How to survive in the fake-information age

FAQ: Office 2019 is coming, and here's what you need to know

Is wireless charging bad for your smartphone?

How to replace Edge as the default browser in Windows 10 — and why you should

It’s time to install the September patches for Windows and Office

Young wayward hackers could help fill Dutch IT skills gap

An initiative in Rotterdam is helping young people get into the IT sector by targeting those overlooked by traditional methods

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African anti-malaria programme thrives on strong data culture

Path health organisation is fuelling its anti-malaria programme in Zambia, and other African countries, with data analytics from Alteryx, Tableau, and others

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IDG Contributor Network: The virtual keyboard and the beginning of the end for physical user PC controls

How your iPhone can save your life

Finnish tax administration strengthens cyber security capabilities

Tax administration steps up cyber security initiatives as more of its services are delivered digitally

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Sweden investigates introducing its own e-currency

Nordic country’s central bank is planning for a future e-currency as cash becomes less relevant

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Cyber security should be data-based, says NCSC

The National Cyber Security Centre has begun several initiatives in its first year and hopes to use data drawn from those to drive better cyber security practices

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What Face ID means for iOS and device access

The most obvious difference between the upcoming iPhone X and every iOS device that preceded it is the loss of the iconic Home button. For years, it has served as the fingerprint sensor for Apple's Touch ID technology, offering easy and secure unlocking of the device as well as authentication for transactions.

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Another satisfied IT customer!

Apple has a big chance to do the right thing (updated)

What Apple’s new push into AR means for your business

Zoho Cliq is the latest group chat tool to rival Slack and Microsoft Teams

A notch too far: The unfortunate irony of the bezel-less phone

Where the device hits the network – a mobile device management update

As business becomes increasingly mobile, we look at the latest trends in mobile device management to give businesses the edge

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EC threatens legislation if tech companies fail to act on terrorism and hate speech

European Commission adds to growing political pressure on technology companies by threatening legislation if they fail to remove terrorist posts and hate speech from the internet quickly

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What is intent-based networking, and what can it do for your business?

Beyond the marketing hype, does intent-based networking mean anything, and can it improve how your infrastructure runs?

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Virtus sets out plans to build London’s largest datacentre campus

Colocation provider outlines the next phase of its expansion plans, which will see it build out its presence in west London

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Microsoft Azure joins Géant's Europe-wide IaaS mega-framework

Microsoft joins Géant's bid to create a cost-effective and accessible cloud procurement hub for Europe's education and research community

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IDG Contributor Network: How polar codes work

Pre-Order the New Echo, Echo Plus, or Fire TV Here - Deal Alert

What Apple’s new push into AR means for your business

Apple has a big chance to do the right thing

Maxta adds Red Hat in plan to help customers dodge ‘VMware tax’

Maxta allows migration from VMware to Red Hat Virtualization on its hyper-converged infrastructure nodes and looks forward to PCIe upgrades to help unleash NVMe

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Grosvenor signs broadband investment deal for London’s West End

Landowner and property developer has signed a co-investment partnership with Openreach to address poor broadband connectivity standards in parts of the capital

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WannaCry an example of pseudo-ransomware, says McAfee

The global WannaCry and NotPetya attacks were both examples of pseudo-ransomware, according to McAfee researchers

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IDG Contributor Network: How polar codes works

Large scale IoT deployments double in 12 months

Vodafone’s fifth annual look at the IoT market reveals that the percentage of companies with more than 50,000 connected devices has effectively doubled in the past year

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Cyber Security Challenge UK launches charitable foundation

Cyber Security Challenge UK is setting up charitable foundation to boost accessibility and diversity in cyber security, with an emphasis on supporting those from a disadvantaged background

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UK spending on subscription services triples in a year

Almost all UK adults subscribe to services for products they would traditionally pay for up front

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D'oh!

Review: 3 digital whiteboard displays for business collaboration

Whether your business team is designing a next-gen widget or developing an online campaign, you need a place to get together, brainstorm and map out a strategy. In years past, a dry-erase whiteboard was typically where such ideas were recorded, with some obvious drawbacks. For starters, somebody had to capture all those great ideas from the whiteboard before it got erased. Worse, remote meeting attendees couldn’t see the on-board action.

Microsoft Surface Hub

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Tech Talk: The Equifax data breach, a new Apple Watch and A.I. for all

Mozilla previews its faster 'Firefox Quantum' browser

WorldViz eyes enterprise VR as the next step in collaboration

SDN an essential component of future public sector networks

Public sector organisations need to adopt software-defined networking to deliver more agile and resilient networks that bring fit-for-purposes services to users and citizens

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Talent shortage keeps Nordic IT companies focused on job satisfaction

Nordic companies are aiming to win the race for scarce IT professionals through improving the workplace and concentrating on employees’ job satisfaction levels

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Gartner: Alibaba outperforms AWS, Microsoft and Google in public cloud revenue growth

While Amazon remains leader of the IaaS and public cloud market, Gartner’s figures highlight emerging competitive pressure from Alibaba on the other runners and riders in the market

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How retailers are using technology to remain relevant

From the constant innovation at Asos, Amazon and Missguided to the new supply chain prowess flaunted by Diesel and Gap, fashion retailers are investing in tech to stay relevant to their customers

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How and why to conduct a cyber threat and risk analysis

An ethical hacker’s insights into how and why organisations should conduct a cyber threat and risk analysis based on nine years’ experience conducting penetration tests for hundreds of organisations

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ATM cyber attack a growing threat, warns Europol

Cyber attacks on bank cash machines are a growing problem despite strong law enforcement cooperation, warns Europol

