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News Archive
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October 27, 2017
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Oct'17
Airbus saves millions after building a digital learning library
Airbus has created a digital learning library that is helping more than 100,000 staff in 35 countries keep their skills updated
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October 26, 2017
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Oct'17
NAO calls on NHS to ‘get its act together’ after WannaCry attack
The NHS could have prevented the WannaCry cyber attack had it followed basic IT security best practice, according to National Audit Office boss
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October 26, 2017
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Oct'17
EU to collect biometrics of all visitors - which could include UK citizens post-Brexit
European Parliament approves entry/exit system which will cover all non-EU visitors to the European Union
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
Over 80% of UK retail banks value AI as part of digital transformation
The vast majority of retail bank professionals in the UK realise the importance of AI as a tool in their digital transformation efforts
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
No guarantees HMRC’s customs declaration service ready for Brexit
HMRC CEO tells MPs the department needs an extra £7.3m to upgrade current Chief system as a contingency, should new customs IT system not be ready in time for Brexit
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
How UCAS uses Splunk to protect students’ sensitive data
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service’s enterprise security architect describes how the organisation uses Splunk to keep user data secure, and how it copes with its yearly spike in traffic
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
IOActive warns of security flaws in maritime communication system
Researcher discovers critical security flaws in an Inmarsat maritime communication system, highlighting the cyber risks facing the shipping industry
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
Transformation agenda in HR tech ‘is gathering pace’
Digital technology is changing the way companies manage their workforce at an accelerating rate
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
BT to cut charges for landline-only customers after Ofcom review
BT is to cut charges for up to a million residential customers who only buy a landline telephone service
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Sponsored News
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Two Game-Changing Wireless Technologies You May Not Know About
Sponsored by Intel - With all the (justifiable) excitement about the impending arrival of 5G wireless service, it would be easy to overlook two other developments in wireless networking that could have an even greater impact on businesses than 5G, at least in the short term. See More
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What Do PCs Have to Do with Sustainability? Plenty
Sponsored by Intel - More than 70% of executives say sustainability is a top-10 priority for their companies. Two-thirds of consumers will pay more for brands that commit to sustainability. And more than 70% of people prefer to work for a company that has a strong green footprint over one that doesn’t. See More
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Reimagining the Laptop
Sponsored by Intel - It wasn’t long ago that some skeptics forecasted that laptop PC sales would dwindle amid competition from tablets and increasingly capable smart phones. But the laptop is “the little engine that could.” Statista now forecasts that sales of notebook computers will surge to 225 million units in 2021, up more than 60% from four years ago. See More
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How AI Will Blanket Your World
Sponsored by Intel - Whether we are aware of it or not, artificial intelligence is already all around us. We use AI when we speak to our digital assistants. AI is in email services that automatically complete our sentences or schedule appointments for us. We encounter it when bots field our queries on websites or smartphones unlock upon recognizing our faces. See More
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
Datrium gets Flash End-to-End in its server/shared hybrid DVX NVMe
Taking aim at hyper-converged, Datrium DVX adds flash as bulk storage, while NVMe at the server handles hot data with the scale needed by enterprise customers in mind
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
Kaspersky ban: The risks to global software
While Kaspersky defends allegations of collusion with Russian spooks, what are the wider implications to software globalisation?
