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Informatica CEO Amit Walia talks up the company’s role as the ‘Switzerland of data’, helping organisations to manage data across different platforms as it transitions into a cloud-first supplier of data management tools

A tribunal found in a high-profile case brought by whistleblower Chris Day that an NHS trust had not deliberately concealed evidence when a director deleted up to 90,000 emails before he was due to testify

MPs have been warned that the rapid roll-out of artificial intelligence in workplaces has changed UK enterprises’ management practices so much that current employment law is no longer fit for purpose

UK’s national data guardian agrees with the ambitions of the platform, but warns that the programme must avoid ‘common pitfalls around trust and transparency’

Diffblue Cover is gaining traction amidst a trend toward AI-augmented testing, say industry analysts. Cover can now run a suite of unit tests without developer intervention.

Managed service player has seen immediate benefits from the deals it struck earlier this year

French government-backed SeqOIA ditched its Lustre-based storage after it reached performance limits and files got corrupted. That got fixed by a Vast Data QLC flash-based array

Newly launched comparison tool will supposedly help operators of vulnerability disclosure or bug bounty programmes to ensure their payments match market rates and expectations, and attract the right sort of attention

The weekly roundup of some of the personnel moves that have a channel element to them

Monitoring software links into ServiceNow and PowerShell scripts are being used to automate remediation

Middle East-based smart and fully managed network provider deploys optical network engine ahead of expected increase in demand on infrastructure

Comms provider sees busiest day on record for UK data consumption, and teams with local authority in Irish capital to trial open, disaggregated Wi-Fi network with goal to provide city centre with free wireless internet access

Dell brings its software-defined storage PowerFlex to AWS. The new offering is part of its Project Alpine initiative to connect its storage OSes to hyperscalers.

Employers advertising nationally to fill remote jobs might have no choice but to follow New York City and California laws to disclose pay ranges.

As tech companies tighten their belts, developers should prepare for a tighter job market by updating resumes and expanding job searches beyond big tech, say industry experts.

Interest in managed services as an investment opportunity continues as larger private equity funds enter the market, seeking attractive here-and-now cash flows.

OCBC using the OpenShift container platform to modernise its applications, reduce its reliance on proprietary software and deliver new business capabilities

Slack’s Singapore operations remains the epicentre of its growth in the region and will fuel its expansion into markets such as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines

Analyst’s bi-monthly update on broadband infrastructure deployments in the UK highlights uptick in progress of fibre-to-the-premises and gigabit infrastructure in the UK in the months from August to October 2022

Malware, supply chain attack, zero-day, IoC, TTP and Mitre ATT&CK are just some of the everyday terms that security pros use that risk making the world of cyber incomprehensible to outsiders

Brian McBride, president of the Confederation of British Industry, says the UK is a ‘magnet for tech investment’ and calls on UK firms to step up and adapt, as tech adoption will help boost the economy

Russia-aligned hacktivists targeted multiple UK websites, including those of the Royal Family, in a new campaign of DDoS attacks

PX-Fast is driven by customer need for scale and high performance in containerised environments and sees reworking of Portworx data architecture to slash storage access time

IT services firms have slowed their recruitment after a major acceleration in hiring during the Covid-19 pandemic

The increasingly active Ducktail cyber crime operation is refining its operations, seeking new methods to compromise its victims’ Facebook Business accounts

Terms agreed to give rapidly growing full-fibre platform’s wholesale customers access to growing network footprints of south of England fibre-to-the-premise network provider

Channel player updates markets on its fiscal first quarter with little sign that the recession is having an impact

Leading comms tech provider unveils investment initiative set to boost UK research capabilities and drive global development of 6G future communications and standards

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy claims the programme will not only help the UK achieve its net-zero goals, but may also help bring down energy costs

The digital communications technology giant employs machine learning vendor Tealbook to gain access to data that fits the types of suppliers it wants.

Google's YARA rules detect cracked versions of Cobalt Strike's older releases so that legitimate instances of the red teaming tool, which use the latest version, aren't targeted.

