TechTarget News
News from TechTarget's global network of independent journalists. Stay current with the latest news stories. Browse thousands of articles covering hundreds of focused tech and business topics available on TechTarget's platform.Latest News
-
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
-
28 Mar 2024
Microsoft intros new responsible AI tools in Azure Studio
By Esther AjaoThe new tools address one of the barriers of adoption for enterprises looking to use generative AI technologies. It shows Microsoft’s thought process on government regulations.
-
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.
- Latest news from around the world
All News from the past 365 days
-
21 Sep 2023
New Git repository faces corporate open source doubts
By Beth PariseauCI/CD pipeline vendor Harness faces two challenges as it launches Gitness: a market dominated by GitHub and GitLab as well as concerns about vendor-led open source projects.
-
21 Sep 2023
Benefits, risks of Google AI chatbot's Bard Extensions
By Esther AjaoThe tech giant's new extensions enable users to use the AI chat tool to summarize information from their email or make travel plans. However, it still has problems with accuracy.
-
21 Sep 2023
OpenZFS interest grows alongside rise of unstructured data
By Adam ArmstrongWith the explosion of unstructured data, lower-cost file systems such as OpenZFS are gaining more attention as they continue to gain support from vendors.
-
21 Sep 2023
Cisco snaps up Splunk in $28bn application observability deal
By Cliff SaranThe acquisition builds out Cisco’s observability portfolio, with AI-based full-stack observability for hybrid cloud environments
-
21 Sep 2023
IT pros react to blockbuster $28B Cisco-Splunk deal
By Beth PariseauCisco goes through with its long-rumored acquisition of Splunk for security and observability. But the two aren't necessarily a perfect fit, according to some industry observers.
-
21 Sep 2023
‘Top’ ransomware gangs favour smaller businesses
By Alex ScroxtonDespite high-profile attacks on prominent organisations, the world’s most prolific ransomware operations tend to target smaller businesses
-
21 Sep 2023
Poor digital experience a blocker for cyber resilience
By Alex ScroxtonOrganisations that neglect the digital employee experience are not only vulnerable to employee attrition, but putting themselves at increased cyber risk, an Ivanti report finds
-
21 Sep 2023
GSMA: 5G enters next phase
By Joe O’HalloranState of the union report on 5G notes focus over the next few years will be on improving coverage in less densely populated areas while also ramping up investment to support 5G standalone, 5G-Advanced use cases
-
21 Sep 2023
Qualcomm teams with Charter, EE to accelerate Wi-Fi 7 future
By Joe O’HalloranComms platform giant partners with leading comms providers in UK and US to roll out Wi-Fi 7 tech to consumers.
-
21 Sep 2023
Connectivity challenges in new markets top IT leaders’ growth concerns in 2023
By Joe O’HalloranStudy shows global connectivity can be complicated, particularly when managing it across multiple regions, suggesting it is vital for businesses to acquire skills and local market expertise to reduce downtime and improve workforce efficiency
-
21 Sep 2023
Former Workday co-CEO takes similar role at Eightfold AI
By Patrick ThibodeauEx-Workday co-CEO Chano Fernandez joins Eightfold AI as co-CEO in January, coinciding with Carl Eschenbach becoming Workday's sole CEO. Eightfold has raised about $400M.
-
21 Sep 2023
Kite signed up by Sectigo to target CLM growth
Security player Sectigo appoints distributor Kite to reach more partners as the certificate market evolves
-
21 Sep 2023
Cisco targeting SME segment
By Simon QuickeCisco identifies shifting customer demands that will create more opportunities for its channel partners
-
21 Sep 2023
Cook Islands schools to get wired broadband
By Aaron TanSchools in the Cook Islands, which have been relying on satellite connectivity for teaching and learning, will get access to wired broadband via two Pacific submarine cables over the next three years
-
21 Sep 2023
Komprise offers insight into storage costs across clouds
By Tim McCarthyStorage Insights for the Komprise Data Management platform enables users to define metrics for storage consumption across clouds and vendors for cost management and migration.
