TechTarget News - Week of Mar 19, 2023
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Inside AIA’s cloud adoption journey
The Hong Kong-based multinational insurance firm has moved 86% of its IT infrastructure to public cloud to drive growth, productivity and efficiency
Mon Mar 20, 2023
BBC cracks down on TikTok after review
The BBC is asking staff not to install TikTok on corporate-owned devices without a justified business purpose, although its use will still be allowed to share media content with its audiences
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Government should invest in maritime tech, say MPs
Report from the Transport Committee calls for investment in technology for the maritime sector, and wants the government to make it easier to scale-up innovation
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Ofcom extends time on BT wholesale broadband tariff probe
UK comms regulator to take a further two months to assess whether a regulatory green light for new wholesale pricing from ultrafast broadband market leader threatens competitiveness of UK gigabit sector
Mon Mar 20, 2023
NatWest announces ID service for its customers
The identities of NatWest customers engaging with businesses online can be confirmed by the bank's ID service in seconds
Mon Mar 20, 2023
VMware enhances partner programme
Vendor looks to encourage its channel to cover the entire customer lifecycle, with more rewards and certifications
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
The first quarter is coming to its end, but the need for expertise and experience continues across the industry
Mon Mar 20, 2023
UK altnets advance pace of full-fibre deployment
One of the fastest-growing altnets in the UK raises £230m in committed debt financing, while country’s leading independent network provider becomes object of takeover as it maintains build-out momentum
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Acceldata update enhances data observability platform
The vendor's latest platform update adds four new capabilities, including low-code/no-code options for developing data quality standards and self-healing capabilities.
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Zoom strikes unified communications home run in MLB partnership
Conferencing and communications company claims first-of-its-kind partnership with major US sports league to enhance MLB games and the fan viewership experience based on contact centre and core platform
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy confirms 9,000 further job cuts across AWS, Twitch and its advertising arm
Amazon's cloud arm is set to be one of several business units that will lose employees over the coming months, a staff email has confirmed
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Docker Free Team concerns linger after mea culpa
Docker apologized for a 'terrible job' sharing its plan to deprecate a Free Team subscription, but some observers remain worried about security implications from the transition.
Mon Mar 20, 2023
FBI arrests suspected BreachForums owner in New York
The BreachForums arrest occurred days after DC Health Link's data went up for sale on the dark web message board, though the affidavit did not cite the breach in the arrest.
Mon Mar 20, 2023
VMware Partner Connect reboots with accent on SaaS
VMware's partner program gets a new look as the company invests in the subscription model; Endor Labs, Graphiant and TrueFort also launch or update channel efforts.
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Amazon’s latest round of layoffs includes HR
Amazon has cut another 9,000 jobs in HR, Amazon Web Services and advertising, citing the need to be 'leaner' due to economic uncertainty. The company laid off 18,000 in January.
Mon Mar 20, 2023
HPE to acquire OpsRamp for GreenLake IT ops tools
IT automation specialist OpsRamp will become part of HPE's GreenLake portfolio, adding hybrid cloud visibility and notification tools to the IT conglomerate's SaaS offerings.
Tue Mar 21, 2023
NCSC launches cyber check-up tools for SMEs
The NCSC has launched two new security services aimed at SMEs that lack the resources to address cyber issues, and may underestimate their vulnerability to attack
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Oracle OKE takes on Azure, AWS with serverless Kubernetes
Oracle added serverless Kubernetes and a financially backed SLA to its OKE managed service, playing catch-up with AWS, Google and Azure and taking a swipe at them on pricing.
