Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Data breach costs exceed 20% of revenue
The cost of data breaches topped 20% of revenue in the past year as cyber attacks became more sophisticated and defenders struggled to keep pace, the latest Cisco security report shows
Gigaclear wins Northamptonshire BDUK contract
Rural fibre broadband supplier Gigaclear has been awarded a Stage Three BDUK contract covering remote parts of Northamptonshire
HMRC aims to ease transition to digital tax returns for UK businesses
HM Revenue & Customs sticks to 2018 deadline despite warnings from MPs, but three-year transition will cost firms £1bn before savings kick in
How AI is disrupting the role of call centres and call centre staff
Artificial intelligence could eliminate many white-collar jobs in coming decades. Its effects are already being felt in the call centre industry, but there is still no substitute for the human touch
Open source cloud community condemns President Trump immigration ban
Tech leaders from several major open source cloud initiatives condemn President Donald Trump's travel ban, and claim it could harm diversity and hinder the tech industry's wider innovation potential
More than a million Netgear routers feared vulnerable to hijack
At least 10,000 and possibly more than a million Netgear routers are vulnerable to hijack by attackers, warn security researchers
New leaders in insurance industry drive digital innovation
Insurance companies are investing in digital innovation, with a new breed of leaders formalising enterprise strategies
Retail tech training – an opportunity to drive employee retention?
A job in retail is often the first employment many people will have, so could technology training increase the retention of store staff?
Trump unlikely to reduce IT from India
The fact that Donald Trump's labour secretary has previously offshored IT work to the Philippines could ease IT services fears, particularly in India
SAP aims to clarify S/4 Hana, cloud apps roadmaps for customers
The SAP board has launched an initiative to publish and clarify roadmaps, especially in respect of S/4 Hana and its cloud applications, and one product of which is a new technology choice tool
NHS trusts vulnerable to cyber attack due to irregular app testing
Many NHS trusts are failing to scan internal apps for security-related defects or scan web perimeter apps regularly, potentially exposing patient data to cyber breaches
Monday, 30 January 2017
Australian organisations forced to take cyber insurance seriously
The take-up of cyber security insurance in Australia remains low, but it could increase if data breach notification regulations come into force
Only 49% of marketers are pushed to reinvent customer service due to technology
Technology is causing disruption in most markets, but only 49% of marketers believe they are pressured to develop their customer service as a result of disruptive technology
Privacy Shield threat overshadowed by US immigration row
EU citizens’ rights under the Privacy Shield Act are not directly affected by President Trump's executive order on public safety, according to international law firm Hogan Lovells
Report blames human and legacy system failure for Yorkshire hospital problems
Old technology and human error combined to cause major IT outage at Yorkshire NHS trust, review finds
Many firms in the dark on cyber security investment
UK businesses need to adopt a risk-based approach to cyber security spending to ensure the best ROI and most appropriate data protection, says industry expert Michael Dieroff.
Bellway Homes signs Hyperoptic for Welwyn Garden City development
Developer Bellway Homes chooses FTTP broadband supplier Hyperoptic to supply ultrafast services to new homes in Welwyn Garden City
Hybrid strategy offers best of both worlds
More and more businesses are adopting a hybrid cloud strategy for their datacentre needs. Computer Weekly looks at what’s on offer
Consumers do not trust companies with personal data, survey shows
UK firms still have much work to do in preparing for GDPR compliance, minimising the risk of identity theft and regaining trust, according to law firm Winckworth Sherwood
Sunday, 29 January 2017
Artificial intelligence will increase productivity by sharpening human mind
The combination of AI and humans will triple productivity if businesses get the balance right for different roles
Saturday, 28 January 2017
Friday, 27 January 2017
Union to fight CSC job cuts that threaten NHS services
Union to fight a planned 22% cut to CSC's UK workforce, which could impact customers including the NHS
GDPR highlighted on Data Protection Day
Businesses dealing with EU citizens' data urged to ensure they are on track to comply with the GDPR in less than 16 months, as the world marks Data Protection Day 2017
NHS Digital picks peering exchange provider for HSCN
The development of the new Health and Social Care Network is moving ahead as NHS Digital signs Redcentric to provide peering exchange services
Post Office facing group litigation over Horizon computer system after watershed decision
The group action against the Post Office that alleges sub-postmasters have been wrongly punished for accounting errors gets a green light from the High Court of Justice
Microsoft to teach more than 560,000 people digital skills
Technology giant Microsoft announces a programme designed to boost digital skills and tech job prospects across the UK
Bett 2017: Knowing what edtech to invest in is a challenge for schools
Minster Rob Halfon has urged those building use cases for tech in schools to help others choose the right technology for use in the classroom
BT profits plunge after Italian accounting scandal
BT’s pre-tax profit drops 37% as the telecoms giant comes to terms with the extent of massive corruption at its Italian business
Cloud gives financial boost to Alphabet, Microsoft and Intel
Cloud computing is making significant contributions to driving the revenues for companies in the technology sector, according to quarterly results posted by Alphabet, Microsoft and Intel
Growing UK's tech skills base will make or break prime minister's industrial strategy, panel claims
