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08 Dec 2023
Recruiting tech glitch adds to military's recruiting struggles
By Patrick ThibodeauThe U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force all faced recruiting shortfalls this year thanks to labor market competition. But challenges include inadequate recruiting technology.
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08 Dec 2023
Fossil's experience building an internal AI image generator
By Lev CraigAI hallucinations are generally considered a bug of the technology to be worked out as it evolves. But uncanny and imaginative AI-generated output can sometimes be a benefit.
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08 Dec 2023
Knime updates analytics platform with new GenAI capabilities
By Eric AvidonThe vendor's latest release improves the accuracy of its GenAI chatbot, including citations so users can know the source of the chatbot's responses, and features a new UI.
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17 May 2023
CIO interview: Ravi Malick, Box
By Karl FlindersRavi Malick has always been a technologist at heart, and via political science, startups and consultancy, landed in his current role at Box
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17 May 2023
Connexin makes key step in fulfilling full-fibre build plan for 2023
By Joe O’HalloranIoT and digital Infrastructure specialist reveals onboarding of Tier 1 contractors to accelerate increasing full-fibre network expansion
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17 May 2023
Vodafone to axe 11,000 jobs in Europe after ‘not good enough’ financial year
By Joe O’HalloranAxe set to swing on Vodafone staff after fiscal year 2023 shows performance slowdown, with turnaround strategy to be based on customers, simplicity and growth
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16 May 2023
CIOs take on organizational adaptability, resilience
By John MooreCIOs and other tech executives are bracing their organizations to remain flexible in a period of unpredictable developments and bounce back when they take a punch.
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16 May 2023
SAP Business AI and sustainability dominate Sapphire
By Jim O'DonnellThe new SAP Business AI, which embeds AI into a number of SAP products, and new SAP sustainability products including its 'green ledger' highlighted the first day of SAP Sapphire.
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16 May 2023
Chinese APT exploits TP-Link router firmware via implant
By Alexander CulafiCheck Point Software Technologies said the malicious implant, which it attributed to Chinese APT "Camaro Dragon," was firmware agnostic and could be used against other vendors.
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16 May 2023
OpenAI CEO advocates for AI regulation
By Makenzie HollandTo mitigate harms caused by artificial intelligence, industry leaders including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said regulation will be necessary.
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16 May 2023
SONiC NOS faces challenges fitting in with mainstream
By Antone GonsalvesGartner estimates that fewer than 200 enterprises have SONiC in production, out of a potential data center market of 100,000. One startup describes the NOS as 'a mess' to deploy.
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16 May 2023
Executive interview: DNS designer David Holtzman discusses net security
By Cliff SaranHow is it possible for criminals to lure people onto fake websites? Holtzman says it’s because DNS is fundamentally insecure
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16 May 2023
Qlik completes purchase of Talend, boosts integration suite
By Eric AvidonWith the acquisition, the longtime analytics vendor adds a data fabric approach and improved data quality and governance prowess to its burgeoning data integration platform.
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16 May 2023
ServiceNow adds generative AI to Now Platform, ties to Azure
By Ed ScannellServiceNow launched two generative AI offerings, including a natural language search tool and a connection to Microsoft's Azure OpenAI, with further AI investments to follow.
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16 May 2023
Gartner highlights four trends shaping enterprise cloud, edge and datacentre investments
By Caroline DonnellyAnalyst lifts lid on how enterprise attitudes to cloud, datacentre and edge-related digital transformation projects are changing
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16 May 2023
Plexal launches Cyber Runway 3.0 accelerator programme
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe latest iteration of Plexal’s government-backed cyber security startup accelerator will run four work streams to boost startups at various stages of maturity and growth
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16 May 2023
NetApp to promise ransomware warranty payout
By Antony AdsheadNetApp will recover data hit by ransomware or pay a warranty, and has added entry-level SAN arrays and full access to all NetApp software across its hardware families
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16 May 2023
Micron 6500 Ion increases layers over 200, lowers price
By Adam ArmstrongMicron expanded its enterprise SSD portfolio with the 232-layer Micron 6500 Ion to lower costs and the Micron XTR, a new SLC, to increase overall performance.
