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• May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

  Mid-career professionals must learn to understand and use AI as GenAI tips balance

  Whether in the finance, IT or legal sectors, artificial intelligence will change the way businesses operate and how their people work Continue Reading

• May 16, 2025 16May2025 Blog Post

  CIQ chips out Rocky Linux for AI

  CIQ is the founding support and services partner of Rocky Linux. The company has now come forward with the preview launch of the somewhat laboriously named Rocky Linux from CIQ for AI (RLC-AI). The ... Continue Reading

• May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

  5GAA claims first-ever satellite, 5G-V2X direct vehicle connectivity

  Leading car manufacturers demonstrate what is said to be a world-first for emergency messaging and hazard warnings showing the ability for vehicles to connect over non-terrestrial networks, complementing terrestrial 4G and 5G Continue Reading

• May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

  ITS claims UK first for 50G-PON business trial

  What is described as ‘pioneering’ test with Lancashire-based technology group said to have shown early demand for next-generation fibre speeds through passive optical network Continue Reading

• May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

  No workaround leads to more pain for VMware users

  There are patches for the latest batch of security alerts from Broadcom, but VMware users on perpetual licences may not have access Continue Reading

• May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

  Security tests reveal serious vulnerability in government’s One Login digital ID system

  A ‘red teaming’ exercise to simulate cyber attacks on the government’s flagship digital identity system has found that One Login can be compromised without detection Continue Reading

• May 16, 2025 16May2025 Opinion

  How digital identity will empower people and drive economic growth

  The government has finally plotted out the future of digital identity in the UK in a way that makes sense for private sector, public sector, and citizens. Now let's make it happen Continue Reading

• May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

  BT to bring gigabit broadband to hard-to-reach Swansea Bay areas

  UK’s leading comms provider inks £10m contract to deliver full-fibre to nearly 1,800 sites across the south coast of Wales, bridging connectivity gaps in Pembrokeshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire Continue Reading

• May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

  The Security Interviews: David Faugno, 1Password

  David Faugno, co-CEO of 1Password, discusses how his background led to him joining the company and why maintaining profitability is a key factor in overcoming the challenges of switching markets. Continue Reading

• May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

  Com4 selects Nokia 5G standalone core to power global IoT

  Norwegian managed internet of things connectivity provider installs 5G Standalone Core to power global IoT services with a flexible architecture to enable company to meet demand for connected devices Continue Reading

• May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

  Kissflow finds its place in low-code market

  The supplier of low-code software development tools that cater to both citizen developers and IT professionals is experiencing rapid growth in Southeast Asia where it has been doubling its revenue over the past four years Continue Reading

• May 15, 2025 15May2025 News

  NHS asks suppliers to sign up to cyber covenant

  NHS digital and security leaders call on their suppliers to commit to a cyber security charter as the health service works to improve its resilience in the face of growing threat levels Continue Reading

• May 15, 2025 15May2025 News

  GSMA calls for governments to prioritise affordable mobile spectrum

  Global Spectrum Pricing Report from mobile trade association finds spectrum costs have risen sharply, increasing the cost burden on operators and constraining critical network investment Continue Reading

• May 15, 2025 15May2025 News

  How close is quantum computing to commercial reality?

  At a recent event, experts explored the progress towards logical qubits and how these will be applied to empower business IT Continue Reading

• May 15, 2025 15May2025 Blog Post

  GraphQL as an ‘essential protocol’ for AI-API orchestration

  A new product will establish the graph-based industry standard for secure, orchestrated access to APIs in the age of AI… so says Apollo GraphQL, a graph-based API orchestration company. The ... Continue Reading

• May 15, 2025 15May2025 News

  Lancashire Police extends use of Pronto tech for faster, more effective response

  Northwest of England force unveils next-gen approach to policing with voice-activated systems in vehicles and livestream body cameras that give the control room real-time visibility of incidents Continue Reading

• May 15, 2025 15May2025 News

  Government starts private sector engagement on digital ID and Gov.uk Wallet

  Following concerns from the digital identity industry that Gov.uk Wallet would dominate the market, the government has offered private sector providers a ‘critical role’ in its future, as it revealed further details on the wallet Continue Reading

• May 15, 2025 15May2025 News

  Myriota and ETSI team to boost NTN IoT satellite comms standardisation

  Global IoT-optimised satellite connectivity provider becomes associate member of leading communications standards body to boost delivery to mobile devices Continue Reading

• May 15, 2025 15May2025 In Depth

  Is IPSIE the game changer that SaaS security demands?

