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Women in tech: becoming a role model

November 18, 2020

As an under-represented group, there are fewer role models for women to follow and a lack of clear routes to get them to where they might want to be in the world of science and technology, says Anne-Marie Imafidon who co-founded the charity Stemettes in 2013 to help young women and non-binary people to open doors that might appear to be closed to them. Since then, Stemettes has supported 45,000 in

ASPNET Core Improvements in NET 5

November 17, 2020

Earlier this month, at the .NET Conf 2020, Microsoft released the .NET 5 platform. This version includes a broad set of new features and improvements, which are also related to the ASP.NET Core framework. This release’s efforts focus primarily on performance improvements, followed by other features regarding Blazor, SignalR, MVC, OpenAPI support, and Azure AD authentication integration. By Antonio

72 Grey Matter

November 14, 2020

Having scraped into Top VARs by one place last year, this Devon-based software licensing specialist surges up our hot 100 on the back of two years of double-digit growth, with revenues clambering 11 per cent to 57.8m in its latest year ending 30 June 2020. In September, the Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe, Flexera and Sophos partner became one of only three UK partners to bag Azure Specialist for ISV' st

Security Lapse Exposes Cayman Islands-Based Investment Fund

November 13, 2020

Someone discovered an improperly configured Microsoft Azure blob containing sensitive information of investment fund members. The details include names, addresses, number of shares, and even passport scans and online banking PINs. The fund’s IT team appears to be lacking the knowledge of how cloud systems work and the risks that arise from misconfigurations. Sometimes, to []

29 Cloudreach

November 12, 2020

Microsoft’s reigning UK Partner of the Year saw revenues smash though the 100m mark in its year to 31 July 2019 amid rising demand for its cloud migration services. An Azure, AWS and Google Cloud specialist, Cloudreach now boasts offices In London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Paris, Zurich, Berlin, Pune and across the US and Canada following an international expansion blitz. Hefty investment and integra

Its better to cannibalise yourself than have someone else do it for you - AWS boss

November 10, 2020

We pick out the highlights from Andy Jassy’s keynote at the virtual re:Invent conference Amazon Web Services boss Andy Jassy took to the stage live from Seattle for AWS' annual partner conference AWS re:Invent. We’ve rounded up the top announcements from his keynote. Force' the public cloud naysayers to change This summer, Jassy took a jab at businesses he says are still trying to

WA signs $100M whole-of-government deal with AWS

November 10, 2020

Hot on the heels of its landmark deal with Microsoft, Western Australia has signed another whole-of-government agreement for public cloud services, this time with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

New Second Gen EVE V 2-in-1: Tiger Lake 3840x2400 with Thunderbolt 4

November 8, 2020

Sometimes for a company to get its projects over the line, it requires the help of crowdsourcing ideas.One such company is Eve Tech, or EVE for short, and looking to build on the success of its first-generation EVE V 2-in-1 dubbed the Surface Pro Killer. Todaythe company has officially lifted the lid on its second-generation EVE V. The new EVE V 2-in-1 includes a whole host of impressive features

BlackBerry and AWS are developing a standardized vehicle data platform

November 7, 2020

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and BlackBerry have signed a multi-year deal to develop and market BlackBerry IVY, a scalable, cloud-connected intelligent vehicle data platform. The platform aims to give automakers a standardized and secure way to read and analyze vehicle sensor data. The IVY platform will support multiple automobile operating systems and multi-cloud deployments. It’s built on BlackBerr

Cayman Islands investment fund left entire filestore viewable by world+dog in unsecured Azure blob

November 7, 2020

Blank share certificates, passport scans, you name it Exclusive A Cayman Islands-based investment fund has exposed its entire backups to the internet after failing to properly configure a secure Microsoft Azure blob.…

Cyber Security Cloud Launches WafCharm on Microsoft Azure

November 5, 2020

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cyber Security Cloud, Inc. (CSC) announced the availability of WafCharm on Microsoft Azure.