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Prices and unnecessary upgrades push consumers to buy second-hand mobile devices

People in the UK are growing tired of regular upgrade cycles for mobile devices

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UK-EU talks have failed to raise confidence of IT leaders

IT decision-makers are no more confident about how Brexit will affect them despite this year’s general election and talks between the EU and the UK

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No good deed (or good work) goes unpunished

Microsoft aims 365 at an enormous overlooked market – front-line workers

Google's HTC deal won't solve its biggest Pixel problem

Equifax breach claims another scalp

The CEO of Equifax has stepped down – the third executive to leave the company after it disclosed a massive data breach

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Skills shortage tops Security Serious agenda

Tackling the shortage of cyber security skills tops the agenda for the Security Serious Week, an industry initiative aimed at helping organisations become more security savvy

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Storage 101: The IoT’s impact on storage

The internet of things will have a huge impact on storage – the sheer volume of data, the radically different types of data created, and the storage needed, from flash to object to cloud

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Health sector and social media top cyber targets

The healthcare sector and social media users are popular targets for cyber attackers, a report has revealed

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Tegile says NVMe bottleneck is in the network

Tegile's chief technology officer says the NVMe roadmap is all in place, but the key bottleneck is in the network and the applications, not its controllers. They’re ready to scale out into clusters for NVMe

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Building ‘senseable’ cities will be the talk of Gitex

MIT professor will present his vision of smart city developments at Gitex 2017 in Dubai

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GDPR for the CIO: Data protection is about more than GDPR compliance

If you approach GDPR as if compliance is all that matters, then you're bound to fail – data protection should be at the heart of business strategy

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Passive optical LAN: When network speed, bandwidth and security matter

Copper-based local area networks are increasingly unfit for purpose in a digital enterprise, but passive optical LANs may be a solution. Tech evangelist Paul Ryan, chair of the Association of Passive Optical LAN, explains why

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Tech sector advisory network expands to Spain

The 5,000-strong Global Tech Advocates network of IT industry experts that supports technology companies is expanding its service to Spain

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iFixit gives us the inside scope on Apple's latest product releases

Microsoft Patch Alert: Where we stand with September’s Windows and Office patches

European operators still heavily reliant on copper for broadband delivery

A report commissioned for the European Commission has revealed that although access to broadband is improving across the EU, operators are still focusing their energies on sweating old copper assets

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Mac OS passwords at risk of theft, researcher warns

Some Apple Mac users are at risk of password theft due to a zero-day vulnerability discovered in some versions of the operating system

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Apple takes the slow road to wireless charging

40 tips to get the most from your Mac (and macOS 'High Sierra')

From the start, Apple has tried to make the Mac a productivity powerhouse. Though the platform has always been a favorite in the creative industry, Mac deployment among enterprise users is on the increase. With the latest version of macOS (High Sierra) now available, it’s time to offer up a curated list of the most useful Mac tips that allow you to be as productive as possible.

Get around Safari

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The real problem? It's too @#$%! easy to guess!

Cage director found guilty of terrorism offence after refusing to disclose passwords.

Muhammad Rabbani, international director of Cage, is convicted of an offence under the terrorism act after refusing to disclose his mobile phone pin and laptop password under terrorism law.

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Microsoft plans to replace Skype for Business with Teams

IDG Contributor Network: 4 reasons video conferencing still sucks and what we can do to change that

Microsoft releases KB 4040724 fix for bugs introduced in this month's Win10 1703 patch

Deloitte breach underlines need for better authentication

A breach of Deloitte’s email system, which may have exposed client details, emphasises the need for two-factor authentication and the monitoring of systems administrators

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Firms look to security analytics to keep pace with cyber threats

Traditional approaches to cyber security no longer enable organisations to keep up with cyber threats, but security analytics is an increasingly popular addition to the cyber arsenal

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Outcome of Amazon Irish datacentre planning appeal potentially delayed until November

Amazon faces having to wait up to two months to hear the outcome of an environmental appeal against its plans to build a datacentre in Dublin

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UK cyber defences among the best in Europe

The UK is among the European countries that are most prepared for cyber attack, but there is room for improvement by all, a report has revealed

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Microsoft Ignite kicks off with cross-platform SQL and on-premise Azure

Microsoft announces completion of cross-platform SQL Server, GDPR compliance for Office 365, plus Azure Stack

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Two-thirds of UK businesses have adopted fintech

Most UK businesses are using financial technology products and services in some way, with cost savings being the main attraction

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Connected bees create a buzz at Manchester startup hub

Cisco and Manchester Science Partnerships have opened a new startup incubator in the city to foster innovation in the Northern Powerhouse, and the humble honeybee is taking centre stage

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Amazon launches Middle East region

Amazon opens its latest delivery hub in Bahrain to serve customers in the Middle East

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Win 8.1 monthly rollup leaves customers unable to use Microsoft account

Why Tim Cook is ‘thrilled’ Apple just made smartphones boring

Three adds in-store sign language service for deaf customers

Mobile operator pilots in-store sign language service to support the needs of its deaf customers

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NotPetya attack cost up to £15m, says UK ad agency WPP

Advertising giant was one of many companies hit in June 2017 by malware distributed through Ukrainian accounting software

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FSA connects 220 abattoirs to fibre for food safety monitoring

Food Standards Agency picks Exponential-e to revitalise connectivity across 220 sites as it strives to improve operational efficiency and compliance processes

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Barriers to enterprise adoption of DevOps

As enterprises join the continuous delivery movement, we look at some of the challenges to DevOps adoption

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This is why we can't have nice server names

Android file management: An easy-to-follow guide

Let's put to rest any doubt about Apple's ability to innovate

Microsoft stumps for Windows 10 1703 to get enterprises on the right release train