  It started with an announcement in October 2024, and now it seems the vision of secure identity in the enterprise is becoming a reality. We look at the prospects for IPSIE Continue Reading

• May 15, 2025 15May2025 News

  Smart ball analytics proves value in rugby

  Welsh professional rugby player Dan Biggar gives his thoughts on the role of data analytics in his sport, at an event where the Sportable smart ball was demonstrated Continue Reading

• May 15, 2025 15May2025 News

  Post Office scandal inquiry to publish first findings this summer

  Inquiry announces that findings on compensation and human impact will be presented in the next few months Continue Reading

• May 15, 2025 15May2025 Opinion

  Can 'god-like technologies' be prevented from harming a generation of children?

  US lawyers representing families of children harmed by social media are at the vanguard of fighting back against the impact of technologies that may be causing lifelong damage Continue Reading

• May 15, 2025 15May2025 Opinion

  Quantum computing signals the coming of the API storm

  With insecure APIs creating vast blind spots and quantum computing poised to break current encryption, organisations will need to overhaul their cyber defences Continue Reading

• May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

  Scattered Spider retail attacks spreading to US, says Google

  Google’s threat intel analysts are aware of a number of in-progress cyber attacks against US retailers linked to the same Scattered Spider gang that supposedly attacked M&S and Co-op in the UK Continue Reading

• May 14, 2025 14May2025 Blog Post

  Mind the insight-to-impact gap, Qlik captures analytics ‘in the moment’

  Data integration, data quality and data analytics Qlik has brought forward an n expanded set of capabilities in its Qlik Cloud Analytics service. All fuelled with AI (as you would expect), an ... Continue Reading

• May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

  London Fire Brigade improves emergency response network

  UK’s largest fire service turns to advanced comms tech – including real-time data analytics and social media integration – to make it easier and quicker for the public to contact it and improve its response to emergencies across UK capital Continue Reading

• May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

  Fibre, 5G continue to expand global footprint

  Core ‘future-proof’ communications technologies are steadily expanding their reach as wireless applications gain ground in key territories Continue Reading

• May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

  Enisa launches European vulnerability database

  The EU’s new vulnerability database is designed to offer a broader, more transparent source of information on new cyber vulnerabilities Continue Reading

• May 14, 2025 14May2025 Opinion

  It's time to get to grips with DORA

  It's not really a surprise so many organisations missed the EU's DORE compliance deadline, but there's no excuse for delaying, says Azul EMEA VP James Johnston Continue Reading

• May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

  Why we must reform the Computer Misuse Act: A cyber pro speaks out

  Britain’s outdated hacking laws are leaving the UK’s cyber practitioners hamstrung and afraid. Security professional Simon Whittaker reveals how he nearly ran afoul of the Computer Misuse Act, and why he’s speaking out for reform Continue Reading

• May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

  Openreach connects first customers under Project Gigabit partnership

  UK’s leading broadband provider reveals initial customers in hardest-to-reach communities gaining gigabit access as part of partnership with government’s £5bn deployment scheme Continue Reading

• May 14, 2025 14May2025 Blog Post

  Safer Sharknado: Sysdig donates Stratoshark to Wireshark Foundation

  Sysdig has donated Stratoshark, the company’s open source cloud forensics tool, to the Wireshark Foundation.  This contribution is part of Sysdig’s commitment to the community and building in the ... Continue Reading

• May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

  UK government outlines plan to surveil migrants with eVisa data

  Electronic visa data and biometric technologies will be used by the UK’s immigration enforcement authorities to surveil migrants living in the country and to ‘tighten control of the border’, attracting strong criticism from migrant support groups Continue Reading

• May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

  BBVA creates ChatGPT Store and expands use of the GenAI tool

  Data reveals that bank employees are saving an average of almost three hours every week by using ChatGPT Continue Reading

• May 14, 2025 14May2025 In Depth

  Roundtable: Why did customers sail away from VMware?

