Saturday, 30 January 2016
Friday, 29 January 2016
Government adds wireless to BDUK consumer voucher scheme
After sluggish take-up of satellite broadband vouchers, the government has extended the programme to cover wireless systems
IT security salaries on the rise as cyber crime increases
Salaries for IT security professionals are on the rise as firms react to an increase in cyber crime
Industrial control systems a growing target for cyber attack
Attackers with increasing capabilities have strong financial motivation to go after critical infrastructure and manufacturing firms, says security industry expert
BT completes EE acquisition on schedule
BT has completed its £12.5bn acquisition of EE on schedule, with the mobile operator set to become a new business unit in the wider group
Will people be at the heart of your business transformation?
Areas of the business that hold workforce data face a huge opportunity to help their organisations accelerate end-to-end transformation and increase their odds of success
Ofcom to probe EE over billing mishap
Regulator announces an investigation into errors made by EE in applying European roaming charges
HSBC online services hit by DDoS attack
HSBC was hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, which targeted its online personal banking services.
AWS closes in on becoming $10bn run rate business
Amazon.com posts record profit, as its AWS cloud arm continues to go from strength to strength
ICO launches data privacy assessment tool for SMEs
The ICO has launched an online self-assessment tool to help SMEs to comply with data protection laws and improve data handling procedures
The need for cyber security skills in Australia balloons
Demand for people with the right mix of skills to keep organisations in Australia safe from cyber attack is far in excess of supply
Microsoft profits fall but cloud success sends share price up
Strong fourth-quarter performance of Microsoft’s cloud services indicates that CEO Satya Nadella’s transformation plan is working
Thursday, 28 January 2016
BBC awards broadcast network contract to BT
BT is awarded a seven-year, £100m plus contract to supply networking services to the BBC
Internet of things a smart opportunity for energy companies
We investigate how energy companies are taking advantage of internet-connected devices to support smart home initiatives
Business urged to take action on data privacy
Security professionals use Data Protection Day to encourage businesses to do more to protect personal data
EE emerges as top performing network at London airports
RootMetrics’ analysis of mobile broadband connectivity at London’s City, Gatwick and Heathrow airports reveals EE is far outpacing its rivals in terms of performance
Samsung upbeat despite profit slump
Samsung says that it will continue to plug away at diversifying and reinforcing its business in a bid to return to profitable growth
Islamic State in recruitment spree for Indian hackers
Islamic State is recruiting hackers in India to steal sensitive data from governments with offers worth as much as $10,000 a job
Construction of £150m biomass-powered datacentre starts in Scotland
The developers behind Scottish green datacentre project confirm the campus is finally under construction
Advanced analytics will change how businesses run
Analyst Gartner expects BI to shift up a gear as businesses adopt new techniques to improve decision making
Five CIO tips for building an IT strategy in the digital age
CIOs and strategy experts share their experiences of creating an IT strategy that makes the most of the digital revolution
Address IoT security risks before it is too late, urges report
Cyber crime defences are lagging behind IoT development, which could be disastrous for producers and consumers alike, warns Telefónica report
CIO interview: Jo De Vliegher, Hydro
The CIO at Norway's Hydro has established an IT department that allows for regional autonomy and central guidance at the same time
Case study: Vision RT protects radiotherapy tech IP using Adapt private cloud
Radiotherapy imaging company Vision RT shifts IT estate to Adapt private cloud to protect its corporate data
Facebook shares top $100 on bumper fourth quarter
Facebook's share price has risen above $100 in response to better than expected annual and fourth-quarter results for 2015
Wednesday, 27 January 2016
Security is crucial to IoT market success
Growth of the internet of things will be slowed or stunted if the industry fails to be proactive about data security, according to IoT Security Foundation
Challenger finance firms will kill only those banks that fail to evolve
It’s not doom and gloom for the UK’s traditional banks – as long as they can learn from fintech and transform themselves
Keep data safe or risk financial impact, ICO warns business
The knock-on effect of a data breach can be devastating for a company, warns information commissioner Christopher Graham
Microsoft confirms first Azure Stack technical preview to arrive on 29 January
Microsoft hopes hybrid cloud platform will help enterprises that want to do more in public cloud but can't because of data sovereignty concerns
Defra minister Rory Stewart plugs data analytics at IEA launch
Reading University’s £13m Institute for Environmental Analytics launches with demonstrator projects in train, and three new partners
Online and mobile help Australian retailer JAX boost business
Australian tyre retailer JAX is transforming its business through online and mobile channels.
