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• June 25, 2021 25Jun2021 Photo Story

  Important LGBTQ+ figures who shaped tech’s history

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• June 25, 2021 25Jun2021 Photo Story

  Important LGBTQ+ figures who shaped tech’s history

  As the world celebrates Pride month, we take a deep dive into the lives of some of the people who have shaped the technology we use today, who are also LGBTQ+. Continue Reading

• June 25, 2021 25Jun2021 News

  France TV repatriates backup and archive from public cloud

  France Télévisions Publicité couldn’t always get to critical data, so decided to repatriate backup and archiving from the cloud to on-site locations, with help from a managed service Continue Reading

• June 25, 2021 25Jun2021 News

  Vodafone launches 5G standalone commercial pilots in UK cities

  Operator launches commercial pilot of 5G standalone service in London, Manchester and Cardiff as it continues development of cutting-edge mobile technologies Continue Reading

• June 25, 2021 25Jun2021 News

  Reliance Jio teams up with Google on 5G and retail

  India’s biggest telco will use Google Cloud to manage its 5G network and grow its commerce business Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  UK workers demand economic recovery to be built on better internet access

  Cisco announces index of broadband services in the UK and reveals lead role in government’s levelling-up initiative designed to help close the digital divide Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  Visa to acquire Swedish open banking fintech for €1.8bn

  Payments giant Visa agrees to pay €1.8bn to acquire Tink, a specialist open banking fintech Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  Google hands third-party cookies a stay of execution

  Google’s proposed Privacy Sandbox initiative – which will see third-party cookies phased out in the Chrome web browser – has been pushed back to 2023 Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  NTT saddles up for Tour de France digital twin

  World-famous cycling event to see ‘unique’ concept in communications designed to bring together people, processes and technology over 3,400km, ensuring the continuity and resilience of the race Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  Nokia deploys AI services to cut complexity of network support and maintenance

  Comms tech provider launches advanced suite of support services using artificial intelligence and automation to simplify network operations and maintenance Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  NCSC recognises cyber degree apprenticeships for the first time

  Addition of new cyber courses to National Cyber Security Centre’s accredited list will supposedly help students make better choices and help universities get more funding Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  Revealed: Crypto platform’s role in Cl0p ransomware raid

  Crypto infrastructure provider Binance provided assistance to law enforcement after finding its exchange was being used by cyber criminals to launder their ransomware profits Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  Extreme Networks taps up Microsoft Azure to provide UK customers with locally hosted cloud service

  Extreme Networks will draw on Microsoft Azure's UK datacentre region to provide its customers with locally hosted versions of its flagship cloud management platform Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  Online Safety Bill unfit for purpose, says new campaign group

  Campaign group set up to oppose Online Safety Bill says the duty of care is too simplistic, cedes too much power to US corporations and will, in practice, privilege the speech of journalists or politicians Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  Stalkerware apps becoming normalised among young people

  Data in a new report appears to show that dangerous stalkerware apps are becoming normalised in younger age groups Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 Opinion

  It’s time to hit fast forward for digital jobs

  With huge numbers of people left unemployed by the pandemic, and continuing skills gaps in technology, now is the time to start joining dots and helping more people into long-term tech careers Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  Gousto uses Sisense Fusion to broaden analytics across business

  AWS-based Sisense platform enables meal-kit company to provide more of its employees with data and create custom dashboards Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  Salesforce declares AWS partnership to enable intelligent applications

  Salesforce and Amazon Web Services have declared a ‘strategic partnership’ that is claimed to enable the easier creation of artificial intelligence-infused applications Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  (ISC)² makes ransomware education course free through 31 July

  Cyber security association is making its Professional Development Institute course on ransomware free to the general public until the end of July Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  Oracle signs multi-year database modernisation deal with Deutsche Bank to support its cloud plans

  Database software giant signs a deal with Deutsche Bank to support the financial services company’s ongoing hybrid cloud-focused digital transformation plans Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 Blog Post

  The ephemeral composable stack - Grafana: dashing aboard for a clearer view

  Grafana Labs specialises in what it calls ‘open and composable’ operational dashboards. That’s dashboards for viewing virtualized compute stack metrics, logs and traces - not dashboards in any ... Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  Lloyds Bank to close 44 more branches