Speakers at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology's industrial strategy debate demand greater clarity on how the government intends to tackle the UK tech and science sector's skills, diversity and regional inequalities
#techmums uses corporate partnerships to reach a million mums by 2020
Not-for-profit #techmums hopes to give technology skills to one million mothers by 2020 through partnerships with corporate firms
Thursday, 26 January 2017
Mixed feelings on Australian enterprise app market
The enterprise mobile app development market is attracting big money despite a lack of corporate appetite
MoD accelerator launches Enduring Challenge tech contest
Enduring Challenge seeks to bring innovative technology to the front line for the UK’s armed forces and security services
Facebook ups security with Fido U2F two-factor authentication
Social media giant is enabling users to increase the security of their logins with Fido U2F USB security keys
Security spending leaving data vulnerable, study finds
Cyber breaches are increasing despite increased security spending, a study shows, highlighting that security investment decisions are not aligned with actual cyber threats
Human-centric technologies will dominate next three years
Accenture says businesses will develop technology and services to match human behaviour in the next few years
Virtual Instruments to add cloud storage monitoring by end of 2017
Storage performance and monitoring provider Virtual Instruments leverages Xangati functionality to add cloud storage monitoring to existing SAN and NAS capabilities in Virtual Wisdom
Microsoft’s cloud privacy battle may go to US Supreme Court
The US Department of Justice is considering going to the Supreme Court after an appeals court refused to revisit its July 2016 landmark ruling blocking government access to Microsoft servers in Ireland
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Accenture adds voice and VR to data analytics for RBS Six Nations
Accenture, in the sixth year of its tech partnership with the RBS Six Nations rugby championship, adds voice interface and more virtual reality to data analytics effort
US man jailed for hacking into celebrity accounts
Edward Majerczyk is jailed for 9 months and ordered to pay $5,700 compensation for hacking iCloud and Gmail accounts and stealing celebrity nude photos
Emergency Services Network will not be ready in time, says PAC
A Public Accounts Committee examination of the Emergency Services Network concludes that the controversial project may need more testing and assurance than its delivery date allows for
Society urged to nurture cyber talent at Microsoft security conference
Cyber security investigative reporter Brian Krebs urges society to cultivate more “hackers for good” in today’s age of internet supervillains
NetApp: Solidfire to get some Snap functionality but not NVMe
NetApp Solidfire execs talk of roadmap SnapMirror and SnapVault functionality in Solidfire, but NVMe will have to wait until customers are ready to pay for it
Norfolk pub becomes first Vodafone Ciss programme hub
The Wortwell Bell in Harlestone, Norfolk, becomes the first “community hub” to receive indoor 3G mobile coverage through Vodafone’s Community Indoor Sure Signal scheme
Maersk Line underpins shipping operations with network management
Container shipping company Maersk Line signs a five-year deal with Riverbed to monitor business-critical apps and services and troubleshoot network performance bottlenecks
Challenges of complying with the Investigatory Powers Act
Despite opposition by civil liberties groups and technology companies, the UK government has passed the controversial Investigatory Powers Act, adding a host of security and contingency requirements that UK businesses need to consider
Twitter botnet has cyber security implications, say reseachers
A researcher is urging the security community to consider the implications of massive botnets of fake Twitter accounts
Outdated IT budget models slow enterprise cloud adoption, CIO research suggests
Research from IT services provider Trustmarque suggests the way that enterprises run their IT budgets is out of step with how they consume and pay for cloud
HoloLens tested for bridge inpections
Cambridge University is investigating how augmented reality could help improve safety and lower the cost of inspecting large structures such as bridges
Nordic CIO interview: Peter Krantz, Sweden’s national library
Making information accessible for hundreds of years is the challenge facing the CIO at Sweden’s Kungliga Biblioteket
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Executive interview: Kirk Bresniker, chief architect, HPE
HPE has developed a concept computing architecture which it says will power future generations of applications. We find out how it will change IT
Post Office offers banking for all UK accounts as bank branch closures continue
Customers of all UK banks can receive branch services through the Post Office after a deal agreed last year takes effect
SAP 2016 results: cloud revenue almost €3bn, 5,400 S/4 customers
SAP declares full-year 2016 revenue of €22bn, of which nearly €3bn was cloud – almost 14%
TechUK outlines its Brexit negotiation priorities
IT industry body TechUK outlines what it believes are the Brexit negotiation priorities for the UK IT sector
Stockholm offers sustainable datacentre safe haven to hyperscale cloud firms
Sweden's capital city looks to capitalise on recent country-wide tax breaks for datacentre operators, to encourage cloud and colocation firms to set up shop in its new environmentally-friendly business parks
GDS signals intent to move public sector off PSN
Government Digital Service’s Technology Leaders Network determines that the internet is an adequate solution to support the vast majority of public sector work
Want to run your own Amazon 'region'? Stratoscale shows you how
Stratoscale is a small company with a very big ambition: to turn your data center into an Amazon Web Services (AWS) region. Forget OpenStack, forget VMware. Stratoscale aims to help IT shops get beyond device-level virtualization and deliver the same app-friendly building blocks AWS provides. In the process, the company promises to cut the cost of operating data centers by more than 80 percent.