VMware to cut 800 jobs in cloud-focused company restructure
Virtualisation company VMware confident adoption of software-defined datacentres will offset softening demand for older products
New government plan to support cyber security startups
Government has announced a £250,000 programme to increase the rate of cyber security startup development in the UK
Apple warns of dip as it posts record quarter
Apple's share price dips in response to forecast fall in iPhone sales despite record quaterly revenues and profits
Gartner advises CDOs on how to overcome resistance from IT
Gartner estimates that 90% of large organisations globally will have chief data officers by 2019. It advises a canny political game
Government may consider state-owned broadband provider
A public-sector owned broadband infrastructure provider is one option on the table as DCMS consults on the future of the £1.7bn BDUK scheme
Average DDoS attacks fatal to most businesses, report reveals
Criminal activity is top motivation for DDoS attacks as average attacks become strong enough to down most businesses, Arbor Networks report reveals
AGS Airports outsources IT after Heathrow split
AGS Airports signs Getronics to provide IT support services after splitting IT from its former owner
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Could Sweden become the first cashless society?
Sweden is fast becoming a country where cash is on the periphery of payments, and some think it might be the first to become cashless
Costain opts for hybrid cloud and hosted bare metal from Navisite
Construction and civil engineering group Costain gets mix of pure cloud and bare metal hosted at Navisite datacentres as it tools up to provide key highways infrastructure systems
Aberdeen City Council embarks on shared services push with help from Brightsolid
Local authority claims datacentre migration project should pave way for further shared service initiatives and wider cloud use
Ofcom to let SMEs ditch broadband contracts due to slow speeds
Ofcom announces protections and rights for SMEs buying standard broadband products
BT adds software-defined WAN to enterprise services offering
BT adds Cisco-based software-defined networking capability to its services offering, with retail pharmacist Boots among early customers
Low oil prices to fuel datacentre expansions in 2016, claims Canalys
Canalys claims access to cheaper energy will make it easier for datacentre operators to respond to growing demand for cloud
Nokia FastMile enhances LTE networks to boost rural broadband
Nokia launches a long term evolution radio service called FastMile, which will allow operators to boost mobile broadband services in rural areas
Wal-Mart to make huge data and analytics investment in India
Retail giant Wal-Mart is investing heavily in its IT development centre in Bangalore, turning the city into its most important centre outside the US
Luxury brand True Religion uses technology to “slow customer down”
True Religion’s head of omni-channel explains how in-store technology is helping to slow customers down and make conversion more likely
Executive interview: Microsoft’s national cloud head on the right to privacy
The last time Microsoft fought a court battle with the US government it was defending an anti-trust case. Now it has gone onto the attack
Monday, 25 January 2016
Manage cyber risk for business benefit, says industry expert
Cyber risk management can add business benefit while improving security, says Digital Policy Alliance advisory panel member Philip Virgo
Alstom outsources IT transformation to HCL Technologies
Train engineering company Alstom has outsourced its IT to HCL Technologies as part of a five-year transformation project
Facebook to start building second European datacentre in Ireland
Facebook to construct second datacentre facility in Ireland after overcoming resident opposition in planning application appeal
Consumers wasting £156 a year on expired broadband offers
Research by altnet Relish reveals that BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin customers are locked into overpriced broadband deals
Social media exert influence on millennials' shopping habits
Consumers aged 18 to 34 are more likely to buy items based on what they see on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
Shout it out cloud: why Australian CIOs should use cloud to transform
CIOs in Australia, like everywhere else, must look at the cloud options available or face being left behind
Infrastructure as a service tipped by Gartner to be fastest growing part of public cloud in 2016
Cloud infrastructure services will experience fastest growth in 2016, as enterprises move to shift more of their datacentre investments off-premise
Google pays HMRC £130m in tax deal
Google is to pay more UK tax in line with new rules – £130m, said to cover the last 10 years – but denies any wrongdoing in the past
Twitter chief claims executive exodus voluntary
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey confirms CTO and COO are to take on additional responsibilities with the departure of four top executives
MPs’ broadband report renews row over Openreach future
MPs have again called for BT and Openreach to be split up, but have been heavily criticised for including misleading statistics in their evidence
Getting dirty with open source databases
With many companies looking at more agile, open source alternatives to proprietary databases, how do you choose which is the best fit for your needs
South-east Asia poised for strong datacentre growth
Businesses and IT suppliers are planning to build datacentres across the Asean region, with challenges to Singapore’s dominance emerging
Bett 2016: Gender roles should be removed, and not just in Stem
Panellists at Bett 2016 claim gender roles should not only be dispelled in Stem subjects, but in other gender-specific industries
Saturday, 23 January 2016
Lacking the digital skills to shop online costs consumers £744 a year
If consumers are not shopping online for the best deals, they could be missing out on hundreds of pounds of potential savings
Friday, 22 January 2016
Bank of England CIO John Finch leaves for new role at Thomson Reuters
The Bank of England is dividing its technology team in two to replace departing CIO John Finch
Riverbed buys software-defined WAN specialist Ocedo
Supplier says acquisition will accelerate its Project Tiger strategy around next-generation software-defined networking services
NRF 2016: Shopping centres will become “platforms for experiences”, says Westfield co-CEO
As digital causes a shift towards “showrooming”, Westfield co-CEO claims shopping centres will become more experience-focused
SAP doubles cloud revenues to €2.3bn in 2015 financial year
SAP saw its cloud revenues nearly double to €2.3bn and 11% of its overall revenue of €20.8bn for the 2015 financial year
Crunch time for Australian CIOs as analytics platforms drive strategy in 2016
CIOs in Australia, like most world regions, will be expected to grasp the opportunities offered to them by technologies that promise to help them get more from the information they own.
