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25 Mar 2025
UK regulator consults on enabling direct satellite to mobile comms
By Joe O’HalloranUK to be first country in Europe to move ahead with plans to enable satellite calls to be made from standard smartphones, with people and businesses in hard-to-reach areas set to benefit most
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25 Mar 2025
Providers don't see better quality under value-based payments
By Jacqueline LaPointePrimary care providers do not see the benefits of value-based payments on quality of care at the organizational level as many report increased workloads and moral distress.
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25 Mar 2025
Nokia, Numana, Honeywell Aerospace team to advance quantum-safe networks
By Joe O’HalloranCollaboration designed to drive innovation and enable a global post-quantum security economy for enterprises using quantum key distribution and advanced cryptographic network technologies to safeguard digital infrastructure
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29 May 2024
Blackpool Council courts datacentre developers for tech-focused town regeneration project
By Caroline DonnellyBlackpool Council is seeking the support of the datacentre community for its bid to create a sustainable technology campus that will capitalise on the town’s proximity to transatlantic undersea cables
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29 May 2024
How APAC organisations are taking to VMware moves
By Stephen WithersLarge organisations in ANZ are looking for transformation rather than a like-for-like replacement for VMware, while those in India have already adopted a dual-supplier strategy
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28 May 2024
Executive Interview: Why Dell wants to be your one-stop AI shop
By Alex ScroxtonAt Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas, artificial intelligence was the talk of the town as Dell staked out an all-encompassing strategy ahead of an anticipated goldrush. Dell’s Nick Brackney explains why the tech giant believes it's onto a winner
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28 May 2024
Westcon-Comstor continuing shift to software, services and subscriptions
By Simon QuickeDistributor Westcon-Comstor shares full-year results that underline the direction of travel and the benefits of a data-driven approach
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26 May 2024
Nutanix beefs up AHV hypervisor, doubles down on AI
By Stephen WithersNutanix takes aim at VMware with enhancements to its AHV hypervisor along with tighter integrations with Nvidia and Hugging Face to simplify AI deployments
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24 May 2024
Kaseya: MSPs benefiting from supporting and using AI
By Simon QuickeVendor’s chief product officer shares thoughts around the current position MSPs and customers have around the emerging technology
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23 May 2024
CMA: AWS and Microsoft deny cloud discounts have anti-competitive effect on market
By Caroline DonnellyThe CMA finds that IT buyers do not see the anti-competitive impact that discounts can have on the UK cloud market, despite acknowledging that preferential pricing can dictate their choice of cloud provider
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22 May 2024
G-Cloud 14: Overseas suppliers risk non-compliance as CCS changes stance on UK VAT requirements
By Caroline DonnellyAfter assuring overseas suppliers multiple times during the G-Cloud clarification period that they did not need a UK VAT number to participate in the framework, government procurement chiefs have now backtracked on this guidance by telling non-UK suppliers to get VAT registered by October or risk being non-compliant
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21 May 2024
AST bolsters UK position with Symatrix buy
By Simon QuickeTie-up of Oracle specialists will provide operations on both sides of the Atlantic for expanding American business
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20 May 2024
Dell Technologies World: AI at core of Dell’s next chapter
By Alex ScroxtonWith a significant anniversary just passed, Dell CEO Michael Dell was in reflective mood as he looked ahead to the impact of artificial intelligence on the tech giant’s product stack
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20 May 2024
Concerns over supplier cloud security a customer issue
By Simon QuickeResearch from Tenable has underlined fears customers have around the ability of IT providers to deliver solid solutions
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20 May 2024
Red Hat CEO on OpenShift evolution and AI moves
By Aaron TanRed Hat CEO Matt Hicks talks up how OpenShift AI and RHEL AI can work together to lower the cost of training and inferencing to drive AI adoption and the company’s traction with customers looking to move away from VMware
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17 May 2024
Canalys adds to narrative of surging cloud spending
By Simon QuickeAnalysts have tracked the increase in spending in Q1, with AI playing a major role in driving investments
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17 May 2024
Akamai’s cloud computing play gains momentum
By Aaron TanThe company’s compute business could eventually account for the majority of its revenues, surpassing its security and content delivery businesses, says CEO Tom Leighton
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15 May 2024
Daisy survey reveals customers are investing in future-proofing while reducing costs
By Simon QuickeFirm Daisy Corporate Services quizzes customers to lift the lid on concerns and share their planned technology investment areas
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15 May 2024
AWS CEO Adam Selipsky to step down in June 2024
By Caroline DonnellyAfter three years heading up the world’s biggest public cloud company, Adam Selipsky is stepping down to be replaced by long-time Amazon staffer Matt Garman
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15 May 2024
Google ups ante in GenAI with Gemini enhancements
By Aaron TanGoogle has updated Gemini 1.5 Pro with a two-million-token context window and debuted a smaller, lightweight model optimised for high-frequency, specialised tasks
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14 May 2024
VMware Cloud on AWS now sold exclusively by Broadcom
By Tim McCarthyBroadcom discontinues AWS as a reseller of VMware Cloud on AWS, further evidence that it wants hands-on control of how the VM technology is sold, supported and distributed.
