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November 22, 2019
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Druva eyes data protection for IoT workloads
Cloud data protection software supplier Druva is looking at a comprehensive platform that will protect data generated by IoT workloads
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November 21, 2019
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British Airways cancels flights due to technical issue
British Airways customers are suffering delays and cancellations as a result as a technical issue
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November 21, 2019
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Swiss packaging manufacturer powers digital maintenance with GE and ServiceMax
Carton and packaging company SIG, which also sells IoT-connected machines to food and beverage firms, has developed a digital maintenance service
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November 21, 2019
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F-Secure’s Blackfin challenges perceptions of how AIs think
New research project aims to develop adaptive, autonomous and collaborative AI agents, and challenges the notion that machine intelligence should merely mimic human intelligence
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November 21, 2019
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HSBC builds API digital platform with MuleSoft to forward open banking
At Dreamforce 2019, HSBC announced the building of a digital platform with Salesforce MuleSoft to forward open banking opportunities
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November 21, 2019
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Western Union transfers to AWS cloud
Western Union is the latest financial services form to set out a future in the Amazon Web Services cloud
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November 20, 2019
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Datrium boosts VMware protection but won’t add more hypervisors
NVMe flash pioneer turned DR-as-a-service-focused data platform provider Datrium says VMware and Kubernetes have “won the market” and it won’t extend support beyond those two
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November 20, 2019
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Finland’s ministry of transport floats tech-enabled four-day week
Government department says four-day working week is made possible by technologies such as artificial intelligence
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November 20, 2019
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Holy grail of digital banking is, at first glance, a new channel, not a new concept
Details of Google’s plans in the financial services sector have emerged with nothing groundbreaking so far, but the sector is guessing what comes next
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November 20, 2019
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Dreamforce 2019: Benioff puts data centre stage as protestors disrupt speech
Salesforce founder and co-CEO outlines data integration and data visualisation product vision underpinned by MuleSoft and garnished with Tableau
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November 20, 2019
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John Lewis Partnership taps Google Cloud for AI expertise to bolster customer experience
The John Lewis Partnership is building on its earlier forays into the Google Cloud by tapping into its artificial intelligence and machine learning expertise to deliver on its omnichannel business ambitions
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November 19, 2019
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IoT growth set to come from managed data analytics
CompTIA's latest IT industry forecast suggests that businesses will be making more use of automation in internet-of-things applications
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November 19, 2019
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Businesses still struggling to reap benefits of cloud, study shows
Research by global IT firm Unisys shines a light on reasons why some firms are still struggling to reap the benefits of using cloud
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November 19, 2019
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TSB programme pulled apart in report on IT meltdown
City law firm tears into TSB’s management of botched core banking platform migration
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November 19, 2019
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Dreamforce 19: Salesforce promotes enhanced MuleSoft data integration
SaaS CRM supplier dubs enhancements to its acquired MuleSoft integration software “Customer 360” on the eve of its annual Dreamforce event in San Francisco
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November 19, 2019
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APAC has one of highest variations in cloud performance
The network performance of public cloud services in the Asia-Pacific region has greater variability than elsewhere, new study finds
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November 18, 2019
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How DBS is pushing the limits of IT efficiency
Besides shrinking its datacentre footprint by 75%, Singapore’s DBS Bank is running twice as many virtual machines on a single socket and decoupling applications from its infrastructure stack
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November 17, 2019
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Australian bourse to overhaul technology infrastructure
The Australian Securities Exchange is embracing digital ledger technology, microservices and DevOps to modernise its core systems
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November 15, 2019
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How businesses can accelerate innovation
To compete in the digital age, businesses will need to work quicker, partner where appropriate and upskill staff, according to McKinsey & Company
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November 15, 2019
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Businesses move key applications off public cloud to save costs
A new study has shown that while many enterprises are able to keep public cloud costs under control, spending can quickly escalate
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November 15, 2019
15
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Industry questions viability of Labour plan to offer free full-fibre broadband to all UK homes
Uproar in tech sector as Labour proposes to part-nationalise BT and offer free full-fibre broadband to all individuals and businesses by 2030 if successful in General Election
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November 15, 2019
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How Slack is going beyond messaging in enterprise play
Deeper integrations with business applications and data residency support are part of Slack’s broader strategy to penetrate deeper into the enterprise
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November 14, 2019
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Home Office Brexit app contains multiple security flaws
The Home Office’s Brexit app may be putting EU citizens’ personal data at risk
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November 14, 2019
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Docker restructure sees enterprise platform business sold to open source cloud firm Mirantis
Docker, the company credited with popularising the notion of container technologies, sells off its enterprise arm as part of a wider business restructure
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November 13, 2019
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Business must engage with consumers to boost AI
Artificial intelligence is set to become a core part of business, but to get the most from it, enterprises need to engage with consumers to focus personalisation
