Tuesday, 28 February 2017
White boxes set to shift server buying habits
Traditional server providers still have the lion’s share of the on-premise datacentre market, but original design manufacturers are now a major force
UK fintech investment down in 2016
Investment in UK fintech went down in 2016 but is still ahead of 2014 numbers, according to figures from FinTech Global
CloudPets’ data breach underlines need for secure cloud apps
More than two million voice recordings and e-mail addresses and password data for more than 800,000 accounts linked to an internet-connected toy have been leaked online
The internet of things: an overview
Despite security and other concerns, there are many benefits associated with embracing the internet of things
Microsoft to discontinue Skype Wi-Fi service
Microsoft is retiring its Skype Wi-Fi service to concentrate on other services on the communications platform
DevOps done right: Why work-life balance matters to digital transformation success
The DevOps practitioners warn enterprises off neglecting the health and well-being of the IT staff responsible for delivering their digital transformation projects
Unite union members at Fujitsu on strike
Union members strike over jobs, pay and pensions after Fujitsu announced plans to cut it UK workforce by 1,800
IWM digitises vast collection in SpectraLogic tape archive
Imperial War Museum deploys SpectraLogic tape archive systems with LTFS Black Pearl in digitisation project for 21,000 hours of film and millions of images and voice recordings
Monday, 27 February 2017
Ankabut creates hyper-connected ecosystem for UEA education
United Arab Emirates education network implements cloud-based software to improve students’ access to resources
Santander bank to work with IBM developing mobile apps for staff
Santander bank wants to make its staff more productive through mobile apps, which it will create alongside IBM
Hundreds more sub-postmasters apply to join group action against Post Office
Initial hearing regarding sub-postmasters who say they were wrongly punished for false accounting reveals admission by Post Office legal team
Citizen Love: the story of an ordinary family's fight with the US government
Finnish documentary makers Raimo Uunila and Lauri Danska tell the behind-the-scenes story of activist Lauri Love’s battle with the US government – and the impact of the case on his family
Nimble offers Nimble Cloud Volumes all-flash cloud storage
Hybrid and all-flash array maker extends offer to the cloud with Nimble Cloud Volumes cloud storage that can be provisioned for compute on Amazon or Microsoft clouds or on-premise
MWC 2017: Global mobile operators to use big data for social good
The GSMA has launched the Big Data For Social Good initiative, drawing together the big data capabilities of mobile network operators to address humanitarian crises around the world
Making mobile apps work
Mobile users have high expectations, and there is no such thing as one size fits all. We look at how this affects mobile app development
MWC 2017: BT showcases network startups and 5G for VR
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, BT announces new research into network design and build, and explores the future of 5G networks
Greenpeace calls for sustainable smartphone manufacturing
Electronic waste and the carbon emissions from manufacturing are among the areas smartphone makers must address, says environmental organisation
Teachers ‘need help’ to get kids into Stem
More assistance should be given to teachers to encourage children into science, technology, engineering and maths careers, says Ada College head of computer science
Cyber criminals net £8bn from financial services in 2016
Organised cyber fraud gangs are turning their attention to online lenders and emerging financial services, potentially netting £8bn in 2016, a report reveals
Sainsbury’s CDO Andy Day maps path to join customer and product data
Sainsbury’s CDO Andy Day, who claimed the number one spot on DataIQ’s 2017 100 top data leaders list, is mapping out a data strategy to join customer and product data, in a “farm to fork” pathway
Most businesses failing to train IT and security about users
Teaching IT and cyber security teams about psychology and sociology is key to enabling better cyber security practices in organisations, according to human behaviour specialist Jessica Barker
MWC 2017: Standard allows for LoRaWAN roaming
A LoRa Alliance draft standard will allow wider collaboration and cross-border use cases for long range WAN IoT network operators by enabling roaming
MWC 2017: Ericsson launches marketplace for connected vehicles
Ericsson’s Connected Vehicle Marketplace will feature open APIs for telematics, data, data sharing, partner management, and charging and billing systems
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At IBM’s Watson lab, customers marry the power of AI with the IoT
IBM formally inaugurated its Watson Internet of Things headquarters in Munich, Germany in February, and Computer Weekly went to meet the customers and partners who are using Watson AI to deliver on the promise of the IoT
Number of people hit by professional financial cyber attack grows after lull
Kaspersky Labs reports that the number of people hit by financial cyber attack grew in 2016 after falling in the previous two years
Welsh university offers fintech degree
Wrexham Glyndwr University becomes the latest education provider to launch a course in financial technology
Old code haunts Cloudflare with memory leak scare
Ancient software has been blamed for a major memory leak affecting hundreds of thousands of web pages delivered via Cloudflare’s CDN
Businesses urged to buy security according to their actual needs
Organisations must resist the temptation to buy a whole raft of security technologies without first assessing their real and specific security needs, says industry expert Michael Dieroff
Coadec suggests increase in software development apprenticeships
Not-for-profit Coadec urges the technology industry and government to increase the number of available software development apprenticeships in the UK to tackle the growing skills crisis
UK IT professionals wanted in New Zealand capital city as part of recruitment campaign
The government of New Zealand's capital city is looking for IT staff from around the world to address a skills shortage
Banking malware, DDoS, ransomware and CEO fraud top UK cyber threats
Businesses need to be aware of the value of their data, how that data is likely to be attacked, and how to defend against particular attacks, says leading UK cyber cop
Thursday, 23 February 2017
RAID vs erasure coding for flash storage
Flash storage needs array data protection. We run the rule over RAID for flash storage and look at erasure coding, which will become more attractive as drive sizes increase
Backup datacentre power: Using diesel generators to plug the UK's energy supply gaps
Energy market stakeholders are calling on the datacentre community to help them close the UK's energy demand and supply gap by hooking up their diesel generators to the National Grid, but will it work?
