TechTarget News - Week of Mar 06, 2022
Mon Mar 7, 2022
India’s Mahindra Group makes cloud move
The Indian conglomerate will migrate SAP S/4 Hana and its data warehouse to Google Cloud and build up its DevOps capabilities
Mon Mar 7, 2022
Ukrainian engineers fight to keep internet online
IT professionals in Ukraine are working tirelessly and at great risk to keep the country connected to the internet during the Russian invasion
Mon Mar 7, 2022
Ukraine joins Nato cyber knowledge hub
Ukraine is to become a contributing participant in Nato’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Mon Mar 7, 2022
NHS AI framework offers decision support for stroke diagnosis
Procurement framework aims to help hospitals gain access to pioneering AI-powered image analysis for stroke detection
Mon Mar 7, 2022
US awaits bill boosting technology competition with China
China's investments in tech have spurred the U.S. to take action with a U.S. technology competition bill funneling billions into tech innovation and development.
Mon Mar 7, 2022
Kaseya: Compliance and security top of mind for MSPs
Vendor shares insights into the managed services market that show many are reacting to customers’ requests for improved security and reduced risk
Mon Mar 7, 2022
Micron 7450 aims its 176 TLC layers at QLC flash use cases
New 176-layer tech brings densely packed flash cells in drives that come in 2.5”, M.2 and EDSFF form factors, aimed at datacentre workloads from archive to database storage
Mon Mar 7, 2022
Deutsche Bank tests IT operation resilience amid potential loss of Russian centre
German bank is confident the possible loss of operations in Russia will not affect the day-to-day running of its business
Mon Mar 7, 2022
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
Another week with people embarking on fresh chapters in their careers across the industry
Mon Mar 7, 2022
Samsung breached, Nvidia hackers claim responsibility
Samsung said Galaxy device source code was stolen, but no employee or customer personal information was taken by the attackers, who appear to be with the Lapsus$ ransomware group.
Mon Mar 7, 2022
Fannie Mae, Mercedes-Benz detail data lake platform uses
At the Subsurface Winter 2022 virtual conference, several organizations including Fannie Mae and Mercedes-Benz explained why and how they are using Dremio's data lake engine.
Tue Mar 8, 2022
UK government forges closer links with Japan, proposes laws to accelerate mobile
Agreement with Japan aims for closer cooperation to solve global telecoms supply chain issues, including support for R&D collaboration on future tech such as Open RAN and 6G
Tue Mar 8, 2022
Government publishes update on plan to tackle legacy IT
A Cabinet Office report outlines progress around areas such as new structures and leadership to address the issue of legacy IT
Tue Mar 8, 2022
Researchers uncover vulnerabilities in APC Smart-UPS devices
Researchers with Armis found a trio of vulnerabilities in uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices from APC that could be remotely exploited by threat actors.
Tue Mar 8, 2022
Deep Instinct still on the hunt for MSSPs
Security player has been building its partner base and continues to keep the door open for more to sign up
Tue Mar 8, 2022
Accelerating full-fibre gigabit growth sees UK altnet association start 2022 on strong note
Independent Networks Cooperative Association enjoys continued membership boom as altnets maintain momentum in UK after several years of record investment
Tue Mar 8, 2022
Limelight gains large CDN scale with Edgecast acquisition
Leading CDN provider gains extra scale with strategic purchase, claiming to have created global leader in edge-enabled software services with diversified revenue across products, clients, geographies and channels
Tue Mar 8, 2022
IWD: Channel has made progress, but there is more to be done
Diversity across the industry has improved, but women working across the channel say that efforts to drive positive change must continue
Tue Mar 8, 2022
Horizon inquiry hearing sheds light on subpostmaster federation’s role in hushing up IT problems
A National Federation for Subpostmasters official had huge unexplained loss written off by Post Office despite many in the same position being convicted for crimes they didn't commit
Tue Mar 8, 2022
Amazon resists independent audit of warehouse working conditions
Two shareholder proposals pushing for an independent audit of working conditions at Amazon are being challenged by the ecommerce giant, which claims it is a matter for management rather than shareholders
Tue Mar 8, 2022
Orange Spain announces merger plans with MásMóvíl
Leading telco aims to enhance its Spanish reach in joint venture, but fears emerge of anti-trust uncertainty in bid to consolidate Spanish telecoms market, leading to potential 18-month delay in completion
Tue Mar 8, 2022
Google buys Mandiant for £4bn
Acquisition will see cyber defence and threat intelligence specialist folded into Google Cloud’s security suite
Tue Mar 8, 2022
DataStax scales K8ssandra for cloud-native Cassandra
The real-time data vendor is out with a new release of its K8ssandra Kubernetes operator that enables organizations to deploy, configure and run the Apache Cassandra database.
