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• Cyber security demands change in approach

  21-09-2017 18:00 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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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• How to make the right technology choice

  21-09-2017 16:30 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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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• The Sanger Institute on using datacentre upgrades to help decode the human genome

  21-09-2017 16:30 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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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• Swansea City turns to IT in bid to become 'a Premier League business'

  21-09-2017 16:24 via Latest IT Business Articles from ComputerworldUK
  Swansea City COO Chris Pearlman explains to Computerworld UK why players are wearing the badge of Silicon Valley security business Barracuda Networks on its sleeves this season
  
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• Hitachi reveals What’s NEXT following Vantara launch

  21-09-2017 15:00 via Latest IT Vendors Articles from ComputerworldUK
  Hitachi Vantara unveils what's next for the future of the company and its technology approach
  
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• More than one million new phishing sites created each month

  21-09-2017 14:00 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  21-09-2017 13:32 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  21-09-2017 13:15 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  21-09-2017 12:47 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  21-09-2017 11:45 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  21-09-2017 10:30 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  21-09-2017 10:00 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  Air traffic control organisation Nats is upgrading its network capabilities to enhance its performance
  
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• How data centers were able to weather Houston and Irma

  20-09-2017 20:44 via IT Manager Daily
  The opening of hurricane season packed a punch with Harvey and Irma battering Texas and Florida, but there was some silver linings that came out of these natural disasters.
  Data centers in some of the hardest hit cities – Houston and Miami – managed to remain operational during the storms. Many reported that they never stopped sending and transmitting data. Even when the power went out, the center persevered.
  Since many of these data centers provide service throughout the nation, it
  
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• Top 10 most dangerous artists to search for online

  20-09-2017 19:22 via IT Manager Daily
  Users searching for their favorite artists at work are putting the company’s data at risk. Hackers are hiding malicious links in the top search results that can steal user information or install malware on the computer.
  McAfee studied the search results for popular music artists and found the top 10 artist search results that were the most harmful. Their search terms were used across Bing, Google and Yahoo! and were followed by risky search terms such as “free mp3.”
  Having the
  
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• CIO interview: John Mountain, Starling Bank

  20-09-2017 18:00 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  20-09-2017 17:35 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  20-09-2017 16:45 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  BMW has launched its latest programme to support tech startups in the UK
  
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• Finnish government eyes €1bn savings through digitisation

  20-09-2017 15:17 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  Finland’s public sector aims to save €1bn by 2029 as a result of digitising public services
  
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• Salesforce world tour lands in Amsterdam

  20-09-2017 15:00 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  20-09-2017 15:00 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  20-09-2017 14:30 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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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• How To Create Consistent Self-Service for Clouds and Datacenters

  20-09-2017 14:30 via IT Manager Daily
  Many enterprises are facing a dissonance between their massive VMware deployments and their cloud efforts. VMware applications are often designed differently and are managed by traditional ITSM workflows, while platforms like AWS or Azure embrace a self-service approach. In this webinar, we’ll talk about how enterprises build hybrid environments and deliver the self-service users expect, without sacrificing control or visibility.
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• Cyber crime a significant risk to individuals and organisations

  20-09-2017 14:00 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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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• 12 High Impact Tasks for CTOs to Increase Team Performance

  20-09-2017 14:00 via IT Manager Daily
  Most CTOs would prefer to be wrestling with fun technical challenges than be bogged down in messy personnel issues. But the key leader with responsibility for driving performance across the entire technical organization must recognize how detrimental it is to ignore those people problems. Utilize this guide of powerful and simple actions you can instantly take to immediately impact the performance of your teams.Learn more!The post 12 High Impact Tasks for CTOs to Increase Team Performance appear
  
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• Why businesses should tackle the digital workplace

  20-09-2017 13:30 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  20-09-2017 12:26 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  20-09-2017 11:45 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  20-09-2017 10:34 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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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• Middle East firms must focus on IT training and employing more women to stay competitive

  20-09-2017 01:15 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  19-09-2017 17:30 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  19-09-2017 17:00 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  Former CEO John Chambers will leave the networking sector kingpin after 27 years, supplier reveals
  
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• AWS to adopt per-second billing for select cloud services from October 2017

  19-09-2017 16:21 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  19-09-2017 14:45 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  19-09-2017 14:30 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  Public sector cloud adoption continues to rise, but wide-scale digital transformation success remains elusive, claims Cloud Industry Forum research
  
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• Why did council take FOUR MONTHS to suspend arrested chief executive? - Liverpool Echo

  19-09-2017 13:34
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• India-born Silicon Valley executive joins Twitter - The Hindu

  19-09-2017 11:04
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  India-born Silicon Valley executive joins Twitter
  The Hindu
  Sriram Krishnan, who had primarily focused on ad technology, is taking on a consumer product role now, the report says. India-born Sriram Krishnan, a former top executive from Facebook and Snap, has been hired by Twitter as its senior director of product.
  Twitter hires former Facebook and Snap executive Sriram Krishnan as director of product teamFirstpost
  Twitter appoints former Facebook executive Sriram Krishnan as Senior Di
  
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• Chambers departs, Cisco to appoint Robbins as Executive Chairman - Economic Times

  19-09-2017 10:55
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  Chambers departs, Cisco to appoint Robbins as Executive Chairman
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  SAN FRANCISCO: Global IT and networking major Cisco has announced that its CEO Chuck Robbins will be appointed as the Executive Chairman of the company in the annual meeting of shareholders on December 11. The announcement came after John ...
  Cisco's Executive Chairman Chambers not to seek re-electionReuters
  Cisco Systems (CSCO) Executive Chairman John Chambers Won't Stand for Re-ElectionStreetInsider.c
  
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• UK education system exacerbates cyber skills gap

  19-09-2017 10:42 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  Security industry needs to get involved to raise awareness of cyber security career opportunities, say commentators
  
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• Sainsbury's chief executive Mike Coupe avoids ruling out Nisa takeover as Co-op bid looms - City A.M.

  19-09-2017 10:38
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  Sainsbury's chief executive Mike Coupe avoids ruling out Nisa takeover as Co-op bid looms
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  I report on vice, leisure, the creative industries, luxury and white collar crim [..] Show more. Follow Alys. The convenience chain has received interest from both Sainsbury's and Co-op. Alys Key. Sainsbury's chief executive Mike Coupe remained tight ...
  
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• Outlook outage: Microsoft blames European Hotmail downtime on load-balancing fault

  19-09-2017 10:09 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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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• Interview: Technology startups gaining momentum in the UAE

  19-09-2017 01:15 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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

  19-09-2017 01:15 via ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content
  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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• BRIEF-Universal Technical Institute appoints Robert Devincenzi as non-executive chairman of the board - Reuters

  18-09-2017 23:27
  BRIEF-Universal Technical Institute appoints Robert Devincenzi as non-executive chairman of the board
  Reuters
  ... * Universal Technical Institute appoints Robert T. Devincenzi as non-executive chairman of the board of directors. * Universal Technical Institute Inc - ‍kimberly J. Mcwaters will continue in her roles as a director and as president and chief ...
  
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• BRIEF-Allstate says Gregg Sherrill, executive chairman of Tenneco has been elected to co's board of directors - Reuters

  18-09-2017 23:24
  BRIEF-Allstate says Gregg Sherrill, executive chairman of Tenneco has been elected to co's board of directors
  Reuters
  ... * Allstate Corp - Gregg M. Sherrill, executive chairman of Tenneco Inc, has been elected to Allstate's board of directors, effective October 1. * Allstate Corp - with election of Gregg M. Sherrill to the board Allstate board will stand at 11 ...
  
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