NRF Big Show 2016: Disney - It’s not just our customers who are changing, it’s our workforce
Disney retail executive vice-president says that the firm had to re-think its in-store training programmes for a digitally enabled millennial workforce
BT Mobile MVNO deploys agile NFV-based billing
BT deploys an NFV-ready customer billing platform from BSS supplier Openet to give mobile customers more control of their service
Fujitsu launches Operation Innovation technology competition
Fujitsu announces its Operation Innovation competition at Bett 2016 to encourage tech-savvy young people to create answers to future problems
Amazon to create 2,500 UK jobs in Europe-wide recruitment drive
Online retailer has set out plans to recruit staff across all areas of its business in 2016
$54m cyber fraud hits aircraft supplier share price
Austrian aircraft industry supplier reports cyber fraud loss of $54m, way above the average cost of the worst breaches in the UK of up to $4.4m in 2015
Trinity Mirror Group taps into cloud, agile and microservices to boost web user experience
National and regional newspaper publishing group is using AWS and SOASTA's performance monitoring tools to improve the user experience for its online readers
Thursday, 21 January 2016
Norfolk County Council embarks on £20m network and mobile upgrade
Norfolk County Council has awarded Capita-owned public services network supplier Updata a £20m framework agreement to upgrade its network infrastructure
Finance firm gets Violin all-flash arrays for performance databases
Finance sector services provider sidestepped existing NetApp storage to get all-flash arrays for high performance and 100% fault tolerance for Oracle-based apps
UK contactless card payments hits £1bn in a month
Contactless cards accounted for more than £1bn worth of UK payments in November 2015
Candy Crush maker King secures mobile access through cloud
Candy Crush maker King.com uses cloud-based Duo Security authentication for access to cloud services, customised apps and remote VPNs
New wave of cyber attacks hit Ukrainian power firms
Security researchers have uncovered emails sent to Ukrainian power companies with links to malware for creating backdoor access to IT systems
More telcos turning to NFV to cut costs and provision services
Global telcos are increasingly deploying network functions virtualisation in their business, reports the OpenStack Foundation
Big data needs standards to bring economic benefit, says BSI
The BSI has published research that says big data projects need standards to make economic headway
Revamped Dridex Trojan continues to plunder UK banks
Cyber criminals operating the revamped Dridex malware are targeting business accounts at UK banks
Consumers misled by advertised broadband prices
The ASA and Ofcom have produced a joint report warning that the current approach to presenting pricing in fixed broadband ads is frequently confusing and misleading
Current account switching rate declines again
The number of UK consumers changing the provider of their current accounts dropped in 2015, despite the investment of millions of pounds in a system to make it easier
Digital methods will improve government projects, says civil service chief
Civil service CEO John Manzoni tells MPs that lessons learned from digital technologies will help improve the track record of all major projects in government
Financial services regulators launch unit to help startup banks
UK finance industry regulators Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority have dedicated more resources to helping startup banks get up and running
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Security will be key public sector cloud adoption driver by 2018, predicts Gartner
Gartner predicts that by 2018 government agencies will be citing security as a reason to move to public cloud rather than to stay away from it
Anchor tenants sought for £150m cross-border Irish datacentre
The development team behind a £150m dual-site datacentre that straddles the Northern Ireland border say it could generate thousands of jobs in the years to come
IBM beats estimates with growth in strategic areas
IBM claims its transformation efforts are working, but share prices dropped on news of a fall in revenue for the 15th consecutive quarter
Bournemouth Council considers bringing IT back in-house
Bournemouth Council could bring IT and other services back in-house to gain more control over its budget and meet tough cost-cutting targets
Dell SDN’s OS10 promises new levels of network flexibility
Dell expands its SDN product with a new operating system designed to maximise customer choice and capability
Young high-earners driving fintech revolution
Consumers are quickly adopting fintech products and services, with young high-earners leading the charge
NRF 2016: Businesses must prepare to 'cannibalise', says Amex CEO Chenault
Businesses should be prepared to adapt their business models to the digital world, says American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault
Government drafts in civilians to fight cyber crime
The government plans to bolster police capacity to fight cyber crime by approving measures to give powers to volunteers with specialist knowledge
Mars court filings reveal extent of Oracle licence probe
Court documents have revealed just how far Oracle will go to extract cash from some of its larger customers
