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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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03 Apr 2024
Ransomware kill switch may save 99% of files from encryption
By Alex ScroxtonMDR specialist Adlumin says its new features will help customers stop in-progress ransomware attacks before they can cause significant damage
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03 Apr 2024
Women in Data: MoD’s first chief data officer on overcoming imposter syndrome
By Madeline BennettAt the recent Women In Data event, Caroline Bellamy outlined why the defence sector needs diversity of thinking when tackling threats
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03 Apr 2024
Fujitsu staff instructed how to bid for government contracts during self-imposed ban
By Karl FlindersLeak reveals how Fujitsu advises staff to approach UK government customers during its self-imposed bidding pause, as well as details of a multimillion-pound project to protect its reputation
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02 Apr 2024
GitHub Actions-hosted runners tie in Azure private networks
By Beth PariseauPrivate network support is also planned for AWS and Google Cloud Platform, but industry watchers see a power play for Microsoft Azure in GitHub Actions updates this week.
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02 Apr 2024
Microsoft unbundles Teams, but change won't affect market
By Makenzie HollandMicrosoft's decision to separate out Teams from its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 products might satisfy regulators, but won't change adoption trends.
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02 Apr 2024
Microsoft pushes Teams out of M365 and O365 bundle globally
By Cliff SaranMicrosoft claims Teams push out of bundle will simplify pricing, with enterprise IT buyers possibly better off
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02 Apr 2024
Security and AI occupy SME thoughts
By Simon QuickeDigital workspace player Espria shares the themes it uncovered at its recent discussion around technology that delivers users peace of mind
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02 Apr 2024
Risks and rewards of AI in HCM
By Cliff SaranResearch from Citi Commercial Bank warns of the risks associated with overusing AI in human capital management
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02 Apr 2024
Flash storage prices rise by 25% as manufacturers chase profitability
By Antony AdsheadAnalysis of 30,000-plus drive prices shows cost of flash drives per gigabyte rose sharply since October 2023, as memory manufacturers limit supplies and increase prices
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02 Apr 2024
Finnish industrial groups launch AI and robotics ventures
By Gerard O'DwyerIndustrial companies across a broad range of sectors in Finland are applying artificial intelligence to their operation
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02 Apr 2024
US and UK agree AI safety collaboration
By Cliff SaranThe UK and US governments have signed an agreement to forge close ties between their respective AI Safety Institutes
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01 Apr 2024
Open source alert over intentionally placed backdoor
By Alex ScroxtonA backdoor in the open source XZ Utils data compression library could have led to widespread compromise across the Linux ecosystem - and the community is on the trail of a developer who seems to be behind it
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29 Mar 2024
Organisations getting better at spotting identity fraud
By Alex ScroxtonAs the barriers to committing identity fraud continue to drop, organisations should consider more sophisticated technical measures to successfully up their game, according to a report
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28 Mar 2024
US AI policy for federal agencies requires transparency
By Makenzie HollandThe OMB's new policy calls for federal agencies to be transparent about AI use and designate chief AI officers to coordinate efforts.
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28 Mar 2024
Government lifts chip strategy with a bit more cash
By Cliff SaranUnlike the EU and US, the UK government appears to be taking its time on providing a large cash injection to build out the UK semiconductor sector
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28 Mar 2024
UK plc going backwards on cyber maturity, Cisco report claims
By Alex ScroxtonFewer UK organisations believe their cyber security postures have reached a mature level than did so 12 months ago, as they struggle to keep up with new challenges and a fast-evolving threat landscape
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28 Mar 2024
Sellafield to be prosecuted over alleged cyber compliance failure
By Alex ScroxtonSellafield Ltd, the organisation responsible for cleaning up and decommissioning the UK's largest nuclear waste site, is to be prosecuted over alleged cyber security failings dating back to 2019
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28 Mar 2024
Climb CEO talks emerging vendors, expansion and UK importance
By Simon QuickeWe speak to the distributor’s chief executive, Dale Foster, who has plans to widen the reach of the business and believes the need for specialists remains as high as ever
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28 Mar 2024
Counter-eavesdropping agency unlawfully used surveillance powers to identify journalist’s source
By Bill GoodwinMore than 750 journalists had their communications data accessed by law enforcement and government agencies between 2018 and 2022
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28 Mar 2024
Remote access is the Post Office’s known unknown
By Karl FlindersCalls for criminal investigation after covert recordings are latest evidence to reveal extent of Post Office knowledge of remote access to subpostmaster accounts
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27 Mar 2024
Ransomware gang leaks data stolen from Scottish NHS board
By Alex ScroxtonData stolen from an earlier attack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway has been leaked by a ransomware gang that claims to be in possession of much more content
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27 Mar 2024
TD Synnex expects improving market through 2024
By Simon QuickeDistributor shares Q1 numbers, but looks to PC growth and impact of AI to help drive business forward
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27 Mar 2024
Cyber spies, not cyber criminals, behind most zero-day exploitation
By Alex ScroxtonAnalysis from Google has found that zero-day vulnerabilities are much more heavily exploited for espionage purposes than for financially motivated cyber crime
