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08 May 2024
National Security Agency warns against paying ransoms
By Arielle WaldmanRob Joyce and David Luber discussed how the ransomware attack on Change Healthcare exemplified the cons of paying ransom demands.
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08 May 2024
Experts highlight progress, challenges for election security
By Alexander CulafiInfosec professionals at RSA Conference 2024 discussed digital and physical security challenges for election cycles across the globe in a post-COVID landscape.
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08 May 2024
Databricks adds vector search, new LLM support to AI suite
By Eric AvidonThe data lakehouse pioneer is targeting model accuracy with the GA of vector search capabilities that help customers find the data needed to train advanced analytics applications.
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17 Oct 2023
Hacktivist attacks against Israeli websites mirror attacks following Russian invasion of Ukraine
By Bill GoodwinHacktivists supporting Gaza and Palestine have launched hundreds of website defacement attacks against Israeli websites, mirroring the pattern of attacks that occurred after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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17 Oct 2023
Park Place Technologies expands UK presence with Xuper buy
By Simon QuickeAcquisition adds more third-party maintenance expertise and expands its presence across EMEA
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16 Oct 2023
Oracle’s Steve Miranda: Customers nearing inflection point with Fusion
By Brian McKennaIn a Q&A with Computer Weekly at Oracle Open World, applications head Steve Miranda discussed how its customers are moving from project-driven to business-driven approaches, and how GenAI is for real
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16 Oct 2023
How APAC organisations are tapping generative AI
By Aaron TanOrganisations in the region are deploying and experimenting with generative AI in healthcare, citizen services and other use cases amid cost-related concerns and other challenges
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13 Oct 2023
Gymshark turns to Google Cloud for infrastructure revamp and generative AI trials
By Caroline DonnellyE-commerce workout clothing brand Gymshark opens up about how it has turned to Google Cloud to help revamp its infrastructure and improve how it uses customer data
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12 Oct 2023
How generative AI and cloud complement each other
By Aaron TanMcKinsey partner explains the symbiotic relationship between generative AI and cloud, enabling organisations to speed up cloud migration and harness the benefits of AI
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12 Oct 2023
Scottish biometrics watchdog outlines police cloud concerns
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonPolice Scotland’s response to the biometrics commissioner’s formal information notice ‘did not ameliorate’ his concerns about the sovereignty and security of the sensitive biometric information being uploaded to cloud infrastructure that is subject to intrusive US surveillance laws
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12 Oct 2023
Google Cloud sets up public sector-focused business division to trap more UK government business
By Caroline DonnellyGoogle Cloud used the first day of its London-based user and partner conference to confirm the launch of a dedicated business unit, geared towards helping the firm trap more public sector business in the UK
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11 Oct 2023
Google encouraging partners to embrace generative AI
By Simon QuickeCloud giant unveils a number of partner programme enhancements as it looks to support more of a push into artificial intelligence
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11 Oct 2023
Pure offers Evergreen energy and rackspace cost guarantees
By Antony AdsheadPure Storage will take upfront payments for power and rackspace and guarantee those for product lifecycles in its Evergreen One, Flex and Forever consumption purchasing models
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11 Oct 2023
Telstra to acquire Versent for A$267.5m
By Aaron TanThe move is expected to bolster Telstra’s enterprise IT services business and support international expansion
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09 Oct 2023
VMware reaffirms commitment to Tanzu
By Aaron TanVMware CEO Raghu Raghuram emphasises the importance of having an infrastructure stack capable of supporting applications, with VMware Tanzu playing a pivotal role
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06 Oct 2023
Ofcom cloud report: What interventions could the CMA take against AWS and Microsoft?