PwC acquires Polish cloud consultancy for European operation
PwC is buying Poland-based IT services firm Outbox to build its cloud skills and resources across Europe
Device shipments to grow 1.9% in 2016, but user spend will fall
Analysts at Gartner forecast what lies ahead for the PC and mobile device markets in 2016
Mobile services helping banks retain customers and add revenue
Investments in mobile banking services are helping banks increase revenue and retain customers
Enterprises will drive augmented reality and wearables, says report
Business applications, not consumer, will be the real drivers for growth in augmented reality and wearable technology, says Beecham Research
NRF 2016: Consumer empowerment no fad, says M&S
Retailers treating consumer empowerment as a passing fad rather than a paradigm shift have got it wrong, says Marks & Spencer CMO
Microsoft to donate $1bn worth of cloud computing resources
Microsoft's $1bn cloud computing donation is aimed at helping NGOs, academic research and developing countries
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
Digital Single Market must be adopted without delay, says EU parliament
MEPs pass resolution urging the EU to adopt Digital Single Market proposals and enact new protections for consumers as soon as possible
What the EU’s cyber security bill means for UK industry
Coming European legislation on network and information security could have cost and organisational implications for a range of UK companies
How software drives safety in aerospace, healthcare, oil and gas
Safety-focused industries have developed safety-critical software and services from which other sectors can learn
UK IT and business process outsourcing plummeted in 2015, show ISG figures
The amount of money UK organisations spent on IT and business process outsourcing fell sharply in 2015, compared to the previous year
Canary Wharf Group brings 4G network coverage inside its properties
Arqiva deploys an in-building network to enable 4G browsing in the underground shopping centres at Canary Wharf
Migration recommendations could hike the cost of Indian IT services
Government recommendations to tighten up the rules around overseas workers in the UK could increase IT costs for businesses
Offshoring IT services: Beyond the usual suspects
India is the prime location for offshoring IT – but it may not be the best fit for every business, and there are now many alternatives around the world
Only half of businesses ready to defend against cyber attack
Lack of confidence in cyber security is driven by businesses' struggle to keep pace with the agility, resilience and persistence of attackers, says Cisco report
BT names global IT architect Howard Watson as CIO
BT chief architect and managing director of global IT platforms, Howard Watson, is to replace Clive Selley as the telecoms firm's CIO
Automated bots drive cyber attack innovation
Persistent cyber attacks will feature highly in 2016 as automation takes over, according to cyber security organisation Radware
Sigfox brings the internet of things to Antarctica
Connectivity provider teams up with GPS supplier Sensolus and Belgian government to use the IoT to support climate change researchers
BT brings 1,000 customer service jobs back to UK
BT is to create 1,000 jobs as part of its commitment to answer the majority of its consumer-facing service calls in the UK
Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull calls for free, open and secure internet
International norms of behaviour should prohibit states from conducting cyber intellectual property theft, says Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull
Cloud host dumps hybrid for all-flash software-defined storage
Cloud firm Togglebox tried Linux software-defined storage and Nimble hybrid flash, but customers hit it too hard so it opted for all-flash with storage software from StorPool
Monday, 18 January 2016
PCs will redefine the workspace
The PC market has been in decline since 2012, thanks in part to the popularity of tablets – but, with Windows 10, the PC is set for a comeback
UK cyber fraud up 21%, says police fraud unit
GetSafeOnline says more than 95,500 phishing scams were reported in the 12 months up to October 2015
Education, industry and government mismatch main barrier to digital skills
Government, education and the IT industry should collaborate on a local level to address the skills gap
Take care when reaping rewards of open source
Moving into the open source world can be a rewarding experience, but some due diligence is required
Still no consensus on need for FTTP, argues government
In its response to a European consultation on broadband speed and quality, the UK government sticks to its guns, advocates for a mix of delivery technologies and insists there is no consensus on the need for FTTP
Gartner: IT spending to grow just 0.6% in 2016
US-based IT companies were hit hard by a strong dollar last year, with sales totalling $216bn less than in 2014
Chinese university targeted by Islamic State hacktivist
Beijing’s Tsinghua University is the latest organisation to be attacked by hackers with a social or political agenda
Saturday, 16 January 2016
Friday, 15 January 2016
Cloud vs. Colocation: Why both make sense for the enterprise right now
With colocation providers moving to adopt simpler, cloud-like charging models, would enterprises be better off ditching the datacentre completely?