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27 Mar 2024
Ofgem begins consultation on dynamic price caps
By Cliff SaranSmart meters make it possible to manage the electricity grid in a more flexible way, but millions are facing connectivity issues
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27 Mar 2024
Indian large language models gain momentum
By Pratima HarigunaniIndian LLMs trained on Indic languages are now being used by businesses and governments to better serve the needs of a diverse multilingual country
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27 Mar 2024
Lord Holmes: UK cannot 'wait and see' to regulate AI
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonLegislation is needed to seize the benefits of artificial intelligence while minimising its risks, says Lord Holmes - but the government’s ‘wait and see’ approach to regulation will fail on both fronts
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27 Mar 2024
Leaked comms reveal Fujitsu eyeing huge UK government bounty, despite Post Office scandal promise
By Karl FlindersWhile subpostmasters fight tooth and nail for justice and financial redress, Fujitsu continues to target millions of UK taxpayer pounds
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27 Mar 2024
UK regional science and tech startups grew in 2023
By Lis EvenstadGlobally there is still a post-pandemic funding slump, but UK startups in regions such as Wales and Yorkshire grew private sector investment in 2023
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26 Mar 2024
Qilin ransomware gang claims cyber attack on the Big Issue
By Alex ScroxtonA ransomware attack on the systems of publisher and social enterprise Big Issue Group has been claimed by the Qilin gang
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26 Mar 2024
Cern: Challenges of GPU datacentre management
By Cliff SaranCern is a major user of Kubernetes. The container orchestration technology offers a way to democratise AI hardware
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26 Mar 2024
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange given temporary reprieve over extradition
By Bill GoodwinCourt seeks assurances from the US that Assange will be given First Amendment Rights, will not prejudiced at trial because of his nationality, and will not be subject to the death penalty
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26 Mar 2024
Alletra MP hardware changes see HPE orient arrays towards AI
By Yann SerraHPE doubles controller nodes, boosts capacity with denser drives, cuts caches and builds in 100Gbps links to bring denser, faster storage aimed at all parts of the AI/ML pipeline
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26 Mar 2024
Shareholders win when businesses do better at cyber
By Alex ScroxtonThe more advanced a company’s cyber security performance, and the more engaged its board is with security issues, the greater the return for shareholders, a report has found
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26 Mar 2024
Softcat boss talks H1 results, M&A and growing headcount
By Simon QuickeIn light of the release of numbers for the channel player’s first half, Softcat’s CEO shares his thoughts on the progress made
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26 Mar 2024
Apple, Meta and Alphabet under EU scrutiny
By Cliff SaranUnder the new Digital Markets Act, European commissioners are looking at potential issues with the way Apple, Alphabet and Meta operate their platforms
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26 Mar 2024
Goldman Sachs discusses virtues of Kubernetes for virtual machine management
By Cliff SaranKubernetes is not only a platform for orchestrating containers – Goldman Sachs has found it offers the same benefits when used to manage virtual machines
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26 Mar 2024
NHS SBS launches digital advisory framework
By Lis EvenstadThe Digital Health Advisory Services framework agreement aims to provide a way for health and care organisations to get help with digital transformation and skills
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26 Mar 2024
Softcat shares H1 progress
By Simon QuickeChannel player indicates the business emerged from a tough 2023 in decent shape, and ambition to grow market share remains paramount
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26 Mar 2024
GTC 2024: Storage suppliers queue up to ride the Nvidia AI wave
By Antony AdsheadStorage supplier announcements at Nvdia conference centre on infrastructure integration, tackling the GPU I/O bottleneck and AI hallucinations by running Nvidia NeMo and NIM microservices
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26 Mar 2024
How SAP is infusing AI into its business applications
By Aaron TanSAP’s chief artificial intelligence officer, Philipp Herzig, outlines the company’s approach towards AI and how it is making the technology more accessible to customers
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26 Mar 2024
NCSC reaffirms guidance for those at risk of Chinese state hacking
By Alex ScroxtonAs the UK and US governments announce sanctions and indictments of a Chinese state threat actor, the NCSC has reiterated its security advice for individuals at risk of being targeted for espionage purposes
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26 Mar 2024
US authorities charge seven over Chinese hacking
By Alex ScroxtonThe US Department of Justice has charged seven Chinese nationals linked to the APT31 threat actor that targeted politicians in the UK and US
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26 Mar 2024
Sums of money Post Office ‘stole’ from subpostmasters may never be known
By Karl FlindersMP asks government minister for figure on how much money the Post Office took from subpostmasters who were wrongly blamed for accounting shortfalls
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25 Mar 2024
Which? calls for government action on fake banking sites
By Alex ScroxtonAmid high volumes of spoofed, fraudulent banking websites, Which? is calling for the government to implement new legal obligations for domain registrars
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25 Mar 2024
Interview: Priyanka Sharma, executive director, CNCF
By Cliff SaranWe speak to the Cloud Native Computing Forum chief about her own journey in software development and the continuous drive towards greater inclusivity
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22 Mar 2024
Generative AI emerges as sustainability opportunity
By Makenzie HollandGenerative AI can be a useful tool for helping business leaders achieve climate and sustainability goals.