By Caroline DonnellyOfcom's year-long look at the inner workings of the UK cloud market has now drawn to a close, leaving the Competition and Markets Authority left to work out what steps to take to bolster the sector’s competitiveness
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05 Oct 2023
Canalys: Channel involvement with marketplaces will grow
By Simon QuickeRather than bypassing partners, the penny is dropping that involving more will add more value and help meet a wider range of customer demands
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05 Oct 2023
Ofcom refers UK cloud market to CMA for deeper anti-competition probe
By Caroline DonnellyOn the back of its concerns about Microsoft and Amazon indulging in anti-competitive behaviours, Ofcom has confirmed the UK cloud market will be referred over to the Competition and Markets Authority for further investigation
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04 Oct 2023
HPE hones GreenLake strategy with AI moves, hybrid cloud management
By Aaron TanHPE has evolved its GreenLake strategy over the past five years, expanding beyond its as-a-service offerings to include a capital purchase model and a strong focus on hybrid cloud management and AI
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04 Oct 2023
Canalys: Generative AI a ‘generational opportunity’
By Simon QuickeThe most used buzzword of the moment, GenAI, has the potential to drive revenues and services opportunities for the channel
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03 Oct 2023
How Pure Storage is supporting AI workloads
By Aaron TanPure Storage’s cloud-compatible and energy-efficient modular flash storage architecture is well-poised to address the data storage demands of artificial intelligence workloads
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03 Oct 2023
Top science journal faced secret attacks from Covid conspiracy theory group
By Computer Weekly and Byline TimesA conspiratorial group of extreme Brexit lobbyists mounted an extraordinary campaign against one of the world’s most prestigious science journals – part of a series of joint investigations between Byline Times and Computer Weekly
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02 Oct 2023
Microsoft embarks on green concrete trials to decarbonise datacentre builds
By Caroline DonnellySoftware giant Microsoft is turning its attention to shrinking the environmental footprint of its datacentres by finding low-carbon alternatives to concrete
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29 Sep 2023
Scottish watchdog urges wider biometric oversight
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonScotland’s biometrics watchdog urges Scottish Parliament to extend oversight of biometric information to include the entire criminal justice system, not just police
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28 Sep 2023
Strasbourg court condemns Turkey for jailing teacher for using ByLock encrypted messaging app
By Bill GoodwinThe case is expected to have implications for the use of digital evidence in prosecutions against users of other encrypted phone apps
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28 Sep 2023
Nutanix enhances programme to drive channel activity
By Simon QuickeNutanix’s annual enhancement of its partner efforts continues to put the focus on driving more sales through the channel
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28 Sep 2023
Businesses disconnected from realities of API security
By Alex ScroxtonBusiness leaders feel confident they’ve got a handle on API security, but at the same time, incidents are through the roof, according to a report
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28 Sep 2023
How Akamai is driving growth in APAC
By Aaron TanAkamai's managing director for the region outlines the company’s growth journey, how it sets itself apart from competitors, and its strategies to drive the next phase of growth
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28 Sep 2023
Security and risk management spending to grow 14% next year
By Alex ScroxtonGrowth in public cloud services will stand out over the next 12 months, as Gartner projects an overall 14% increase in cyber spending in 2024
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27 Sep 2023
City of Las Vegas masters cyber incident response with Darktrace
By Alex ScroxtonThe high-rolling city of Las Vegas experiences unique cyber security challenges rarely seen elsewhere. CIO Mike Sherwood reveals how he turned to Darktrace to help address incidents quicker and with confidence
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26 Sep 2023
Kubernetes storage: It’s object or nothing for MinIO
By Pierre BerlemontSAN and NAS are finished in the age of the cloud when it comes to cloud-native Kubernetes storage, according to container-focused object storage maker MinIO
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25 Sep 2023
Amazon takes $4bn minority stake in AI safety research startup Anthropic
By Caroline DonnellyAmazon Web Services (AWS) will build on its existing ties to the firm to help it scale its enterprise-grade large language model (LLM) Claude
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25 Sep 2023
