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26 Apr 2024
Google delays third-party 'Cookiepocalyse' until at least 2025
By Don FluckingerGoogle has yet again delayed the depreciation of third-party cookies. Marketers and advertisers now have until 2025 to remediate their ad tech.
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26 Apr 2024
IBM offers storage hardware subscription program
By Adam ArmstrongIBM Storage Assurance offers a new subscription model centered around on-premises hardware, while FlashSystem 5300 introduces an entry-level all-flash array to the portfolio.
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26 Apr 2024
Microsoft, SAP add more AI to manufacturing, supply chain
By Jim O'DonnellAt the Hannover Messe industrial show, Microsoft debuted Fabric AI for OT and IT data, and the copilot template for factory operations; SAP unveiled AI capabilities for manufacturing.
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09 Aug 2023
brsk banks on Neos Network to gain seven-figure broadband reach
By Joe O’HalloranAs it looks to accelerate network roll-out across some of the UK’s most underserved regions, altnet calls on fibre connectivity firm to provide diverse national backhaul services
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09 Aug 2023
Sourcewell awards Avaya unified communications and contact centre contract
By Joe O’HalloranLeading purchasing consortium selects customer experience technology provider for unified communications and contact centre contract covering government, education and non-profit organisations
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09 Aug 2023
Northern Irish police expose staff data in botched FoI response
By Alex ScroxtonHuman error is being blamed for the leak of personally identifiable information on all serving officers and civilian staff at the Police Service of Northern Ireland
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08 Aug 2023
Rubrik acquires Laminar for cloud security, data visibility
By Tim McCarthyRubrik snags Laminar Security, adding to its data security and R&D portfolio. It's a move that underscores the changes Rubrik is making to become a cybersecurity vendor.
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08 Aug 2023
Google unveils 'Downfall' attacks, vulnerability in Intel chips
By Rob WrightGoogle researcher Daniel Moghimi first reported CVE-2022-40982 and the resulting data leak attacks to Intel in August 2022, but it's taken nearly 12 months to disclose the flaw.
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08 Aug 2023
Vast Data sets sights on analytics, AI
By Adam ArmstrongVast Data expands on its primary storage origin story, adding database management options and targeting analytics, all with an eye on AI workloads.
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08 Aug 2023
Pentland Brands marshals Google BigQuery to improve customer insight
By Brian McKennaThe name behind Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand and Kickers turns to Google BigQuery to improve customer data understanding
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08 Aug 2023
CrowdStrike observes massive spike in identity-based attacks
By Alexander CulafiIdentity-based attacks like Kerberoasting saw massive increases over the last 12 months as adversary breakout time fell, according to CrowdStrike's 2023 Threat Hunting Report.
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08 Aug 2023
MPs warn about growing prevalence of tech-enabled domestic abuse
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK government must take action to prevent perpetrators from being able to use connected or smart technologies to conduct their domestic abuse, a select committee has warned
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08 Aug 2023
Most influential women in UK tech: The 2023 longlist
By Clare McDonaldHundreds of women have been nominated to be considered as this year’s Computer Weekly most influential woman in UK tech. Here is a list of all the women put forward in 2023
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08 Aug 2023
UK voter data hacked in cyber attack on election watchdog
By Alex ScroxtonAn unknown threat actor who attacked the UK’s Electoral Commission had access to data on millions of UK voters for over a year, the watchdog has revealed
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08 Aug 2023
Legislators Introduce Act for Behavioral Health IT Adoption
By Hannah NelsonThe bipartisan act would provide $20 million a year in grant funding over five fiscal years to finance behavioral health IT adoption.
