ZDS Europe: December 2016

Friday 30 December 2016

IBM and Credit Mutuel Arkea beat banking legacy with blockchain

French bank explains what working with IBM on blockchain ledger technology means for customer identification

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450410201/IBM-and-Credit-Mutuel-Arkea-beat-banking-legacy-with-blockchain

Thursday 29 December 2016

Top 10 desktop, tablet, smartphone and mobile device stories of 2016

2016 was the year Microsoft pushed out a major Windows update, Linux celebrated its 25th anniversary and female personae took over AI

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404155/Top-10-desktop-tablet-smartphone-and-mobile-device-stories-of-2016

Wednesday 28 December 2016

UKtech50: Laura Meyer, CIO, Harper Collins

In this video from Computer Weekly's 2016 UKtech50 event, Laura Meyer, CIO, Harper Collins shares her five tips for good leadership.

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/video/UKtech50-Laura-Meyer-CIO-Harper-Collins

UKtech50: Madhu Bhabuta, director of operational IT, shared services, Mitie

In this video from Computer Weekly's 2016 UKtech50 event, Madhu Bhabuta, director of operational IT, Mitie shares her five top tips for innovation

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/video/UKtech50-Madhu-Bhabuta-director-of-operational-IT-shared-services-Mitie

UKtech50: Lee Edwards, CIO, British Library

In this video from Computer Weekly's 2016 UKtech50 event, Lee Edwards, CIO, British Library shares his five top tips for innovation

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/video/UKtech50-Lee-Edwards-CIO-British-Library

UKtech50: Stuart McSkimming, CIO, Shelter

In this video from Computer Weekly's 2016 UKtech50 event, Stuart McSkimming, CIO, Shelter shares his five tips for good leadership.

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/video/UKtech50-Stuart-McSkimming-CIO-Shelter

UKtech50: Gary Steen, CTO, Talk Talk

In this video from Computer Weekly's 2016 UKtech50 event, Gary Steen, CTO, Talk Talk speaks about Talk Talk's difficult year and shares his five tips for innovation.

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/video/UKtech50-Gary-Steen-CTO-Talk-Talk

UKtech50: John Harris, global CTO, Aimia

In this video from Computer Weekly's 2016 UKtech50 event, John Harris, global CTO, Aimia shares his five top tips for innovation.

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/video/UKtech50-John-Harris-global-CTO-Aimia

UKtech50: Giles Pavey, former chief data scientist, Dunnhumby

In this video from Computer Weekly's 2016 UKtech50 event, Giles Pavey, former chief data scientist, Dunnhumby, talks about the importance of big data in firms and shares his five tips for innovation

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/video/UKtech50-Giles-Pavey-former-chief-data-scientist-Dunnhumby

UKtech50: Christina Scott, CTO, News UK

In this video from Computer Weekly's 2016 UKtech50 event, Christina Scott, CTO, News UK shares her five tips for good leadership.

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/video/UKtech50-Christina-Scott-CTO-News-UK

UKtech50: Andrew Turner, CIO, Crossrail

In this video from Computer Weekly's 2016 UKtech50 event, Andrew Turner, CIO, Crossrail talks about the three year project to build Crossrail and shares his five tips for good leadership.

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/video/UKtech50-Andrew-Turner-CIO-Crossrail

UKtech50: Graeme Hackland, IT director, Williams F1

In this video from Computer Weekly's 2016 UKtech50 event, Graeme Hackland, IT director, Williams F1 shares his five tips for good leadership.

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/video/UKtech50-Graeme-Hackland-IT-director-Williams-F1

Taking Supercomputing into the Enterprise

Dell EMC now owns one of the Top500 supercomputers inside its HPC lab for its innovation customers and partners to use. The system, otherwise known as Zenith, is designed to complement the efforts of Dell in a bid to advance HPC solutions from its workgroup to the Top500.
The goal of the lab is providing a location where companies can test new technologies, cooperate with other experienced engineers and see the advantages of using a system that merges the latest new discoveries in computing, storage, and networking.

The supercomputer also lets Dell EMC and Intel illustrate the performance as well as the power that can be actualized for the most demanding of workloads thus driving a need for change whereby enterprises are improving their HPC requirements.