  At Nutanix’s recent .Next event in the US, customers talked about why they migrated away from VMware and the pain points that accelerated their decision to switch hypervisor Continue Reading

• May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

  Humphrey AI tool powers Scottish Parliament consultation

  AI-powered Consult tool has helped the Scottish Parliament to organise feedback from a public consultation into themes Continue Reading

• May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

  New security paradigm needed for IT/OT convergence

  Industry leaders and policymakers highlight growing cyber threats from the integration of IT and operational technology systems, calling for collaboration and regulatory frameworks to protect critical systems, among other measures Continue Reading

• May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

  Australian public cloud spending to hit A$26.6bn in 2025

  Gartner forecasts strong growth in cloud infrastructure and platform services even as Australian organisations grapple with scaling AI initiatives and managing rising cloud expenditure Continue Reading

• May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

  UKRI must do more to drive innovation agenda and avoid fraud

  UKRI’s funding of research and innovation to support the government’s growth strategy has room for improvement Continue Reading

• May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

  May Patch Tuesday brings five exploited zero-days to fix

  Microsoft fixes five exploited, and two publicly disclosed, zero-days in the fifth Patch Tuesday update of 2025 Continue Reading

• May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

  Surrey Search & Rescue taps Ericsson and UK Connect for critical connectivity

  Advanced connectivity solution that includes vehicle router and ruggedised devices deployed under SARNET initiative helps search and rescue teams respond faster, improving survival outcomes Continue Reading

• May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

  M&S forces customer password resets after data breach

  M&S is instructing all of its customers to change their account passwords after a significant amount of data was stolen in a DragonForce ransomware attack Continue Reading

• May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

  KDDI, DriveNets team to accelerate open network architecture

  Strategic partner to see leading carrier and software-based network services provider promote openness, disaggregation and innovation from the core network to the edge and aggregation layers Continue Reading

• May 13, 2025 13May2025 Blog Post

  NordVPN goes full GUI on Linux

  Arguably best-known VPN company around right now NordVPN has updated its Linux application. Updates feature the launch of a full graphical user interface (GUI).  For Linux users, this should make ... Continue Reading

• May 13, 2025 13May2025 Blog Post

  The ongoing AI-automation convergence, and what this means for the enterprise

  This is a guest blogpost by Matthew Roberts, Ansible Platform Lead, EMEA, Red Hat Enterprises are being led to believe that their success with AI hinges on whether they use the largest model (or ... Continue Reading

• May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

  O2 upgrades Wembley Stadium connectivity

  Upgrade around major UK sporting arena to see fans gaining access to dedicated distributed antenna system-based 5G standalone network inside the stadium, in addition to small cells and upgraded masts in surrounding area Continue Reading

• May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

  Private cellular business deployments to reach more than 7,000 by 2030

  Research finds enhanced security features and neutral host deployments will be central to expediting growth across all sectors for key sector of mobile industry Continue Reading

• May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

  Controversial Post Office Horizon system could stay until 2033

  Post Office seeks off-the-shelf Horizon replacement as part of £492m tender that includes ongoing support for Horizon up to 2033 Continue Reading

• May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

  Gov.uk One Login loses certification for digital identity trust framework

  The government’s flagship digital identity system has lost its certification against the government’s own digital identity system trust framework Continue Reading

• May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

  NHS trust cloud plans hampered by Trump tariff uncertainty

  Essex NHS wants to move some capacity to the Nutanix cloud, but can’t be certain prices will hold between product selection and when procurement plans gain approval Continue Reading

• May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

  Evidence reveals Post Office scandal victims short-changed in compensation payouts

  Subpostmasters who appealed compensation payments have significantly increased ‘worryingly undervalued’ settlements Continue Reading

• May 13, 2025 13May2025 Opinion

  How sovereign AI will reshape APAC’s digital future

  Asia-Pacific countries are developing sovereign AI capabilities to address unique cultural, economic, security and data sovereignty needs of the region Continue Reading

• May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

  Australian data breaches hit record high in 2024

  More than 1,100 data breaches were reported in Australia last year, a 25% jump from 2023, prompting calls for stronger security measures across businesses and government agencies Continue Reading

• May 12, 2025 12May2025 News

  Nokia looks to light up in-building enterprise connectivity with Aurelis

  Fibre-based LAN solution designed to deliver simple, reliable and future-proof local area connectivity for enterprises, using up to 70% less cabling and 40% less power than copper-based technologies Continue Reading

• May 12, 2025 12May2025 News

  Wi-Fi 7 trials show ‘significant’ performance gains in enterprise environments

  Wireless technology consortium reveals industry trials of latest Wi-Fi standard in enterprise scenarios revealing increased throughput, lower latency and enhanced efficiency for high-demand applications Continue Reading