Modular datacentre helps Belgian IT firm support Dutch and German customers
Cegeda commissioned a new datacentre when its customer base expanded and decided on a modular approach to get it up and running quickly
Flash and virtual machine storage in Russia
Virtualisation drives the need for flash storage in Russia, but with budgets tight and all-flash a costly option, organisations must look at hybrid flash and spinning disk solutions
AWS on course to outstrip Amazon.com in profit terms this year, research suggests
RBC Capital shines a light on how fast and deep end-users are going in the Amazon Web Services cloud
Digitisation connects customers to companies on a new level
‘Digital’ provides more ways for people and businesses to connect than ever before, and a transformed role for IT in businesses old and new
Lords urge government to reconsider national ID card
The House of Lords debates the use of ID cards to tackle identity assurance, fraud, terrorism and crime – and urges government to review the issue
Government reviews IT contract strategy as ‘opaque’ outsourcing deals are set to expire
Project dubbed ‘Ocean liner’ looks at how to move away from existing outsourcing contracts, citing poor value for money and supplier criticisms
Microsoft drops Azure costs by up to 17% in wake of fresh AWS price cuts
Microsoft continues on its quest to match the price of AWS storage and its cloud services with a fresh round of price cuts
Daimler embeds secure SIMs in Mercedes-Benz range
German premium car maker picks Oberthur Technologies to supply secure, embedded SIMs for Mercedes-Benz vehicles
Intel share price drops despite strong results
Despite growth in Intel's key datacentre and IoT businesses, investors remain concerned by falls in its core PC chip business amid market declines
Countries underestimate risk of cyber attack, says WEF
Cyber attacks are one of the most serious risks facing global economies, according to the World Economic Forum's 2016 risk report
CIO interview: Kari Saarikoski, Finnair
Finnair is on a digital transformation journey and the airline’s CIO is changing the IT department as it progresses
CIO interview: Michael Moesgaard, Dong Energy
Dong Energy’s IT head talks about the challenges of working for an energy company going through a business transformation
BT and EE to merge in weeks after deal gets final approval
Acquisition of mobile network operator is expected to conclude at the end of January after Competition and Markets Authority gives go-ahead
GMB union gets good response from MPs over British Airways IT outsourcing concerns
MPs will try to set up a meeting with BA senior management to discuss union’s concerns over outsourcing of IT jobs to Indian supplier TCS
Thursday, 14 January 2016
Home Retail Group sells Homebase to focus on digital Argos
Parent firm Home Retail Group plans to offload DIY retailer Homebase to focus on the digital transformation of catalogue business Argos
Forcepoint combines Raytheon, Websense and Stonesoft
Raytheon-Websense acquires Stonesoft and Sidewinder technologies, relaunching as Forcepoint
Shift to digital business disrupts traditional IT
2016 is set to be a year of shifts for IT -- shuffling budget dollars, reconfiguring business processes, and recasting tech talent.
Worldwide IT spending is forecast to surpass $3.6 trillion, a gain of 1.5% compared to 2015, according to Gartner. While the spending increase is modest, the funds will enable companies to advance not-so-modest business transformations. Most organizations are in a transition to becoming digital businesses, according to Gartner, and tech pros are at the center of these changing business models that blend digital and physical worlds in order to better serve customers, drive revenue and increase productivity.