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16 May 2023
No10 Innovation Fellowship Programme ramps up AI focus
By Lis EvenstadSecond round of the programme, run jointly by Number 10 and the Government Digital Service, focuses on AI and automation
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16 May 2023
Scality pushes anti-ransomware features in Artesca object storage
By Antony AdsheadObject storage specialist announces v2.0 of Artesca, with a heavy focus on functionality that can protect against ransomware such as object locking, sharding, backup to object etc
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16 May 2023
Scality hardens Artesca in 2.0, deepens Veeam connections
By Tim McCarthyArtesca 2.0, the latest update for Scality's object storage service, includes new security features, such as login MFA, and greater support for Veeam's data protection APIs.
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16 May 2023
SAP's new CX tools for retailers include generative AI assistant
By Mary ReinesThe vendor's new tools include Digital Assistant for better personalization, accelerators to use customer data to improve CX, and a platform to sell excess products on the market.
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16 May 2023
Imperial College London teams up with Intel and Lenovo for HPC push
By Caroline DonnellyImperial College London has joined forces with Lenovo and Intel to bolster its HPC capabilities for the benefit of its research teams
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16 May 2023
Coalition: Employee actions are driving cyber insurance claims
By Arielle WaldmanAfter analyzing cyber insurance claims data, Coalition determined that phishing escalated in 2022, ransomware dropped and timely patching remained a consistent problem.
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16 May 2023
UK renews tech and science deal with Japan
By Lis EvenstadDeal focuses on innovation and will see countries collaborate on networking and investment, joint R&D programmes, and exchange schemes
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16 May 2023
Interview: Rachel Phillips, vice-president UK&I, Okta
By Clare McDonaldHybrid working is the new normal for many, but while it offers many benefits, it has also introduced complications, explains Okta’s Rachel Phillips
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16 May 2023
Virgin Media O2’s Shared Rural Network roll-out reaches 50th site
By Joe O’HalloranAs part of its commitment to the £1bn programme designed to bring significant improvement to UK mobile coverage in non-metro areas, leading UK operator rolls out reliable 4G coverage across 50 rural sites in area covering almost 2,200km2
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16 May 2023
APAC digital leaders score wins in innovation awards
By Aaron TanThe region’s top industry innovators were recognised for their digital transformation efforts at the Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2023
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16 May 2023
CW Innovation Awards: Transdev Sydney Ferries taps 5G to improve public safety
Moving to a 5G network has significantly improved video quality and reduced the time needed to scour hours of footage, enabling the ferry operator to quickly investigate customer cases
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16 May 2023
CW Innovation Awards: How Singapore's DBS Bank is driving IT automation
By Aaron TanDBS Bank’s Technology Marketplace portal has enabled the bank to speed up provisioning of infrastructure and applications through automation and improve developer productivity
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16 May 2023
CW Innovation Awards: Zuellig Pharma dispenses healthcare insights with data platform
The regional pharmaceutical giant’s business intelligence-as-a-service offering is touted to plug data gaps and has helped one pharmaceutical client improve customer loyalty
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16 May 2023
CW Innovation Awards: How Mondelez is driving innovation
By Aaron TanThe company behind Oreo biscuits is tapping low-code and no-code development, drones and blockchain, among other emerging technologies, to drive innovation and improve efficiency
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16 May 2023
CW Innovation Awards: SensorFlow reaps returns with re-architecture
By Edwin YappSmart building management specialist SensorFlow re-architected its entire platform to reduce cost, complexity and implement a real-time business intelligence dashboard for its customers
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15 May 2023
SAP's next step for CRM? Industry-oriented CX
By Jim O'DonnellSAP has tightened its approach to CX, providing a composable architecture designed for specific industries that shifts away from competing with market leaders such as Salesforce.