Let's put to rest any doubt Apple can't innovate

The latest iPhones show why A.I. is the new electricity

Uber fails to get licence to operate in London renewed

Transport for London has rejected Uber's application for its licence renewal, citing a lack of corporate responsibility as the reason

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Cyber security improves business opportunities and customer loyalty, survey shows

Businesses view cyber security as a way to provide new opportunities and improve customer loyalty, according to a Vodafone report

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CIO interview: Russell Harte, group technology director, DFS

The furniture store’s group head of IT speaks to Computer Weekly about how customer experience can be used internally

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Why AI success depends on IT picking the low-hanging fruit

General-purpose artificial intelligence is probably a long way off, but the rapid rate of innovation means off-the-shelf AI can kick-start many projects

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Equifax faces small business class action over data breach

Small businesses in the US have filed a class-action lawsuit against credit rating firm Equifax, representing millions of others affected by a breach of personal data

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European banks getting rid of human interaction in retail services

Traditional banks know they need to modernise IT to retain market share, but replacing legacy systems is like defusing a bomb

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High percentage of education organisations were victims of DNS attacks in 2016, survey finds

The majority of worldwide education organisations were hit with a DNS attack in 2016, according to a survey from EfficientIP

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NetApp privacy chief warns enterprises off investing in GDPR snake-oil tech

Speaking at the inaugural Datacloud Ireland event in Dublin, NetApp chief privacy officer, Sheila FitzPatrick, outlined her concerns over tech suppliers cashing in on the enterprise rush for GDPR compliance

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Malware hidden in CCleaner targeted tech firms

Major tech firms were targeted by malware hidden in Avast’s Piriform CCleaner software, researchers have found, leading to speculation that it may have been state-sponsored espionage attack

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UK organisations lose £217m a year due to lack of cloud skills

The cloud computing skills shortage in the UK is costing businesses hundreds of millions of pounds in lost revenue

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10+ ARKit apps you’ll want to use today

Can Amazon truly become a mobile payment power?

Pragmatic programming, redefined

Movie maker shuns cloud, gets Spectra Logic Black Pearl tape NAS

Hat Trick ditches industry-specific hardware and deploys Black Pearl, which gives NAS-like file access from tape

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Google’s HTC move borrows from Apple’s playbook

Cyber security demands change in approach

There needs to be a change in the way technology is designed and in attitudes to data security to ensure cyber safety, say industry experts

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The Sanger Institute on using datacentre upgrades to help decode the human genome

Paul Woobey, IT director at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, tells Computer Weekly why the organisation's HPC workload requirements cannot be fulfilled by a move to the cloud

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How to make the right technology choice

Organisations need digital technology, but how do you decide which is the best technology for you? The answer is not to make one big decision, but many small ones. Thinking about technology, behaviour and data will help you find the right answers

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Where we stand with messy September Windows and .NET patches

Keybase takes on Slack with new end-to-end encrypted team messaging tool

More than one million new phishing sites created each month

Phishing attacks continue to increase in volume and sophistication, according to researchers at security firm Webroot

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Ireland mulls datacentre planning review to help others avoid Apple-like build delays

Speaking at the inaugural Datacloud Ireland event, Irish state minister Patrick Breen outlined the government’s commitment to helping other datacentre operators avoid the planning problems Apple has encountered in Athenry

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Enterprise SDN adoption rapidly approaching tipping point, claims report

A study commissioned by networking solutions supplier Riverbed claims that legacy networks are causing problems for businesses trying to undergo digital transformation, and more decision makers are considering SDN as a result

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Cern calls on industry to collaborate on its datacentre challenges

Particle accelerator lab has set out a plan, inviting the industry to help it develop next-generation IT to support science

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UK organisations lose £217m a year due to lack of cloud skills

The cloud computing skills shortage in the UK is costing businesses hundreds of millions of pounds in lost revenue

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Gas distribution network SGN invests in software-defined perimeter

SGN manages the network that distributes natural and green gas, and is now updating its corporate IT network for the cloud

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Nats awards Updata network contract for air traffic services

Air traffic control organisation Nats is upgrading its network capabilities to enhance its performance

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62% off RAVPower 14000mAh Portable Car Jump Starter - Deal Alert

Personalized iPhone healthcare for the rest of us? Doctella has an app for that

IDG Contributor Network: Microsoft Security stopped being an oxymoron with the acquisition of Hexadite

Google tightens grip on Android hardware with HTC deal

How Windows 10 S is different from the Windows 10 you know

Well, what else would you call it?

CIO interview: John Mountain, Starling Bank

Starling Banks CIO tells Computer Weekly about life at a bank that is challenging traditional IT thinking

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Brexit mobile and broadband debate must involve consumers

The voices of consumers are being missed as communications services providers, industry bodies and the government set the agenda for the UK’s communications infrastructure market after Brexit

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BMW opens its second tech startup programme in the UK

BMW has launched its latest programme to support tech startups in the UK

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Finnish government eyes €1bn savings through digitisation

Finland’s public sector aims to save €1bn by 2029 as a result of digitising public services

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Apple upgrades Safari for older versions of macOS

Mingis on Tech: Android vs. iOS – How the two mobile OSes compare

Coming soon to the office: iOS 11's augmented reality

Tower of Babel Outlook 2007 security patch KB 4011086 yanked, replaced

Developers race to support iOS 11 and its Files app

Developers are racing to support iOS 11 and its Files app

Salesforce world tour lands in Amsterdam

Salesforce customers met up for the Dutch leg of the supplier's world tour with a distinctly non-techy crowd present