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22 Mar 2024
Court finds EncroChat hacked messages admissible as former footballer is jailed
By Bill GoodwinA judge in ‘lead’ EncroChat case found that messages obtained by police from the encrypted phone network can be lawfully used in evidence
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22 Mar 2024
Nationwide building society falls victim to IT outage
By Alex ScroxtonNationwide joins McDonald’s, Greggs, Sainsbury’s and Tesco as the fifth major high street name to experience an IT service outage in the space of a week
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22 Mar 2024
Fujitsu won’t sign any new business in Ireland
By Karl FlindersFujitsu is closing down its Irish business after a review of the operation’s current performance and market outlook
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22 Mar 2024
Open Data Institute launches digital policy manifesto
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe Open Data Institute has launched a policy manifesto ahead of the UK general election that outlines policies and issues it believes must be part of the political discussion around digital and data
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22 Mar 2024
Sidecarless Istio Ambient Mesh clears cloud interop hurdle
By Beth PariseauIstio's Ambient Mesh is now compatible with major cloud providers' managed Kubernetes services, available as an Amazon EKS add-on and slated for beta in the next release.
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22 Mar 2024
Nutanix CEO: VMware customers ‘not in a happy place’
By Stephen WithersCompany CEO Rajiv Ramaswami claims VMware customers have doubts about whether VMware will be the right long-term platform for them, singling out those that have made the switch to Nutanix
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22 Mar 2024
Everywoman announces 2024 Women in Tech Awards winners
By Clare McDonaldNetwork for women in business, Everywoman, has announced the winners of this year’s technology awards, in partnership with Bupa
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22 Mar 2024
Post Office Capture users’ campaign for justice gathers pace
By Karl FlindersThe government is taking Post Office Capture allegations seriously as former subpostmasters seek answers
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21 Mar 2024
UN AI resolution marks global interest in rules, principles
By Makenzie HollandWhile the United Nations' artificial intelligence resolution does not create legally binding rules, it might indicate which countries are thinking in that direction.
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21 Mar 2024
US sues Apple, alleging smartphone monopoly
By Alex ScroxtonA major legal action against Apple over its dominance of the smartphone market has kicked off in the US, alleging anticompetitive practices on Apple’s part that have damaged the sector and restricted consumer choice
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21 Mar 2024
DOJ sues Apple for monopolizing smartphone market
By Makenzie HollandThe DOJ is pursuing an antitrust case against Apple in a move the enforcement agency hopes will eventually spur competition in the smartphone market.
