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August 10, 2017
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Aug'17
IT pros urged to support ‘WannaCry hero’ Marcus Hutchins
Computer experts fear chilling effect on security research over US arrest of Marcus Hutchins who halted the spread of the WannaCry ransomware
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August 10, 2017
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Aug'17
Allied Irish Bank blends industrial and artisanal analytics to gain edge
Bank has bulked up its data analytics capability, partly with SAS, to gain a more intimate understanding of its customers
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August 09, 2017
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Aug'17
Huddle pulls news of private equity deal as shareholders rage over payout size
Huddle is thought to be revising its private equity payouts to shareholders, after past and present employees describe current offer as a ‘slap in the face’
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August 09, 2017
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Aug'17
Dubai Health Authority rolls out second smart pharmacy
Robot will dispense medicine to patients as part of Dubai healthcare IT initiative
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August 09, 2017
09
Aug'17
Nordic countries top digital nations ranking, but risk stalling
Nordic countries are leaders when it comes to digitisation – but they must continue to innovate to retain their position
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August 08, 2017
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Aug'17
Top tips to avoid a costly Office 365 subscription bill
The Office 365 cloud-based productivity suite is Microsoft’s next strategic platform. We explore the licensing implications
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August 07, 2017
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Aug'17
Forrester warns CIOs of cloud market consolidation risks and rewards
Market watcher's latest cloud report outlines how the consolidation of the cloud software and infrastructure market can mean good and bad news for enterprises
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August 07, 2017
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Aug'17
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim gets 'faster in the head' with SAP analytics
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has been using SAP’s Hana database and applications to speed up players mentally, as well as using SAP Hybris to sell shirts
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August 04, 2017
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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
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August 04, 2017
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Aug'17
Nearly 7,000 civil service jobs at risk in government-as-a-platform strategy
Business case for Government Digital Service’s GaaP programme has predicted thousands of Whitehall job losses from new digital tools
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August 03, 2017
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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
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August 03, 2017
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Aug'17
Sub-postmasters allege 'bullying and intimidation' by Post Office over Horizon IT system
Campaigners have submitted initial evidence in group litigation against Post Office over controversial Horizon IT system
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August 03, 2017
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Aug'17
Voice control in BBC iPlayer pilot demos Microsoft's AI ambitions
An internal BBC pilot in collaboration with Microsoft shows how voice control could be used on the iPlayer TV streaming app
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August 02, 2017
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Aug'17
UK cities outside London show signs of technology innovation
In their fifth UK Tech Innovation Index, the Open Data Institute and the Digital Catapult organisation reveal signs of tech innovation outside the UK capital – but London leads by a long way
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August 02, 2017
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Aug'17
Fruit firm W B Chambers uses IFS suite to grow business
W B Chambers, a Kentish fruit farm, has chosen IFS to support its business growth and to guard against the labour pool uncertainties of Brexit
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August 01, 2017
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Aug'17
Why Facebook’s AI termination raises safety concerns
Revelations that researchers at Facebook had to switch off two bots that went rogue have raised questions about the safety of artificial intelligence
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July 28, 2017
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Jul'17
AWS emerges as a bright spot in Amazon’s ‘mixed’ Q2 results
Amazon.com’s earnings per share failed to meet analyst expectations, but the retail giant’s cloud arm continues to go from strength to strength
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July 28, 2017
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Jul'17
Intel reports record second quarter
Intel chief claims to have raised the bar on performance and predicts record year for the chip maker after record second-quarter revenue
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July 27, 2017
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Jul'17
Unified communications supplier Mitel buys competitor ShoreTel
The deal will create a market leading unified communications business and adds strength to Mitel’s cloud offering
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July 26, 2017
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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
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July 26, 2017
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Jul'17
Google Cloud Platform reaches new heights in Alphabet results
GCP is establishing itself as a viable revenue stream for the search engine giant
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July 26, 2017
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Jul'17
Adobe to kill off Flash Player by end of 2020
Adobe has announced it is to stop updating and distributing Flash Player in just over three years’ time
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July 25, 2017
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Jul'17
Australian businesses bullish on AI
Demand for artificial intelligence technology is growing in Australia amid looming fears over job losses
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July 25, 2017
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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
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July 25, 2017
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Jul'17
Ransomware as a service is a game changer, warns Sophos
The advent of ransomware as a service heralds a new era in malware, which means security suppliers and user organisations will have to adapt
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July 25, 2017
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Jul'17
National Army Museum uses Tide for future personalisation plans
Following renovations to its physical space, the National Army Museum used Talisman’s Tide platform to integrate its current systems and allow for personalisation in the future
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July 25, 2017
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Jul'17
CIF gears up to target public sector cloud
Cloud Industry Forum wants to help the UK government achieve its digital strategy, but working with government is still a big challenge for many providers
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July 25, 2017
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Jul'17
APAC public cloud market to surpass $10bn in 2017
Led by growing demand for cloud infrastructure services, the public cloud market is now dominated by Microsoft, Amazon and Alibaba, which is expanding its footprint outside China
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July 25, 2017
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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
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July 25, 2017
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Jul'17
Nordea deploys AI to speed up customer service
Nordea is reaping the rewards of its fintech investments through its latest project to use artificial intelligence to support customers
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July 24, 2017
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Jul'17
Daimler and Bosch show off autonomous valet parking
A test of an app-based autonomous valet service is to take place at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart over the next few months
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July 21, 2017
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Jul'17
What's behind Google Hire?
