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Free guide to low-code & no-code platforms
Platforms that enable shadow IT are changing development roles and processes. Here's why it's time to embrace this new reality.
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News
05 Feb 2025
AMD trims delivery time for MI350
AMD plans to send samples of the rack-scale AI chip to key customers in the current quarter. Continue Reading
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Tip
05 Feb 2025
How to fix Microsoft Teams not working on an iPhone
When using Microsoft Teams on an iPhone, slow performance and app crashes can bring mobile work to a halt. Many issues come down to internet bandwidth or low storage space. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Feb 2025
Data engineering - Stack Overflow: Building the foundations of AI intelligence
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Jody Bailey, chief product and technology officer at Stack Overflow. Bailey writes in full as follows… The demand for data ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Feb 2025
Amazfit T-Rex 3
Santa was good to me this year, I got an Amazfit T-Rex 3 and it was a gift worth waiting for. It’s taken me a while to write this up (I know the yuletide season has passed), but it takes a while to ... Continue Reading
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News
05 Feb 2025
StarHub upgrades fibre broadband network to deliver 10Gbps services
First deployment of StarHub’s 10Gbps XGS-PON technology across city-state to offer enhanced services as part of Digital Connectivity Blueprint to improve citizen well-being via next-generation digital infrastructure Continue Reading
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News
05 Feb 2025
Chainalysis records 35% decrease in ransom payments in 2024
While the first half of 2024 was on pace to surpass 2023's record-setting numbers, Chainalysis found that the volume of ransom payments dropped in the second half of the year. Continue Reading
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News
05 Feb 2025
MPs to scrutinise use of artificial intelligence in the finance sector
MPs launch inquiry into the use of artificial intelligence technologies in the financial services sector Continue Reading
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05 Feb 2025
Youth activists protest Meta over mental health impacts
Protest outside Meta’s London offices marks launch of Mad Youth Campaign, an effort by activists to challenge the ways in which corporate power negatively shapes the conditions young people live under Continue Reading
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05 Feb 2025
Volkswagen optimises vehicle development through 3DExperience
Connected engineering platform provider’s core technology becomes foundational solution at auto manufacturer to advance vehicle development through virtual twin experiences, reducing engineering and manufacturing cycles Continue Reading
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05 Feb 2025
EE shines as 5G mobile availability improves for all UK operators
Review of UK mobile industry in second half of 2024 finds that 5G availability sees continued improvement, but fastest 5G speed experience remains undecided Continue Reading
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05 Feb 2025
Panzura CloudFS capabilities focus on business continuity
Panzura's CloudFS hybrid cloud storage platform expands file access speeds and offers a new workload recovery capability without the need for high availability tooling. Continue Reading
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05 Feb 2025
APAC organisations to ramp up tech spending in 2025
Organisations across the region are prioritising cyber security, customer experience and application development, even as they navigate cloud repatriation and a growing skills gap in AI and security Continue Reading
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05 Feb 2025
Digging into the CMA’s provisional take on AWS and Microsoft’s hold on UK cloud market
Amazon Web Services and Microsoft have not taken kindly to the Competition and Markets Authority’s suggestion that their dominant hold on the UK cloud market requires a targeted intervention Continue Reading
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News
05 Feb 2025
MoD set to develop £50m data analytics platform with Kainos
The Ministry of Defence has chosen IT services provider Kainos to develop its £50m data analytics platform across all armed services, over a three-year programme Continue Reading
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Definition
05 Feb 2025
What is demand planning and why is it important?
