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August 28, 2018
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Arsenal puts Acronis in defence for analytics cloud backup
Football club is increasingly driven by video and data analysis and opts for cloud backup software-as-a-service and quick restore to any location to replace ad-hoc staff solutions
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August 28, 2018
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Hyperscale datacentre capex investments hit new highs, Synergy Research shows
Latest hyperscale capital expenditure tracker highlights dramatic year-on-year increase in investments from internet and cloud giants
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August 28, 2018
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Amnesty International creates human rights digital archive
Digital preservation platform from Preservica will protect digital records of significant historical importance to Amnesty and its supporters
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August 28, 2018
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Amnesty International backs campaign to ban killer robots
Human rights organisation calls for legally binding international agreement to ban the development and use of autonomous weapons that operate without humans
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August 28, 2018
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Taking stock of Dell EMC’s growth in Asia
Tech supplier Dell EMC is riding on growing demand for servers and hyper-converged infrastructure, and investing in more technical resources to support enterprises in digital transformation efforts
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August 26, 2018
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VMware debuts VMware Cloud on AWS in Australia, cuts entry price
Virtualisation juggernaut VMware rolls out its hybrid cloud service in Australia and has halved the entry price to sweeten the deal for enterprises
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August 24, 2018
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Hyperscaler demand for European datacentre space takes colocation market to new record highs
The demand for colocation capacity from the hyperscale cloud giants shows no signs of wavering, CBRE research shows
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August 23, 2018
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Australian government agency trials secure cloud service
The Digital Transformation Agency has become the first government agency in Australia to test the use of Microsoft Office 365 in a secure cloud environment
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August 23, 2018
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Cryptographic agility is key to post-quantum security
Although post-quantum security is not an issue for all organisations today, an expert believes that those needing to ensure data is secure for decades to come should aim to achieve cryptographic agility above all else
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August 23, 2018
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No Deal Brexit papers warn of stark future for UK tech
The government has published the first of its No Deal Brexit contingency planning notices, containing sobering messages for the UK technology industry
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August 23, 2018
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Google employees command highest UK cloud salaries, Experis research shows
Cloud industry salary data from IT recruitment firm suggests permanent employees of Google make more than their AWS, IBM and Microsoft counterparts
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August 23, 2018
23
Aug'18
Apache Struts users urged to update due to new security flaw
Another security flaw has been discovered in the Apache Struts, which was at the heart of the massive Equifax data breach in 2017
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August 23, 2018
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KT shows off 5G’s potential at Asian Games
The South Korean telecoms bigwig is showcasing a host of 5G applications at the Asian Games in the run up to the commercial launch of its 5G network next year
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August 23, 2018
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Councils at risk from unsupported Windows Server and SQL Server
Some local authorities are using unsupported server software, while others are not paying for extended support
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August 22, 2018
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Greater Manchester hails cloud as key to delivery of devolved health and social care in region
Having taken back control from the government for running its own health and social care budgets, The Greater Manchester Health and Social Care (GMHSC) Partnership is now in the throes of establishing what role cloud will play in its work
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August 22, 2018
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Language barrier won’t hold back chatbots in the Netherlands
The use of chatbots by Dutch organisations is on the up, with KLM's chatbot a pioneering example
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August 22, 2018
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CEOs held back by boards wanting quick digital turnarounds
Digital transformations tend to have a long return on investment, but most CEOs are failing to convince their boards that these things take time
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August 22, 2018
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Barclays appointment will step up use of AI in investment bank
Ex-Goldman Sachs expert will focus on improving Barclays’ trading services and making internal systems more efficient
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August 22, 2018
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Cost savings still in short supply for cloud users, Druva research suggests
Enterprises are increasingly moving their virtual workloads to the cloud for ease of management reasons, but cost savings remain elusive for many, suggests Druva’s latest report on cloud virtualisation
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August 22, 2018
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JP Morgan fintech strategy widens retail trading
Bank’s digital You Invest service opens up trading opportunities to millions of customers
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August 22, 2018
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Candy Crush maker King in Hadoop cluster move to Google Cloud
Online gaming firm is moving its massive big data analytics store off-premise and into the Google Cloud Platform
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August 22, 2018
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Microsoft dominates SaaS thanks to collaboration software
Microsoft’s software-as-a-service business is growing at 45% a year, well ahead of the rest of the market, reports Synergy Research Group
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August 22, 2018
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How Imperial Brands is taking control of its software licences
Central control gives the tobacco company the data required to manage software licences and ensure it pays only for the assets it needs
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August 21, 2018
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The risk of upgrading to S/4 Hana
S/4 Hana has been touted as the evolution of SAP's long-standing ERP suite, but with just six years to upgrade, how can businesses avoid an expensive SAP flop?
