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09 May 2024
Government injects £1.8m into space tech innovation
By Lis EvenstadFunding is being split between nine projects, covering a range of technologies aiming to support new space capabilities in the UK
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09 May 2024
Executive interview: Adding common sense to generative AI creativity
By Cliff SaranWe speak to the chief scientist at Neo4j about why graph databases should work alongside large language models to keep them in check
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09 May 2024
Ofcom publishes draft online child safety rules for tech firms
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonIn the draft codes, Ofcom calls on technology firms to use ‘robust’ age-checking and content moderation systems to keep harmful material away from children online
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20 Jun 2023
Oracle opens first EU-based sovereign cloud regions in Germany and Spain
By Caroline DonnellyDatabase software giant is making good on its July 2022 pledge to open a series of sovereign cloud regions to cater to the data protection needs of EU-based enterprises
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19 Jun 2023
Avaya assures future-proof global communications with Enterprise Cloud
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech provider kicks off user group conference proclaiming company is back, and unveils tech for firms to pursue hybrid cloud models by hosting parts of comms infrastructure in dedicated cloud instance
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19 Jun 2023
Prime minister Rishi Sunak faces pressure from banks to force tech firms to pay for online fraud
By Karl FlindersThe UK’s major banks have told the prime minister to force tech firms to do more to prevent fraud that the banks end up paying for
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19 Jun 2023
How Fastly thinks differently about CDNs and the edge
By Aaron TanFastly is counting on its developer chops and different approaches towards security and other areas to compete with its rivals
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19 Jun 2023
Early June Microsoft outages were result of large-scale DDoS hit
By Alex ScroxtonInvestigations into recent outages on Microsoft Azure and Outlook services have turned up evidence of a massive distributed denial-of-service attack
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19 Jun 2023
Jordan’s Ahli Bank launches app on cloud-native platform
By Karl FlindersMiddle East bank launches app on latest cloud-native banking platform from Google-inspired company
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19 Jun 2023
Nakivo adds ransomware scanning and new restore options
By Antony AdsheadBackup maker adds malware scanning with big names in security to immutable backup copy functionality. “Tape’s not dead” either, with restore from the venerable medium now possible
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16 Jun 2023
Customers want MSPs to give more cloud analytics
By Simon QuickeWith many users finding the cloud is costing them more than they expected, the call for increased insights is becoming an emerging theme
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16 Jun 2023
BBVA uses AI and analytics services from AWS
By Karl FlindersBBVA invests in Amazon Web Services cloud platforms to help transform itself into an organisation driven by AI and data
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16 Jun 2023
CGI to develop virtual, cloud-hosted ‘black box’ recorder technology for aircraft
By Caroline DonnellyIT consultancy CGI is developing an alternative to the traditional ‘black box’ recorders found in aircraft that will allow teams on the ground to intervene quicker in the event of an emergency onboard
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16 Jun 2023
Citi US Personal Banking turns to AI to ‘delight’ customers with personalised services
By Bill GoodwinCitigroup’s US Personal Banking business has created a repository of customer data and is rolling out a decision engine to provide customers with personalised services
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15 Jun 2023
BBFC taps into AWS AI portfolio to speed up content classification
By Caroline DonnellyThe British Board of Film Classification has embarked on an exploratory piece of work to see how artificial intelligence could assist with classifying content
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15 Jun 2023
Cloud remains IT investment priority for UK enterprises despite testing economic times
By Caroline DonnellyStudy by Tata Consultancy Services confirms enterprises from across the UK and Ireland are continuing to invest in cloud, and see doing so as the gateway to future innovation
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14 Jun 2023
Google Cloud signs MoU to accelerate take-up of AI by UK defence sector
By Caroline DonnellyGoogle Cloud is continuing to make in-roads into the UK public sector after signing MoU with The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
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14 Jun 2023
Banks still investing heavily in legacy payments systems
By Karl FlindersBanks are missing out on additional revenues through payment services because they are stuck with inflexible legacy payments systems.
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13 Jun 2023
AWS shuffles DevSecOps deck with CodeGuru Security SAST
By Beth PariseauA new DevSecOps service links AWS security code scanning to third-party pipeline tools, potentially a shot at GitHub Copilot that increases overlap with AWS SAST partners.