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
Health and Social Care Network connects first customer
Digital dictation and clinical records management systems firm Crescendo Systems has become the first customer to officially connect to NHS Digital’s Health and Social Care Network
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
Kaspersky Lab explains how NSA data was uploaded
Malware detection triggered an upload of data from a National Security Agency contractor’s home computer, Kaspersky Lab says an internal investigation has revealed
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
Most businesses misguided on responsibility for cloud data protection
Survey shows more than 80% of organisations have the mistaken belief that their cloud service provider is accountable for data protection
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October 25, 2017
25
Oct'17
Google ties up with Cisco on hybrid containers for business
Google is making a big push with hybrid cloud, but the full architecture will not be available until the second half of 2018
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October 25, 2017
25
Oct'17
Embrace risk-based security, McAfee urges business
Modern cyber threats require a risk-based approach, according to McAfee’s chief technical strategist
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October 25, 2017
25
Oct'17
Spark Summit 17: Databricks launches Delta as purified data lake
At Spark Summit Europe 2017 in Dublin, organising supplier and Spark inventor and distributor Databricks announced the Delta system, which will combine data lakes and data warehouses
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October 25, 2017
25
Oct'17
Oversight of intelligence agencies’ data sharing has ‘failed’, court hears
UK’s intelligence services lack adequate oversight and written guidelines when sharing databases of sensitive information, Privacy International argues in secret court
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October 25, 2017
25
Oct'17
Less than half of adults have skills to complete basic digital tasks
Just over 40% of adults have the skills to complete a number of common digital tasks, with older generations struggling more than younger people
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October 25, 2017
25
Oct'17
BlackBerry launches cyber security services
BlackBerry has launched cyber security services to safeguard people, privacy and assets, with vehicle security and GDPR compliance leading the new offering
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October 25, 2017
25
Oct'17
Samsung study warns startups to up their security stance
New report finds small businesses must do cyber security better if they want to work with large enterprises
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October 25, 2017
25
Oct'17
Microsoft previews pay-for-use Kubernetes on Azure
Microsoft regards containerisation as the next phase in enterprise architectures, and is now offering Kubernetes on Azure
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October 25, 2017
25
Oct'17
UK website privacy notices inadequate, says ICO
Privacy notices are too vague and generally inadequate, a global investigation finds, with UK websites in several sectors found wanting by an Information Commissioner’s Office review
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October 25, 2017
25
Oct'17
Containers will oust VMs and storage arrays, says Red Hat
Red Hat launches storage delivered via containers and predicts a future in which costly and inflexible storage hardware and pricey hypervisors will be a thing of the past
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October 25, 2017
25
Oct'17
Bad Rabbit malware raises fears of third global ransomware attack
A ransomware attack that has commonalities with WannaCry NotPeya is reportedly hitting organisations in Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Bulgaria and Germany
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
UK workers not worried about artificial intelligence’s impact on their careers
Professionals accept that software robots will take over some of the work tasks they do, but they increasingly see this as a good thing
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
Scottish Water extends ServiceNow following HR success
Having pioneered optimising the joiners and leavers process, the IT service management team at Scottish Water can now show other areas of the business the benefits of ServiceNow
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
Cisco aims to upskill 250,000 people by 2020
Tech giant announces several initiatives to help people in the UK to develop digital skills
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
UK’s FCA to probe Equifax breach of Britons’ data
The UK’s financial regulatory body has announced it is to probe the Equifax data breach believed to have affected hundreds of thousands of Britons
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
McAfee aims to out-innovate adversaries
Security firm intends to break the cycle of playing cat and mouse with cyber attackers, according to its technology head
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
Apple Pay launches in Nordic region with Nordea, Jyske Bank and St1 partnerships
Nordic banks take on Apple Pay to give the mobile payments service a regional boost
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
Demand for IT contractors increases amid business uncertainty
IT contractors in the UK are in increasing demand and are getting longer contracts, as uncertainty around Brexit and a skills shortage open up more possibilities for non-permanent hires
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
Nearly 200 arrested for airline ticketing fraud
Police have arrested nearly 200 people for airline ticketing fraud in an international operation involving public and private sector organisations
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
University of Manchester launches city fitness application
University’s health research centre is using gamification to get people active as part of the Manchester CityVerve smart city demonstrator
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
Almost 70% of customers willing to use fingerprint biometrics to shop
Consumers are becoming more comfortable using biometrics to pay when shopping, with fingerprint payments proving the most popular biometric identification method