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08 Aug 2023
Black Basta, Hive and Royal ransomware gangs may share real-world connection
By Alex ScroxtonAt Black Hat USA, Sophos X-Ops researchers share data revealing potential connections between three active ransomware crews
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08 Aug 2023
Workplace monitoring needs worker consent, says select committee
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonEmployers looking to monitor their employees through connected devices should only to so with the consent of those affected due to negative impacts such surveillance can have on work intensification and mental health
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08 Aug 2023
Many UK organisations considering ChatGPT bans on employee devices
By Alex ScroxtonMore than 60% of organisations in the UK have either banned, or are considering banning, the use of generative AI tools on employee- or business-owned devices
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08 Aug 2023
Blundstone taps Microsoft Dynamics 365 in ERP refresh
By Aaron TanIconic footwear company has migrated its legacy ERP system to Dynamics 365 to support the demands of its growing business
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08 Aug 2023
Poor Interoperability Limited Primary Care COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
By Hannah NelsonPoor immunization interoperability prevented many primary care practices from identifying their unvaccinated patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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07 Aug 2023
SDI swaps Cisco wired, wireless LAN for Nile NaaS
By Antone GonsalvesSupply chain software maker SDI claims it cut LAN costs by a third with Nile. But Gartner says NaaS is unlikely to become a dominant option for on-premises networking.
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07 Aug 2023
SAP approach of cloud-only innovation causes a stir
By Jim O'DonnellSAP's statement that AI and sustainability capabilities will only be available in S/4HANA public cloud requires more clarity and has caused customer unrest.
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07 Aug 2023
EU's antitrust probe into Microsoft comes too late
By Makenzie HollandThe EU's history of conduct over structural remedies to allay competition concerns means its Microsoft probe likely won't result in a substantial impact on the company.
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07 Aug 2023
Google Cloud partner ecosystem ramps up for generative AI
By John MooreCompanies such as 66degrees and Capgemini aim to build generative AI tools using Google's platforms, offering enterprise customers industry and process expertise.
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07 Aug 2023
NHS trust suspends two governors as whistleblower email dispute continues
By Tommy GreeneGovernors at an NHS trust have been suspended after asking questions about emails used to bring a General Medical Council investigation against a whistleblower
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07 Aug 2023
IBM seeks bigger role in HR tech with Watson Orchestrate
By Patrick ThibodeauIBM Watson Orchestrate, which automates repetitive HR tasks, uses a conversational interface to manage and simplify multiple application workflows in HR.
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07 Aug 2023
Dutch authorities vouch for security of ZTE optical networking products
By Joe O’HalloranLeading Chinese technology provider reveals it has successfully passed one of the most authoritative security certifications in the world for its optical transport network products
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07 Aug 2023
Eutelsat and Thaicom team for software-defined satellite across Asia
By Joe O’HalloranLeading satellite operator expands in-orbit assets to address surging demand for connectivity in Asian region, closing collaborative partnership model to deliver ubiquitous telecommunication services
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07 Aug 2023
Microsoft fixes Azure flaw that was subject of researcher criticism
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft has confirmed a potentially-dangerous flaw in the Azure platform has now been fully fixed, and moved to reassure customers that despite criticism it is committed to responsible disclosure and timely fixes
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07 Aug 2023
Solid Q2 results as Three builds 100th Shared Rural Network site
By Joe O’HalloranIn midst of dealing with strategic merger with erstwhile rival, telco announces construction completion of 100 sites as part of network build-out designed to provide 4G connectivity to 37,000+ rural premises across the UK
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07 Aug 2023
Google to discuss LLM benefits for threat intelligence programs
By Alexander CulafiLarge language models are the backbone of generative AI products launching in the security space. Google will discuss how best to integrate the technology at this week's Black Hat USA.