Founder and CEO Ariel Maislos, who cashed in big in selling an earlier flash memory startup to Apple, says CIOs don’t want to build out bigger VMware-based data centers. Instead, they want to build Amazon-like data centers, and Stratoscale has the best solution for those hybrid public/private AWS ambitions. In this installment of the IDG CEO Interview Series, Maislos spoke with Chief Content Officer John Gallant about why longtime VMware customers would gamble on his emerging company and exactly what it means to turn your data center into an AWS region using what is essentially Stratoscale’s data center operating system. Maislos also talked about why OpenStack – which he dubbed a ‘nightmare’ – isn’t the answer for the dynamic data center.
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(Insider Story)CIO interview: Bas Anneveld, Gumtree
When your parent is the internet phenomenon eBay, how do you make a difference?
Bromium mobilises endpoints to fight cyber attacks
Bromium evolves its micro-virtualisation security technology to gather threat intelligence from endpoints and automate checks and responses across an enterprise
Monday, 23 January 2017
Singapore bank offers online chat banking
POSB launches automated customer service platform that understands spoken language
Singapore and Indonesia stand out for IT spend in Apac banking sector
Singapore is the top spender on IT for banking of all developed economies in the Apac region, while Indonesia has the fastest growth rate in IT spending
Government industrial strategy proposes £170m investment in tech institutes to boost Stem skills
The Prime Minister has claimed technology training and skills will be one of the key areas the government will focus on in its bid to boost the economy post-Brexit
Government reaffirms broadband funding in industrial strategy plan
The government reaffirms previous commitments to further funding of rural broadband roll-out and 5G mobile networking in its post-Brexit industrial strategy plan
Lululemon turns to digital transformation to support consumer community
Athletic apparel retailer’s executive vice-president of digital explains how the brand has used digital transformation to support its core value of a community ecosystem
Schroders staff to complete daily tasks on mobile devices
The asset management company wants to make it easier for its staff to complete everyday tasks by linking mobile devices to enterprise systems
Lloyds Bank hit by massive DDoS attack
It has emerged that UK banks have been targeted by a DDoS campaign that affected services intermittently only at the Lloyds Banking Group
No silver bullet for business IoT security
Good application design, adapting existing IT security and adopting some new ideas can protect firms from IoT threats
Saudi Arabian bank enables customers to print their own debit cards
Fingerprint scan at self-service units will authorise Al Rajhi Bank customers to print debit cards, statements and other documentation
Sunday, 22 January 2017
Friday, 20 January 2017
BT draws fire over broadband price hike
Consumer broadband groups have hit out after BT put up its broadband prices
Pay rises tipped for IT security and data analysis roles in 2017
Increase in high-profile data breaches and the need for data insight are seen as contributory factors in salary rises for IT security and data analytics staff
7 (more) security TED Talks you can’t miss
The first list 10 security Ted Talks you can’t miss was so popular we decided to serve another. So here is another batch of must see security and privacy videos. In this selection you’ll find speakers taking on some of the most pressing, and persistent, security and privacy challenges of our time, from how society can fight the war on terror while maintaining the social values we cherish to Bruce Schneier’s talk on how challenging it is for us to evaluate and understand risk. It’s a must see talk. Well, we think they all are, so enjoy.
