cloud computing

Security in the public cloud explained: A guide for IT and security admins

6 minutes of reading / agile, AI, Amazon, API, automation, AWS, Azure, business continuity, Cloud, cloud computing, cloud-native, compliance, digital transformation, disaster recovery, Google, Google Cloud, machine learning, microservices, Tech, threat intelligence / By

Who is responsible for security in the public cloud? This is a question businesses need to consider as they increasingly deploy more workloads and use cloud-based IT infrastructure, platform services and applications. In Gartner’s How to make integrated IaaS and PaaS more secure than your own data center report, analysts discuss the benefits of adopting…

Security in the public cloud explained: A guide for IT and security admins Read More »

Why on-device AI Is the future of consumer and enterprise applications

8 minutes of reading / AI, ChatGPT, cloud computing, cybersecurity, data privacy, internet of things, machine learning, Meta, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Samsung, Snap, Tech / By

Unless you’re an accountant, the whole end-of-year tax filing can be a nightmare. While you might look forward to your return, you’re probably not too excited about coughing up money to a tax expert or spending a couple of hours filing yourself. But what if the entire process could be completed with a digital assistant…

Why on-device AI Is the future of consumer and enterprise applications Read More »

AI and outsourcing: What’s the future for relationships and contracts? (Part two)

7 minutes of reading / AI, cloud computing, compliance, digital transformation, GDPR, Intel, machine learning, Tech / By

What follows is based on our combined experience of around 52 years of legal advice to the IT and outsourcing industries, and how we’ve seen outsourcing relationships and agreements develop to accommodate waves of new IT infrastructure, technologies, systems, applications and business processes. We look broadly at the key areas of focus for customers within…

AI and outsourcing: What’s the future for relationships and contracts? (Part two) Read More »

Microsoft admits no guarantee of sovereignty for UK policing data

13 minutes of reading / Azure, Cloud, cloud computing, compliance, Computer, GDPR, Microsoft, Tech / By

Microsoft has admitted to Scottish policing bodies that it cannot guarantee the sovereignty of UK policing data hosted on its hyperscale public cloud infrastructure, despite its systems being deployed throughout the criminal justice sector.  According to correspondence released by the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) under freedom of information (FOI) rules, Microsoft is unable to guarantee…

Microsoft admits no guarantee of sovereignty for UK policing data Read More »

Digital leaders spending more on tech for efficiency gains

3 minutes of reading / AI, cloud computing, machine learning, Square, Tech / By

In spite of slow economic growth, few tech leaders will be reducing their IT budgets over the next 12 months, the Nash Squared digital leadership report pulse survey has revealed. The report, which forms part of a larger annual survey of technology leaders, took in the views of 322 digital leaders, exploring factors that may…

Digital leaders spending more on tech for efficiency gains Read More »

AI and outsourcing: What’s the future? (Part one)

6 minutes of reading / AI, automation, chatbot, cloud computing, compliance, cybersecurity, data analytics, digital transformation, machine learning, Tech / By

In this first part of a two-part article, we look at some of the current and future trends and implications of AI for outsourcing, based on our experience as specialist technology and outsourcing lawyers. We’re predicting here how AI will impact “traditional” forms of IT outsourcing and the management and transformation of business processes through…

AI and outsourcing: What’s the future? (Part one) Read More »

Cloud security: Finding the right provider to protect your data

3 minutes of reading / API, AWS, Cloud, cloud computing, compliance, Hardware, Okta, Tech / By

Cloud security strikes fear into the heart of CISOs and risk practitioners alike. For years there were alarmist warnings “the cloud is just someone else’s computer”, “once it’s in the cloud it’s no longer yours”, “you don’t know where your data is” etc. While some of these do hold some truth, the reality is that…

Cloud security: Finding the right provider to protect your data Read More »

CIO interview: Career progression and business alignment

4 minutes of reading / cloud computing, digital transformation, IT strategy, ITIL, Tech / By

Ash Cooper never really had aspirations to be a CIO. He began work over 20 years ago in IT with a job in PC support, but in February this year Cooper was elevated to the board at FTSE 100 law firm, Kingsley Napley, as its CIO. Throughout his career, Cooper says he has been focused…

CIO interview: Career progression and business alignment Read More »

How to ensure public cloud services are used safely and securely

4 minutes of reading / Cloud, cloud computing, compliance, cybersecurity, data privacy, digital transformation, firewalls, Intel, penetration testing, Tech / By

By Published: 12 Jun 2024 The public cloud is a cloud computing model that enables resources such as applications, data storage, and virtual machines to be accessed remotely and on demand. While largely a benefit, it also leaves organisations open to public cloud security risks, particularly when they allow users to access on-demand services from…

How to ensure public cloud services are used safely and securely Read More »

Storebrand divests from IBM over supply of biometrics to Israel

5 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, cloud computing, Computer, Expedia, Facebook, Google, IBM, Meta, Tech / By

One of Norway’s largest financial services companies has divested from IBM over the role its biometric database technologies play in maintaining illegal Israeli settlements, in a move that could set a precedent for other European investors. Storebrand said the global tech giant was providing biometric databases to the Israeli government that were being “used to…

Storebrand divests from IBM over supply of biometrics to Israel Read More »

Shopping Cart
Scroll to Top