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

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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…

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EU chief slams Apple’s decision not to launch AI on iPhones in Europe

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Ahead of Apple’s iOS 18 beta 2 release early this week, the company announced it doesn’t plan to bring Apple Intelligence and certain other iOS 18 features to Europe due to regulatory fears. In a statement issued at the time, Apple said: “We are concerned that the interoperability requirements of the DMA could force us…

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Samsung follows LG and expands AirPlay availability in hotel rooms

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AirPlay in hotel rooms is one of the top iPhone features that was announced with iOS 17. While this feature was released with iOS 17.3, it didn’t actually start working until April this year when Apple announced LG TVs in IHG Hotels & Resorts would use AirPlay in its rooms to privately and securely help people stream…

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Police Scotland did not consult ICO about high-risk cloud system

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Police Scotland chose not to consult the data regulator before deploying its cloud-based digital evidence-sharing system, despite identifying a number of “high risks” with the data processing, freedom of information (FOI) disclosures have revealed. The disclosures also show that although the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) had previously been informed of the risks and acknowledged them,…

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SAP public cloud migration requires architectural rethink

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While almost three-quarters (74%) of in-progress SAP S/4HANA implementation projects are being deployed on public clouds, analyst Gartner has urged IT leaders to avoid simply mirroring their on-premise setups in the cloud. Gartner’s Top practices for deploying SAP S/4HANA in the public cloud report identifies several benefits of public cloud deployments, including the ability to…

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Kubernetes at 10: Building stateful app storage and data protection

5 minutes of reading / AI, API, Cloud, cloud-native, containers, disaster recovery, Docker, Git, Google, Kubernetes, open source, Snap, Tech / By

Kubernetes is 10 years’ old. Mid-2024 sees the 10th birthday of the market-leading container orchestration platform. That decade started as containers emerged as a new way to virtualise applications, but storage and data protection functionality was practically non-existent. Now, Kubernetes offers a mature container platform for cloud-native applications, with all that’s required for the storage…

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UK government’s M365 use under scrutiny after Microsoft’s ‘no guarantee of sovereignty’ disclosure

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The dominant hold that Microsoft has on government IT is coming under close scrutiny, following the software giant’s disclosure it cannot guarantee the sovereignty of UK policing data hosted within its hyperscale cloud infrastructure. As exclusively revealed by Computer Weekly on 19 June, Microsoft has advised Scottish policing bodies it cannot guarantee that data hosted…

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Here’s why I ditched AirPods Max and switched to Beats Studio Pro instead

8 minutes of reading / AirPods, Apple, Apple TV, Cloud, iCloud, iPad, iPhone, Sony, Tech / By

Oh boy, I think I’m going to anger a lot of AirPods Max and audiophile fans with this one. Before you come with your pitchforks, I implore all of you to remember that not everyone is an audiophile and has different needs when it comes to headphones — that’s why there are so many choices!With…

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Proton Drive can now automatically backup and encrypt your iPhone photos

3 minutes of reading / 5G, Cloud, Dropbox, Google, iCloud, iPhone, Microsoft, Tech, VPN / By

Losing my iPhone or having my iPhone stolen is a nightmare of mine. I hope it never happens. That’s why I try to prepare for the eventuality of having all my data gone in an instant. I back up my iPhone routinely, and I know what I would do if it vanished.Starting Thursday, I have…

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ICO police cloud guidance released under FOI

17 minutes of reading / Azure, Cloud, compliance, Computer, Dell, GDPR, Microsoft, Tech / By

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has provided Police Scotland with advice on how to make its cloud deployments adhere with police-specific data protection laws, but notes that the guidance “does not constitute approval for the roll-out or assurance of compliance”. Released by the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) under freedom of information (FOI), the advice sent…

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