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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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08 May 2024
Panasas embraces software-defined storage, rebrands as Vdura
By Adam ArmstrongPanasas is now Vdura, a software-defined storage company that aims to make its cluster parallel file system work on a swath of storage media on premises and in the cloud.
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08 May 2024
New Arcserve CEO aims to rebuild trust with customers
By Tim McCarthyOutages, data loss and discontinued products have eroded trust in the Arcserve brand, but Arcserve's latest CEO, Chris Babel, wants to streamline its catalog and win back customers.
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18 Oct 2023
What are the cyber risks from the latest Middle Eastern conflict?
By Alex ScroxtonThe outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel in October 2023 has seen a wide variety of accompanying cyber attacks from hacktivists and other groups. We look at the risks to organisations
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18 Oct 2023
Former Post Office executive admits he wouldn’t sign unfair contract he pushed on subpostmasters
By Karl FlindersFormer contract manager said contract that subpostmasters had to sign with Post Office “put them on the hook” for everything
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17 Oct 2023
Five Eyes issues five tips on thwarting nation state threats
By Alex ScroxtonIntelligence chiefs from the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US have published guidance on building resilience against nation state cyber threats
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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
Countrywide Healthcare manages Meraki with Highlight
By Cliff SaranThe supplier of medical and janitorial equipment selected managed service that connects to its Cisco Meraki system via a single API
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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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17 Oct 2023
UK Apple Store workers detail ‘union-busting’ tactics
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonApple Store workers in the UK are attempting to unionise, but say they are facing pushback from the company, which is allegedly deploying a variety of “union-busting” tactics
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17 Oct 2023
Alert sounded over dangerous Cisco IOS XE zero-day
By Alex ScroxtonCisco warns customers using its IOS XE software of a newly discovered vulnerability that could enable a threat actor to take over their systems
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17 Oct 2023
What it takes to succeed in DevSecOps
By Aaron TanProviding engineering leadership and balancing between speed and security are some areas that organisations will need to focus on in their DevSecOps journey
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16 Oct 2023
Flash prices drop towards spinning disk levels in 2023
By Antony AdsheadNumber-crunching data on 17,000-plus drive prices shows cost of flash drives per gigabyte fell by around 10% in past six months while hard disk drive per-gigabyte prices stood still
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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
U.S. climate policy implementation will be put to the test
By Makenzie HollandPermitting, China's clean energy tech manufacturing and workforce are some of the challenges facing implementation of the U.S.'s first climate policy, the Inflation Reduction Act.
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13 Oct 2023
US SEC launches probe into mass MOVEit breach
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonProgress Software is facing an investigation from the SEC for the breach of its MOVEit tool, as well as dozens of legal battles resulting from the exfiltration of personal data from the roughly 2,000 organisations affected
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13 Oct 2023
CDO interview: Andrew Curry, manager of the Central Data Office, ExxonMobil
By Mark SamuelsThe head of the oil and gas giant’s data organisation is leading a strategy to establish enterprise-wide principles for the use of data as part of a unified corporate ecosystem
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13 Oct 2023
UAE makes significant contribution to AI computing power
By Pat BransUAE technology holding company G42 recently began a partnership with US-based Cerebras Systems to build a cluster of supercomputers and a set of accompanying technologies that will speed up the training process for large language models
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13 Oct 2023
UK startups pilot semiconductor funding
By Cliff SaranChipStart is a new initiative from the UK government to help build out the National Semiconductor Strategy by supporting startups
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13 Oct 2023
‘Angry’ lawyer warned against Post Office computer investigation in 2010 email
By Karl FlindersAngered by his exclusion from an important discussion, former Royal Mail lawyer told colleagues of the risks to the Post Office if, as planned, they publicly investigate allegations against its computer system
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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
Pulumi, HashiCorp competition expands to developer platforms
By Beth PariseauDeveloper platform choices for enterprise IT continue to proliferate as infrastructure-as-code rivals rush to create tools targeting platform engineers.
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12 Oct 2023
Rubrik, ManageEngine and LogRhythm expanding channel reach
By Simon QuickeVendors take steps to support, increase and expand their channel activities to drive further growth
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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
Pure Storage bolsters channel pitch with power and rack payments
By Simon QuickeStorage player hands partners a chance to stand out from the competition with sustainability supporting option
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11 Oct 2023
Google breakup unlikely in event of guilty verdict
By Makenzie HollandGoogle is going through an antitrust trial in which a guilty verdict could result in remedies to fix the illegal behavior. But it's unlikely that Google would face a breakup.
