The enterprise definition of endpoint has dramatically shifted over the years. Endpoints traditionally referred to desktop computers and laptops, which could be secured with antivirus software and firewalls. Today, the term covers a wide array of devices used for business, from PCs and laptops to corporate- and employee-owned smartphones to IoT sensors — all of […]
Archives for April 2021
Microsoft retires Cortana mobile app
Microsoft has finally called time on its Cortana mobile app, with users in the US no longer able to access reminders and lists created in it as of today. The company originally revealed plans to retire the app in November 2019 and it ceased to operate in the UK and other non-US territories on 31 January 2020. US […]
Oracle will let UK businesses move to its cloud for free
Oracle is offering new and existing customers free cloud engineering resources and tech support to help them migrate their workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The company has launched its Cloud Lift Services to give its customers “expanded access to technical tools and cloud engineering resources to quickly migrate workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI),” it […]
UK Space Agency launches fund to develop hospitals of the future
Space agencies from both the UK and Europe have challenged British tech companies to develop new services that could support high-tech hospitals of the future. The UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency (ESA) have made £5 million of funding available through the Hampshire Together programme, a digital transformation project across the North and […]
LinkedIn tackles UK’s soaring unemployment with a suite of new features
Microsoft and LinkedIn have launched new features to help the UK’s 1.7 million unemployed connect to new job opportunities by promoting their skills and expertise. The four newly-announced tools include a dedicated Service Page for freelancers and SMBs, a Cover Story feature which lets users share videos of their work, Creator Mode which helps turn […]
New Storage Trends Promise to Help Enterprises Handle a Data Avalanche
Data, data everywhere, but where to put it all? Here’s a rundown of five current and potential fast and high-capacity storage approaches. As enterprises continue to stockpile massive amounts of information generated by people, businesses, vehicles, and a virtually endless list of other sources, many are wondering where they can store all of that data […]
New solutions for Oracle WebLogic on Azure Virtual Machines
We are announcing a major release for Oracle WebLogic Server (WLS) on Azure Virtual Machines. The release is jointly developed with the WebLogic team as part of a broad-ranging partnership between Microsoft and Oracle. Software available under the partnership includes Oracle WebLogic, Oracle Linux, and Oracle Database, as well as interoperability between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure […]
Sigfox IoT network simplifies Citycare defibrillator maintenance for 24/7 access
In the health care sector, product malfunctions can be critical to a person’s life, so monitoring and maintenance are crucial. Citycare is able monitor the correct functioning of its Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) daily, wherever they are installed. In France today, Citycare hires out more than 15,000 AEDs enabling its customers to easily set up […]
Ultimate guide to cybersecurity incident response
Here’s why cybersecurity incident response is something your entire organization has to care about: Hackers are likely trying to invade your network, and security vulnerabilities likely make this easier than you would believe. Indeed, we have evolved from a time when executive leaders were mostly disconnected from the information security function to an era where […]