Latest articles by Emma Woollacott
IBM eyes Oracle expertise gains with latest acquisition
News The deal aims to help IBM address the complexities of public sector cloud transformation
UK financial services firms are scrambling to comply with DORA regulations
News Lack of prioritization and tight implementation schedules mean many aren’t compliant
Personal data compromised in Gateshead Council cyber attack
News The Medusa ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack
Government urged to improve tech procurement practices
News The National Audit Office highlighted wasted money and a lack of progress on major digital transformation programmes
Vulnerability management complexity is leaving enterprises at serious risk
News Fragmented data and siloed processes mean remediation is taking too long
Only 13% of firms are tracking their AI energy usage – here’s why that’s a problem
News While firms are rushing to adopt AI, they're not keeping on top of the associated power costs
CoreWeave’s first two UK data centers are now operational
News The company's European plans for this year also include new facilities in Norway, Sweden, and Spain
Tech industry welcomes UK's “ambitious” AI action plan
News The new policy, less cautious than that of the previous government, has been largely welcomed by experts
Tech workers look elsewhere as workplace benefits decline
News While salaries are rising for tech workers, other benefits are in decline, leading to a fall in job satisfaction
Data center hardware spending surged last year
News Largely thanks to the boom in AI, spending on public cloud infrastructure is driving an increase in overall spending
2024 was a record year for commercial cyber attacks
News China-backed attacks on IoT systems helped keep numbers high
Darktrace targets cloud security gains with new acquisition
News The firm plans to combine Cado's forensic investigation technology with its ActiveAI Security Platform
AI in the retail industry is spreading beyond the IT department
News AI has become a strategic imperative for retailers, delivering marked productivity gains
UK rural businesses set for broadband improvements
News New deal with Openreach sees underserved businesses getting full fiber, while Amazon applies for frequencies for a new satellite broadband service
IBM and GlobalFoundries settle long-running legal cases
News The two companies settle intellectual property disputes and say they plan to collaborate again in the future
US sanctions Chinese tech firm
News Integrity Technology Group has been linked to Flax Typhoon, a hacking group that has targeted US critical infrastructure and other organizations
Four years on, how's UK GDPR holding up?
News While some SMBs are struggling, most have stepped up to the mark in terms of data governance policies
The open source industry is booming
News Four-in-ten firms contribute open source code on a daily basis
UK regulator to investigate IBM takeover of HashiCorp
News The CMA is concerned that the merger could affect competition in the cloud services market
Atos hits back at ransomware attack claims
News The company says it has no evidence that systems have been compromised, but is investigating the report
Equinix acquires BT's Irish data centers in €59 million deal
News As BT moves to an asset-light business model, Equinix looks to expand
AI 'slop security reports' are driving open source maintainers mad
News Low-quality, LLM-generated reports should be treated as if they are malicious, according to one expert
SoftwareOne to acquire Crayon in $1.4 billion merger deal
News The merged firm will be 'uniquely positioned' to capitalize on a $150 billion market