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11 Oct 2023
Exec: Key new HashiCorp Terraform feature enabled by BSL
By Beth PariseauHashiCorp Terraform Stacks will be available in the free Community Edition in part due to development funded by its recent license change, one company official says.
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11 Oct 2023
How Agatha Christie inspired this year’s Most Influential Woman in UK Tech
By Clare McDonaldFrom crime dramas to intelligence, this year’s Most Influential Woman in UK Tech, Suki Fuller, talks about her path into the tech sector and the ever-changing nature of the digital world
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11 Oct 2023
Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2023
By Clare McDonaldComputer Weekly has revealed who is on the 2023 list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, including this year’s winner, Suki Fuller
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11 Oct 2023
Computer Weekly’s Women in UK Tech Rising Stars 2023
By Clare McDonaldEach year, Computer Weekly selects a number of Rising Stars in the women in tech sector who are making waves in the women, diversity and inclusion in tech space and may find themselves on the top 50 list in the future
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11 Oct 2023
Terraform Registry TOS change stokes open source ire
By Beth PariseauCommunity members allege that HashiCorp quietly changed the terms of service for its Terraform Registry in order to complicate efforts to fork the code.
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11 Oct 2023
SCC shines in Rigby Group FY results
By Simon QuickeChannel arm continues to deliver growth as Rigby Group shares its performance for the past fiscal year
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11 Oct 2023
Public sector buyers of AI tech must interrogate its suitability
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe Ada Lovelace Institute has published a review on public sector use of artificial intelligence foundation models, looking at the risks and opportunities associated with the technology, and how these can be dealt with from the early stages of procurement onwards
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11 Oct 2023
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust uses RealWear headsets for training
By Cliff SaranNHS trauma and orthopaedic department deploys head-mounted cameras to livestream surgeon’s view footage of operations to classroom
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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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10 Oct 2023
Microsoft tackles three zero-days for October Patch Tuesday
By Tom WalatThe company releases fixes for several products affected by the HTTP/2 "Rapid Reset" vulnerability to help curb widespread Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks.
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10 Oct 2023
Canalys sees glimmer of hope in PC sector
By Cliff SaranThe PC industry experienced another quarter of decline, but the outlook is more promising
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10 Oct 2023
Google's DORA DevOps report warns against metrics misuse
By Beth PariseauThis year's DORA DevOps report echoes the experiences of one organization that has applied them in practice: DORA metrics can be powerful but aren't always an exact science.
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10 Oct 2023
3 things to know about California's new climate laws
By Makenzie HollandBusinesses have three years to prepare for California's new climate laws, which will require carbon emission and climate risk reporting.
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10 Oct 2023
MGM faces £100m loss from cyber attack on its casinos
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonMGM Resorts has provided further details on the fallout of the hack targeting its casinos in early September, confirming that a range of personal information has been stolen and that it will likely cost the firm around $100m
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10 Oct 2023
Singtel NaaS offering to ease hybrid network management
By Aaron TanSingtel CUBΣ is touted to make it easier for enterprises to manage, scale and automate deployment of networking resources in a hybrid network environment
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10 Oct 2023
Climb Global Solutions picks up DataSolutions
By Simon QuickeAddition of security and cloud-focused distributor will add more UK coverage and more suppliers to the portfolio
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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
Walmart works on carbon emissions, prepares for new rules
By Makenzie HollandWalmart is working on its carbon emissions reduction goals as the EU, U.S. and states like California advance carbon emission and climate risk reporting rules.
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06 Oct 2023
How machine learning can combat climate change
By Lev CraigMachine learning can produce sustainability insights and help plan effective climate action. But researchers face challenges around data, compute and AI's own environmental impact.
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06 Oct 2023
Data-sharing strategy needs business buy-in
By Cliff SaranA Forrester Consulting survey for Capital One Software has found that data experts and businesspeople have differing views on success
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06 Oct 2023
Hydrogen fuel cells could find their way into more datacentres
By Aaron TanHydrogen fuel cells are more efficient and cleaner than alternative generator technologies, making them environmentally sustainable backup power supply options for datacentres, study finds
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05 Oct 2023
U.S. antitrust law enforcers defend actions, lawsuits
By Makenzie HollandThe FTC and DOJ, which enforce U.S. antitrust law, are focused on reining in big tech through antitrust lawsuits and revising merger guidelines for modern businesses.
