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Cheeky IT: Engagement And Human Experiences Drive Nando’s Tech Ambitions
Restaurant chain Nando's places culture and human engagement at the heart of its digital transformation strategy
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (30 June)
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Microsoft Buys Cloudyn To Provide Visibility For Azure Customers
Acquisition will help customers manage and optimise their Azure usage
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (30 June)
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Nutanix Teams Up With Google For Hybrid Clouds
Enhances cloud offerings and signs deal with Google Cloud for expanded enterprise push
BP: Digital Transformation Enables ‘Magical’ Innovation Beyond IT
Digital transformation is all about enabling innovation across the whole organisation, not just in IT
DVLA Bets Big On AWS To Drive Cloud Strategy
DVLA has moved multiple systems to AWS to enable innovation and bring cost-saving benefits
AWS: Cloud Is ‘The New Norm’ In World Of Agile Development
Cloud is causing a 'changing of the guard' and enabling businesses to pick and choose what best works for them, AWS declares
Pulsant Ploughs £1m Into South Yorkshire Data Centre Overhaul
The hybrid cloud services provider is taking an upgrade rather than rebuild approach to its data centres
Box Partners With Microsoft For Azure Cloud Content Management
The two companies will work together on three main initiatives
Scottish Regions Rank Worst In Broadband Speed Study
Orkney, Shetland and Highland have come in at the bottom of Which? rankings for average broadband speeds in local council areas across the UK
Virtustream COO: Hybrid Cloud Has Already Won
Virtustream COO Simon Walsh explains why he believes hybrid has already won the cloud battle
China, Canada Sign Latest Pact Barring Economic Hacking
The deal follows a similar arrangement with the UK and is thought to signal a shift in Beijing's approach to acquiring high-tech know-how
Microsoft Upgrades Office 365’s Compliance Controls
Microsoft adds new features that help compliance officers in highly-regulated industries keep a tighter lid on sensitive information
Government Plans Online Residency Procedure For EU Nationals
The planned online system is aimed at replacing the unwieldy 85-page paper form currently required to establish UK residency
AES-256 Encryption Keys Cracked Wirelessly Using Inexpensive Kit
Dutch researchers have demonstrated that secret AES encryption keys can be extracted using recording equipment that costs under 200 euros
Cyren CEO: Pure Cloud Vendors Are The Future Of Cyber Security
As the benefits of using cloud for cyber security become clearer, is it now the only realistic way forward for vendors?
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (23 June)
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British Army Migrates To Red Hat Cloud For Faster Application Delivery
The Army's previous setup was causing unplanned downtime and update delays
Lenovo Targets Data Centre And PC Market With Expanded Portfolio
Expanded data centre offerings as Chinese PC maker reinvigorates HPC portfolio with two new brands
AMD Epyc Server Chips Take The Data Centre Fight To Intel Xeon
32 core processors, 2TB of memory support and 128 lanes of PCIe are on offer with the Eypc chips
Amazon Plans AWS Hong Kong Region To Target Local Enterprises
AWS is nearly ready to provide a local presence for one of the world's leading financial centres
Lenovo Implements ‘World’s Largest’ Intel-based Supercomputer
Does size matter? University in Barcelona gains 11.1 petaFLOP supercomputer, as Intel touts its HPC credentials
Google Responds To Cloud Competition With Australia GCP Data Centres
The new cloud region will significantly reduce latency for local businesses
Servers Affected By Serious Flaw In Unix-Like Systems
Linux, BSD and Solaris are all affected by memory management bugs that could allow attackers to execute malicious code
Accenture, Microsoft Collaborate On Blockchain-Based ID For Refugees
The two companies demonstrated a prototype that could help provide officially recognised identification for 7 million refugees worldwide
US Hit By Largest-Ever Voter Data Breach
A contractor for the Republican Party has accidentally exposed personal data on more than 198 million citizens
Windows Server Moves To Semi-Annual Release Cycle
Microsoft hopes more regular Windows Server updates will encourage adoption and allow it to react quicker to changes in the market
Tech Firms Handed $258m To Develop Exascale Supercomputer
Large chunk of money handed to tech firms from US government to develop 1,000 petaflop supercomputer