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October 26, 2017
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How UCAS uses Splunk to protect students’ sensitive data
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service’s enterprise security architect describes how the organisation uses Splunk to keep user data secure, and how it copes with its yearly spike in traffic
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October 26, 2017
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Transformation agenda in HR tech ‘is gathering pace’
Digital technology is changing the way companies manage their workforce at an accelerating rate
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October 25, 2017
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Oversight of intelligence agencies’ data sharing has ‘failed’, court hears
UK’s intelligence services lack adequate oversight and written guidelines when sharing databases of sensitive information, Privacy International argues in secret court
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October 24, 2017
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Scottish Water extends ServiceNow following HR success
Having pioneered optimising the joiners and leavers process, the IT service management team at Scottish Water can now show other areas of the business the benefits of ServiceNow
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October 23, 2017
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Microservices are about organisational change
Microservices technology can pave the way for companies to decentralise the way they build software to deliver innovation and reduce the cost of failure
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October 19, 2017
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SAP Q3 2017 results show steady growth in cloud revenue to €937m
SAP’s third quarter 2017 results show steady growth in cloud revenue, S/4 Hana adoption, and some uptake for its “digital transformation” spearhead SAP Leonardo
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October 19, 2017
19
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Millions being lost due to downtime in industrial systems
Industrial companies are losing $260,000 per hour due to unplanned downtime, but predicting failure using digital twins can help overcome the problem
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October 19, 2017
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Post Office computer system legal case reaches important procedural juncture
Sub-postmasters group action against the Post Office reaches an important milestone
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October 17, 2017
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Apple Irish datacentre objectors to seek fresh High Court appeal against project
The remaining objectors to Apple’s plans to build a datacentre in Athenry, Ireland, are preparing to launch another appeal against the project, which has now been delayed by more than two and a half years
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October 17, 2017
17
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SAP Hybris paints the future of commerce
Technological advancements and swathes of data have made machine learning and mass personalisation of products possible, but companies are still sailing on the edge
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October 17, 2017
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UK intelligence agencies ‘unlawfully’ sharing sensitive personal data, court hears
A secret court will decide whether Intelligence agencies are “unlawfully” sharing huge datasets containing sensitive information about the population with industry, government departments and overseas intelligence services.
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October 17, 2017
17
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AI adoption still nascent, says SAS survey
At its 2017 conference in Amsterdam, analytics software supplier discloses research into enterprise readiness for artificial intelligence, and identifies blockages
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October 16, 2017
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Oct'17
Puppet on why people, process and technology are mission critical to DevOps success
At the PuppetConf user and partner summit in San Francisco, Puppet and its customers shared insights on how best to address the people, process and technology sides of the DevOps success equation
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October 16, 2017
16
Oct'17
Employees will book time off using Alexa-style devices
Voice recognition and artificial intelligence will take the drudgery out of HR, but CIOs need to help their HR team develop a long-term strategy
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October 13, 2017
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Oct'17
WEF gets to grips with risks posed by transformative technologies
World Economic Forum is bringing technology, insurance and government sectors together to better understand the risks posed by technology failures