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05 Oct 2023
Docker enters GenAI development fray with new tools
By Beth PariseauDocker jumps aboard the generative AI bandwagon with a pre-built set of tools to jump-start app development using LLMs and a Docker AI productivity tool.
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05 Oct 2023
Microsoft: Nation-state cyber espionage on rise in 2023
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonMicrosoft’s latest Digital Defence Report outlines how nation-state cyber activity has largely moved from destructive attacks to espionage and intelligence gathering
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05 Oct 2023
Red Cross issues rules of engagement for hackers in conflicts
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe digital rules of engagement are the first time cyber activity has been looked at by the conflict watchdog, but a number of hacker groups have already come out and said they will not be following them
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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
Government launches £60m Regional Innovation Fund
By Lis EvenstadThe £60m fund aims to support universities in areas with lower R&D investment, while the government is also pumping £8m towards AI scholarships
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05 Oct 2023
Schneider Electric hands partners sustainability SaaS
By Simon QuickeVendor continues to support partners with tools to identify, measure and ultimately reduce carbon emissions
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05 Oct 2023
Policing minister wants to use UK passport data in facial recognition
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe policing minister’s plans to integrate the UK’s passport database with police facial-recognition systems have been met with criticism from campaigners, academics, and the biometrics commissioner for England and Wales
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05 Oct 2023
Ransomware dwell times now measured in hours, says Secureworks
By Alex ScroxtonRansomware payloads are now being deployed and executed within 24 hours in more than 50% of cases, according to Secureworks’ annual report
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04 Oct 2023
Capital One study: Businesses battle with self-service data
By John MooreTechnical, cultural and financial issues hinder organizations from enacting self-service data strategies that include business users as well as data specialists
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04 Oct 2023
Docker Scout GA leads 'local plus cloud' push
By Beth PariseauDocker Scout replaces open source Docker Scan with an event-driven vulnerability management system in a bid to boost the vendor's value beyond developers' local laptops.
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04 Oct 2023
IR35: HMRC completes first phase of CEST upgrades with Ocelot platform migration
By Caroline DonnellyHMRC has confirmed that its online IR35 status checker tool has completed its migration to a new platform, as the government tax collection agency’s revamp of the service continues apace
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04 Oct 2023
Lloyds Bank launches digital identity app
By Karl FlindersLloyds Bank has launched a digital identity app with tech startup Yoti, after it invested £10m in the firm
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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
Gartner: Execs put generative AI on business agenda
By Cliff SaranGenerative AI is being pushed up the boardroom agenda, with more organisations appearing to be piloting the technology
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04 Oct 2023
Visa to invest $100m in generative AI startups
By Karl FlindersPayments giant investing in startups that focus on applying generative AI to commerce and payments
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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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04 Oct 2023
UK emphasises EU split by kicking digital trade scheme into long grass
By Mark BallardFormer Gaia-X CEO talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about UK inertia on cross-border data tech
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04 Oct 2023
Canalys: Vendors will expand channel relationships
By Simon QuickeThe partner-first trend is set to continue as more vendors recognise value of partners and give them the chance to take on a greater share of the business
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04 Oct 2023
ICO issues guidance on workplace surveillance
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonGuidance on employee monitoring covers how employers can conduct their digital surveillance lawfully, transparently and fairly, and warns against businesses intruding on their workers’ private lives
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03 Oct 2023
Software firms under cyber attack
By Simon QuickeResearch from iomart has indicated firms that sit in the supply chain are seen as a target by criminals
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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
Cyber experts urge EU to rethink vulnerability disclosure plans
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe European Union’s proposed cyber security vulnerability disclosure measures are well-intentioned but ultimately counterproductive, as making unmitigated vulnerabilities public knowledge increases the risk of their exploitation by various actors, experts claim
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03 Oct 2023
IT decision-makers confident they can handle tech disruptions
By Cliff SaranThe majority of IT decision-makers polled in a recent survey have admitted their organisations has been adversely affected by IT failures
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03 Oct 2023
Amnesia hides names of individuals behind Post Office’s ‘head on a spike’ strategy
By Karl FlindersFormer Post Office lawyer deflects individual responsibility for a strategy that crushed subpostmasters, blaming the organisation as a whole
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03 Oct 2023
RSA and other crypto systems vulnerable to side-channel attack
By Cliff SaranA researcher has found that a flaw in RSA is still vulnerable – a quarter of a century after it was first discovered
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03 Oct 2023
The AI developer opportunity