-
20 Sep 2023
Okta: Caesars, MGM hacked in social engineering campaign
By Alexander CulafiIdentity management vendor Okta had previously disclosed that four unnamed customers had fallen victim to a social engineering campaign that affected victims' MFA protections.
-
20 Sep 2023
Intel promotes new computing era with AI PC
By Antone GonsalvesIntel says its upcoming Core Ultra will help lead personal computing to the AI PC era by making AI processing a mainstream task on PCs, like office productivity and video editing.
-
20 Sep 2023
Oracle adds employee recognition, rewards to its cloud HCM
By Patrick ThibodeauOracle boosts its Cloud HCM suite with an employee recognition platform and healthcare-tailored workforce scheduling tool, leveraging insights from its $28B Cerner Corp. purchase.
-
20 Sep 2023
Spotfire unveils generative AI plans, adds to pre-built apps
By Eric AvidonThe analytics specialist introduced the private preview of Copilot, which will enable customers to ask questions of their data and receive responses without having to write code.
-
20 Sep 2023
Linux Foundation ups ante on HashiCorp, hosts Terraform fork
By Beth PariseauAll eyes are on HashiCorp's response now that a community-driven fork of its Terraform infrastructure as code tool has been officially relaunched as a Linux Foundation project.
-
20 Sep 2023
Rishi Sunak under fire from UK tech stakeholders over revision of net-zero policies
By Caroline DonnellyThe prime minister has seen his decision to tweak and revise several policies that underpin the UK's net-zero goals criticised for potentially stunting the growth of the clean tech sector
-
20 Sep 2023
Cyber insurance report shows surge in ransomware claims
By Arielle WaldmanCoalition's H1 2023 report shows ransomware activity increased and severity reached "historic" highs as businesses lost an average of more than $365,000 following an attack.
-
20 Sep 2023
Parliament passes sweeping Online Safety Bill but tech companies still concerned over encryption
By Bill GoodwinOfcom will consult on standards to enforce new powers, but tech companies remain concerned about the impact of the bill’s ‘spy clause’, which could require them to scan encrypted messages
-
20 Sep 2023
HP encourages channel to help users improve working environments
By Simon QuickeSupplier’s work relationship study shines light on high levels of dissatisfaction from many workers with how things are currently operating
-
20 Sep 2023
Datacentre operators ‘hesitant’ over how to proceed with server farm builds as AI hype builds
By Caroline DonnellyAs the hype surrounding artificial intelligence enters a new phase with the rising enterprise and hyperscale interest in generative AI, operators are not sure how to proceed with new datacentre builds, it is claimed
-
20 Sep 2023
Exclusive Networks confirms Eccleston in EMEA role
By Simon QuickeAfter working across the region in an interim role, the channel veteran has now being given the job on a permanent basis
-
20 Sep 2023
Organisations failing to proactively address insider cyber risk
By Alex ScroxtonOrganisations are spending less than 10% of their annual security budgets on trying to solve one of the costliest problems in cyber: insider risk
-
20 Sep 2023
Oracle unveils new suite for analytics, AI data management
By Eric AvidonThe tech giant's new Fusion Data Intelligence Platform is aimed at fueling AI, BI and data management so customers can quickly take action based on analysis and insight.