How Liverpool FC is tapping cloud and data analytics
By Aaron TanLiverpool Football Club is leveraging data analytics and cloud technology to improve fan engagement and enable its media production team to work more efficiently
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22 Sep 2023
CMA unblocks Microsoft/Activision deal without cloud gaming
By Cliff SaranMicrosoft’s Activision buy looks set to get the thumbs-up after a deal that stops the two companies from distributing cloud gaming to UK consumers
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22 Sep 2023
How Confluent is tapping the groundswell in data streaming
By Aaron TanConfluent CEO Jay Kreps talks up the misconceptions of Kafka and what the company is doing to help customers better leverage the capabilities of the technology
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21 Sep 2023
Cisco targeting SME segment
By Simon QuickeCisco identifies shifting customer demands that will create more opportunities for its channel partners
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20 Sep 2023
Datacentre operators ‘hesitant’ over how to proceed with server farm builds as AI hype builds
By Caroline DonnellyAs the hype surrounding artificial intelligence enters a new phase with the rising enterprise and hyperscale interest in generative AI, operators are not sure how to proceed with new datacentre builds, it is claimed
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20 Sep 2023
Oracle CloudWorld 2023: Ellison heralds dawn of generative AI era
By Brian McKennaOracle’s founder and chief technology officer, Larry Ellison, lends his heft to the generative AI vogue
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20 Sep 2023
How Google is priming its infrastructure for the AI wave
By Aaron TanThe technology giant is integrating purpose-built hardware with an optimised software stack to meet the heightened computational demands of next-generation AI workloads
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19 Sep 2023
Oracle databases in OCI now run on Microsoft Azure
By Tim McCarthyA new partnership between two enterprise technology giants adds Oracle's hardware and software for Microsoft Azure customers, as former rivals unite to compete against AWS.
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19 Sep 2023
38TB Microsoft data leak highlights risks of oversharing
By Alex ScroxtonAn accidentally disclosed SAS token with excessive privileges enabled researchers to access nearly 40TB of Microsoft’s data, highlighting the risks of privilege mismanagement and oversharing
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19 Sep 2023
Cosmetics giant L'Oréal turns to Databricks for cloud data-led customer personalisation push
By Caroline DonnellyThe cosmetics giant is building on its past work with Databricks to provide more personalised care to its customers across the globe
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18 Sep 2023
Iomart CEO departs
By Simon QuickeOutgoing boss Reece Donovan has overseen iomart’s move towards a managed services model, but is leaving the business with immediate effect
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15 Sep 2023
Microsoft to offer Oracle cloud database on Azure
By Brian McKennaOracle and Microsoft have trumpeted an expansion of their joint activity with the launch of Oracle Database@Azure. Microsoft will be the only other hyperscaler to offer OCI services
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15 Sep 2023
OVHcloud debuts ‘comprehensive’ carbon calculator for customers
By Caroline DonnellyFrench IaaS challenger OVHcloud has launched a tool to help its customers track their Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions
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15 Sep 2023
Dunelm's journey to micro front ends
By Cliff SaranWe find out how Dunelm has modernised its platform and web development with in-house ecommerce and serverless systems
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14 Sep 2023
Sharp responds to changing behaviour with virtual showroom
By Simon QuickeThe firm’s channel can show off a range of products and services through a virtual showroom, rather than making users travel to a physical destination
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13 Sep 2023
Storm-0324 gathers over Microsoft Teams
By Alex ScroxtonAn initial access broker associated with several different ransomware operations is now conducting Microsoft Teams phishing attacks
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13 Sep 2023
Banks less focused on metaverse technology than last year
By Karl FlindersSenior banking executives have reduced their focus on investigating metaverse technology in the past 12 months
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13 Sep 2023
Cisco tightens link between observability and security
By Cliff SaranThe company's observability platform now offers a way for IT decision-makers to understand the impact of security issues
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13 Sep 2023
How DocuSign is extending its capabilities beyond e-signatures