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(Insider Story)ICO sets out plans to issue GDPR guidance
Information Commissioner’s Office encourages business to review guidance on the General Data Protection Regulation as it is published to identify what areas need to be addressed in 2017
NRF 2017: The key to success is not taking yourself too seriously, says Richard Branson
Serial entrepreneur and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson tells the audience at NRF 2017 to fail fast, pay it forward and to stop taking themselves so seriously
IBM results show shift to AI and cloud business focus
IBM’s Watson cognitive, artificial intelligence technology and its cloud strategy are overtaking core product areas in terms of revenue
DDoS protection provider alleged to be Mirai botnet creator
Investigative journalist Brian Krebs believes distributed denial of service mitigation firm owner is the author of malware designed to enable massive IoT botnet-enabled DDoS attacks
SSP Worldwide blames engineers at London datacentre for new cloud outage
Insurance software provider says latest service outage was caused by power problems at third-party datacentre site
Thursday, 19 January 2017
Avaya files for chapter 11 bankruptcy
Networking supplier has filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of the US bankruptcy code
Hybrid cloud 101: Using the cloud as a storage tier
We look at what’s possible when it comes to hybrid cloud, what types of data and what hybrid cloud architectures can combine on-premise and cloud storage capacity
Cloud-based contracts make up a third of IT outsourcing contracts in 2016
Traditional outsourcing contracts reduce in number and are being replaced by cloud-based services
Viasat builds IoT network for connected vehicle insurance
Satellite connectivity services supplier’s worldwide internet of things network will support customers operating connected vehicles
IT failures contributed to failed HMRC outsourcing contract
IT delays and failures contributed to a failed HMRC outsourcing contract, finds NAO investigation
National crime survey figures show growing cyber crime
Cyber crime is on the up and is now included in official crime figures
Facebook to build third datacentre in Europe to underpin virtual reality push
Social networking giant hails country's cool climate as one of the many reasons it has decided to site its latest server farm in Denmark
Carbanak shows how attackers hijack legitimate tools
Criminal gang’s abuse of Google services highlights the trend of attackers using legitimate tools to launch and manage attacks
Southampton FC signs up to cloud-based e-commerce
The cloud-based system by Advanced supports fan engagement and is able to handle peaks in traffic on Southampton FC’s website
HPE buys hyper-converged pioneer Simplivity for $650m
Hardware giant pays out for hyper-converged market number two, and says it will keep existing Simplivity products, moving them all to its ProLiant servers by the end of 2017
UK firms struggling to manage cyber threats, survey shows
Businesses want security suppliers to offer more complementary products and collaborate more effectively as they struggle to manage data protection in the light of new laws, a survey shows
How culture change has to underpin success in digital transformation
Digital transformation has been in vogue in recent years. Success depends as much, if not more, on deep-set culture change, as RSA and The Economist Group have discovered
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
How Singapore can help Southeast Asia reach its digital potential
Singapore could play a vital role in supporting the digital transformation of its Asean partners in the Asian Century
Oracle Database Cloud Service aims to handle apps of all sizes
Oracle continues to take the fight to AWS and others as it expands support for web-scale and enterprise applications.
Expanding Doddle picks Cradlepoint to ease pressure on host networks
Click-and-collect service Doddle has implemented a cloud-based all-in-one network model to support its expansion, and be a better neighbour to its host organisations
GDS declares public cloud secure enough for "vast majority" of public sector
Government Digital Service moves to allay public sector concerns about using off-premise services in a bid to speed up cloud adoption beyond Whitehall
Lack of diversity risks creating big gaps in AI
A panel discussion at the World Economic Forum has highlighted the need to widen the artificial intelligence developer skills pool
PizzaExpress UAE upgrades customer Wi-Fi and adds analytics platform
UAE-based restaurant chain has upgraded its Wi-Fi and introduced a platform to help it understand customer behaviour
MasterCard offers remedies to watchdog fears over VocaLink acquisition
MasterCard and VocaLink respond to Competition and Markets Authority’s concerns over proposed merger
2017 may be crisis year for DDoS attacks, warns Deloitte
The proliferation of IoT devices and IoT exploit kits may make 2017 a turning point in DDoS attacks requiring new defence tactics, warns Deloitte
Nutanix, Simplivity and Pivot3 lead hyper-converged pack: Forrester
Forrester rates 12 hyper-converged infrastructure providers according to products, company strategy and market presence, with Nutanix, Simplivity and Pivot3 coming out on top-line
EE hit with £2.7m fine for overcharging roaming customers
A failure to properly implement changes to how its system managed international dialing codes has seen EE fined £2.7m for incorrectly charging roaming customers
Facebook chief reveals real cost of Oculus in court testimony
Testifying in an IP-theft case against Facebook-owned Oculus, Mark Zuckerberg reveals the acquisition cost $3bn, not $2bn as originally announced
Oracle trumpets cloud applications progress at start of 2017
Oracle reports a new wave of customer take-up of its cloud offerings and announces new datacentres and increased IaaS availability of its Database Cloud Service
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Blockchain can cut investment bank infrastructure costs by 30%
Investment banks can make huge cuts to their IT infrastructure costs through blockchain, according to analysis
Oracle commits to expanding UK datacentre footprint in 2017
Database software giant’s renewed commitment to the UK market is part of a wider push to ramp up its cloud presence worldwide
Backup 101: Incremental vs differential vs synthetic full backup
Backup methods pros and cons: Full, incremental, differential, synthetic full, incremental forever, and reverse incremental. We set out the advantages and drawbacks of each
Security Think Tank: Look to security best practices to secure DNS
What are the main security risks associated with DNS and how are these best mitigated?
