TechTarget News - Week of Oct 16, 2022
Mon Oct 17, 2022
Travel apps leave users unsatisfied when facing delays, changes
Survey reveals negative user experiences of global travel and hospitality apps, with quarter of UK travellers reliant on apps for flights and accommodation
Mon Oct 17, 2022
Vodafone starts sizeable three-year SAP systems migration to Google Cloud
Telco giant claims project will be one of the largest and most complex SAP migrations ever embarked upon in Europe
Mon Oct 17, 2022
Government u-turns on plans to scrap IR35 reforms in public and private sector from April 2023
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirms that the planned repeal of the IR35 reforms in the public and private sector is cancelled
Mon Oct 17, 2022
Global IT and business services spending slows amid economic fears
Spending on IT and business services is declining amid economic fears, with the possibility of a further fall on the horizon
Mon Oct 17, 2022
IR35 reforms repeal scrapped: Government labelled ‘spineless’ over u-turn
The contracting community has not taken kindly to the news that the government is rowing back its plans to repeal the IR35 reforms in the private and public sectors
Mon Oct 17, 2022
CMA issues proposals to prevent emergency services being overcharged for Airwave network
UK competition watchdog unveils proposals to restrict how much Motorola can charge emergency services to use mobile radio network
Mon Oct 17, 2022
Context: Resellers value relationship with distribution
Latest tranche of findings from channel watcher reveal a solid partnership between the two tiers
Mon Oct 17, 2022
GBI taps Nokia to enhances optical network capacity between Middle East and Europe
Cloud, connectivity and content enabler undertakes optical network capacity upgrade between key markets to scale wavelength speed by a factor of x4 to offer high-speed connectivity across subsea cable and terrestrial network links
Mon Oct 17, 2022
GRAID puts RAID on a GPU for cut-price disk protection and rebuilds
US startup puts its software on Nvidia graphics cards to offload RAID processing and throughput of 110GBps throughput across up to 32 NVMe solid-state drives
Mon Oct 17, 2022
Neos Networks announces business-grade managed dedicated internet access
UK fibre connectivity supplier announces launch of the managed variant of its dedicated internet access service, providing businesses with fully managed, enterprise-grade, fibre-optic internet connectivity
Mon Oct 17, 2022
Goodbye Tech Data, hello TD SYNNEX
With the merger completed, the rebranding of the distributor takes effect across most of the world
Mon Oct 17, 2022
AI adoption, labor shortage accelerate need for upskilling
The impact of AI-enabled automation isn't showing up in productivity data, but it is prompting businesses to upskill and reskill workers to keep up with this tech.
Mon Oct 17, 2022
Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?
The usual busy week across the industry as some fresh talent is brought aboard to drive growth
Mon Oct 17, 2022
EY consulting bets on Nexus platform for rapid transformation
The Nexus platform seeks to help clients modernize IT and could fit into EY consulting's emergence as a separate entity; other service firms move to update customers' tech stacks.
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Vodafone, Altice create a fibre-to-the-home joint venture in Germany
A 50/50 joint venture partnership aims to build on operator’s next-generation network with broadband firm’s industrial expertise and proven fibre-to-the-home construction capabilities, enabling gigabit connectivity to customers in Germany
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Castrol to open datacentre immersion cooling test facility at Berkshire HQ
BP-owned lubricant brand has unveiled the next phase in its work to accelerate adoption of immersion cooling technologies in datacentres
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Oracle analytics update adds CX app, semantic modeling tool
The tech giant's latest platform update adds capabilities designed to improve the productivity of business users and reduce organizations' reliance on IT teams.
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Oracle extends MySQL HeatWave database to the data lakehouse
The Oracle MySQL HeatWave service provides both transactional and analytics processing capabilities and now also lets users tap into data lake storage for queries.
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Oracle partners can now sell Oracle Cloud as their own
Alloy, a new infrastructure platform, lets partners and Oracle-affiliated enterprises resell OCI to customers in regulated industries or at the edge.