By Aaron TanDocuSign is harnessing large language models to help individuals make sense of agreements and employing AI-based biometrics to verify the identity of signers, as part of its broader efforts to expand its capabilities beyond electronic signatures
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12 Sep 2023
IT spending in Australia to grow 7.8% in 2024
By Aaron TanThe growth will be led by investments in cyber security, cloud, analytics and application modernisation as Australian CIOs look to improve cost and operational efficiencies
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11 Sep 2023
SCC sets course on defining DSSP evolution
By Simon QuickeThe recent acquisition of Nimble was part of a larger ambition to put the business in a position to meet changing customer needs
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11 Sep 2023
HMRC signs cloud-focused £4.4m mainframe management and modernisation deal with Kyndryl
By Caroline DonnellyThe government tax collection agency is continuing its move to the cloud, but needs some help readying its mainframe estate for migration
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11 Sep 2023
Polish election questioned after Pegasus spyware used to smear opposition, investigation finds
By Bill GoodwinSenate committee alerts prosecutors over potential crimes by public officials involved in purchasing Pegasus spyware used to monitor and smear political opponents
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11 Sep 2023
Salesforce and Zoom embrace ethical hackers. You should, too
By Alex ScroxtonSoftware companies Salesforce and Zoom discuss their successful bug bounty programmes, what they learned at a recent in-person hackathon in which they participated, and why others shouldn’t be scared of hackers
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11 Sep 2023
How Culture Amp is tapping generative AI
By Aaron TanAustralia’s Culture Amp is building a generative AI capability that summarises employee survey responses, automating a process that typically takes HR admins up to hundreds of hours to complete
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08 Sep 2023
Computacenter provides investor cheer with H1 results
By Simon QuickeChannel player on course for another year of growth after producing a decent set of numbers for the first six months of 2023
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08 Sep 2023
How Netskope is driving growth in APAC
By Aaron TanNetskope is growing at over 50% year on year in the Asia-Pacific region, but the single-vendor SASE supplier is not limiting its customers to its own offerings
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07 Sep 2023
IT leaders ‘oblivious’ to the environmental impact of ‘unwanted’ data, research shows
By Caroline DonnellyResearch commissioned by IT infrastructure services provider NTT reveals knowledge gaps among IT leaders regarding the environmental footprint of their data storage estates
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07 Sep 2023
Insight rolls out global cloud services option
By Simon QuickeChannel player Insight takes its support global as it looks to provide increased help for customers wrestling with cloud
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07 Sep 2023
Microsoft finds Storm-0558 exploited crash dump to steal signing key
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft has published new information on how the Chinese state threat actor Storm-0558 was able to exploit a rare race condition following a crash dump in order to acquire a consumer signing key
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06 Sep 2023
Orange and Huawei seek platform opportunity in Saudi Arabia
By Joe O’HalloranBusiness services arm of leading operator and global communications technology provider cut key deals for internet of things, smart cities and cloud infrastructure in increasingly important part of EMEA region
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06 Sep 2023
TikTok opens Irish datacentre in push to safeguard European user data
By Caroline DonnellySocial media giant TikTok has completed the first of two datacentre builds it has under development in Ireland
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05 Sep 2023
Colocation market ready to cash in on rising interest in enterprise AI
By Caroline DonnellyIT market watcher Omdia has tipped the colocation market to be one of the main beneficiaries of the growing demand for enterprise AI services
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05 Sep 2023
Executive interview: ManageEngine president Rajesh Ganesan on the ‘three Ws’ of digital change
By Melisa OsoresToday's IT management model must assume that the workforce can operate from any workplace and use any workload with ease and security, as the security and service management software supplier explains
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05 Sep 2023
Researchers find flaw in Mend.io security platform
By Alex ScroxtonWithSecure’s research team uncovered an authentication flaw in an application security platform developed by Mend.io, which has now been fixed
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05 Sep 2023
VMware builds vSAN Max, consolidates multicloud and online deployment