With growing compute demands, a further complication of analytics and simulation routines, the volume of data needing this computing power keeps on increasing. Een though the workloads might be different, the HPC problems are similar in varying industries such as energy, manufacturing, finance and life sciences and the workflows can be affected by any number of factors.

Consequently, organizations of all sizes find the need for computing resources that rival those found in government labs and educational supercomputer hubs. Specifically, to meet today’s demands organizations have a whole lot of hardware and software elements which must be carefully chosen, tightly integrated into the existing system and controlled over time. Unfortunately, not many of them have the time, budget or in-house expertise in exotic technologies to be able to pull this off. Additionally, there is not standard configuration or protocol to ensure that a system is capable of meeting the needs of a business.

Due to the great complexities involved in selecting the best technology and bringing disparate elements of an HPC system together, organizations are in a position to greatly profit by testing workloads on a real system. This is believed to allow the companies to have a better understanding of these technologies and combinations of software and hardware so as to deliver the performance and reliability for business-critical workloads. It is just what Dell EMC has got in mind with the strides being made at their HPC innovation lab. When they investigate a new HPC technology, they have to test it thoroughly in order to understand its influence on the system and execution. The work is then shared with partners and customers who are looking for such infrastructure to handle their growing data demands.

from ZDS Europe http://www.zds-europe.com/2016/12/28/taking-supercomputing-into-the-enterprise/

Friday 23 December 2016

CIO interview: MoD’s DII replacement will feed Government as a Platform

Mike Stone, who will soon be leaving his position of CIO at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), explains how the MoD’s DII replacement will feed into Government as a Platform

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409920/CIO-Interview-MODs-DII-replacement-will-feed-Government-as-a-Platform

Thursday 22 December 2016

Auticon: the IT consultancy that employs only autistic IT professionals

IT consultancy Auticon explains why and how it employs only autistic consultants and why diversity is beneficial for businesses

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409910/Auticon-the-IT-consultancy-that-employs-only-autistic-IT-professionals

Almost 90% of customers say social media availability affects brand loyalty

Customers expect to be able to contact brands via social media, with nine out of 10 claiming availability of a brand through their preferred social channel has an impact on their retailer loyalty

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409915/Almost-90-of-customers-say-social-media-availability-affects-brand-loyalty

Extra £440m to get superfast broadband to hardest-to-reach places in UK

Government announces extra funding for its superfast broadband roll-out, with 600,000 more premises expected to benefit

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409911/Extra-440m-to-get-superfast-broadband-to-hardest-to-reach-in-UK

Top 10 state surveillance, investigatory powers and activism stories of 2016

This year saw the UK introduce the Snoopers' Charter, legalising some of the most extensive government surveillance powers in the world. Computer Weekly exposed state monitoring of Parliamentary emails, and reported on activist Lauri Love's legal battle to be tried in the UK over alleged hacking in the US

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404654/Top-10-state-surveillance-investigatory-powers-and-activism-stories-of-2016

Wednesday 21 December 2016

2017 UK IT budgets show increased CRM and business automation focus

CRM has emerged as the number one UK IT spending priority for 2017, in terms of packaged business applications. Beyond packaged, the top three software initiatives were business process automation, data quality and governance

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409860/2017-UK-IT-budgets-show-increased-CRM-and-business-automation-foci

How Shazam handles its data reserves

Chris Kammermann, senior infrastructure engineer at Shazam, explains how adopting the Splunk platform has helped the firm deal with legacy systems and data analysis

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409644/How-Shazam-handles-its-data-reserves

Hyperscale datacentre growth sees demand for OEM hardware soar, research shows

Synergy Research Group lifts the lid on how the growth of hyperscale datacentre operators is developing around the world, as well as the impact this is having on demand for hardware from legacy IT suppliers

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409641/Global-hyperscale-datacentre-growth-sees-demand-for-OEM-hardware-soar-reveals-Synergy-Research

European court delivers blow to Snoopers’ Charter

Parts of the controversial Investigatory Powers Act relating to the bulk collection of communications data have been ruled unlawful by the European Court of Justice

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409635/European-court-delivers-blow-to-Snoopers-Charter

