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2019 Stories
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January 24, 2019
24Jan2019
News
Business failing to see strategic value of cyber security
UK businesses are failing to get value out of cyber security because they fail to see its strategic importance and often have a negative attitude towards security professionals, a study has revealed Continue Reading
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January 24, 2019
24Jan2019
News
Santander announces latest branch closures as digital channels take over
Bank to close 140 more UK branches as in-branch transactions fall and digital banking accelerates Continue Reading
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January 24, 2019
24Jan2019
News
Executive interview: The Weird approach to leadership
Letting others make their own decisions leads to a more dynamic approach to running a business, suited to the demands of an AI-fuelled economy Continue Reading
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January 24, 2019
24Jan2019
News
AWS now accredited to run protected workloads in Australia
Accreditation from the Australian Cyber Security Centre will enable organisations to store and process sensitive data in the Amazon Web Services Sydney region Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
News
Facebook’s objections to court concerns over privacy more about ‘optics’ than facts
Facebook’s challenge to a High Court ruling that raises serious concerns about data transfers between Europe and the US is more about appearance than facts, lawyers for the Irish Data Protection Commission told Dublin's Supreme Court Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
Blog Post
Of Dyson men
There’s no getting around the fact James Dyson has revolutionised pub bogs up and down the country with his hand dryers. Rumours they store up and shoot out poo particles everywhere aside, the ... Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
News
MPs challenge Huawei over spying allegations
The chair of the cross-bench Science and Technology Committee has written to Huawei seeking answers over its activities in the UK Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
News
Finnish banks to share core banking platform and supplier
Three banks in Finland have hired an IT services supplier to build a shareable core banking platform Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
News
Time to deploy strong authentication, says Fido
The time has come for organisations to deploy cryptographically backed strong authentication, according to the Fido Alliance, which seeks to eliminate the world’s dependence on password-based security Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
Opinion
Will AI replace lawyers? Assessing the potential of artificial intelligence in legal services
You may not be surprised to learn that lawyers don't expect AI to replace them, but the potential for the technology in law and other professional services must not be underestimated Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
News
Veeam Cloud Tier adds tiered storage for backups in S3 clouds
Virtualisation backup specialist adds tiering of Veeam Availability Suite data to AWS, Azure and S3-compatible clouds, which can now also be used as a repository for its N2WS cloud-native backup Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
In Depth
Australia and New Zealand gear up for storage analytics
Despite the marketing wars, ANZ is ahead of the adoption curve for storage analytics, which promises to alleviate storage management woes Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
News
NHS England launches public roll-out of NHS App
The all singing and dancing NHS App is now being rolled out publicly across England following a private beta phase with more than 3,000 patients Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
News
Vodafone and O2 will ‘share’ 5G networks
Vodafone and O2 have agreed non-binding heads of terms that will extend their 4G network-sharing agreement to 5G when it becomes available Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
News
IT leaders must address integration to support business ecosystem
New survey finds that for most businesses, digitisation initiatives are hampered by legacy IT and integration issues Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
Blog Post
Using business intelligence tools to prevent team burnout
This is a guest blogpost by Andrew Filev, founder and CEO, Wrike. Since no business wants to leave money on the table, it’s tempting to try to squeeze as much productivity as possible out of your ... Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
News
AWS vs Google vs Microsoft: Competition concerns fuel retail war between the big cloud three
The retail market is no slouch when it comes to adopting cloud technologies, but competitive concerns appear to be influencing the cloud-buying decisions of some Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
Blog Post
What the fintechs think about open banking’s progress? Part 1 TrueLayer
Open banking is one year old, but how has the first year been for the fintech's who will give it meaning Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
News
HMCTS suffers major IT issues
HM Courts and Tribunals Service has been experiencing problems with several of its IT systems over the past few days, including secure email and network issues Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
News
US issues emergency directive to halt DNS hijacking
US government agencies have been given 10 days to complete a four-step action plan to stop DNS hijacking attacks Continue Reading
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January 23, 2019
23Jan2019
News
Singapore releases Asia’s first AI governance framework
The model framework will help businesses in Singapore tackle the ethical and governance challenges of AI implementations Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
XL Axiata teams up with Tibco in data science initiative
The Indonesia telco’s data scientists will be provided with data science tools from Tibco to uncover customer insights and improve network planning, among other goals Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
IBM mobile cyber range starts European tour in London
IBM’s mobile cyber range is kicking of a tour in London to raise awareness around the need for tried and tested cyber attack responses among organisations in Europe Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