Private and public cloud fuelled Emea infrastructure sales in Q3, shows IDC data
Demand for traditional IT hardware slumps, as sales of private and public cloud-enabling technologies soar, shows IDC data
HSBC appoints technology advisers to keep pace with IT changes
Bank hopes to gain knowledge about technologies such as artificial intelligence and biometric security through its new technology advisory board
UK business at risk due to severe security skills shortage
Job site Indeed urges the UK’s tech sector to pull together to attract more people into cyber security roles, as a study shows the UK skills gap is among the worst in the world
How information security professionals can help business understand cyber risk
Information security is continually moving up business and board agendas, but information security professionals find it challenging to help business leaders to understand fully the cyber risks across increasingly digital businesses.
Artificial intelligence critical to business growth
There are many hurdles to overcome before the full benefits of AI can be realised by organisations
Mark Zuckerberg to testify in $2bn VR theft claim case
Mark Zuckerberg is expected to argue Facebook-owned Oculus made VR technology a reality without help of IP ZeniMax Media claims it stole
4 reasons Microsoft Teams will kill Slack… and 4 reasons it won’t
Microsoft Teams is nearing its official debut. Designed as a hub for teamwork, the cloud-based Teams gives employees access to content, tools, people and conversations within the Office 365 environment. Groups and subgroups can communicate and collaborate using text-based chat, file sharing, and video and voice chats.
The big question is how Microsoft Teams will compete with Slack, a fan favorite in the hot enterprise team-collaboration market.
“If you look at the basics – if you took the two products as they are, side by side, without looking at any integrations or other ecosystem things – you wouldn’t really think one was overwhelmingly better than the other,” says Michael Fauscette, chief research officer at G2 Crowd, a peer-to-peer business software review platform. “There’s not a significant difference in the base product.”
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(Insider Story)Aldo uses Salesforce to drive ‘customer delight’
Luxury retailer is using Salesforce to drive engagement, a seamless experience and customer loyalty
Monday, 16 January 2017
Australian government technology suffers failure after failure
Former government IT leader says Australia’s IT is so bad that if the government were a private sector organisation, it would fail
Mont-Blanc HPC project alpha tests Cavium ARM module
The consortium is working on building low-powered HPC based on 64-bit ARM chips
3D printing proves a disruptive force in Asean manufacturing
3D printing adoption is set to accelerate in Southeast Asia after a delayed start
CIO interview: Alexandra Drevenlid, Tieto
Tieto has replaced the position of CIO with chief digital officer. The first person to hold the position and its creator explains what this means to the Nordic IT services giant
Network overhaul speeds up business for motor racing venue
Rockingham Motor Speedway in Northamptonshire beefs up network infrastructure to support expansive business plans
Security Think Tank: DNS, the underdog in cyber security strategy
What are the main security risks associated with DNS and how are these best mitigated?
TeenTech City 2017 – using practical demos to encourage Stem careers
By giving students access to practical demonstrations of technology uses in business, TeenTech City show aims to encourage more children to pursue science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) careers
Meet IoT security challenges head-on
Securing internet-connected devices should be a priority for IT leaders. We pinpoints the key areas that need to be targeted
England’s largest NHS trust investigates cyber attack
A cyber attack on England's largest NHS trust has underlined the importance of cyber security at healthcare organisations and has raised renewed fears about NHS legacy IT systems
Sunday, 15 January 2017
The evolution of smart Dubai
Aisha Bin Bishr, director general at Smart Dubai Office, discusses how Dubai is evolving as a smart city with the support of local telecoms provider Du.
