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• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  Government commits millions to security investment

  Spending Review adds more than £750m of funding to improve cyber security resilience across government

• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  Google’s server life extension delivers $1.7bn revenue boost in nine months

  Although its public cloud market share is way behind AWS and Azure, GCP is forging ahead with its industrial cloud strategy

• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  Microsoft: Solving the climate crisis will require moon landing levels of tech innovation

  Microsoft’s chief environmental officer says it’s not too late to prevent a climate disaster, but doing so will require a group effort and levels of tech innovation on a par with those needed to put a man on the moon

• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  TechUK slams government gift to big banks that will disadvantage fintechs

  The government will put challenger banks at a disadvantage through its reduction in the bank profit surcharge, says TechUK

• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  Ericsson launches Time-Critical Communication to guarantee real-time 5G experiences

  Software toolbox aims to guarantee the consistent low latency and high reliability demanded by time-critical applications running on 5G networks

• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  Cyber sector growth exacerbating skills shortage

  Data from security association (ISC)² shows demand for cyber pros is still outpacing supply as the sector continues an upward growth trajectory

• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  Microsoft’s latest results focus on combating inflation

  With prices set to rise, CEO Satya Nadella used the Q1 2022 earnings call to discuss the deflationary effect of digitisation

• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  Russian IT market growing steadily after pandemic

  Russia’s enterprise IT sector is recovering steadily after a slowdown caused by Covid-19

• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  UK, India strike 5G collaborations

  UK foreign secretary’s visit to India sparks a number of collaborations in developing next-generation network projects

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• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  TSB opens 100-seat tech centre in Scottish capital

  TSB has opened its latest tech centre in Scotland while IT services provider CGI announces the creation of hundreds of UK tech jobs

• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  Cohesity beefs up ransomware and disaster recovery offer

  Disaster Recovery as-a-service, Data Govern and project Fort Knox available or in development as data protection supplier augments its portfolio with ransomware firmly in mind

• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  PAC report slams reliance on consulting at NHS Test and Trace

  Consultants recruited to fill technical skills gaps on the NHS Test and Trace programme are expected to cost £300m amid concerns spend has gotten “out of hand”

• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  TPG Telecom takes Nokia nodes to deploy Asia-Pacific’s first live 5G femtocell

  Leading Australian operator deploys modular 4G/5G Smart Node solution from leading comms tech provider to become first network operator in the Asia-Pacific region to deploy a live 5G femtocell

• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  AWS to open cloud region in New Zealand

  Cloud giant will invest NZ$7.5bn in New Zealand over the next 15 years through the new Auckland cloud region

• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  Eero reveals boom in ISP customer network business

  Amazon company reveals increased business with service provider partners following new integrations of its technology with TalkTalk, MasMovl, Mediacom, and others

• October 26, 2021 26 Oct'21

  COP26: Is the tech sector ready to rise to climate challenge?

  There is growing recognition that the tech sector produces mountains of e-waste and consumes significant amounts of energy and natural resources

• October 26, 2021 26 Oct'21

  DarkMarket takedown results in 150 arrests

  A coordinated operation by law enforcement has seen 150 taken into custody amid allegations of buying or selling illicit goods on the dark web

• October 26, 2021 26 Oct'21

  Cyber experts on how to nobble a Nobelium attack

  A recent spate of attempted Nobelium cyber attacks were mostly unsuccessful, but serve as a reminder to pay attention to some more fundamental aspects of security

• October 26, 2021 26 Oct'21

  Thought Machine: Google-inspired banking fintech to unicorn and beyond

  UK fintech unicorn Thought Machine is transforming the IT of large traditional banks, while working with fledgling digital-only challengers

• October 26, 2021 26 Oct'21

  CIO interview: Dal Virdi, IT director, Shakespeare Martineau

  The law firm is increasingly digitising its business and readying its infrastructure for future merger and acquisition activity

• October 26, 2021 26 Oct'21

  Government selects network analytics tech to combat Covid-19 loan fraud

  The UK government has awarded a contract to network analytics software provider Quantexa as part of its efforts to fight fraud, especially that connected with Covid-19 business support schemes

• October 26, 2021 26 Oct'21

  Interview: Identifying talent at Nasa using data science

  David Meza, senior data scientist at Nasa, explains how the space agency is using data analytics and graph database technology to find, recruit and train the skilled people it needs

• October 26, 2021 26 Oct'21

  Capita migrates systems to the cloud for TfL low emission zone expansion

  Capita has expanded its team and moved systems to the cloud to support Transport for London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone expansion

• October 26, 2021 26 Oct'21

  Vodafone teams with Deloitte to launch Centre for Health

  Strategic alliance aims to enable greater access to healthcare across Europe

• October 26, 2021 26 Oct'21

  Lacework expands into ANZ, eyes APAC market

  DevSecOps supplier Lacework’s expansion into Australia and New Zealand will pave the way for a broader move into the Asia-Pacific region

• October 25, 2021 25 Oct'21

  Cisco lands fixed, 5G wins with Telenor, Deutsche Telekom

  Networking tech giant announces deal with leading European operators with what is claimed to be state-of-the-art 5G equipment and its highest bandwidth router

• October 25, 2021 25 Oct'21

  London calling for infrastructure as business nets expand four times faster than pre-pandemic

  As the new way of working in the post-pandemic arena evolves, research finds digitally mature businesses are hitting the accelerator on digital infrastructure

• October 25, 2021 25 Oct'21

  Tech firms launch digital identity scheme for real estate

  Five companies joined the digital identity programme aimed at enabling buyers of real estate, and more providers are expected to join a pilot starting this month

• October 25, 2021 25 Oct'21

  The RSPCA on how going cloud-first helped it rescue and rehome animals throughout the pandemic

  The RSPCA was one of the earliest adopters of Google’s online business productivity suite of tools nearly a decade ago, and the organisation’s assistant director of IT resources reveals how that decision has benefited the charity throughout the ...