Tue Mar 8, 2022
EE deploys small cell technology to boost UK mobile quality
BT-owned UK mobile network teams with Nokia to deploy small cell technology and improve 4G coverage in busiest areas of UK
Tue Mar 8, 2022
Google to acquire Mandiant for $5.4B
Google's acquisition announcement came less than a year after Mandiant and FireEye split. FireEye was sold to Symphony Technology Group last fall for $1.2 billion.
Tue Mar 8, 2022
Use of data, analytics a growing part of battle for equality
As technology plays a larger role in working toward a more equitable world, the practice of using analytics to further social causes is becoming more widespread.
Tue Mar 8, 2022
FBI finds Ragnar Locker hit 52 U.S. critical infrastructure targets
While providing an updated list of indicators of compromise, the FBI revealed that a range of critical sectors were attacked by the ransomware group.
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Adobe Target adds more granular personalization features
Adobe's personalization engine adds AI tools and CDP connections for marketers to experiment with their cross-channel marketing campaigns for specific audiences.
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Glide connects Proximity Edge 8 datacentre to Birmingham dark fibre ring
Second-city initiative with infrastructure and utilities business designed to bring increased diversity and additional low-latency connectivity options to edge colocation customers
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Microsoft serves up three zero-days on March Patch Tuesday
Three zero-days pop up in Microsoft’s March update, along with a number of other noteworthy concerns for defenders
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Uptime Institute debuts online tool to showcase datacentre industry career opportunities
Uptime Institute has unveiled a new tool, geared towards showcasing the career opportunities that exist in the datacentre industry
Wed Mar 9, 2022
iPhone SE set to fuel global 5G device expansion
New mid-range 5G device in flagship range projected to spur adoption of next-generation network services in developed and emerging markets alike
Wed Mar 9, 2022
China’s APT41 exploited Log4j within hours
APT41 compromised multiple government organisations via the Log4Shell exploit within hours of its initial disclosure, Mandiant claims
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Microsoft UK partners on path to net zero
Vendor shares research that indicates the vast majority of its channel base are aiming to hit government sustainability targets
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Strategic Review of Policing: Police tech needs better ethical scrutiny
The Strategic Review of Policing confirms the central role that tech will be playing going forward, but warns of the need for greater ethical scrutiny to ensure public trust
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Juniper, ABBYY and Xactly enhance partner programmes
Trio of vendors put out expanded and enhanced partner programmes to drive further channel growth
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Databricks extends data lakehouse platform to healthcare
Healthcare data exists in widely varying formats. Getting it into a data lake where it can be used for analytics and machine learning is a challenge Databricks is looking to meet.
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Immersive Labs: Average cyberthreat response takes 96 days
Immersive Labs' Cyber Workforce Benchmark found that some critical threats, including a zero-day vulnerability, took an average of six months to fully address.
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Demand for neurodivergent talent rising
For neurodivergent hires to be successful, companies should prepare their offices and provide training, said Anthony Pacilio, vice president of neurodiverse solutions at CAI.
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Public sector warned about ‘environmentally unsustainable’ SSD disposal processes
Research from data sanitisation firm Blancco shines a light on the costly and contradictory stance that government IT managers have when it comes to disposing of old solid state drives
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Paid-for advertising measures included in Online Safety Bill
New measures to deal with fraudulent paid-for advertising have been included in the government’s draft Online Safety Bill, marking the fourth extension in two months
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Apple's M1 Ultra delivers more power for creative pros
The latest iteration of Apple's proprietary chip will power the Mac Studio workstation, a replacement for the Mac Pro and the last model to get the M1 series chip.
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Liverpool 5G Create showcases levelling-up in public health
Liverpool 5G Create claims to demonstrate real investment in people’s futures, and the chance to digitally level up health, education and economic opportunities
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Critical Exchange Server bug fixed for March Patch Tuesday
The vulnerability on the on-premises mail server system is one of just three critical flaws from a total of 71 bugs corrected in Microsoft products this month.
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Red Hat cloud leader defects to service mesh upstart
Brian Gracely, now vice president of product strategy at Solo.io after six years at Red Hat, sees service mesh platforms beginning to edge Kubernetes out of the industry spotlight.
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Nvidia buys Excelero to speed block storage access in DPUs
Excelero's NVMe storage pooling technology will become integrated with Nvidia's DPU technology stack for faster block storage access in data centers.