Demand planning is the process of forecasting the demand for a product or service so it can be produced and delivered more efficiently and to the satisfaction of customers. Continue Reading
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Definition
05 Feb 2025
What is account-based selling? Everything you need to know
Account-based selling (ABS) is a strategic sales approach in business-to-business sales and marketing that centers around building highly personalized and targeted relationships with specific high-value accounts. Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2025
Starlink gains higher orbit in Europe
Leading space comms provider sees constellation investments boost performance, gaining a position in delivering LEO services over wide areas of Europe, even including UK capital Continue Reading
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04 Feb 2025
DSIT issues guidance to support public sector hosting of cloud workloads in overseas datacentres
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has issued guidance to support public sector organisations that want to host workloads and applications in overseas datacentres for cost and resilience reasons Continue Reading
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Tip
04 Feb 2025
8 free SEO keyword research tools to explore
SEO keyword research tools can help marketing teams create the content their audiences want to see. Free options include Google Search Console, Keyword Surfer and Semrush. Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2025
Adobe releases generative AI contract management tool
Adobe AI Assistant 'contract intelligence' has the user base and technology to take on Oracle and Microsoft. Continue Reading
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Tip
04 Feb 2025
How to properly implement Exchange Extended Protection
This security feature can better protect Exchange Server deployments to prevent a wide range of attacks and safeguard sensitive data transmitted over the network. Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2025
Clinician adoption of ambient speech tools quickly rising
As adoption of ambient speech tools continues to grow, a KLAS report highlights vendor performance, clinician satisfaction and integration capabilities. Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2025
U.S. tariffs could stymie executives' product decisions
As trade tensions escalate, business leaders will be faced with tough decisions about product sourcing moving forward. Continue Reading
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04 Feb 2025
AMD, Google disclose Zen processor microcode vulnerability
AMD said CVE-2024-56161, which first leaked last month, requires an attacker to have local administrator privileges as well as developed and executed malicious microcode. Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2025
How can SDOH screening, data collection improve?
Better EHR workflows and overtures to support patient trust will be key to improving SDOH screening. Continue Reading
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Tip
04 Feb 2025
Cloud PAM benefits, challenges and adoption best practices
Cloud PAM helps organizations manage access to privileged accounts to keep cloud data and applications secured. Is it right for your organization? Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2025
Downside risk in healthcare improves MA outcomes
Medicare Advantage with downside risk improves care, cutting hospital visits, high-risk medication use and enhancing efficiency compared to fee-for-service MA. Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Feb 2025
Quantum datacentre deployments: How they are supporting evolving compute projects
Quantum datacentre deployments are emerging worldwide, so what are they and where are the benefits? Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Feb 2025
All change: Weighing up the options for enterprises as open source licences evolve
Software suppliers have been rowing back on open-source licensing. Will enterprises with datacentres have to change their software approach? Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Feb 2025
Quiet firing explained: Signs to watch for
There are plenty of quiet workplace trends, such as quiet quitting and firing. Quiet quitting describes employees disengaging, while quiet firing is about managers disconnecting. Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Feb 2025
Utilizing predictive AI to enhance cancer immunotherapy
A new predictive AI tool uses routine blood tests to determine cancer patients' responses to immunotherapy, offering a scalable, affordable alternative to genomic data. Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2025
MicroStrategy adds personalization to GenAI-powered bot
The longtime independent analytics vendor's latest update aims to provide users with a more tailored query and response experience to reach more contextually relevant responses. Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2025
IT supplier helps address ‘overwhelming’ volumes of data from space
CGI is building on its decade-long relationship with the European Space Agency, and as more and more satellites entering orbit, its role in processing data is not set to diminish Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2025
Distie roundup: Activity at Arrow, CMS, Exclusive, e92plus and Westcon-Comstor
Channel players are extending vendor relationships to add more services and routes to market Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2025
Assessing if DeepSeek is safe to use in the enterprise
The AI vendor has found popularity with its reasoning model. However, based on geopolitical tensions and safety tests, there are questions about whether enterprises should use it. Continue Reading
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Definition
04 Feb 2025
What is Internet Key Exchange (IKE)?
Internet Key Exchange (IKE) is a standard protocol used to set up a secure and authenticated communication channel between two parties via a virtual private network (VPN). Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2025
Infosecurity Europe increasing partner focus with Channel Zone
Security show will provide a greater focus on the channel community this year Continue Reading
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Opinion
04 Feb 2025
“Unsafe At Any Speed”. Comparing automobiles to code risk
Outgoing CISA chief Jen Easterly called on buyers to demand better security standards from their software suppliers. The Security Think Tank considers what better means, and what best practice for secure software procurement looks like in 2025. Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2025
Can AI identify financially vulnerable people better than humans?