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November 13, 2019
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Bet365 backs DevOps to improve site reliability
The online betting site is setting up a DevOps team to improve website reliability and ensure applications are deployed quickly
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November 13, 2019
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Singapore sets national AI strategy with focus on skills and ethics
Singapore is kicking off its national AI strategy with five key projects spanning logistics, healthcare, smart estates, education and border security
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November 12, 2019
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IBM drums up quantum computing future
IBM’s head honcho, Ginni Rometty, welcomes Australia’s Woodside Energy to the quantum computing fold through a partnership to harness the technology to shore up cyber security and plant operations
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November 11, 2019
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Australia’s productivity woes pinned on poor employee experience
Research by Ricoh suggests that the lukewarm view of employee experience among IT leaders is part of the reason for Australia’s declining productivity
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November 11, 2019
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How SAP is supporting ASEAN’s digital economy
A regional SAP executive outlines what it takes for Southeast Asia’s workforce to tap the opportunities offered by the region’s booming digital economy
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November 11, 2019
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Major report on TSB IT disaster expected soon
A damning report into the 2018 IT disaster at TSB is expected to heavily criticise executives when it is published in November
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November 11, 2019
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Goldman Sachs probed over alleged Apple Card gender discrimination
US financial services regulator is investigating allegations that Goldman Sachs’ credit decisions for its Apple Card offering show gender bias
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November 11, 2019
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A buyer’s guide to hybrid cloud management tools
As more Asia-Pacific enterprises gear up for the hybrid cloud, a slew of tools has emerged to help organisations manage the lifecycle of cloud applications in a heterogeneous IT environment
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November 08, 2019
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Security pros urged to get ahead of incoming BlueKeep exploits
The BlueKeep RDP vulnerability is beginning to be exploited in the wild, and security teams have no excuse for not trying to get in front of it, says Microsoft
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November 08, 2019
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GoCardless and TransferWise create global network for direct debits
Fintechs’ network will make it easier for small companies to expand their customer bases internationally
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November 08, 2019
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Are you paying too much for application management services?
Man-hours metrics may not give the best value for money. Rimini Street hopes to pivot the conversation towards incident reduction
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November 08, 2019
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Singapore makes mark on AI with Apache Singa
The Apache Singa distributed deep learning platform has been conferred top-level project status and is already being used by hospitals to model the progression of diseases
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November 07, 2019
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Zopa opens testing for its banking products to customers
Zopa's move into the banking sector is gathering pace as customers test out its savings product
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November 07, 2019
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Telcos take to commercial blockchain to seize new revenue streams
GlobalData report finds blockchain usage among telcos increasing, with use cases such as roaming fraud management, wholesale fees settlement, mobile money payments and IoT management
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November 07, 2019
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Abu Dhabi AI university is key to UAE’s future as the oil dries up
Abu Dhabi’s fledgling artificial intelligence university is part of a highly ambitious 30-year plan to transform the UAE’s economy and culture
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November 06, 2019
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Machine learning will have bigger impact than cloud
Workday’s vice-chairman explains how machine learning can help employees become more effective, and hints at the company’s moves beyond finance and HR software
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November 06, 2019
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How Facebook’s ‘Switcheroo’ plan concealed scheme to kill popular apps
Leaked documents reveal how Facebook used and abused app developers, cut off data to competitors, gave privileged access to its friends and used privacy as a cover story
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November 06, 2019
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Sage brings cloud-based Intacct to UK market
Sage is bringing its cloud-based accountancy software acquired with US-based Intacct to the UK, and publishes research advancing a digital CFO concept
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November 06, 2019
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Lawmakers study leaked Facebook documents made public today
Computer Weekly publishes cache of leaked documents disclosed to Congress
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November 06, 2019
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Scality APIs connect Azure Stack to Ring object storage on-site
Object storage specialist continues its cloud integration journey by adding Microsoft Azure Blob API connectors to allow use of Ring as bulk storage for Azure edge data
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November 05, 2019
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Cloud native core banking enables consumers to personalise what they buy
Google inspired core banking platform could help banks offer personalised products to millions of people.
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November 05, 2019
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Ransomware authors seeking new ways to avoid being spotted
Sector analysis from Sophos has revealed some insight into how malware authors are adapting to thwart cyber security controls
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November 05, 2019
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VMware readies on-premise and as-a-service hybrid offerings
During its annual VMworld event in Barcelona, VMware unveiled its vision for combining vSphere and Kubernetes
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November 05, 2019
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Gartner: The time is right to make IT a boardroom issue
In many businesses, IT is regarded as an internal service provider and cost centre. Gartner says now is the best time for CIOs to make IT strategic
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November 05, 2019
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OpenStack to get standardisation boost in China
New standards are being developed by the OpenStack Foundation and a standards body to improve the interoperability of OpenStack distributions in China