  Banking group has announced the closure of a further 44 branches as customers increasingly use other channels for banking Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  Controversial cyber tycoon John McAfee dead at 75

  Founder of the eponymous cyber security firm has committed suicide in a Spanish prison Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 Blog Post

  Contentstack: MACH’s got your back for great CX-craic

  First, we had User eXperience (UX). Then, although it’s a still-nascent notion that’s not widely discussed, we had Developer eXperience (DX). Now, largely due to the nature of the web and the ... Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  Vodafone confirms European datacentres will be powered by 100% green energy by July 2021

  Telco giant claims it is on course to hit an important milestone in its latest sustainability push, with its entire European operations set to be 100% renewably powered by 1 July Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  Sizing up Australia’s vibrant cloud market

  Australia’s public cloud market is dotted with global and domestic players, with maturing adoption across public and private sectors Continue Reading

• June 24, 2021 24Jun2021 News

  Make ransomware payments illegal, say 79% of cyber pros

  Report produced for MSSP Talion claims overwhelming support for the criminalisation of ransomware payments Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 News

  Two-thirds of SMEs yet to consider impact of Openreach analogue and ISDN switch-off

  Survey by network services provider reveals worrying lack of preparedness amongst SMEs regarding support for remote workers ahead of the end of analogue copper services form BT broadband provision division Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 News

  Salomon selects on-demand GreenLake to support flexible business

  Sportswear business Salomon turns to HPE for flexible storage and computer infrastructure to run virtualised and containerised workloads Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 News

  City of York picks Barracuda Networks for data protection

  York Council needed to refresh its backup service to bring new security protections after it went ‘all-in’ on Microsoft Office 365 Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 News

  How containerisation helps VW develop car software

  Volkswagen’s R&D centre is working with Red Hat to use containerisation to improve how it develops and tests software for the control systems in cars Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 News

  WD-40 eases network friction with SD-WAN, SASE

  Manufacturer of so-called ‘miracle spray’ overhauls inflexible, decades-old MPLS infrastructure with managed networking and security Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 News

  Thousands of UK IT SMEs in financial distress with 185,000 jobs at risk

  Thousand of jobs in the UK IT sector are at risk as nearly 50,000 small businesses find themselves in dire straits financially Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 News

  IBM serves more AI power at Wimbledon 2021

  The annual Wimbledon tennis championship is an event IBM uses to showcase the insights possible using Watson-based artificial intelligence applications Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 News

  European Union to set up new cyber response unit

  Proposed Joint Cyber Unit will tackle a rising number of serious incidents impacting public services, businesses and citizens of the EU Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 In Depth

  Real-time analytics begins to find business vocation

  Continuous real-time analytics, operating at sub-second speed, are finding real-world applicability across industry sectors, such as retail, transport and banking. Their value crux: can businesses act on the signals provided? Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 News

  Bahrain university uses Alexa on campus

  University in Bahrain is using Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant to support users of its campus Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 News

  Mavenir, MobiledgeX enable global edge connectivity with Deutsche Telekom

  Network software provider teams with multicloud edge deployment tech firm to bring cloud-native dynamic deployment of 5G core for leading global operator Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 News

  Time to patch increases significantly during pandemic

  New data from US-based endpoint management specialist Automox reveals some of the challenges security teams face in keeping up with endpoint security Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 News

  UK councils reported over 700 data breaches to ICO in 2020

  Data disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act reveals an estimated 700 data breaches were reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office by local councils last year Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 Blog Post

  How do you solve a problem like ‘bad database days’ MariaDB?

  MariaDB Community Server 10.6 has arrived. But, to be honest, version 10.6 doesn’t sound like more than a ‘point release’ not worth worrying too much about, right? The company insists otherwise and ... Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 News

  Majority of global knowledge workers will be remote by the end of 2021

  Leading research firm predicts remote work will drive PC and tablet shipments to over 500 million units for the first time ever by the end of 2021 Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 News

  Openness can protect Dutch companies against ransomware

  Dutch businesses that suffer ransomware attacks need to be more open about it, if this growing problem is to be brought under control Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 News

  DataStax eyes growth in APAC

  DataStax opens regional headquarters in Singapore to tap the growth opportunities in Asia-Pacific where more organisations are modernising legacy systems and building cloud-native apps Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 In Depth

  Cloud storage APIs: What are they and what can be done with them?