Doddle Parcels delivers for Christmas with NoSQL database

Parcel delivery company Doddle has turned to a NoSQL database to deliver on Christmas and set up more shops more quickly

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409602/Doddle-Parcels-delivers-for-Christmas-with-NoSQL-database

Tuesday 20 December 2016

IT Priorities 2017: Many ANZ CIOs don’t expect IT budget increase

There is still uncertainty over Australian CIO budgets in 2017 and many expect a reduction

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409555/IT-Priorities-2017-Many-ANZ-CIOs-dont-expect-IT-budget-increase

IT Priorities 2017: Quarter of Asean CIOs expect big IT budget increase

More than half of Asean IT leaders expect a budget increase next year, and a quarter of them anticipate a rise of more than 10%

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409557/IT-Priorities-2017-Quarter-of-Asean-CIOs-expect-big-IT-budget-increase

Midland News Association backs shared services for improved business agility

Midland News Association took home the Best of Show prize at the 2016 Best of VMworld Awards after cutting costs and boosting business agility by overhauling its IT infrastructure

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404779/Midland-News-Association-backs-shared-services-for-improved-business-agility

Digital Realty sets sights on loosening Equinix’s grip on global colocation market

Digital Realty's managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa sets out how the business is drawing on its recent datacentre acquisitions to take Equinix on in 2017

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409576/Digital-Realty-sets-sights-on-loosening-Equinixs-global-grip-on-global-colocation-market

IT error means 420,000 Scottish taxpayers not informed of new rates

National Audit Office report reveals how error in HMRC system led to thousands of taxpayers not receiving notification letters for Scottish Rate of Income Tax

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409574/IT-error-means-420000-Scottish-taxpayers-not-informed-of-new-rates

Monday 19 December 2016

HMRC slammed over tax probe into Newcastle datacentre campus investors

HM Revenue and Customs said it is committed to clamping down on abuses of the UK tax system, following criticism of its decision to recoup tax relief payments to datacentre investors

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409502/HMRC-slammed-over-tax-probe-into-Newcastle-datacentre-campus-investors

BMW runs first Innovation Lab for financial services division

Five startups take part in luxury car manufacturer’s first “innovation lab” to develop financial technology solutions

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409486/BMW-runs-first-Innovation-Lab-for-financial-services-division

Consumers prepare for Christmas broadband misery

Holiday pressure on already over-capacity broadband services is likely to leave consumers frustrated this Christmas, according to a survey

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409485/Consumers-prepare-for-Christmas-broadband-misery

Windows cracks under data access demands

The operating system fights for survival as workers demand cross-platform access to corporate data

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Windows-cracks-under-data-access-demands

What does Tech Nordic Advocates network look like a year on?

Group set up to stimulate collaboration in the Nordic and Baltic IT communities to help them grow is a year old

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404792/Tech-Nordic-Advocates-network-a-year-on

Bright Little Labs launches first book to encourage kids into Stem

Children’s media company Bright Little Labs has released its first book aiming to teach children more about technology and encourage them to take an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem)

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450409476/Bright-Little-Labs-launches-first-book-to-encourage-kids-into-Stem

Review of 2016: Top 10 CW Benelux articles

Here are the 10 most popular Benelux-focused Computer Weekly articles of 2016

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450403601/Review-of-2016-Top-ten-CW-Benelux-articles

Top 10 CIO interviews of 2016

IT leaders from across the UK and Europe shared their plans, strategies and best practice advice with Computer Weekly

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450403681/Top-10-CIO-interviews-of-2016

Sunday 18 December 2016

Could blockchain revolutionise the Middle East?

The Middle East could pioneer the use of blockchain, transforming the processes used by organisations in the region

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404690/Could-blockchain-revolutionise-the-Middle-East

Friday 16 December 2016

Ofcom says 5% of UK properties still lack sufficient broadband access

Ofcom’s Connected Nations report highlights improvements in broadband speed and connectivity across the UK, as well as areas that are still ripe for improvement

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404801/Ofcom-says-5-of-UK-properties-still-lack-sufficient-broadband-access

Oracle Q2 2016-17 results: cloud growth but overall revenue flat

Oracle’s Q2 results for fiscal year 2017 indicate 70% growth in cloud revenue from $649m in same year ago quarter to $1.1bn, 12% of overall revenue, flat at $9bn