Lords pressurise government over broadband USO
In a House of Lords debate on the Digital Economy Bill, peers passed an amendment to set the minimum standard speed for broadband at 30Mbps
2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in the APAC converged/hyper-converged market
Find out what converged/hyper-converged initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in APAC DevOps
Find out what DevOps initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in the APAC storage market
Find out what Storage initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
Government fails to meet target recruiting computing teachers
The number of postgraduates choosing to start training for a career in teaching computing did not meet the government’s targets for the 2016/17 academic year
Digitisation opens up security weakness in oil and gas
The oil and gas industry needs to address the security risks associated with operational technology and vulnerable IT systems, says Ponemon Institute report
Dutch banks and ISPs behind in domain security
Dutch banks are falling behind organisations in other sectors when it comes to securing domains.
Starling Bank opens API with hackathon
Challenger bank Starling opens its API up to developers in hackathon at Google’s London Campus
BDUK head Chris Townsend to step down
Government executive Chris Townsend, who oversees the DCMS-run BDUK rural broadband programme, is to step down in April
Most hackers can steal data within 24 hours, study shows
Most hackers are able to access company systems and steal valuable data within 24 hours, according to the Nuix Black Report, which aims to show which security technologies are worth investing in
2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in APAC security
Find out what security initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
Virtual reality takes off in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries
There is a thriving virtual reality industry in the Middle East, with the technology's application expected to go far beyond gaming
All RBS and NatWest branches to have a technology expert
RBS Group is putting a digital expert in every NatWest and RBS branch in 2017
2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in the EMEA converged/hyper-converged market
Find out what converged and hyper-converged initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in EMEA storage
Find out what storage initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in EMEA DevOps
Find out what DevOps initiatives IT decision makers are making in 2017
2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in the EMEA security market
Find out what security initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
Cloud demand fuels record European growth for colocation market in 2016, confirms CBRE
CBRE’s full-year colocation tracker data confirms record take-up for colocation space across Europe in 2016
Progress on business IoT adoption slower than expected
The Economist Intelligence Unit last looked at business IoT adoption in 2013. Its latest business adoption index shows slow progress
Computacenter apprentices are business-critical today
Apprenticeships in IT are increasingly seen as an alternative to university for many. Apprentices at Computacenter tell their stories
Beware printer helpline scam, warns NTS eCrime Team
National Trading Standards is warning consumers about a scam targeting those looking for help with printer problems
Global public cloud spend to soar by 25% this year, says IDC
Market watcher’s latest public cloud market forecast highlights growing demand for off-premise services across the globe
What would Mr Tulkinghorn think?