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(Insider Story)Gigaclear gets European funding boost for further expansion
Rural broadband provider secures £18m loan from the European Investment Bank
The National Holocaust Centre uses public cloud for digital preservation project
The National Holocaust Centre and Museum (NHCM) turns to public cloud provider Datacentred to help preserve stories of World War II survivors
HPC research cluster get Red Hat OpenStack private cloud
Petabyte-scale eMedLab consortium opts for private cloud on Red Hat Linux OpenStack with hybrid Cinder and IBM Spectrum Scale storage, and rejects object and cloud storage
One-fifth of consumers will trust tech firms for all financial products by 2025
Research suggests fintech companies will progress rapidly from niche products and services suppliers to join the financial mainstream
TalkTalk users report vanishing dial tone
TalkTalk users say they have been unable to place calls from landline telephone lines and the dial tone has disappeared
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent celebrate honeymoon
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent officially complete their merger and celebrate their first day of combined operations
New York considers backdoors for smartphone encryption
Depite mounting opposition, New York state is considering a law requiring smartphone content to be accessible to law enforcement agencies
Southend-on-Sea Council embarks on £1.5m hybrid cloud datacentre refresh
Local authority says hybrid cloud datacentre plans will pave the way for greater use of services offered via G-Cloud framework
Oracle to recruit 1,400 cloud sales professionals with Europe-wide recruitment campaign
Software giant hopes to capitalise on growing momentum around cloud with sales-focused hires
GMB takes concerns over British Airways IT outsourcing to MPs
Trade union fears that the expansion of IT outsourcing at BA is a risk to security and will see UK jobs disappear
Enterprise IoT projects will be costly, lengthy and vulnerable, says Gartner
By 2020, half of new business processes and systems will incorporate elements of the internet of things, but will be expensive, liable to overrun and extremely vulnerable
Gatwick Airport’s Community App keeps everyone better informed
Gatwick’s head of IT commercial, Abhilash Chacko, explains the airport’s latest internal communications innovation
CityFibre readies KCOM gigabit fibre network in Bristol
After taking over KCOM’s national fibre assets at the end of 2015, CityFibre has begun commercialising an 82km network in Bristol
Over a million Visa contactless payments made to travel in London on a single day
Over one million journeys on the London tube network were paid for using contactless Visa cards in a single day in the run-up to Christmas
Anonymous targets Nissan in awareness campaign
Car maker targeted by DDoS attacks in a campaign protesting against Japan’s resumption of whaling
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
UK is not involved in mass surveillance, says Home Secretary
Coffee shops and librarys could be the target of interception warrants, Theresa May tells MPs and peers.
Ofsted ‘should monitor computing success in schools over five years’
Education professionals say Ofsted should help them provide computing curriculum roadmaps rather than year-on-year assessments only
Visibility key to stopping cyber adversaries, says security veteran
Companies are beginning to accept that they will be compromised, so the demand is growing to know just how often and how deep, says ForeScout CEO Michael DeCesare
Valve deploys 100Gbps ports to support Steam gaming growth
Gaming firm Valve upgrades its network infrastructure with Level 3 to support the growth of its social entertainment and gaming platform Steam
Polish city builds network to manage smart public transport systems
The city of Rzeszow in Poland is building a microwave data transmission platform to manage transport systems in a smart city project
Hybrid flash not good enough, says Kaminario customer
Cloud software provider Clarizen re-tools storage with all-flash arrays from Kaminario and forecasts the end for hybrid flash products that don't deliver on performance promises
PC sales decline but Europe benefits from Windows 10 release
Windows 10 help PC sales in Europe, but tablets and the strong US dollar make a negative impact
Scottish Power picks Vodafone to manage smart electricity grid
Four-year contract will see mobile operator manage performance monitoring and fault identification systems as energy supplier transitions to smart grid technologies
Watchdog urges US nuclear agency to close cyber security gaps
An audit report has called on the US nuclear agency to revise its IT contracts to ensure better cyber security
DevOps success requires business and cultural shift
Cultural resistance and immature tools are limiting companies’ ability to ride the digitisation wave with streams of software-driven initiatives
Firms can monitor employees’ online chats, EU court rules
Human rights court says it is not unreasonable for employers to want to verify that staff are completing their professional tasks during working hours
Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Used smartphones worth $17bn to global economy, say accountants
Deloitte’s technology, media and telecoms practice suggests there is now a vast market for used smartphones
More endpoints managed is security concern, say IT services firms
The rising number of devices connected to corporate networks is a security challenge for the IT services firms managing these endpoints
IT decision makers admit ignorance over datacentre environmental impacts
Majority of datacentre operators unable to account for environmental impact of their sites, The Green Grid's research reveals
Floods reveal weaknesses in the resilience of UK broadband
December’s floods exposed a major flaw in the UK’s fibre to the cabinet networks, which are almost impossible to waterproof