Mavenirs RCS Business Messaging Solution Available in Microsoft Azure

November 5, 2020

RICHARDSON, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mavenir’s RCS Business Messaging Solution is available to deploy globally from Microsoft Azure.

How University College Dublin uses SAS Viya and AI to drive better COVID manageability

November 4, 2020

How University College Dublin uses SAS Viya and AI to drive better COVID manageability Martin Banks Tue, 12/01/2020 - 02:28 Summary: Proactive, planned management through AI is helping to identify and predict the severity of a number of diseases, including COVID-19.

Accenture buys Olikka in $3B cloud push

November 3, 2020

Accenture has acquired Melbourne-based AWS and Microsoft partner Olikka as part of its effort to invest US$3B in its cloud business over the next three years.

EU finalising plans for pan European cybersecurity centre

November 3, 2020

The EU is close to finalising plans for the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre, including choosing its location and agreeing how much member states will contribute. With the last negotiation on terms imminent, EU policymakers are still discussing whether the member states should make payments voluntarily and deciding the voting rights on the centre’s deci

Video meetings killed the messaging star

November 2, 2020

Video meetings killed the messaging star Phil Wainewright Tue, 12/01/2020 - 14:24 Summary: Video meetings became the surprise star of digital teamwork this year and suddenly messaging alone doesn’t have what it takes (Composite of Zoom and Sl

Zoom selects AWS as preferred cloud provider over Oracle

November 1, 2020

Zoom has announced plans to extend its strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), selecting it as its preferred cloud provider. The announcement follows that Zoom would be shifting a portion of its cloud infrastructure to Oracle Cloud due to an unprecedented surge in new users following the announcement of lockdown restrictions earlier this year. Announced in late April, the deal saw Or

More Subsidies Alone Wont Fix What Ails US Broadband

October 30, 2020

For decades, U.S. taxpayers have thrown countless subsidies, tax breaks, and other perks at entrenched broadband monopolies, hoping that this time we’d finally put that pesky “digital divide” to bed. And while there certainly are countless communities that have been helped by taxpayer-funded projects, there are just as many examples where this money was effectively wasted by unaccountable telecom

Podcast: Michelle Noorali on the Service Mesh Interface Spec and Open Service Mesh Project

October 30, 2020

In this podcast, Michelle Noorali, senior software engineer at Microsoft, sat down with InfoQ podcast co-host Daniel Bryant. Topics discussed included: the service mesh interface (SMI) spec, the open service mesh (OSM) project, and the future of application development on Kubernetes. By Michelle Noorali

Veritone aiWARE Now Supports NVIDIA CUDA for GPU-based AI and Machine Learning

October 27, 2020

COSTA MESA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #AI–Veritone, Inc., (Nasdaq: VERI), the creator of the world’s first operating system for artificial intelligence (AI), aiWARE™, today announced it now supports the NVIDIA® CUDA® platform, enabling organizations across the public and private sectors to run intensive AI and machine learning (ML) tasks on NVIDIA GPUs, whether on-premises or in the Microsoft Azu

Save up to 75 on a Microsoft Surface Go 2

October 26, 2020

Thomas McMullan 1 day 9 hours ago The Microsoft Surface Go 2 is, in the words of our reviewer, “a gorgeous little thing”. It’s a portable, 2-in-1 device, with a detachable keyboard that means it can be used as either a laptop or a tablet. See related Best TV 2020: The finest 4K HDR LCD, OLED and QLED TVs weve tested - PLUS the best December deals

Veritone Connects With NVIDIA

October 25, 2020

Costa mesa-based artificial intelligence software developer Veritone announced this morning that it now supports the NVIDIA CUDA platform for its AI and machine learning (ML) software. According to Veritone, its support for NVIDIA’s CUDA GPU allows its customers tor un its AI and ML tasks both on-premise or in the Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) clouds. NVIDIA is a major developer of