BigCommerce migrates 60,000 merchants from IBM and AWS to Google Cloud Platform
E-commerce platform provider BigCommerce has swapped out IBM and AWS for the Google Cloud Platform to help its users give their customers a faster, more responsive online shopping experience Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
Blog Post
Adonit PhotoGrip for smartphones with tripod, Bluetooth shutter & remote
In the age of the selfie (and the accursed self-stick), what more could the average smartphone-toting photo addict really need? Longer arms perhaps? How about an international language app to ... Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
Young Dutch cyber criminals get re-education rather than jail time
Young hackers in the Netherlands are being rehabilitated through punishments that educate rather than incarcerate Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
In Depth
Tableau CEO Adam Selipsky talks strategy
Tableau’s CEO, Adam Selipsky, talks strategy and business intelligence trends with Computer Weekly. He asserts enterprise relevance for Tableau, predicts BI tools consolidation and a ubiquitous user base for analytics Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
Mastercard fined over half a billion euros for unfair payment fees
Mastercard has been heavily fined for having rules on interchange fees which distorted the EU single market Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
Marks & Spencer introduces photo search for online shopping
British retail brand Marks and Spencer has introduced a photo searching capability to its mobile site to help people find products they like using other images Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
Digital Catapult explores LPWAN and IoT for industry
A Connected Factory Demonstrator managed by the Digital Catapult is seeking input from LPWAN and internet of things specialists Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
Ransomware in decline, report confirms
The trend of cryptomining replacing ransomware as the most popular money-generating activity by cyber attackers appears to be confirmed by malware stats for the past year Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
London cyber innovation centre expands global ties
London innovation centre Plexal has announced international partnerships aimed at boosting global cyber security cooperation Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
Blog Post
Is Tandem's half a million new customers in a year a measure of success?
How do challenger banks measure success? Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
Scottish Police Authority awards £21m mobile services deal to EE
EE will oversee a three-year deal to transform police mobile capabilities in Scotland, alongside Motorola Solutions, Samsung and BlackBerry Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
Dowden announces five new successful GovTech Catalyst challenges
Five public sector projects will receive funding as part of the third round of the £20m GovTech Catalyst programme, says implementation minister Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
Davos 2019: Why data sharing is key to AI in Industry 4.0
Machines can learn from humans, but no one does the same job in the same way, so it makes sense to identify best practices Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
Broadband divide persists across the UK, says Which?
Latest statistics from Which? show the UK’s broadband divide persists, with many areas still missing out on high-speed services despite industry tub-thumping Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
Virtus plots £500m colocation expansion with five datacentres planned for Slough and Hayes
Virtus Data Centres is continuing to build out its colocation footprint within the M25, with five facilities set to open during the next two years Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
E-Zine
Moving beyond network boundaries
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at how businesses are adapting to the challenges of perimeterless network security. We examine how digital transformation is bringing increased complications for identity and access management (IAM). And we ... Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
Facebook: US government does not engage in mass and indiscriminate surveillance
Social media giant challenges a ruling by Dublin’s High Court over a judgment that it says made ‘extraordinary and incorrect’ findings about the US legal system Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
€50m GDPR fine for Google is a wake-up call for tech giants
The French data protection authority has fined Google €50m for contravening EU data protection laws, which has been hailed as a warning for tech giants and other data handling firms Continue Reading
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January 22, 2019
22Jan2019
News
Singapore to revise copyright law in data analytics boost
Proposed exception in Copyright Act will allow copying of copyrighted materials for the purpose of data analysis Continue Reading
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January 21, 2019
21Jan2019
News
Name and shame firms with poor cyber security, government told
The government should name and shame companies whose cyber security measures fail to protect consumers’ data and firms should implement Active Cyber Defence, an academic report urges Continue Reading
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January 21, 2019
21Jan2019
In Depth
The pitfalls of multicloud network management
Migrating to and managing a multicloud network introduces new complexities into the network. We look at how to avoid the potential pitfalls Continue Reading
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January 21, 2019
21Jan2019
Podcast
Podcast: How to get ready for the California Consumer Privacy Act
If you have any customers in California, you need to know about that state’s equivalent to GDPR. Mathieu Gorge of Vigitrust talks through what you need to achieve compliance Continue Reading
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January 21, 2019
21Jan2019
News
South West Yorkshire NHS Trust deploys clinical portal
NHS trust’s new clinical portal aims to speed up access to patient information by allowing clinicians to access data from eight different IT systems Continue Reading
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January 21, 2019
21Jan2019
Blog Post
Are bank innovation hubs just showcasing and should fintechs go direct to business units?
