Cohesity’s planned purchase of Veritas will see a relative newcomer, born in the cloud era, take control of a longstanding and huge presence in the backup market. With the buy, Cohesity will gain the assets of a competitor with a large number of enterprise accounts, a healthy R&D department, to add to its burgeoning artificial … Leer más
Noting that the continued growth of cloud and explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) services is driving the need for greater subsea network capacity, which requires advanced coherent transmission systems that support higher performance, Cisco, in collaboration with Microsoft, has demonstrated an 800Gbps transmission trial on the Amitié transatlantic cable. With a total length of 6,800km, … Leer más
As premium 5G services such as network slicing roll out, scale and grow more complex, it’s almost certain a new generation of operating models will be required to monetise configurable services with detailed agreements on functional and non-functional characteristics, and to that end, tech provider Ericsson has announced a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) intent-based … Leer más
By Published: 12 Feb 2024 As an enterprise-focused developer advocate, a major part of my role involves helping organisations identify and remove silos in their development process that slow the pace of innovation. Although most enterprises understand there are significant benefits to a streamlined and progressive development cycle, many are either unsure how to implement … Leer más
One of the key trends of the past few years has been the roll-out of high-capacity 4G and 5G networks driving what has been described as an explosive growth in internet of things (IoT) devices, with some analysts forecasting that that their number will double over the course of the next two years to 27 … Leer más
Claiming to be able to revolutionise in-home connectivity through offering broadband speeds more than 28 times faster than the UK average, Virgin Media O2 has become the first major UK provider to publicly launch a residential 2Gbps broadband service, as well as introduce symmetrical download and upload speeds across all of its speed tiers as … Leer más
The geopolitical landscape is increasingly fractured, and corporations are being sucked into the vortex. Senior executives aren’t just facing down threats from uncoordinated criminals – they’re increasingly the target of cyber attacks from state-backed hacking groups. For CIOs, this is a very different beast, and they’re chronically underprepared for the looming threat it poses. They … Leer más
Ten years ago, as IT transformation director at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), I led the team that successfully renegotiated the £800m per year Aspire outsourcing contract with Capgemini and Fujitsu, saving taxpayers over £200m and dismantling a system riddled with inefficiencies and hidden costs. Yet here we are again, facing a scandal involving Fujitsu … Leer más
Asking the question about how much IT security is enough is about as useful as enquiring about the length of a piece of string. The answer is, “it depends”. What is certain, however, is that the threat landscape is changing. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers risks and opportunities, and the wars in the Middle East and … Leer más
Use of open source software continues to grow as companies look for ways to squeeze the most value out of their tech budgets – even if the bosses do not always realise what’s going on. The vast majority (95%) of respondents to a survey by Perforce Software said their organisations had increased or maintained their … Leer más