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• November 30, 2017 30 Nov'17

  AWS fleshes out cloud database proposition, while taking aim at Oracle

  The second-day Re:Invent keynote saw AWS lift the veil on 22 new cloud products and services, and aim a few more jabs at Oracle's database proposition

• November 30, 2017 30 Nov'17

  Top IT predictions in APAC in 2018

  A “mega cloud” that weaves together multiple private and public clouds, along with the use of AI to perform data-driven “thinking tasks”, could emerge next year

• November 29, 2017 29 Nov'17

  Lauri Love would face ‘medieval’ conditions in US prison if extradited over hacking charges

  Engineering student Lauri Love should be tried in the UK, court hears, as new evidence is presented on the “medieval” conditions in US jails for people with medical problems

• November 29, 2017 29 Nov'17

  Datrium’s hybrid Cloud DVX brings off-site mirror of NVMe storage

  Cloud DVX operates in Amazon cloud to provide backup and recovery instance off-site, for use as a mirror site for customers of the NVMe-focused storage maker

• November 29, 2017 29 Nov'17

  AWS CEO says enterprise appetites for proprietary database tech are waning

  Speaking at the Re:Invent 2017 Partner Summit Keynote, AWS CEO Andy Jassy hits out at the firm's cloud competitors, and says the functionality gap between them all is widening

• November 28, 2017 28 Nov'17

  Fintech is increasing operational risk to banks

  European Banking Association report reveals fear of greater operational risk because of increased take-up of fintech in financial services sector

• November 22, 2017 22 Nov'17

  CIO interview: David Southern, director of ICT, WWF UK

  In his 17 years in the IT department at the WWF, David Southern has seen many changes – and the advent of cloud computing is one of the biggest

• November 21, 2017 21 Nov'17

  Nordic CIO interview: Emil Dahlin, Svevia

  Swedish construction company Svevia is transforming digitally, driven by chief information officer Emil Dahlin

• November 16, 2017 16 Nov'17

  Private Swiss bank Julius Baer to save $1m a year with cloud HR

  Julius Baer banks on higher returns after replacing on-premise systems with cloud HR services

• November 08, 2017 08 Nov'17

  Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 brings file, iSCSI and container storage

  Latest version of open source OpenStack-targeted software-defined storage adds CephFS, ISCSI and storage that can be deployed in containers to save hardware

• November 01, 2017 01 Nov'17

  Irish High Court denies latest appeal bid by Apple datacentre objectors

  Judge rules that latest attempt to block Apple’s plans to build a datacentre in Athenry does not meet the required legal threshold

• October 31, 2017 31 Oct'17

  Shell makes $200m saving with virtual learning environment

  Royal Dutch Shell has saved hundreds of millions by replacing field trips with interactive training that allows employees to interact with geological formations from their computer screen

• October 31, 2017 31 Oct'17

  TomTom navigates move onto global HR platform

  TomTom went live with HR platform in all 37 countries, serving 5,000 staff, in March 2017

• October 30, 2017 30 Oct'17

  Study reveals employees’ fears over digital change

  Many employees are fearful of the job risk associated with automation and company-wide digital transformation initiatives

• October 27, 2017 27 Oct'17

  Airbus saves millions after building a digital learning library

  Airbus has created a digital learning library that is helping more than 100,000 staff in 35 countries keep their skills updated

• October 25, 2017 25 Oct'17

  Google ties up with Cisco on hybrid containers for business

  Google is making a big push with hybrid cloud, but the full architecture will not be available until the second half of 2018

• October 24, 2017 24 Oct'17

  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

• October 19, 2017 19 Oct'17

  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

• October 18, 2017 18 Oct'17

  Cloud service spending almost matches traditional IT outsourcing

  Traditional outsourcing spending has plummeted in the latest three-month period, but spending on cloud-based IT services is going some way to filling the void

• October 17, 2017 17 Oct'17

  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

• October 17, 2017 17 Oct'17

  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.

• October 16, 2017 16 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

• October 11, 2017 11 Oct'17

  Teva Pharmaceuticals turns to cloud HR as it weathers difficult trading conditions

  One of Israel’s largest manufacturing companies has invested more than $10m in cloud HR. The technology is helping Teva Pharmaceuticals turn its fortunes around.

• October 05, 2017 05 Oct'17

  Singapore’s public sector finds agility and speed in AWS

  City-state’s government has been able to meet peak demands and address security issues through a cloud-based web-hosting platform powered by Amazon Web Services

• October 04, 2017 04 Oct'17

  What is the future of Windows Server?