Google Hire is the latest move by the internet search giant to expand its reach. We investigate the implications
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July 21, 2017
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Jul'17
Azure propels Microsoft intelligent cloud earnings
Microsoft's hybrid approach to cloud computing is starting to pay dividends, as the company's Q4 2017 financial results show
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July 21, 2017
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Jul'17
Research from Ponemon Institute highlights lack of confidence in public sector IT
IT decision makers in the public sector say they struggle with IT operations, reveals study by the Ponemon Institute
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July 21, 2017
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Jul'17
CIO interview: Marc Roberts, CTO, HiyaCar
The CTO at a company that is disrupting the car rental sector tells Computer Weekly about some of his major projects
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July 20, 2017
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Jul'17
Lords to probe ethics of artificial intelligence
The House of Lords Select Committee on artificial intelligence has issued a call for evidence as it looks into the ethical, social and economic impact of the technology
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July 20, 2017
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Jul'17
SAP Q2 2017 results: cloud revenue €932m, 500 new S/4 customers
SAP’s second-quarter revenue of €5.78bn included €932m for cloud subscription and support – 16% of the total – while new S/4 Hana customers included Centrica and Google
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July 20, 2017
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Jul'17
TSB to introduce iris scan authentication in September 2017
TSB customers will soon be able to access their mobile bank accounts through iris scanning, which is regarded as the most secure biometric authentication available
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July 19, 2017
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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
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July 19, 2017
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Jul'17
Charity swaps SAN for Hypergrid hyper-converged to save £1m
Tearfund saves £950,000 by deploying Hypergrid hyper-converged in place of HP servers and SAN, cutting costs on space, power, staff and hardware, and avoiding VMware
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July 19, 2017
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Jul'17
Oracle expands Cloud at Customer, adds 1,000 cloud sales Emea staff
Supplier adds SaaS elements to hybrid cloud service and aims to recruit 1,000 staff in Emea to accelerate cloud business
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July 19, 2017
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Jul'17
Incoming SAP User Group chair sees tenure shaped by Brexit
New SAP UK & Ireland User Group chairman Paul Cooper’s tenure will run to the end of Brexit. This and continued digitisation will shape his term in office
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July 19, 2017
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Jul'17
London Stock Exchange uses IBM blockchain technology
The London Stock Exchange is testing out IBM's blockchain technology in a platform to help SME operations become more transparent
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July 19, 2017
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Jul'17
US bipartisan alliance to defend elections from cyber attack
Former Democrat and Republican campaign managers are joining forces with security experts to defend US elections from cyber attack
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July 18, 2017
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Jul'17
Why company directors need to focus on software licensing small print
Heads of businesses risk breaching the Companies Act, fines, or a possible jail sentence if they fail to take software licensing risks into account
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July 18, 2017
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Jul'17
Scale hyper-converged adds all-flash 1150F and “workhorse” 5150D
Hyper-converged pioneer Scale Computing targets 1/2PB 5150D at remote sites and big on-site deployments, while 1150F allows customers an all-flash tier to add to existing clusters
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July 18, 2017
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Jul'17
Digital transformation at tipping point in Singapore
Businesses in Singapore are fine-tuning their digital transformation efforts, with a third of them moving public cloud workloads to on-premise systems
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July 17, 2017
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Jul'17
Post Office defence in computer system legal case due this week
The Post Office will this week present its defence against allegations brought by subpostmasters in a group legal action
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July 17, 2017
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Jul'17
Qatar ban scuppers Infor plans to open Doha office
Infor has puts its Qatar plans on hold amid GCC political crisis
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July 17, 2017
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Jul'17
Norway’s Railway Directorate moves fully to the cloud
Norway’s railway regulator is following the government’s advice and moving IT into the cloud
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July 17, 2017
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Jul'17
Siemens to open Singapore digitalisation hub in IoT push
Siemens' digitalisation hub will be home to 60 specialists who will develop internet of things applications in areas including advanced manufacturing and healthcare
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July 14, 2017
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Jul'17
How Formula 1 plans to digitise fan experience
For a sport built on advanced technology, Formula 1 has lacked a truly digitally enabled fan experience – but that could be about to change
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July 13, 2017
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Jul'17
HMRC delays digital tax for businesses until 'at least' 2020
HMRC has pushed back the go-live date of its Making Tax Digital project following concerns the timetable was too risky
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July 13, 2017
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Jul'17
Encryption keys too predictable, warn security researchers
Encryption keys are not as random as most people think, which means encrypting data is often not as secure as it could be, according to security researchers
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July 13, 2017
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Jul'17
Google opens UK datacentre region to deliver low-latency cloud connections to enterprise
Internet search giant declares its UK datacentre region open for business, and promises users improved application performance
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July 13, 2017
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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
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July 13, 2017
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Jul'17
Visa encourages US businesses to go cashless with £500,000 in hard cash
Card giant offers small US businesses financial support to upgrade their payments technology if they agree to abandon cash
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July 13, 2017
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Jul'17
Digital drives enterprise software spending
CIOs embarking on a digital transformation will need to re-architect their IT platforms to support the transition to event-driven business models
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July 13, 2017
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Jul'17
The dawn of a new era for Dell EMC
Dell EMC’s Paul Henaghan is no stranger to industry consolidation, having worked for tech companies that were acquired by Oracle and Software AG. Here, the president of Dell EMC in South Asia and Korea shares what it is doing to streamline its ...