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15 May 2023
Meta's AI Sandbox and generative AI in advertising
By Esther AjaoSandbox's AI capabilities for online advertisers indicate a potential advance in how AI tools can support advertising and search with fewer human interactions and less user data.
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15 May 2023
Partner ecosystem upbeat on market prospects, generative AI
By John MooreService providers express optimism despite the continuing economic uncertainty, looking to emerging technologies and services stalwarts such as cyber and cloud.
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15 May 2023
CW Innovation Awards: How open source mapping is bringing clean water to Andhra Pradesh
By Edwin YappThe state government of Andhra Pradesh has digitised information on water supply pipelines and implemented a geographical information system to help deliver clean drinking water to rural communities
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15 May 2023
ServiceNow looks to transform retail IoT and beyond with G2K acquisition
By Joe O’HalloranDigital workflow company to add AI-based smart IoT technology provider to its portfolio to enable businesses to use digital and in-store data with enterprise-grade business processes
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15 May 2023
Intelsat expands Hispasat partnership to boost in-flight connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation inks deal with LATAM and European satellite operator
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15 May 2023
Big consultancies snapping up channel talent
By Simon QuickeEY and Accenture have each dipped into the mergers and acquisitions space to add more services and technical capabilities to their offerings
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15 May 2023
Alibaba Cloud signals ambitions to bolster global partner network
By Simon QuickeFirm uses channel event to outline the incentives and support it is offering as part of a push to widen its indirect base
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15 May 2023
DE-CIX teams with Connected Nation, Newby Ventures to close digital divide in US
By Joe O’HalloranStrategic partnership with non-profit organisations designed to enable operator of internet exchanges in smaller cities and rural areas to significantly improve regional online performance
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15 May 2023
CrowdStrike warns of rise in VMware ESXi hypervisor attacks
By Arielle WaldmanAs enterprise adoption of virtualization technology increases, CrowdStrike has observed a rise in ransomware attacks on servers running VMware's ESXi bare-metal hypervisors.
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15 May 2023
MS macro-blocking has forced cyber criminals to innovate
By Alex ScroxtonOne year after Microsoft started blocking VBA and XL4 macros by default, the cyber criminal ecosystem has all but stopped exploiting macros in their attacks. They’re instead innovating at an unprecedented rate
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15 May 2023
Demand for access to talent driving UK IT outsourcing growth
By Karl FlindersOrganisations in the UK are increasing the amount of IT work they outsource to enable them to access talent
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15 May 2023
Post Office executive told to report false bill of health on controversial software
By Karl FlindersA 2010 Post Office internal review of the Horizon software was designed to ignore the system’s problems to reassure stakeholders amid questioning of its reliability
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15 May 2023
Online sales suffer as consumers hit shops for bargains
By Clare McDonaldWhile overall shopping figures saw year-on-year growth in April 2023, online sales took a hit as shoppers look for cheaper goods in stores
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15 May 2023
Consumers, operators and governments drive Fixed Wireless Access market
By Joe O’HalloranAnalyst predicts rosy future ahead for Fixed Wireless Access as 5G flourishes on a global basis, becoming a major source of revenue for operators globally over the next seven years
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15 May 2023
Ransomware blurs line between data backup, security
By Tim McCarthyRansomware is making its mark on the data backup market, with one vendor shedding its backup label for security. That transformation will be on display at Rubrik Forward 2023.
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12 May 2023
Cisco accelerates observability strategy with customer digital experience monitoring
By Joe O’HalloranBi-directional integration between network giant’s AppDynamics solution and network intelligence provider aims to close network observability gaps with rapid actionable recommendations and insights
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12 May 2023
Bl00dy ransomware gang targets schools via PaperCut flaw
By Alexander CulafiThe Bl00dy ransomware gang is targeting schools via a critical remote code execution flaw present in unpatched instances of PaperCut MF and NG print management software.