• May 12, 2025 12May2025 News

  Italian bank signs 10-year deal with Google Cloud

  UniCredit will transform operations through cloud, AI and data analytics technologies from Google Cloud Continue Reading

• May 12, 2025 12May2025 News

  Virgin Media O2, Daisy Group merge to form B2B comms company

  Comms provider and IT services company unite to offer digital-first connectivity and managed services Continue Reading

• May 12, 2025 12May2025 News

  University will ‘pull the plug’ to test Nutanix disaster recovery

  University of Reading set to save circa £500,000 and deploy Nutanix NC2 hybrid cloud that will allow failover from main datacentre Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 Blog Post

  Rev speaks out on the big future of small language models

  This is a guest post written by Miguel del Rio Fernandez, senior speech scientist at Rev, a company known for its speech-to-text service for the legal trade and elsewhere. If you were to stop a ... Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 In Depth

  Threats versus potential benefits: Weighing up the enterprise risk of embracing AI

  Technological opportunities typically come with a certain amount of risk – and generative AI adoption is no exception Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 Blog Post

  Nutanix puts agentic AI anytime, any place (cloud) & anywhere

  Nutanix has come forward with the latest version of its Nutanix Enterprise AI (NAI) service. This release is said to add deeper integration with capitalisation-focused GPU company Nvidia AI ... Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

  UK broadband hits 2025 target with strong first quarter

  Study from UK communications regulator finds gigabit broadband on track to become virtually universally available across country by 2023, with the number of full-fibre broadband connections in particular increasing to nine million in past six months Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

  Ransomware: What the LockBit 3.0 data leak reveals

  An administration interface instance for the ransomware franchise's affiliates was attacked on 29 April. Data from its SQL database has been extracted and disclosed Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

  Interview: Amanda Stent, head of AI strategy and research, Bloomberg

  Hallucinating AI, which lies through its teeth, keeps Amanda Stent busy at data analytics and intelligence giant Bloomberg Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

  Broadcom letters demonstrate push to VMware subscriptions

  The owner of VMware is reminding customers on perpetual licences that they will longer be able to buy support for their VMware products Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 In Depth

  How GenAI-driven knowledge management can enhance customer experience

  Generative AI’s use for knowledge management (KM) is growing in customer experience programmes, suggesting a new vocation for KM. We find out how Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

  Government calls on tech companies to join crime-cutting campaign

  The justice secretary met with 30 tech companies to discuss how technology can help to tackle prison violence and reduce reoffending rates Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

  Apple to play modest role after datacentre heat breakthrough in Denmark

  Country at forefront of industrial heat recycling expects datacentres will take only modest role in heating homes after government paved way with widely celebrated law Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

  Government launches £8.2m plan to encourage girls into AI

  The government is investing in teacher training and student support to get more girls into maths classes, ultimately leading to AI careers Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

  AI training gap puts Europe at a disadvantage

  Forrester study finds that workers in the US are more likely than their European counterparts to have received AI training to support their job roles Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 Blog Post

  UK government set to finally meet with digital identity providers - but will anything change?

  Wednesday 14 May is set to be an important day in the long, slow, painful evolution of the use of digital identity in the UK. For the first time since the government announced its digital wallet ... Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

  Nordic countries plan offline payment system for disaster backup

  Board member of the Bank of Finland reveals plan as likelihood of losing internet connectivity increases amid geopolitical tensions Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  Government will miss cyber resiliency targets, MPs warn

  A Public Accounts Committee report on government cyber resilience finds that the Cabinet Office has been working hard to improve, but is likely to miss targets and needs a fundamentally different approach Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  Preparing for post-quantum computing will be more difficult than the millennium bug

  The job of getting the UK ready for post-quantum computing will be at least as difficult as the Y2K problem, says National Cyber Security Centre CTO Ollie Whitehouse Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  US tells CNI orgs to stop connecting OT kit to the web

  US authorities have released guidance for owners of critical national infrastructure in the face of an undisclosed number of cyber incidents Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  UK Digital Services Tax survives US trade negotiations

  The UK will retain its Digital Services Tax on tech giants in a landmark US trade agreement that paves the way for a future digital tech deal Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  Nutanix opens up to all external storage

  CEO Rajiv Ramaswami says Nutanix will open its platform to all external storage, allowing it to profit from customers wanting to move away from VMware, as well as the hyper-converged curious Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 Blog Post