  At its annual Ignite event, Microsoft presented a number of features that give an insight into its strategy

• October 02, 2017 02 Oct'17

  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on why empathy is essential for technology innovation

  Speaking at the London launch of his Hit Refresh book, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed how a shortfall in empathy nearly cost him a job at the firm in the 1990s

• 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

• September 25, 2017 25 Sep'17

  Amazon launches Middle East region

  Amazon opens its latest delivery hub in Bahrain to serve customers in the Middle East

• September 20, 2017 20 Sep'17

  Why businesses should tackle the digital workplace

  IT chiefs should make implementing the digital workplace core to their company’s digitisation strategy, says analyst Gartner

• 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

• September 19, 2017 19 Sep'17

  Public sector cloud use still too focused on ‘low-hanging fruit’ IT projects, finds research

  Public sector cloud adoption continues to rise, but wide-scale digital transformation success remains elusive, claims Cloud Industry Forum research

• 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

• 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

• September 12, 2017 12 Sep'17

  VMworld 2017: VMware updates software legacy

  VMware is beginning to recognise there is life beyond the hypervisor as it announces VMware HCX, which will provide interoperability between private and public cloud

• September 12, 2017 12 Sep'17

  Home Office agrees back-office transformation deal

  The Home Office is moving more of its back-office processes into the cloud

• September 05, 2017 05 Sep'17

  Met Police IT strategy: CCTV footage shared through Box

  The Met Police digital policing strategy is taking shape under CIO Angus McCallum, and will use Box for sharing documents and CCTV footage

• August 31, 2017 31 Aug'17

  How an idea built on web freebies and low-cost tools evolved into a virtual NHS clinic

  We speak to an NHS trust about how readily available web software helped clinicians get a pioneering project off the ground

• August 23, 2017 23 Aug'17

  Dutch e-voting is waiting for an opportunity

  Despite years of opposition and distrust in voting machines, a small Dutch initiative is aiming for a new form of e-voting

• August 23, 2017 23 Aug'17

  UAE telco Du pushes SaaS adoption in Middle East

  The Middle East looks set to see strong growth in software as a service and IT departments need to take a different approach

• August 22, 2017 22 Aug'17

  SAP Ariba gaining ground in APAC

  Companies like Woolworths and DuluxGroup in Australia are using the cloud-based service to reduce procurement costs and risks

• August 22, 2017 22 Aug'17

  Wearables on the rise in the Middle East

  The take up of wearables in the Middle East is growing mainly as a result of consumer demand for smartwatches

• August 16, 2017 16 Aug'17

  Huddle in trouble: Did the journey from startup to scaleup cause the UK cloud firm to lose its way?

  What does the future hold for cloud collaboration firm Huddle, once a darling of the UK tech startup scene but now seemingly in need of a financial bailout?

• August 10, 2017 10 Aug'17

  CIO interview: Daniel Gebler, chief technology officer, Picnic

  The Netherlands has the highest supermarket density in the world, yet a technology company has been able to gain market share from the established order

• August 04, 2017 04 Aug'17

  ICO highlights challenge Slack-like tools pose to public sector FOI request compliance

  The Information Commissioner’s Office outlines how the growing use of cloud-based communication channels could complicate how public sector organisations respond to Freedom of Information requests

• August 03, 2017 03 Aug'17

  Keeping Australia’s aeromedical service connected to the cloud

  The Queensland section of the Royal Flying Doctor Service has improved its access to cloud apps without spending more on bandwidth

• July 26, 2017 26 Jul'17

  GDS wants IT suppliers to use its GaaP products – but won’t offer service guarantees

  The Government Digital Service encourages tech firms to adopt the platform services it has developed – but can’t offer any service or support guarantees

• July 25, 2017 25 Jul'17

  Unilever signs partnership deal with Accenture to drive sales for ‘digitally savvy’ consumers

  Unilever enters tech partnership with Accenture to help maintain consumer loyalty and drive sales

• July 25, 2017 25 Jul'17

  AA Ireland turns to predictive analytics in fraud crackdown

  Roadside assistance company invests in analytics software to fight fraud and introduce dynamic pricing after its split with the AA

• July 19, 2017 19 Jul'17

  IBM results show slow transition to new business model

  Cognitive is one of the cornerstones of IBM’s ‘strategic imperatives’, yet building out a portfolio of products and services will take time, IBM’s CFO admits

• July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17

  HPE and CSC merger wins confidence of Zurich

  Zurich Insurance has demonstrated confidence in CSC's merger with HPE through a contract extension