Wed Mar 9, 2022
An analyst's blueprint for choosing a cloud data platform
Though choosing the tools that best fit the needs of an organization is difficult, analyst Doug Henschen has come up with a series of steps that can serve as a guide.
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Researchers disclose new Spectre V2 vulnerabilities
The Spectre class of data disclosure vulnerabilities is once again at the security forefront after researchers discovered a new variant of the side-channel attack.
Wed Mar 9, 2022
DevOps teams seek service mesh help from network platform
Service mesh users including T-Mobile and Constant Contact have deployed Solo.io's application networking platform to cope with overwhelming operational complexity.
Wed Mar 9, 2022
Amazon launches audio communication app Amp
Businesses could use Amazon's Amp to promote their brand on shows created with the app. The iPhone-only software resembles products from Clubhouse, Spotify and Twitter.
Thu Mar 10, 2022
How Kofax is tapping the groundswell in automation
Kofax is counting on its pedigree in optical character recognition and other capabilities to tap the growing market for automation technologies
Thu Mar 10, 2022
Government to force tech firms to stop fraudsters using their platforms for scams
Changes to legislation will make social media and search engine firms responsible for preventing fraudsters using their platforms to commit crimes
Thu Mar 10, 2022
CityFibre deploys 100th fibre exchange to power full-fibre roll-out
Century up for fibre exchange (FEX) deployments for UK’s largest independent full-fibre platform, enabling the delivery of live gigabit broadband services to the first 4.8 million premises of its eight million roll-out
Thu Mar 10, 2022
Orange Business Services and Fortinet seal SASE partnership
Business services division of telco inks partnership with cyber security firm to gain differentiation for secure access service edge solution based on cloud-native technologies and using a dedicated global IP backbone to deliver expanded on-demand services
Thu Mar 10, 2022
Tech brands sign on to HackerOne responsible security drive
Tech companies sign HackerOne’s new corporate security responsibility pledge to bring cyber out of the shadows and promote effective, secure development practices
Thu Mar 10, 2022
Hybrid cements place in working life as employees choose flexibility
Research from automation platform advises that focusing on technologies that improve employee and IT experiences is critical for future of work success and retaining talent in the hybrid world
Thu Mar 10, 2022
CrowdStrike ushers in new channel chief after decent growth
Vendor shuffles its management pack after announcing triple-digit growth in its MSSP business in the last fiscal year
Thu Mar 10, 2022
BT signs five-year deal with Google Cloud to revamp customer experience
BT is teaming up with Google Cloud so it can tap into its portfolio of data analytics and artificial intelligence services, and revamp its customer experience
Thu Mar 10, 2022
Open banking’s next big thing could replace direct debits
Variable recurring payments could fuel the next stage of open banking take-up in the UK
Thu Mar 10, 2022
Nordic colocation firm atNorth claims to have opened Sweden’s first large-scale HPC hub
Nordic colocation firm atNorth claims to have pulled off a country first by opening a renewbly-powered HPC datacentre hub in Stockholm, Sweden
Thu Mar 10, 2022
AST SpaceMobile enlists SpaceX to deliver on space comms mission
Aiming to bridge the digital divide through in-orbit technology, space-based cellular broadband network provider teams with Elon Musk-owned firm to deliver direct-to-phone connectivity
Thu Mar 10, 2022
M2MC claims a first for IoT messages delivery
Comms management firm’s acknowledgement feature will form part of a ‘unique’ integration platform, aiming to increase significantly the reliability of low-energy networks
Thu Mar 10, 2022
DOCOMO adopts Beyond Now digital business platform for SME marketplace
Ecosystem orchestration company’s digital business platform will support Japanese operator’s goal to onboard hundreds of partners into its marketplace for small and mid-sized enterprises
Thu Mar 10, 2022
Telefónica Vivo launches 5G-ready IP transport network across Brazil
Brazilian operator teams with Cisco and NEC to deploy a flexible and scalable 5G-ready IP transport network for its converged mobile and fixed networks as it prepares to launch a next-generation communications network infrastructure
Thu Mar 10, 2022
Exclusive Networks expands Ignition reach across EMEA
Distributor’s arm that helps bring startups to market announces plans to expand operations across EMEA
Thu Mar 10, 2022
Collibra Data Intelligence Cloud update targets productivity
The vendor's new and enhanced features are aimed at improving user efficiency and include a new browser extension along with added data governance capabilities.
Thu Mar 10, 2022
RPA market expected to plateau in the next few years
While the technology was useful during the pandemic, enterprises are shifting away from its simple fix and are looking at more complex ways of automating business processes.