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14 May 2024
Matt Garman to replace Adam Selipsky as AWS CEO
By Tim McCarthyMatt Garman will become the new CEO at AWS. He will replace Adam Selipsky, a tech veteran who came to the role when current Amazon CEO Andy Jassy took over for Jeff Bezos.
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14 May 2024
NetApp upgrades AFF all-flash as it targets AI storage
By Antony AdsheadNew AFF arrays offer performance boost for artificial intelligence, while NetApp trumpets its advantages as a provider of sustainable and intelligent infrastructure for all kinds of workloads
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14 May 2024
CMA to double spend with AWS while overseeing anti-trust probe into cloud giant
By Caroline DonnellyThe CMA has reignited concerns about how its use of AWS could constitute a conflict of interest, given the public cloud giant is the subject of an anti-trust probe by the watchdog
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13 May 2024
Cloud spending continues despite economic challenges
By Simon QuickeResearch from the Cloud Industry Forum explores current customer attitudes and their expectations around the impact of AI
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13 May 2024
How SingPost is delivering on digital transformation
By Aaron TanSingPost group CIO outlines the company’s efforts to leverage AI and automation to improve operations, emphasising the importance of building the right culture as it expands its regional footprint
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13 May 2024
Norway bolsters digital transformation drive
By Gerard O'DwyerNorway’s government backs digital transformation with major capital investment this year
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13 May 2024
Executive interview: AWS’s GenAI innovation opportunity
By Cliff SaranWe speak to the head of the GenAI Innovation Center for Amazon Web Services about AI, tech innovation and IT challenges
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09 May 2024
Red Hat bullish on APAC growth, targets automakers and SMEs
By Aaron TanRed Hat is expanding its reach into smaller firms as well as the automotive and other industries to fuel its ‘high-double digit’ growth in the region
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09 May 2024
Ofcom publishes draft online child safety rules for tech firms
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonIn the draft codes, Ofcom calls on technology firms to use ‘robust’ age-checking and content moderation systems to keep harmful material away from children online
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09 May 2024
Currys signs up Microsoft and Accenture to modernise IT
By Cliff SaranIT modernisation programme covers datacentre migration to Azure cloud and roll-out of AI to boost shopping experience
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08 May 2024
Microsoft hit by fresh round of cloud-focused anti-competitive behaviour complaints
By Caroline DonnellyA Spanish trade association has filed a complaint with the country's competition watchdog over accusations Microsoft’s ‘anti-competitive’ behaviour is harmful to startups
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08 May 2024
Germany: European Court of Justice ruling on EncroChat could lead to new legal challenges
By Bill GoodwinA ruling by the European Court of Justice could prompt legal challenges in EncroChat prosecutions in Germany and other EU states
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07 May 2024
Red Hat eyes AI workloads in platform moves
By Aaron TanOpen source juggernaut rolls out offerings to make it easier to fine-tune large language models, among other moves to ease deployment of artificial intelligence workloads
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07 May 2024
French MSP saves 30% on cloud costs as it deploys Cubbit
By Antony AdsheadCubbit’s distributed object storage turns on-site capacity into a sovereign and secure cloud. CloudReso.com uses it to supply its customers and save on fees from big cloud providers
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07 May 2024
AWS to invest S$12bn in Singapore cloud infrastructure
By Aaron TanThe latest investment from AWS will bring the hyperscaler’s total planned investment in its Singapore cloud region to over S$23bn by 2028
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06 May 2024
Microsoft beefs up cyber initiative after hard-hitting US report
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft is expanding its recently launched Secure Future Initiative in the wake of a hard-hitting US government report on recent nation state intrusions into its systems
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03 May 2024
Lords say government must ‘go beyond’ current approach to LLMs
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonChair of the Lords Communications and Digital Committee has written to the UK’s digital secretary about the government’s approach to generative AI, lamenting a lack of support for copyright holders and measures to ensure competition in AI markets
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02 May 2024
How Okta is fending off identity-based attacks
By Aaron TanOkta has been bolstering the security of its own infrastructure and building new tools to scan customer environments for vulnerable identities, among other efforts to fend off identity-based attacks
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01 May 2024
Google Cloud accelerates asteroid discovery for US-based non-profit
By Caroline DonnellyGoogle Cloud opens up about the work it is doing with a US-based planetary science non-profit to help map the solar system
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01 May 2024
AWS results see public cloud giant tap into surging GenAI demand
By Caroline DonnellyAmazon CEO Andy Jassy claims AWS has turned a corner where its customers’ worries about cloud cost optimisation are concerned
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30 Apr 2024
Keeper to help Williams F1 keep up with cyber challenges