Law firms have begun to use AI in the review and analysis of data, which has profound implications for way law firms deliver services to their clients
Corporate IT Forum aims to fill gap in discipline of SRM
Forum to fill supplier relationship management gap opened up by growing centrality of IT to business, and transitions to cloud
Companies partner with CA Technologies to encourage kids into Stem
Mars, GSK and Deutsche Bank help CA Technologies with its Step into Stem event designed to encourage young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths
Microsoft issues critical patches but not for zero days
After missing the monthly security update for 14 February, Microsoft has issued some patches but not for zero-day vulnerabilities despite the availability of exploit code
Tuesday, 21 February 2017
Airborne cars to transform Dubai’s public transportation
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority is readying the launch of autonomous aerial vehicles in July this year
Australian bank implements cloud-based people management software
Digital bank chose software as a service when it wanted more from its HR systems
Industrial control systems top threat to UK cyber security
Most organisations understand cyber security readiness, but lack response and resilience capabilities – especially regarding industrial control systems in the UK, says RSA cyber defence expert Azeem Aleem
Yahoo takes $350m cut on deal with Verizon after security breaches
Ending months of speculation, Verizon has announced a revised deal for acquiring Yahoo’s core business that is $350m less than the original due to revelations of two major data breaches
Ransomware doubled in second half of 2016, says Check Point
Check Point identifies the most prevalent ransomware and other malware that organisations should be prioritising based on data from the second half of 2016
Pure Storage adds Cohesity Data Platform to FlashArray//M arrays
All flash array maker gets Cohesity functionality natively in its arrays, in a move that will allow snapshots to be tiered between platforms and managed by Cohesity
Visa opens London technology centre
Visa opens a space in London where it can test out technologies alongside customers and suppliers
Half of enterprises to start digitising networks by 2019, says Cisco
At Cisco Live Europe in Berlin, Cisco offers an insight into key networking trends and announces new products and upgrades to support and secure the digitisation of the network
Brexit might benefit genomics big data analytics research
Genomics, an IT-dependent area of medical science research, could yet benefit from Brexit by lower barriers to data acquisition
SAP users react with concern to SAP High Court victory over Diageo
SAP UK and Ireland User Group has reacted to the supplier’s High Court victory over Diageo in indirect licensing dispute
The changing shape of mobile apps
We find out how organisations can gain the agility they need to keep pace with mobile app innovation
Monday, 20 February 2017
Netherlands expertise unravels enterprise blockchain
Dutch hackathons, pilots and projects are building new applications based on blockchains
Amazon will create 5,000 UK jobs in 2017
Online retailer Amazon is creating 5,000 jobs in the UK over the next year, including roles for software engineers and apprenticeships in engineering and logistics
Security Think Tank: Risk of DNS attacks goes beyond websites
What are the main security risks associated with DNS and how are these best mitigated?
Multi-cloud management: Making it work for the enterprise
As the hype surrounding multi-cloud continues to grow, Clive Longbottom shares his view on what enterprises will need to do to make the model work for them
Accenture to add thousands of US jobs as Trump effect spreads to IT
Accenture has promised to create more jobs in the US and invest $1.4bn in skills development
Why Azure developers need security skills
The unprecedented adoption of Microsoft Azure is a huge opportunity for developers, but they must keep their security skills updated
Software asset management maturity in the age of SaaS
For asset tracking, software as a service is no different from any other type of software licensing – but the process of software asset management needs adapting
Sweden uses Minecraft for urban planning
Swedish National Land survey has put its maps on Minecraft to promote its work
UK brokers search engine deal to demote pirate sites
The Google and Bing search engines are to demote piracy websites after signing a voluntary code of practice in talks with the entertainment industry led by the UK government
Sunday, 19 February 2017
Facebook calls on Middle East-based developers in bot challenge
Facebook is looking for software developers in the Middle East to create software robots on its Messenger platform
Friday, 17 February 2017
Stemettes launches documentary about Outbox Incubator programme
Social enterprise Stemettes has produced a short film featuring its Outbox Incubator programme to highlight the importance of getting girls into science, technology, engineering and maths
Gartner predicts BI market will jump 7.3% to $18.3bn in 2017
So-called “modern BI and analytics platforms” outpace traditional business intelligence, but rate will slow down
Visa, Bosch and Indiegogo debut IBM Watson IoT partnerships
At the inauguration of the Watson IoT HQ in Munich, IBM customers announced a swathe of new partnerships to bring IoT tech to market
Swedish capital uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to cut road congestion
Stockholm transport authorities are gaining a better understanding of road traffic through technology
Big data projects need business input and careful management
Big data projects need to be managed. Ocado and Graydon have been figuring out how
HPE services and CSC to become DXC Technology
The merger between HP's services division and CSC will launch in April 2017 and is expected to save the companies billions
Amazon, Apple and Microsoft pledge to support government push for fair cloud storage use
Competition and Markets Authority confirms support of Amazon, Apple and Microsoft as it concludes compliance review into cloud storage sector
RSAC17: Former MI5 head calls on infosec community to make world safer
In a digital era, the information security community has a key role in helping to make the world a safer place, according to former MI5 boss Stella Rimington
FOI requests reveal appetite for datacentre change in London’s local councils
Research conducted by cloud service provider HyperGrid suggests IT departments in local councils are working with outdated and underperforming datacentre infrastructures
High Court rules for SAP, against Diageo in indirect licensing case
Judge rejects Diageo’s submission that SAP PI is a “gatekeeper” licence for gaining access to the SAP suite of applications and database
Tips for negotiating with cyber extortionists
Paying ransom to a cyber extortionist holding enterprise data hostage might seem like a poor idea in principle but sometimes it might the best, or even only, option for extricating your organization from a crisis.
