Google has made changes to Gmail to make the app more holistic for remote working users and reduce their dependency on supporting services like Slack and Zoom. The company is incorporating more applications into its business version of Gmail, taking away the need to use multiple tabs or switch to other apps. Following on from […]
Mine: The startup that can track down your data
GDPR defines personal data as an ‘asset’, yet despite this modern valuation, most of us have unwittingly – or unthinkingly – given it away in exchange for online services. As such, the average digital footprint is spread far and wide. If you can remember all the companies that have bits of your digital info, you […]
Save up to 76 percent on Azure Synapse Analytics and gain breathtaking insights of your ERP data
To help customers save on data warehouse migration costs and accelerate time-to-insight on critical SAP data, we are announcing two new analytics offers from Azure Synapse Analytics. Business disruptions, tactical pivots, and remote work have all emphasized the critical role analytics plays for every organization. Uncharted situations demand charted performance insights, so businesses can quickly […]
HSBC agrees multi-year cloud partnership with AWS
HSBC Holdings has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its long-term cloud provider for its planned digital transformation. The multi-year agreement will make AWS technology available across the company’s business, starting with customer-facing applications and modernisation of its Global Wealth & Personal Banking arm. HSBC Holdings, the parent company of HSBC, is headquartered in London and serves customers around the world […]
Microsoft and Citrix expand partnership for the new normal
Microsoft and Citrix have announced an expansion of their partnership to help organisations deal with the move to remote and agile business models. The multi-year deal between Citrix and Microsoft aims to help businesses accelerate the move to the cloud and speed up adoption of digital workspaces and virtual desktops. Citrix and its workspace portal will […]
Google launches Confidential VMs for sensitive data processing
Confidential VMs will be the first product in Google Cloud’s new confidential computing portfolio, the company has revealed, allowing companies to process sensitive data while keeping it encrypted in memory. The announcement aims to capitalise on a growing interest in confidential computing, a field that promises to revolutionise cloud computing by providing what is in […]
BigQuery Omni pulls Google, AWS, and Azure analytics into one UI
Google has launched an early version of BigQuery Omni, its new analytics tool that lets users access and view data across Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services without leaving the Big Query UI. Powered by Google Anthos, its vendor-neutral app development platform, users will be able to use SQL and the standard BigQuery APIs to […]
Azure Partner Zone brings new resources and special events for Partners
On July 1, 2020, the Microsoft Azure team launched a new experience for Azure Partners on Azure Partner Zone. The site will feature the latest news, resources, and content to help partners stay abreast of emerging trends, learn about new products and features, and find the tools needed to build a thriving Azure practice. In […]
SAP patches critical flaw that lets hackers seize control of servers
Software company SAP has patched a critical vulnerability that can be exploited by an unauthenticated hacker to take control of systems and applications. The flaw, assigned CVE-2020-6287, affects the LM Configuration Wizard element of the NetWeaver Application Server (AS) Java platform, and affects potentially 40,000 customers, according to Onapsis, which discovered the vulnerability. Alarmingly, the flaw has […]
IBM job ad calls for 12-years of experience with six-year-old Kubernetes
IBM has put out a job advert calling for a candidate with over 12-years of experience with Kubernetes administration and management. It looks like a fairly straight forward ad, except for the fact that Kubernetes has only been a thing for the last six years. The advertisement, which is still live, calls for a “minimum” of 12 years experience in […]