Thu Mar 10, 2022
GM revamps talent acquisition strategy with new tech
General Motors' talent acquisition strategy includes new tools to improve recruiter efficiency, including chatbots, automated scheduling and candidate grading systems.
Thu Mar 10, 2022
Log4Shell vulnerability continues to menace developers
Months after it was first disclosed, the Log4j RCE vulnerability remains widespread on code-sharing sites and open source repositories, according to security researchers.
Thu Mar 10, 2022
Apple to launch iOS 15.4 with Tap to Pay, Face ID update
The last update to iOS 15 will include Tap to Pay, a mask-friendly Face ID, a new Siri voice, and the ability to store a driver's license or state ID in Wallet.
Fri Mar 11, 2022
CW Innovation Awards: Weikfield bags analytics rewards
The success of Weikfield Food’s analytics initiative is underpinned by small successive deployments to overcome resistance from users and ensure requirements are met
Fri Mar 11, 2022
Government launches outcome of digital ID consultation
Government document includes the launch of the Office for Digital Identities and Attributes, and a pledge that ID cards will not be introduced
Fri Mar 11, 2022
Police EncroChat cryptophone hacking implant did not work properly and frequently failed
Surveillance operation against EncroChat encrypted phone network had repeated technical failures
Fri Mar 11, 2022
Kaspersky forced to deny source code leak
Kaspersky says an alleged leak of its source code was in fact material anyone could have gleaned from its public servers
Fri Mar 11, 2022
Volvo Cars recruiting 700 tech professionals for Stockholm hub
Software is increasingly becoming a differentiator for car manufacturers, says the Swedish giant
Fri Mar 11, 2022
600 public buildings in Wales get full-fibre broadband
Completion of the largest public sector broadband project in Wales, funded by the UK government, sees gigabit connectivity delivered to buildings including hospitals, GP surgeries, care homes, libraries and youth centres
Fri Mar 11, 2022
AWS launches its first UK healthtech accelerator
A cohort of 12 startups will use AWS resources to accelerate their technology and business development, with opportunities to sell to public sector healthcare organisations at the end
Fri Mar 11, 2022
SolarWinds CEO on life after Sunburst
Last year was dominated by the cyber attack, but the firm has learnt from that experience and has a clear strategy for the future
Fri Mar 11, 2022
Nokia and Hrvatski Telekom conduct first 25G PON fibre broadband trial in Croatia
Following earlier deployments in Belgium and the UK, comms tech provider’s cutting-edge optical network technology gets trialled in Croatia with subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom Group
Fri Mar 11, 2022
O2 Telefónica, Mavenir team to develop 5G core
‘Vital’ part of network simplification journey will enable transition to the adoption of virtualised network functions
Fri Mar 11, 2022
Google improves Android message management
The latest Android update will sort text messages as business or personal and send reminders for unanswered messages. The update is for devices running Android 6 or higher.
Fri Mar 11, 2022
Majority of UK adults support legal right to disconnect
The introduction of ‘right to disconnect’ legislation to stop employees having to engage in work-related electronic communications outside their normal hours remains popular in the UK
Fri Mar 11, 2022
Instaclustr to support Karapace open source schema registry
Instaclustr is joining rival Aiven in an effort to support an open source technology that brings REST proxy and schema technology to Kafka event streaming.
Fri Mar 11, 2022
Partner ecosystems build IP with Cisco, SAP
Channel companies collaborate with technology providers, creating differentiated offerings that address customer demand for business outcomes; other IT channel news.
Fri Mar 11, 2022
Kioxia, WD NAND contamination to affect flash pricing
A contamination last month of WD NAND that also affected Kioxia has been corrected, but the fallout from disrupted flash memory production is not yet known.
Fri Mar 11, 2022
Magic Leap 2 takes on HoloLens in enterprise AR market
Magic Leap will launch the AR headset Magic Leap 2 by the end of September. The company must work quickly to compete in an increasingly crowded enterprise AR market.
Fri Mar 11, 2022
Tech firms relocate Ukrainian developers
Companies tapping Ukrainian coding talent are working to relocate employees willing to move. Tech firms, in the longer term, may need to rethink resiliency plans due to the war.
Fri Mar 11, 2022
Sitecore's headless commerce play fuels ambitions
Sitecore CEO Steve Tzikakis took over during the pandemic -- amid massive growth -- and has reimagined the company as a digital experience provider with a composable commerce bent.
Fri Mar 11, 2022
File Explorer tabs reappear in new Windows 11 preview build
The latest Windows 11 developer build lets people open multiple folders in the file management app. The feature is supposed to cut down on time switching between folders.