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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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01 Feb 2024
FASB rule could shake up, simplify software cost reporting
By Makenzie HollandStakeholders want a single rule for reporting software development costs in a simplified manner, which the Financial Accounting Standards Board is considering.
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31 Jan 2024
Astera Labs uses CXL to accelerate AI, expand memory
By Adam ArmstrongAstera Labs is using the CXL interface in its now longer Smart Cable Module to spread out energy consumption while enabling GPU clusters to meet growing AI demands.
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31 Jan 2024
Aviva signs 15-year contract with Indian IT giant
By Karl FlindersTata Consultancy Services continues to make large gains in the UK life insurance and pensions sector
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31 Jan 2024
Singtel ropes in industry partners in datacentre push
By Aaron TanSingtel inks partnerships with Nvidia, Gulf Energy, Medco and others in its efforts to grow its datacentre business and support AI adoption in Singapore and Southeast Asia
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31 Jan 2024
Forrester: Curb your AI enthusiasm
By Cliff SaranOngoing supply issues with semiconductors mean IT departments may have to wait up to a year for the latest hardware
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31 Jan 2024
Datacentre operators face capacity planning challenges as AI use soars
By Caroline DonnellyA report by real estate consultancy JLL highlights the pressures datacentres operators are facing as they respond to the growing demand for artificial intelligence workloads
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31 Jan 2024
Seagate uses HAMR to hit 30TB in Exos hard drives
By Antony AdsheadHDD giant Seagate unveils 30TB Exos drives with higher areal density, aimed at hyperscaler customers, with products at 50TB promised for 2028 in its roadmap
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30 Jan 2024
Quantum computing in 2024: What are the challenges?
By Cliff SaranResearch shows that while there has been a big reduction in quantum computing investment, governments have been ploughing in funding
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30 Jan 2024
Juniper claims first AI-native networking platform
By Joe O’HalloranAIOps and virtual network assistant expanded with first integrated digital experience twinning and end-to-end insight across campus, branch and data centre infrastructures to drive more speed, scale and value
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30 Jan 2024
We need backup! Pennsylvania police data loss shows why
By Antony AdsheadPolice evidence systems data was lost during ‘routine maintenance’, with human error blamed – the case clearly illustrates why data protection can’t be left to chance
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30 Jan 2024
Inside India’s supercomputing journey
By Pratima HarigunaniIndia is looking to shore up its supercomputing capabilities, but more needs to be done to realise its ambition of becoming a world leader in the field
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25 Jan 2024
Datacentres set to consume third of Ireland’s energy by 2026
By Caroline DonnellyForecast data from International Energy Agency shines light on how booming demand for datacentres is affecting energy usage levels in different geographies
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24 Jan 2024
Cardiff University expands HPC cluster with Lenovo
By Cliff SaranExpansion of university’s Hawk high-performance computing cluster promises to double the performance of some applications
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24 Jan 2024
Uptime Institute predicts 2024 will see datacentre operators start row back on net-zero commitments
By Caroline DonnellyDatacentre resiliency think tank Uptime Insitute predicts 2024 will mark the start of a testing time for operators when it comes to delivering on their net-zero commitments
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23 Jan 2024
NVM Express boosts computational storage standards
By Antony AdsheadNew command sets allow for computational storage with NVMe flash and includes frameworks to allow local memory usage in processing workloads on storage hardware
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19 Jan 2024
Democratizing machine learning hits cultural, tech snags
By John MooreForrester Consulting-Capital One study points to organizational silos, disconnect between line-of-business and data managers, and hard-to-use machine learning tools as challenges.
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19 Jan 2024
Google invests $1bn in expanding UK datacentre footprint with Hertfordshire facility
By Caroline DonnellyGoogle is embarking on a sizeable expansion of its UK datacentre footprint, with plans to build a server farm on a 33-acre patch of land it acquired in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
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19 Jan 2024
AWS plans huge investment in Japan cloud infrastructure
By Aaron TanAmazon Web Services plans to invest over $15bn into its existing cloud infrastructure in Tokyo and Osaka by 2027 to meet growing customer demand
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18 Jan 2024
Gartner: The big IT outsourcing contract returns
By Cliff SaranGartner’s latest spending forecast shows IT services is set to become the largest segment of IT spending in 2024
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17 Jan 2024
D&H strategy illustrates distributor priorities
By Simon QuickeFirm shares its views around areas of interest, with many echoing the thoughts and experiences of their counterparts in the UK
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17 Jan 2024
Data on Kubernetes Community aims at K8S storage scaling solution
By Antony AdsheadDoKC works on community solutions for Kubernetes. It aims to develop storage scaling automation for the containerised platform outside the orbit of the big vendors
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16 Jan 2024
Prices rise as IT spending trends upward for servers, storage
By John MooreIT prices increased in December across four key commodities -- a pattern that coincides with a revival in demand for servers and storage following a 2023 drop.