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Subpostmaster federation failed its members when they needed it most
A dereliction of duty saw subpostmaster federation ignore its members when IT problems hit and allowed the Post Office destroy their lives
Tue Oct 18, 2022
NetApp ushers in Partner Sphere
Vendor’s partner programme will drive its channel towards the high-revenue areas of cloud and services
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Government introduces Electronic Trade Documents Bill
Digital trade documents will be legally recognised as part of plans to reduce paper documents and speed up processing times
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Why some businesses are failing at AI
Deloitte’s ongoing research into artificial intelligence adoption has found that more than 20% of organisations are underachieving in their AI ambitions
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Virtually all vulnerable open source downloads are avoidable
Some 96% of known vulnerable open source downloads could have been avoided altogether, according to a report
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Apache vulnerability a risk, but not as widespread as Log4Shell
A newly disclosed Apache Commons Text vulnerability may put many at risk, but does not appear to be as impactful or widespread as Log4Shell
Tue Oct 18, 2022
BT reveals role of robotics, IoT to transform and automate agriculture
First fruits revealed of leading UK telco’s dedicated telecoms civil engineering robotics test facility, designed to help fibre network development
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Enterprises learn the downsides of DevSecOps metrics
DevSecOps metrics can be helpful, but they can also steer developer and security collaboration in an unproductive direction if they are over-emphasized, practitioners said.
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Guided analytics tool highlights Tableau platform update
Data Guide features augmented intelligence capabilities designed to assist users as they surface insights from their data and reach actionable decisions.
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Oracle Database 23c brings JSON, graph to relational database
The tech giant previewed the next major milestone for its namesake database at the CloudWorld conference, providing users with features to better work with different data models.
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Oracle expands cloud infrastructure portfolio, eyes partner cloud market
Oracle Alloy will enable partners such as systems integrators, telcos and other service providers to offer a full set of cloud services that can be tailored to the needs of specific markets and industries
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Oracle CloudWorld rollout includes new serverless options
New Oracle Cloud Infrastructure serverless offerings hide more of the gory infrastructure details from application developers to hasten software delivery workflows.
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Python vulnerability highlights open source security woes
A 15-year-old unpatched vulnerability in a tarfile module for the Python programming language prompted researchers from cybersecurity vendor Trellix to take action.
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure incorporates Nvidia GPUs and AI
Nvidia GPU chips will support Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Also, OCI users will have access to Nvidia's Enterprise AI system and Clara healthcare-specialized platform.
Tue Oct 18, 2022
MoD must have clear delivery plan for digital strategy, says NAO
While the Digital Strategy for Defence seems to be going well, the National Audit Office is concerned there is no overarching plan to implement it, or a clear way of measuring whether it is on track
Wed Oct 19, 2022
Treat cyber crime as a ‘strategic threat’, UK businesses told
The government’s new National Cyber Advisory Board aims to help elevate cyber discussion and spur action in the business community
Wed Oct 19, 2022
Canalys: Partners have the power
The channel has got to a size and a position where it is a serious industry in its own right – and that will have an impact on ecosystem relationships
Wed Oct 19, 2022
Oracle CloudWorld 2022: Ellison vaunts centrality of healthcare to mission
Oracle CTO Larry Ellison put the company’s healthcare initiatives front and centre of its vision during his keynote at Oracle CloudWorld 2022 in Las Vegas
Wed Oct 19, 2022
Gartner: Hero CIOs are needed again to save businesses
During the pandemic, IT enabled businesses to remain operational. As the economic crisis worsens, business executives are once again reaching out to CIOs
Wed Oct 19, 2022
Greenland investigates potential blockchain-based election system
Researchers have been funded to investigate blockchain-based online voting in Greenland
Wed Oct 19, 2022
As layoffs rise, Oracle HCM releases mass hiring tool
Oracle is rolling out a new set of recruiting tools, including tools that will help companies run events for high-volume hiring, such as on college campuses or for seasonal retail.
Wed Oct 19, 2022
Oracle pushes forward with CX tech amid layoff cycle
Rumors of the demise of Oracle marketing, CRM and customer service turn out to be unfounded, as the company forges ahead with vertical-specific CX offerings.
Wed Oct 19, 2022
Lloyds Bank launches innovation sandbox
Banking group establishes a sandbox where fintechs can build and test applications for Lloyds
Wed Oct 19, 2022
Ransomware crews regrouping as LockBit rise continues
Overall ransomware activity dropped off in the third quarter of 2022, but increasing attack volumes in September may herald a difficult few months ahead
Wed Oct 19, 2022
Refurbished has to be part of the sustainability approach
Industry challenged at Canalys Channel Forum to do more to allow channel to sell second-hand products
Wed Oct 19, 2022
Qualtrics tackles contact center experience measurement
Can employee experience improvement, especially in the contact center, improve the customer experience? Qualtrics wants users to measure it and find out.
