Category: ComputerWeekly

Google Cloud abolishes data egress fees for global customer base
15
Jan
2024

Google Cloud abolishes data egress fees for global customer base

Google will no longer charge customers fees for transferring their data out of its cloud when switching to a new…

EU amendment changes open source definition
15
Jan
2024

EU amendment changes open source definition

An amendment to the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has changed the widely accepted definition of open source software, which…

Post Office scandal inquiry hits mainstream after dramatic start to year
12
Jan
2024

Post Office scandal inquiry hits mainstream after dramatic start to year

After nearly two years, the Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry has received a surge in interest driven by the…

Plexal launches Cyber Runway 3.0 accelerator programme
12
Jan
2024

AWS secures £894m in cloud spend across three contracts with UK government on same day

Amazon Web Services (AWS) looks set to make more money on three multi-million pound government contracts that went live on…

Worker-focused AI Bill introduced by backbench MP Mick Whitley
12
Jan
2024

UK government seeks public views on impacts of AI-generated porn

The UK government is seeking views on the impact of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality…

Cisco fixes high-impact flaw in unified comms platform
11
Jan
2024

Cisco fixes high-impact flaw in unified comms platform

A critical vulnerability in Cisco Unity Connection – a messaging and voicemail product that forms part of the networking supplier’s…

Vast Data Platform aims at storage everywhere for AI/ML workloads
11
Jan
2024

QLC made gains but storage innovation focus was on software in 2023

The year 2023 will go down as one in which some big storage suppliers focused on upgrades to array products,…

Fujitsu UK employees working for HMRC to strike during self-assessment tax period over pay
11
Jan
2024

Fujitsu UK employees working for HMRC to strike during self-assessment tax period over pay

More than 300 Fujitsu Services UK employees working for HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are set to strike from 17…

Gartner: PC market collapsed in 2023
11
Jan
2024

Gartner: PC market collapsed in 2023

Analyst Gartner has reported that 2023 was the worst year in PC history, declining 14.8% in 2023. It said 2023…

Google Cloud chalked up higher growth rate in 2022 than AWS and Microsoft, Gartner data shows
10
Jan
2024

HPE nabs Juniper Networks in $14bn deal to boost networking

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced its intention to acquire Juniper Networks, in a deal worth $14bn. The acquisition aims…

Storage technology explained: Flash vs HDD
10
Jan
2024

Storage technology explained: Flash vs HDD

The past 12 months saw flash storage nudge into areas from which it had hitherto been absent. In particular, this…

Hundreds of subpostmasters to have convictions quashed in blanket exoneration
10
Jan
2024

Hundreds of subpostmasters to have convictions quashed in blanket exoneration

Emergency legislation will be pushed through Parliament in a matter of weeks to quickly overturn the convictions of hundreds of…