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16 Jan 2024
Vodafone looks to ‘hyperscale’ IoT through Microsoft strategic partnership
By Joe O’HalloranIT giant and telco unite with plan to transform customer experience using generative AI, looking to scale standalone IoT business and accelerate digital transformation
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16 Jan 2024
AMD bets on India, doubles down on AI
By Pratima HarigunaniThe chipmaker recently inaugurated its largest global design facility in Bangalore as part of a $400m investment in India to support its expanded portfolio and build artificial intelligence capabilities
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15 Jan 2024
Octopus Energy invests £200m in datacentre heat reuse startup Deep Green
By Caroline DonnellyUtility provider Octopus Energy has committed to investing £200m in datacentre heat reuse startup Deep Green to help the company scale
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15 Jan 2024
Digital Realty opens datacentre in Chennai
By Aaron TanDatacentre developed through joint venture will support high-density power requirements and tap Jio’s connectivity infrastructure across India
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11 Jan 2024
QLC made gains but storage innovation focus was on software in 2023
By Yann SerraStorage hardware innovation has taken a back seat – QLC flash excepted – as the big storage suppliers build around software-based variants and optimisation on modular product sets
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10 Jan 2024
HPE nabs Juniper Networks in $14bn deal to boost networking
By Cliff SaranThe two companies position the combined business as a major force in enterprise and datacentre networking
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09 Jan 2024
Microsoft starts year with a subdued January Patch Tuesday
By Tom WalatFor the second month in a row, Microsoft had no zero-days and relatively few vulnerabilities for administrators to address.
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09 Jan 2024
QuEra Computing sets out plan for error-correcting quantum computing
By Cliff SaranQuEra Computing is betting on transversal gates, a technology which it believes is key to simplifying error correction
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08 Jan 2024
Inside the Met Police’s investigation into EncroChat crime gangs
By Bill GoodwinThe Met’s senior investigating officer responsible for investigating criminals using the EncroChat encrypted phone network tells the inside story of the UK’s biggest organised crime bust in a BBC podcast series released this week
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08 Jan 2024
Datacentre operators form APAC industry group
By Aaron TanThe Asia-Pacific Data Centre Association will advocate for policies to drive the security and resiliency of datacentres and minimise environmental impact, among other goals
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04 Jan 2024
Risks and opportunities for the UK chip sector
By Cliff SaranIn May 2023, the UK government unveiled a national semiconductor strategy. We find out how it has been going
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03 Jan 2024
Where AI and quantum computing meet
By Don FluckingerQuantum computing may be years away from practical enterprise applications, but it's getting closer. We talked with IBM's quantum adoption leader to see where we're at right now.
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29 Dec 2023
Top 10 India IT stories of 2023
By Aaron TanWe recap the year’s top 10 stories in India, including the country’s datacentre boom and innovations in space and agriculture technologies
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27 Dec 2023
Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2023
By Aaron TanOrganisations across the region have continued to shore up their cyber security posture while investing in infrastructure to pave the way for emerging technologies like GenAI
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21 Dec 2023
Top 10 storage stories of 2023
By Antony AdsheadIn this 2023 review, we consider if flash will thrash disk, what the Toyota outage shows about capacity planning, how to achieve green storage, the backup and compliance risks of AI, the lowdown on DPUs, and more
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21 Dec 2023
Top 10 storage supplier strategy stories of 2023
By Antony AdsheadIn 2023, we looked at the top storage suppliers, their market share and how they set themselves for a future of hybrid cloud, containerisation and consumption models of purchasing
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20 Dec 2023
Mercy Ships network transformation nears completion
By John MooreThe tech upgrade brings expanded network capabilities to the NGO's hospital ships, with improved remote consultation and dockside medical services among the expected benefits.
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18 Dec 2023
Top 10 datacentre stories of 2023
By Caroline DonnellyHere are Computer Weekly's top 10 datacentre stories of 2023
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15 Dec 2023
Lenovo's new ThinkSystem, ThinkAgile offerings aimed at AI
By Adam ArmstrongLenovo has added the latest generation of Intel CPUs to new ThinkSystem servers and ThinkAgile HCI appliances to better address enterprise AI needs.
