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• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  IR35 reforms: IT contractors warned off joining non-compliant umbrellas to avoid loan charge risk

  Contracting stakeholders are calling on the government to do more to regulate umbrella companies ahead of the IR35 private sector reforms coming into play, to prevent more contractors falling into the scope of the loan charge

• February 24, 2020 24 Feb'20

  IR35 private sector reforms: First year of enforcement won't be ‘heavy-handed’, claims chancellor

  New chancellor Rishi Sunak has moved to assure business leaders that HMRC will not be heavy-handed in enforcing the new IR35 rules

• February 23, 2020 23 Feb'20

  Australian government inks sourcing deal with Rimini Street

  The whole-of-government agreement will provide Australian government agencies with easier and cheaper access to third-party software support

• February 20, 2020 20 Feb'20

  Facilities firm ISS World crippled by ransomware attack

  An apparent ransomware attack has compromised some IT and email systems at Danish facilities firm ISS World

• February 19, 2020 19 Feb'20

  Macquarie Cloud Services sets up Azure practice

  Macquarie Telecom’s cloud division will deliver Azure managed services to new and existing customers, complementing its existing cloud, hosting, datacentre and telco businesses

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  OVHcloud eyes Indian market in APAC expansion

  French cloud infrastructure supplier OVHcloud is investing more in India over the next few quarters as part of its regional expansion plan

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  Cost-cutting and digital transformation spur increased European IT outsourcing in 2019

  The need to rein in costs while digitally transforming has led to growth in traditional and as-a-service base outsourcing

• January 29, 2020 29 Jan'20

  Inside DXC Technology’s APAC playbook

  DXC Technology’s CTO for Asia-Pacific talks up efforts to support the region’s enterprises that are in varying stages of digital transformation

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  NHS Digital completes first two major service migrations to the AWS cloud

  The digital arm of the National Health Service confirms the system moves are the first of many service migrations it is planning to undertake

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  TSB signs up IBM Services and announces Edinburgh tech hub

  TSB has contracted IBM to provide hybrid cloud services as part of its £120m digital transformation plans, which will see more tech jobs in Scotland

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Loan charge under review: IT contractors slam government's planned policy revamp

  The IT contractor community shares its verdict on the UK government's plans to revamp its controversial loan charge policy, which has left thousands of people facing life-changing tax bills and financial ruin

• January 14, 2020 14 Jan'20

  UK tech sector leads global growth in 2019

  Venture capital and foreign investment in the UK’s tech sector is at an all-time high, benefiting both early-stage and already-mature businesses

• January 07, 2020 07 Jan'20

  Broadcom flogs Symantec enterprise security unit to Accenture

  Acquisition is set to make Accenture a global leader in managed cyber security services

• December 13, 2019 13 Dec'19

  IR35 private sector reforms: GSK gives contractors 'quit or go PAYE' ultimatum

  Pharmaceutical giant GSK confirms limited company contractors will be phased out from its workforce from early 2020, as it rushes to comply with the private sector IR35 reforms

• December 05, 2019 05 Dec'19

  NetApp’s Keystone hybrid cloud storage ‘try-before-you-buy’ for on-prem

  Keystone on-premise and cloud subscription model will cost more than buying hardware so will be best suited to customers that want to try NetApp on-site before committing to purchase

• December 04, 2019 04 Dec'19

  AWS Outposts debuts in Australia

  Amazon Web Services rolls out Outposts in Australia, enabling enterprises to run a consistent version of the AWS platform at locations that require low latency

• December 03, 2019 03 Dec'19

  How AWS is growing its ASEAN footprint

  Building ‘strong autonomous country teams’ has been a key focus for AWS in Southeast Asia where demand for cloud computing services is on the rise

• November 26, 2019 26 Nov'19

  Enterprises muddled over cloud security responsibilities

  A McAfee study suggests that 2020 will be a big year for cloud adoption, but confusion still persists over who is responsible for securing it

• November 26, 2019 26 Nov'19

  VMware doubles up on Kubernetes play

  New Tanzu portfolio reflects efforts by VMware to better meet the needs of enterprises that are warming to containers and Kubernetes when building new cloud-native applications

• November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

  Businesses failing to wipe data from old endpoints

  Organisations are not taking adequate precautions to sanitise data held on endpoints when refreshing their PC or mobile device estates

• November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

  Managed services fuelling APAC security market

  Spending on managed security services will account for almost half of Asia-Pacific’s cyber security market by 2023, as global and local providers shore up their offerings in the region

• November 13, 2019 13 Nov'19

  Business leaders fibbing to cover up lax security posture

  Nominet study finds evidence that many businesses tout the robustness of their security posture as a selling point even though their security teams lack confidence in themselves

• November 13, 2019 13 Nov'19

  Attack on Labour shows need for DDoS defence but should alarm few

  After being hit by two DDoS attacks in the space of 24 hours, many commentators are convinced the UK’s Labour Party is the victim of foreign interference in the General Election campaign. It probably isn’t

• November 12, 2019 12 Nov'19

  Shared responsibility model key to solving 5G security problem

  Both buyers and sellers need to cooperate to solve the thorny issues around 5G security