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13 Jun 2023
Scotland in renewed push to attract more hyperscale and colocation datacentre development
By Caroline DonnellyAgainst a backdrop of the Scottish government continuing to court datacentre developers, Host In Scotland publishes report flagging 20 sites that are ripe for development
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13 Jun 2023
Belgian bank leaps forward in digital transformation through core banking outsourcing deal
By Karl FlindersOnline bank moves to a software-as-a-service core banking platform to ‘leapfrog’ in-house development
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13 Jun 2023
Cato claims SASE speed barrier record to sites and the cloud
By Joe O’HalloranSecure access service edge platform provider claims network throughput record, achieving 5Gbps on a single encrypted tunnel with all security inspections enabled
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13 Jun 2023
iomart signals M&A activity will continue
By Simon QuickeCloud player delivers full-year numbers and CEO comments on a strategy of making selective acquisitions
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13 Jun 2023
Skills shortages hold back enterprises from reaching multicloud goals
By Caroline DonnellyResearch highlights the impact skills shortages are having on the ability of enterprises to hit their multicloud goals
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12 Jun 2023
How Dell is easing edge deployments
By Aaron TanDell’s NativeEdge platform could make it easier to deploy and manage edge computing applications and infrastructure through validated designs for industry-specific applications use cases
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08 Jun 2023
Dell UK boss talks of channel benefits
By Simon QuickeThe recently appointed senior vice-president and general manager of Dell Technologies UK shares an update and discusses the major themes in the market
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08 Jun 2023
Sweden’s Ikano Bank outsources core banking to TCS
By Karl FlindersIkano Bank moves to cloud banking platform from Indian IT services giant Tata Consultancy Services
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08 Jun 2023
Clop may have been sitting on MOVEit vulnerability for two years
By Alex ScroxtonThe Clop cyber extortion gang may have been keeping the MOVEit SQL injection vulnerability they used to penetrate the systems of multiple victims secret for two years
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08 Jun 2023
Government and industry figures meet to discuss AI regulation
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonTech industry figures are broadly supportive of the need for artificial intelligence to be regulated, but despite growing consensus, there is still disagreement over what effective AI regulation looks like
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07 Jun 2023
Open banking regulator sets out next steps
By Karl FlindersPlans for ongoing evolution of the UK open banking sector have been set out by regulator in bid to grow the open banking sector in a ‘safe, scalable and economically sustainable way’
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07 Jun 2023
Clop cyber gang claims MOVEit attack and starts harassing victims
By Alex ScroxtonThe Clop cyber extortion and ransomware operation is demanding organisations pay a ransom to avoid data stolen via an exploited vulnerability in a file transfer product being leaked
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06 Jun 2023
Indian IT services giant takes UK teachers’ pensions contract from Capita
By Karl FlindersTata Consultancy Services bolsters its growing UK public sector customer base with key contract win
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06 Jun 2023
Netherlands makes case for harmonisation of cloud security standards
By Kim LoohuisHarmonisation of cyber security standards is necessary to reduce the regulatory burden on Dutch SMEs – and regulators need to cooperate better
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06 Jun 2023
ESA uses NetApp as-a-service for space data ‘hot’ archive
By Yann SerraThe European Space Agency collects data from millions of miles away. It must get storage right when there’s no chance of a u-turn to take more photos or re-record data
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05 Jun 2023
iomart snaps up Extrinsica
By Simon QuickeDeal to buy Microsoft Azure specialist will add more expertise to the business
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05 Jun 2023
Medical regulator drops probe into NHS whistleblower Peter Duffy amid dispute over email evidence
By Tommy GreeneThe General Medical Council has dropped an investigation into an NHS whistleblower who exposed widespread clinical harm at Morecambe Bay Trust amid questions over disputed email evidence
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02 Jun 2023
MSP Day: Benefits from shifting towards security
By Simon QuickeManaged service providers have looked to grow revenues over the past year and have identified security as a key area and expanded their ability to operate in that area
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01 Jun 2023
Google interconnects with rival cloud providers
By Antone GonsalvesVideo platform provider Pexip said Google's Cross-Cloud Interconnect reduced the cost of connecting Google Cloud with Microsoft Azure by eliminating other products.
