
UK structural racism problem exacerbated by automated police technology
According to a joint submission by Runneymede Trust and Amnesty International to the United Nations, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and facial recognition technologies

Exploring Hardware as a Service (HaaS)
Hardware as a Service (HaaS) is a procurement model similar to leasing or licensing where hardware belonging to a managed service provider (MSP) is installed

August Patch Tuesday sees six zero-day vulnerabilities addressed
Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday update has left IT administrators and security teams disappointed, as the company has patched six actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities and four

New IT Chief Hired by Post Office While Awaiting Funding for Horizon Replacement
The Post Office is appointing a new technology leader as it awaits government funding for its Horizon IT system replacement programme, which was at the

HS2 reaches £6.2m settlement with HMRC for IR35 compliance issues in public sector reforms
HS2, the UK’s high-speed rail network development body, has paid a final settlement of £6.2m to HMRC for non-compliance with IR35 tax avoidance legislation. This

Dawn Project criticizes Big Tech companies for peddling artificial intelligence products that don’t deliver as promised
The Dawn Project, a safety advocacy group, is intensifying its efforts to highlight the shortcomings of artificial intelligence (AI) systems and the risks associated with

Leeds Teaching Hospitals implements patient records and data sharing on Azure platform
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) has successfully moved its electronic patient records system to Microsoft Azure. This migration was part of a larger initiative to

Moving to Exadata Exascale: A major architectural change in response to minimal workloads
Oracle has introduced the Exadata Database Service on Exascale (ExaDB-XS) with the goal of enhancing performance for database workloads while lowering costs. This new architecture

Nutanix partners with Dell to enable software-defined storage on PowerFlex
Dell Technologies and Nutanix have strengthened their partnership by introducing a new hyperconverged infrastructure-based appliance and planning to integrate Dell’s software-defined storage into Nutanix’s HCI

NIST introduces new quantum-safe encryption algorithms
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States has introduced three new encryption algorithms to protect critical data from cyber attacks

Kubernetes 1.31 Podcast: Exploring Storage Features
In this podcast episode, Sergey Pronin, group products manager at Percona, discusses the storage features expected in Kubernetes 1.31. He mentions the emphasis on removing

The NHS should be Labour’s primary focus for cyber security efforts
Among the five missions outlined by Keir Starmer’s government in the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, the mission of ‘Building an NHS fit for