• November 11, 2019 11 Nov'19

  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

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  Co-operative Bank extends mortgage service deal with Capita

  Co-operative bank has extended a contract to outsource its mortgage platform in a deal with Capita

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  Professional cyber criminals command $75k per annum

  An ill-advised career in cyber crime is potentially almost as well-paying as a job as a threat researcher in the industry, according to Tenable researchers

• November 05, 2019 05 Nov'19

  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

• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  Sumo Logic buys into cloud security software market

  Jask’s cloud-native autonomous security operations software will be integrated into Sumo Logic’s intelligence platform

• October 23, 2019 23 Oct'19

  Nordic industrial giants continue to choose Indian suppliers for digital transformation

  HCL signs new deals with Volvo Cars and Equinor as India-based IT services suppliers continue to grow in the Nordic region

• October 22, 2019 22 Oct'19

  NordVPN blames datacentre provider for server breach

  VPN provider insists no user data was compromised in a March 2018 server breach, and says its datacentre provider failed to inform it of the issue

• October 21, 2019 21 Oct'19

  European companies hold back outsourcing amid recession fears

  Total outsourcing in Europe plummeted in the third quarter this year, compared with the previous three months

• October 21, 2019 21 Oct'19

  Australia government moots cloud marketplace

  The Digital Transformation Agency is planning a cloud marketplace for Australian government agencies to acquire a broader range of cloud services through a new procurement model

• October 20, 2019 20 Oct'19

  The lure of Google Cloud for Singapore’s Ninja Van

  Regional logistics startup Ninja Van is consolidating all its compute resources on Google Cloud for cost savings and performance

• October 03, 2019 03 Oct'19

  New threat group behind Airbus cyber attacks, claim researchers

  Context Information Security’s threat intel and response teams says it has evidence that the recent supply chain attacks on Airbus are the work of a newly identified group called Avivore

• October 02, 2019 02 Oct'19

  HMRC extends contract with Capgemini but embeds flexibility

  Department’s technology sourcing programme seeks to access the services of more tech providers, including SMEs and startups

• September 27, 2019 27 Sep'19

  GDPR compliance: Whose job is it and is it really possible?

  Nobody seems to have a good handle on business GDPR compliance, how many businesses are compliant, or indeed what compliance really is, but according to security experts, it very much depends on who you talk to

• September 20, 2019 20 Sep'19

  Drive for Nordic datacentre transformation

  Nordic enterprises looking to spread abroad are outsourcing datacentre IT in cutting-edge ways to gain international advantage

• September 19, 2019 19 Sep'19

  Nordic IT outsourcing: why India is leading the pack

  A rising tide lifts all ships when it comes to outsourcing in Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark, but some ships have risen faster than others

• September 16, 2019 16 Sep'19

  Ensign InfoSecurity opens global headquarters in Singapore

  The Singapore-based cyber security firm’s new headquarters will also be home to a new security operations centre that will be supported by Singapore-centric threat intelligence

• September 13, 2019 13 Sep'19

  Industry opposition to no-deal Brexit hardens, says TechUK

  A survey of TechUK members has found that 71% believe a no-deal Brexit at the end of October will negatively affect them in spite of their preparations

• August 22, 2019 22 Aug'19

  Macquarie to supply Apple mobile devices to Australian businesses

  Australian telco will initially focus on delivering core Apple products and business apps to mid-sized enterprises in Australia

• August 20, 2019 20 Aug'19

  Buyers think SD-WAN is too expensive and complicated

  Building and maintaining an SD-WAN is perceived as a complicated endeavour, and the industry’s messages are not getting through, says a new report

• August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

  Cloud demand fuels 18% rise in colocation M&A activity in first half of 2019

  Merger and acquisition activity in colocation market leaps as demand for cloud continues to reshape the enterprise and hyperscale datacentre landscape

• August 13, 2019 13 Aug'19

  Microsoft teams up with India’s Jio in cloud push

  Microsoft and Indian telecoms giant Jio will deliver cloud infrastructure services through two new datacentres being built in Gujarat and Maharashtra

• August 07, 2019 07 Aug'19

  Rackspace Service Blocks has its roots in APAC

  Rackspace’s new managed services model that lets enterprises choose services based on where they are in their cloud adoption journey was conceived in the Asia-Pacific region

• August 06, 2019 06 Aug'19

  Oracle Generation 2 cloud service to debut in Australia

  The Sydney Generation 2 cloud region will be delivered from a new datacentre to meet demand for Oracle’s cloud infrastructure and autonomous database services in Australia

• August 01, 2019 01 Aug'19

  Malaysian state investment fund adopts Alibaba Cloud

  Permodalan Nasional chooses Alibaba Cloud for hybrid cloud architecture to boost speed to market and gain scalability

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  French and German companies have contrasting fortunes in India

  France is racing ahead of Germany when it comes to making the most of service companies in India

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Welsh council aims to cut back-office processing costs by 95% through automation

  A council in South Wales is expecting to reduce the cost of human resources business processes by up to 95% through robotic process automation