By Alex ScroxtonKeeper Security signs up to support F1 team Williams Racing with credential management ahead of the 2024 Miami Grand Prix
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30 Apr 2024
Global majority united on multilateral regulation of AI weapons
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonForeign ministers and civil society representatives say that multilateralism is key to controlling the proliferation and use of AI-powered autonomous weapons, but that a small number of powerful countries are holding back progress
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30 Apr 2024
Arcitecta offers file and object storage with huge transfer rates
By Yann SerraAustralian startup offers single namespace file and object storage with rapid access via a metadata database that puts the right data in the right place according to recent use
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29 Apr 2024
Nokia hails MENA successes with 5G and cloud
By Joe O’HalloranNokia inks key tech deals in UAE and Qatar to upgrade connectivity and drive 5G enterprise innovation, as well as to offer cloud interconnect service layer to enhance services for hyperscalers
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29 Apr 2024
Inside Oracle’s cloud adoption journey
By Aaron TanOracle CIO Jae Evans outlines the company’s approach to migrating its own infrastructure and applications to cloud and what customers can learn from its cloud journey
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26 Apr 2024
Microsoft sees datacentre investments key to AI leadership
By Cliff SaranMicrosoft is reportedly spending between $50 to $100m to build out AI infrastructure
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26 Apr 2024
Alphabet earnings show drive to boost Google Cloud and AI adoption
By Cliff SaranThe parent company of Google has increased artificial intelligence R&D spending and raised cloud sales commissions to boost adoption of Google Cloud
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25 Apr 2024
Zero trust is a strategy, not a technology
By Aaron TanZero-trust security should be seen as a strategy to protect high-value assets and is not tied to a specific technology or product, says the model’s creator John Kindervag
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25 Apr 2024
Consolidation and growth are key MSP market trends
By Simon QuickeMarket analysis from tech investment player reveals the factors underpinning continued growth on both sides of the Atlantic
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24 Apr 2024
Cyber training leader KnowBe4 to buy email security firm Egress
By Alex ScroxtonSecurity awareness training and phishing simulation specialist KnowBe4 is to buy email security expert Egress
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24 Apr 2024
AI firm saves a million in shift to Pure FlashBlade shared storage
By Antony AdsheadAI consultancy Crater Labs spent vast amounts of time managing server-attached drives to ensure GPUs were saturated. A shift to all-flash Pure Storage slashed that to almost zero
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24 Apr 2024
ITV News tech failures nearly caused ‘holes’ in live broadcasts
By Clare McDonaldSoftware purchased by ITN to be used to create bulletins and other content for ITV News is still experiencing problems almost a year after its introduction
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22 Apr 2024
Fujitsu to cut UK jobs as Post Office scandal fallout hits sales
By Karl FlindersJapanese supplier’s role in the Post Office Horizon scandal is beginning to hurt its UK business, with job cuts announced
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22 Apr 2024
Digital Edge punching above its weight in Asia datacentre market
By Aaron TanFast-growing datacentre provider Digital Edge is eyeing business from hyperscalers and counting on its strengths in datacentre operations and local partnerships to stand out from rivals
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19 Apr 2024
How Manipal Hospitals is driving tech innovations in healthcare
By Aaron TanManipal Hospitals’ video consultation services and a nurse rostering app are among the tech innovations it is spurring to improve patient care and ward operations
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18 Apr 2024
International police operation infiltrates LabHost phishing website used by thousands of criminals
By Bill GoodwinThe Metropolitan Police working with international police forces have shut down LabHost, a phishing-as-a-service website that has claimed 70,000 victims in the UK
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18 Apr 2024
CSA warns of emerging security risks with cloud and AI
By Aaron TanFew users appreciate the security risks of cloud and have the expertise to implement the complex security controls, says CSA chief executive David Koh
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17 Apr 2024
VMware’s APAC customers weigh in on licensing changes
By Aaron TanVMware customers in the region are concerned about higher costs even as they see the benefits of subscription-based pricing and product bundling in the longer term
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16 Apr 2024
Recognising APAC’s trailblazers in digital transformation
By Aaron TanDBS Bank and NUS were among the top industry innovators that were lauded for various transformational initiatives at the Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2024
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15 Apr 2024
Nib shutters last datacentre, moves most workloads to AWS
By Stephen WithersThe Australian health and travel insurance provider has closed the last of its seven datacentres, marking the end of its nine-year cloud migration programme
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12 Apr 2024
Government could still replace Fujitsu in key nuclear contract
By Karl FlindersFujitsu’s first government contract of the year could be just a stay of execution as department says that all replacement options are still being considered
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11 Apr 2024
How GenAI use is evolving for Google Cloud customers
