Tintri adds VMware and Flocker persistent container storage

VM-native storage array maker Tintri will allow customers persistent storage for Docker containers via planned VMware vSphere 6.5 functionality or via bare metal/host OS

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Path to telco revenues lies through improved user trust, says KPMG

Report suggests that half of UK adults would switch telecoms and broadband provider in the event of a security breach, and identifies revenue opportunities in building trust among consumers

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UK government re-announces £1.9bn cyber security spend

Five-year cyber security spending increase announced by Chancellor Philip Hammond 12 months after George Osborne did so

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Using cross-industry collaboration on open standards to address big data in the datacentre

Efforts are under away across the industry to create open standards to ensure datacentre hardware is equipped to cope with the amounts of information datacentres are required to process in real time

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Industry-giants-collaborate-on-open-standard-interconnects-to-meet-growing-data-processing-challenge

Lancaster University hails potential of AI software to cut datacentre power consumption

Lancaster University reveals details of its work to create an AI-based, self-assembling software system that could improve the efficiency of datacentres

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Insurers face same legacy system battle as retail banks

The biggest barrier to insurance companies adopting digital technology is their heavy reliance on legacy IT systems

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450402096/Insurers-face-same-legacy-system-battle-as-retail-banks

Around half of customers expect virtual reality to play a part in retail’s future

Consumers and business buyers think virtual reality and artificial intelligence will play a big part in retail experience in the near future, according to Salesforce research

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450402059/Around-half-of-customers-expect-virtual-reality-to-play-a-part-in-retails-future