Sending a gift to a manager at a potential customer to attract attention seems old fashioned but it could be for a fintech to get visibility Continue Reading
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January 21, 2019
21Jan2019
News
Amazon shareholders demand halt in sales of image recognition tech to US government
Amazon shareholders want its board of directors to halt sales of its image recognition service to US law enforcers unless it can independently verify it's not being misused Continue Reading
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January 21, 2019
21Jan2019
Blog Post
Onymos Fabric 2: promises ‘high-functioning’ mobile apps
Onymos has come forward with what it calls a mobile application development platform for developers to create feature-rich ‘no compromise’ mobile apps based on open standards. The latest ... Continue Reading
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January 21, 2019
21Jan2019
News
Public procurement key to cyber security
Using public procurement as a means of boosting cyber security is the top recommendation for 2019, according to a report based on expert views Continue Reading
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January 21, 2019
21Jan2019
News
DCMS puts digital ID policy team on no-deal Brexit work
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s digital identity policy team shifts focus to prepare for the UK leaving the EU without a deal Continue Reading
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January 21, 2019
21Jan2019
In Depth
Cloud bursting: What it is and how to do it
Cloud bursting offers the ability to rapidly scale compute and/or storage from on-premise to public cloud capacity. But what are the key pitfalls and how are they avoided? Continue Reading
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January 21, 2019
21Jan2019
News
Bahrain plans to create a world-leading tech ecosystem
Bahrain is building a technology ecosystem that will help the country further reduce its economic reliance on the oil and gas industry Continue Reading
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January 21, 2019
21Jan2019
News
Home Office vetoes privacy campaigner from senior post in surveillance watchdog
The Home Office refuses academic and privacy campaigner, Eric King, security clearance for a senior role at the intelligence services watchdog, despite high-level backing from officials Continue Reading
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January 21, 2019
21Jan2019
In Depth
Break free from traditional network security
Highly connected businesses put pressure on traditional network security. We look at how corporate networks are breaking out of their boundaries Continue Reading
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January 21, 2019
21Jan2019
News
Thailand pushes for Industry 4.0 in ASEAN
Nearly half of the kingdom’s deliverables as chair of ASEAN will be focused on spurring Industry 4.0 developments across the region Continue Reading
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January 18, 2019
18Jan2019
E-Handbook
The changing mobile platform landscape
So while there will inevitably be heated debates over which mobile platform is better, or which one to develop for first, the real opportunity comes when the discussion moves above the hardware to how an app can derive value by connecting to ... Continue Reading
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January 18, 2019
18Jan2019
E-Handbook
Infographic: Public Cloud
All you need to know about Public Cloud in one handy infographic. You're welcome. Continue Reading
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January 18, 2019
18Jan2019
News
Siemens connects to world’s largest UCC deployment
German technology powerhouse Siemens AG reveals how it unified communications and collaboration for hundreds of thousands of employees worldwide Continue Reading
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January 18, 2019
18Jan2019
News
Five issues for SMEs to consider when adopting encryption
Encryption is still considered difficult to deploy and use as a data protection method, especially by small businesses, but considering five key factors can make adoption easier, says Becrypt Continue Reading
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January 18, 2019
18Jan2019
Blog Post
Fintech Interview: Part 11 AimBrain
AimBrain is targeting finnacial services companies with its biometric identification management platform, which is being created by a top team of Phds Continue Reading
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January 18, 2019
18Jan2019
News
HPE opens Geneva IoT innovation lab to capitalise on edge data
Datacentre equipment provider sees an opportunity on the edge to provide data processing for the internet of things Continue Reading
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January 18, 2019
18Jan2019
News
Prepare for no-deal Brexit, says ICO
The UK data protection authority is urging businesses to prepare for a no-deal Brexit to ensure there is no interruption in data flows from Europe Continue Reading
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January 18, 2019
18Jan2019
Opinion
Leading IT: Lessons from the front line
As a CIO, whatever challenges you face in terms of budget, mandates or timetable, you may already have the right people to carry out incredible IT feats. Here are four ways to lead your organisation to unprecedented success Continue Reading
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January 18, 2019
18Jan2019
Blog Post
Australia’s CSIRO unveils AI platform to improve off-farm decision making
Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and rural technology start-up Digital Agriculture Services (DAS) have launched a new platform that uses artificial ... Continue Reading
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January 17, 2019
17Jan2019
E-Zine
CW ASEAN: Dive into microservices
Microservices has become a buzzword linked with digital transformation, but it is no magic bullet for development woes. In this edition of CW ASEAN, we uncover the state of adoption of microservices in ASEAN and what needs to be in place for ... Continue Reading
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January 17, 2019
17Jan2019
News
Vodafone and IBM prep user clouds for future network tech
Companies expand existing collaboration to enable enterprise customers to prepare for the impact of advanced networking technologies Continue Reading
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January 17, 2019
17Jan2019
News
Breach of nearly 2.7 billion records underlines password flaws
Potentially the biggest personal data breach to date from thousands of sources, some possibly breached as far back as 2008, illustrates the deeply flawed nature of password-based authentication, say industry commentators Continue Reading
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January 17, 2019
17Jan2019
In Depth
Where next for AI? Understanding business use cases
IT leaders share their views on artificial intelligence and how to take advantage of the technology to benefit their businesses Continue Reading
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January 17, 2019
17Jan2019
Blog Post
If a fintech could be in Jeremy Corbyn’s shoes what would be its demands for Brexit ?