By Yann SerraVMware launches new iteration of vSAN Max with up to 8.6PB of independently scalable storage, NSX gets a “+” as it unifies networks and Ransomware Recovery ups efficiency
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05 Sep 2023
The National Television Awards uses Hyve Managed Hosting to support website voting system
By Caroline DonnellyFor the fourth year in a row, Hyve Managed Hosting has been the hosting provider of choice to the National Television Awards
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04 Sep 2023
CloudSmiths CEO looking for UK growth
By Simon QuickeFirm has a growing presence in the country, and is looking for further expansion using a strategy of forming channel partnerships
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04 Sep 2023
How startup Once.net and Cloudflare secured the 2023 Eurovision vote
By Alex ScroxtonWhen the Eurovision Song Contest introduced paid-for public voting from outside Europe in 2023, it faced new cyber challenges. Learn how Dutch startup Once.net and Cloudflare teamed up to secure and support the big night
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01 Sep 2023
Police Scotland five-year digital strategy approved
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonPolice Scotland’s new strategy outlines how the force will approach and invest in its digital transformation over the next five years, but notes its ability to achieve its ambitions is subject to the availability of funding
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01 Sep 2023
Google Cloud eyes bigger market share with AI
By Aaron TanGoogle Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian is confident the company’s generative AI capabilities will enable it to grow faster than the market and narrow the gap with rivals
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31 Aug 2023
Scottish government readies cloud platform to aid public sector take-up of AWS and Microsoft Azure
By Caroline DonnellyDetails of a launch event for the Scottish government's push to encourage wider use of public cloud services by public sector organisations have emerged
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31 Aug 2023
Centerprise extends Welsh commitment with Newport-based datacentre
By Simon QuickeCloud player Centerprise adds a second datacentre location in Wales as it continues to expand operations in the country
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31 Aug 2023
GenAI outranks cloud as business IT strategic priority
By Brian McKennaEnterprise Strategy Group research on the use cases for generative AI shows it as strategic for corporate IT, with impacts on customer experience, software development and IT Ops
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30 Aug 2023
Google Cloud gunning for enterprise growth with generative AI push
By Caroline DonnellyThis year's Google Cloud Next conference in San Francisco has seen the company announce a slew of generative AI-focused products and services
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30 Aug 2023
TD Synnex focused on taking market share
By Simon QuickeDistributor’s UK boss updates on progress made so far this year and the prospects for an improved 2024
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30 Aug 2023
Zurich Insurance slashes ServiceNow application development time
By Karl FlindersInsurance giant cuts time it takes to complete development of ServiceNow applications by days
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30 Aug 2023
Google Cloud ups ante in generative AI
By Aaron TanGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai kicked off Google Cloud Next 2023 by underscoring the company’s efforts to make generative AI tools more accessible to businesses and workers
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29 Aug 2023
Bulk of IT spending going through the channel
By Simon QuickeThe amount of money spent on technology might have been hit by macroeconomic conditions, but the majority of what is being transacted is going through partners
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24 Aug 2023
Google bets on AI-backed cyber controls for Workspace users
By Alex ScroxtonZero-trust and digital sovereignty controls are the focus of a series of enhancements being made for Google Workspace users
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24 Aug 2023
AWS debuts Dedicated Local Zones with Singapore government as first customer
By Aaron TanThe new offering will be fully managed by AWS, built for exclusive use by a customer or community, and placed in a customer-specified location or datacentre
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22 Aug 2023
CBRE forecasts rise in European colocation capacity in H2 despite power supply constraints
By Caroline DonnellyReal estate consultancy CBRE's latest European colocation market tracker report suggests the second half of 2023 will be a big one in terms of supply and take-up of datacentre capacity
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22 Aug 2023
VMware remakes NSX for companies using multiple clouds
By Antone GonsalvesVMware designed NSX+ to simplify multi-cloud networking for customers. The update will eventually replace NSX and the more advanced NSX-T within VMware Cloud.