Seventy percent of businesses hit in ransomware attacks have paid to resolve the problem, half of them over $10,000 and 20 percent over $40,000, a recent IBM survey of 600 corporate executives showed. Nearly six in 10 indicated they would be willing to pay a ransom to recover data.
If your organization happens to be among those willing to consider a ransom payment, it is a good idea to devise a strategy for negotiating with the attackers before the need for it actually arises.
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(Insider Story)Security Think Tank: Integrity of business data key to cyber defence
What types of organisation are likely to be targeted by data integrity breaches and how best can they detect and mitigate against such attacks?
RSAC17: Geopolitical changes driving encryption usage, survey shows
More organisations are planning to deploy encryption in response to geopolitical changes, but confidence in organisations’ ability to secure and protect encryption is low, a survey shows
Thursday, 16 February 2017
Drizzle on tap to spur Spark Streaming architecture
Spark Streaming architecture to date has focused much on programming perks. Now, as a bit of a hedge against other streaming choices, Drizzle comes to bat to cut streaming latency.
Microsoft PCs get Brexit-fuelled price increase
Microsoft has raised the price of its Surface PCs by as much as 15% in the UK because of the falling value of the pound since the country voted to leave the EU
Sweden’s Kiviks Musteri turns to cloud to keep up with growth
Swedish fruit products manufacturer Kiviks Musteri plans to put further systems in the cloud as a cloud-based ERP migration nears completion
Cisco sales fall as traditional product sales slump
Cisco's traditional product sales such as switches are falling, but revenues in emerging products in areas such as security are on the up
Brexit is a potential boost for Swedish fintech
Stockholm could be set to benefit from the UK’s exit from the European Union by attracting more fintech investment
Oracle executives claim more comprehensive reach for cloud business
At a recent customer conference in London, US-based Oracle executives gave accounts of the supplier’s cloud business as becoming at once more enterprise and more mid-market
NatWest launches digital lending platform to compete with fintech startups
NatWest has launched a lending platform that promises loan approval times as fast as those offered by peer-to-peer lenders
Security Think Tank: Three strategies against data integrity attacks
What type of organisations are likely to be targeted by data integrity breaches, and how best can they detect and mitigate against such attacks?
Security platforms to disrupt industry, predicts Palo Alto Networks
Collaborative security platforms will enable developers to focus on innovation and force the security industry to change business models, predicts Palo Alto Networks
Too many high-risk vulnerabilities leave CISOs scrabbling to patch
Too many critical flaws are given high priority, leading to a patch overload that CISOs cannot keep up with, according to F-Secure
RSAC17: More ransomware and IoT-enabled attacks on the way, warns expert
Security expert Ed Skoudis says that in 2017 organisations need to prepare for evolving ransomware and IoT-enabled attacks, as well as a combination of the two
RSAC17: AI could help in IoT security, says Eric Schmidt
Former Google chief says artificial intelligence could be applied in internet of things security, but the technology is still a long way from Hollywood scenarios
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Ericsson introduces first 5G network platform
As the industry gears up for Mobile World Congress, Ericsson has announced a new platform designed to help networks evolve towards 5G mobile networking
Security Think Tank: Data integrity attack could happen to any company
What type of organisations are likely to be targeted by data integrity breaches and how best can they detect and mitigate against such attacks?