Personalisation could help customers forgive bad brand experiences
Customers like to feel brands know them personally, but many are suspicious of how companies use their data
Ofcom outsources IT management to Indian services supplier NIIT
UK communications regulator Ofcom outsources its help desk, datacentre and application management services to IT services provider NIIT
European Commission awards cloud contracts worth €24m to BT
BT secures deals that will see it provide public and private cloud services to 52 European Commission agencies and bodies
New rules to clamp down on nuisance calls
Government sets out plans to force direct marketing companies to proactively identify themselves as part of a drive to end nuisance calls
Police take action against cyber extortion gang DD4BC
Police have made one arrest and gathered evidence in searches of properties in an international operation aimed at cyber extortion gang DD4BC
EE and O2 mobile networks hit by mystery outage
Operators struggle to account for fault that left customers unable to place calls to landline numbers
TrendMicro releases emergency fix
TrendMicro has issued an emergency update for its antivirus product, but problems remain, according to the security researcher who reported critical vulnerabilities in the software
Public cloud competition prompts 66% drop in prices since 2013, research reveals
Tariff Consulting's latest report tracks industry impact of public cloud price cuts, and reveals service range – not cost – is what matters
Law should force companies to reveal cyber attacks, says Liam Fox
Government should introduce legislation forcing firms to inform shareholders when they have been hacked, says Tory backbench MP Liam Fox
India still top destination for global service delivery
Technological development and changing model for offshore business services and IT could threaten India’s dominance
Monday, 11 January 2016
EU data protection rules affect everyone, say legal experts
The EU's new data protection rules will impact every entity that holds or uses European personal data both inside and outside of Europe, according to legal experts
Smartphone-based UK bank gets additional £48m backing
Starling bank, which only offers a smartphone-based current account, has received multi-million pound backing and named its board of directors
Interxion confirms customer contact details compromised by hackers
Colocation provider confirms that hackers gained unauthorised access to its CRM system in December
Most Britons back mass internet surveillance, claims survey
The recent spate of terror attacks may have flipped public opinion in favour of the Investigatory Powers Bill, claims Broadband Genie
ICO reiterates call for stronger sentences for data theft
The information commissioner (ICO) reiterates his call for stronger sentences for data theft after a court fined a woman just £1,000 for selling 28,000 customer records
Taking a closer look at the Milton Keynes smart city project
The "MK: Smart" project took home the Best of Show prize at the recent VMworld Europe show in Barcelona – and this is why...
Cyber attacks caused Ukraine power outages, report confirms
A co-ordinated cyber attack consisting of multiple elements is one of the expected hazards the power industry now faces, says Sans report
BT picks insider Clive Selley to run Openreach
BT has announced CIO Clive Selley will take charge of the organisation's Openreach infrastructure division
Closer co-operation in Asean with ICT masterplan
Asean countries will work more closely together on the region’s latest plan for increasing the use and benefits of IT
Top priorities for Nordic CIOs in 2016
What are the main priorities for CIOs in the Nordic region this year? Computer Weekly asks some of the region’s experts
Q&A: Why Syncsort introduced the mainframe to Hadoop
When you think of leaders in big data and analytics, you’d be forgiven for not listing Syncsort among them. But this nearly 50-year-old company, which began selling software for the decidedly unglamorous job of optimizing mainframe sorting, has refashioned itself into a critical conduit by which core corporate data flows into Hadoop and other key big data platforms. Syncsort labels itself "a freedom fighter" liberating data and dollars -- sometimes millions of dollars -- from the stranglehold of big iron and traditional data warehouse/analytics systems.
In this installment of the IDG CEO Interview Series, Chief Content Officer John Gallant spoke with Josh Rogers, who was named CEO this week, as well as outgoing CEO Lonne Jaffe, who remains as Senior Advisor to Syncsort’s board. Among other topics, the pair talked about why Syncsort was recently acquired by Clearlake Capital Group, and how Syncsort’s close partnership with Splunk is dramatically improving security and application performance management.
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(Insider Story)Jeremy Corbyn’s team quickly regains control of hacked Twitter account
A hacker gained control of Jeremy Corbyn' s Twitter account, but managed to publish only four posts before control was taken back and the posts deleted
Open source - it’s the logical alternative
It’s round two in the fight between open source and commercial software, and open source is punching well above its weight
Sunday, 10 January 2016
Saturday, 9 January 2016
Friday, 8 January 2016
CIO Interview: The power of software to disrupt business processes
Finbarr Joy, CTO of William Hill, discusses the implications of low-cost, cloud-powered automation of business processes for the CIO
Wildscreen conservation charity uses colocation to preserve endangered species media library
Wildlife charity explains how Virtus Data Centres is helping it spread the word online about the importance of conservation
Verizon’s rumoured datacentre sell-off: Why telcos are turning their backs on colocation
Reports suggest US comms provider Verizon will become the latest telco to sell off its colocation assets, but what is driving this trend?