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
Adtran and CCS collaborate on millimetre wave for 5G
At Broadband World Forum in Berlin, network specialists Adtran and Cambridge Communications announce a technology collaboration to help rapidly and cheaply deploy dense 5G networks
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
Microsoft drops lawsuit after US revises data access policy
Microsoft has dropped a lawsuit pushing for reforms of state surveillance practices in response to changes in US data access request policy, but says more reform is necessary
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October 24, 2017
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Oct'17
Inside Australia’s supercomputing journey
The country’s Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organisation has upgraded its high performance computing infrastructure to keep pace with global research
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
Appliance maker Bosch to run voice and communications in the cloud
German industrial giant will spend $60m on Avaya’s private cloud communications service over the next five years
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
IT department keeps Volvo Ocean Race sailors connected around the world
As seven yachts compete in the latest Volvo Ocean Race, the IT team supporting the event is engaged in a race of its own
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
Nordic finance watchdogs losing patience over anti-money laundering systems at banks
The financial services watchdogs have informed banks that they have to do more to improve anti-money laundering systems
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October 23, 2017
23
Oct'17
Birmingham SMEs to get help from London Digital Security Centre
SMEs in Birmingham are to get the opportunity to learn how to protect themselves from cyber attacks at a free event on 25 October 2017
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October 23, 2017
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Oct'17
Microsoft to offer Cray supercomputing on Azure
Both Microsoft and Amazon are building up their HPC capabilities. The partnership with Cray could help to bolster Azure’s footprint
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October 23, 2017
23
Oct'17
Kaspersky Lab announces global transparency initiative
Faced with a US government ban and media reports alleging co-operation with Russian spies, Kaspersky Lab has announced a global transparency initiative
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October 23, 2017
23
Oct'17
Understand cyber security, don’t fear it, says NCSC head
The head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has urged organisations to ensure they understand cyber risks, as a survey reveals mid-sized firms have inadequate cyber protection
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October 23, 2017
23
Oct'17
Royal London Hospital uses virtual reality to operate on patient
Remotely located surgeons use Microsoft Hololens headsets to “virtually appear” in operating theatre to help with cancer surgery
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October 23, 2017
23
Oct'17
US warns of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure
The US government has issued a warning about ongoing cyber attacks targeting critical national infrastructure, saying some networks and at least one power generator have been compromised
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October 23, 2017
23
Oct'17
Microservices are about organisational change
Microservices technology can pave the way for companies to decentralise the way they build software to deliver innovation and reduce the cost of failure
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October 20, 2017
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Oct'17
CW500: Rise in cyber attacks means you have to be brave
As cyber attacks are on the rise, experts share their views, tips and lessons learned in how to handle being hit by one
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October 20, 2017
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Oct'17
Transport Research Lab to run £13m autonomous vehicle trials in London
A consortium led by the Transport Research Lab has been awarded government funding to run connected and autonomous vehicle tests in the capital
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October 20, 2017
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Oct'17
IBM’s Joanna Davinson to become new Home Office tech boss
IBM executive to replace Sarah Wilkinson as chief digital, data and technology officer
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October 20, 2017
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Oct'17
Two-thirds of businesses do not have skills to adopt AI
Despite the growth of artificial intelligence (AI), only a third of businesses say they have the necessary skills to adopt the technology
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October 20, 2017
20
Oct'17
Mobile networks accused of overcharging loyal customers
EE, Three and Vodafone are continuing to charge customers for their smartphones after the devices have been paid off, according to a new report
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October 20, 2017
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Oct'17
More than 40% of marketers feel their business is not ready for GDPR, report finds
With GDPR coming into force next year, research has found that more than 40% of marketers feel their organisation is not ready for the upcoming changes
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October 20, 2017
20
Oct'17
HPE bets on hybrid IT to combat public cloud
HPE is re-engineering its business to focus on hybrid clouds powered by its recent ProLiant Azure Stack server. We assess the strategy
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October 20, 2017
20
Oct'17
National Police Technology Council launches set of ICT principles
The national ICT strategic principles include cloud first, enabling data sharing and interoperability standards, and ensuring any tech decision made benefits the organisation as a whole
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October 20, 2017
20
Oct'17
The 5G wheels are spinning in APAC