RSAC17: US politician calls for global collaboration on cyber defence
Without greater collaboration, information sharing and clear sanctions against attackers, defenders will continue to lose the war in cyber space, says US politician Michael McCaul
Euroclear automates firewall rule management with AlgoSec
Post-trade back-office process provider has made the management of firewalls more efficient through security management software
Deloitte readies enterprise public cloud practice with AWS and SAP
A 2,500-strong consulting practice will focus on delivering SAP Hana on Amazon Web Services for analytics to drive digital business
Enterprise IT buyers shed light on server makers’ shortfalls in customer service and support
451 Research's latest Voice of the Enterprise report sees IT buyers rate server and converged infrastructure makers on their approach to customer service and support
UAE bank builds predictive marketing models
Rakbank is using SAS analytics software to better understand its customers following a successful implementation of the supplier’s anti-money laundering software
RSAC17: Infosec pros must help create business-driven security, says RSA CTO
The inability to draw connections between security details and business metrics is one of the biggest challenges facing most companies, according to RSA CTO Zulfikar Ramzan
RSA17: Data manipulation next on attackers’ agenda, warns Intel Security
Data manipulation a real threat and the next corporate attack vector could be found in the home, warns Intel Security head Chris Young
Sky tackles mobile not-spots at west London headquarters
Media and communications company Sky deploys a distributed antenna system at its west London campus to improve in-building mobile signals
Anti-millennial recruitment stance will widen cyber security skills gap, experts warn
Latest Global Information Security Workforce Study suggests infosec experts remain in short supply, and UK PLC’s reluctance to hire millennials means things are unlikely to improve
RSAC17: Cyber defence involves all levels of society, says Microsoft
Microsoft calls for a global convention on cyber security and an independent organisation to keep nation state attackers in check
Tuesday, 14 February 2017
Public sector IT suppliers blast CCS over rising G-Cloud commission charges
CCS confirms commission charges on G-Cloud sales are to rise from 0.5 to 0.75% when the next iteration of the framework drops in May 2017, but suppliers fear it could harm their ability to innovate
London software engineering salaries fall by 1.7%
Software engineering salaries in the capital bucked the trend of rising technology pay in general in 2016, according to research
Interview: Cloud Foundry on its 2017 awareness-raising plans for open source PaaS
Cloud Foundry’s executive director, Abby Kearns, sets out the organisation’s plans to ensure that market awareness of the platform keeps pace with its rapid enterprise adoption
AWS preps GDPR readiness by signing up to cloud Code of Conduct
AWS is now a member of the Association of Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe, which means EC2 and the like need to follow certain rules
Diablo targets flash in DIMM slots at in-memory apps
Apps such as Apache Spark need memory. Diablo has changed tack to provide flash as memory in DIMM slots that acts as cache behind regular DRAM so apps don’t have to hit disk storage
ONF lays out innovation roadmap for SDN and NFV
The Open Networking Foundation unveils its Open Innovation Pipeline to guide the next phase of development of software-defined and virtualised networking tech
Major DDoS attacks see huge increase, says Akamai
Akamai’s State of the Internet/Security Report for the fourth quarter of 2016 finds that distributed denial of service attacks larger than 100Gbps are rapidly increasing as more IoT devices are compromised
Cloud contracts are still a minefield
Cloud computing is maturing in the enterprise space, but the contracts that underpin cloud services have not evolved at the same pace
National Cyber Security Centre officially opens for business
The NCSC is at the forefront of the UK’s defence against cyber threats to critical national infrastructure and the digital economy
Security Think Tank: Data custodians likely to be top targets of integrity attacks
What types of organisation are likely to be targeted by data integrity breaches and how best can they detect and mitigate against such attacks?
Co-op Bank up for sale now legacy shift to IBM is complete
Bank put up for sale just days after it completed a multimillion-pound migration of its legacy banking platform into an IBM datacentre
Monday, 13 February 2017
Middle East organisations urged to prioritise cyber defence
As the Middle East IT industry continues to transform and embrace digitisation, what are the greatest threats it faces today?
Quarter of firms can't fill open infosec positions
The information security industry hasn't made any significant strides in addressing the workforce shortage, according to a report released this morning by ISACA.
"There's been a lot of discussion," said Eddie Schwartz, member of the ISACA Board of Directors and EVP of cyberservices at Abu Dhabi-based Dark Matter LLC. "There have been a lot of calls to action by industry and government. But there hasn't been improvement in the numbers we're seeing."
According to the survey, 26 of companies said that it takes an average of six months to fill an open position, and 6 percent said they cannot fill open positions at all.
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(Insider Story)Dutch tech hub is facilitating the next Google
Amsterdam is already a leading tech hub, and is now offering support for companies in their second phase of development
Everywoman Forum 2017: Diversity, digital and the impact on the working world
Technology is driving change throughout the world and enabling increasing diversity, so how can organisations deal with their changing way of working?
Ford invests in artificial intelligence startup to boost autonomous drive
Motorcar maker Ford’s software development team will work alongside Argo AI on robotic vehicle technology
Santander introduces voice-controlled payments
Santander has taken its voice-controlled banking initiative to the next phase, with customers now able to make payments by voice
Autodata turns to big data to predict vehicle failures
Vehicle data company sees 30% jump in revenue after moving to open source software and opening its data to garages, insurers and parts companies
MobileIron: Corporate IT policy and mobile device security are mismatched
MobileIron report identifies a gap between security policy and the actual deployment of that policy on mobile devices
Private cloud: Orchestration, storage and containers
We look at the key requirements and components of private cloud – including the use of container platforms – and the impact of private cloud on storage in the datacentre
Security Think Tank: Build in controls to protect against data integrity attacks
What type of organisations is likely to be targeted by data integrity breaches and how best can they detect and mitigate against such attacks?