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07 Aug 2023
HPE’s Alletra MP marries storage to cloud and software-defined choices
By Yann SerraHPE’s Alletra was launched in April with an architecture that ties in with GreenLake consumption purchasing, SaaS configuration and addition of software-defined storage services
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07 Aug 2023
Dell goes partner-first on storage
By Simon QuickeVendor will hand channel significant amount of business as it looks to drive increased sales through partners
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07 Aug 2023
Global smartphone shipments decline year on year for eighth consecutive quarter
By Joe O’HalloranOmdia study reveals headwinds now buffeting the once unstoppable smartphone industry and predicts times will be tough for the industry until the end of 2023
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07 Aug 2023
Soracom expands partners for iSIM Commercial IoT growth
By Joe O’HalloranAdvanced internet of things connectivity provider collaborates with Israeli semiconductor division of CE giant, Kigen, Murat and Quectel to accelerate iSIM deployments
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07 Aug 2023
Rise in fraudsters spoofing the websites of leading UK banks
By Alex ScroxtonDespite safeguards to protect customers from scams, UK retail banks are still seeing high volumes of fake phishing websites exploiting their brands, and the problem seems to be increasing in scope and scale
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04 Aug 2023
AI cloud vendor Alibaba still has a long way to go
By Esther AjaoThe China-based vendor introduced two open source models: Qwen-7B and Qwen-7B-Chat. The models are smaller versions of Tongyi Qianwen, the LLM it released in April.
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04 Aug 2023
CCS urged to do more to make Cloud Compute 2 framework more accessible to SMEs
By Caroline DonnellyThe government procurement chiefs at the Crown Commercial Service are coming under fire from the SME supplier community over accusations it could do more to make the £1.3 bn Cloud Compute 2 framework more accessible to smaller suppliers
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04 Aug 2023
SAP called out by German user group for Rise U-turn
By Cliff SaranGerman SAP user group Deutschsprachige SAP-Anwendergruppe calls on SAP for clarity around on-premise S/4Hana product enhancements
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04 Aug 2023
Tablet market under pressure
By Simon QuickeThe tablet form factor finds itself in a difficult position as shipments continue to fall and rival technologies emerge
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04 Aug 2023
SoutheastHEALTH Joins Mercy, Gaining Access to Epic EHR System
By Sarai RodriguezA definitive agreement between Mercy and SoutheastHEALTH will merge the health systems, providing the latter access to the Epic EHR system.
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04 Aug 2023
VMware Cloud on AWS expands to Melbourne cloud region
By Aaron TanMLC Life Insurance is tapping the VMware Cloud on AWS service in the AWS Melbourne cloud region to exit its datacentre and reduce technology costs
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04 Aug 2023
Log4Shell, ProxyShell still among most widely exploited flaws
By Alex ScroxtonStatistics released by the collective Five Eyes cyber agencies reveals insight into the most exploited vulnerabilities of 2022, and unsurprisingly there are some old ‘friends’ on the list
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04 Aug 2023
Amazon CEO cites enterprise shift in cloud spending priorities for upbeat Q2 results
By Caroline DonnellyAfter a succession of downbeat quarterly results, Amazon's Q2 figures suggest a return to form
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04 Aug 2023
Biden’s SBOM mandate a ‘shot heard around the world’, report says
By Alex ScroxtonTwo years and three months after Joe Biden mandated new standards in supply chain security, over 40% of UK respondents to a survey say they have implemented new SBOM policies in direct response
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03 Aug 2023
MoveIt Transfer attacks dominate July ransomware disclosures
By Arielle WaldmanTraditional ransomware attacks took a back seat last month, as Clop operators continued to claim victims from the zero-day attacks on MoveIt Transfer customers.
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03 Aug 2023
IT pros mull observability tools, devx and generative AI
By Beth PariseauObservability as a common language for both developers and operations teams still has plenty of room for improvement in the era of platform engineering, according to experts.
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03 Aug 2023
White House receives feedback on national AI priorities
By Makenzie HollandThe White House plans to use public input on national priorities for AI to guide its adoption of a broad, comprehensive national AI strategy focused on AI's risks and benefits.
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03 Aug 2023
Lawmakers seek to restrict 'bossware'
By Patrick ThibodeauAI-enabled bossware and employee monitoring tech is getting increasing attention in the U.S. Senate and by the White House. An effort may be made to get a bill passed.