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31 May 2023
Panasas to add S3 support to edge storage and cloud moves
By Antony AdsheadScale-out NAS maker – which specialises in large capacity for AI/ML and HPC – has come out of its on-prem shell and now plans further moves towards cloud-friendly object storage
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31 May 2023
Singapore government teams up with Google Cloud on AI
By Aaron TanThe Singapore government and Google Cloud will make AI capabilities, including developer tools and AI models, available to public sector agencies through a locally hosted AI platform
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30 May 2023
How Pendula is driving customer communications
By Aaron TanThe Australian startup’s conversational messaging platform lets businesses draw on internal and external data to cross-sell and upsell their offerings while improving customer retention
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29 May 2023
Qlik CEO: We will remain agnostic
By Aaron TanMike Capone assures customers that Qlik will remain agnostic following its acquisition of Talend and that its data analytics and integration tools will continue to work with rival platforms
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28 May 2023
Australia’s Disability Trust picks Boomi integration platform
By Stephen WithersThe non-profit organisation is using Boomi’s integration platform to integrate a mix of legacy and new systems to deliver real-time data updates and improve payroll processing, among other goals
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24 May 2023
Australian government IT spending to grow 8.4% in 2023
By Aaron TanThe Australian government will increasingly look to digital investments, particularly automation, to drive efficiency opportunities and improve service delivery, according to Gartner
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24 May 2023
Westcon-Comstor underlines benefits of security and networking focus
By Simon QuickeDistributor shares financial results that show the benefits of operating in resilient areas that are continuing to grow
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24 May 2023
Almost all ransomware attacks target backups, says Veeam
By Antony AdsheadSome 93% of ransomware attacks go for backups and most succeed, with 60% of those attacked paying the ransom, according to a Veeam survey
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24 May 2023
Two-thirds of all 2022 breaches resulted from spear phishing
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonResearch by Barracuda Networks has found that, despite the low volume of spear-phishing attempts, the attacks are highly successful and have major consequences
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23 May 2023
Dell outlines growth strategy in APAC
By Aaron TanDell Technologies is building on its momentum with Apex while eyeing growth areas such as edge computing and AI in a bid to expand its business in the region
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23 May 2023
Dell takes edge deployment from the frontier to NativeEdge
By Adam ArmstrongAt Dell Tech World, the vendor seeks to simplify deploying and managing up to thousands of edge devices in various locations, as Project Frontier becomes Dell NativeEdge.
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23 May 2023
Cohesity Turing aims AI tools at backup and ransomware
By Antony AdsheadBackup supplier continues to enrich its ecosystem with more artificial intelligence for backup and ransomware, with chat-like reporting functions and new security partners in its alliance
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23 May 2023
Dell expands Apex options
By Simon QuickeVendor’s as-a-service portfolio gets more storage, PC action and cloud compatibility
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23 May 2023
Aston Martin gets F1 pole position with NetApp storage
By Antony AdsheadAMF1 race team tracks hundreds of car sensor metrics for raceday and post-event analysis that has seen it surge forward in recent Formula One rankings with NetApp NVMe storage
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22 May 2023
Dell bolsters Apex to ease multicloud deployments
By Aaron TanIn the biggest expansion of its Apex portfolio, Dell Technologies adds storage offerings and a trio of cloud platforms that integrate OpenShift, Azure and vSphere with Dell infrastructure
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22 May 2023
Facebook owner Meta fined record €1.2 billion over EU-US data transfers
By Bill GoodwinDecision could have implications for other companies using Standard Contractual Clauses to share data between Europe and the US
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19 May 2023
IBM aims to enable multicloud infrastructure control with Hybrid Cloud Mesh
By Joe O’HalloranIT giant intros application-centric connectivity solution designed to allow business operations in a hybrid cloud environments to gain the ability to provide secured, dynamic access to workloads and services while maintaining granular visibility and control
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19 May 2023
CBRE predicts strong growth for European colocation firms in 2023, but suggests tough times ahead
By Caroline DonnellyCBRE's latest European colocation market tracker suggests 2023 will be a year of big growth for the sector, but suggests the slowdown in enterprise cloud spend might have a dampening impact on its prosperity in the years to come
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18 May 2023
HPE and CCS sign memorandum of understanding to accelerate pace of public sector cloud migrations
By Caroline DonnellyTech giant signs memorandum of understanding with UK government’s procurement chiefs to help public sector organisations sustainably move to cloud
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18 May 2023
Inside MLC Life Insurance’s cloud journey
By Aaron TanThe Australian insurer spent a fair amount of time addressing people-related challenges in its move to cloud, which has improved its security posture and reduced infrastructure spending, among other outcomes
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18 May 2023
PTC stitches the digital thread for tomorrow’s Industry 4.0 digital transformation
By Joe O’HalloranWith the software-as-a-service genie well and truly out of the bottle, leading engineering design and manufacturing company outlines roadmap for next generation of digital transformation providing a more agile and collaborative environment of creativity
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17 May 2023
IaaS revenues dip but bounce-back expected
By Simon QuickeA drop-off in revenues in the first quarter is a feature of a cyclical market and should not concern the channel too much
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17 May 2023
Knowledge 2023: Ready for the exponential enterprise, says McDermott
By Brian McKennaServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott called for IT and ‘the business’ to finally come together in what he called the ‘exponential enterprise’ at the supplier’s Knowledge 2023 conference in Las Vegas
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16 May 2023
SONiC NOS faces challenges fitting in with mainstream
By Antone GonsalvesGartner estimates that fewer than 200 enterprises have SONiC in production, out of a potential data center market of 100,000. One startup describes the NOS as 'a mess' to deploy.