-
20 Sep 2023
Multi-agency pilot aims to help innovators navigate regulatory landscape
By Cliff SaranRegulators join forces in pilot scheme to help businesses deploy new technologies in a way that complies with cross-industry regulations
-
20 Sep 2023
Starlink tops satellite performance ratings
By Joe O’HalloranAs the space-based connectivity sector gains increasing momentum, research finds that market leading satellite provider hits high levels of customer satisfaction for users in France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand and the UK in Q2 2023
-
20 Sep 2023
Zoom aims for contact centre boost with Workforce Engagement Management suite
By Joe O’HalloranLeading communications and collaboration technology provider unveils suite designed to help boost employee engagement and customer satisfaction
-
20 Sep 2023
Oracle CloudWorld 2023: Ellison heralds dawn of generative AI era
By Brian McKennaOracle’s founder and chief technology officer, Larry Ellison, lends his heft to the generative AI vogue
-
20 Sep 2023
How Google is priming its infrastructure for the AI wave
By Aaron TanThe technology giant is integrating purpose-built hardware with an optimised software stack to meet the heightened computational demands of next-generation AI workloads
-
19 Sep 2023
Braverman puts pressure on Meta to pause end-to-end encryption plans
By Bill GoodwinThe home secretary is calling on Meta to halt its plans to introduce encrypted messaging services on Facebook and Instagram until the company puts measures in place to detect abuse
-
19 Sep 2023
New revelations from the Snowden archive surface
By Stefania MauriziA decade after Snowden exposed NSA’s mass surveillance in cooperation with the British GCHQ, only about 1% of the documents have been published – but three major facts can finally be revealed thanks to a doctoral thesis in applied cryptography by Jacob Appelbaum
-
19 Sep 2023
Automation Anywhere intros new generative AI tools
By Esther AjaoThe new RPA tools come several months after the vendor added some initial GenAI capabilities to its platform and as vendors capitalize on the excitement about the AI technology.
-
19 Sep 2023
Industrial operations needs open technology ecosystem
By Jim O'DonnellTo fully realize the productivity promises of Industry 4.0, manufacturers need to take an open ecosystem approach that integrates proprietary OT systems with IT systems.
-
19 Sep 2023
Oracle databases in OCI now run on Microsoft Azure
By Tim McCarthyA new partnership between two enterprise technology giants adds Oracle's hardware and software for Microsoft Azure customers, as former rivals unite to compete against AWS.
-
19 Sep 2023
U.S. government shutdown would crush CHIPS Act momentum
By Makenzie HollandA U.S. government shutdown would significantly impact implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 as federal workers would be forced to stay home from work.
-
19 Sep 2023
Post Office employee changed story for witness statement used to destroy subpostmaster
By Karl FlindersPost Office inquiry hears how an auditor changed her story about a subpostmaster to help win court battle
-
19 Sep 2023
Okta confirms link to cyber attacks on Las Vegas casinos
By Alex ScroxtonOkta CISO David Bradbury confirms widespread speculation about the high-profile cyber attacks on two Las Vegas casino operators, revealing that the threat actors responsible had indeed abused its services as they earlier claimed
-
19 Sep 2023
EE updates 3G network closure dates
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s leading mobile operator releases more specific details about plans to devote spectrum resources to 4G and 5G services, and announces 3G scheme with charity
-
19 Sep 2023
Smartsheet scales project management for larger customers
By Mary ReinesThe work collaboration platform vendor's updates scale capabilities for task views, high-volume data management and visualizations to simplify organization for larger customers.
-
19 Sep 2023
SambaNova AI launches new chip: the SN40L
By Esther AjaoThe AI hardware and software provider's new chip offers enterprises a full stack approach to training LLM. It also makes it possible for customers to train multimodal models.
-
19 Sep 2023
CrowdStike looks to accelerate channel sales
By Simon QuickeSecurity player CrowdStrike cuts the ribbon on fresh partner programme, with the aim of making life easier
-
19 Sep 2023
Oracle's CX GenAI tools consolidate data, manage knowledge
By Mary ReinesThe cloud platform vendor unveiled GenAI tools to increase productivity for marketers, sales teams and customer service agents by creating content and retrieving information.
-
19 Sep 2023
Government pumps £10m into faster patient access to medtech
By Lis EvenstadThe funding aims to give developers support to rapidly develop innovative technologies that can address unmet clinical needs
-
19 Sep 2023
Managed print investments growing
By Simon QuickeResearch from Quocirca underlines market opportunity for those with the right solutions and ability to meet increasing customer expectations
-
19 Sep 2023
38TB Microsoft data leak highlights risks of oversharing
By Alex ScroxtonAn accidentally disclosed SAS token with excessive privileges enabled researchers to access nearly 40TB of Microsoft’s data, highlighting the risks of privilege mismanagement and oversharing
-
19 Sep 2023
Infinidat offers all-flash within a hybrid array
By Adam ArmstrongInfinidat places a virtual all-flash array in its hybrid storage system while doubling the capacity of InfiniBox SSA and carving it up for easier consumption.