By Josh OsmanWith more than one million developers now using Google Cloud’s generative AI systems to power their tools, Google customers have gone beyond experimentation and are now building their own agents
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11 Apr 2024
Fujitsu public sector contracts dry up in Post Office scandal aftermath
By Karl FlindersDisgraced IT supplier has won just one public sector contract following public anger over Post Office scandal
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10 Apr 2024
Breakthrough may herald secure home quantum computing
By Alex ScroxtonAn emerging approach to quantum security dubbed blind quantum computing may one day help spur mass adoption of quantum computing safely and securely, using technology that is already available today
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10 Apr 2024
Google Cloud debuts agent builder to ease GenAI adoption
By Aaron TanVertex AI Agent Builder is touted to enable developers with different levels of expertise to build conversational AI agents grounded in enterprise data
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10 Apr 2024
Salesforce helps customers establish bug bounty programmes
By Alex ScroxtonSalesforce has added new learning content to its Trailhead platform designed to help customers develop their own bug bounty programmes
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09 Apr 2024
Google Cloud embeds Gemini across product portfolio
By Aaron TanGoogle Cloud’s Gemini model will power a slew of AI assistant capabilities across its portfolio to bring the benefits of generative AI to developers and enterprise users
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08 Apr 2024
What Cisco’s Splunk acquisition means for APAC customers
By Aaron TanAPAC organisations can expect better visibility and insights into their networks and applications along with automation and response capabilities to improve their digital resilience
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08 Apr 2024
Marketplaces, AI and regional growth on Couchbase priorities list
By Simon QuickeCouchbase’s channel executive is looking to expand the reach of the business and provide partners with more routes to market
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08 Apr 2024
MPs will grill Cabinet Office over Fujitsu contract bidding pause
By Karl FlindersParliamentary select committees have their eyes trained on Fujitsu’s response to the Post Office Horizon scandal, with its pause on bidding for contracts under scrutiny
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05 Apr 2024
Environment Agency dumps Fujitsu as Post Office scandal takes its toll
By Karl FlindersTroubled supplier loses flood warnings contract with government department after almost a decade
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04 Apr 2024
AWS cuts several hundred jobs to tackle ‘inefficiency’ as customer cloud cost-cutting continues
By Caroline DonnellyPublic cloud giant AWS is embarking on another round of job cuts, with analysts citing the fact it’s losing ground to Microsoft in the AI race
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04 Apr 2024
UK-based cloud provider Civo offers ‘unconditional’ data egress fees waiver to customers
By Caroline DonnellyStevenage-based ‘open’ cloud champion Civo becomes latest provider to waive data egress fee charges for customers, but claims its offer is unconditional, unlike how the hyperscalers are approaching the same issue
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04 Apr 2024
Forrester: IT departments are blowing their cloud budgets
By Cliff SaranA poll of IT decision-makers has found that cloud spending is rising, driven by more workloads and ineffective IT architecture planning
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04 Apr 2024
Obituary: Professor Ross Anderson, pioneer in security engineering and campaigner
By Bill GoodwinRoss Anderson, a titan in the field of security engineering and campaigner for privacy and security, has passed away
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03 Apr 2024
Boomi CEO anticipates rise of the AI agent economy
By Aaron TanBoomi CEO talks up the company’s efforts to build up an AI agent architecture, its upcoming AI capabilities set to debut next month, and its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region
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03 Apr 2024
Ransomware kill switch may save 99% of files from encryption
By Alex ScroxtonMDR specialist Adlumin says its new features will help customers stop in-progress ransomware attacks before they can cause significant damage
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28 Mar 2024
UK plc going backwards on cyber maturity, Cisco report claims
By Alex ScroxtonFewer UK organisations believe their cyber security postures have reached a mature level than did so 12 months ago, as they struggle to keep up with new challenges and a fast-evolving threat landscape
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27 Mar 2024
Cyber spies, not cyber criminals, behind most zero-day exploitation
By Alex ScroxtonAnalysis from Google has found that zero-day vulnerabilities are much more heavily exploited for espionage purposes than for financially motivated cyber crime
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27 Mar 2024
Westcon-Comstor promotes Partner Insights
By Simon QuickeDistributor is encouraging channel to use data it provides to help identify trends and grow their businesses
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26 Mar 2024
GTC 2024: Storage suppliers queue up to ride the Nvidia AI wave
By Antony AdsheadStorage supplier announcements at Nvdia conference centre on infrastructure integration, tackling the GPU I/O bottleneck and AI hallucinations by running Nvidia NeMo and NIM microservices
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26 Mar 2024
How SAP is infusing AI into its business applications
By Aaron TanSAP’s chief artificial intelligence officer, Philipp Herzig, outlines the company’s approach towards AI and how it is making the technology more accessible to customers