Friday, 13 January 2017
Security Think Tank: Use DNS proxy services to bolster security
What are the main security risks associated with DNS, and how are these best mitigated?
Facebook under fire for WhatsApp security backdoor
A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in the way WhatsApp implements encryption, raising concerns that it will be exploited by governments to spy on users
Demand for datacentres in "edge" countries tipped to fuel next wave of colocation M&A
451 Research predicts developing countries will be the source of increased colocation market revenue in the years to come, and fuel a fresh wave of takeovers
How serverless computing could help enterprises cut cloud complexity
As some enterprises find the reality of cloud fails to live up to the hype, Clive Longbottom explains why serverless computing could help firms attain the operational benefits they're looking for
Obama administration relaxes NSA data-sharing rules
Civil liberties organisations express concern at US move to disseminate raw NSA communications surveillance to 16 other government agencies
Davos: Technology poses new risks to jobs, economies and society
Politicians and business leaders will discuss the risks posed by technology to jobs, political stability and cyber security at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Security Think Tank: Add risk of DNS attack to business continuity plan
What are the main security risks associated with DNS and how are these best mitigated?
Thursday, 12 January 2017
Political climate chills IT spending forecast
Some organisations are likely to adopt a wait-and-see approach to IT investments in 2017, but others will use political uncertainty as a driver for business change
Lloyds Bank digital banking problems an industry warning
Lloyds Bank’s digital banking problems still unresolved after a second day
TechUK launches framework to build public trust in the IoT
Tech sector association techUK wants to help overcome public distrust in the internet of things
Case study: The Alan Turing Institute takes cloud-first stance on data science research
Computer Weekly meets the Alan Turing Institute team and finds out how using cloud-first thinking can help achieve its goal of becoming a global force to be reckoned with in data science research
IBM refreshes all-flash DS8880 series with PCIe 3.0 enclosures
IBM adds an F to existing DS8884, DS8886 and DS8888 all-flash and hybrid arrays with addition of PCIe 3.0 disk connectivity, but stops short of NVMe capabilities
Flawed GoDaddy security certificates show need for control
Vulnerabilities in digital security certificates highlight the need for organisations to be able to exercise more control over those certificates
Hertz connects hourly rental cars to IoT
Car rental company Hertz chooses Orange Business Services to help support its 24/7 rental service with its Datavenue IoT service
Greenpeace demands greater transparency from AWS over datacentre energy use habits
Greenpeace claims the cloud and internet service provider community is improving on sustainability, but AWS could afford to do more
GE enters next digital phase with ServiceMax acquisition
GE has acquired ServiceMax, with plans to bolster Predix predictive maintenance with services for industrial companies
Plastics maker dumps tape for Arcserve backup appliance and cloud
PW Hall faced backup windows of 13 hours but reduced this to about 90 minutes a day spread across a number of incrementals with jobs copied to cloud backup
People attracted to financial advice from robots because they consider it impartial
Consumer acceptance of software robots providing banking support is increasing and banks are investing heavily in the technology
US college admits paying $28,000 ransom to cyber attackers
Los Angeles college was forced to pay ransomware attackers after being locked out of key computer systems and data
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Security concerns push Asian organisations to adopt managed and hybrid IT services
Security needs are persuading organisations in Asia Pacific to adopt managed IT, and hybrid services are crucial for digital transformation, according to a CenturyLink study
Tech focus helps Singapore go second in globalisation index
Singapore is the second most globalised economy in the world and its IT infrastructure is critical to this achievement
Asean storage moves towards hybrid model
Storage is moving to the cloud in the Asean region and a number of storage companies are jostling for position
BBC’s iPlayer will be overhauled by 2020
Broadcaster BBC aims to redesign its digital iPlayer service by 2020 to better reflect the needs of the content rental and streaming environment
McKinsey finds hard work to do in Big Data Revisited report
The McKinsey Global Institute has revisited its path-breaking 2011 big data report, finding a new salience for machine learning, and most companies under-capitalising their data
Security Think Tank: Business should arm against rise in DNS server attacks
What are the main security risks associated with DNS and how are these best mitigated?
