Unstructured data and the storage it needs
IDC estimates that upwards of 80% of business information is likely to be formed of unstructured data by 2025. And while “unstructured” can be something of…
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Cyber training in 2023 needs to drive measurable change
As we enter 2023, the pace of technological change continues to accelerate, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to transform the ways organisations and…
Amazon denies claims hiring freeze is slowing AWS sustainability work
Amazon has dismissed claims that a “few departures” from its cloud arm’s sustainability team, coupled with its ongoing hiring freeze, is slowing the company’s progress…
AI in healthcare in northern Europe suggests future pathways
In almost every European country, the healthcare sector struggles with staff shortages. The Covid-19 pandemic and the economic crisis have caused healthcare to lose many…
UK police have ‘culture of retention’ around biometric data
The UK’s biometrics commissioner, Fraser Sampson, has told MPs and Lords there is a “non-deletion culture” in policing with regards to the retention of people’s…
Royal Mail stands firm as LockBit leaks data and renews ransom demand
The LockBit ransomware gang has leaked a tranche of data exfiltrated from Royal Mail’s IT systems during its January 2022 cyber attack, and set a…
Santander SME platform harnesses Salesforce
Santander UK is using technology from Salesforce to offer its UK small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) customers advice on growing their export businesses, through a…
Video messaging: A Computer Weekly Downtime upload podcast
Throughout his career, Ashraf Alkarmi, chief product officer at video platform Vimeo, has had a passion for video. “I’ve made a lot of career choices,…
WithSecure proposes ‘undo’ button for ransomware
Cyber security supplier WithSecure is piloting a newly developed technology that supposedly makes a sandbox test environment more accessible, and claims it has effectively found…
Oracle goes on hunt for Java non-compliance
Analyst Gartner has warned that new changes to Java licensing has meant Oracle will actively target organisations, even those who do not run any Oracle…
Tony Blair and William Hague call for a remade strategic state to stoke UK innovation
Former prime minister Tony Blair and erstwhile Conservative Party leader William Hague have joined forces to argue for a remaking of the British state to…
UK HSE to launch regulatory sandbox for industrial safety tech
The UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is inviting technology companies to participate in an Industrial Safetytech Regulatory Sandbox as part of its Discovering Safety…