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12 May 2023
Experts question San Bernardino's $1.1M ransom payment
By Alexis ZacharakosWhile no public safety services were compromised in the ransomware attack on San Bernardino County's Sheriff's Department, the government opted to $1.1 million to threat actors.
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12 May 2023
IT Priorities 2023: Business automation intensifies as data governance returns
By Brian McKennaBusiness automation and a renewed focus on data governance to get more value from data have attracted more interest for UK enterprise software investment, says the TechTarget IT Priorities 2023 survey
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12 May 2023
MEPs vote in raft of amendments to EU AI Act
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe proposed amendments to the EU’s AI Act have garnered a mixed reception from both industry and civil society, with the former seeing it as too stringent and the latter as not stringent enough in many areas, despite positive progress in others
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12 May 2023
Let’s put an end to secrecy and cover-ups in ransomware attacks
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC and the ICO are calling for organisations to bite the bullet and be more open about cyber security and ransomware incidents, and the community is firmly behind them
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12 May 2023
IT leaders missing vital connection between enterprise network and employee experience
By Joe O’HalloranSurvey reveals that despite the rise of hybrid and remote working, and as digitisation demands increase, companies are struggling to connect their employees to the enterprise network
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12 May 2023
Customers will continue to rely on channel talent
By Simon QuickeOutsourcing study indicates that investment in external support will increase in many cases as users struggle to find skilled staff
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12 May 2023
IR35 compliance review: HMRC applauded over handling of 18-month investigation
By Caroline DonnellyThe government tax agency has been praised for its ‘pragmatic’ approach to handling an 18-month private sector IR35 compliance investigation
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12 May 2023
BT unveils secure networking service for UK business customers
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s leading telco teams with US cyber security company to launch secure software-defined networking service for business customers available on a managed services basis
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12 May 2023
IT Priorities 2023: Budgeting for IT innovation
By Cliff SaranIn spite of the economic slowdown, IT leaders are driving forward investments in IT
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12 May 2023
Post Office lawyer bragged how team ‘destroyed attack on the Horizon system’ and put woman in prison
By Karl FlindersA senior Post Office lawyer appeared gleeful in email about how his team helped prosecute a subpostmaster who was sent to prison
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12 May 2023
How Splunk is driving security automation
By Aaron TanSplunk’s head of security in APAC talks up the company’s efforts to ease the workloads of security analysts amid lower adoption of security automation and analytics in the region
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12 May 2023
Solid Q2 sees Amdocs make acquisition, drive international partnerships
By Joe O’HalloranCommunications software and services provider announces record second quarter revenues with high rate of successful project deployment
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12 May 2023
Microsoft, Singtel debut Azure public MEC in Singapore
By Aaron TanAzure public multi-access edge compute service will let enterprises deploy low-latency workloads and leverage public cloud services in edge locations
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11 May 2023
AI, cloud and networks set to take SAP Sapphire stage
By Jim O'DonnellSAP Sapphire 2023 will be dominated by news about generative AI, but SAP needs to clarify information around S/4HANA Cloud and prove its products help customers solve problems.
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11 May 2023
FTC examines competition in cloud computing
By Makenzie HollandThe Federal Trade Commission is examining the impact of a handful of big tech companies such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google providing a large portion of cloud services.
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11 May 2023
Investigatory Powers Tribunal finds NCA EncroChat hacking warrants were lawful
By Bill GoodwinInvestigatory Powers Tribunal refers questions over whether messages obtained from the EncroChat encrypted phone network are legally admissible back to the criminal court
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11 May 2023
Dell PowerStore zeros in on security, energy efficiency
By Adam ArmstrongDell has added a handful of security features and integrations to PowerStore through an OS update, while obtaining Energy Star certification for two of its PowerStore models.
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11 May 2023
Google's upgrade of AI chatbot Bard could change search
By Esther AjaoThe tech giant added new features and opened Bard to 180 countries and territories. While its new chatbot seems like an experiment, it may herald the next search experience.
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11 May 2023
U.S. debt crisis could hit government contractors hard
By Makenzie HollandGovernment contractors should prepare now for the U.S. to default on its debt, which would result in halted payments among other challenges.