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21 Aug 2023
Red Hat CEO on AI moves and source code kerfuffle
By Aaron TanMatt Hicks talks up Red Hat’s efforts to support generative AI adoption through OpenShift AI and weighs in on the issues surrounding the company’s decision to limit access to RHEL source code
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21 Aug 2023
UK competition watchdog gives Broadcom-VMware deal green light to go ahead
By Caroline DonnellyAfter several months of deliberation, the UK Competition and Markets Authority has concluded its investigation into Broadcom's $61bn bid to acquire VMware
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21 Aug 2023
Simplyblock targets ‘complex’ Ceph with software-defined NVMe
By Yann SerraGerman startup Simplyblock aims to deliver low-cost high-performance flash and NVMe-over-TCP storage for service provider customers, and has Ceph deployments in its sights
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18 Aug 2023
BSI launches sustainability-focused startup accelerator
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonStartups selected to participate in the BSI and Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership’s joint sustainability startup accelerator are working in a diverse range of areas and using a variety of technologies to positively affect society
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18 Aug 2023
MongoDB secures IRAP certification
By Aaron TanMongoDB’s certification from Australia’s Information Security Registered Assessor Program will pave the way for federal government agencies to use its Atlas database service for protected workloads
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16 Aug 2023
CyberArk eyes growth beyond PAM
By Aaron TanCyberArk is seeing exponential growth in the broader identity security market as the company expands its capabilities beyond privileged access management
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16 Aug 2023
AI is the most hyped technology of 2023
By Cliff SaranGartner's 2023 hype cycle puts generative AI at the peak of inflated expectations in its latest analysis of emerging tech trends
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16 Aug 2023
Accenture’s Brussels AI lab to focus on European public sector and health
By Karl FlindersAccenture will use its Brussels AI lab to test AI and generative AI's application in the European public sector
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15 Aug 2023
Wasabi Technologies, IBM modernize historic Fenway Park
By Tim McCarthyWhen Fenway Sports Group migrated to the Google Cloud Platform in 2020, it turned to Wasabi and IBM to help usher in a hybrid cloud model.
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15 Aug 2023
Biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner resigns
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonDual biometrics and surveillance camera watchdog will step down at the end of October 2023, noting that while he agreed to stay on until the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill received royal assent, continuing delays to its passage means he will not be able to effectively discharge his functions
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15 Aug 2023
Manchester United begins Extreme approach to upgraded Wi-Fi
By Joe O’HalloranJust a year after becoming football club’s official Wi-Fi network solutions and Wi-Fi analytics provider, cloud networking services provider kicks off new season with upgraded wireless infrastructure for the Red Devils
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14 Aug 2023
How Qualtrics is driving experience management
By Aaron TanQualtrics’ global and regional leaders outline the company’s product directions, including its work in AI, its traction in the region and the future of experience management
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14 Aug 2023
US Cyber Board to probe cloud security after latest Exchange hack
By Alex ScroxtonCSRB review of cloud security comes in the wake of a major Chinese cyber attack on US government bodies orchestrated through Microsoft’s cloud services
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12 Aug 2023
Datacentre management vulnerabilities leave public clouds at risk
By Alex ScroxtonAt the annual DEF CON hacking convention, researchers from Trellix have disclosed multiple vulnerabilities in key datacentre products underpinning the world’s public cloud infrastructure
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11 Aug 2023
Dell EMEA boss: Artificial intelligence of immense value
By Simon QuickeThe debate about the benefit of artificial intelligence rages on, but for those trying to make it deliver benefits for partners, the value of the technology can already be appreciated
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10 Aug 2023
USDM Life Sciences grants Cloud Assurance Certification to PTC AR design kit
By Joe O’HalloranAs it ramps up its foray into immersive technologies, engineering tech company sees AR development kit gain certification from compliance firm, allowing users to generate audit-ready documents to serve as regulatory evidence
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10 Aug 2023
Implications of SAP Rise premium strategy
By Cliff SaranSAP dropped a bombshell during its second-quarter 2023 results call that will negatively impact those using S/4Hana on-premise or through a hosted service provider
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10 Aug 2023
MoD embarks on cloud-based push to digitise data protection request service
By Caroline DonnellyAfter previously finding itself on the receiving end of a reprimand from the UK data protection watchdog for taking too long to respond to subject access requests, the Ministry of Defence sets out how its turned the situation around with the help of cloud-based system eCase