-
19 Sep 2023
Cosmetics giant L'Oréal turns to Databricks for cloud data-led customer personalisation push
By Caroline DonnellyThe cosmetics giant is building on its past work with Databricks to provide more personalised care to its customers across the globe
-
19 Sep 2023
Veeam leads funding round for SaaS backup provider Alcion
By Paul CrocettiAnalysts say that while both Alcion and Veeam offer Microsoft 365 backup, there is enough difference in the products and enough need in the data protection market.
-
19 Sep 2023
Viavi projects gain Open Networks Ecosystem funding
By Joe O’HalloranTelecoms testing expert and partners gain slice of UK Department of Science, Innovation and Technology’s £88m 5G development fund to advance applications development over Open RAN networks
-
19 Sep 2023
UK wants international collaboration on AI for development
By Lis EvenstadForeign secretary James Cleverly uses speech at United Nations General Assembly to set out vision for potential of AI technology to speed up development in the world’s poorest nations
-
19 Sep 2023
Nominet and European counterparts link up on intelligence sharing
By Alex ScroxtonThe new European TLD ISAC, a collaborative project between top-level domain providers across Europe, aims to enhance their collective security posture to better protect internet users
-
19 Sep 2023
MTN standardises on IoT connectivity platform
By Joe O’HalloranAfrican mobile network operator standardises on Integra platform for its next-generation global eSIM IoT offering to provide connectivity, bundles, verticals and value-added services
-
18 Sep 2023
New Anyscale service enables fine-tuning of open source LLMs
By Esther AjaoThe AI startup introduced a service that lets enterprises deploy large language models into their applications using popular LLM APIs like Llama 2.
-
18 Sep 2023
Zoom releases work management tools for the contact center
By Mary ReinesThe video conferencing vendor expands its CCaaS offerings with its Workforce Engagement Management suite, which includes forecasting and scheduling tools for agents and managers.
-
18 Sep 2023
Microsoft AI researchers mistakenly expose 38 TB of data
By Alexander CulafiMicrosoft said no customer data was affected by the Azure Storage exposure and 'no other internal services were put at risk because of this issue,' which has been mitigated.
-
18 Sep 2023
Government offers £600,000 to subpostmasters with overturned convictions
By Karl FlindersSubpostmasters wrongfully convicted of financial crimes based on evidence from faulty Horizon software will be offered £600,000 compensation by government
-
18 Sep 2023
Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?
By Simon QuickeThe desire by firms across the channel to gain expertise and reward internal excellence continues to be a theme
-
18 Sep 2023
Satellite ecosystem launches drive to boost global connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranReport from global non-profit association of the satellite ecosystem finds doubling the population connected via satellite could generate global socio-economic benefits exceeding $250bn
-
18 Sep 2023
Unregulated DeFi services abused in latest pig butchering twist
By Alex ScroxtonPig butchering scammers are taking advantage of the unregulated nature of DeFi crypto trading apps to siphon off even more money from their victims, according to the latest findings of an ongoing investigation
-
18 Sep 2023
Scality CEO on ESG and storage as a solved problem
By Adam ArmstrongScality's CEO discusses the company's ESG efforts, ESG in IT, object storage's role in primary storage and AI while seeing the problems of storage have mostly been solved.
