Following the political unrest in the country that saw the sitting cabinet resigning, the Kazakhstan government has now shut down the nation’s internet with immediate effect. And while there is no timeframe for how long the shutdown will last for, the Wednesday action has dealt a major blow to Bitcoin mining activities within the country. […]
Archives for January 2022
Malaysian Utility Signs 15-year Contract with Itron to Deploy and Operate Industrial IoT Network
Sarawak Energy to Deploy 180,000 Advanced Metering Infrastructure Endpoints, Take Advantage of Network-as-a-Service. Itron, Inc., which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, announced that Syarikat SESCO Berhad (SESCO), a subsidiary of Sarawak Energy*, Malaysia, signed a contract to deploy Itron’s industrial IoT (IIoT) solution. The solution, which will help Sarawak […]
Soracom Now Connects More Than 4 Million IoT Devices Worldwide
Rapid growth driven by strong uptake in connected consumer electronic devices. Soracom, Inc., a global provider of advanced IoT connectivity, today announced that its Soracom Air wireless data service now keeps more than 4 million devices connected around the world. The growth – up from 3 million announced in June 2021 – is being driven […]
Chase CIO Gill Haus Discusses Recruitment, Agile, and Automation
Chase CIO talks about how his bank trains its engineers to make use of the cloud, machine learning, and other resources to adapt to consumer demand.
IT Job Skills 2022: What’s Hot, What’s Not?
The pandemic continues to shape new technology and skills demands. Here’s a look at the skills most likely to shine and sizzle this year.
Microsoft and Qualcomm to develop custom AR chips for the metaverse
News 5 Jan, 2022 Zach Marzouk The two companies are looking to expand and accelerate the adoption of AR and Microsoft Mesh
Google Cloud acquires Israeli security startup Siemplify
News 5 Jan, 2022 Bobby Hellard The SOAR specialist has been described as "the missing piece" for Google's Chronicle platform
Accelerate the in-vehicle digital experience with Azure Cognitive Services
Microsoft is helping to reshape the automotive industry in the way it serves its drivers with in-vehicle infotainment systems. As an example, Azure is partnering with XPeng to enable AI voice experiences for automotive brands and customers. The solution provides the industry with a fresh take on text-to-speech and expressive voice, global languages, speaker fidelity, […]
5 Cyber Resilience Lessons We Re-Learned in 2021 (But Will Probably Forget)
The past 12 months were full of painful reminders of the challenges our cybersecurity and cyber resilience efforts face. Here’s a refresher course.
DevOps or DevOops?
IT continues to expand DevOps use, but there are still some quirks and limitations that are tripping it up.