By Cliff SaranGiven the need for new software to support digitisation, we look at how the IT industry is responding to the software developer skills shortfall
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03 Oct 2023
Public sector needs systemic reform of capacity to innovate
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonImproving the public sector’s capacity to innovate requires a culture of innovation underpinned by people, skills and new ways of working with the private sector
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03 Oct 2023
CIISec scores DSIT funding to expand successful CyberEPQ scheme
By Alex ScroxtonDSIT has committed to enhanced funding to expand CIISec’s CyberEPQ education programme after recording excellent results to date
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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
CDO interview: Lalo Luna, global head of strategy and insights, Heineken
By Mark SamuelsThe brewing giant is building a data ecosystem to bring new insights to the business and to make the most of emerging developments in artificial intelligence capabilities
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02 Oct 2023
Versity targets Exabyte volumes in data archiving
By Pierre BerlemontVersity builds archiving for Exabyte data volumes on tape and in object storage. It has built its own S3 and transitioned to a GPL licence for supercomputing archives
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02 Oct 2023
How the Australian government is approaching AI
By Aaron TanThe Australian government is experimenting with AI use cases in a safe environment while it figures out ways to harness the technology to benefit citizens and businesses
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29 Sep 2023
Government hands over £12.5m to farming tech innovators
By Lis EvenstadSome 19 projects focusing on automation and robotic technology will get funding from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to boost the agricultural sector
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29 Sep 2023
UK tech sector ‘let down’ and ‘betrayed’ over Rishi Sunak’s net-zero policy tweaks
By Caroline DonnellyNow the dust has settled on the news Rishi Sunak is tweaking several of the policies underpinning the government’s net-zero goal, the UK tech industry has hit back at the news
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29 Sep 2023
First subpostmaster Horizon conviction overturned in Scotland
By Karl FlindersScotland has seen its first Post Office Horizon conviction overturned, taking the UK total to 92
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29 Sep 2023
Government to hire 2,500 people for digital roles by 2025
By Lis EvenstadGovernment is aiming to ramp up digital skills in Whitehall with a promise to recruit 2,500 new tech and digital roles through apprenticeships and talent programmes
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29 Sep 2023
Government ‘breached privacy’ of Horizon victims with compensation offer, says lawyer
By Karl FlindersThe government breached the privacy of victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal through making a compensation offer public
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29 Sep 2023
Government launches £65m space tech fund
By Lis EvenstadThe funding from the UK Space Agency is part of the National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP), and aims to support and accelerate innovation in the sector
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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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29 Sep 2023
As India takes off to space, the stardust will fall on IT
By Pratima HarigunaniIndia's progress in space technology will yield benefits not only for its burgeoning space industry but also propel IoT and telephony applications
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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
US lawmakers write to AI firms about ‘gruelling’ work conditions
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonLawmakers have written to nine tech companies – including Amazon, Google and Microsoft – about the working conditions of those they employ to train and maintain their artificial intelligence systems, giving them until 11 October 2023 to respond
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28 Sep 2023
CyberSmart arming MSPs in security fight
By Simon QuickeVendor CyberSmart is keen to ensure those serving SMEs are as secure as their customers can be in the face of increasing attacks
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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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28 Sep 2023
Yahoo picks Intigriti to run crowdsourced bug bounty programme
By Alex ScroxtonDigital media brand Yahoo is setting up a crowdsourced bug bounty programme with ethical hacking specialist Intigriti, and is reaching out to the Capture the Flag community to participate
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27 Sep 2023
Five more subpostmasters have IT system-related convictions overturned
By Karl FlindersOver 90 former subpostmasters have so far seen wrongful convictions overturned since it was proved that software errors were to blame for accounting shortfalls
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27 Sep 2023
Now a graduated CNCF project, Istio contests complexity rep
By Beth PariseauBoasting a broader contributor base, including Microsoft, and with service mesh on the verge of going fully mainstream, Istio advocates look to shake the project's early image.
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27 Sep 2023
Post Office had no interest in subpostmaster welfare when taking legal action, says Fujitsu memo
By Karl FlindersFujitsu memo reveals Post Office didn’t care how legal action would affect its subpostmasters as it placed the reputation of its computer system before their welfare
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27 Sep 2023
Researchers offer free threat briefings on Vegas casino hackers
By Alex ScroxtonPermiso, a cloud detection and response startup, is making its threat intel team available to speak on Scattered Spider, the group behind recent cyber attacks on MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment
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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
U.S. antitrust case against Amazon not a clear win
By Makenzie HollandThe FTC is looking to make an antitrust case against Amazon for using anticompetitive strategies to harm both sellers and shoppers on its platform.