  We look at the kinds of application programming interfaces (APIs) available to expose cloud storage to applications, from SME-targeted solutions to higher-end hooks Continue Reading

• June 23, 2021 23Jun2021 News

  Openreach calls on CommScope to deliver full-fibre broadband network across UK

  BT broadband provision division and wired and wireless network technology provider enter into partnership to accelerate pace of gigabit network roll-out Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 News

  Oracle debuts Support Rewards programme to accelerate enterprise cloud migrations

  Software giant offers financial incentives to longstanding on-premise software customers that opt to move more of their workloads to its cloud platform Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 News

  Users’ network expectations change in new normal

  Ciena study reveals how sustainability, connected industries and always-on connectivity are shaping the UK’s digital post-Covid landscape Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 News

  SonicWall sees 226.3 million ransomware attack attempts this year

  SonicWall detected 226.3 million attempted ransomware attacks between January and May 2021, more than double the number seen in the same period last year Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 News

  EU regulators call for ban on biometrics in public spaces

  European Union’s data protection regulators say facial recognition and other biometric identification technologies present too great a risk to fundamental human rights to be allowed in public spaces Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 News

  Green Mountain signs datacentre waste heat reuse agreement with Norwegian lobster farm

  Norway-based datacentre operator signs a waste heat reuse agreement with the world’s first land-based lobster farm Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 In Depth

  Post-pandemic IT: Are virtual datacentre tours here to stay?

  A physical tour of a datacentre has traditionally been a key marketing and selling tool for colocation operators, and the Covid-19 pandemic has forced many to provide virtual alternatives. But how do they compare? Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 News

  CDEI: UK public wants clear algorithmic transparency policies

  A research exercise by the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation has found the UK public wants clear, easy-to-understand information about algorithms in use by the public sector Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 News

  London Underground network goes fully mobile

  TfL hands 20-year concession to comms company to provide what is claimed to be most advanced network of its kind on the Tube, helping to remove one of the UK’s most high-profile mobile ‘not-spots’ Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 News

  Cloudflare announces new integrations with Microsoft, others

  New security integrations with Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Splunk, Datadog and Sumo Logic will supposedly make it easier for users to analyse network security data Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 News

  Innova and RISE drive node development in Sweden

  Swedish cyber security project, National Node, opens its doors to the country’s security firms Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 Opinion

  European ‘chat control’ plans in the name of ‘child safety’ threaten end-to-end encryption

  Proposals by European Commission to search for illegal material could mean the end of private messaging and emails Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 News

  NHSX policy document focuses on patients and data sharing

  Patient privacy and data and code reuse are three of the pillars outlined in the NHSX’s new data strategy for sharing patient data Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 In Depth

  Nautilus Data Technologies CEO on building waterborne datacentres in the name of sustainability

  James Connaughton, CEO of waterborne datacentre design champion Nautilus Data Technologies, sets out why the firm is convinced that water-cooled facilities are the answer to the tech industry’s sustainability woes Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 News

  NSPCC, IWF help under-18s scrub their nude photos from the web

  Report Remove tool is designed to be used by under-18s to report nude images or videos of themselves that have appeared online Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 News

  Boris Johnson unveils plans for National Science and Technology Council

  Prime minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to set up a National Science and Technology Council, which will help the UK realise and maximise the opportunities of scientific and technological breakthroughs Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 In Depth

  Investigating process and performance improvement in private cloud

  Continuous process improvement means, among other things, creating an environment that helps enterprises gauge performance as requirements change. However, the whole picture should be considered before deciding on an approach Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 Blog Post

  Computers 1 Humans 0

  It’s a reality – and one that becomes ever clearer, the more you travel and the more folk you meet – that the vast majority of people are actually quite stupid. Without getting all political, ... Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 News

  GlobalFoundries to open new fab in Singapore

  US chip foundry GlobalFoundries is building a $4bn semiconductor fabrication plant in Singapore to expand its manufacturing capacity as chip demand surges worldwide Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 News

  Nokia, DISH, AWS to launch first 5G SA core network on public cloud

  US network operator runs 5G standalone core on global cloud platform to optimise network operations and launch new software and services rapidly and efficiently Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 News

  UK SMEs lack capacity to fend off cyber attacks

  Three-quarters of UK SME leaders would not have sufficient capacity or expertise to deal with a cyber attack, according to a report Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 E-Zine