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16 May 2023
Gartner highlights four trends shaping enterprise cloud, edge and datacentre investments
By Caroline DonnellyAnalyst lifts lid on how enterprise attitudes to cloud, datacentre and edge-related digital transformation projects are changing
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16 May 2023
NetApp to promise ransomware warranty payout
By Antony AdsheadNetApp will recover data hit by ransomware or pay a warranty, and has added entry-level SAN arrays and full access to all NetApp software across its hardware families
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16 May 2023
Scality pushes anti-ransomware features in Artesca object storage
By Antony AdsheadObject storage specialist announces v2.0 of Artesca, with a heavy focus on functionality that can protect against ransomware such as object locking, sharding, backup to object etc
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16 May 2023
Imperial College London teams up with Intel and Lenovo for HPC push
By Caroline DonnellyImperial College London has joined forces with Lenovo and Intel to bolster its HPC capabilities for the benefit of its research teams
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16 May 2023
APAC digital leaders score wins in innovation awards
By Aaron TanThe region’s top industry innovators were recognised for their digital transformation efforts at the Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2023
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16 May 2023
CW Innovation Awards: How Singapore's DBS Bank is driving IT automation
By Aaron TanDBS Bank’s Technology Marketplace portal has enabled the bank to speed up provisioning of infrastructure and applications through automation and improve developer productivity
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16 May 2023
CW Innovation Awards: SensorFlow reaps returns with re-architecture
By Edwin YappSmart building management specialist SensorFlow re-architected its entire platform to reduce cost, complexity and implement a real-time business intelligence dashboard for its customers
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15 May 2023
Big consultancies snapping up channel talent
By Simon QuickeEY and Accenture have each dipped into the mergers and acquisitions space to add more services and technical capabilities to their offerings
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15 May 2023
Alibaba Cloud signals ambitions to bolster global partner network
By Simon QuickeFirm uses channel event to outline the incentives and support it is offering as part of a push to widen its indirect base
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15 May 2023
Demand for access to talent driving UK IT outsourcing growth
By Karl FlindersOrganisations in the UK are increasing the amount of IT work they outsource to enable them to access talent
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12 May 2023
IT Priorities 2023: Business automation intensifies as data governance returns
By Brian McKennaBusiness automation and a renewed focus on data governance to get more value from data have attracted more interest for UK enterprise software investment, says the TechTarget IT Priorities 2023 survey
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12 May 2023
Customers will continue to rely on channel talent
By Simon QuickeOutsourcing study indicates that investment in external support will increase in many cases as users struggle to find skilled staff
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12 May 2023
IT Priorities 2023: Budgeting for IT innovation
By Cliff SaranIn spite of the economic slowdown, IT leaders are driving forward investments in IT
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12 May 2023
How Splunk is driving security automation
By Aaron TanSplunk’s head of security in APAC talks up the company’s efforts to ease the workloads of security analysts amid lower adoption of security automation and analytics in the region
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12 May 2023
Microsoft, Singtel debut Azure public MEC in Singapore
By Aaron TanAzure public multi-access edge compute service will let enterprises deploy low-latency workloads and leverage public cloud services in edge locations
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11 May 2023
FTC examines competition in cloud computing
By Makenzie HollandThe Federal Trade Commission is examining the impact of a handful of big tech companies such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google providing a large portion of cloud services.
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11 May 2023
Google AI targets programmer productivity
By Cliff SaranGoogle is opening up more capabilities in its generative AI model, with tools for peer programming and automatic code generation
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11 May 2023
Google Cloud and SAP in enterprise open data push
By Caroline DonnellyLong-time technology collaborators Google Cloud and SAP are embarking on a push to make it easier for enterprises to derive value from their data and put it to use in artificial intelligence and machine learning settings
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11 May 2023
Kao Data unveils Tier II datacentre strategy by pledging to open Manchester facility in late 2025
By Caroline DonnellyHPC-focused colocation provider Kao Data is expanding its datacentre footprint into the north of England by pledging to open a 40MW facility by late-2025
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10 May 2023
Defra’s legacy IT unsupported and ill-equipped for digital services
By Cliff SaranA Public Accounts Committee report has found many applications are based on legacy IT and paper-basd systems, holding back digitisation
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10 May 2023
Nebulon aims Tripline at ransomware detection in storage
By Antony AdsheadTripline claims ransomware detection from samples every 30 seconds and works in conjunction with snapshots to deliver recovery from an attack in four minutes
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10 May 2023
How datacentre operators can fend off cyber attacks
By Aaron TanApplying zero-trust principles in the form of strong authentication controls and network segmentation can help datacentre operators to mitigate cyber threats
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09 May 2023
OVHcloud aims to bring Glacier-like cloud archive to Europe
By Yann SerraOVHcloud makes Cold Archive GA with deep archive storage cheaper than AWS’s offer and all based on IBM 3592 tape hardware spread across four sites with Atempo backup
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09 May 2023
Westcon continuing to focus on sharing data insights
By Simon QuickeDistributor has placed value on sharing customer and market insights with channel to drive further growth