New model datacentres require hybrid approach
CIOs must marry legacy datacentre infrastructure with the agility of public and private cloud environments
DCMS announces cyber clubs programme to teach 6,000 students cyber skills
The Cyber Schools Programme announced by the DCMS aims to train thousands of teenagers in cyber security skills
End complacency and help address cyber crime threat, NCA tells business
The NCA is calling on UK businesses to take the threat of cyber crime seriously and work with law enforcement and government to help turn the tables on cyber criminals
Intel: Enterprise trust in public cloud is on the rise, but skill shortages hinder adoption
The 2017 Intel cloud security report suggests enterprise attitudes to public cloud are softening, but a shortage of skilled security workers is holding back adoption
Friday, 10 February 2017
FDM Everywoman in Tech: 2017 winners announced
Women’s network Everywoman announces the winners of its 2017 Everywoman in Technology awards, sponsored by FDM
MWC 2017: 4G still has plenty of mileage, say mobile analysts
5G is likely to be a hot topic at this year’s Mobile World Congress, which kicks off at the end of February, but operators should be paying more attention to getting more out of their 4G networks
HPE's Simplivity purchase keeps hyper-convergence in the spotlight
Hyper-converged infrastructure is well and truly mainstream. 451 Research finds hyper-converged all set to become the number one platform for core datacentre workloads
Rubbish digital collection needs to be addressed
Services like rubbish collection, that are usually outsourced, need greater digitisation to join up to council processes
Microsoft and Amazon open up AI
This year is set to be the year AI breaks through into mainstream computing, and the major IT firms are gearing up
How artificial intelligence is powering retail customer experience
Retailers are beginning to explore how cognitive computing and AI could make e-commerce smarter and more personalised
Security Think Tank: Data integrity breaches – the challenge facing banks
What type of organisation is likely to be targeted by data integrity breaches and how best can they detect and mitigate such attacks?
Security Think Tank: Integrity attacks tough, but not impossible to spot
What type of organisations is likely to be targeted by data integrity breaches and how best can they detect and mitigate against such attacks?
Motorcycle technical data available through Tibco managed API
Aftermarket vehicle information company Autodata uses Tibco Mashery to extend its developer platform
Data breaches affect all parts of business, Verizon report shows
Verizon’s second annual Data Breach Digest provides common scenarios to help organisations improve preparations for, and responses to, the most popular types of cyber attack
Thursday, 9 February 2017
SAP connects S/4 Hana in the cloud with ‘intelligent’ ERP
SAP has announced an intensification of S/4 Hana cloud delivery, together with an infusion of its enterprise resource planning with artificial intelligence
Government transformation strategy aims to 'restore faith in democracy', says minister
Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer outlines his ambitious hopes for the new government transformation strategy at its launch
Cancer Research UK drives donations with proximity Wi-Fi network
Cancer Research UK used Devicescape’s virtual Wi-Fi network and marketing platform to engage support and drive donations on World Cancer Day
Winter Olympics 2018 critical systems will all be in the cloud
Atos is on course to hit its target of having all core Olympic IT systems in the cloud by next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea
The politics of things: Policymakers must help shape the IoT
Saverio Romeo, principal analyst at Beecham Research, explores the role of policymakers in the rapidly expanding internet of things
Three million personal and commercial drones to ship this year
Research from Gartner sees no let-up in drone sales despite increasing regulation
Saab CIO Mats Hultin says be open, flexible and agile – or die
Saab CIO Mats Hultin is directing the Swedish defence company’s IT function globally to be streamlined and standardised, but open and flexible for a future that includes the internet of things
South African children’s hospital uses video to train cardiologists
The Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town is using remote video learning to teach paediatric cardiology surgery to medical students
Cardiff University opens Twitter ‘cyberhate’ centre
Cardiff University researchers are to monitor Brexit-related hate crime on Twitter with funding from the Economic and Social Research Council
Kaminario upgrades K2 all-flash to Gen6 with new controller CPUs
All-flash array maker puts Intel Broadwell processors into its controllers to boost I/O performance and increases capacity to multi-petabytes with 3D TLC flash drives
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Case study: Australia’s Salmat to go cloud-only after getting a taste for the technology
Australian marketing company Salmat plans to move everything it can into the cloud following a highly successful initial SaaS implementation
Dubai’s oldest bank is anything but archaic inside
The digital head of Mashreq, the UAE's oldest private bank, tells Computer Weekly about his role as half banker, half techie
HM Treasury committee questions costs of HMRC’s Making Tax Digital programme
Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie asks government to clarify costs after small businesses estimate price to be significantly higher
Consumers losing millions through out-of-date broadband deals
Consumers are still paying over the odds for out-of-contract broadband deals, according to a report from uSwitch
More than half of teachers admit gender stereotyping Stem subjects
Almost 60% of teachers have admitted developing unconscious gender stereotypes towards science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects
British Gas calls on datacentre operators to help solve UK's looming energy supply crisis
British Gas makes the case for datacentre operators to do their bit to close the UK energy supply and demand gap by hooking up their backup power supplies to the National Grid
Security Think Tank: Under-the-radar data integrity attacks expected to rise
What type of organisations are likely to be targeted by data integrity breaches, and how can they best detect and mitigate against such attacks?