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Ransomware gangs harass victims to ‘bypass’ backups
Analysis reveals how cyber criminal gangs are turning to extensive, targeted harassment campaigns to force victims to pay up, even if their backups are in good order
Tue Mar 21, 2023
BT gets on Wavelength to bring 5G, cloud to mobile businesses
Long-term, multi-million-pound investment gives leading UK telco’s business customers access to edge computing services, combining EE mobile network’s 5G and 4G network infrastructure with cloud services from Amazon Web Services
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Danish law firm transforms digital collaboration through core system replacement
NJORD has transformed how it shares documents among lawyers through a cloud-based platform
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Ferrari rejects ransom demand after cyber attack
Italian carmaker Ferrari says it will refuse to pay a ransom after an unspecified threat actor broke into its IT systems and stole customer data
Tue Mar 21, 2023
GDS signs £24m worth of contracts for One Login
As the Government Digital Service (GDS) prepares for the official end of Gov.uk Verify, it signs three new contracts for its successor programme, One Login
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Hitachi Energy emerges as victim of Clop gang’s Fortra attack
The power and energy division of Japanese conglomerate Hitachi has disclosed that it has fallen victim to a Clop cyber attack, but insists customer data is safe
Tue Mar 21, 2023
UK signs digital trade deal with Ukraine
The UK and Ukraine have agreed a trade deal that will reduce the cost of IT imports from the war-torn country
Tue Mar 21, 2023
How Mimecast thinks differently about email security
Mimecast CEO Peter Bauer believes the company’s comprehensive approach towards email security has enabled it to remain relevant to customers for two decades
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Making it simple approach paying off for Hitachi Vantara
Efforts by Hitachi Vantara’s global channel chief to streamline processes and increase partner support have led to increased activity
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Adobe and RainFocus pair for more data insight at events
The CX software giant pairs with the event marketing services vendor to provide customers with tools for deeper personalized experiences at in-person and online events.
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Tech competition with China remains top of mind for U.S.
U.S. competition with China on technology has advanced beyond legislation as the Biden administration mulls rules for limiting investments in the Chinese tech sector.
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Riedel Networks, Kalaam collaborate to connect motorsports
Digital services firm teams with international customised network provider to support real-time data transfer and broadcasting for one of the most active and data-driven sports in the world
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Nvidia aims at generative AI, joins with image stock firms
The AI hardware/software vendor offers services for enterprises to build generative models without starting anew each time. The vendor is also teaming with Adobe and Getty Images.
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Nvidia DGX Quantum system blends CPUs, GPUs with CUDA
Nvidia and Quantum Machines deliver a new architecture that combines CPUs and GPUs with quantum technologies.
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Vonage's API tools embed video and add bulk messaging
Vonage drops an embedded video conferencing tool that can live on any platform and a mass communication tool to let enterprises customize messages at scale.
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Nordics move towards common cyber defence strategy
Nordic countries agree to work together to improve their cyber defences amid increasing threat
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Adobe Firefly brings generative AI image marketing tool
The CX giant's Firefly is an image creator trained on millions of visuals from Adobe stock content to understand written commands and make images for better marketing.
Tue Mar 21, 2023
U.S. sets code rewrite on job ads seeking H-1B, OPT workers
Dice's parent company, DHI Group, has reached a voluntary agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over job ads that allegedly favored foreign workers.
Tue Mar 21, 2023
ZenGo finds transaction simulation flaw in Coinbase, others
Referred to as a 'red pill attack,' ZenGo researchers discovered a way to exploit smart contracts and bypass security features known as transaction simulation solutions.
Wed Mar 22, 2023
OVHcloud opens India datacentre
The French cloud service provider has opened its first datacentre in India that will provide Indian businesses with access to local compute and storage capabilities
Wed Mar 22, 2023
CityFibre lands latest Project Gigabit contract
Latest part of UK government’s project to drive gigabit connectivity to non-urban locations sees broadband provider engaged to roll out full-fibre to 45,000 hard-to-reach homes and business across rural Cambridgeshire
Wed Mar 22, 2023
AWS Imagine Grant launches in UK to fund charity cloud-based tech projects
The AWS Imagine Grant initiative has been running in the US for several years, with 66 charitable organisations receiving more than $6m in funding so far
Wed Mar 22, 2023
Neos Networks to enable Oxfordshire gigabit smart county ambitions
Leading fibre connectivity supplier reveals role in project designed to deliver gigabit broadband upgrades for more than 175 public sector sites across Oxfordshire by the end of 2023
Wed Mar 22, 2023
Telent completes communications systems upgrades at HS1 railway stations
Telent designs and installs data network and management system at four international stations
Wed Mar 22, 2023
ServiceNow's latest Now Platform focuses on AI, automation
ServiceNow doubles down on AI in its latest version of its Now Platform. Code-named Utah, the new version has several AI features intended to optimize business processes.