Rapid Router: why Ocado Technology turned to open source
Retailer’s technology division open-sources learning-to-code initiative to encourage continuous development of coding game
Time Warner Cable denies breach
US telecoms firm believes passwords were stolen either through phishing attacks or data breaches at other companies that store its customer information
2015 was a breakthrough year for cloud adoption, says Synergy Research Group
Analyst house’s latest cloud market tracker reveals how enterprise IT buying behaviours are moving to incorporate off-premise technologies
Hybrid flash favoured in Spain – but for how long?
Flash memory is making its mark on Spanish enterprises, with hybrid flash storage that merges SSD and traditional spinning disk holding the upper hand
US officials to meet tech firms about countering Islamic State
Discussions will cover ways of making it more difficult for extremist groups to use online services to further their aims
Tech firms critical of UK draft Investigatory Powers Bill
Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo say they are particularly concerned about six key aspects of the UK's draft Investigatory Powers Bill
70% rise in venture capital funding for UK tech startups in 2015
Study shows UK tech startups won £2.46bn in venture capital funding last year, with London taking the lion’s share
AWS expands datacentre footprint in Apac
Cloud services giant is opening new datacentres in Seoul in response to Korean customer demands
Thursday, 7 January 2016
Half of UK banks have insecure SSL
A UK-based security company has revealed that half of UK banks are using out-of-date security technology
Disk system deployment set to decline as datacentres plan for flash
Survey finds nearly one-fifth of IT departments plan to decommission disk, while hybrid leads the flash assault on the datacentre
Mixed prospects for IT spending in Europe
Europe’s economies have varying expectations for IT spending over the next couple of years as the global market sees moderate growth
European police smash ATM malware gang
Cyber criminals caused substantial losses across Europe by using Tyupkin malware to access ATM cash cassettes
Mobile spectrum sharing pilot begins in France
Ericsson joins with startup Red Technologies, Qualcomm and the French government to run a radio spectrum sharing pilot for future 5G mobile networks
ICO orders Alzheimer’s Society to improve data protection
Charity warned to comply fully with all data protection recommendations within six months or face prosecution
Yahoo plans to cut workforce by 10%
News of workforce reduction comes a day after activist investor Starboard Value called for significant changes in a letter to Yahoo board
Thai firm chooses flash storage to speed up supply chain
Thailand-based SiS Distribution has adopted flash storage technology to improve internal processes and customer services
The state of all-flash versus hybrid storage in Australia and New Zealand
Magnetic disk drives are yesterday’s technology. Soon all servers will be based on all-flash arrays – or will they?
UK interception powers need regular review, says privacy watchdog
UK information commissioner Christopher Graham has called for a regular review of interception powers and greater audit powers
Wednesday, 6 January 2016
French intelligence ‘could have prevented Paris attacks'
A former US intelligence director turned whistleblower tells MPs and Peers that bulk collection of internet and phone data is putting lives at risks.
The Office Group responds to flexible working boom with Microsoft cloud deployment
Flexible workspace provider rolls out Office 365 after business growth caused email storage capacity crunch
Italy wakes up to new IoT opportunities
Organisations in Italy are investing in internet-connected technologies, with infrastructure providers building the underpinning networks
English Rugby Football League uses data analytics to boost performance
Qlik data analytics and visualisation help coaches to hone players’ performance and protect their health and safety
EU privacy watchdog to set up ethics advisory group
The EU data protection supervisor plans to encourage a discussion on the ethics of future technologies to prevent individuals being reduced to mere data subjects
Rackspace: Business leaders, not IT departments, drive enterprise cloud adoption
Rackspace report into cloud migration trends reveals business leaders are more likely to lead the move off-premise than IT people
UK IoT research hub opens with support from academic world
A consortium of nine UK universities have come together to work alongside the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council on research into the internet of things
CIO interview: Mats Hultin, Saab Group
Saab Group's CIO talks to Computer Weekly about the huge challenge of integrating 40 separate IT organisations into one
Nationwide renews BT network contract to support digital transformation
Building society upgrades network infrastructure to support apps and services for customers and staff
Upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 to reduce risk
Failure to update to the latest version of Internet Explorer by 12 January 2016 could put users at risk, Microsoft warns
CES 2016: Connectivity drives new business models in car industry
Uber's chief strategist recently spoke on BBC Radio 4 about the demise of car ownership. At this year’s CES, the car industry responded
Audi drivers go online with European MVNO agreement
Audi drivers will be able to buy in-car connectivity through an MVNO agreement spanning 13 European countries
Hungryhouse adopts Braintree payments
Takeaway ordering service seeks to make payments experience easier for customers
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