June 2017
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June 04, 2017
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Jun'17
ODI unimpressed with data commitments in party manifestos
The Open Data Institute said all the political parties failed to address how the use of open data can improve the delivery of public services Continue Reading
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June 04, 2017
04
Jun'17
Welsh village gets first taste of 4G connectivity
The village of Staylittle in mid-Wales can now receive 4G mobile broadband after years of patchy connectivity Continue Reading
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June 02, 2017
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Jun'17
Manifesto Plans for Digital Britain
The Conservative Manifesto contains a serious attempt to look at creating the digital infrastructure for a smart society but this is spread across more voter friendly topics. Continue Reading
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June 02, 2017
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Jun'17
Security Think Tank: Equip employees to guard against malicious attachments
What strategies should organisations follow to block malware attachments which continue to account for two-thirds of malware infections that result in data breaches? Continue Reading
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June 02, 2017
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Jun'17
Telefónica increases use of renewable energy to fight climate change
Telecoms operator behind UK’s O2 mobile network doubles down on existing commitments to renewable energy sources in the fight against climate change Continue Reading
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June 02, 2017
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Jun'17
GDPR about change management, says startup DPO
There are threats and risks associated with the GDPR, but one data protection officer believes organisations should focus on the business opportunities instead Continue Reading
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June 02, 2017
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Jun'17
Doug Cutting, ‘father’ of Hadoop, talks about big data tech evolution
In a Q&A interview, the “father” of Hadoop, Doug Cutting, talks about the cyber-security applications of the stack, as well as Hadoop’s evolution Continue Reading
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June 02, 2017
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Jun'17
Hyperscale cloud giants sought as tenants for Scotland's 'largest' datacentre build
Developers of the newly opened site are hoping to follow Ireland's lead by positioning Scotland as a place where the hyperscale cloud giants can set up shop Continue Reading
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June 02, 2017
02
Jun'17
Extreme Networks bulks up with Avaya networking purchase
Extreme Networks is looking to challenge networking sector giants with its third major purchase in recent months Continue Reading
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June 02, 2017
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Jun'17
Still time for DevOps latecomers to gain ground on early adopters, claims Dora CEO
DevOps research and assessment CEO Nicole Forsgren claims there is still time for enterprises late to the DevOps game to play catch-up Continue Reading
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June 02, 2017
02
Jun'17
Kmart cyber attack highlights PoS vulnerabilities
The cyber attack on Kmart should be a major wake up call for retailers to review the security of their point-of-sale systems, say security experts Continue Reading
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June 02, 2017
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Jun'17
Whoever wins election 2017, it's time for a digital minister with real authority
You would expect, of course, that a publication such as Computer Weekly would call on whoever wins the 2017 general election to put the digital economy on its list of immediate priorities. While ... Continue Reading
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June 02, 2017
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Jun'17
Financial malware more than twice as prevalent as ransomware
While ransomware continues to make the headlines, particularly in the wake of WannaCry, research has revealed that financial threats are 2.5 times more prevalent Continue Reading
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June 02, 2017
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Jun'17
OVH makes foray into APAC cloud market
With its regional headquarters in Melbourne and datacentres in Singapore and Sydney, the French cloud supplier plans to go after startups and enterprises Continue Reading
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June 02, 2017
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Jun'17
Parallel pleasure: deep-geek chip consortium opens test tool
The HSA Foundation has made available to developers the HSA PRM (Programmer’s Reference Manual) conformance test suite as open source software. HSA who? Yes, sorry... the HSA (Heterogeneous System ... Continue Reading
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June 01, 2017
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Jun'17
British Airways confirms investigation under way into bank holiday datacentre power failure
Airline says investigation will focus on ensuring the IT problems of the bank holiday weekend will never be repeated Continue Reading
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June 01, 2017
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Jun'17
Automation everywhere, Redgate automatic SQL code formatting
SQL (Structured Query Language) is a standardised programming language used for managing relational databases and performing various operations on the data in them. So then, SQL databases – and the ... Continue Reading
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June 01, 2017
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Jun'17
The brain as a model for data storage
The future of data storage will not be in the binary switching of electrical cells as in flash storage. It may also not be in magnetism-based potential successors to flash such as Racetrack Memory, ... Continue Reading
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June 01, 2017
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Jun'17
Shopping centre giant Intu launches startup incubator programme
Intu has partnered with L Marks to launch a startup incubator programme to help advance UK retail and cater to modern consumer habits Continue Reading
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June 01, 2017
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Jun'17
A little less covfefe
Donald Trump has written a new page into the book of Twitter folklore with his now deleted classic, “Despite the constant negative press covfefe”. The garbled message, surely reaching for the word ... Continue Reading