Battersea Power Station development gets ultrafast FTTP broadband
Hyperoptic has been selected to deliver FTTP broadband to new-build apartments at Battersea Power Station
How a Dublin court case could derail EU-US data privacy agreements
The Irish Commercial Court will consider whether privacy protection offered by standard contractual clauses for data transfers to the US from Europe is legally valid
Apeiron brings NVMe shared direct-attached storage in its ADS1000
Startup removes storage controller and its CPU from the data path to leverage NVMe’s blistering performance with direct-attached flash storage aimed at the likes of Hadoop and Splunk
Security Think Tank: Governance and oversight key to data integrity
What type of organisations are likely to be targeted by data integrity breaches, and how can they best detect and mitigate against such attacks?
Government cloud security classification confusion dogs Digital Marketplace listings
Misinterpretation of the Government Security Classifications could result in the overprovisioning of public sector IT systems
Inmarsat and Actility build IoT network for remote applications
Network suppliers team up to deliver a low-power wide area network to support corporate internet of things deployments in remote areas
NHS websites defaced by Tunisian Islamist hacktivists
Another series of pro-Islamic State hacktivist attacks on NHS websites has underlined the need to harden websites and keep software up to date as attackers exploit a vulnerability in WordPress
UK fintech investments slump over Brexit fears
Investment in UK financial technology companies fell in 2016 because of the uncertainty caused by the Brexit vote
Cyber resiliency of UK firms barely changed in a year, study shows
High performing UK companies with a high level of cyber security maturity are leading in cyber resiliency, but most have to work on operationalising incident response plans, Ponemon report shows
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
Interview: How security approaches are evolving in Southeast Asia and beyond
Bill Smith, senior vice-president of worldwide field operations at LogRhythm, talks to Computer Weekly about the big shift in cyber security from traditional security models to behavioural anomaly detection, continuous data monitoring and analytics
Middle East and North Africa public cloud spend to hit $2bn by 2020
Middle East-based organisations are turning to public cloud services, with software as a service driving a major year-on-year spending increase
Just Eat uses startup accelerator to stay ahead in foodtech
Online food ordering service’s head of corporate ventures explains how helping startups through its accelerator programme helps it to keep in the centre of the food technology ecosystem
Facebook Schrems legal case will have ‘sweeping’ impact on EU-US privacy
The US government says the legal case by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner could have sweeping ramifications for EU-US data sharing and could undermine international co-operation
5G deployments will address burgeoning data demand, says Cisco
In its latest Mobile Visual Networking Index (VNI) report, Cisco says it expects large-scale 5G infrastructure deployments to be well in hand by the end of the decade as more and more data is consumed
Two-thirds of educators say 3D printing is hard for teachers to use
Many schools and educational establishments are implementing 3D printing technologies to help with the curriculum, but teachers are struggling to use the technology
Gemalto seals digital identity card deal in Sweden
Swedish tax agency signs single supplier contract with digital security firm to provide physical and digital ID cards
CityFibre and Gamma strike long-haul dark fibre deal
Gamma plans to connect 15 datacentres and exchanges around the UK using CityFibre’s long-distance and metro networks
US weighs email and cloud privacy law
US privacy advocates and tech firms push for updated email and cloud privacy legislation that has been approved by the House of Representatives, but still requires approval by the US Senate
The internet of things gains traction in business
While consumers are buying more IoT, the wheels are starting to turn in an industry set for an IoT revolution
Monday, 6 February 2017
McDonald’s in Saudi Arabia to support growth with SAP
Fast food chain is using SAP software to help it better understand its customers and operations
Colocation giant Equinix eats up IO's UK datacentre business
Equinix has hit the acquisition trail once again to snap up the UK business of US modular datacentre provider IO
Three to expand into fixed broadband
Mobile network operator Three is to acquire UK Broadband, heralding an expansion into fixed broadband services for the first time
Google to appeal against order to hand over foreign emails
UK firms urged to consider the risks of non-UK cloud service providers and to encrypt data in the light of another US warrant to access emails held by a US cloud services firm on non-US servers