Wed Mar 22, 2023
Cyber insurance carriers expanding role in incident response
While cyber insurance has its benefits, infosec professionals expressed concern that carriers have too much influence over incident response decisions, especially with ransomware.
Wed Mar 22, 2023
Government launches seven-year NHS cyber strategy
The new Cyber Security Strategy for Health and Adult Social Care lays out a plan for promoting cyber resilience in the sector by 2030 to protect services and patients alike
Wed Mar 22, 2023
UK government launches international tech strategy as tool of diplomacy
The UK government has announced an international technology strategy to promote the country abroad, strengthening ties with allies and supporting developing nations
Wed Mar 22, 2023
SAP looks to grow S/4HANA Cloud presence in midmarket
Grow with SAP is a new program targeted at driving SAP S/4HANA Cloud sales in the midmarket, but can it address the perception that S/4HANA Cloud is too complex for those companies?
Wed Mar 22, 2023
SCC picks up Vohkus
Channel player SCC makes first M&A move after indicating it had the funds to be active in the market
Wed Mar 22, 2023
Openreach hits 10 million mark for full-fibre deployment
Village in England’s smallest county sees largest network provider hit milestone as 10 millionth location for full-fibre broadband to homes, businesses and public services
Wed Mar 22, 2023
Anheuser-Busch InBev brews digital infrastructure with Orange
Global brewing giant partners with business services division of global telco company to help with digital transformation
Wed Mar 22, 2023
Distributor marketplaces key in supporting channel subscriptions
Research from Westcon-Comstor has revealed the pivotal role that disties play in enabling more interaction with marketplaces
Wed Mar 22, 2023
Goggo Network and Oxbotica team to bring autonomous deliveries to Europe
Autonomous vehicles logistics firm to introduce autonomous vehicle software developer’s operating system in its fleet of on-road autonomous electric vehicles across Europe
Wed Mar 22, 2023
Rockwell Automation manufacturer poll finds tech paralysis
Rockwell Automation's annual manufacturer survey found a third unable to choose technology and almost half struggling to achieve a return on investment on purchased technology.
Wed Mar 22, 2023
Why Veeam thinks ransomware warranty payouts are unlikely
Veeam Data Platform v12 offers a financial guarantee to customers that can’t restore after ransomware attacks, but the backup supplier is convinced it won’t be making many payouts
Wed Mar 22, 2023
Java 20 Project Loom updates set stage for Java LTS
Java 20 reincubates two Project Loom scalability features, making them prime candidates to become standard in September's Java LTS.
Wed Mar 22, 2023
Adobe unveils new collaboration tool for marketing teams
The CX giant revealed new technology for faster workflows between marketing, product and data teams to collaborate on marketing campaigns in its new Product Analytics platform.
Thu Mar 23, 2023
Podium taps ChatGPT for reputation management
The customer interaction and payment specialist with operations in Australia has integrated ChatGPT into its platform to help local businesses respond to customer reviews on social media
Thu Mar 23, 2023
US bakery pilots Amazon tech for palm payments
Amazon's palm-scanning authentication technology is being used by US bakery and café chain to boost use of its loyalty programme
Thu Mar 23, 2023
GDS goes serverless to bring personalisation to online government services with One Login
GDS has opened up about the reasons why it’s opted for a serverless infrastructure to underpin One Login, and how it hopes the system will provide UK citizens with a more personalised experience
Thu Mar 23, 2023
Nationwide Building Society begins another ‘generational’ tech change
Nationwide Building Society's migration of its payments to a cloud-based software platform is a ‘generational change’
Thu Mar 23, 2023
Everywoman in Tech Forum 2023: What it means to be an authentic tech leader
One of the main topics of discussion at this year’s Everywoman in Tech Forum focused on authenticity, and how this helps managers to create the inclusive environments their tech teams need
Thu Mar 23, 2023
UK remote workers held back by poor tech, limited digital skills
Despite rapid adoption of hybrid working since Covid, research from Virgin Media O2 Business reveals organisations facing technical and personnel-related limitations in making third workspace pay off
Thu Mar 23, 2023
Microsoft responds to feedback with partner programme enhancements
It’s been six months since its cloud partner programme launched, and in that time the channel has shared its views with the vendor
Thu Mar 23, 2023
Tech Nation says UK needs roadmap to help tech sector reach $4tn
In its final report published before shutting for good in April, Tech Nation has outlined success of the UK’s tech sector to date, and explores at a high level what needs to be done to ensure massive future growth
Thu Mar 23, 2023
Don't count out Google and its AI chatbot Bard from AI race
The tech giant may have been forced to respond as Microsoft and OpenAI dominate the generative AI market. However, it might still come out on top of its competitors.