• October 25, 2021 25 Oct'21

  Chancellor sets aside £2.1bn to fund NHS IT modernisation

  Improving efficiency, reducing waiting times and expanding tests and scans are among the key targets for £5.9bn of extra NHS funding

• October 25, 2021 25 Oct'21

  Tech must be core to a high-wage UK economy, says TechUK

  Trade association TechUK calls on government to prioritise tech-led growth on Budget and Spending Review

• October 25, 2021 25 Oct'21

  Huawei teams with UK innovators to create 5G futures

  Next-generation network facility in Cambridge claims to be breaking fresh ground across multiple industries and creating a true first-mover advantage with private 5G

• October 25, 2021 25 Oct'21

  Attempted hack causes Tesco website outage

  Retailer’s website and app back after attempted hack caused problems over the weekend

• October 25, 2021 25 Oct'21

  Singapore-developed chatbot to provide genetic counselling

  National University Cancer Institute, Singapore’s chatbot will kickstart the counselling process for patients who have a higher risk of contracting hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

• October 24, 2021 24 Oct'21

  The future of data analytics

  The rise of no-code and event-driven architectures are among the developments that will shape the future of data analytics, according to Tibco’s regional chief technology officer

• October 24, 2021 24 Oct'21

  Digital healthcare in use by nearly half of UK’s adult population

  Some 28 million citizens have access to the NHS login, according to new data

• October 22, 2021 22 Oct'21

  Multi-government operation targets REvil ransomware group

  REvil has been forced offline by a multi-government hacking operation, marking the second time in 2021 that the group has gone dark

• October 22, 2021 22 Oct'21

  Women more likely to have retrained for tech roles than men

  Research by WISE finds women are more likely to have retrained for a tech role than men, and half of people in tech think soft skills are more important than tech skills

• October 22, 2021 22 Oct'21

  MEPs vote to expand Europol data mandate

  The European Parliament has voted in favour of expanding Europol’s mandate to process data and develop AI tools, but critics claim it contradicts a previous vote which opposed using new technologies to predict crime

• October 22, 2021 22 Oct'21

  Flexible a fixture as technology critical to hybrid working future

  Survey shows knowledge workers in leading economies believe that having an office space will be considered an employee benefit, rather than a mandatory way of working

• October 22, 2021 22 Oct'21

  Government seeks supplier for UK digital identity project

  Work on the UK digital identity project will be centred around the Gov.uk app, which is expected to be the new common check for citizen services

• October 22, 2021 22 Oct'21

  Post Office board ‘appalling’ and ‘short-sighted’, said minister researching Horizon project in 2000

  A government minister investigating the controversial Horizon IT project in 2000 described the Post Office board of directors as ‘appalling, short-sighted and partisan’

• October 21, 2021 21 Oct'21

  Airport operator MAG boosts threat visibility with hybrid SOC

  With budget concerns weighing heavy during the pandemic, Manchester Airports Group ditched an impending capex-heavy cyber investment in favour of a hybrid managed/in-house approach. Learn more about its experience

• October 21, 2021 21 Oct'21

  SAP Q3 2021: Cloud year-on-year revenue up one-fifth, S/4 Hana adoption steady

  SAP’s third quarter 2021 showed 20% year-on-year growth in cloud revenue and steady, incremental growth in S/4 Hana adoption

• October 21, 2021 21 Oct'21

  Openreach announces end of copper networks in 79 more UK locations

  Further acceleration in BT-owned UK broadband provision firm’s plan to stop selling copper-based broadband and traditional voice services across the UK by 2025

• October 21, 2021 21 Oct'21

  Virgin Media O2 enters into 4G, 5G trials with Samsung

  Telco embarks on technical trial with comms network technology provider as part of what it calls a milestone in its journey to provide optimised possible 5G experience for customers as well as boosting 4G network

• October 21, 2021 21 Oct'21

  Depop launches programme to help charities sell online

  Online marketplace Depop has launched a programme to make it easier for charities to set up shops and sell goods online through its platform

• October 21, 2021 21 Oct'21

  German regulator imposes limit on number of new customers digital bank can sign each month

  BaFin limits the number of new customers that digital bank N26 can enrol until it is reassured on issues it has raised about the company

• October 21, 2021 21 Oct'21

  NetApp Insight frames moves to public cloud and cloud native

  Storage player highlights partnerships with cloud hyperscalers and development of Spot portfolio aimed at cloud-native applications, DevOps, FinOps and SecOps

• October 21, 2021 21 Oct'21

  Virgin Media takes full-fibre to west Berkshire, launches Wi-Fi 6 hubs

  Full-fibre contract between network provider and local authority aims to connect west Berkshire schools and public buildings to next-generation digital infrastructure