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Enterprise software
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June 11, 2019
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Cisco shows off AI-driven network analysis at customer event
New tools to help IT departments better understand network behaviour and predict potential problems were among a series of announcements made on the opening day of Cisco Live in the US
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June 11, 2019
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Scale targets edge workloads with HE500 hyper-converged nodes
Scale Computing adds hyper-converged infrastructure nodes to provide edge compute and storage that is fully compatible with its datacentre-scale HCI appliances
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June 11, 2019
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MP brands Huawei exec a ‘moral vacuum’ as operators demand 5G clarity
Huawei chief security officer John Suffolk faces tough questions from parliament’s Science and Technology Select Committee over the firm’s links to the Chinese government
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June 11, 2019
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Virgin Atlantic partners with Accenture to bring self-service capabilities to cargo management
Transatlantic airline becomes the first to adopt the latest version of Accenture's cloud-based Freight and Logistics platform as part of its digital transformation push
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June 10, 2019
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UK should be much further ahead in AI, says London mayor
Sadiq Khan calls on the next prime minister to prioritise preparations around the potential impact of artificial intelligence
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June 10, 2019
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Salesforce buys Tableau to add self-service analytics to CRM
Salesforce is set to buy business intelligence data visualisation pioneer Tableau as it seeks to amplify its customer analytics capability
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June 10, 2019
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Etihad Airways uses artificial intelligence to source ideas from staff
UAE airline works with tech startup to create a platform to help it apply employees’ ideas to address business challenges
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June 10, 2019
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BCS urges universities to push ethics standards on AI masters degrees
Ethics is a key requirement blue-chip firms will look for in artificial intelligence MSc graduates
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June 10, 2019
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Whittard spills the tea about its use of technology
CFO and IT manager of British hot beverages brand Whittard explains the firm’s recent investment in technology ahead of the business’s expansion into China
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June 07, 2019
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Schneider Electric CTO claims AI and cloud could give DCIM market new lease of life
Kevin Brown tells Datacloud Europe Congress that the datacentre infrastructure management market could be on the cusp of a second coming, buoyed by cloud, big data and artificial intelligence technologies
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June 07, 2019
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Google buys Looker to deepen enterprise software arsenal
Google is set to buy business intelligence platform supplier Looker as it beefs up its cloud enterprise software stack
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June 07, 2019
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Apple tackles iPad-to-Mac app portability
Xcode framework enables app developers to use one set of source code to target either iPadOS or MacOS
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June 07, 2019
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How ASEAN firms are using AI to combat cyber threats
Artificial intelligence tools are becoming a vital part of the security arsenal for organisations and cyber criminals alike
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June 06, 2019
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Co-op pushes to make customer care teams more co-operative
The Co-op operates in market segments ranging from funeral care to food, and its customer service strategy was disparate until it adopted Salesforce
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June 06, 2019
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Half of CFOs frustrated by complex accounting systems
Chief financial officers need to upgrade to easier-to-use accounting systems, but are strapped for time and lack the resources to make the right choices, according to survey
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June 06, 2019
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Microsoft and Oracle join forces to offer inter-cloud connectivity
Pair will provide direct connections between their clouds, enabling workloads to use services across Oracle and Azure public clouds
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June 06, 2019
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Keeping Java relevant in the age of cloud and agile
Java Community Process chair Heather VanCura talks up efforts to keep Java up to speed with the needs of developers in the era of cloud and agile software development
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June 05, 2019
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DNS – a security opportunity not to be overlooked, says Nominet
Domain name system data is the best-kept secret for eliminating network cyber threats, Nominet tells Infosecurity Europe attendees
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June 05, 2019
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Amal Clooney calls on business and tech to solve world issues
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney urged technologists to look at how they can tackle issues that governments have failed to address
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June 05, 2019
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Emirates NBD builds bank of future with Amazon Web Services
UAE bank is accessing the latest technology through a close relationship with IT giant Amazon Web Services
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June 04, 2019
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Is ‘Brexit effect’ to blame for drop in UK data management investments?