UK cyber security workforce up 163% in five years
Private and public sector step up efforts to close the cyber security skills gap in the face of a global skills shortage
Government digital transformation strategy finally set to be published this week
The much-delayed plan – now expected to be known as the government transformation strategy – is due to be announced by Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer
CW500 video: Spencer Izard discusses key trends affecting IT leaders
In this CW500 video, Spencer Izard, chief analyst in the enterprise advisory team at Ovum, explores what's in store for IT chiefs in 2017
DevOps done right: Creating a collaborative and supportive business culture
Cultivating a supportive and collaborative business culture is considered central to getting DevOps to take hold in an organisation. We take a look at what this entails
Openreach launches enhanced duct and pole mapping service
BT’s infrastructure arm, Openreach, has made digital maps showing its duct and pole network infrastructure available to allow other comms services providers to plan new fibre broadband networks
Defence and finance sectors lead in making people cyber defenders
Organisations in the defence and finance sectors are leading the way in making people a key element of their cyber defences, says human behaviour specialist Jessica Barker
Dutch businesses have heads in the cloud
In the Netherlands, cloud computing is used by the central bank, large multinationals like Unilever, startups such as WeTransfer, and even a Dutch potato processing plant in China
European Commission announces initiatives on the data economy, e-Privacy and data protection
The European Commission (EC) recently announced the final packages to be adopted under its Digital Single Market strategy: an initiative on the data economy and proposals for the review of the e-Privacy Directive and the protection of personal data
Storage 101: Queue depth, NVMe and the array controller
We look at queue depth and fan-out and fan-in ratios. With NVMe they could become a thing of the past, but for now there’s still a bottleneck at the storage array controller
Moore’s Law is running out – but don’t panic
Can system performance continue to improve to cope with the burgeoning needs of datacentres
CW500 video: Chris Chandler discusses key trends affecting IT leaders
In this CW500 video, Chris Chandler, Chris Chandler, head of executive search at La Fosse Associates explores what's in store for IT chiefs in 2017
Sunday, 5 February 2017
Middle East-based Emirates NBD launches mobile app-based bank
UAE bank’s new account is based on a smartphone app that is designed to learn and adopt to customer preferences
Friday, 3 February 2017
NVMe: PCIe card vs U.2 and M.2
We talk NVMe form factor choices – add-in card vs U.2. vs M.2 – and their uses, for primary storage or cache, with Server StorageIO founder and analyst Greg Schulz
CIO interview: Adam Gerrard, Yodel
Parcel delivery firm has seen significant business improvements from a digital transformation programme and replacement of legacy IT systems
PAC recalls ESN inquiry after Vodafone revelations
The Home Office officials in charge of delivering the Emergency Services Network have been questioned by the Public Accounts Committee after new information came to light concerning some of the existing subcontracts
Security firm agrees many others use fear to propel sales
High-Tech Bridge agrees with the UK National Cyber Security Centre that some security firms are using fear, uncertainty and doubt to promote sales of their products
Alexa speaks Amazon sales success
Amazon reports growth in Alexa-powered services in latest financial filing
Lockheed Martin backs UK CyberFirst skills initiative
Global security and aeropace firm boosts government’s CyberFirst skills initiative as Cabinet Office comes under fire for efforts to secure public sector data and ensure cyber teams have right skills
CW500 video: Neil Ward Dutton discusses key trends affecting IT leaders
In this CW500 video, MWD Advisors' research director, Neil Ward-Dutton explores what's in store for IT chiefs in 2017
London Fire Brigade system crashes cause delays reacting to emergencies
Control room system crashes have been causing delays in London Fire Brigade response times
GDS spend controls saved £339m in 2015/16, says Cabinet Office
GDS project approvals process helped reduce potential IT spending, says government audit agency
AWS results hint at slowdown in cloud giant’s annual growth rate
Amazon Web Services reports another strong quarter, but analysts point to slowing of annual revenue growth
UK government must improve cyber defence efforts, say MPs
Public Accounts Committee sets out six recommendations for the Cabinet Office to address shortcomings in protecting government data as UK defence secretary expresses concern over Russian cyber activity
Thursday, 2 February 2017
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