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15 Dec 2023
Small language models an emerging GenAI force
By Antone GonsalvesEnterprises are unwilling to pay for large language models to accomplish simple business tasks with generative AI. They're looking at cheaper small language models.
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14 Dec 2023
Technology inflation rate edges up for storage, IT services
By John MoorePrice hikes persist for professional services and cloud, while an increase in storage costs could reflect a return toward more typical pricing levels after a period of decline.
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14 Dec 2023
Government plans to regulate to tackle datacentre threats
By Alex ScroxtonDSIT outlines a range of proposals designed to protect data storage facilities from cyber attacks, as well as physical threats and the effects of climate breakdown
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14 Dec 2023
Cisco eyes opportunities in AI, sustainability in Australia
By Stephen WithersCisco is looking to tap opportunities in sustainability, AI and cyber security as it navigates Australia’s economic headwinds
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13 Dec 2023
Microsoft’s Christmas present for cyber teams: no zero-days
By Alex ScroxtonBarely 30 vulnerabilities, and no zero-days, have been fixed in the final Patch Tuesday drop of 2023
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13 Dec 2023
Inside the Singapore government’s cloud journey
By Aaron TanThe Smart Nation Group’s chief digital technology officer outlines the government’s cloud journey, including its approach to cloud migration and how it came to host mission-critical workloads on AWS
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12 Dec 2023
Microsoft delivers light December Patch Tuesday for admins
By Tom WalatIT operations teams should prioritize deploying the Windows cumulative update to dispatch a critical MSHTML bug affecting Microsoft Outlook.
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12 Dec 2023
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2024
By Aaron TanGenerative AI will continue to leave its mark on many areas in business and IT, along with other trends such as sustainability, cyber security and smart factories that are expected to shape the region’s technology landscape in 2024
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11 Dec 2023
Panasas set for Mach.2 throughput with multi-actuator HDDs
By Antony AdsheadScale-out NAS maker claims to be the first enterprise array maker to use multi-actuator HDDs designed for hyperscaler architectures and which double throughput
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08 Dec 2023
AMD goes after Nvidia with AI accelerator and software library
By Cliff SaranAMD has signed up major hardware companies to support its latest initiative to build out datacentre AI optimisation
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07 Dec 2023
CIO interview: Keith Woolley, chief digital information officer, University of Bristol
By Mark SamuelsWith Bristol set to host the UK’s biggest supercomputer, its technology chief is looking to make the most of internal and international collaboration to drive digital improvements
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07 Dec 2023
How server makers are surfing the AI wave
By Cliff SaranWhile hyperscalers extend the life of their x86 equipment, the industry’s desperate pleas to find a new killer application to drive up server sales may well be coming true
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06 Dec 2023
AMD Instinct MI300 AI accelerator takes aim at Nvidia GPUs
By Don FluckingerData center-grade GPUs and accelerators for enterprise customers and cloud vendors are the new battleground for AI hardware. AMD and Google advance the race with new chips.
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06 Dec 2023
How a Node4 virtual datacentre proved better than MS cloud for mental health charity
By Cliff SaranCharity Together For Mental Wellbeing managed to migrate legacy servers into a new virtual environment and fix a major disaster recovery issue
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06 Dec 2023
Singtel’s DC Tuas datacentre to cater to AI workloads
By Aaron TanOffering 58MW of capacity, DC Tuas will be the first of Singtel’s new generation of artificial intelligence datacentres to incorporate more efficient cooling technologies
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05 Dec 2023
IBM quantum computers make sizable leap
By Don FluckingerThe largest enterprises now invest in quantum computing strategies -- but it's still a long way off for the typical business. IBM's Condor and Heron QPUs accelerate its arrival.
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05 Dec 2023
Quantum supercomputing: IBM plots roadmap beyond Condor
By Cliff SaranNew quantum system and classical computing hybrid forms the basis of next-gen supercomputing at IBM
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04 Dec 2023
AWS customers grapple with generative AI shortfalls
By Antone GonsalvesEnterprises fear failing to accommodate technical immaturity, ensure data security and governance, prevent biases built into models, and correct the erroneous responses of LLMs.