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404777/Oracle-Q2-2016-17-results-cloud-growth-but-overall-revenue-flat

Case study: German protein supplier Gelita uses MDM to boost global workforce mobility

Collagen protein supplier Gelita picked up the award for best desktop virtualisation or mobility project at the 2016 Best of VMworld Awards. Find out why here

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404768/Case-study-German-protein-supplier-Gelita-uses-MDM-to-boost-global-workforce-mobility

2017 IT Priorities: Benelux IT leaders least confident of budget increase

Benelux-based IT decision makers expect to divert more of their IT budgets to cloud technology and services

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404771/2017-IT-Priorities-Benelux-IT-leaders-least-confident-of-budget-increase

Amadeus turns to NoSQL to answer complex travel questions

Travel software and services company Amadeus has employed a NoSQL database technology to help travellers find answers to complex travel queries

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404428/Amadeus-turns-to-NoSQL-to-answer-complex-travel-questions

Telecoms: Opportunities and challenges in 2017

The telecoms sector is undergoing profound change, particularly in terms of consumer demand and technology, says Angus Finnegan of law firm Taylor Wessing

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Telecoms-Opportunities-and-challenges-in-2017

Smart machines primed to accelerate across business

Machine intelligence, artificial intelligence and cognitive computing are likely to become key components of business operations, says Gartner

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404766/Smart-machines-primed-to-accelerate-across-business

Thursday 15 December 2016

Cisco confirms closure of Intercloud public cloud platform in 2017

Networking giant says change in cloud strategy indicates how users’ technology needs are evolving

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404699/Cisco-confirms-closure-of-Intercloud-public-cloud-platform-in-2017

Industry backs call for government action on 5G

The mobile industry has rallied around this week’s National Infrastructure Commission report on 5G and telecoms

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404694/Industry-backs-call-for-government-action-on-5G

BMW Group uses IBM Watson to explore personalised driver systems

BMW and IBM are putting research teams together to investigate the use of IBM Watson to personalise the driver experience

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404692/BMW-Group-uses-IBM-Watson-to-explore-personalised-driver-systems

Typo allowed Russian hackers to access US Democratic Party emails

Typographical mistake in an email warning of a phishing attack on the US Democrats led to thousands of private emails being accessed and published by Russian-backed hackers

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404682/Typo-allowed-Russian-hackers-to-access-US-Democratic-Party-emails

Yahoo hacked: One billion users affected by August 2013 data breach, company confirms

Yahoo confirms details of a historic data breach, dating back to 2013, affecting one billion users

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404680/Yahoo-hacked-One-billion-users-affected-by-August-2013-data-breach-company-confirms

Wednesday 14 December 2016

Microsoft to offer cloud users private network connections to UK datacentres

Software giant Microsoft expands on UK datacentre launch to give users private network access to its facilities

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404615/Microsoft-to-offer-cloud-users-private-network-connections-to-UK-datacentres

Swedish Cider company upgrades to cloud ERP to keep up with growth

Apple-based product manufacturer moves to an industry-specific ERP system in the cloud

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404614/Swedish-Cider-company-upgrades-to-cloud-ERP-to-keep-up-with-growth

IT services advisory sector consolidates as ISG acquires Alsbridge

Significant robotic process automation skills included in ISG’s $74m acquisition of Alsbridge

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404611/IT-services-advisory-sector-consolidates-as-ISG-acquires-Alsbridge

Swedish trading venue Nasdaq Stockholm fined for cyber security failures

The Swedish financial services regulator FI fines Nasdaq Stockholm and its clearing operation for not managing its security supplier adequately

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404605/Swedish-trading-venue-Nasdaq-Stockholm-fined-for-cyber-security-failures

AWS opens UK datacentre region to meet "pent-up" demand for locally-hosted cloud

The UK managing director of AWS claims region opening will help existing customers meet their latency and data sovereignty requirements, and benefit the wider economy

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404606/AWS-opens-UK-datacentre-region-to-meet-pent-up-demand-for-locally-hosted-cloud

Tuesday 13 December 2016

GP tests out connected stethoscope, cleared for NHS use

A digitally connected stethoscope from a Silicon Valley startup is now available in the UK and promises to change patient-doctor interaction

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404551/GP-tests-out-connected-stethoscope-cleared-for-NHS-use

Is there a Dutch digital delusion?