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03 Aug 2023
Scottish NHS trust ducks fine after staff shared patient data via WhatsApp
By Alex ScroxtonNHS Lanarkshire has been issued a formal reprimand by the ICO after staff members used WhatsApp to share patients’ personal data with one another
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03 Aug 2023
Plexal takes on new cohort for cyber security leadership scheme
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonSix more cyber security startup founders have been selected to take part in Plexal’s latest Cyber Runway Ignite programme, which is designed to help them develop their leadership skills
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03 Aug 2023
Vodafone teams with DCC to upgrade Britain’s smart meter system
By Joe O’HalloranUK operator provides 4G and IoT expertise to help company responsible for overseeing and managing the UK’s smart meter infrastructure deliver on strategy to develop, manage and optimise energy assets
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03 Aug 2023
Cozy Bear hijacks SME Microsoft 365 tenants in latest campaign
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft shares intelligence on a newly observed Cozy Bear campaign that saw the APT take over genuine Microsoft 365 tenants and subvert them to try to phish its victims
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03 Aug 2023
UK government recruits panel to focus on semiconductors
By Cliff SaranA panel of experts is being recruited as part of the government's national semiconductor strategy to ensure the UK’s chip sector can grow
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03 Aug 2023
SnapLogic launches generative AI tool for data integration
By Eric AvidonThe vendor released SnapGPT, a generative AI tool that lets data engineers more efficiently develop data pipelines by using natural language. An early user is Barnard College.
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03 Aug 2023
UK government explores plan to open £160m satellite broadband fund
By Joe O’HalloranSecond UK government connectivity funding announcement in two days sees plan to expand space-based broadband and 5G coverage for remote areas
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03 Aug 2023
Microsoft attacked over ‘grossly irresponsible’ security practice
By Alex ScroxtonThe CEO of Tenable has launched a scathing attack on Microsoft, asserting that the organisation is deliberately keeping its Azure cloud customers in the dark about dangerous vulnerabilities and accusing it of a culture of ‘toxic obfuscation’
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03 Aug 2023
Exclusive Networks delivers solid H1
By Simon QuickeDistributor continues to provide investors with cheer after sharing details of its first-half performance
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03 Aug 2023
UK altnets make further advances in gigabit
By Joe O’HalloranCityFibre passes 1,000km reach in growing south coast of England region, while independent mobile phone retailer to offer Welsh provider Ogi’s ultrafast full-fibre broadband and voice packages in its high street stores
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03 Aug 2023
India’s booming IT market driving up wages
By Aaron TanMajority of India’s IT pros expect their pay to increase in the next 12 months, underscoring the country’s tight IT labour market fuelled by a booming tech sector, study finds
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03 Aug 2023
Hybrid quantum workflow offers potential for hydrogen fuel cell efficiency
By Cliff SaranBMW, Airbus and Quantinuum have collaborated on a project to simulate a reaction that could pave the way to more efficient hydrogen fuel cells
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02 Aug 2023
Salesforce offers tighter Slack integration with Sales Cloud
By Mary ReinesThe CRM giant released tools that bring customer data and insights to the collaboration platform, such as instant account updates sent directly to channels for review.
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02 Aug 2023
Solar panels help reduce energy burden at SCC datacentre
By Simon QuickeChannel player’s ambitions to meet net-zero goals bolstered by decision to use renewable energy at Birmingham site
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02 Aug 2023
Virgin Media O2 claims UK 5G SA private network first
By Joe O’HalloranLow-cost plug-and-play private network launched to unlock connectivity for industries whenever and wherever they need it
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02 Aug 2023
NetApp focusing partners on cloud and flash
By Simon QuickeLaunch of partner programme that rewards expertise in those areas offers support and co-selling options to the channel
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02 Aug 2023
Hiring women could close tech skills gap, say tech professionals
By Clare McDonaldFirms sometimes struggle to find the technology talent they need, but encouraging women into the sector could help them to find the skills they’re looking for
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02 Aug 2023
Pig butchers caught using ChatGPT to con victims
By Alex ScroxtonRomance scammers looking to con people out of their savings appear to be turning to generative AI tools to save time and effort
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02 Aug 2023
Scotland’s most remote emergency services connected by 4G coverage
By Joe O’HalloranOperator reveals role in partnership to deliver hitherto unavailable 4G coverage across the Highlands and Islands to help close signal blackspots and connect emergency services across the most remote areas of Scotland
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02 Aug 2023
Microsoft, LexisNexis take partnership deeper with genAI
By Esther AjaoThe cloud provider and the legal research giant plan to create points of integration within Word, Outlook and Teams, while minimizing the risks that come with LLMs.