Thu Mar 23, 2023
5G to account for 35% of overall fixed wireless subscriptions by 2027
Study predicts advanced wireless connectivity will provide a competitive alternative to robust wired broadband and, driven by increased throughput, 5G will account for more than a third of such broadband connections
Thu Mar 23, 2023
MSPs protecting themselves from security-lax customers
Anecdotal evidence from senior managers at Barracuda reveals the steps managed service providers are taking to make sure they are not exposed to risk
Thu Mar 23, 2023
Hireology CEO: ChatGPT will kick off HR tech arms race
Hireology's ChatGPT-based tool, Beaker, helps create job descriptions using customer information, speeding up the process but still involving humans.
Thu Mar 23, 2023
U.S. policymakers press TikTok CEO on China's data access
U.S. lawmakers questioned TikTok CEO Shou Chew about China's access to U.S. data and how TikTok plans to mitigate concerns about the spread of harmful content on the platform.
Thu Mar 23, 2023
More victims emerge from Fortra GoAnywhere zero-day attacks
Threat actors began exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Fortra's GoAnywhere file sharing software in late January, victimizing several large enterprises.
Fri Mar 24, 2023
5G drives connected car surge
Study predicts total number of car connections will soar from 279 million in 2022 to 829 million in 2030 as 5G connectivity adds more value because of additional applications it will enable, especially under the banner of C-V2X
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Aryaka expands SD-WAN, SASE offer to SMEs
Having deployed its services to large enterprises and Fortune 100 companies for over a decade, software-defined networking technology focuses on small to medium-sized enterprises for secure access and wide area networks
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Accenture to cut 19,000 jobs globally
Accenture is cutting ‘structural’ costs which includes a reduction of 19,000 staff and a consolidation of office space
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Over a third of UK’s online transactions used digital wallets
Mobile phone-based digital wallets are fast becoming a preferred method of buying goods and services online
Fri Mar 24, 2023
National Crime Agency sting operation infiltrates cyber crime market
The UK National Crime Agency has tricked thousands of potential cyber criminals into registering with a fake website pretending to offer tools for creating DDoS attacks
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Kaseya CEO: Reasons for MSPs to be positive
In the face of economic doom and gloom, the fundamental market dynamics are in favour of those that deliver a managed service approach
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Pyramid Analytics launches integration with OpenAI
The integration melds the research lab and vendor's generative AI tech with many parts of the BI vendor's platform, including data preparation and visualization and model training.
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Canarie chooses Nokia for sole IP router provider for research network backbone
Deployment of Nokia’s router aims to deliver unmatched performance and reliability in ultra high-capacity backbone network for Canadian research in climate science, clean energy, medicine and cyber security
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Hidden opportunity emerges from low-loss materials for 5G
Study reveals major application areas driving the growth of low-loss materials market for 5G and 6G in CPEs, forecasting future revenue and area demand for low-loss materials for 5G
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Government must take the lead on STEM diversity
No single solution can increase diversity in the STEM sectors, says Science and Technology Committee, as it calls on government to take action
Fri Mar 24, 2023
5G Americas: Mid-band spectrum essential for 5G capacity and coverage
Study reveals how improving access to dedicated, licensed mid-band spectrum for US mobile network operators is the key to seeing further gains for growing 5G industry
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Proposed federal budget seeks CHIPS and Science Act funding
Emerging technology research, including in climate science and clean energy, tops Biden's tech investments in his proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2024.