-
18 Sep 2023
Satellite 5G networks to gain lucrative orbit over next seven years
By Joe O’HalloranStudy predicts huge spike in additional revenue for satellite services operators for 5G comms to 2030, and outlined prospects for 6G networks, including coverage and throughput capabilities
-
18 Sep 2023
Iomart CEO departs
By Simon QuickeOutgoing boss Reece Donovan has overseen iomart’s move towards a managed services model, but is leaving the business with immediate effect
-
18 Sep 2023
CMA focuses on data for AI foundation model
By Cliff SaranFoundational AI models require vast amounts of data. Without access to diverse datasets, the market for foundational models risks being stifled
-
18 Sep 2023
Government seeks industry views on cyber threat to UK CNI
By Alex ScroxtonThe Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee is seeking evidence from the cyber sector as it launches an inquiry into the resilience of the UK's critical national infrastructure
-
18 Sep 2023
Virgin Media brings gigabit broadband to 6,900 homes in Stirling
By Joe O’HalloranFull-fibre broadband with average top speeds of 1,130Mbps now available to more than 6,900 additional homes and businesses in key Scottish city for the first time, following investment from recently created UK fibre provider
-
18 Sep 2023
Texas A&M University deploys IP Wave optical solutions for private 5G network
By Joe O’HalloranLeading US applied research facility university deploys optical technology in private 5G network to support advanced experimentation, technology development, testing and evaluation across a range of disciplines
-
18 Sep 2023
UK broadband sees speeds increase
By Joe O’HalloranStudy from UK communications regulator finds marked year-on-year, increase in service speeds as people upgrade to higher-bandwidth services, including full-fibre, plus a large increase in average upload speeds
-
15 Sep 2023
Industry 4.0 manufacturing success depends on enabling people
By Jim O'DonnellIndustry 4.0 success requires giving frontline workers the digital tools they need to solve problems and open, rather than closed, systems to drive collaboration.
-
15 Sep 2023
Employers cutting remote, hybrid work from tech job ads
By Patrick ThibodeauEmployers are being less upfront in job ads about the possibility of remote and hybrid work. The percentage of tech job ads that mention it has declined from a peak last summer.
-
15 Sep 2023
Microsoft to offer Oracle cloud database on Azure
By Brian McKennaOracle and Microsoft have trumpeted an expansion of their joint activity with the launch of Oracle Database@Azure. Microsoft will be the only other hyperscaler to offer OCI services
-
15 Sep 2023
Exclusive Networks expands relationship with One Identity
By Simon QuickeDistributor Exclusive Networks builds on existing relationship with access management player
-
15 Sep 2023
DOJ faces hurdles in antitrust battle with Google
By Makenzie HollandThe Dept. of Justice will need to overcome several hurdles to prove Google's alleged anticompetitive conduct in the online search market.
-
15 Sep 2023
TikTok fined €345m under GDPR for failing to protect children’s privacy
By Bill GoodwinData protection regulators warn social media companies to take all necessary measures to protect children’s privacy
-
15 Sep 2023
OVHcloud debuts ‘comprehensive’ carbon calculator for customers
By Caroline DonnellyFrench IaaS challenger OVHcloud has launched a tool to help its customers track their Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions
-
15 Sep 2023
Few organisations have a clear strategy for AI
By Cliff SaranFew organisations are confident with the main concepts involved in developing AI-enabled business models
-
15 Sep 2023
How India is driving tech developments at G20
By Pratima HarigunaniIndia’s G20 presidency marks an important stride towards establishing a global regulatory framework for the crypto industry, among other tech developments discussed at the global forum in New Delhi this year
-
15 Sep 2023
Dunelm's journey to micro front ends
By Cliff SaranWe find out how Dunelm has modernised its platform and web development with in-house ecommerce and serverless systems
-
15 Sep 2023
Las Vegas mainstay Caesars Palace likely paid off ransomware crew
By Alex ScroxtonCaesars Entertainment, owner of the lavish Roman Empire-themed Caesars Palace casino in Las Vegas, has revealed it also suffered a ransomware attack, and appears to have paid off its hackers
-
15 Sep 2023
