Nokia has launched a set of tools, equipment and an operating system for data centre networking to help large companies manage growing traffic in light of increased 5G and machine learning adoption. Working in collaboration with Apple to build the technology, Nokia has launched a data centre Network Operating System (NOS) as a toolkit to allow for intent-based automation […]

​New research into cloud security management has found that 83% of UK organisations believe threats to cloud systems are outpacing their ability to effectively deploy countermeasures. This places the UK behind the global average, at 71%. By contrast, only 53% of German enterprises believe the same. Cyber security company Palo Alto Networks has published its […]

Docker is expanding its collaboration with AWS to make its Compose and Desktop tools easier to use in container ecosystems. The compose and desktop developer tools will be integrated with AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS) and ECS on AWS Fargate. The container ecosystem has become complex, according to Docker. What used to be a simple […]

Oracle has announced a package for enterprise customers to give them the full benefits of the company’s public cloud services while retaining all their data on-premise. Dubbed Oracle Dedicated Region Cloud@Customer, the service is touted as the industry’s first fully-managed cloud region that brings more than 50 cloud services that can run from customers’ own […]

Microsoft has revealed a slew of changes to Teams that have been in development since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown. The changes are designed to improve user experience on the collaboration platform and drive greater engagement. It starts with “Together Mode”, which is an artificial intelligence-based feature that places a digital avatar of […]

​Google has decided to abandon the development of a controversial cloud computing project named “Isolated Region”, which catered to various governments’ desires to control data within their borders. The tech giant scrapped the initiative in May, partly due to the coronavirus pandemic but also due to the rising geopolitical tensions between the US and China, […]

Commercial real estate developers, building owners, facilities management companies, and tenants have a huge opportunity to address, and solve for, the unique business challenges faced by their industry, by applying the Internet of Things (IoT) to buildings. For example, by leveraging data from IoT sensors and building management systems, companies can gain insights that enable […]

IBM has announced its acquisition of WDG Automation, a Brazillian software provider specialising in robotic process automation (RPA).  Financial details of the acquisition weren’t disclosed to the public, but the companies said they expect the deal to close in the third quarter.  IBM’s decision to acquire WDG Automation sees the tech giant continuing its expansion into the AI-infused automation […]

German-based Linux distribution company SUSE has announced plans to acquire Kubernetes management outfit Rancher Labs.  The price of the acquisition was not disclosed, but two people familiar with the deal told CNBC that SUSE is paying between $600 million to $700 million to buy the Cupertino-based startup.  Rancher Labs, which was was founded in 2014 and currently boasts more than 200 employees, provides open-source software that […]

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has partnered with IBM to launch an AI-powered virtual agent that will provide staff with up-to-date HR and workplace information as the UK emerges from lockdown. Ask Maisie, powered by IBM Watson, will give the Royal Marsden’s hospitals in London and Surrey the capacity to manage its workforce by serving as an […]