Wed Oct 19, 2022
Azure vulnerability opens door to remote takeover attacks
Orca Security researchers uncovered a flaw in Azure Service Fabric that was fixed in last week's Patch Tuesday. It allows elevation of privilege and remote takeover of nodes.
Wed Oct 19, 2022
Computer Weekly’s Women in UK Tech Rising Stars 2022
Each year, Computer Weekly selects a number of Rising Stars in the women in tech sector, women who are making waves in the women, diversity and inclusion in tech space and may find themselves on the top 50 list in the future
Wed Oct 19, 2022
Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2022
Computer Weekly has revealed who is on the 2022 list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, including this year’s winner, Flavilla Fongang
Wed Oct 19, 2022
TigerGraph unveils support for query language openCypher
The graph database vendor moves to support openCypher to attract customers unfamiliar with its GSQL query language while the industry works to develop a standard query language.
Wed Oct 19, 2022
IFS aims to help companies improve ESG goals
Customers at the IFS Unleashed conference showed interest in the IFS ESG module, which is intended to measure ESG data and introduce sustainability into decision-making.
Wed Oct 19, 2022
Mandiant launches Breach Analytics for Google's Chronicle
Mandiant Breach Analytics for Google Cloud's Chronicle marks a new product launch from the security giant after its acquisition by Google was completed last month.
Wed Oct 19, 2022
RisingWave Labs raises $36M for stream processing database
Open source-based streaming database vendor looks to expand into the cloud with a database-as-a-service platform written in the Rust programming language.
Wed Oct 19, 2022
Oracle: We’re punching above our category
Oracle claims to have debunked the misnomer that Oracle Cloud is only good for Oracle workloads and that its efforts to support and interoperate with other platforms has been driving growth
Wed Oct 19, 2022
CRM and BPM vendor Pegasystems adds new AI features
The CRM and business process management vendor, looking to scale up, introduced new features for business users, service representatives and call center customers.
Wed Oct 19, 2022
ProxyLogon researcher details new Exchange Server flaws
After testing Microsoft's mitigations for ProxyLogon, security researcher Orange Tsai discovered new Exchange Server bugs, including one flaw that took more than a year to fix.
Thu Oct 20, 2022
Singapore extends cyber security labelling scheme to medical devices
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore is extending its cyber security labelling scheme to medical devices to encourage medical device manufacturers to adopt a security-by-design approach to product development
Thu Oct 20, 2022
IBM takes the bits out of deep learning
Computing giant is developing an ASIC optimised for training deep neural networks, which can be plugged into a PC
Thu Oct 20, 2022
NatWest data breach whistleblower demands bank pay data controller fee to ICO
Whistleblower calls for NatWest to pay the Information Commissioner’s Office annual data controller fee, as the personal details of 1,600 current and former NatWest customers remain under her bed
Thu Oct 20, 2022
Cyber professional shortfall hits 3.4 million
Shortage of cyber security professionals continues to grow and shows no signs of abating, says report
Thu Oct 20, 2022
Parliamentary committee launches inquiry into AI governance
MPs will examine the impacts of artificial intelligence throughout the UK economy and how governance of the technology can be improved ahead of the government publishing its formal regulatory proposals
Thu Oct 20, 2022
Manchester to launch digital strategy
Four-year strategy to focus on smarter use of technology and data to make Manchester a sustainable and resilient city
Thu Oct 20, 2022
IBM introduces Diamondback tape library for cloud providers
IBM's Diamondback tape library delivers 27 PB of capacity in a single rack space. The technology is geared to cloud and service providers as cheap, efficient storage.
Thu Oct 20, 2022
NBN selects Nokia 5G mmWave FWA technology for connectivity refresh
Much-criticised Australian national broadband infrastructure sees first large-scale, long-reach 5G mmWave FWA deployment in urban, suburban and rural environments
Thu Oct 20, 2022
Canalys: Channel optimistic despite threat of challenging 2023
Channel Forum event concludes with a sense that although there are clouds on the economic horizon, the fundamentals for the channel are sound and the reasons for customers to keep spending still exist
Thu Oct 20, 2022
Broadband majors, altnets respond to cost-of-living crisis
With latest UK inflation figures set to see comms contracts rise, industry reacts to mitigate against worst effects of price rises for customers and staff
Thu Oct 20, 2022
Microsoft confirms data leak caused by misconfiguration
Microsoft criticized SOCRadar's reporting of the data leak, saying the threat intelligence vendor "greatly exaggerated" its claim that 65,000-plus entities had data exposed.