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July 13, 2017
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Jul'17
Figures suggest blockchain is a 'no brainer' in financial services
Blockchain has quickly established itself in financial services businesses, with companies in other industries likely to see a similar trend
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July 13, 2017
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Jul'17
WekaIO brings hybrid cloud NAS software-defined storage
Startup offers virtual NAS, storage software deployed on commodity servers or in the cloud to give single storage pool of file access the can scale to trillions
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July 12, 2017
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Jul'17
UK ranked as top 10 digital economy
The UK has been ranked among the top 10 nations in terms of digital capabilities
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July 12, 2017
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Jul'17
Contactless technology pushes card payments ahead of cash in retail sector
Retail payments made by debit cards exceeded the number made by cash for the first time last year
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July 12, 2017
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Jul'17
Home Office confirmed as early adopter of Oracle’s UK cloud region
The Home Office is to be one of the first public sector organisations to access cloud services from Oracle’s UK cloud region
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July 11, 2017
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Jul'17
How IT can work alongside marketing to deliver on digital expectations
A recent digital customer experience summit hosted by Adobe has highlighted the link between IT, in-house talent development and change management
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July 11, 2017
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Jul'17
Scality Zenko.io brings hybrid cloud storage virtualisation
Zenko.io is a control layer that allows customers to manage data in on-site Scality ring object storage and multiple public clouds but falls short of full data portability for now
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July 11, 2017
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Jul'17
Government should invest in tech to support ‘gig economy’ workers, says Taylor review
Matthew Taylor’s review on the ‘gig economy’ calls on government to invest in digital technology to support self-employed people
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July 11, 2017
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Jul'17
Political uncertainty is holding back digital transformation plans, say CIOs
UK businesses are investing in IT to help them deal with changes that could be around the corner amid geo-political uncertainty
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July 10, 2017
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Jul'17
Apple to build second European datacentre in Denmark later this year
Consumer electronics giant confirms plans to start building a second, renewably-powered datacentre in Denmark during the fourth quarter of 2017
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July 10, 2017
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Jul'17
Experian admits mobile and online issues after system upgrade
Some customers of credit referencing company are having problems accessing a service they pay for following an IT upgrade and large customer migration to a new system
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July 10, 2017
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Jul'17
Medical college retires HP for Scale Computing hyper-converged
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine replaces ageing HP servers and MSA SAN with Scale Computing HC3 hyper-converged infrastructure, and saves £80,000 in replacement costs
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July 10, 2017
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Jul'17
Interview: Davide Cervellin, EMEA director of analytics, PayPal
PayPal’s EMEA director of analytics talks about making customers feel secure, using data analytics and problems with embracing big data
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July 07, 2017
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Jul'17
Govia Thameslink rail operator picks Worldline for mobile ticketing
Rail operator Govia Thameslink sets out to replace its desktop ticket issuing service with a Worldline mobile solution
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July 07, 2017
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Jul'17
Lloyds Bank joins Swift blockchain proof-of-concept project
Twenty-eight banks collaborate in blockchain project that will enable the real-time management of accounts used to make cross-border payments
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July 07, 2017
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Jul'17
Microsoft to cut thousands of jobs in cloud-related company rejig
Microsoft confirms job cuts and says affected staff have been notified that their jobs are either under threat or set to be made redundant
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July 06, 2017
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Jul'17
Young people without workplace skills fear competition from robots
Young people are worried they will not have the skills necessary to set themselves apart from robots when leaving education
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July 06, 2017
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Jul'17
TomTom and Cisco to address real-time comms for autonomous cars
Navigation firm teams up with network giant to develop low-latency, real-time traffic services for autonomous vehicle management
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July 06, 2017
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Jul'17
IDC: On-premise infrastructure spend will continue to fall in 2017 as cloud demand soars
IDC's latest quarterly cloud infrastructure spending forecast shines a light on how the dwindling demand for on-premise technologies is shaking up IT investments
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July 06, 2017
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Jul'17
TfL figures reveal massive contactless adoption
Transport for London figures for the use of contactless payments on its network add weight to its plans to sell its expertise to other cities
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July 06, 2017