To stand still is to decline. The Netherlands seems to be losing ground in the digital world, according to new reports

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404536/Is-there-a-Dutch-digital-delusion

Metro Bank moves IT infrastructure to cloud

Metro Bank moves its IT infrastructure to a private Rackspace cloud platform, which will allow it to keep up with the latest technologies and reduce costs

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404545/Metro-Bank-moves-IT-infrastructure-to-cloud

Saudi Arabia enterprise IT trends for 2017

Computer Weekly look at the technologies that will dominate enterprise IT in Saudi Arabia next year

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404528/Saudi-Arabia-enterprise-IT-trends-for-2017

NVMe over fabrics vs Fibre Channel, Ethernet, Infiniband

NVMe over fabrics takes the built-for-flash advantages of the PCIe-based protocol, and allows NVMe to be sent via Fibre Channel, Ethernet and Infiniband networks

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/NVMe-over-fabrics-vs-Fibre-Channel-Ethernet-Infiniband

Tech industry big guns unite to create crash-free IT services and systems

Some of the tech industry's biggest names have come together to create the Zero Outage Industry Standards Association to help improve the uptime of IT systems and services

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404489/Tech-industry-big-guns-unite-to-create-crash-free-IT-services-and-systems

KFC hacked: Customers urged to reset loyalty scheme passwords

Fast food giant has emailed all 1.2 million members of its loyalty scheme, urging them to change their passwords after its recent data breach

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404526/KFC-hacked-Customers-urged-to-reset-loyalty-scheme-passwords

European cloud adoption grows thanks to Microsoft Office 365 push

Google broke the mould with a cloud-based office productivity suite, but it now appears to be losing ground to Microsoft

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404491/European-cloud-adoption-grows-thanks-to-Microsoft-Office-365-push

Monday 12 December 2016

Citrix: How the great survivor challenges the tech giants

In spite of Microsoft and VMware encroaching on its core product areas, Citrix is a company which seems to have “staying power”

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404338/Citrix-How-the-great-survivor-challenges-the-tech-giants

KPMG cautions CEOs against ignoring GDPR requirements because of Brexit

Professional services giant KPMG says UK businesses cannot afford to ignore incoming European data protection requirements if they want to continue to trade successfully with the continent in future

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404457/KPMG-cautions-CEOs-against-ignoring-GDPR-requirements-over-post-Brexit-data-protection-uncertainty

Navigate to unified workspace success

To remove barriers to workforce mobility, CIOs need to deliver the right apps and information to the right user, on the right devices

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Navigate-to-unified-workspace-success

Sunday 11 December 2016

IT Priorities 2017: More than half of Middle East organisations will reduce spending on IT staff

Organisations in the Middle East face the challenge of gaining new IT skills despite IT staff budget cuts

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404413/IT-Priorities-2017-More-than-half-of-Middle-East-organisations-will-reduce-spending-on-IT-staff

Friday 9 December 2016

IT Priorities 2017: Nordic organisations to spend more on cloud services

The adoption of cloud computing in its many guises will be a top priority in the Nordic region in 2017

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404402/IT-Priorities-2017-Nordic-organisations-to-spend-more-on-cloud-services

Government Transformation Strategy to 'fundamentally' change the way departments operate

A background document outlines details of the forthcoming Government Transformation Strategy

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404408/Government-transformation-strategy-to-fundamentally-change-the-way-departments-operate

From Symbian to finance apps – Nokia expertise harnessed by banks

Banks in the Nordic region are taking advantage of the Nokia legacy left in Finland

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404390/From-Symbian-to-finance-apps-Nokia-expertise-harnessed-by-banks

Blackberry changes tack to secure enterprise internet of things

After dropping devices to concentrate on mobile device management, Blackberry is poised to take on IoT security under John Chen’s leadership

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404392/Blackberry-changes-tack-to-secure-enterprise-internet-of-things

IT Priorities 2017: Buyers look for network privacy, visibility tools

The 2017 Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey shows growing interest in network privacy, security and management, but SDN and NFV are still lagging