Research from customer experience firm Nice finds that AI can identify financially vulnerable people better than humans and offer more comfortable channels for financial problem solving Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2025
DE-CIX upgrades New York’s largest internet exchange backbone
DE-CIX upgrades one of the US’s largest internet exchange backbones as staying resilient and offering scale become priorities Continue Reading
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Blog Post
04 Feb 2025
A driving licence in an app is a boost for digital identity - but not for angry suppliers
It’s rare that a digital government development attracts interest from mainstream media, but last month’s announcement of a digital driving licence brought widespread national coverage and a mass ... Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Feb 2025
Addressing the legacy: Modernising creaky cloud infrastructures for data benefits
With so many enterprises reliant on outdated IT assets that lack resilience, where should organisations start with infrastructure modernisation projects? Continue Reading
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04 Feb 2025
WatchTowr warns abandoned S3 buckets pose supply chain risk
WatchTowr researchers found that they could reregister abandoned Amazon S3 buckets and detail alarming ways that threat actors could exploit the attack surface. Continue Reading
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Podcast
04 Feb 2025
Podcast: AI to boost drive innovation in 2025
We talk to Jason Feist of Seagate about artificial intelligence and how it is driving drive innovation, the growth of data and how sustainability and energy efficiency is vital to meeting capacity needs Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2025
India Budget: Tech takes centre stage with AI and infrastructure boost
India has earmarked significant investments in artificial intelligence, global capability centres and digital public infrastructure while boosting training and education in its latest budget Continue Reading
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04 Feb 2025
Labour’s first digital government strategy: Is it déjà vu or something new?
Labour won the 2024 general election on a platform of change – and its technology cheerleader insists the new digital government strategy is all about change. Have we heard it all before or is this time really different? Continue Reading
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04 Feb 2025
Forrester: Why digitisation needs strong data engineering skills
How do enterprises become adaptive? If you can’t measure it responsively, you can’t manage it as an adaptive enterprise Continue Reading
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E-Zine
04 Feb 2025
The need for strong data engineering skills
In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest buyer’s guide examines best practice in data engineering and the importance of data skills. Labour announced its first digital government strategy – but will it be more successful than years of failed plans that came before? We also look back at the networking challenges that faced Orange during last year’s Paris Olympics. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
04 Feb 2025
Redis restriction reaction: Percona offers support for Valkey
Enterprise-grade open source database software and services company Percona has announced the availability of Percona Support for Valkey - a, responsive service offering that promises to maintain ... Continue Reading
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Definition
04 Feb 2025
What is interactive voice response (IVR)?
Interactive voice response (IVR) is an automated telephony system that interacts with callers, gathers information and routes calls to the appropriate recipients. Continue Reading
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Definition
04 Feb 2025
What is SAP S/4HANA Cloud?
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a software as a service (SaaS) version of SAP S/4HANA enterprise resource planning (ERP), a suite of integrated business applications. Continue Reading
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Definition
04 Feb 2025
What is SAP ERP?
SAP ERP is enterprise resource planning software developed by the company SAP SE. Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2025
New Relic extends observability to DeepSeek
The observability tools supplier now offers enhanced monitoring for DeepSeek models to help businesses reduce the costs and risks of generative AI development Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2025
Nationwide Building Society to train people to think like cyber criminals
Nationwide wants to help bring more diversity into UK cyber security skills base through partnership with training specialist Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Feb 2025
How to assess and manage geopolitical risk
Geopolitical risks are often linked to international political, social and economic activities. Set policies for global business to better identify risks before they happen. Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2025
OpenAI reasoning model shows an image shift for GenAI vendor
The new capabilities reflect how the vendor continues to stay ahead but lags in some areas. It continues to innovate, but open source advancements may challenge its capabilities. Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Feb 2025
The importance of diversity in tech teams
Diversity is key to driving organizational success, yet DEI initiatives have become a controversial topic. Learn how diversity in tech teams can help companies in a myriad of ways. Continue Reading
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Tip
03 Feb 2025
8 generative AI challenges that businesses should consider
IT managers planning to adopt GenAI can expect to encounter some hurdles, including cost optimization, workforce effects, cybersecurity concerns and energy use. Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2025
NSFocus: DeepSeek AI hit with 'well planned' DDoS attacks
Cybersecurity vendor NSFocus said AI startup DeepSeek endured multiple waves of DDoS attacks from attackers since its reasoning model was released Jan. 20. Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2025
