TechTarget News - Week of Mar 13, 2022

More Tableau-Salesforce integrations on the cards

Tableau and Salesforce are looking to deliver more ‘pre-integrated’ offerings that embed analytics capabilities into the latter’s portfolio of software-as-a-service applications

Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

Another smattering of executive moves across the industry this week as firms welcome in some fresh blood

UK businesses struggling to support flexible work

Research reveals that as hybrid becomes the norm, a clear majority of firms say the pandemic caused them to re-evaluate what they value in the workplace

Experts see positives to China's new AI regulations

In the international push to regulate AI, China may have developed some of the most ambitious rules to date, according to Alan Pelz-Sharpe, founder of Deep Analysis.

Fauna brings real-time streaming to serverless database

The ability to directly subscribe to real-time updates is the latest feature for the Fauna database that can help developers quickly bring data to applications.

HubSpot gives customer service platform a makeover

HubSpot's refreshed contact center platform features self-service automation and Twilio telephony. The company hopes a fragmented market and user loyalty will spur its growth.

Supreme Court refuses Julian Assange extradition appeal

The case will be referred to the home secretary Priti Patel to make a decision. The WikiLeaks founder has yet to say whether he will file further appeals

Fibre, 5G form future for AT&T

Leading US comms provider reveals near-term growth strategy following pending close of WarnerMedia transaction

Abu Dhabi aims for a paradigm shift in drone delivery

Abu Dhabi’s drone network could become the world’s first drone platform that serves a wide variety of use cases for different industries across an entire city

Salesforce AppExchange revamps user search, discovery

Salesforce updates AppExchange partner marketplace to add more effective search and surfacing of more appropriate results for users, as the app count tops 7,000.

Vodafone unveils UK’s first on-demand 5G network slice

Leading UK operator teams with Ericsson to create the UK’s first on-demand 5G network slice, with trial showing how businesses can deploy dedicated on-demand and secure end-to-end connectivity

Infosec news cycles: How quickly do they fade?

Google Trends spikes, on average, lasted a few weeks for major infosec news events like SolarWinds, Log4Shell and the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack.

Nokia, Antofagasta Minerals dig deep for private 5G wireless network

Deployment of private 5G technology in mining use case in Chile brings high-capacity and low-latency connectivity for sensors and vehicles supporting operations, including an autonomous fleet of trucks

Intel's aggressive processor roadmap has some bumps ahead

Intel is optimistic its processor roadmap can put the company back on top, but the company faces the challenging prospect of balancing short-term costs with long-term competitiveness.

SentinelOne acquires Attivo Networks for $617M

SentinelOne is acquiring Attivo Networks for a $616.5 million price tag and plans to merge the company's identity threat detection services with its XDR offering.

Kioxia ups NAND ante with new 24G SAS SSD

Kioxia unveils its second-generation 24G SAS SSDs, the PM7, building off its previous generation to provide added performance and support for the new FIPS standard.

TCS doubles down on innovation and talent in Australia

Indian IT service provider TCS has opened an innovation centre in Sydney and is investing in local talent to meet the digital transformation needs of Australian organisations

German authorities warn on Kaspersky but stop short of ban

Germany authorities warn Kaspersky users to consider alternatives to the firm’s flagship antivirus software, citing national security concerns and the war on Ukraine

Computacenter delivers a solid FY21

Channel player continues to deliver growth with signs that its expansion into the US is already having a positive impact on the business

Pluribus taps the DPU for a distributed network fabric

Pluribus Networks' United Cloud Fabric shifts distributed network functions from a switch CPU to a DPU on the server. The technology unifies network management across switches and servers, the company said.

SentinelOne adds Attivo Networks to identity portfolio

SentinelOne adds identity threat detection and response technology to its cyber portfolio, saying it will benefit zero-trust adoption among its customers

Kyndryl, Cloudera announce data transformation partnership

Kyndryl has signed another partnership as it continues to forge independence from IBM -- this time with Cloudera, to help accelerate data transformation projects for hybrid clouds.

