Taking back network control in the IoT era

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One of the biggest mistakes organizations make when it comes to security is falsely believing that the internet of things is the future, rather than understanding that it is, in fact, the present. We already have numerous IoT devices on our corporate networks — they’ve just been flying under the ra…READ MORE

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Take that, Rubrik! Veeam gets $500M investment

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One day after Rubrik pulled in more than a quarter of a million dollars in fresh funding, rival Veeam Software picked up nearly twice as much.

Veeam today said Insight Venture Partners has invested an additional $500 million in the data protection software vendor. That brings the total investment…READ MORE

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How Brexit-friendly are your SaaS contracts?

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If you think Brexit will be advantageous for the UK economy and the British people, this post is not for you. If your assessment of the available information, like mine, is that our economy will suffer and many UK businesses will need to cut overheads, then you need to review the Software as a Serv…READ MORE

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If a fintech could be in Jeremy Corbyn’s shoes what would be its demands for Brexit ?

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With the current stalemate in parliament and the rapidly approaching date of Brexit, everyone has their view on what should happen next.

News from TechUK, which represents UK tech companies is that UK techs want a people’s vote. It was the most preferred next step for 51% of companies it survey…READ MORE

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SUSE teams with Intel & SAP on persistent memory in the datacentre

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SUSE has announced support for Intel Optane DC persistent memory with SAP HANA.

Persistent memory is typically defined as any method or apparatus for storing data structures such that they can continue to be accessed using memory instructions or memory APIs even after the end of the process…READ MORE

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AI developer toolset series: Paperspace CEO on why is abstraction key to training machine brains

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The Computer Weekly Developer Network is in the engine room, covered in grease and looking for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machines Leaning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) tools for software application developers to use.

This post is part of a series which also runs as a main feature in Computer W…READ MORE

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Windows 7 Inside Last Extended Support Year

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Monday was the 14th of January. When the next year comes and goes, that’s the end for Windows 7. That puts Windows 7 inside last extended support year, as this snippet from the Windows lifecycle fact sheet shows. Of course, if history is any guide, a certain cadre of desperate organizations will dec…READ MORE

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Let’s take back control, unless we have to get up

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Mobile phone recycling comparison site Recyclezone has put together the findings of a survey that asked which household tasks Brits were most keen to palm off on smart technology, and you don’t need to ask us twice to play Vernon Kay with the results.
The survey said a laundry folding robot (32%)…READ MORE

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Addressing the shortages of construction skills that threaten Broadband Roll-out

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Problems with quality, not just quantity threaten to derail full fibre roll out as they did cable TV roll out 25 years ago.

Over the past couple of years broadband roll-out projects (BT, Virgin, City Fibre etc.) have become increasingly delayed because of shortages of relevant construction skills…READ MORE

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ONC updates, adds to Interoperability Standards Advisory

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Rules and regulations proposed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology hang in limbo, thanks to the government shutdown. But that isn’t stopping the federal organization from pushing forward on addressing a significant pain point for the healthcare industry.

ON…READ MORE

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Effect vs. affect; amorous cats

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Which is correct?
A manager’s level of emotional intelligence _______ the entire office.
a. affects
b. effects

Answer: a

Explanation:
As a verb, affect means to influence. Effect, as a verb, means to cause or to bring about. A manager’s level of emotional intelligence definitely influence…READ MORE

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Another one bites the dust: Bauer’s departure from NHS England highlights public sector-wide issue

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NHS England’s chief digital officer (CDO) jumping ship to join the private sector is the latest example of one of the key issues facing digital and technology projects across the public sector, namely staff retention.

The news that NHS England’s CDO Juliet Bauer is leaving the health service …READ MORE

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Digitisation: The key to SMB success

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Quocirca’s Print 2025 Spotlight report Digitisation: the key to SMB success reveals that SMBs are accelerating their digitisation initiatives through the use of digital workflow services and solutions, as they seek to drive business efficiency and employee productivity.

Digital technologies are …READ MORE

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AWS mixes toxic cocktail for open source

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There is currently a crisis unfolding in the open source world, with a number of companies changing their licensing to protect revenue. This has arisen due to a potentially toxic situation where public cloud providers have introduced managed services based on free open source products.

OSS so…READ MORE

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When is the Right Time to Look at New Services?

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Microsoft Azure is rolling out new features at a fantastic speed.  But when is the right time to evaluate those new features?  It might be right as the feature is released, it might be later in the lifecycle.  The basic answer to when to look at using new services is, it depends.

If the compan…READ MORE

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Could Amazon Create a Facial Recognition Database From Doorbells?

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We’ve written before about Rekognition, Amazon’s facial recognition software, and how organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has asked Amazon to stop selling it to law enforcement organizations. So Amazon is trying another tactic: Developing its own database, which it wo…READ MORE

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Role Of Developers: Test As You Build Is The New Mantra

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There is a constant shift in the role of developers globally. Actually, it is not a shift completely. It is, in fact, an additional kind of role that is embedding within their existing role of coding and development. It is to test as you build. The new mantra is to test while you develop. Obviously,…READ MORE

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Improbable vs. Unity: Why enterprise cloud users should take notice

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Enterprise cloud users may have written off the spate between gaming companies Improbable and Unity as nothing more than industry in-fighting, but there are some cautionary tales emerging from the dispute they would do well to take note of, argues Caroline Donnelly.

The bun fight that has broken …READ MORE

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COI report offers stark reminder on cyber hygiene

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The Singapore government’s Committee of Inquiry (COI) that looked into the unprecedented cyber attack on SingHealth’s IT systems released a public report this week, detailing security lapses leading to the incident as well as recommendations to improve the public healthcare group’s cyber defen…READ MORE

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Why developers don't stay in management for IT career change

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There’s a saying in the life insurance industry that goes like this:

“The minute you become successful your first inclination is to stop doing all the things that made you successful. You stop making the phone calls, you stop scheduling the sit downs.”

This dynamic isn’t confined to life ins…READ MORE

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