  A new three-year plan for digital government

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, the new CEO of the Gov-ernment Digital Service, Tom Read, explains his three-year strategy for improving online public services. EU attempts to regulate AI are under fire – we examine the issues. And we find out how ... Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 Blog Post

  Harness reigns in code delivery, smart tests & cloud ‘AutoStopping’

  In fairness to the branding cheese-factor that comes with many company names or product brands, Harness is a sensible moniker for a software delivery platform company. The firm used its developer ... Continue Reading

• June 22, 2021 22Jun2021 News

  Inside Macquarie Bank’s data transformation journey

  Australia’s Macquarie Bank has moved all its data and analytics to the cloud and is applying machine learning to detect fraud and improve customer experience Continue Reading

• June 21, 2021 21Jun2021 News

  UK public largely supportive of Amazon workers unionising

  A poll released on Prime Day by UK-based trade union Unite shows strong public support for Amazon workers should they choose to unionise Continue Reading

• June 21, 2021 21Jun2021 E-Zine

  CW APAC: Career guide to cloud computing

  In this handbook, Computer Weekly looks at the skills required for cloud professionals to succeed in an evolving industry, the risk to jobs posed by automation and the disciplines being taught at Future Tech Academy Continue Reading

• June 21, 2021 21Jun2021 News

  Opera house shuns cloud for Nutanix and Rubrik hyper-converged infrastructure

  The Royal Opera House considered moving all its infrastructure to the cloud, but a hybrid setup with Nutanix and Rubrik hyper-converged infrastructure came in 35% cheaper Continue Reading

• June 21, 2021 21Jun2021 News

  Parliamentary devices left in taxis, buses, trains and pubs

  Nearly 100 devices belonging to parliamentary staffers, including MPs and peers, were lost or stolen over the course of 2019 and 2020 Continue Reading

• June 21, 2021 21Jun2021 News

  Virgin Media O2 boosts small business broadband in UK

  Cable broadband provider clams to be ‘supercharging’ business connectivity with a free upgrade designed to help SMEs bounce back from the pandemic Continue Reading

• June 21, 2021 21Jun2021 News

  Exor International showcases Industry 4.0 smart factory

  Intel and Telecom Italia have worked with Exor to look at how 5G and AI can help build Industry 4.0 applications for manufacturing Continue Reading

• June 21, 2021 21Jun2021 News

  CIO interview: Daniel Duran, CIO, Concha y Toro

  Winemaker Concha y Toro’s CIO talks about how to combine 150 years of winemaking tradition with pioneering technology Continue Reading

• June 21, 2021 21Jun2021 News

  Triax Technologies raises $12.5m Series A funding to expand IoT offer

  First dedicated industrial internet of things venture capital fund supports growing loT worksite platform to increase worksite safety and efficiency Continue Reading

• June 21, 2021 21Jun2021 News

  NHSX set to unveil post-Covid data strategy

  The smart use of patient data could power new AI-based healthcare systems and speed up the discovery of new treatments Continue Reading

• June 21, 2021 21Jun2021 News

  Post Office pays 400 subpostmasters compensation for losses caused by computer errors

  The Post Office has so far compensated 400 subpostmasters who suffered losses because of errors in the organisation’s Horizon computer system Continue Reading

• June 21, 2021 21Jun2021 News

  New lab to bolster Singapore’s Industry 4.0 capabilities

  Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research teams up with local manufacturing software company to make Industry 4.0 capabilities more accessible to manufacturers Continue Reading

• June 21, 2021 21Jun2021 In Depth

  Best practices for secure printing

  The reality of a paperless office remains some way off, so printers are here to stay for a while. But their increasingly connected status means securing them should be a priority Continue Reading

• June 21, 2021 21Jun2021 News

  Philanthropists join forces to create $1bn distributed green energy platform to fight climate change

  IKEA Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation to help make renewable energy more accessible as part of a global push to fight climate change and curb greenhouse gas emissions Continue Reading

• June 21, 2021 21Jun2021 News

  Indian telcos start 5G trials, mass adoption remains elusive

  Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have started 5G trials in different cities, but mass adoption is still some way off due to high spectrum and infrastructure costs Continue Reading

