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Government’s Online Fraud Charter welcomed

The government has corralled 11 of the largest tech platforms in the world to commit to its Online Fraud Charter, designed to tackle online scams, fake adverts, and more
CGI and Google Cloud help United Nations fight climate change

IT consultancy pools resources with public cloud giant to support United Nations agency helping members fight climate change
Rhysida gang stole hundreds of gigabytes of British Library data

The Rhysida ransomware gang behind the cyber attack on the British Library has published almost 600GB of stolen data to its dark web leak site
Government sets out AI training framework for business

The Alan Turing Institute’s AI Skills for Business Competency Guidance for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is now live
Government legislates for more time to compensate subpostmasters

Subpostmasters who exposed widest miscarriage of justice in UK history still waiting for compensation after decades of fighting
Law enforcement dismembers major ransomware operation in Ukraine

A joint law enforcement operation between the Ukrainian authorities, Europol and Eurojust has seem five ransomware operators taken into custody

The all-flash datacentre: Mirage or imminent reality?

Some say disk is dead and we’re on the cusp of the all-flash datacentre. But when will flash capacity and cost hit a point where it is suited to more than just high-tier storage?
Waste not, want not: How datacentre heat reuse projects can power ahead

The Nordics, Netherlands, Germany and Canada are progressing district heating initiatives that save energy and emissions, although obstacles remain
Datacentres energy efficiency investment priorities in the race to net-zero

Operators seeking to prioritise one pathway over another to reach sustainability targets may be disappointed, experts warn

Can contributing to open source get you a job?- Write side up - by Freeform Dynamics

Could voluntary work on open source projects be a stepping stone to employment? That was one of the intriguing prospects held out at the launch last week of a report with the slightly ominous title ... Continue Reading
AWS re:Invent 2023 - Day two keynote, Dr Swami- CW Developer Network

If you want to come across as a cloud guru, then you better have a) a respected doctorate qualification, b) a senior data science-related position in a major hyperscaler organisation, or c) a name ... Continue Reading
AWS CEO: Why we call it re:Invent- CW Developer Network

AWS CEO Adam Selipsky kicked off AWS re:Invent 2023 in Las Vegas this week after the customary '7-am hard rock band tribute act' that you didn't think your ears (or various other parts) were ready ... Continue Reading
Keeping the customer satisfied- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

It’s a truism that a business is only viable if it can retain and potentially grow its customer base. A company that actually listens to what customers are saying, will try to steer product ... Continue Reading

Uncertainty lingers with Broadcom’s VMware acquisition

Large enterprises with complex VMware environments are looking to de-risk their businesses from potential changes resulting from the Broadcom-VMware deal
Think Tank: Circular economy concept picks up speed in 2023

The conversation around IT sustainability stepped up a gear in 2023, but has it been another year of all talk and no action?
Making artificial intelligence fit for all our human futures

Lord Chris Holmes explains why he has introduced a Private Member's Bill on AI regulation for discussion in Parliament - and the important precedents he hopes it will set