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04 Dec 2023
CTO interview: Greg Lavender, Intel
By Pat BransComputer Weekly caught up with Intel’s chief technology officer to find out the semiconductor giant’s plans for the European market
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01 Dec 2023
Microsoft to invest £2.5bn in doubling AI datacentre capacity in UK
By Caroline DonnellyPrime minister Rishi Sunak has hailed Microsoft's show of commitment to helping the UK achieve its goal of becoming an AI superpower
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30 Nov 2023
AWS debuts model evaluation tool in Bedrock
By Aaron TanThe Model Evaluation tool in Bedrock will help organisations evaluate and test large language models that are best suited to their needs based on criteria like accuracy, toxicity and cost
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30 Nov 2023
Infosys and Shell collaborate on push to accelerate adoption of immersion cooling in datacentres
By Caroline DonnellyIT consultancy and energy giant are looking to accelerate the take-up of immersion cooling in datacentres through collaboration
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29 Nov 2023
Scope of Okta helpdesk breach widens to impact all users
By Alex ScroxtonOkta has widened the scope of the October breach of its systems to include every customer that has used its helpdesk service, after new information came to light
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28 Nov 2023
VMware layoffs a familiar Broadcom story
By Patrick ThibodeauBroadcom has started laying off VMware employees this week, a move that reminds some of how it proceeded when it acquired CA Technologies in 2018.
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27 Nov 2023
India's Hexaware creates hundreds of jobs in UK
By Karl FlindersHexaware opens IT services operation in Birmingham, with a plan to recruit 250 people in the region by 2025
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24 Nov 2023
Nebulon continuing to focus on OEM channel-building
By Simon QuickeSmart infrastructure specialist keen to exploit growing enterprise market opportunity via partners
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24 Nov 2023
APAC organisations warm to microsegmentation
By Aaron TanNearly two-thirds of organisations in the APAC region see microsegmentation as a way to protect their IT assets, but lack the skills to deploy the technology
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22 Nov 2023
Broadcom completes VMware acquisition, promises investment
By Antone GonsalvesBroadcom plans to invest in VMware products that enable enterprises to build and modernize their private and hybrid cloud environments, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said.
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22 Nov 2023
Autumn Statement reveals more AI and quantum initiatives
By Cliff SaranWith the government keen to position the UK as pro-innovation, the chancellor used the 2023 Autumn Statement to discuss more plans to support that ambition
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22 Nov 2023
Controversial Fujitsu contract with Post Office extended again
By Karl FlindersIT from Fujitsu is at the heart of the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history, yet the government keeps handing millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to the IT giant
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22 Nov 2023
Republic of Korea deal adds to UK quantum momentum
By Cliff SaranThe new agreement paves the way to greater collaboration on AI and quantum computing
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22 Nov 2023
Nebulon upgrades SPU to Medusa2 with Nvidia DPU hardware
By Antony AdsheadNebulon aims to replace HCI with its OS on an offload card that it claims reduces server resource use by 25%. Medusa2 uses Nvidia DPU hardware and its own cloud control plane
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22 Nov 2023
Boomi doubles down on AI and automation
By Stephen WithersBoomi executives talk up the company’s artificial intelligence and automation capabilities and its growing traction in ANZ during a recent event in Sydney
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22 Nov 2023
World Wide Fund for Nature signs IT deal with Atos
By Karl FlindersGlobal conservation organisation will harness latest technologies to improve ability to predict risks to natural environment
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21 Nov 2023
Globe Telecom implements SaaS model to cut network power use
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech provider’s artificial intelligence and machine learning-based energy efficiency offering deployed to reduce energy consumption across infrastructure while maintaining network performance
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21 Nov 2023
Inside India’s datacentre boom
By Pratima HarigunaniIndia’s datacentre market is expected to surpass $10bn by 2028, but realising its full potential will require innovations in sustainability and improvements in connectivity
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20 Nov 2023
Datacentres denied: West London server farm dispute prompts calls for UK planning system reform
By Caroline DonnellyThe government is under fire after dismissing a datacentre development in west London despite soaring demand for capacity - but how can we balance new development with protecting the UK’s green spaces?
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20 Nov 2023
Cubbit DS3 Composer brings DIY cloud to object storage pool
By Antony AdsheadCubbit customers can now build and configure S3-compatible clouds from unused capacity and offer MSP-grade services with high levels of resilience, security and data sovereignty
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20 Nov 2023
IT not ready for AI, Pure Storage survey finds
By Antony AdsheadStorage, compute and networking hardware won’t cope without upgrades, and that often means total IT infrastructure overhaul
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20 Nov 2023
Digital Edge secures green loan for South Korea datacentre
By Aaron TanThe Singapore-based datacentre provider has secured its first green loan for its latest colocation facility in Incheon
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16 Nov 2023
Cloud costs increase amid SaaS pricing hikes
By John MooreCIOs face higher SaaS prices, with a new report pegging the inflation rate at 8.7%. The wider cloud segment saw a 3.2% inflation rate in October, according to U.S. government data.