Research from data backup software supplier Veeam suggests UK C-suite is set to invest much less in data management over the course of the next 12 months than the rest of the world, prompting concerns that Brexit might be to blame
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June 04, 2019
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Why HR and procurement need to collaborate
A lack of insight into the external skills they use means organisations are missing out on smart human capital management
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June 04, 2019
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Deterministic data-based AI key for security
AI-based cyber security systems have enormous potential, but under specific conditions that are essential for success, AI expert tells Infosecurity Europe
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June 03, 2019
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Most of today’s enterprise blockchain platforms will need replacing in two years
Most blockchain platforms currently being used in enterprises will have to be replaced in the next couple of years, says Gartner
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June 03, 2019
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How Alibaba Cloud plans to win over APAC enterprises
The Chinese cloud supplier is counting on data analytics, industry-specific offerings and its knowledge of the China market to gain a foothold in the Asia-Pacific region
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May 31, 2019
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Facebook loses bid to halt European court decision on EU-US data sharing
Irish Supreme Court dismisses attempt by Facebook to prevent the European Court of Justice considering the validity of US-EU data transfers, after Austrian lawyer Max Schrems argued that they put the privacy of EU citizens at risk
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May 31, 2019
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How AI helps protect Japan’s road system from subsidence
Tokyo-based Kawasaki Geological Engineering is using Fujitsu’s Zinrai artificial intelligence system to develop a solution to erosion causing subsidence and sinkholes on Japan’s road network
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May 31, 2019
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SAP disruption leads to Revlon class action lawsuit
Investors at cosmetics giant Revlon are taking action following a bungled SAP ERP deployment
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May 31, 2019
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The FA signs Google Cloud to support cloud-based push to make football more inclusive
The Football Association is on a mission to up female participation in the sport and make it more accessible to a larger number of fans, and it is teaming up with Google Cloud to achieve its goals
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May 30, 2019
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A lack of skills and ownership are top challenges to OT security
A lack of skills, visibility and clarity on which business function is responsible for securing operational technology are the biggest challenges to managing the risk, a study shows
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May 30, 2019
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AI struggles with data silos and executive misconceptions
Bosses don’t seem to understand that artificial intelligence needs good data management and a different understanding of end goals compared with traditional IT
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May 30, 2019
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How Unilever found itself selling enterprise software
Ken Charman has a track record in running IT firms. In 2018, he was coaxed out of retirement to spearhead Unilever’s spin-out software business
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May 30, 2019
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Danish government launches national AI strategy
Strategy aims to capitalise on investment in artificial intelligence technologies to enhance Denmark’s societal advancement and give business and industry a competitive edge
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May 30, 2019
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Salesforce completes Pardot fix after 12 days’ disruption
Plug was pulled on 17 May after a data script went wrong. Most users have had full access since 18 May, but 10 services remained down
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May 29, 2019
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FoI requests reveal slow but steady adoption of cloud-first stance in UK police forces
Intercity Technology's freedom of information (FoI) request-led poll of UK police forces and their use of technology shines a light on how the sector's attitudes towards cloud and digital transformation are changing
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May 29, 2019
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Blockchain and deep neural networks show digital archive promise
Every event, past and present, is in the digital archive, but there is growing concern that this data can be easily manipulated to change historical facts
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May 29, 2019
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Finland globalises AI training programme
The success of an online course in understanding artificial intelligence launched in Finland has led to a global roll-out
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May 28, 2019
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Perfect storm for data science in security
After nearly 20 years of research, the perfect storm of computing technologies is finally enabling data science to realise its potential to make valuable contributions to improving cyber security capabilities
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May 28, 2019
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Excelero and BeeGFS offer next-gen HPC based on NVMe flash
Super-fast solid-state storage in commodity servers ties up with recently-developed parallel file system BeeGFS to target high-performance computing use cases
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May 28, 2019
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Saudi Arabia’s largest auto company completes SAP project as part of digital transformation
Abdul Latif Jameel Motors wins SAP Quality Gold Award for digital revamp programme that overhauled performance and efficiency across its business
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May 28, 2019
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SAP extends Hana’s reach beyond enterprise applications
The benefits of Hana Cloud Services are clear to Asia-Pacific customers, although actual adoption will boil down to cost
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May 26, 2019
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Australian firms coming to grips with AI ethics
Australian businesses are warming up to AI, but just two in five have standards and guidelines for AI ethics, a study finds
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May 24, 2019
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Post Office told to pay over £5m of its opponent’s costs for first Horizon trial
The judge in the Post Office Horizon trial has ordered the organisation to pay the legal costs of its courtroom adversaries, and refused to give permission to appeal a major judgment
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May 23, 2019
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IBM’s investment in automation pays off in GDPR’s first year
The first year of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation has demonstrated the value of IBM’s investment in machine learning-based automation and the importance of having the right strategy and systems in place, according to the firm’s data ...
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May 23, 2019
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Why enterprises should dump their VMs for containers
Kubernetes is five years old and server virtualisation is the new legacy, says Aparna Sinha, director of product management for Kubernetes at Google
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May 23, 2019
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Amazon rejects calls for ban on sales of facial recognition tech to government agencies
Annual meeting defeats resolutions for Amazon to halt sales of its Rekognition software to government agencies, and to do more to tackle climate change
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May 22, 2019
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GoCardless migrates to cloud and gets Google engineering capability
Fintech has moved from an IBM infrastructure as a service to Google’s cloud platform
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May 22, 2019
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Hundreds of European retail banks will disappear as challengers scoop up customers
One in every 10 banks in Europe will no longer exist as digital challengers take customers from them
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May 22, 2019
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How Kubernetes’ fifth year is leading to a shift in enterprise IT
As Kubernetes turns five, the Cloud Native Computing Forum (CNCF) plans to make containerisation simple
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May 22, 2019
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Demand for systems integration services soaring in New Zealand
Systems integration and custom application development projects contributed to the fastest-growing segment of New Zealand’s IT services market in 2018