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August 21, 2018
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Riverbed plots to take the network from IT blocker to IT enabler
The move towards automation and next-gen networking will help the network deliver more value to the enterprise than ever before, argues Riverbed’s new CEO, Paul Mountford
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August 21, 2018
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Government departments are exploring new tech, according to GDS report
A GDS-commissioned report has found artificial intelligence and blockchain are the most popular among emerging technologies in government, but projects are often done in silos and departments risk “reinventing the wheel”
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August 21, 2018
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UK cryptocurrency exchange enlists Rackspace for Microsoft Azure cloud move
London Block Exchange taps up Rackspace to assist with two-month Microsoft Azure migration as it sets about shoring up its platform against demand spikes
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August 21, 2018
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Microsoft announces free election cyber defence tools
Microsoft has revealed it recently disrupted domains associated with a Russian cyber attack group believed to be targeting US political groups ahead of the midterm elections
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August 21, 2018
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CIO interview: Celia Pronto, chief customer and digital officer, Casual Dining Group
Casual Dining Group’s chief customer and digital officer, Celia Pronto, is overhauling technology, consolidating IT and improving collaboration across its 300 restaurants
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August 21, 2018
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Malaysia’s financial sector warms up to cloud, but lacks security leadership
Almost two-thirds of Malaysia’s financial services firms are developing a cloud strategy, but not all have a security plan in place
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August 20, 2018
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Job losses caused by artificial intelligence will dwarf those of Victorian revolution
The disruption to the jobs market caused by artificial intelligence will be far greater than that caused by industrialisation in Victorian times
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August 20, 2018
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Gartner recommends CIOs get skilled up on deep learning
There may be some wacky predictions in Gartner's emerging trends hype cycle, but AI and even quantum computing need to be taken seriously right now
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August 20, 2018
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Why networking is the last frontier of IT automation
Most organisations still manage networks manually, despite the cost and time needed in doing so, primarily because the impact of breaking something is much higher
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August 17, 2018
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Alan Turing Institute provides AI startups with opportunity to collaborate with researchers
Alan Turing Institute and Digital Catapult will enable science and AI startups to work with researchers in the Data Study Groups
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August 17, 2018
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Home Office preps for migration of police IT systems to AWS cloud
Digital Marketplace tender document reveals the Home Office is on the hunt for an IT supplier to support its work in migrating core police IT systems from an on-premise datacentre to the AWS cloud
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August 17, 2018
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Office 365 outage: Sign-in issues blight users across Europe and the US
Microsoft claims to have resolved a “subscription activation” issue that left Office 365 users unable to access its services yesterday
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August 17, 2018
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ASEAN firms need to overcome DevOps hurdles
Southeast Asia has had pockets of success with DevOps, but most organisations across the region will need to overcome cultural and legacy challenges to succeed
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August 17, 2018
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CIOs being welcomed back to marketing
The role of CIOs in shaping the technology buying decisions of marketers is being reinstated as more marketers realise the importance of integrating their services with IT systems
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August 16, 2018
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Virgin Atlantic signs five-year IT infrastructure delivery and management deal with Exponential-e
Transatlantic airline claims teaming up with Exponential-e will provide its IT team with the "technology backbone" needed to roll out improvements to its customer-facing services
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August 16, 2018
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HMRC goes live with first phase of customs IT system
HMRC’s Customs Declaration Service is now live, and a small group of importers can use the system to make ‘certain types of supplementary declarations’
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August 16, 2018
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Lidl dumps €500m SAP project
Discount supermarket chain Lidl has spent millions on a SAP Hana system, and found it will need to spend even more to make it work
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August 16, 2018
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Google Chrome flaw puts privacy at risk
Imperva security researcher urges Google Chrome users to update to the latest version after discovering a vulnerability that could be exploited to uncover private data
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August 15, 2018
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Australian enterprises warming up to DevOps
The burgeoning DevOps culture in Australia has attracted new market players and led major banks and telcos to embrace the movement to get development and operations teams working in unison
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August 15, 2018
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The National Archives deploys Egress to support FoI requests
Egress Secure Workspace is being used by the Advisory Council for The National Archives, who require a collaboration environment to assess FoI requests
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August 15, 2018
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AI provides immediate diagnosis for serious eye conditions, research finds
Artificial intelligence could diagnose eye conditions within seconds, and with the same accuracy as human experts, research finds
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August 15, 2018
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Alibaba eyes retail sector with new cloud offerings
Chinese cloud supplier says retailers will be able to use its machine learning platform to understand consumer preferences, among a slew of services it is making available globally for the first time
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August 14, 2018
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Digital projects failing because of poor databases
Legacy databases are unsuitable to run modern digitisation initiatives. Teams risk losing their jobs if their projects fail, warns Couchbase
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August 14, 2018
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Driverless cars heading for Bromley and Croydon
A 10-month data-gathering exercise will pave the way for an autonomous vehicle ride-sharing service to start operation in 2019
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August 14, 2018
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How Unit4 punches above its weight in APAC
The supplier of enterprise resource planning software is giving users the ability to tweak its software easily without the need for consultants, turning the traditional enterprise software business model on its head
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August 13, 2018
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ICO strengthens commitment to technology and innovation
Information Commissioner’s Office has demonstrated its commitment to technology and innovation by appointing a new executive director to focus on this area