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Jul'17
Kaspersky researcher in Asia develops cyber forensics tool
The open source tool lets cyber forensics investigators access infected machines remotely to collect malware artefacts without compromising system integrity
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July 05, 2017
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Jul'17
Atos targets universities and research centres with quantum computing simulator
Atos has made a quantum computing simulator available for sale so that organisations can test out the algorithms of the future
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July 05, 2017
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Jul'17
Online retailer Ocado sees increased order volumes as digital shopping grows
As online retail becomes more popular, Ocado has seen a rise in orders, but its profits for the first half of 2017 have dropped after heavy tech investment
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July 05, 2017
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Jul'17
Equinix expands its European datacentre footprint with AM4 opening in Amsterdam
Colocation giant is building out its datacentre capacity in Amsterdam by opening another facility, geared towards helping enterprises embrace the multi-cloud consumption model
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July 05, 2017
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Jul'17
Storage the favourite use case for public cloud customers
Despite lingering trust issues, storage and backup are key use cases in the public cloud, says Barracuda survey. Meanwhile, Microsoft Azure is Europe’s favourite cloud provider
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July 05, 2017
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Jul'17
Experian upgrade causes glitches in service
Credit scoring company recently upgraded its systems and introduced a new mobile app that caused temporary issues for some customers
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July 05, 2017
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Jul'17
Sweden trials blockchain for land registry management
Swedish land registry is trying out blockchain as a means of proving ownership
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July 04, 2017
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Jul'17
How machine learning is changing IT service management
BMC looks like it is eyeing up CA in a deal to power its digital strategy. We assess the changes in IT service management
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July 03, 2017
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Jul'17
Dubai Police to enhance smart services with robot police
The streets of Dubai will soon see Robocops to help fight crime and help people out
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July 03, 2017
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NHS trust’s data sharing deal with Google firm is illegal, finds ICO
UK data protection watchdog has found an NHS data sharing deal with Google DeepMind failed comply with data protection law
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July 03, 2017
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Jul'17
Dutch bank cuts compliance data retrieval from weeks to hours
Rabobank has moved from tape libraries and robotic arms to a platform-based storage and retrieval system to help it comply with regulations
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July 03, 2017
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Jul'17
Judge defers ruling in Apple Irish datacentre case until end of July
Apple must wait until the end of the month to hear if its bid to build a datacentre in Athenry, County Galway, will get the go-ahead
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June 29, 2017
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AI monitors NatWest communications to ensure advice is appropriate
NatWest is testing out artificial intelligence technology that listens to the conversations between its advisers and customers to help keep them compliant
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June 29, 2017
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How Donald Trump has nudged French CIOs still further from US cloud storage
French CIOs are looking at alternatives to storing data with US-based suppliers
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June 29, 2017
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Jun'17
App-based banking continues its ascent in the UK
The number of people banking from their mobile phones is increasing as more services are made available through the channel
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June 29, 2017
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Jun'17
The big four cloud firms are set for price war over serverless computing, suggests 451 Research
Cloud industry price wars could enter new phase, as demand for serverless computing services grows, suggests 451 Research
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June 29, 2017
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Jun'17
Ocado Technology completes two-week self-driving van trial in Greenwich
Ocado Technology opens up about how self-driving vans could revolutionise grocery deliveries in urban areas in the years to come
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June 29, 2017
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Jun'17
Project management is key to driving business success
Project managers are struggling to keep up with the fast pace of business development, leading to project failures
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June 28, 2017
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Jun'17
Nutanix makes hybrid cloud push with Calm and Xi Cloud
Hyper-converged pioneer to extend on-premise OS to the cloud with plans to span the datacentre and public cloud using Calm, plus forthcoming hybrid cloud services via Xi Cloud
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June 27, 2017
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Jun'17
Met Police vulnerable to cyber attacks due to Windows XP use, GLA warned
The Greater London Authority fears the Metropolitan Police is vulnerable to cyber attacks after figures reveal more than 18,000 devices in the force still run on Windows XP
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June 27, 2017
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Jun'17
IBM Watson holds court at Wimbledon 2017
The All England Lawn Tennis Club is again playing doubles with IBM at its annual championship, this time with assistance from a virtual Fred Perry