Rene Millman
Rene Millman is a freelance writer and broadcaster who covers cybersecurity, AI, IoT, and the cloud. He also works as a contributing analyst at GigaOm and has previously worked as an analyst for Gartner covering the infrastructure market. He has made numerous television appearances to give his views and expertise on technology trends and companies that affect and shape our lives. You can follow Rene Millman on Twitter.
Latest articles by Rene Millman

Cyber security engineer vs analyst: What's the difference?
By Rene Millman published
In-depth We examine the differences between these two roles and the varying prospects for both career paths

Best Google Apps for work
By Clare Hopping, Rene Millman last updated
Best A popular alternative to Microsoft Office, but what are the best apps?

Four tips to slash office running costs
By Rene Millman published
In-depth With energy prices set to surge and inflation remaining sky-high, slashing workplace expenditure might be one of the only ways forward

The key challenges of migrating databases to the cloud
By Rene Millman last updated
In-depth Knowing the potential pitfalls could help avoid migration headaches

How can CIOs help to close the tech skills gap?
By Rene Millman published
In-depth The most well-equipped IT leaders can take a number of practical steps to close the divide within their organisations

How will the Online Safety Bill change the tech industry?
By Rene Millman published
In-depth The landmark legislation will affect 25,000 companies, and is among the first laws directly regulating the business practices of tech giants

VMware vSphere vs Proxmox: Which is best for your business?
By Rene Millman last updated
In-depth Choosing a virtualisation tool can be tricky, so we've weighed up two of the best, vSphere and Proxmox

What is threat hunting?
By Rene Millman published
In-depth Although most threats can be dealt with automatically, the tougher ones require a bit more investigation

What is cyber insurance?
By Rene Millman published
In-depth In an age of increasingly devastating cyber attacks, many businesses are looking to cyber insurance to cushion the financial blow

What is the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA)?
By Rene Millman published
In-depth The European Commission is hoping to open up platforms and break down big tech’s most egregious monopolistic practices

Internet providers look to ease cost of living crisis with cheaper broadband
By Rene Millman published
News Social tariffs could get slashed to help poorest in society

What is SMTP?
By Rene Millman last updated
In-depth Have you ever wondered how your email gets to its recipient?

Uptake for blockchain skills courses surges 450% in 2022
By Rene Millman published
News Udemy study finds employees are also looking to learn more about improving their efficiency at work

Linux-based Cheerscrypt ransomware found targeting VMware ESXi servers
By Rene Millman published
News Cheerscrypt malware could cause severe disruption to companies using the virtualisation software

Reimagining Edinburgh with cutting-edge smart city projects
By Rene Millman published
Case Studies With several exciting projects underway, what will Scotland’s capital city look like in five years’ time?

The most secure email services of 2023
By Rene Millman last updated
Best Email is not secure by design, but these email providers allow you to send emails with top-level security

Optimising the management of hybrid cloud
By Rene Millman last updated
In-depth Having the right foundations in place can make an organisation’s hybrid cloud infrastructure work much better

Hackers turn to pixel trackers to conduct surveillance
By Rene Millman published
News Criminals use reconnaissance to finesse phishing campaigns

AWS customers hit by Friday the thirteenth outage
By Rene Millman published
News Web services giant's Northern Virginia datacentre went dark last week

SafeNet boosts cloud security with Cryptocard acquisition
By Rene Millman published
News US firm nabs UK authentication provider, plans to merge with own cloud-based authentication-as-a-service

How to build a zero trust model
By Rene Millman published
In-depth Threats are becoming greater and more diverse, but having a zero trust architecture could help your business defend its infrastructure

Could using blockchain kill your green credentials?
By Rene Millman published
In-depth With Bitcoin transactions consuming enough energy to fuel a small country, can blockchain technology ever be considered environmentally friendly?

More than 90% of IT decision makers reuse passwords
By Rene Millman published
News Bitwarden survey also finds that half of IT professionals share their passwords with colleagues
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