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11 May 2023
Google adds Adobe's image generator, Firefly, to Bard
By Mary ReinesThe AI-backed chatbot will have artmaking abilities with Firefly, an image generator that was trained on hundreds of stock images to avoid copyright infringement.
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11 May 2023
Webex and Google drive improved collaboration capabilities
By Joe O’HalloranCollaboration arm of networking giant reveals enhanced relationship with IT behemoth centred on creating faster synergy offering seamless way to connect through meetings and messaging and to improve automotive meeting experiences
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11 May 2023
Google AI targets programmer productivity
By Cliff SaranGoogle is opening up more capabilities in its generative AI model, with tools for peer programming and automatic code generation
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11 May 2023
Panasas, DataDome and Zebra leaning on partner programmes
By Simon QuickeVendors Panasas, DataDome and Zebra looking to drive growth and line up partners behind technologies experiencing strong customer demand
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11 May 2023
ThinkWiFi launches first Kenyan commercial outdoor deployment of TIP OpenWiFi
By Joe O’HalloranKenya’s largest ISP dedicated exclusively to rural and peri-urban markets teams with free, uncapped internet operator to provide disaggregated, open-source Wi-Fi network funded through digital advertising monetisation model
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11 May 2023
Google Cloud and SAP in enterprise open data push
By Caroline DonnellyLong-time technology collaborators Google Cloud and SAP are embarking on a push to make it easier for enterprises to derive value from their data and put it to use in artificial intelligence and machine learning settings
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11 May 2023
Australia to shore up cyber and digital capabilities in Budget 2023
By Stephen WithersAustralia is spending more than A$2bn to strengthen cyber resilience, improve digital government services and fuel AI adoption, among other areas, in its latest budget
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11 May 2023
Aqua Comms unveils 400GE transatlantic service for Energy Sciences Network
By Joe O’HalloranAnticipating a flood of data beneath the waves, Dublin-based subsea connectivity provider provides London to New York infrastructure for high-performance network built to support scientific research
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11 May 2023
Hammerspace acquires Rozo Systems for storage tech
By Tim McCarthyFrench software-defined storage vendor Rozo Systems becomes a new feature and performance benchmark for Hammerspace data management capabilities later this calendar year.
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11 May 2023
AI outcry intensifies as EU readies regulation
By Cliff SaranPolicymakers are battling to keep pace with AI developments, while experts warn of societal impact
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11 May 2023
Kao Data unveils Tier II datacentre strategy by pledging to open Manchester facility in late 2025
By Caroline DonnellyHPC-focused colocation provider Kao Data is expanding its datacentre footprint into the north of England by pledging to open a 40MW facility by late-2025
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11 May 2023
Telia taps Ericsson to switch on private 5G network
By Joe O’HalloranEricsson and Telia launch the Baltic region’s first enterprise 5G private network in Estonia to enable smart factory transformation
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11 May 2023
Fujitsu staff had ‘unrestricted and unauditable’ remote access to Post Office branch systems
By Karl FlindersFujitsu engineers could make changes to Post Office branch accounts without anyone knowing
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11 May 2023
Journalists’ confidential communications subject to unlawful spying, court hears
By Bill GoodwinCampaign group Liberty and the National Union of Journalists tell Court of Appeal the government has not gone far enough to protect confidential journalist information and sources from surveillance
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10 May 2023
Google teases generative AI expansion within its own cloud
By Beth PariseauGoogle's new generative AI features, including a coding assistant, were tied closely to GCP in preview demos this week, while industry experts said its LLM still lags rivals.
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10 May 2023
CISOs face mounting pressures, expectations post-pandemic
By Alexis ZacharakosProofpoint's 2023 Voice of the CISO report shows deep concern among executives about impending data loss and exposure from negligent -- and malicious -- employees.