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Vexata launches VX NVMe physical and virtual appliances

Startup claims near-bare metal NVMe performance by offloading controller functionality to multiple CPUs on back-end storage with an optimised Linux-based operating system

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Most UK councils hit by cyber attacks

A study has revealed that most UK local authorities have suffered cyber attacks in the past year, showing local government is a key target for cyber criminals and that legacy software is a top security concern

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Cyber crime a significant risk to individuals and organisations

Cyber crime is still a significant risk to individuals and organisations, a report claims, with the top threats including business email compromise, ransomware, and banking and mobile malware

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Why businesses should tackle the digital workplace

IT chiefs should make implementing the digital workplace core to their company’s digitisation strategy, says analyst Gartner

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PM pressures internet companies to act on terrorist propaganda

The UK, France and Italy will use a meeting with technology companies at the UN General Assembly in New York to press for development of technical solutions to defeat terrorist activity on the internet

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Blockchain tests delivering results and IBM seen as leader

Businesses that have invested in trials of blockchain technology will repeat their investments

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Oracle announces simplified pricing model for cloud computing

Ahead of Oracle’s OpenWorld 2017 event, Larry Ellison announces simplification of cloud pricing, attached to increased automation in database and middleware

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What is Trello? A guide to Atlassian’s collaboration and work management tool

Just think of it as interactive debugging

8 free SharePoint tools to make IT admins smile

Microsoft SharePoint comes with a lot in the box, but many say the real strength of any software product is in the ecosystem that surrounds it. SharePoint is no exception, with many high-quality add-on products available from both Microsoft and third-party providers to enhance SharePoint and address some of its shortcomings.

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Middle East firms must focus on IT training and employing more women to stay competitive

Organisations in the Middle East face IT recruitment challenges unless they offer more training and employ more women

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Poor passwords still putting UK firms at risk

Poor password practices are still putting UK citizens and the companies they work for at risk, a survey reveals

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John Chambers to step down as Cisco executive chairman

Former CEO John Chambers will leave the networking sector kingpin after 27 years, supplier reveals

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Mingis on Tech: All about Android 8.0 'Oreo'

You WILL pay a grand for the iPhone X

What Android's notification snoozing needs next

AWS to adopt per-second billing for select cloud services from October 2017

Cloud giant claims the world of tech is a very different place than it was in 2006 when it debuted its per-hour billing model

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Security Think Tank: Cyber resilience cheaper than attack recovery

What key things should organisations be doing in terms of cyber defences to ensure they are resilient?

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Public sector cloud use still too focused on ‘low-hanging fruit’ IT projects, finds research

Public sector cloud adoption continues to rise, but wide-scale digital transformation success remains elusive, claims Cloud Industry Forum research

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UK education system exacerbates cyber skills gap

Security industry needs to get involved to raise awareness of cyber security career opportunities, say commentators

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Outlook outage: Microsoft blames European Hotmail downtime on load-balancing fault

Microsoft claims connectivity issues that blighted Outlook and Hotmail users for much of Monday 18 September have now been largely resolved

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Outlook security patches intentionally break custom forms

Apple’s silicon design team is taking control

How to restore an iPhone and use recovery mode

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Interview: Technology startups gaining momentum in the UAE

The Middle East and the UAE in particular is setting up as a centre for startups

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UAE banks share information to combat cyber threats

Banks in the United Arab Emirates will share information on cyber attacks through a platform instigated by the country’s banking federation

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Hackers installed backdoor in CCleaner, Avast’s Piriform warns

Avast-owned Piriform has warned that some versions of its CCleaner software was compromised by hackers that would allow them to install malware on users’ computers

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Sounds of Silence: What's coming to Google Chrome in 2018

Running a Win10 beta build on a Surface Pro 3? Don’t shut down.

What is FinTech (and how has it evolved)?

Heads up: Malware found in Piriform’s CCleaner installer

Running a Win10 beta build on a Surface Pro 3? Don’t shut down.

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NHS Digital hopes for orderly transition to new Health and Social Care Network

NHS Digital’s Health and Social Care Network is gearing up to connect its first customers in the next month, in the first stage of a staggered transition process

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Can DevOps deliver on digital potential?

DevOps and agile methodologies are seen as key ingredients of digital initiatives. Computer Weekly looks at the management challenges

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Office 365 and Outlook outage: Users across UK and Europe hit by service interruption

Monday morning service issues hit users of Microsoft's online productivity suite, Office 365, and its free consumer email service, Outlook

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ScotRail to test ‘world’s fastest’ in-train Wi-Fi service

The train operator has teamed up with Cisco, Network Rail Telecoms and others to collaborate on an Innovate UK funded proof of concept for ultrafast Wi-Fi on board

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Heads roll as Equifax reveals 400,000 Britons affected by breach

Equifax replaces two senior staff members as it reveals how many Britons were hit by a massive data breach that affected millions of consumers

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Tech disruption in Middle East a key focus at GITEX 2017

Not surprisingly, Middle East digital disruption will take centre stage at this year’s GITEX event in Dubai

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iOS 11 ARKit apps are appearing at the App Store

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Heads up: Malware found in Piriform’s CCleaner installer

IDG Contributor Network: The coming evolution of the conversational interface

Ready or not, we're ready!