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404334/IT-Priorities-2017-Buyers-look-for-network-privacy-visibility-tools

Thursday 8 December 2016

PowerShell security threats greater than ever, researchers warn

Administrators should upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft PowerShell and enable extended logging and monitoring capabilities in the light of a surge in related security threats, warn researchers

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404333/PowerShell-security-threats-greater-than-ever-researchers-warn

Cognizant acquires IT team at German steel giant Klöckner

Cognizant buys the IT operation of one of its customers to gain additional sector and technology knowledge

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404336/Cognizant-acquires-IT-team-at-German-steel-giant-Klockner

Security Think Tank: Simplify infosec messages: If not X, then Y and Z

How can information security professionals help businesses to understand the cyber risks across increasingly digital businesses?

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Security-Think-Tank-Simplify-infosec-messages-If-not-X-then-Y-and-Z

Networking tech is key to unlocking business productivity

An LSE report produced for Vodafone identifies three key levers that could unlock business productivity in the UK

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404332/Networking-tech-is-key-to-unlocking-business-productivity

Wednesday 7 December 2016

The United Arab Emirates enterprise IT trends for 2017

The UAE is already a leader in areas such as smart city developments, and 2017 looks set to see organisations in the country increase its adoption of other transformational IT

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404250/The-United-Arab-Emirates-enterprise-IT-trends-for-2017

IT Priorities 2017: Quarter of Apac CIOs expect IT budget to rise by more than 10%

More than half of Apac-based IT decision-makers expect budgets to rise next year and cloud-related projects look the likely destination of the extra money

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404257/IT-Priorities-2017-Quarter-of-Apac-CIOs-expect-IT-budget-to-rise-by-more-than-10

UKtech50 2016 - The most influential people in UK IT

Computer Weekly has announced the seventh annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK IT sector

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404054/UKtech50-2016-The-most-influential-people-in-UK-IT

Few iOS apps in enterprises meet Apple’s new security mandate

Most iOS apps in the enterprise pose potential security risks, according to research by Appthority

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404262/Few-iOS-apps-in-enterprises-meet-Apples-new-security-mandate

HP Inc: The difference a year makes

HP Inc is trying to invent its way to a new business. We speak to UK managing director George Brasher about its innovation mojo

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404260/HP-Inc-The-difference-a-year-makes

UKtech50: The most influential person in UK IT for 2016, Simon Segars, CEO, ARM

Computer Weekly has announced the seventh annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers driving the role of technology in the UK economy

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/video/UKtech50-The-most-influential-person-in-UK-IT-for-2016

IT Priorities 2017: What will IT decision-makers be focusing on?

Each year, TechTarget looks at how CIOs and senior IT decision-makers will be investing in IT in the 12 months ahead

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Tape backup: Often old and confused, but quite cheap

Survey results show those with tape are likely to have old tapes, multiple formats, including defunct ones, and no way of knowing what is on them. But tape is still quite cheap for most

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404253/Tape-backup-Often-old-and-confused-but-quite-cheap

Security Think Tank: Communication is key to cyber security in digital era

How can information security professionals help organisations to understand the cyber risks across increasingly digital businesses?

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Security-Think-Tank-Communication-is-key-to-cyber-security-in-digital-era

40 firms to trial IBM Watson cognitive computing for cyber security

Forty companies sign up to apply IBM’s Watson cognitive computing systems to cyber security, but threat intelligence experts caution against total reliance on such systems

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404252/40-firms-to-trial-IBM-Watson-cognitive-computing-for-cyber-security

Samsung wins Supreme Court case in patent battle with Apple

Samsung has won the right to a review of the $548m it paid Apple for infringing iPhone patents

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IT Priorities 2017: Hybrid cloud set to dominate datacentre infrastructure buying decisions

The 2017 Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities poll suggests the next 12 months will see enterprise IT buyers move to increase the hybrid-readiness of their datacentre facilities

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404185/IT-Priorities-2017-Hybrid-cloud-set-to-dominate-datacentre-infrastructure-buying-decisions

Tuesday 6 December 2016

Blow for Australian banks in Apple dispute

Australia's big banks might not be granted leave to collectively bargain with and boycott Apple over its Apple Pay service

