What is WiFi 6E and what does it mean for your organisation?
Cloud and managed services do not make disaster recovery and business continuity planning just a “nice to have”. It’s no secret that technology is …
Cloud Technology Solutions CEO on keeping pace with Google Cloud’s growth
Back in 2008, when working on a programme for The Economist to migrate to Google Apps, James Doggart and his colleague realised there was no migrat…
Qualcomm faces EU probe over radio frequency chips
Qualcomm’s expansion into the radio frequency chip market has drawn the attention of the European Commission’s antitrust regulators, it…
The key challenges facing IBM’s incoming CEO Arvind Krishna
IBM’s Ginni Rometty is exiting her role as CEO in April. IBM Cloud and Cognitive software leader Arvind Krishna will take over from the often criti…
The cyber arms race in the cloud: new threats require a new approach to defense
With companies rushing to embrace digital transformation projects, 2020 will see an explosion of cloud adoption across businesses in all sectors. A…
Vodafone to remove Huawei equipment from network cores
Vodafone confirmed on Wednesday (5 February) that it plans to strip out Huawei’s equipment from the core of its European networks over the co…
How to ensure your business continuity strategy is taken seriously
Disaster recovery – didn’t that go out with the mainframe computer? Unfortunately, one of the primary jobs of an IT professional is still to evalua…
Let harmful content run loose, or rein in free speech online? There’s another way forward
Online targeting systems – which promote content in social media feeds, recommend videos, target adverts, and personalise search engine resul…
How consolidation is reshaping the cyber security market
The cyber security technology sector continues to experience a wave of acquisitions. Leading technology vendors and security service providers cont…
TikTok is bolstering its European lobbying team
The hugely popular social media app TikTok has launched a hiring spree for policy managers in Brussels, Berlin, London and Paris as it extends its …
Manufacturing surpasses government as biggest user of IoT
GlobalData has been tracking data on deployments of Internet of Things (IoT) technology by enterprise organisations for several years, via its IoT …
The biggest govtech deals of the week (03/02/20)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with GlobalData, we’ve dri…
What Twitter’s response to Clearview tells us about facial recognition’s future
Technological developments can break down all sorts of boundaries, distinctions and seperations. The most recent of these ruptures has led to a bat…
OECD launches negotiations on new international tech tax regime
Long-awaited discussions on the future of global taxation began in Paris this week as tax officials representing more than 130 countries met for th…
AI, 3D audio and custom silicon: the biggest trends in virtual reality
Virtual reality (VR) technology has evolved significantly over the past five years, with improvements on both the hardware and software side. Howev…
How sustainability is becoming a new battleground for the cloud giants
Environmental sustainability has become a major new competitive battleground for cloud computing giants, Google, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services …
Cloud security concerns persist as GDS reviews guidance
A cross-Whitehall drive to migrate more workloads into the public cloud is faltering amid persistent concerns about the security of the technology,…
NHS ransomware attacks plummet – but why?
The NHS has seen a staggering drop in the number of successful ransomware attacks in the last two years, according to data revealed under transpare…
Why the EU is unlikely to ban facial recognition any time soon
The debate around the ethical use of facial recognition (FR) continues to gather momentum. A temporary ban on the use of FR in public spaces is des…
Who are the movers and shakers in edge computing?
Edge computing has become an increasingly hot topic in the technology and telecoms world. However, the ecosystem is still evolving and a clear mark…
UK to give Huawei limited role in 5G networks, dealing a major blow to Trump
The UK has agreed to give Huawei a limited role in the development of Britain’s 5G networks, defying pressure from Washington to issue an out…
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