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October 03, 2017
03
Oct'17
Irish High Court asks European court to rule on legality of EU-US data transfers
Latest round in Max Schrems’s legal battle with Facebook could have major implications for EU-US trade and the privacy of millions of European residents
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October 02, 2017
02
Oct'17
OpenWorld 2017: Ellison declares autonomous database 'revolutionary'
Oracle’s Larry Ellison claims revolutionary cast for autonomous 18c database at the supplier’s 2017 OpenWorld conference in San Francisco
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September 20, 2017
20
Sep'17
BMW opens its second tech startup programme in the UK
BMW has launched its latest programme to support tech startups in the UK
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September 20, 2017
20
Sep'17
Salesforce world tour lands in Amsterdam
Salesforce customers met up for the Dutch leg of the supplier's world tour with a distinctly non-techy crowd present
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September 20, 2017
20
Sep'17
Oracle announces simplified pricing model for cloud computing
Ahead of Oracle’s OpenWorld 2017 event, Larry Ellison announces simplification of cloud pricing, attached to increased automation in database and middleware
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September 19, 2017
19
Sep'17
Outlook outage: Microsoft blames European Hotmail downtime on load-balancing fault
Microsoft claims connectivity issues that blighted Outlook and Hotmail users for much of Monday 18 September have now been largely resolved
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September 15, 2017
15
Sep'17
VMworld 2017: How to change the face of legacy
If change is the only constant, the IT industry is the 21st century engine of change, relentlessly grinding out more features at a faster rate
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September 15, 2017
15
Sep'17
Oracle 2017-18 Q1 results: Cloud revenue jumps by 51%
Oracle’s first quarter 2017-18 results show jump in cloud revenue of 51%, boosted by NetSuite acquisition. Executives continue to be bullish on cloud growth, and the AI makeover of core database is flagged
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September 14, 2017
14
Sep'17
£30m National Innovation Centre for Data launched
The government and Newcastle University have teamed up to launch a £30m National Innovation Centre for Data, as part of the Northern Powerhouse
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September 14, 2017
14
Sep'17
Enterprise appetites for cloud-based financial apps on the rise, Gartner research suggests
Research into corporate appetites for cloud-based financial apps suggest demand is growing faster than expected, claims Gartner
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September 14, 2017
14
Sep'17
Government aligns data laws with GDPR
The UK government announces details of its data protection law that will align with the EU’s GDPR
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September 13, 2017
13
Sep'17
British Army enhances data-driven decision making to staunch churn
The British Army is continuing to use SAS analytics software to improve its data management, with a particular focus on reducing high-value personnel churn
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September 13, 2017
13
Sep'17
DevOps salary survey highlights link between server farm size and practitioner pay
The Puppet 2017 DevOps Salary Report suggests practitioners working at larger firms, with sizeable server farms and low-level manual configuration management, get paid more
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September 11, 2017
11
Sep'17
Why the best way to encourage digital innovation is not to fund it
Give people the space to grow and reward people for ideas rather than their output and innovation will come, says Frazer Bennett, a member of PA Consulting’s management team
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September 08, 2017
08
Sep'17
Half of UK fintech firms confident in growth but have doubts over skills
UK fintech companies are confident that revenues will double over the next year, but have concerns over talent and customer take up of services