Adoption of 5G across the Asia-Pacific region will be led by China, South Korea and Japan, but telcos will need to find the right pricing strategy to compete with IoT connectivity upstarts
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October 20, 2017
20
Oct'17
Ransomware decryption framework now available
McAfee has released a decryption framework to boost the production of decryption tools to help victims of ranswomware attacks
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October 20, 2017
20
Oct'17
Operators urged to find compelling B2B use cases for 5G
5G has the capability to bring froward a number of use cases for the business-to-business sector, says Innovate UK
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October 20, 2017
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Oct'17
Cooperation vital to securing internet of things, says Europol
Europol and EU cyber security agency Enisa have hosted a two-day conference to find ways of addressing the cyber security risks posed by internet-connected devices
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October 19, 2017
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Oct'17
A tenth of datacentre managers shun use of DCIM tools, survey finds
The findings of a new report by Siemens and Intel suggests datacentre managers are taking a reactive approach to keeping on monitoring and managing the health of their infrastructure
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October 19, 2017
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Oct'17
IT security hindering productivity and innovation, survey shows
IT security is hindering productivity and innovation across enterprises, research has revealed
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October 19, 2017
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Oct'17
Safeguards permit GCHQ to share huge databases on public, court hears
Intelligence commissioners did not need technical expertise or support staff to check whether GCHQ and MI5 were lawfully sharing huge databases, court told
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October 19, 2017
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Oct'17
Government cuts cost of network infrastructure roll-out
Parts of the Electronic Communications Code have been updated to help communications providers deploy new infrastructure more quickly
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Security industry more open, integrated and collaborative
McAfee says shift in industry’s approach is evidenced by adoption of its Data Exchange Layer and new collaborations through McAfee Security Innovation Alliance
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October 19, 2017
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Oct'17
SAP Q3 2017 results show steady growth in cloud revenue to €937m
SAP’s third quarter 2017 results show steady growth in cloud revenue, S/4 Hana adoption, and some uptake for its “digital transformation” spearhead SAP Leonardo
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October 19, 2017
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Oct'17
Lack of transparency obscures public cloud costs
IT administrators admit they are not making the most of their cloud storage and computing resources. Costs can escalate quickly if virtual machines are not managed properly
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Millions being lost due to downtime in industrial systems
Industrial companies are losing $260,000 per hour due to unplanned downtime, but predicting failure using digital twins can help overcome the problem
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Southend-on-Sea to become a smart city
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council will use Cisco’s Kinetic for Cities platform to improve service delivery, development and citizen engagement through digitisation as it transitions to a smart city model
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Endpoint, cloud, people key to future cyber security, says McAfee
Endpoint devices, the cloud and people will be the security control points of the future, according to the chief of security firm McAfee
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Post Office computer system legal case reaches important procedural juncture
Sub-postmasters group action against the Post Office reaches an important milestone
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
China and Russia set to drive growth in PC market in 2018, says Gartner
The market will be buoyed by stronger spending on business PCs in Russia and adoption of Windows 10 in China, according to Gartner
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Businesses must change culture to be successful with analytics
Research has shown that business must go through a culture change from the very top if they are to be successful with data analytics
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Norway’s Trondheim embraces the cloud with Google G Suite
Municipality is reaping the benefits of moving productivity software to the cloud
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Infoblox partners with McAfee to combine web and DNS security
Infoblox is to collaborate with McAfee to combine web and DNS security to deliver unified protection
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Ulster bank first to use full-scale Salesforce Einstein CRM
Ulster Bank has completed its roll-out of Salesforce Einstein CRM to arm its staff with insights and recommend actions
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
McAfee forges ahead with analytics, deep learning and AI
McAfee is forging ahead with its innovation efforts in advanced analytics, deep learning and artificial intelligence
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
EU-US Privacy Shield data pact is working but needs improvement, says EC
European Commission’s first annual review of transatlantic data transfer deal highlights strengths and weakness of agreement
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
Focus needs to shift to breach impact, says McAfee researcher
Breach investigations commonly focus on the attackers and their motives, but a security researcher believes there needs to be more emphasis on business impact
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
Government opens dynamic purchasing system procurement for HSCN