Scality Ring introduces its ninth major update, bringing an all-NVMe tier for better performance and new APIs for tighter integration to tools and third-party applications.

OpenText CEO Mark Barrenechea discusses the state of Magellan, the massive Micro Focus acquisition, the metaverse and more in this wide-ranging conversation.

Dell adds a new appliance, expanded cloud support and backup target as a service to its data protection portfolio. Soon it will add a $10 million data guarantee to the lineup.

Threat actors with the Black Basta ransomware-as-a-service group are compromising networks in as little as one hour and stealing sensitive data before disabling DNS services.

Data is said to be the new oil, but organisations may be storing far more than they need – and now there is an energy crisis

UK security firm MDSec defends its Nighthawk command and control penetration testing framework after suggestions were made that it could be appropriated by threat actors

UK government finalises a data adequacy agreement with South Korea, saying it will unlock a post-Brexit business bonus of just under £15m

Algorithmic auditing will be useless in holding artificial intelligence accountable until there are common standards, approaches and goals that scrutinise systems at each stage of development and deployment, says think-tank

According to a report by Tech Nation, leasing renewably powered office space, switching to plant-based food when catering events and curbing business travel would significantly bring down the UK tech sector’s carbon emissions

The CEO of the serverless database vendor is overseeing his firm's drive to build out a developer-focused database as an API to let organizations deploy applications faster.

The Golden State Warriors installed 250 Wi-Fi 6E access points in Chase Center to deliver high-speed internet almost anywhere in the arena. Faster networks are a trend in the NBA.

Data resiliency guarantees from Druva, Rubrik and AvePoint offer data warranties of up to $10 million, but experts caution customers to read the fine print.

HR platform vendor Ceridian unveiled its internal marketplace -- but unlike other vendors, its platform integrates contractors and staffing agencies, along with employees.

Interior design company Planner 5D introduced an API feature created by Apple that enables app users to quickly scan rooms without taking too much time to draw and trace manually.

The administrator and more than 100 users of the iSpoof.cc cyber fraud website have been arrested in a major counter-fraud operation led by the Metropolitan Police

Hiring managers in cyber security are turning to existing employees in non-IT roles and providing professional development for junior-level staff to plug the talent gap

Breakout collaboration service maintains momentum for rising revenues in third fiscal quarter of 2022 with significant rise in number of customers contributing more than $100,000

Global digital infrastructure company announces cash injection in support of increasing customer demand in the UK

Google claims power purchase agreement with French utility firm will bring it a step closer to being able to power its entire UK operations with carbon-free energy by 2030

The High Court case against Meta could set a precedent for millions of UK users to object to their personal data being collected and processed for advertising purposes

CyNam, a not-for-profit cyber security initiative, is collaborating with industry, education providers and government to encourage young women into cyber

China and US to drive world adoption of internet of things with global demand for smart offerings from industrial to security use cases still rising

Firm gains greater geographical coverage and access to more managed service skills with acquisition

In the latest part of its drive to evolve from a telco to a techco, BT unveils range of 5G-enabled robotics systems and reveals how it is driving the evolution of advanced communications in industrial applications

Organisations will need to marry the art and science of data analytics to drive innovation in their analytics initiatives, according to Gartner

Telegram from British Embassy in Tokyo to UK government reveals pressure on ministers to sign off controversial contract

Global 5G millimetre-wave wireless tech leader Pharrowtech accelerates hiring and opens two new offices as it grows its product and development capabilities

NHS Wales has begun trialling the beta version of its patient-facing app ahead of plans for a full launch next year

More and more CISOs are taking on responsibility for wider data management strategies, and this trend looks set to grow next year

The time is right for those pitching the technology, as more customers start to see the benefits and the channel begins generating successful case studies

Distributor Westcon-Comstor adds more zero-trust capabilities to its portfolio with latest vendor signing

Leading independent gigabit broadband provider reveals positive economic and productivity impacts in Gloucestershire and south-coast cities where it has introduced full fibre, running to £145m and £335m respectively