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21 Mar 2024
Microsoft shares progress in getting the channel to embrace AI
By Simon QuickeVendor reveals the activity it has inspired in the channel since promoting artificial intelligence with partner programmes last summer
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21 Mar 2024
NCSC guidance to help CEOs work through cyber incidents
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC has published in-depth guidance on how business leaders should respond to a cyber attack or data breach. Learn about some of the key steps you will need to follow
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21 Mar 2024
Three UK sees top-line revenue growth but first EBIT loss since 2010
By Joe O’HalloranUK mobile network operator reports earnings loss for the first time since 2010 but growth in certain customer segments driven by business-to-business, 5G, home broadband and Smarty service
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21 Mar 2024
Post Office scandal fallout for Fujitsu could open UK public sector to Indian giants
By Karl FlindersPost Office scandal has damaged public trust in Japanese IT supplier Fujitsu, which could open door to primed rivals
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21 Mar 2024
HMRC legacy UK customs system to be switched off for good
By Lis EvenstadThe 30-year-old Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (Chief) system will cease to exist on 4 June 2024, six years after HMRC originally planned to shut it down
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21 Mar 2024
IR35 reforms: IT contractors urged to reclaim tax they may have overpaid in off-payroll settlements
By Caroline DonnellyWith the government set to fix the settlements offset issue from 6 April, contractor insurance firm Qdos is urging individuals who worked for non-compliant IR35 organisations to see if they can reclaim any money they have overpaid
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20 Mar 2024
Documenting, testing will help businesses navigate AI rules
By Makenzie HollandGiven the U.S.'s absence of AI regulations, businesses will likely mitigate AI deployment risks through contractual language.
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20 Mar 2024
Ukrainians crack network that stole 100m email, social accounts
By Alex ScroxtonThree members of an organised cyber criminal group who hacked and appropriated personal email and social media accounts face up to 15 years in prison
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20 Mar 2024
Oracle Cloud: A discussion about public cloud, dedicated regions and Alloy
By Cliff SaranWe speak to Oracle cloud chief technical architect Pradeep Vincent about cloud deployment scenarios
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20 Mar 2024
UK’s cyber resilience stagnates as more fall victim to attacks
By Alex ScroxtonThe government is calling on businesses to ramp up their cyber protections as study shows improvements to resilience are stagnating amid an ever-growing volume of attacks
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20 Mar 2024
Inclusive approaches to AI governance needed to engage public
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonTechnology practitioners and experts gathered at an annual Alan Turing Institute-run conference discussed the need for more inclusive approaches to AI governance that actually engage citizens and workers
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20 Mar 2024
How Vast Data is simplifying data infrastructure
By Aaron TanVast Data CEO Renen Hallak explains how the company’s unified data platform that combines storage, database and compute capabilities into a single technology stack can improve the efficiency of analytics and artificial intelligence workloads
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20 Mar 2024
Greggs forced to close branches amid IT issue
By Karl FlindersGreggs is the latest in a string of retailers hit by IT problems that have caused major disruption
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20 Mar 2024
OVHcloud sounds the call for microservices partners
By Simon QuickeLack of customer skills has created a need for more services to be available around Docker and Kubernetes
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20 Mar 2024
Computacenter delivers solid set of 2023 results
By Simon QuickeChannel player Computacenter indicates that it weathered the macroeconomic storms and has continued to deliver another year of growth
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20 Mar 2024
ServiceNow acquires 4Industry, EY Smart to boost smart industry
By Joe O’HalloranDigital workflow company announced its latest acquisitions of 4Industry and EY’s Smart Daily Management app to accelerate digital transformation
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20 Mar 2024
SAP S/4HANA data migration beset by poor and fragmented strategy
By Antony AdsheadSurvey finds customers transitioning to S/4HANA lack strategic thinking and skills, can’t access data, face challenges in data duplication, can’t use AI, and worry about compliance
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20 Mar 2024
Singtel to host Vultr’s GPU workloads in AI datacentres
By Aaron TanVultr users will be able to deploy large-scale clusters of Nvidia H100 GPUs in Vultr’s Singapore region hosted in Singtel’s AI datacentres by the third quarter this year
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19 Mar 2024
HashiCorp stock rises, users' hearts fall on sale report
By Beth PariseauHashiCorp could be an enticing asset for a large IT vendor. But a sale wouldn't necessarily be great news for customers who value the neutrality of its cloud-native apps.
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19 Mar 2024
MSPs must continue to evolve
By Simon QuickeManaged service providers have gone through several changes over the years and the need to adapt continues to be paramount
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19 Mar 2024
Vast targets AI checkpointing write performance with distributed RAID
By Antony AdsheadAI checkpointing operations targeted by Vast Data as it touts QLC-based storage for AI workloads
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19 Mar 2024
Australia’s cyber security spending to grow 11.5% this year
By Aaron TanHighly publicised cyber attacks and growing regulatory obligations are keeping security and risk top of mind for Australian organisations this year, says Gartner
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18 Mar 2024
Cisco lays out security, observability plans for Splunk
By Beth PariseauCisco disclosed broad integration plans for its $28 billion acquisition of Splunk, now officially closed, that will encompass AI, security, observability and networking.
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18 Mar 2024
GitOps users warned to patch 3 new Argo CD CVEs
By Beth PariseauThree recently identified vulnerabilities, one designated high severity, now have fixes following a lengthy disclosure process and disagreements about their real-world risk.
