using HTC and Pico virtual reality headsets track device locations, push application updates, patch devices and set security policies.
Fri Mar 4, 2022
Epicor ERP adds low-code BI with Grow acquisition
Epicor's acquisition of Grow Inc. provides the ERP vendor with a low-code business intelligence tool that provides business users flexible and easy-to-use analytics capabilities.