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Kubernetes and storage in the enterprise: What the analysts say

5 minutes of reading / cloud-native, compliance, containers, DevOps, disaster recovery, Kubernetes, Tech / By

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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How UK firms can get ready for the implementation of NIS2

7 minutes of reading / business continuity, cloud computing, compliance, Computer, disaster recovery, GDPR, internet of things, Palo Alto Networks, risk management, Tech / By

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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Forrester: Rethink your software asset management practices

5 minutes of reading / AI, API, automation, chatbot, Cloud, compliance, digital transformation, machine learning, open source, quantum computing, risk management, Tech / By

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…

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Podcast: Storage functionality in Kubernetes 1.31

7 minutes of reading / Amazon, business continuity, cloud-native, compliance, disaster recovery, Kubernetes, open source, Tech / By

In this podcast, we look at storage features expected in Kubernetes 1.31 with Sergey Pronin, group products manager at Percona, which develops open source products for SQL and NoSQL databases. Pronin talks about storage functionality expected in this week’s 1.31 release, but also what he sees as some of the gaps in terms of storage…

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Accountants predict AI-driven business surge

6 minutes of reading / AI, compliance, data privacy, Tech / By

Artificial intelligence (AI) is viewed by many as a threat to white collar jobs, yet research from a UK-based think tank suggests that, used well, AI technologies could bolster both the economy and employment. The research was conducted by Demos, together with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and software supplier Sage.  Although the…

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Ofcom issues online safety warning to firms in wake of UK riots

5 minutes of reading / compliance, social media, Tech / By

Ofcom has warned that social media firms will be obliged to deal with disinformation and content that is hateful or provokes violence, following a spate of racist riots across the UK. In the wake of the fatal stabbing of three girls in Southport on 29 July 2024, social media became awash with unsubstantiated rumours that…

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IR35 public sector reforms: Chancellor urged to review departmental costs generated by blanket bans

10 minutes of reading / compliance, Computer, IPS, SAP, Tech / By

The chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves is being urged to review the anecdotal jump in public sector spending caused by the roll-out of the April 2017 IR35 reforms, as she sets about closing the £22bn gap in the public’s finances left by the previous government. Reeves revealed details of the “projected overspend” the previous government’s…

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How to optimise SAM budget in today’s heterogeneous environments

8 minutes of reading / AI, Broadcom, compliance, Computer, Flex, IT service management, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, Tech, Workday / By

Overspending awaits the unwary when managing heterogeneous IT environments incorporating on-premise software, cloud apps and software as a service (SaaS), even as software asset management (SAM) continues to adapt, evolving beyond mere inventory audits. According to Kumaravel Ramakrishnan, IT service management (ITSM) marketing director at ManageEngine, which develops various IT management offerings, SAM remains a…

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What are the options when migrating from VMware?

5 minutes of reading / Amazon, AWS, Azure, Broadcom, Cloud, compliance, digital transformation, Kubernetes, microservices, Microsoft, Oracle, Tech / By

It has been widely reported that Broadcom has set its sights on VMware’s 1,500 most profitable customers. In organisations that spend less, negotiating new contracts may be difficult and costly, given that the new pricing bundles for VMware include products some IT departments may never use. This has been combined with a switch to a…

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Breach costs soar as record ransomware payment made

4 minutes of reading / AI, automation, compliance, IBM, internet of things, Tech, Zscaler / By

The average cost of a data breach in the UK has soared to £3.58m from March 2023 to February 2024, up 5% compared with the previous 12-month period and reversing a declining trend, with financial services organisations seeing the costliest incidents, followed by professional services and technology, all averaging £5.4m and over. This data, contained…

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