Apple’s clever strategy for forcing partners to use Face ID

5 top ways to run Windows on a Mac

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Banks across Europe cut thousands of staff and branches as IT replaces them

Banks across Europe cut jobs and close thousands of branches as IT shakes the industry

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Google squeezes Symantec until it certs

iPhone X vs. Galaxy Note 8: The battle of the $1,000 smartphones

Why the telcos must drop the Apple Watch LTE connectivity tax

More than 40% of people in UK do not have digital skills required for most jobs

The digital skills gap is set to widen as many in the UK are without the basic skills needed for most positions, with jobs increasingly requiring above-average digital skills

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VMworld 2017: How to change the face of legacy

If change is the only constant, the IT industry is the 21st century engine of change, relentlessly grinding out more features at a faster rate

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Oracle 2017-18 Q1 results: Cloud revenue jumps by 51%

Oracle’s first quarter 2017-18 results show jump in cloud revenue of 51%, boosted by NetSuite acquisition. Executives continue to be bullish on cloud growth, and the AI makeover of core database is flagged

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The 3 keys to getting value from custom-built apps

Outlook 2010 Tower of Babel patch KB 4011089 breaks VBScript print

The bigger the problem...the LESS you should do?

10 Slack apps to boost workplace collaboration

Europe’s data regulators head to US to discuss Privacy Shield

A delegation from Europe's data protection regulators will meet with the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which oversees US intelligence gathering

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HMRC reaches halfway point on project to develop new UK customs IT system

The new system for handling customs at UK borders is 50% complete, says HMRC - but CEO warns he cannot give guarantees over Brexit deadline

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HMRC confirms Microsoft corporate vice-president Jacky Wright as new CDIO

HMRC has tasked Microsoft corporate vice-president Jacky Wright with helping the department achieve its goal of becoming one of the world's most digitally advanced tax authorities

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Hong Kong cloud firm tests Excelero NVMe for video analytics

Vivavo runs Excelero NVMesh NVMe storage at claimed near-bare metal performance to support real-time analytics for face and behaviour recognition on CCTV

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£30m National Innovation Centre for Data launched

The government and Newcastle University have teamed up to launch a £30m National Innovation Centre for Data, as part of the Northern Powerhouse

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Windows 10: A guide to the updates

Trello adds desktop apps for Windows and Mac users

Update: How to get the macOS ‘High Sierra’ GM

What’s coming next for Slack? Plenty

Mobile networks restored to hurricane-hit Caribbean islands

Emergency networking teams from the Vodafone Foundation and Télécoms Sans Frontières are working to restore mobile connectivity after the Caribbean was ravaged by Hurricane Irma

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The digital economy is making us poorer - but that can't be right

Use of WhatsApp as an example of productivity growth and economic measures tells us we're worse off. Are we therefore measuring the numbers wrongly?

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GDS is ‘sidelined’ and government as a platform ‘is dead’, says Francis Maude

Former Cabinet Office minister cites diminishing of Government Digital Service role as he criticises civil service resistance to change

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FCA warns UK consumers of risks associated with initial coin offerings

The UK financial services authority has published warnings to consumers thinking of investing in initial coin offerings

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BT offers enterprise customers flexible bandwidth for peak usage

New element of BT IP Connect Global WAN service will enable businesses to dial their network capacity up and down at will

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Finnish energy company Helen outsources its basic IT services

The energy company is the latest Nordic organisation to outsource IT services to enable it to focus on the business

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Equifax confirms massive data breach was result of missed patch

Equifax appears to have failed to roll out a patch that might have stopped the massive breach of its systems

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Digital Catapult invites regional bids for IoT network expansion

Digital Catapult is planning a major expansion of its Things Connected IoT network across the UK and has invited bids from regional bodies

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Enterprise appetites for cloud-based financial apps on the rise, Gartner research suggests

Research into corporate appetites for cloud-based financial apps suggest demand is growing faster than expected, claims Gartner

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Government aligns data laws with GDPR

The UK government announces details of its data protection law that will align with the EU’s GDPR

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Trust could be last hurdle for insurtech dominance

Insurance startups that use the latest IT are gaining customers but still face challenges around trust, security and consumer awareness

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Dubai Health Authority unveils bilingual app for service providers

The Dubai Health Authority has put the process for bidding for its contracts on an app

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Enterprise datacentre operators share staff recruitment challenges in 451 Research report

New data from 451 Research shines a light on the challenges enterprise datacentre operators face when sourcing staff

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Apple's got the energy to cut your wires

If you can’t avoid Word's 'Enable Editing,' patch Windows right now

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IDG Contributor Network: Is SAM for SaaS the same as SAM for On-Premise?

How the iPhone X changes the way you use iOS

Slack’s new Shared Channels feature aims to bolster its enterprise push

Kids! Do NOT try this at work!

VMworld 2017: How vSphere operators will become container managers

VMware is fleshing out its strategy to become the Swiss Army knife for hybrid computing. We investigate how vSphere will evolve

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Technology vital to healthcare in Asia-Pacific

The opportunities for technology to improve healthcare services were explored at HIMSS AsiaPac17 in Singapore, but experts warned that challenges must be addressed before innovation can truly transform the sector

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Microsoft moves fast to offer zero-day EMM support for iOS 11

Mingis on Tech: For the new iPhones, 'X' marks the spot

Philip Hammond: AI will stoke productivity in government

Philip Hammond, chancellor of the exchequer, told a House of Lords select committee that artificial intelligence could stoke government productivity in areas of “low-level decision making”

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Apple faces challenge of convincing users to upgrade to iPhone X

Apple has announced the iPhone X but it faces a challenge of convincing current owners to make the jump.

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IDG Contributor Network: Is SAM for SaaS the same as SAM for On-Premise?

Where we stand with this month’s Windows and Office security patches

Slack launches shared channels to connect teams across companies

IDG Contributor Network: September Patch Tuesday brings critical updates for Window, Edge and .NET

Here's the Apple macOS High Sierra release date

iOS 11 vs. Android 8.0: Which is better? Well...