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18 Mar 2024
Spring Budget risks funding legally questionable police tech
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonOpen legal questions around how UK police are using facial recognition and cloud technology could undermine the £230m investment committed in the Spring Budget to “time and money-saving technology” for police
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18 Mar 2024
The Security Interviews: Alex Yampolskiy, SecurityScorecard
By Alex ScroxtonAlex Yampolskiy conceived the idea for risk management specialist SecurityScorecard after getting stung by a SaaS supplier that was being cavalier with its customer data. He tells his story to Computer Weekly
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18 Mar 2024
Cohesity: We won’t abandon NetBackup customers or force migration
By Yann SerraCEO promises no forced migration to Cohesity and not to abandon any NetBackup product while building new leadership in artificial intelligence and security around Cohesity Gaia
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18 Mar 2024
Budgets rise as IT decision-makers ramp up cyber security spending
By Cliff SaranFew IT leaders surveyed in the TechTarget/Enterprise Strategy Group 2024 Technology Spending Intentions study say they are spending less this year
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18 Mar 2024
Bytes shares FY update as it investigates Murphy departure
By Simon QuickeChannel player Bytes’s interim CEO talks of growth while the board shares reasons for the former leader’s exit
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18 Mar 2024
Juniper enhances programme with increased MSP support
By Simon QuickeNetworking vendor is hoping a strategy of providing AI-capable products and a supportive programme will enable partners to deliver more growth
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18 Mar 2024
CCS slammed over errors in G-Cloud 14 data protection documents
By Caroline DonnellyThe government’s procurement arm is under fire again, after prospective suppliers to the G-Cloud 14 framework raised complaints about CCS’s quality control procedures
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18 Mar 2024
Deep fake AI services on Telegram pose risk for elections
By Bill GoodwinDeep fake services advertised on Telegram and other platforms pose a risk to upcoming elections in Europe, Asia and the US
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18 Mar 2024
Liverpool to get AI hub for health and social care
By Lis EvenstadArtificial intelligence platform set to use NHS Integrated Care System Data to make better and decisions for patients in Liverpool, with a focus on mental health services
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18 Mar 2024
G7 nations sign deal to harness AI potential
By Lis EvenstadG7 nations will produce a joint report on how to increase artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, boost growth of the quantum sector and create an AI toolkit to inform policy-making
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18 Mar 2024
Government needs ‘realistic plan’ for adopting AI, says NAO
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonBenefits of artificial intelligence in public sector will only be realised if government ensures overall programme for adoption is supported by realistic plan to tackle range of longstanding barriers
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18 Mar 2024
Neos Networks beefs up C-suite to prep for new phase of accelerated growth
By Joe O’HalloranFollowing recent investments in its UK-wide high-capacity network, critical network infrastructure provider makes two C-level appointments aimed at making the company ready to embark on a new phase of accelerated growth
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17 Mar 2024
UK’s AI ambitions pointless while cyber security is still neglected
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK’s AI ambitions may be at considerable risk without stronger cyber defences across the private and public sectors
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15 Mar 2024
Global McDonalds IT outage result of third-party error
By Alex ScroxtonAn IT outage that forced McDonald's to temporarily shutter thousands of restaurants has been blamed on a configuration error by a third-party supplier, but there is no suspicion of foul play
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15 Mar 2024
U.S. TikTok ban, data broker bills target data practices
By Makenzie HollandCongress is targeting companies' data practices through bills that limit data transfers and transactions to entities headquartered in countries of concern.
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15 Mar 2024
CISA software supply chain security form omits SBOMs
By Beth PariseauFederal suppliers now have a self-attestation deadline amid ongoing efforts to secure software supply chains. But SBOMs' spotlight is fading and big risks remain, experts said.
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15 Mar 2024
UK government calls on comms firms to limit installation of telegraph poles
By Joe O’HalloranAfter public demonstrations, minister urges communications industry to ‘do whatever it takes’ to share existing infrastructure to avoid ‘inappropriately or unnecessarily throwing up’ new telegraph poles
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15 Mar 2024
London Mayor’s Office reprimanded over data breach
By Alex ScroxtonThe London Mayor’s Office has been reprimanded by the ICO after an internal error exposed the data of people who had made complaints against the Metropolitan Police
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15 Mar 2024
NHS to extend use of AI to cut waiting times and missed appointments
By Lis EvenstadFollowing a pilot of AI software predicting likely missed appointments at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, 10 further trusts will deploy the system