Amazon has announced an update to Lex, its conversational artificial intelligence (AI) interface service for applications, in order to make it easier to build bots with support for multiple languages. Lex is the cloud-based service that powers Amazon’s Alexa speech-based virtual assistant. The company also offers it as a service that allows people to build virtual agents, conversational IVR systems, self-service chatbots, […]
Archives for February 2021
Comcast Business Expands Teleworker VPN Solution for Enterprise Customers with Cisco Meraki
Comcast Business today announced it is joining forces with Cisco Meraki to expand the Comcast Business Teleworker VPN solution. Comcast Business Teleworker VPN is specifically engineered to help enterprise customers provide their rapidly expanding remote workforces with a secure, reliable, high-performance connection to their corporate network just as they enjoy when physically in their office. […]
Harnessing the power of smart cities for a brighter future
Recent innovations in 5G, Internet of Things (IoT) and fibre infrastructure technologies are helping to expand and fortify the networks of the future. Smart cities around Europe which utilise these networks and the power of big data are now reaping the rewards of these innovations through the efficient management of city assets, resources and services, says Chris […]
Level up with these advanced PowerShell commands to copy files
Copying files between folders, drives and machines is a common administrative task that PowerShell can simplify. Administrators who understand the parameters associated with the Copy-Item commands and how they work together will get the most from the PowerShell commands to copy files. PowerShell has providers — .NET programs that expose the data in a data […]
Pandemic cloud migration push to have lasting impact
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated cloud migrations in 2020, and while the arrival of vaccines signals a possible horizon to the crisis, enterprise IT shops will likely emerge from it with permanent changes to their cloud strategies and spending habits. Nearly 70% of respondents to a Gartner survey of 260 board of director members shortly after […]
What you need to know to manage multiple AWS accounts
Many organizations — begrudgingly — have to manage multiple cloud accounts within AWS, whether it’s the result of acquisitions or because multiple departments sign up separately. However, managing multiple cloud accounts is actually beneficial and a growing number of users recommend this type of segmentation. Regardless of the reason your organization has multiple AWS accounts, […]
Row breaks out over UK gov’s “dependence” on AWS
A row has reportedly broken out within the government over cloud computing contracts given to Amazon. Around £75 million worth of contracts for web hosting, software and support services were awarded to Amazon Web Services (AWS) last year, according to The Telegraph. That’s reportedly almost double the amount of the next cloud-provider, French firm Capgemini, which was awarded […]
Azure Resource Graph unlocks enhanced discovery for ServiceNow
We’re announcing that ServiceNow® ITOM Discovery is now integrated with Microsoft’s Azure Resource Graph, enabling faster and scalable discovery of your organization’s Azure estate within operational workflows. ServiceNow’s ITOM Discovery and service mapping for Azure provides organizations with an up-to-date configuration management database (CMDB) view of their IT infrastructure and services running in Azure. This […]
Geospatial technology will be at the heart of the IoT Big Data analysis
In an ever more connected world, Esri a global provider of geo-spatial and analytical software is about to embark on a new journey to help organisations understand and analyse vast amounts of Internet of Things (IoT) big data through location intelligence. As we know, the digital transformation of people’s lives from recent events has become […]
Ford partners with Google to motor into the connected-vehicle age
The project is a collaborative effort to put Android Auto in Ford cars, create personalized consumer experiences, and modernize production. Image: Ford Ford Motor Company has announced a partnership with Google that will create a new collaborative group, called Team Upshift, made up of Google and Ford employees. The two companies plan to use their […]