AMD’s new Ryzen 9700X and 9600X processors aren’t selling well according to a new nugget of information – though we need to be careful around drawing any conclusions too soon.As you’ll likely recall, these are the first Zen 5 (Ryzen 9000) processors to go on sale from AMD, and they hit the shelves last week.…
Kubernetes and containerised applications are growing rapidly across enterprises. Although Kubernetes has been around for more than 10 years, it’s now predicted to become a mainstream part of IT architecture as organisations look to make more use of cloud-native applications. But take-up of Kubernetes – aka K8s – and storage and data protection in particular,…
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Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 16 series on September 10th, according to some reports and common sense. That’s the typical timeframe for iPhone launch events. Preorders start on the Friday after that event, which is September 13th this year. That makes Septmber 20th the likely release date of Apple’s new iPhone 16 models.While…
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The European Union’s landmark cyber security bill NIS2 is just months away from coming into force. With a compliance deadline of 17 October, the law aims to improve the bloc’s ability to fight rising levels of cyber crime by ensuring all member states follow the same cyber security rules and procedures. Under this directive, each EU member…
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Imagine waking up one day to find that all your confidential emails are suddenly an open book for anyone with a powerful enough computer. Sounds like a nightmare, right? Well, with the rapid advancement of quantum computing, despite the challenges involved, this scenario isn’t as far-fetched as you might think. Once fully realised, quantum computers…
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When you buy a retail computer CPU, it usually comes with a standard cooler. However, most enthusiasts find that the stock cooler just does not cut it in terms of performance. So, they often end up getting a more advanced cooler that better suits their needs. Choosing the right cooler isn’t a one-size-fits-all deal –…
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Heriot-Watt University and the University of Glasgow are supporting a £46m initiative researching the use of digital twins to decarbonise the UK’s transport systems. Funded by the UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), with £26m of investment from 67 partners, the new research hub, called TransiT Hub, is looking at how digital twins…
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Software asset management (SAM) has evolved from simple back-office record-keeping to more complex licence and contract management that integrates innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and generative AI (GenAI). Successful SAM implementations save on licence costs, improve compliance and reduce true-ups. They also improve software utilisation, enabling firms to derive more…
Forrester: Rethink your software asset management practices Read More »
AMD might be onto Ryzen 9000 processors at this point, but there’s a new CPU incoming from two generations back – if a new rumor is correct.Yes, AM4 (the previous CPU socket to the current AM5, which was introduced with last-gen Ryzen 7000) is still going, possibly, as leaker Harukaze5719 on X has uncovered an…
If you were hoping AMD might launch some new budget RDNA 3 GPUs in the near future, we’ve got bad news: unfortunately, the latest word from the grapevine is that this isn’t happening.We’ve previously been treated to rumors of an expansion for the current-gen range of graphics cards, with the possibility that AMD might debut…