CISA, FDA warn of backdoor in Contec patient monitors
CISA and the FDA alerted the sector to vulnerabilities in Epsimed and Contec patient monitors that could enable cyberthreat actors to remotely control the devices. Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2025
AMA-backed bill seeks to stop 2.83% Medicare payment cut
Lawmakers propose a bill to roll back the 2.83% Medicare payment cut, raise reimbursements by 2% and ease financial strains on physicians to protect patient care. Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Feb 2025
Exploring FDA-approved anti-obesity medications
As obesity rates continue to rise, FDA-approved anti-obesity medications play a crucial role in weight management, complementing diet and exercise to support long-term health. Continue Reading
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Tip
03 Feb 2025
Mixed-precision training in AI: Everything you need to know
Training AI models can be expensive and time-consuming. Mixed-precision training uses both FP16 and FP32 to lower memory use and reduce costs without sacrificing model accuracy. Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Feb 2025
How healthcare CISO responsibilities are evolving
The healthcare CISO role involves more fiduciary responsibility and cybersecurity accountability than in years past. Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2025
Hard-to-reach UK locations achieve broadband milestones
Ultrafast broadband goes live on Hebridean islands, with network ready for first residents to order full-fibre, while UK altnet outlines initial progress in £5bn deployment scheme Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2025
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Former SysGroup CEO Adam Binks resurfaces at Syrenis, and there are other moves at n2s, HPE, Canon, Cisco, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, NetAlly and Cato Networks Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2025
Verizon, AST SpaceMobile get into orbit to end mobile dead zones
Leading US operator looks to conquer remaining mobile dead zones through space-based communications with growing satco Continue Reading
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03 Feb 2025
Westminster to trial free single sign-on Wi-Fi across central London
Global trade body for wireless connectivity reveals big switch-on of seamless roaming experience across the many disparate Wi-Fi networks in the UK capital Continue Reading
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03 Feb 2025
Government sets out cyber security practice code to stoke AI growth
The government has set out a cyber security code of practice for developers to follow when building AI products Continue Reading
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03 Feb 2025
Google AI paves the way for ‘self-healing’ potholes
Google’s artificial intelligence technology is being used to support the work of university researchers who are developing a ‘hands-off’ approach to maintaining and fixing the UK’s pothole-riddled roads Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2025
Disjointed industrial strategy a barrier to UK scaleup success
The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee calls on Labour to join-up piecemeal initiatives and cut bureaucracy Continue Reading
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Definition
03 Feb 2025
What is SAP S/4HANA Finance?
SAP S/4HANA Finance is a financial application that's part of the SAP S/4HANA enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform. Continue Reading
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Opinion
03 Feb 2025
Vigilant buyers are the best recipe for accountable suppliers
In January 2025, outgoing CISA chief Jen Easterly called on IT buyers to demand better security standards from their software suppliers. The Security Think Tank considers what better means, and what does best practice for secure software procurement looks like in 2025. Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2025
Government failed to provide accurate cost of Post Office scandal compensation
Limited information is likely to lead to significantly inaccurate assumptions on the cost of Post Office scandal compensation schemes Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2025
DSIT permanent secretary says more AI transparency needed
The government must improve transparency around the use of artificial intelligence systems throughout the public sector if it is going to gain and retain trust in how the technology is being deployed Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2025
Partner feedback shaping SMART products
Audio visual specialist uses ISE to share latest offerings, acknowledging the role the channel plays in its strategy Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2025
Teraswitch upgrades global net with EXA 400GE connectivity
Transatlantic connectivity provider upgrades enterprise network with 400GE connectivity, positioning the company for global network expansion through diverse, high-capacity connectivity across Europe and the Atlantic Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2025
DeepSeek-R1 more readily generates dangerous content than other large language models
Research scientists at cyber firm Enkrypt AI publish concerning findings from a red team exercise conducted against DeepSeek, the hot new generative AI tool Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Feb 2025
Forrester: Why digitisation needs strong data engineering skills
How do enterprises become adaptive? If you can’t measure it responsively, you can’t manage it as an adaptive enterprise Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2025
Australian government doubles down on AWS
Federal government signs three-year whole-of-government agreement with Amazon Web Services, expanding access to cloud services for all levels of government Continue Reading
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Definition
03 Feb 2025
What is HTTP and how does it work? Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the set of rules for transferring files -- such as text, images, sound, video and other multimedia files -- over the web. Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Feb 2025
GPT-4o vs. GPT-4: How do they compare?
