TechTarget News - Week of Aug 16, 2015
Sun Aug 16, 2015
Mobile phone users at risk as hackers bug and track victims
An investigation by Australian TV show 60 Minutes demonstrates how hackers based thousands of miles away in Germany were able to record the calls of an Australian senator and track his movements
Mon Aug 17, 2015
AT&T a key NSA partner in internet spying Snowden docs show
The NSA considered its relationship with AT&T to be unique and especially productive, leaked documents show
Mon Aug 17, 2015
Netflix shuts down final datacentre to go all-in on public cloud
Netflix is gearing up for the closure of its final datacentre, as it makes good on its earlier pledge to move more of its IT infrastructure to the public cloud
Mon Aug 17, 2015
SDN blogs: How white box networking saves money
In this week's blogs, experts explain why white box networking costs less, and the differences between SD-WAN and WAN optimization.
Tue Aug 18, 2015
IaaS providers pin hopes on spending cut reprieve for G-Cloud 7
G-Cloud suppliers are calling on the government to step up, rather than scale back, investment in the framework as spending cuts loom
Tue Aug 18, 2015
Cloud storage service Wuala to close in November
Seagate-owned cloud storage player confirms its closure and gives users three months' notice to remove their data from its servers
Tue Aug 18, 2015
Big Switch SDN fabric gets better OpenStack, VMware support
The Big Switch SDN fabric upgrade improves OpenStack and vSphere support for cloud providers and high-scale data centers.
Wed Aug 19, 2015
O2’s self-optimising network will learn from customers
O2 upgrades its mobile network with features that learn from customer behaviour to optimise network coverage and performance
Thu Aug 20, 2015
Mumsnet suffers multi-vector cyber attack
Mumsnet has been hit by a DDoS attack, its admin hacked and data stolen, and then a hoax call sent armed police to the home of the organisation's co-founder, Justine Roberts
Thu Aug 20, 2015
CIO interview: Emil Dahlin, Svevia
Svevia CIO Emil Dahlin transformed the IT of a former Swedish government organisation as it became an independent company
Thu Aug 20, 2015
Broadband Stakeholder Group to review UK net neutrality policy
The Broadband Stakeholder Group commissions an independent review into the UK’s industry-led approach to net neutrality and the open internet
Thu Aug 20, 2015
Altnet association calls for share of BDUK clawback cash
Broadband trade association Inca calls for BT’s BDUK broadband claw-back money to be opened up to altnet suppliers
Fri Aug 21, 2015
ICO orders Google to remove links to right to be forgotten takedowns
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) says Google must remove newer links that reveal the same details as previously removed links
Fri Aug 21, 2015
Container IT gets boost with Docker enhancement
In this week's SN blogs, analysts discuss Docker, the real value of an industry certification and the capabilities of a new Linux project aimed at virtualized environments.
Fri Aug 21, 2015
Salisbury NHS signs up to Lorenzo electronic patient record system
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust the latest NHS trust to implement the Lorenzo electronic patient record system (EPR)