World Economic Forum warns of AI business risk
Ahead of its annual meeting in Davos, the World Economic Forum warns that artificial intelligence needs strong governance
Firms should take note of EC privacy proposals, warns KPMG
Professional services firm KPMG is urging UK firms to ensure they are prepared for proposed EU privacy rules for electronic communications set to become law by May 2018
Building society uses SharePoint in the cloud for intranet
The Family Building Society moves intranet to SharePoint in its first major cloud project
GDPR compliance is top priority for Belgian CIOs in 2017
GDPR, cloud computing and a lack of IT skills are some of the challenges that CIOs in Belgium will address this year
Australian websites defaced by Tunisian Islamist hacktivists
Tunisian Islamist hacktivists have defaced websites in Australia, Russia, Italy and Pakistan with messages calling for a halt to the killing of civilians in Syria
Deloitte predicts major advances in mobile technology in 2017
Deloitte’s 16th TMT Predictions report highlights advances in mobile networking and device technology
Trump allegedly backed compromise of DNC emails, say leaked docs
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and senior members of his campaign team allegedly knew and supported the leak of emails of the Democratic National Committee, according to unsubstantiated documents leaked by a news outlet on Tuesday.
The DOD is testing a swarm of autonomous, 3-D printed drones
The Department of Defense is testing Perdix, autonomous micro-drones capable of collective decision-making and adaptive formation flying.
Adobe patches critical flaws in Flash Player, Reader and Acrobat
Adobe Systems released security updates for its Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Acrobat products fixing critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to install malware on computers.
Intel Joule shipments blocked in key countries, pending certification
If you can't find Intel's Joule developer boards in your country, it's because shipments have been held up.
Beware of Oracle’s developer Trojan
The Oracle Technology Network allows developers to prototype applications for free, but there is a catch when it is time to deploy
Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Equinix and Digital Realty reap M&A marketshare benefits in 2016, research shows
Synergy Research's latest datacentre-focused market tracker highlights how the global colocation sector is becoming a three-horse race
Brexit should not hinder 5G development, says report
A report commissioned by the government claims the UK’s 2016 vote to leave the European Union should have minimal impact on the country’s ability to lead on the development of 5G networks
Top fintech trends in Sweden in 2017
The Nordic region is a hotspot for IT startups and Sweden is a country punching above its weight in financial technology
Security Think Tank: Top three DNS-related security risks
What are the main security risks associated with the domain name system and how are these best mitigated?
Digital technology helps Environment Agency deliver earlier flood warnings
The latest flood forecasting system that covers England will use cloud computing, data analytics and data visualisation technologies
Verizon deal to buy Yahoo looks set to go ahead
Yahoo has filed documents which indicate that if the Verizon deal goes ahead, the remainder of the company will become an investment company called Altaba
Virgin Mobile extends virtual network deal with EE
Virgin Mobile will offer its customers enhanced mobile networking services under the terms of an extended deal signed with EE
Tech gender parity: we can’t do it without support from men
Research has shown a lack of diversity in organisations is costing the UK economy money, but experts claim we can’t increase the number of women in tech without the support of men
Cloud provider moves to QoS flash performance on NetApp Solidfire
Carrenza guarantees specified I/O to customers on all-flash arrays from NetApp Solidfire in a move that allows it to offer storage performance as a product
Cyber security scare stories could sharpen focus at banks
There are continual cyber attacks on banks, and although most are repelled, there is significant room for improvement
Liberty launches cash appeal to challenge Snoopers’ Charter
Civil rights group Liberty is appealing for donations to raise £10,000 by 8 February 2017 to challenge the lawfulness of bulk surveillance powers in the new Investigatory Powers Act
Containers tipped for enterprise take-off between now and 2020, predicts 451 Research
451 Research predicts the hype surrounding containers will give way to fast and furious enterprise adoption over the next three years
Monday, 9 January 2017
City of London Corporation to build small cell Wi-Fi network
Residents, workers and visitors to the City of London will be able to log onto an ultrafast Wi-Fi network across the Square Mile later on in 2017
There is no shortage of open data. The question is, is anyone using it?
The UK government’s data portal, data.gov.uk, currently shows 36,552 published datasets available, but how usable are they, and is anyone actually downloading them?
Security Think Tank: Know the business risks of using the internet
What are the main security risks associated with DNS and how are these best mitigated?