OpenAI's GPT-4o promises improved multimodal capabilities and increased efficiency. Explore the differences between GPT-4o and its predecessor, GPT-4. Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2025
Federal employee exodus threatens operational stability
If federal employees resign in large numbers, U.S. government operations could face disruptions, affecting essential services, public programs and national stability. Continue Reading
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Definition
31 Jan 2025
What is a certificate revocation list (CRL) and how is it used?
A certificate revocation list (CRL) is a list of digital certificates that have been revoked by the issuing certificate authority (CA) before their actual or assigned expiration date. Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Jan 2025
Top 10 essential skills for ERP professionals in 2025
Both hard and soft skills are essential for ERP professionals, including project management and being up to date with technology. Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2025
Police swoop on Sky ECC cryptophone distributors in Spain and Holland
Dutch and Spanish police have arrested four people accused of making millions of euros by distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones to criminal organisations Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2025
Changes to SAP leadership reflect AI, cloud shifts
SAP's latest executive moves have Sebastian Steinhaeuser overseeing strategy and Philipp Herzig as CTO, but analysts say the continual changes shouldn't concern customers. Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2025
Oracle Cloud Sales users get GenAI agents at no extra cost
The new AI features provide sales force automation and time-savers similar to what competitors have added. Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Jan 2025
Domo platform a difference-maker for check guarantee vendor
Ingo Money succeeded with the analytics specialist's suite after years of struggling to gain insights from spreadsheets and a failed attempt to modernize with another BI vendor. Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2025
Businesses need to prepare as EU AI Act enforcement begins
The EU AI Act's Sunday enforcement deadline will be a test for EU enforcers as they begin assessing companies for compliance. Continue Reading
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Definition
31 Jan 2025
What is cloud computing? Types, examples and benefits
Cloud computing is a general term for the on-demand delivery of hosted computing and IT services over the internet with pay-as-you-go pricing. Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2025
Ai2's new model more open than DeepSeek
The AI research lab released Tülu 3 in November. The new 405B version was trained using reinforcement learning from verifiable rewards and was technically challenging to create. Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2025
Verizon unveils enterprise network AI strategy
Business IT and comms division of telco giant reveals strategy for deployment of artificial intelligence in enterprise use cases Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Jan 2025
How a telehealth model could curb pediatric ED transfers
A telehealth model for pediatric orthopedic care could reduce unnecessary ED transfers, saving costs and improving patient experience by remotely triaging patients before transfers. Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2025
Barclays hit by major IT outage on HMRC deadline day
Customers of Barclays Bank are left unable to access web app and online banking following a significant IT outage that seems to have come at the worst possible time Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2025
AI jailbreaking techniques prove highly effective against DeepSeek
Researchers at Palo Alto have shown how novel jailbreaking techniques were able to fool breakout GenAI model DeepSeek into helping to create keylogging tools, steal data, and make a Molotov cocktail Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2025
DeepSeek API, chat log exposure a ‘rookie’ cyber error
Security researchers at Wiz find a trove of DeepSeek data including API secrets and chat logs publicly exposed via an open source database management tool, raising questions about the fast-growing service’s approach to security Continue Reading
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Definition
31 Jan 2025
What is usage-based pricing?
Usage-based pricing is a consumption-based pricing model in which customers are charged only when they use a product or service. Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2025
La valeur générée par les assistants IA, pas si forte que ça
Les promesses des éditeurs d’assistants IA embarqués dans des suites applicatives (Copilot, Gemini) semblent surévaluées. Pire, il n’y aurait pas de gains de temps de travail. En cause, des outils peut-être trop génériques, mais surtout le manque d’analyse en amont des cas d’usage à réelle valeur ajoutée. Quand ils existent. Continue Reading
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Tip
31 Jan 2025
How to troubleshoot DHCP issues
DHCP server troubleshooting steps vary depending on the DHCP error. Some of the most common errors include DHCP server failure, lack of available IP addresses and network failures. Continue Reading