FTC accuses CafePress of covering up 2019 data breach

The proposed FTC settlement would require CafePress' former owner to pay $500,000 in compensation to customers who were victimized in the company's 2019 data breach.

Juniper updates Apstra intent-based networking for the edge

Juniper has targeted edge data centers with a suite of updates to its intent-based networking platform Apstra. Also, Juniper has new IBN security and professional services.

LokiLocker ransomware crew bursts onto the scene

The mysterious LokiLocker ransomware group caught the attention of BlackBerry researchers, who say the outfit could become the next cybercrime group to menace enterprises.

Oracle Cloud adds ZFS high availability, block provisioning

New storage additions such as Flexible Block Volumes and high availability for ZFS grow Oracle's cloud platform to compete against public cloud giants like AWS.

Verizon Business enriches mobile endpoint for Microsoft Teams

Business solutions provider becomes one of the first operators to join forces with IT giant to enable enterprise customers to experience the full power of communications and collaboration system

DataRobot aims AI Cloud 8.0 at 'unpredictable market'

The updated platform enables organizations to adapt to fast-changing market conditions and perform continuous AI operations. The platform also includes integrations with Snowflake.

Online Safety Bill introduced in Parliament

The government has introduced its long-awaited Online Safety Bill in Parliament, alongside new criminal offences and sanctions for tech company execs

Kaspersky CEO: Ukraine war must end through diplomacy

Eugene Kaspersky speaks out on the war in Ukraine, and rebuffs Germany’s BSI, branding its warnings over his company’s trustworthiness as insulting

Microsoft updates Teams, Outlook for hybrid work challenges

Microsoft's upcoming hybrid work features will help remote and in-office employees schedule meetings, share presentations and collaborate more effectively.

Cisco adds ML to Meraki cameras to track objects

Cisco's MV Sense is available as a subscription with Meraki MV cameras. Companies can use the service to count boxes in a warehouse or track equipment on a factory floor.

China's AI regulations face technical challenge

China's AI regulations ask for things that may not be technically feasible, said Russell Wald, policy director at Stanford University's Institute for Human-Centered AI.

Dialysis lab uses SambaNova, DeLorean AI for renal care

The lab ingests data from test results of kidney patients into the AI engine. The engine finds patterns and provides recommendations for the best care for patients.

NCSC catches 10 million phishes

Nation Cyber Security Centre’s scam email reporting service enjoys great success as government embarks on new cyber awareness campaign

Inside Al-Ikhsan’s business analytics journey

The Malaysian sportswear retailer has increased its profits and market share through its investments in business intelligence and analytics over the past five years

Ukrainian cyber defences prove resilient

Thanks to a combination of prior experience and global support, Ukraine’s defences against cyber incidents are holding strong in the face of Russian attacks

Numbers add up for Three UK in 2021

Mobile operator delivers strongest consumer contract customer additions since 2012 and a 10% increase in EBITDA, with incremental growth in mobile virtual network operator business line, home broadband and business-to-business operations

Microsoft Cloud Partner Program resets channel focus

Partner executives called the makeover, which creates new tiers and revises qualification criteria, the first major program update in more than 15 years; other IT channel news.

Enterprise Connect 2022: Solving hybrid work challenges

The latest advancements in collaboration software, UC as a service, contact centers and virtual reality await attendees of this year's Enterprise Connect.

Russia-Ukraine war has tech buyers reassessing spending

The Russia-Ukraine war, which affects everything from inflation to chip availability, has left half of enterprise tech leaders reassessing IT and communication spending, IDC said.

How AI can counteract disinformation in Russia-Ukraine war

Irina Rish, an AI expert at the University of Montreal, discusses the use of bots to combat disinformation and other ways AI technology can be used non-violently in warfare.

Cradlepoint, Extreme Networks partner on 5G WWAN

Cradlepoint and Extreme Networks will combine the former's 5G routers with the latter's network fabric to build a 5G wireless WAN for remote deployments.

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