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02 Aug 2023
House Legislators Propose $1.9B VA EHR Budget for 2024
By Hannah NelsonIf passed by the Senate, the bill would allocate $1.9 billion to the VA EHR modernization in fiscal year 2024, including $253 million for program management.
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02 Aug 2023
Ivanti MDM users told to patch against two dangerous flaws
By Alex ScroxtonUsers of Ivanti’s mobile device management platform have been warned to act now to patch two vulnerabilities that were chained by a threat actor in a series of cyber attacks on the Norwegian government
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02 Aug 2023
Wirral Council set to deploy Microsoft Fabric data platform
By Cliff SaranThe platform, which is being developed in collaboration with Simpson Associates, will be used to aid decision-making and improve operations
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02 Aug 2023
Cubbit offers cut-price cloud with DS3 distributed storage
By Antony AdsheadCubbit’s DS3 offers cloud at up to 20% the cost of the main providers via on-premise software that builds a cloud with other users and targets unstructured data use cases such as backup
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02 Aug 2023
Improved rural connectivity could add £65bn to UK economy
By Joe O’HalloranStudy from leading operator and economic consultancy points to potential massive economic boost to UK rural communities through increased digital connectivity and if long-standing obstacles are removed
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02 Aug 2023
83% of Acute Care Hospitals Engage in Some SDOH Data Collection
By Sarai RodriguezDespite a known link between addressing social needs and improved health outcomes, just 54 percent of acute care hospitals engage in routine SDOH data collection.
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01 Aug 2023
Tech events tout sustainability, need meaningful metrics
By Jim O'DonnellSome companies are trying to make their events more environmentally responsible, but claims such as carbon offsetting must be examined carefully.
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01 Aug 2023
Experts expect Sumo Logic match post-New Relic acquisition
By Beth PariseauNew Relic and Sumo Logic were both taken private by the same firm, as consolidation -- and attrition -- continues among observability tools.
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01 Aug 2023
Vast Data looks beyond storage to the data lakehouse
By Tim McCarthyVast Data, a storage software vendor, introduces a new data management platform that unites its software capabilities into a platform.
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01 Aug 2023
Vast Data Platform aims at storage everywhere for AI/ML workloads
By Antony AdsheadVast Data to offer storage with data lake and warehouse functionality built in natively, in anticipation of a huge surge in AI/ML workloads and a need for ever-larger data stores
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01 Aug 2023
Vodafone, Nokia team to introduce business-focused converged charging
By Joe O’HalloranCloud-based system designed to support operator’s business arm’s move towards digital services
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01 Aug 2023
User security consolidation a continuing trend
By Simon QuickeShifting to a platform approach is about more than saving money, according to some of the findings from Tanium and IDC
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01 Aug 2023
Two million more Australian households ready to upgrade to nbn
By Joe O’HalloranAustralia’s national broadband network on track to enable up to 10 million premises, or up to 90% of homes and businesses, to access wholesale download speeds of 500Mbps to near 1Gbps by the end of 2025
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01 Aug 2023
Small language models emerge for domain-specific use cases
By Eric AvidonBecause LLMs suffer from accuracy and security problems, some organizations are developing generative AI systems trained with their own company data to address specific use cases.
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01 Aug 2023
Dell latest to signal generative AI channel opportunity
By Simon QuickeVendor adds its backing for the technology to a growing list with the view it is a technology the channel needs to back
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01 Aug 2023
UK government announces 5G Innovation Regions fund
By Joe O’HalloranApplications now open for £40m financing designed to unlock 5G benefits across the UK with aim of sparking local ‘digital revolutions’ and pioneer digital connectivity for residents and businesses
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01 Aug 2023
Investment flows towards Nile to redefine enterprise networks
By Joe O’HalloranLatest funding round designed to allow next-generation enterprise network provider to accelerate market expansion amid growing global customer demand
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01 Aug 2023
Singtel adds Zscaler SSE to managed security services portfolio
By Aaron TanSingtel teams up with Zscaler to offer a managed security service edge service as it looks to ramp up its enterprise business
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31 Jul 2023
Researchers bust ChatGPT guardrails, question gen AI safety
By Antone GonsalvesResearchers find they can trick AI chatbots including OpenAI ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude and Google Bard into providing disinformation, hate speech, and other harmful content.