Thu Oct 20, 2022
Sophos expects MDR approach will chime with MSSPs
Security player’s plans to make third-party compatibility really mean something should arm managed service providers with more flexibility
Thu Oct 20, 2022
Gartner: IT spending to grow 5.1% amid optimization push
The market research firm said enterprise IT spending will endure in a tough economy, but noted an emphasis on optimization, productivity gains and rooting out inefficiencies.
Thu Oct 20, 2022
St. Luke's triages healthcare data management for hospitals
Storage administrators for a network of hospitals and medical offices across Idaho turn to tagging and tiering software to staunch unstructured and ever-growing healthcare data.
Thu Oct 20, 2022
Developers warned: GitHub Copilot code may be licensed
Questions surround GitHub Copilot's use of open source code, but it's a Supreme Court decision on Warhol's art that developers should keep an eye on, according to one legal expert.
Thu Oct 20, 2022
VMware ESXi users must decide: Should I stay or should I go?
With many VMware ESXi servers reaching end of life, users must decide to extend existing support agreements, upgrade to version 7 or -- an unlikely scenario -- switch vendors.
Thu Oct 20, 2022
Brazil arrests alleged Lapsus$ hacker
Federal police in Brazil arrested a person accused of being a key member of the Lapsus$ hacking group on charges related to the takedown of government websites.
Thu Oct 20, 2022
Observability tools add FinOps amid macroeconomic worries
FinOps features added to observability tools from Datadog and Sysdig this week reflect concerns about cloud cost management amid gloomy economic forecasts.
Fri Oct 21, 2022
BlackByte ransomware using custom data exfiltration tool
Symantec researchers say BlackByte ransomware may be poised to move into the elite ransomware ranks, as the group has begun developing its own custom malware tools.
Fri Oct 21, 2022
MSP drive continues at WatchGuard Technologies
Security player has continued to see high levels of channel activity among the managed service provider community
Fri Oct 21, 2022
Microsoft slams external researchers over its own data leak
Microsoft inadvertently leaked customer data after misconfiguring an Azure Blob, but has hit out at the organisation that discovered its error, claiming it is exaggerating the scope of the issue
Fri Oct 21, 2022
Did Truss authorise ‘war risk’ provocation over Black Sea?
A UK Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint spy plane was ordered to approach Russian territory in a Cold-War-style provocation just days after Liz Truss’s mini-budget collapsed
Fri Oct 21, 2022
Orange reveals digital future with 5G innovations
Operator unveils latest in next-generation infrastructure applications and technologies, including what is said to be a first in Europe – a reflective surface intended to improve network speeds and coverage inside buildings
Fri Oct 21, 2022
Ukrainian and UK IT sectors to deepen collaboration, partnerships
BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, and the IT Ukraine Association have signed an MoU to deepen collaboration between the UK and Ukrainian IT sectors, and champion new partnerships and growth opportunities
Fri Oct 21, 2022
HSBC chooses Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer service to underpin digital
Bank selects Oracle’s Cloud@Customer service to upgrade and migrate some of its database systems as part of its digital transformation
Fri Oct 21, 2022
Schneider Electric: Sustainability is a team sport
Vendor Schneider Electric vows to do its bit to help partners get up to speed on establishing a green strategy, and to help customers to meet their own ESG objectives
Fri Oct 21, 2022
Turkcell deploys TIP distributed disaggregated backbone router
Global community of companies and organisations set up to drive infrastructure services to advance global connectivity announces its deployment of the first-ever distributed disaggregated backbone router internet gateway offering
Fri Oct 21, 2022
Execs feel leadership strain in the new normal of work
Research finds flexible work policies as the leading factor that has improved company culture over the last two years, but burnout is on the rise globally and executive experience scores for overall satisfaction at work have dropped markedly
Fri Oct 21, 2022
AI groups work to tune, release large language models
CarperAI, Scale AI and other research groups have partnered to deliver instruction-tuned language models as the NLP market grows.
Fri Oct 21, 2022
Latest Windows 11 update adds tabbed File Explorer
The latest Windows 11 update offers a tabbed File Explorer for rearranging files and switching between folders. The OS also includes collaboration features through OneDrive.
Fri Oct 21, 2022
Oracle Cloud ERP to add direct finance, logistics services
The new Oracle B2B Commerce is aimed at easing the complexity of B2B transactions by integrating finance from JP Morgan and logistics from FedEx into the Oracle Cloud ERP platform.