Number of UK contactless payments rose by 30% last year
By Karl FlindersUK consumers are increasingly making contactless payments, with the number of payments using the technology up 30% last year
-
15 Sep 2023
UK space sector needs more people with AI skills, according to survey
By Lis EvenstadSpace sector survey shows machine learning and artificial intelligence skills are highly sought after, as the industry struggles to recruit and retain people with the necessary talent
-
15 Sep 2023
Cash injection of £88m announced for UK 5G mobile network R&D
By Joe O’HalloranLatest part of UK government plan to boost mobile services sees funding awarded to 19 projects through the Open Networks Ecosystem (ONE) competition designed to demonstrate the feasibility and reliability of open 5G connectivity
-
15 Sep 2023
Manchester police data breach a classic supply chain incident
By Alex ScroxtonThe developing data breach at Greater Manchester Police follows a cyber attack on the systems of a key supplier of ID services to the force
-
15 Sep 2023
EdgeUno deploys Ciena to improve network connectivity in Brazil, Mexico
By Joe O’HalloranLeading Latin American communications and infrastructure company provider taps optical comms tech firm to add what it calls significant capacity to support cloud and on-demand services
-
14 Sep 2023
Cloud pricing hits new mark amid multiple drivers
By John MooreCloud costs continue to rise, according to the U.S. government's latest pricing data. Wages, energy demands, emerging tech and consumption patterns contribute to the trend.
-
14 Sep 2023
Toyota outage shows not all backup failures are ransomware
By Tim McCarthyAn IT error for Toyota Motor Corporation knocked out production for a day, but the auto giant was quick to note the issue was not due to a cyberattack.
-
14 Sep 2023
CloudBees scales its Jenkins CI, previews SaaS platform
By Beth PariseauAbout a year after acquiring ReleaseIQ, CloudBees prepares the fruits of its integration for launch and adds long-awaited scale-out to its commercial version of Jenkins.
-
14 Sep 2023
A venture capitalist's take on generative AI investment
By Esther AjaoFunding for startups such as Anthropic, Cohere and Hugging Face shows that money is still flowing into the market. However, the criteria for funding are still strict.
-
14 Sep 2023
Developer platform Retool breached in vishing attack
By Arielle WaldmanA successful vishing attack against a Retool employee led to account takeovers of 27 cloud customers, but the company is pointing the finger at Google.
-
14 Sep 2023
Caesars Entertainment breached in social engineering attack
By Alexander CulafiCaesars said it took steps after the breach to "ensure that the stolen data is deleted by the unauthorized actor," suggesting it paid a ransom to the attackers.
-
14 Sep 2023
Databricks lands $500M in new funding, now valued at $43B
By Eric AvidonThe data lakehouse pioneer recently acquired MosaicML for $1.3 billion and could use the new capital to finance acquisitions and further investment in generative AI.
-
14 Sep 2023
Sharp responds to changing behaviour with virtual showroom
By Simon QuickeThe firm’s channel can show off a range of products and services through a virtual showroom, rather than making users travel to a physical destination
-
14 Sep 2023
More than 60% of firms have lost diverse tech talent
By Clare McDonaldFocusing on recruiting diverse tech talent can be hard, but firms are finding that keeping the talent they already have can be an even harder task
-
14 Sep 2023
Dremio launches updated SQL query acceleration capabilities
By Eric AvidonThe data lakehouse specialist's new version of its SQL query acceleration tool, Reflections, includes automated recommendations and automatic data refresh capabilities.
-
14 Sep 2023
Data on over 3,000 Airbus suppliers leaked after breach
By Alex ScroxtonAn emergent threat actor has leaked details of multiple sensitive Airbus suppliers after claiming to have accessed the firm’s systems having hacked customer Turkish Airlines
-
14 Sep 2023
Auxilion completes stage one of UK investment plan
By Simon QuickeManaged services centre of excellence in Sheffield is the start of a busy period for the ambitious MSP
-
14 Sep 2023
BlackCat on the hook for cyber attack that crippled Vegas casinos
By Alex ScroxtonThe ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operation claimed responsibility for an attack that forced MGM Resorts to shut down systems at some of Las Vegas’ most popular gambling venues