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31 Jul 2023
CISA details backdoor malware used in Barracuda ESG attacks
By Alexander CulafiCISA said Friday that 'Submarine' is a novel persistent backdoor used in attacks against Barracuda Email Security Gateway appliances vulnerable to CVE-2023-2868.
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31 Jul 2023
Mobile satellite connectivity soars for Eutelsat across fiscal year
By Joe O’HalloranFinancial year sees leading satellite operator bring into service three new craft, and also sees it justify business pivot to supporting fast-growing space connectivity sector
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31 Jul 2023
Telia president and CEO Allison Kirkby to take over as BT chief executive
By Joe O’HalloranCEO of leading Baltics and Nordics telco to take the reins at BT Group in early 2024, offering support for current business strategy and next phase of development
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31 Jul 2023
Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?
By Simon QuickeThe personnel moves continue apace despite the summer focus on sun and sea
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31 Jul 2023
Sateliot, Telefónica claim 5G first for roaming connection from space
By Joe O’HalloranLow-earth orbit 5G IoT satellite constellation provider teams with Spain-based global telco to extend cellular network roaming to space in test supervised by European Space Agency
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31 Jul 2023
SUSE takes aim at Red Hat in Linux, Kubernetes play
By Aaron TanSUSE CEO Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen outlines strategy to capture the Kubernetes opportunity and offer enterprises an alternative to RHEL following Red Hat’s decision to limit access to RHEL source code
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31 Jul 2023
Health IT Vendor Surescripts Settles Antitrust Lawsuit with FTC
By Hannah NelsonThe FTC has reached a settlement with Surescripts that prohibits the health IT vendor from executing non-compete agreements with employees.
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31 Jul 2023
Baicells, Alef, Sky Packets team to take LTE networks across unserved communities
By Joe O’HalloranCommunity connectivity programme takes advantage of funding options and Private CBRS networks to deliver affordable broadband and digital equity for the unconnected
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31 Jul 2023
Splunk .conf23: The dangers of party planning as a woman in tech
By Clare McDonaldWhy should women in tech seek mentors, mentees and male allies – and avoid party planning? Some of the women at Splunk and its customers explained at .conf23
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31 Jul 2023
G-Cloud 13 suppliers claim framework extension is making it ‘commercially unviable’ to sell through
By Caroline DonnellyGovernment procurement chiefs at the Crown Commercial Service are under fire for extending the life of the G-Cloud 13 framework and preventing suppliers from upping their prices as inflation bites
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28 Jul 2023
Lancaster Uni lends cyber support to nuclear decommissioning body
By Alex ScroxtonLancaster University’s cyber team has joined with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to help support and protect its 300-year mission, while enhancing its own capabilities in the process
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28 Jul 2023
Beyond generative AI, data quality a data management trend
By Eric AvidonVendors and users have mostly focused on generative AI so far in 2023, but observability to ensure quality and governance also remain key to successful pipelines for analytics.
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28 Jul 2023
Risks of opening up AI
By Cliff SaranMeta has annouced that its Llama 2 large language model will be freely available under a community licence with certain restrictions
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28 Jul 2023
Citrix hands partners options to meet customer demands
By Simon QuickeFirm rolls out single subscription covering several services that will make life easier for the channel and users
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28 Jul 2023
Three Provider Orgs Look to eClinicalWorks EHR for Workflow Upgrades
By Sarai RodriguezPrimary Care Joliet, Encore Health Group, UniVida Medical Centers have recently invested in eClinicalWorks EHR to advance workflow upgrades.