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10 May 2023
Cloud repatriation vs. multi-cloud: IT seeks cost relief
By Beth PariseauAmid fiscal worries, IT orgs reassess cloud investments. Whether they go back on-premises or expand to multi-cloud, they face similar distributed computing management challenges.
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10 May 2023
Dragos discloses blocked ransomware attack, extortion attempt
By Arielle WaldmanDragos Inc. published a blog post that outlined a likely ransomware attack it stopped this week, though a threat actor obtained 'general use data' for new hires.
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10 May 2023
UKtech50 2023: Vote for the most influential person in UK technology
By Lis EvenstadOur judges have selected the top 50 leaders from a shortlist of more than 300 people – now it’s your chance to tell us who you think is the most influential person in UK technology
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10 May 2023
Zendesk out with generative AI-supported tools for better CX
By Mary ReinesIn partnership with ChatGPT creator OpenAI, the customer service vendor introduces smart CX tools such as sentiment analysis for faster workflows and bots for contextual replies.
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10 May 2023
UK full-fibre furthers pace of roll-out in first quarter of 2023
By Joe O’HalloranQuarterly assessment of UK fixed broadband industry shows full-fibre rolls across UK at a fast clip over the first three months of 2023, but local authorities in remote and rural areas still lack access to gigabit
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10 May 2023
Informatica unveils plan to infuse Claire with generative AI
By Eric AvidonThe longtime independent vendor plans to infuse its existing AI engine with generative AI to simplify data management by enabling customers to use natural language.
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10 May 2023
Akamai bypasses mitigation for critical Microsoft Outlook flaw
By Arielle WaldmanEnterprises might remain vulnerable to a critical Outlook flaw that Microsoft patched in March, as an Akamai researcher uncovered a way to bypass remediation efforts.
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10 May 2023
Riverbed hands MSPs digital experience managed net offering
By Simon QuickeVendor is continuing to increase its activity in the unified observability market with its latest programme for managed service partners
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10 May 2023
Secure Boot vulnerability causes Patch Tuesday headache for admins
By Alex ScroxtonApplying the fix for a security bypass zero-day affecting the Windows Secure Boot feature will be a long process that will drag into 2024, but for good reason, says Microsoft
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10 May 2023
Black Basta ransomware attack to cost Capita over £15m
By Alex ScroxtonExceptional costs arising from the March 2023 Black Basta ransomware attack on the systems of outsourcer Capita will be somewhere between £15m and £20m, the organisation says
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10 May 2023
Defra’s legacy IT unsupported and ill-equipped for digital services
By Cliff SaranA Public Accounts Committee report has found many applications are based on legacy IT and paper-basd systems, holding back digitisation
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10 May 2023
MPLS and SD-WAN fail to meet needs of modern enterprise
By Joe O’HalloranStudy from network architect argues modern uses cases have broken the network edge, with both traditional topology and much-touted software-defined replacement not cutting it
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10 May 2023
Nebulon aims Tripline at ransomware detection in storage
By Antony AdsheadTripline claims ransomware detection from samples every 30 seconds and works in conjunction with snapshots to deliver recovery from an attack in four minutes
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10 May 2023
How datacentre operators can fend off cyber attacks
By Aaron TanApplying zero-trust principles in the form of strong authentication controls and network segmentation can help datacentre operators to mitigate cyber threats
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09 May 2023
Light May Patch Tuesday will weigh heavily on Windows admins
By Tom WalatA zero-day that targets the Secure Boot feature will require extensive work from sysadmins to protect Windows systems from the Black Lotus bootkit.
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09 May 2023
HireVue, a video interview pioneer, acquires Modern Hire
By Patrick ThibodeauHireVue has acquired Modern Hire, creating a combined customer base of 1,150 and little overlap. The companies aim to develop an integrated HR platform.
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09 May 2023
LinkedIn layoffs a response to slower revenue growth
By Patrick ThibodeauLinkedIn is cutting 716 jobs, including management roles, and making organizational changes to speed up decisions. Despite LinkedIn’s layoffs, the tech industry is hiring.