IDG Contributor Network: How can a Microsoft reorganization impact your organization?

British Army enhances data-driven decision making to staunch churn

The British Army is continuing to use SAS analytics software to improve its data management, with a particular focus on reducing high-value personnel churn

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DevOps salary survey highlights link between server farm size and practitioner pay

The Puppet 2017 DevOps Salary Report suggests practitioners working at larger firms, with sizeable server farms and low-level manual configuration management, get paid more

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Finland’s Valmet transforms IT with €38m outsourcing deal

Industrial tech firm Valmet outsources IT infrastructure services to focus its internal IT resources on business and digital developments

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Self-preservation: The Gibraltar National Archives uses cloud to safeguard its history

The head of the Gibraltar National Archives discusses how cloud and archiving technologies are safe-guarding the history of the island for future generations

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Vodafone identifies 50 future digital hubs

A Vodafone research report has identified a number of towns and cities that have the potential to become what it refers to as Digital Super Towns

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What’s so special about Microsoft Surface Studio? 3 important features to know

iPhone X & Face ID: Everything you need to know

What business leaders need to know about the Apple iPhone X

What’s so special about the Microsoft Surface Studio? 3 important features to know

Amazon Discounts Fire 7 by $15, Fire HD 8 by $25 For Prime Members - Deal Alert

iPad Pro vs. iPad mini 4 vs. iPad: Which one should you buy?

Bloated Patch Tuesday brings fix for nasty Word/RTF/Net vulnerability

Windows Hello for Business: Next-gen authentication for Windows shops

Authentication: the act of proving one’s identity to the satisfaction of some central authority. To most, this process means typing in a username and a password. It’s been this way for years and years.

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Vodafone whitepaper hails role of IoT in delivering personalised healthcare treatments

Vodafone outlines how smart devices can improve patient adherence by offering them personalised healthcare

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CBI calls for transitional deal with EU on data

The CBI is warning of the risks to UK businesses of no deal with the European Union on data exchange when Brexit arrives

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The Evolution of iOS

The Evolution of Apple's iPhone

Here's the Apple iOS 11 release date...

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The children of the digital revolution

Digital professionals are emerging as the source of expertise within the agile enterprise. They understand how to use digital technologies, starting small then building big

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Businesses that overlook ROI analysis are missing cost savings

Organisations have more chance of meeting their cost saving expectations following cloud migrations if they carry out ROI analysis before

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Openreach and rivals want collaborative approach to broadband

The government’s ambitions for FTTP broadband roll-out can only be met through collaboration, and an urgent shake-up of Ofcom regulatory policy is needed to reflect this, say Openreach and CityFibre

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Government wants to remain in EU cyber security club after Brexit

The UK government wants to maintain deep links with the European Union’s cyber security working groups following Britain’s exit from the bloc in 2019

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Apple's 2017 iPhone 8 (and iPhone X) event live blog

Sapho to add IBM Connections integration in ‘micro app’ platform update

VMworld 2017: VMware updates software legacy

VMware is beginning to recognise there is life beyond the hypervisor as it announces VMware HCX, which will provide interoperability between private and public cloud

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University gets Nutanix for self-serve cloud to replace Red Hat

The University of Reading replaces ageing and difficult-to-manage Red Hat storage with half a petabyte of Nutanix hyper-converged and dodges £1/2 million of VMware costs

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Best of VMworld 2017 Europe User Awards: The winners

Find out who won what, including the best of show prize, at the 2017 VMworld Europe User Awards in Barcelona

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Nearly half of Asia-Pacific manufacturers will have fully connected factories by 2022

Study finds that thinner margins and the desire for faster and higher quality production has driven manufacturers to modernise their operations through digital technology

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Home Office agrees back-office transformation deal

The Home Office is moving more of its back-office processes into the cloud

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What the analysts are saying about Apple’s iPhone launch

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Riak NoSQL snapped up by Bet365

Betting firm Bet365 aims to give away enterprise version of Riak NoSQL to the open source community and continue the development of the product

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EE repurposes 2G spectrum to support expanded 4G mobile service

The operator will re-farm a tranche of spectrum formerly used for 2G services to boost capacity and speed on its 4G network

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Martha Lane Fox warns UK is 'sleepwalking' through digital disruption

During a House of Lords debate, Martha Lane Fox claimed the UK has been “sleepwalking” through digital change and urged for more to be done to promote “digital understanding”

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UK government sets to work on replicating the Digital Marketplace model overseas

Government procurement chiefs and digital champions share details of the work being done to help export the principles of the Digital Marketplace overseas

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Why the best way to encourage digital innovation is not to fund it

Give people the space to grow and reward people for ideas rather than their output and innovation will come, says Frazer Bennett, a member of PA Consulting’s management team

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FAQ: Microsoft gives away Windows 10, Office 365 in try-before-you-buy deal for enterprise

Time to temporarily turn off Windows Automatic Update

Microsoft adds guest access capabilities to Teams

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How Android One could complete Google's grand Android plan

Maintel continues revenue growth

Managed service provider enjoying fruits of Azzurri acquisition

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EAN airline broadband service moves closer to reality

The European Aviation satellite has successfully completed in-orbit testing and will begin to service in-flight broadband customers later in 2017

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44% off Anker SoundBuds Bluetooth and Sweatproof Sport Headphones - Deal Alert

Buggy Word 2016 non-security patch KB 4011039 can’t handle merged cells

Apple’s iOS 11 GM leak: Where’s the money?

Apple in the enterprise? It’s already there

Programming by the numbers

Tooling up for DevOps

As organisations look to DevOps for continuous development, delivery and integration of business functions, careful control is crucial

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Disinformation as a service? DaaS not good!