• June 20, 2021 20Jun2021 Blog Post

  EU goes large on BIG: (Bridging Interoperability Gaps) hackathon

  Not put off by the complex circumlocutions and (many people with an understanding of economics and common sense would argue) calamitous complications and consequences of Brexit, the European ... Continue Reading

• June 18, 2021 18Jun2021 News

  NHS App reaches six million users, thanks to Covid vaccine feature

  More than two million new users have downloaded the NHS App since it was updated in May to include Covid-19 vaccination status Continue Reading

• June 18, 2021 18Jun2021 News

  Digital banks could dominate once baby boomers pass on their wealth

  Traditional banks face challenges in the coming years due to an increasing number of millennials only using digital banks Continue Reading

• June 18, 2021 18Jun2021 News

  Hyperoptic selects EXFO to accelerate fibre net deployment

  As it embarks upon a nationwide expansion of network, the fast-growing UK gigabit broadband provider enters into partnership to obtain network testing technology to guarantee buildout optimisation Continue Reading

• June 18, 2021 18Jun2021 News

  Vodafone taps Ericsson to strengthen UK 5G core

  Partners to deploy cloud-native dual-mode 5G core to bring the full promise of 5G services to business users Continue Reading

• June 18, 2021 18Jun2021 News

  Vast Data will offer containerised storage software, but not yet

  Vast Data sticking to its plan to provide no-tier “universal storage” via QLC flash and a 3D Xpoint read/write buffer that uses a containerised control plane Continue Reading

• June 18, 2021 18Jun2021 News

  ICO issues guidance on facial recognition in public spaces

  Information commissioner’s concern over the problematic use of facial recognition in public spaces has prompted her to publish official guidance on its deployment, while civil society calls for an outright ban Continue Reading

• June 18, 2021 18Jun2021 Blog Post

  Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF) continually expands

  The Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF) is an open source software foundation that seeks to improve the world’s capacity to deliver software with security and speed. The team has this summer said ... Continue Reading

• June 18, 2021 18Jun2021 News

  Lorca Ignite programme targets breakout cyber talent

  Six of the most successful companies to have come through Lorca’s existing accelerators are being inducted into an intensive programme Continue Reading

• June 18, 2021 18Jun2021 News

  Brent Council plots £3.8m datacentre revamp to protect IT infrastructure from cyber attacks

  Local authority is embarking on a multi-faceted datacentre revamp to protect it from cyber criminals and ensure it can bounce back more quickly from potential outages Continue Reading

• June 18, 2021 18Jun2021 News

  Druva helps Thirteen Group get round Azure data retention limits

  Social housing business has migrated to Microsoft Office 365 on Azure, but needed long-term data retention to comply with General Data Protection Regulation Continue Reading

• June 18, 2021 18Jun2021 News

  Carnival Cruises hit by fourth cyber incident in a year

  Latest data breach at Covid-hit cruise line comes hot on the heels of two recent ransomware attacks and a spring 2020 breach Continue Reading

• June 18, 2021 18Jun2021 News

  UK taskforce calls for cutting GDPR protections

  The UK’s Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform has recommended scrapping safeguards against automated decision-making contained in the General Data Protection Regulation Continue Reading

• June 18, 2021 18Jun2021 News

  Telenor, Telia tap Nokia for 5G joint network roll-out in Denmark

  Nokia to work with leading Danish mobile operators via their joint network to accelerate the delivery of 5G services across Denmark following the availability of 3.5GHz spectrum Continue Reading

• June 17, 2021 17Jun2021 E-Handbook

  Executive Interview: Juergen Mueller on SAP's tech strategy

  SAP CTO Juergen Mueller offers a glimpse into the company's thinking around delivering business applications as microservices, among other areas and updates in its technology strategy. Continue Reading

• June 17, 2021 17Jun2021 News

  WBA promises new monetisation opportunities with OpenRoaming Release 2

  Trade association members drive launch of new standard for wireless networking, now including Orion Wi-Fi from Google’s Area 120, the first full deployment compliant with the standard Continue Reading

• June 17, 2021 17Jun2021 News

  DISH, Dell announce Open RAN 5G edge infrastructure first for US

  Leading US operator taps IT giant for cloud-native, open 5G radio access network and edge compute technology and announces collaboration on go-to-market strategies for joint edge solutions Continue Reading