TechTarget News - Week of Oct 02, 2016
Mon Oct 3, 2016
TalkTalk overhauls broadband packages to challenge rivals
Internet service provider TalkTalk throws down the gauntlet to its rivals by making a number of changes to its packages that it claims will put customers' interests first
Mon Oct 3, 2016
Dutch government uses Microsoft Dynamics to improve recruitment
Government recruitment and career management of senior civil servants in the Netherlands has been improved through a Microsoft Dynamics implementation
Mon Oct 3, 2016
Network Rail hires Jeremy Vincent as CIO
Jeremy Vincent takes on the role of CIO at Network Rail after former CIO Susan Cooklin was appointed as route services director earlier in 2016
Mon Oct 3, 2016
Government invests £220m in tech projects to help "future-proof" post-Brexit economy
Chancellor Philip Hammond highlights the role high-tech industries have to play in safe-guarding the post-Brexit economy
Tue Oct 4, 2016
DDoS attacks consistent, relentless and costly, report shows
The latest global DDoS report from Neustar underlines the importance of investing in appropriate defences as the high volume of attacks looks set to increase
Tue Oct 4, 2016
Splunk .conf2016: Closing the tech gender gap requires a shift in culture
Cyber security experts assembled at the Splunk 2016 conference to discuss the gender gap in cyber security and what can be done to solve it
Tue Oct 4, 2016
CloudPhysics details virtual machine cost in the cloud
This week, bloggers look into virtual machine cost in the cloud, incident response automation and untangling Mac OS X PPTP connections.
Tue Oct 4, 2016
Demand rises for low-cost flash storage across Australia
Flash storage gains popularity in Australia, as smaller organisations are attracted by lower prices and higher capacity
Wed Oct 5, 2016
Predictive lead scoring among new Sales Cloud features
Einstein offers sales reps insight to smarter lead scores, but users wonder how deep the predictive capabilities of Salesforce's newest feature will go.
Wed Oct 5, 2016
Pros and cons of a DIY approach to contributing to open source efforts
Everyone wants to contribute to open source projects, but few consider the risks. Salesforce evangelist James Ward outlines the legal and security risks involved.
Thu Oct 6, 2016
Swedish bank uses Amelia the robot for customer services
SEB is using AI software from IPsoft for customer service after a successful internal project
Thu Oct 6, 2016
Benioff follows Will.i.am on stage to promote Stem education as way out
Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff endorses Will.i.am’s education drive for black youth and Bono’s anti-AIDS charity, (Red)
Thu Oct 6, 2016
Collaborative tool Quip furthers Salesforce integration
Pinterest used Quip to enhance collaboration between different departments in order to create new video advertising for its popular social media application.
Fri Oct 7, 2016
Avaya joins vendors offering cloud-based management of WLANs
Avaya plans to offer in the first half of next year cloud-based management for its access switches and WLAN 9100 access points.