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Internet of things gains momentum in Southeast Asia

IoT has been much hyped in Southeast Asia, and organisations in the region are testing the technology's potential

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404190/Internet-of-things-gains-momentum-in-Southeast-Asia

CW Video: The digital opportunity for CIOs

Mark Lillie , global CIO programme leader at Deloitte, discusses how CIOs can take a leadership role in digital business transformation

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/video/CW-Video-The-digital-opportunity-for-CIOs

Google to hit 100% renewable energy target for datacentres in 2017

Google claims to be on course to hit its 100% renewable energy pledge in 2017 by ramping up its acquisition of green power sources

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404208/Google-to-hit-100-renewable-energy-datacentre-target-in-2017

Dailymotion breach prompts calls for password alternatives

The latest breach of millions of user details prompts fresh calls for better security of user data and an alternative to passwords

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404205/Dailymotion-breach-prompts-calls-for-password-alternatives

Equinix to acquire 29 datacentres from Verizon for $3.6bn

Colocation giant Equinix hits the acquisition trail once more, as it continues on its quest to expand its global datacentre footprint

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404197/Equinix-to-acquire-29-datacentres-from-Verizon-for-36bn

Aberdeenshire delivers wireless across schools and libraries

Aberdeenshire Council has built an estate-wide wireless network covering its schools, libraries and corporate buildings

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404192/Aberdeenshire-delivers-wireless-across-schools-and-libraries

Security Think Tank: How to make cyber risk easier for business to understand

Ofcom reveals duct and pole sharing proposals for fibre broadband

Regulator has made a number of suggestions to make it easier for broadband providers to get access to BT Openreach’s ducts and poles

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404180/Ofcom-reveals-duct-and-pole-sharing-proposals-for-fibre-broadband

UK falls below global cyber security confidence

Global confidence in ability to accurately assess cyber risk has fallen in the past year, but the UK has fallen below the global average

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London Stock Exchange opens tech services centre in Sri Lanka

The London Stock Exchange increases its technology support services operation in Sri Lanka

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404173/London-Stock-Exchange-opens-tech-services-centre-in-Sri-Lanka

IT service managers see a role for ITIL in digital business transformation

ITIL is a best practices framework for running IT that can be applied to organisations of any size, but can sometimes feel top heavy for fast-paced IT-driven initiatives

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404172/IT-service-managers-see-a-role-for-ITIL-in-digital-business-transformation

Monday 5 December 2016

The ICO drafts in expertise of former diplomat

Former British diplomat Rob Luke takes up the role of the ICO’s second deputy commissioner in January 2017

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404130/The-ICO-drafts-in-expertise-of-former-diplomat

Europol hosts simulated cyber attack on retail sector

Europol and MasterCard hold a retail cyber attack simulation exercise to raise awareness of the issue and how to respond to attacks, as well as promote information sharing in the sector

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404120/Europol-hosts-simulated-cyber-attack-on-retail-sector

What happens to data protection when we leave the EU?

The UK was a keen participant in the formulation of new data protection laws for the European Union, but its electorate has since voted to leave the EU. How is that likely to affect data protection in the UK once Brexit is accomplished?

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/What-happens-to-data-protection-when-we-leave-the-EU

The need for speed: Inside the cloud innovation engine at AWS

With analysts citing Amazon’s speedy product release cycles as a major source of competitive difference for the cloud firm, AWS CEO Andy Jassy opens up about how it keeps its innovation engine ticking over

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404123/The-need-for-speed-Inside-the-cloud-innovation-engine-at-AWS

End user devices require careful orchestration

Options for access to IT have soared since the desktop PC’s heyday, and organisations must conduct a balancing act

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/End-user-devices-require-careful-orchestration

Security Think Tank: Cyber risk not just an IT issue

UK and European firms to continue to invest in data protection ahead of GDPR

Data protection is to remain a key focus for IT security investment for European firms in 2017, but the emphasis is on cloud and mobile security as companies move to these technology platforms

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404112/UK-and-European-firms-to-continue-to-invest-in-data-protection-ahead-of-GDPR

Friday 2 December 2016

Security Think Tank: Cyber security must be recognised as a fundamental component of business

How can information security professionals help organisations to understand the cyber risks across increasingly digital businesses?