Government recovers £645m for BDUK broadband roll-out

The government has recovered £645m of funding to be reinvested in future broadband roll-out through a mix of clauses in its BDUK contracts with BT and project savings

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Trainline uses predictive analytics to help rail passengers save money

Travellers using Trainline’s app can save money on tickets after the introduction of an in-app feature called Price Prediction

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3 important things to know about the Equifax data breach

IFA: The 'corporate' electronics show

How to get a new iPhone the first day on sale

Millions of customer records compromised in Equifax breach

Major security breach unfolded over a two-month period, and is thought to have affected 143 million customers in the US, as well as an undisclosed number of Britons and Canadians

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Interview: IT disruption hits outsourcing’s legal profession

IT is disrupting almost every corner of the business world, and those who operate in the IT services are no exception, with lawyers in the sector feeling the disruption

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Half of UK fintech firms confident in growth but have doubts over skills

UK fintech companies are confident that revenues will double over the next year, but have concerns over talent and customer take up of services

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Equifax security breach debacle thickens with improbable denials

BrandPost: Should Your Enterprise Perimeter Live in the Cloud?

Microsoft Teams gets a boost with Adobe partnership

Nice work if you can get it

The 10 must-have Safari extensions of 2017

Hillarys Blinds unveils SUSE Linux Enterprise Server as SAP Hana OS

Blinds manufacturer Hillarys, a long-time SAP customer and Hana advocate, has revealed the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications to be the operating system underlying its stack

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Formula 1: Mercedes team turns to big data in quest for victory in Grand Prix

Data analytics could help Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport team gain an edge on rival Ferrari during the 2017 and 2018 Grand Prix season. Its head of IT, Matt Harris, reveals the team’s plans

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Stockholm Data Parks welcomes first Greenfield tenant to renewably-powered datacentre hub

Multigrid Data Centers named as as one of the first operators to take up space in Stockholm's heat-reusing, green energy-powered datacentre hub

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The storage controller has to go, says Scale Computing CEO

Hyper-converged appliance maker Scale Computing says it achieved near bare metal performance from NVMe by doing away with controller functionality. Is this the end of the SAN?

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What's in the latest Chrome update?

Thousands of Deutsche Bank employees will be replaced by robots

The CEO of Deutsche Bank said a "big number of staff will eventually be replaced by robots” as it looks towards artificial intelligence technology

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Formula 1: Mercedes team turns to big data in quest for victory in Grand Prix

Data analytics could help Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport team gain an edge on rival Ferrari during the 2017 and 2018 Grand Prix season. Its head of IT, Matt Harris, reveals the team’s plans

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CCS claims Technology Service 2 framework will help SMEs win more public sector IT deals

With data suggesting the proportion of public sector IT spend secured by SMEs is falling, CCS embarks on a renewed bid to help smaller firms win government contracts

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Law firm rolls out 54TB of NEC Hydrastor NAS as backup target

Quislex has cut backup windows by a third and will roll out 700TB of NEC Hydrastor to Hyderabad datacentre to provide a grid of deduplicated storage for backup and archive

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Barclays Bank ahead of schedule in ring-fencing project

Barclays Bank is set to meet the government’s ring-fencing legislation well before the deadline

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Legal hurdles cloud Max Schrems complaint over US spying

The Irish High Court in Dublin has embarked on a long hearing into the legality of standard contractual clauses. It is a sideshow from the real issue – the legality of US surveillance in the UK and Ireland

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Italian startup uses IoT network to improve bicycle security

Turin-based Sherlock, a bike security startup, is connecting its GPS anti-theft units to Orange Business Services’ worldwide IoT network

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Atlassian launches Stride, its most sophisticated collaboration tool

IDG Contributor Network: Cortana: anticipating a true conversational interface for Windows

Apple wants to tell you about these iOS 11 improvements

iOS explained: How each version of Apple's mobile OS evolved

Like a bolt from the blue

Average female tech salary less than males regardless of role or experience

Research by Computer Weekly has found women in the technology industry are paid less than their male counterparts, regardless of the role they are in or how much experience they have

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IDG Contributor Network: Digital transformation and 5G product development

Apple’s next-generation iPhones to ship in September?

The smarter way to search on Android

WhatsApp turns its attention to business

BrandPost: State of Remote Access Security

Best of VMworld 2017 Europe User Awards: Shortlist announced

Find out who made the shortlist for this year's Best of VMworld Europe User Awards, with the winners set to be announced on Tuesday 12 September 2017

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Developers won't ask bosses for help

Software developers are turning to YouTube to find out how to solve technical problems, rather than asking for help from colleagues

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European Union states question copyright law proposal

European states are questioning legality of a new copyright law proposed by the EU

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Europeans slowly catching up with Asia for mobile payments

Consumers are increasingly using their mobile phones to make payments in Europe, finds survey

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Microsoft will give legal aid to its 39 Dreamers

Tech chiefs have spoken out against President Trump's plans to pull the plug on the US Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme. Now Microsoft's legal chief has promised to provide legal support to affected staff

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Huddle claims new ownership means "business as usual" for public sector customers

UK cloud collaboration firm Huddle confirms Turn/River as new majority shareholder, and claims the tie-up will help accelerate its growth into new markets. But what of its existing customers?

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Enterprise use of Macs about to expand ‘substantially’

It's time for IT to take control of mobile apps

Save A Whopping $100 on Amazon Echo Right Now By Going Refurbished - Deal Alert

Enterprise use of Macs about to expand ‘substantially’, says MobileIron

Enterprise use of Macs about to expand ‘exponentially’, says MobileIron

The road to Microsoft Ignite: News, networking and nighttime fun

Details, details...