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16 Nov 2023
Spotify and Google Cloud expand tech partnership for AI-led user experience improvement push
By Caroline DonnellyMusic streaming giant Spotify is forging even closer ties with its long-standing cloud partner Google in an effort to improve user experience with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning
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16 Nov 2023
Microsoft ignites chip journey with AI accelerators
By Cliff SaranThe company used its annual Ignite conference to showcase the work it is doing to optimise AI and make more energy-efficient hardware
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16 Nov 2023
SAP sustainability study reveals UK businesses lack funding
By Scarlet CharlesAn annual sustainability study by SAP reveals UK businesses are on the right track, but still face barriers in the long run
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15 Nov 2023
How Gigamon is making its mark in deep observability
By Aaron TanGigamon CEO Shane Buckley talks up the company’s ability to inspect encrypted network traffic for malicious activity, how it stands out with its deep observability capabilities and the tailwinds that are fuelling its growth
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14 Nov 2023
Microsoft halts 3 zero-days on November Patch Tuesday
By Tom WalatMicrosoft addresses 67 vulnerabilities, including six critical, and shuts down four bugs in the Exchange Server email platform this month.
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14 Nov 2023
Chip sector gears up for AI revolution
By Cliff SaranWhile Nvidia has established its AI dominance, Intel has been working on AI chips running on supercomputers
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14 Nov 2023
Engineers slash RPO/RTO as they swap tape for Rubrik backup
By Antony AdsheadFrankham Group ditches archaic tape backup and deploys Rubrik backup appliances and remote disaster recovery facility. Meanwhile, the engineering group assesses a move to the cloud
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14 Nov 2023
AMD survey finds AI hardware lacking in many IT departments
By Cliff SaranGlobal survey finds that IT leaders are finding it hard to keep up with the pace of change in AI
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14 Nov 2023
4Tbps milestone as TikTok joins NAPAfrica
By Joe O’HalloranAfrican internet exchange celebrates new high in network throughput as it welcomes into African peering community social network giant that is increasingly engaging with the world of enterprise and marketing
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09 Nov 2023
Ex-Coca-Cola VPs debut ChatGPT-like AI tool to help enterprises solve their sustainability woes
By Caroline DonnellyThe Ubuntoo AI tool is already in use within several Fortune 500 companies to help these firms hone their sustainability strategies
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09 Nov 2023
How Village Roadshow modernised ITSM with cloud
By Stephen WithersAustralian theme park and cinema operator reduced ITSM costs by 60% to improve problem resolution and other outcomes from use of Freshworks' cloud-based ITSM service
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08 Nov 2023
Data-sharing management gap highlights cyber risk, says report
By Alex ScroxtonOrganisations are struggling to secure their use of communications tools to share data with third-party partners and suppliers, and in the process are exposing themselves to heightened levels of risk, according to a report
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07 Nov 2023
VMware consolidates AI push at Explore in Barcelona
By Antony AdsheadVMware’s vision is of ‘cloud smart’ enterprises that run on-premise, in multiclouds and in the ‘edge cloud’, with secure and compliant generative AI fuelling efficient business processes
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07 Nov 2023
Interview: Paul Scully, minister for technology and the digital economy, DSIT
By Lis EvenstadThe technology minister speaks to Computer Weekly about the government’s semiconductor strategy, how to solve the digital skills challenge in the UK and moving towards the country’s net-zero target
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05 Nov 2023
AWS to open Malaysia cloud region in 2024
By Aaron TanAmazon Web Services’ new cloud region in Malaysia will open next year to meet the increased demand for cloud services and support digitisation efforts in the country
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02 Nov 2023
Bristol and Cambridge to host 2024 AI supercomputers
By Cliff SaranDell and HPE are working on supercomputers with the two universities as part of the government’s artificial intelligence funding drive
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02 Nov 2023
UK government pledges £225m to fund University of Bristol AI supercomputer build with HPE
By Caroline DonnellyThe University of Bristol’s much-hyped AI supercomputer has secured hundreds of millions in government funding, and HPE has been confirmed as the project’s technology provider
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02 Nov 2023
Pension changes set to boost UK tech
By Cliff SaranUK technology and science startups could benefit from changes to UK pension funds