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Security-Think-Tank-Cyber-security-must-be-recognised-as-a-fundamental-component-of-business

Security veteran urges firms to prioritise spear phishing defence

UK firms should prioritise defence against spear phishing as a key component of cyber attacks, according to security veteran Peter Wood

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404028/Security-veteran-urges-firms-to-prioritise-spear-phishing-defence

AWS on bringing machine learning and artificial intelligence to the cloud masses

Amazon Web Services used Re:Invent 2016 to stake its claim as an early adopter of machine learning, while revealing details of its plans to boost the technology's take-up among everyday developers

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450403994/AWS-on-bringing-machine-learning-and-artificial-intelligence-to-the-cloud-masses

UK helps dismantle Avalanche global cyber network

The UK's National Crime Agency has contributed to the takedown of a cloud-based cyber crime network in a collaborative law enforcement operation involving 30 countries

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450404018/UK-helps-dismantle-Avalanche-global-cyber-network

The digital opportunity for CIOs

CIOs have a unique opportunity to lead the digital strategy in their organisations, but they have to move quickly to make sure they have the right skills and infrastructure in place

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450403916/The-digital-opportunity-for-CIOs

Academics link payment card vulnerability to Tesco Bank cyber heist

UK academics uncover a vulnerability in online payment systems, which they say could have been used in the Tesco Bank cyber heist

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450403998/Academics-link-payment-card-vulnerability-to-Tesco-Bank-cyber-heist

Businesses forget disability and accessibility when buying IT

Both customer and supply side IT organisations need to consider the needs of disabled people when embarking on new procurements, according to a recent study

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450403959/Businesses-forget-disability-and-accessibility-when-buying-IT

Thursday 1 December 2016

Storage briefing: NVMe vs SATA and SAS

NVMe brings blistering performance gains over existing HDD-era disk protocols, and is a straight swap-in for PCIe server-side flash with array and hyper-converged products on the way

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Storage-briefing-NVMe-vs-SATA-and-SAS

Mirai botnet hits Post Office Broadband and Kcom customers

Broadband providers Post Office Broadband and Kcom are among a number of operators to have been hit by a hack targeting Zyxel routing hardware

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450403957/Mirai-botnet-hits-Post-Office-Broadband-and-Kcom-customers

US and UK government expand surveillance powers

The US has introduced wide new hacking powers for the federal agents a day after the UK's Investigatory Powers Act firmed up bulk surveillance powers for intelligence and polices services

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450403905/US-and-UK-government-expand-surveillance-powers

Security Think Tank: Cyber security is everyone’s responsibility

Nokia brand returns to smartphone market

Nokia licence holder HMD Global plans to use the famous brand name on Android devices from early 2017

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450403903/Nokia-brand-returns-to-smartphone-market

GE opens biggest digital hub in India

Bangalore centre added to US industrial giant’s global network of digital hubs

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450403901/GE-opens-biggest-digital-hub-in-India

AWS to hit halfway point on 100% green datacentre pledge by end of 2017

Amazon Web Services opens up about the progress it is making with ramping up the amount of renewable energy its datacentres consume

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450403893/AWS-on-course-to-have-50-of-its-datacentres-powered-by-green-energy-in-2017

Mozilla and Tor issue patches for Firefox flaw exposing Tor users

Users of Tor anonymous browsing urged to update to the latest versions of relevant software to block an exploit that collects IP and MAC addresses to identify users

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450403896/Mozilla-and-Tor-issue-patches-for-Firefox-flaw-exposing-Tor-users

AWS ramps up efforts to solve enterprise petabyte-scale cloud data migrations woes

Cloud giant fleshes out data-transfer appliance portfolio to help enterprises shift large amounts of data off-premise

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450403892/AWS-ramps-up-efforts-to-help-enterprises-struggling-with-petabyte-scale-cloud-data-migrations

AWS CEO hails "changing of the guard" in enterprise IT on the back of cloud growth

AWS CEO Andy Jassy hits out at “old guard” enterprise IT suppliers, while talking up his company’s ability to out-sell and out-innovate them

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450403886/AWS-CEO-hails-changing-of-the-guard-in-enterprise-IT-on-the-back-of-cloud-growth