  Risk of corporate hospitality to IT teams

  The practice of making deals on golf courses seems to be alive and well. And it is IT leaders and their teams that are having to pick up the pieces following the agreed purchase of unsuitable tech ... Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  SAP sales tactic fuels IT disconnect

  Business heads are being targeted by SAP as it pushes out its Rise cloud ERP system Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  NHS launches digital tool to improve cancer care

  Cancer 360 tool aims to bring together data on cancer patients in one place, allowing clinicians access to all the information through the Federated Data Platform Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  AI adoption: AWS addresses the skills barrier holding back enterprises

  The AWS Summit in London saw the public cloud giant appoint itself to take on the task of skilling up hundreds of thousands of UK people in using AI technologies Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 In Depth

  Early days for small language models and AI at the edge

  Small language models could be more cost-effective to deploy than LLMs, offering greater privacy and performing specific tasks better. But is it too early for SLMs? Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  Leading European telcos call for exclusive access to 6GHz band

  Open letter from Europe’s leading telcos demands exclusive access to key wireless spectrum band for the benefit of Europe’s economy and to ensure successful roll-out of 6G, underpinning digital societies Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  Girls more concerned about AI bias than boys

  When asked their opinions on the growing use of AI, girls expressed concerns about possible biases it will perpetuate, while boys were worried about cyber security Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  Oracle NetSuite’s Goldberg: Autonomous AI next applications phase

  Speaking with Computer Weekly at SuiteConnect 2025 in London, Evan Goldberg, executive vice-president of Oracle NetSuite, discussed how artificial intelligence in ERP is evolving Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  Data streaming matures, cultural shift is key

  Confluent’s Tim Berglund warns that a cultural transformation towards creating valued data products is vital even as the technology for data streaming is maturing Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  UK government websites to replace passwords with secure passkeys

  Government websites are to replace difficult-to-remember passwords with highly secure passkeys that will protect against phishing and cyber attackers Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 Opinion

  Navigating geopolitical risks of cloud deployments

  Familiar cloud concerns are being overshadowed by geopolitical volatility, pushing IT strategy into the boardroom. Organisations must now assess the full spectrum of cross-border dependencies to build true resilience Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Meta awarded $167m in court battle with spyware mercenaries

  WhatsApp owner Meta is awarded millions of dollars in damages and compensation after its service was exploited by users of mercenary spyware developer NSO’s infamous Pegasus mobile malware Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Chaos spreads at Co-op and M&S following DragonForce attacks

  No end is yet in sight for UK retailers subjected to apparent ransomware attacks Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Europe leads shift from cyber security ‘headcount gap’ to skills-based hiring

  Research from Sans Institute reveals European organisations are leading a global shift in hiring priorities, driven by regional regulatory frameworks Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Oxford Uni adds cyber resilience module to MBA programme

  Oxford University’s Saïd Business School is working with cyber response specialist Sygnia to help future business leaders get on top of security Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  UK at risk of Russian cyber and physical attacks as Ukraine seeks peace deal

  UK cyber security chief warns of ‘direct connection’ between Russian cyber attacks and physical threats to the UK Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Nutanix breaks the bounds of HCI again with Pure Storage linkup

  Hyper-converged infrastructure pioneer adds external Pure Storage arrays in a move that it touts as a way for customers to get off VMware, but which also helps them scale for AI Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Nutanix escapes the datacentre with Cloud Native AOS

  Hyper-converged infrastructure provider offers its operating system independently of a hypervisor to allow containerised apps to run at the edge or on Kubernetes runtimes in the Amazon cloud Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Global broadband growth slows at end of 2024

  Fourth quarter 2024 update of global connectivity market shows subscribers pass 1.5 billion barrier as fibre, non-terrestrial and fixed wireless gain popularity, especially in emerging markets Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 In Depth

  Cloud storage for AI: Options, pros and cons

  We look at cloud vs on-premise for AI workloads, why cloud is sometimes best, and the technologies speeding AI in the cloud such as parallelism and GPUDirect Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Nokia supplies 1.2Tbps backbone in Pakistan and private wireless to Maersk fleet

  Comms tech provider lands large-scale contracts for optical fixed network in Pakistan and IoT connectivity platform with mobile network to enhance operational efficiency at shipping firm Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Schools pilot exam results app that could save £30m

  Exam results and certificates will be provided digitally in a pilot the government hopes will lead to huge financial savings Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  UK hands Indian IT suppliers competitive boost in trade deal

  Trade deal will exempt IT workers from India from paying National Insurance contributions for three years Continue Reading