Middle East CIO interview: Rajiv Prasad, Xpandretail

IT head at customer analytics provider Xpandretail says the CIO role is increasingly important as businesses digitise, but warns that CIOs must be given the human resources they need

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MobileIron adds Apple security along with support for iOS 11

Security Think Tank: Four simple ways of blocking cyber attackers

What key things should organisations be doing in terms of cyber defences to ensure they are resilient?

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Time for IT to take control of mobile apps

Review: 4 online backup services keep your data safe

Windows by the numbers: Windows 7 falls further behind XP's march-to-retirement pace

Tech Talk: iPhone pricing, intent-based networks, GPS spoofing and smartwatches, oh my!

Accenture to deliver video-enabled justice to Sussex Police

Sussex Police aim to save time and increase flexibility by providing video live links for witnesses to give evidence in court

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UK universities increasingly targeted by cyber criminals

Cyber attacks are turning their attention to UK universities, with research being the main prize

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Tegile set to compete with big six with cheaper arrays, says CEO

Tegile’s takeover by Western Digital will propel it to competition with the big six storage array makers, as well as bring economies of scale and see NVMf and 3D Xpoint products

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Virgin Media owner Liberty Global rolls out Juniper NFV

Media delivery company Liberty Global is to use Juniper Networks vMX virtual routers to improve network performance and scale

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China cracks down on initial coin offerings

Financial services regulators in China have cracked down on the use of Initial Coin Offerings to raise funds

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People with non-IT backgrounds could help fill cyber security skills gap

Organisations should look to fill cyber security roles with people who are curious and have work experience rather than focusing solely on graduates

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Met Police IT strategy: CCTV footage shared through Box

The Met Police digital policing strategy is taking shape under CIO Angus McCallum, and will use Box for sharing documents and CCTV footage

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Why I’m expecting big things for Siri

It’s time to install August Windows and Office patches — carefully

Top web browsers 2017: Microsoft returns to losing ways

Down memory lane -- and into a ditch

How to choose the right Windows 10 release channel

Gigaclear extends narrow trenching FTTP broadband dig

Fibre broadband provider Gigaclear is extending its BDUK dig in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire

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Security Think Tank: Six ways to boost cyber resilience

What key things should organisations be doing in terms of cyber defences to ensure they are resilient?

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HMRC denies IR35 reforms to blame for public sector IT project delays and cancellations

New research from ContractorCalculator suggests contractors have left the public sector in droves since the IR35 reforms came into force, but HMRC has a different take on the situation

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Technology is needed to boost UK productivity, but not at the cost of employees

The Trade Union Congress calls for a debate about the future of employment as more roles become automated or replaced by artificial intelligence

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Women still under-represented in Nordic IT despite region’s efforts

Although countries in the Nordic region are often hailed as pioneers of digital and equal worker rights, there is still gender inequality in the IT sector.

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CIO interview: Adrenaline junkie leaps from big pharma to cloud services

Diana McKenzie, CIO of Workday and triathlon competitor, on analytics, data lakes and the relationship between IT and business

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Microsoft schedule slips with October release for next Windows 10 feature upgrade

Government launches FTTP pilot for businesses, schools and hospitals

The government has released £10m to six FTTP trial projects around the UK, testing ultrafast broadband technology in businesses, schools and hospitals

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AWS eyes Australian government growth

Amazon Web Services is eyeing the Australian public sector for growth, with increased budgets and IT disasters in the past pushing government organisations towards the public cloud

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Office 365 at your service

An overview of Microsoft’s subscription-based software offering

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Unclear on the whole 'ergonomics' concept

Security Think Tank: Strategies for surviving a cyber attack

What key things should organisations be doing in terms of cyber defences to ensure they are resilient?

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Why you'll wear a body camera

Almost all UK law firms vulnerable to email fraud, study shows

Robust defence of law firms’ email systems is critical to the £26bn industry in the face of increased impersonation attacks aimed at stealing money and data, claims security firm OnDmarc

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US Open tennis uses IBM AI to create video highlights

Fans of the US Open are able to access match highlights provided by IBM's Watson artificial intelligence system

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How to improve security against email attacks and for GDPR compliance

About 200 billion emails are sent every day, but because of its importance email is constantly exploited by attackers, and yet is often overlooked in cyber security strategies

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It’s time to move to Win10 Creators Update – for all the wrong reasons

New SanDisk microSD card enables an app speed boost for Android users

Content delivery innovation improves user experience for e-tailer

WorldStores Group, the owner of a number of online home and lifestyle retail brands, has transformed its customer experience with enhanced content delivery capabilities from Instart Logic

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Two-thirds of British people have used contactless cards

The take up of contactless payment technology continues at a pace, according to research by Visa

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Security Think Tank: Patching, backup and access control key to resilience

What key things should organisations be doing in terms of cyber defences to ensure they are resilient?

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Business warned of massive ransomware campaign

Security researchers are urging businesses to prepare for ransomware attacks after the discovery of a massive attack campaign

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European investors back cloud, IoT and big data for insurance sector

Investors are putting their money behind suppliers of technology to the European insurance sector

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When did Apple begin to think different about the iPhone Home button?

Email to Essential smartphone users causes alarm

Well, at least they're honest about it!

Review: Asus VivoBook W202 with Windows 10 S

When Microsoft announced its new Windows 10 S operating system in May, the company put security front and center. To keep rogue programs from entering an organization’s digital ecosystem, the OS runs all software in a protected container and allows only apps that have been vetted by the Microsoft Windows Store and comply with Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform (UWP) standards to be installed.

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