The RM3825 Health and Social Care Network Access Services dynamic purchasing system procurement has been opened to supplier bids
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
Openreach to open ‘grey’ fibre to broadband providers
Openreach is proposing to add a new feature to its optical spectrum access product to give broadband communication services providers more control over their networks
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October 18, 2017
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Oct'17
Shadow Cabinet Office minister slams Gov.uk Verify for being ‘inefficient’
Labour’s Jon Trickett says the government’s identity assurance platform is a poor use of taxpayers’ money and is “being handled appallingly”
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October 18, 2017
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Oct'17
British Medical Journal CDO on using Amazon and Alibaba for its multi-cloud strategy
A year on from embracing DevOps and private cloud to help speed up its software development lifecycle, British Medical Journal CDO Sharon Cooper shares an update on how its multi-cloud move is going
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
Cloud service spending almost matches traditional IT outsourcing
Traditional outsourcing spending has plummeted in the latest three-month period, but spending on cloud-based IT services is going some way to filling the void
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
Google debuts additional identity protection services
Google has rolled out new identity protection features across its account base, including advanced protection for at-risk users
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October 18, 2017
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Oct'17
How Eurosport is using real-time data to create a second-screen experience
Broadcaster Eurosport talks about some of the digital technology advances improving the viewing experience for cycling enthusiasts
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
Commvault joins the hyper-converged backup wave with Hyperscale
Hyperscale Software and Hyperscale Appliance bring Commvault backup software in a reference architecture/software product or as a pre-configured server/storage box
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
UK businesses losing half a million pounds per cancelled digital project
UK businesses are losing almost £500,000 pounds for every cancelled digital project, with a lack of the right skills a major contributing factor
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October 17, 2017
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Oct'17
RSA’s Middle East cyber security conference gains its own identity
RSA Abu Dhabi conference focuses on region’s cyber security needs as digital technology deployments expand
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October 17, 2017
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Oct'17
CW500: How the NHS WannaCry cyber attack unfolded
NHS Digital’s head of security talks about the security landscape in the NHS and why it led to extra challenges when the WannaCry cyber attack hit the NHS in May 2017
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October 17, 2017
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Oct'17
Apple Irish datacentre objectors to seek fresh High Court appeal against project
The remaining objectors to Apple’s plans to build a datacentre in Athenry, Ireland, are preparing to launch another appeal against the project, which has now been delayed by more than two and a half years
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October 17, 2017
17
Oct'17
NHS lost further 162,000 patient documents, PAC hearing reveals
NHS England CEO Simon Stevens admits a further 162,000 lost patient documents have been found, following news earlier this year that a probe had discovered more than 700,000 documents went undelivered
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October 17, 2017
17
Oct'17
SAP Hybris paints the future of commerce
Technological advancements and swathes of data have made machine learning and mass personalisation of products possible, but companies are still sailing on the edge
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October 17, 2017
17
Oct'17
Government gives ODI £6m to improve data knowledge
The Open Data Institute has been awarded £6m in funding from InnovateUK for a series of projects aiming to improve the UK’s data expertise
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October 17, 2017
17
Oct'17
UK intelligence agencies ‘unlawfully’ sharing sensitive personal data, court hears
A secret court will decide whether Intelligence agencies are “unlawfully” sharing huge datasets containing sensitive information about the population with industry, government departments and overseas intelligence services.
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October 17, 2017
17
Oct'17
AI adoption still nascent, says SAS survey
At its 2017 conference in Amsterdam, analytics software supplier discloses research into enterprise readiness for artificial intelligence, and identifies blockages
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October 17, 2017
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Oct'17
How to protect your Wi-Fi network from a Krack attack
The discovery of a vulnerability affecting the WPA2 Wi-Fi security standard has people in a spin. But how serious is it really, and what basic steps can you take to keep your network safe from a Krack attack?
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October 17, 2017
17
Oct'17
Only 17% of European workers say they know how to use data at work
Study shows less than 20% of employees in Europe are confident in their ability to read and analyse data properly in the workplace
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October 17, 2017
17
Oct'17
CIO interview: Peder Sjölander, Swedish Pensions Agency
The CIO of the Swedish Pensions Agency tells Computer Weekly about the organisation's DevOps journey
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October 17, 2017
17
Oct'17
Colliers dumps Flexpods for Nutanix and Cohesity hyper-converged
Property firm Colliers replaces NetApp converged stacks with hyper-converged infrastructure. Secondary storage and backup from Cohesity replaces tape and supports Nutanix performance tier