If you had the parliamentary numbers that Jeremy Corbyn has how would you use them to break the Brexit impasse Continue Reading
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January 17, 2019
17Jan2019
News
Threat intelligence boosts security training
Security professionals in training can now benefit from real-time threat intelligence data, thanks to a partnership between Digital Shadows and Immersive Labs Continue Reading
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January 17, 2019
17Jan2019
News
Tech Talent Charter launches benchmark to keep tabs on gender in IT roles
Industry collaborative Tech Talent Charter releases data on its signatory organisations to highlight the difference made by committing to shifting the dial on gender Continue Reading
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January 17, 2019
17Jan2019
News
Swedish state and industry back autonomous vehicle testing facility
AstaZero facility will “road-test” next-generation 5G and digital innovations to support the development of self-driving cars and other vehicles Continue Reading
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January 17, 2019
17Jan2019
Opinion
Security Think Tank: Cloud tech helps to protect advanced networks
How can organisations combine software-defined networking, containerisation and encryption to prevent rogue code from running freely across a corporate network? Continue Reading
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January 17, 2019
17Jan2019
News
UK tech firms favour second referendum as next move in Brexit stalemate
UK tech firms want to remain as close to the EU as possible and believe a second referendum on membership of the trading bloc would be the best way out of the current political stalemate Continue Reading
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January 17, 2019
17Jan2019
Blog Post
SUSE teams with Intel & SAP on persistent memory in the datacentre
SUSE has announced support for Intel Optane DC persistent memory with SAP HANA. Persistent memory is typically defined as any method or apparatus for storing data structures such that they can ... Continue Reading
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January 17, 2019
17Jan2019
News
CenturyLink opens Singapore SOC amid security services boom
US telco’s second Asia-Pacific security operations centre in Singapore is one of eight globally as it bids to carve a slice of the security services market Continue Reading
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January 17, 2019
17Jan2019
Blog Post
AI developer toolset series: Aricent's 'big 4' Deep Learning challenges
The Computer Weekly Developer Network is in the engine room, covered in grease and looking for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machines Leaning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) tools for software ... Continue Reading
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January 17, 2019
17Jan2019
Blog Post
AI developer toolset series: Paperspace CEO on why is abstraction key to training machine brains
The Computer Weekly Developer Network is in the engine room, covered in grease and looking for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machines Leaning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) tools for software ... Continue Reading
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January 17, 2019
17Jan2019
E-Zine
CW ANZ: Keeping pace with microservices
The adoption of microservices is patchy in Australia, but some sectors pursuing digital transformation are catching up. In this edition of CW ANZ, we look at how enterprises are using microservices to solve problems and the challenges they are ... Continue Reading
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January 16, 2019
16Jan2019
News
New Zealand faces more state-sponsored attacks
Nearly four in 10 cyber security incidents recorded by the National Cyber Security Centre were the work of state-sponsored threat actors Continue Reading
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January 16, 2019
16Jan2019
News
Dutch pharma firm Centrient switches out MPLS for Cato SD-WAN
Centrient Pharmaceuticals, a Netherlands-based drug company, has switched out its global MPLS service in favour of a high-performance software-defined WAN from Cato Networks Continue Reading
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January 16, 2019
16Jan2019
Blog Post
Let’s take back control, unless we have to get up
Mobile phone recycling comparison site Recyclezone has put together the findings of a survey that asked which household tasks Brits were most keen to palm off on smart technology, and you don’t ... Continue Reading
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January 16, 2019
16Jan2019
News
Researchers discover new Magecart group
Security researchers have uncovered a sub-group of the Magecart hacking group, highlighting the wider risks of web-based supply chain attacks Continue Reading
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January 16, 2019
16Jan2019
E-Handbook
Essential Guide to LTFS tape NAS