Waymo self-driving minivans to begin public road tests soon
Google spin off Waymo announces trials of new self-driving vehicles, with all technologies involved developed in-house to cut costs and improve performance
Secure IoT before it kills us
Experts say more must be done to mitigate the potentially catastrophic threats presented by connected devices
UKCloud cuts cloud storage pricing for public sector customers and sticks boot into US rivals
Public sector-focused cloud provider claims latest round of price cuts means its services are cheaper to use than some of its US counterparts
Sunday, 8 January 2017
Cloud-based infrastructure is a top ANZ priority in 2017
Projects involving cloud storage and back-up will feature strongly for CIOs based in Australia and New Zealand this year
Saturday, 7 January 2017
Friday, 6 January 2017
Three-quarters of UK IT workers plan a job move in 2017
An increasing number of tech workers in the UK are considering a new job in 2017, with three-quarters planning on a move
Synergy Research Group hails 2016 as landmark year for cloud services growth
Market watcher's latest cloud market tracker suggests services market is growing three times faster than off-premise hardware and software market
3D-Nand boosts capacity to push all-flash datacentre
3D-Nand piles flash cells on top of each other to tackle some of the scalability problems of flash storage, and is all set to help achieve the all-flash datacentre
Ransomware expected to dominate in 2017
Ransowmare and IoT-enabled attacks are expected to continue, while 2017 will see the rise of data integrity attacks, targeting of cloud infrastructure and the use of AI by attackers, experts predict
Inside the UK’s first cyber security entrepreneur boot camp
This is the first in a series of articles charting the progress of participants from HutZero, a new cyber security entrepreneur acceleration programme run by Cyber London (CyLon) and the Centre for Security Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen’s University Belfast
Telco turns Jersey into connected internet of things testbed
Telecoms operator JT will build a long-range wide area network to support IoT deployments across Channel island
Half of the younger generation still prefer a traditional checkout
The use of technology in retailers is increasing, but despite growing omni-channel adoption, many young people still prefer a traditional checkout
IaaS challenger OVH to open first UK datacentre by May 2017
French hosting provider sets out plans to ramp up its UK presence with a series of datacentre builds over the coming year
At CES, network firms bring gigabit connectivity to carmakers
With more and more carmakers fitting out their newest models with advanced software platforms and new capabilities, attention at CES has also turned to the network connectivity needed to make connected vehicles work
Surrey County Council catches £3.8m gain share windfall for broadband
Local authority to receive £3.8m to extend a BDUK broadband roll-out through the gain share clauses written into its BT contract
Security research links Russia to US election cyber attacks
Security researchers say the hacking of the US Democratic National Convention's email system is linked to a wider Russian cyber campaign
Telcos need real-time analytics strategies to capitalise on big data
In order to capitalise on the value from big data and operate as intelligent businesses, telcos must develop real-time analytics strategies, advises Accenture
Thursday, 5 January 2017
Most manufacturers will use customer-facing VR by 2020
The use of VR is growing in popularity, and many manufacturers are already using the technology for customer service purposes
Scottish university claims a fintech first
The University of Strathclyde announces a Masters degree in fintech that will begin later this year
CIOs: Is a PC refresh really necessary?
IT departments are preparing to migrate off Windows 7. Manufacturers are ready with a range of new PCs at this year's CES
HMV changes its IT tune to cut maintenance spend on legacy on-premise systems
The high street music retailer has embarked on a sizeable digital transformation project to cut costs and boost the agility of its business operations
Hosting provider dumps Docklands-based colocation firm for Migsolv
Hosting provider 52 Degrees ditches Docklands-based colocation provider for security and efficiency reasons
UK youngsters unwittingly exposing private data
The UK children's commissioner has called for better support for child privacy after study shows most are unknowingly agreeing to share private data
Robots replace staff at Japanese insurance firm
Japanese insurance company Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance replaces 34 members of its claims assessment team with IBM Watson
Startup uses AT&T wireless to enhance wearables for blind people
Startup Aira is building a technology platform for blind and visually impaired people, blending artificial intelligence, wireless and wearables
Car makers collaborate on autonomous and connectivity initiatives
At this year’s CES, automotive companies revealed how they are working together to develop autonomous vehicles platforms
London hospital signs Atos deal as part of digital transformation
UCLH aims to improve patient and staff access to IT systems through 10-year contract to support care, education services and research
Wednesday, 4 January 2017
Dubai-based Aramex optimises branch office connectivity
How global logistics firm streamlined its branch office operations in the Middle East
California legislates against ransomware
US state introduces legislation to make it easier to bring ransomware attackers to justice and jail them for up to four years
Pernod Ricard toasts better demand forecasting with Infor
Drinks company Pernod Ricard, known for its Absolut, Malibu and Jameson tipples, has improved demand forecast accuracy with Infor software
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