Linear Tape File System (LTFS) offers the chance to build nearline storage with the cost profile of tape and the access times of NAS. This guide walks you through LTFS and tape NAS. Continue Reading
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January 16, 2019
16Jan2019
In Depth
Southern Water’s centralised data team geared for silo busting
Southern Water has centralised its data specialists and overhauled its data management and business intelligence technology to support business decision-making at scale Continue Reading
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January 16, 2019
16Jan2019
News
Davos: World leaders need to grasp future technological risks
Technological advancement is both a benefit and risk to society, but often the risks are not identified until they are exploited Continue Reading
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January 16, 2019
16Jan2019
News
Veritas launches Docker container backup in NetBackup
Docker is becoming an industry standard form of application virtualisation, and with that comes the need to back up Docker environments and data. Veritas joins CommVault and Asigra in doing so Continue Reading
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January 16, 2019
16Jan2019
Opinion
Facebook’s high-stakes privacy gamble goes to Dublin court
A high-wire gamble with billions in compensation at stake for European internet users – part of a complex case between Facebook and the Irish information commissioner – hides challenge to the unlawfulness of US state internet surveillance Continue Reading
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January 16, 2019
16Jan2019
Blog Post
Is BBVA eyeing Atom takeover?
Spanish bank could expand on its significant shift to digital banking if it takes full control of the UK's Atom Bank Continue Reading
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January 16, 2019
16Jan2019
E-Handbook
Essential Guide to LUN configuration and virtualisation
In this guide you will find all you need to know about LUNs, LUN configuration and management, including their use in virtualised environments. Continue Reading
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January 16, 2019
16Jan2019
Blog Post
London didn’t only lose £700m tech investment, its reputation is also being hammered by Brexit
The UK risks losing its position as a leading fintech hub as a result of the suicidal tendencies of some politicians and group masochism within the population Continue Reading
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January 16, 2019
16Jan2019
News
CIO interview: David Jack, chief technology and product officer, Dunnhumby
Analytics pioneer’s CTPO is working to accelerate and scale up the company’s platforms, introduce new products and migrate to the cloud Continue Reading
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January 16, 2019
16Jan2019
News
UK financial services regulator to link top banker bonuses to IT performance
FCA head tells Commons Treasury committee: “We expect banks’ policies on variable remuneration to reflect operational resilience. They have to – if they don’t, we will act.” Continue Reading
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January 16, 2019
16Jan2019
Blog Post
Puppet on DevOps: practitioners (not managers) are the new champions
Software delivery (and operations… and change) automation company Puppet has staged its fifth annual DevOps Salary Report. With a foundation in open source, Puppet is championing a world of what it ... Continue Reading
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January 16, 2019
16Jan2019
Opinion
Security Think Tank: Walk before you run
How can organisations combine software-defined networking, containerisation and encryption to prevent rogue code from running freely across a corporate network? Continue Reading
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January 15, 2019
15Jan2019
News
Digital transformation is real, say ASEAN CIOs
ASEAN CIOs are embracing digital transformation but face barriers in getting employees to adopt an agile mindset Continue Reading
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January 15, 2019
15Jan2019
News
Millions of industrial remote controllers open to attack
Millions of industrial remote controllers are open to cyber attack because of vulnerabilities in the radio frequency technology used, a study has revealed Continue Reading
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January 15, 2019
15Jan2019
E-Handbook
CIO Trends #8: Middle East
In this e-guide we feature the small Island state of Bahrain and its efforts to make itself the go to fintech hub of the Middle East. On the subject of progressive ICT infrastructures this e-guide also looks at the rapid progress being made in Dubai... Continue Reading
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January 15, 2019
15Jan2019
In Depth
The rise of DevSecOps
The increasing complexity of security threats facing enterprises is leading to DevSecOps approaches, which combine operations and development with security, so that all business units are involved in security operations Continue Reading