Imagine the prospect of the first day in a new job as a software developer. Beyond the meetings with HR, managers and team leaders, there is also likely to be a stack of training material and documentation around company policies to get through. These things precede the really hard stuff, which is around getting to…
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In this podcast, we look at file synchronisation software, with Jimmy Tan, CEO of Peer Software. We talk about how it works and the differing methodologies that can be used, such as peer-to-peer and hub-spoke topologies. Tan also talks about key use cases for file synchronisation, such as large file shares in collaboration scenarios, content…
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The Tackling the software skills crunch study from Freeform Dynamics recently found that a fifth of organisations consider their development tools, processes and methods not fit for purpose. A further 22% anticipate these will become problem areas going forward.The majority of the 50 senior IT leaders and managers surveyed for CIO WaterCooler employ software developers…
CoreWeave, an NVIDIA-backed cloud service provider specializing in GPU-accelerated services, has secured a debt facility worth $2.3 billion using NVIDIA’s H100-based hardware as collateral. The company intends to use the funds to procure more compute GPUs and systems from NVIDIA, construct new data centers, and hire additional personnel to meet the growing needs for AI…
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London startup hub Plexal has inducted six “high-potential” startup founders into its government-backed leadership mentoring programme. Part of Plexal’s broader Cyber Runway accelerator programme, Cyber Runway Ignite is specifically designed to help startup founders develop their leadership abilities through a bespoke package of support over a six-month period. This will include mentorship, in-person deep-dive days…
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As tech ecosystems become more interconnected and data is exchanged more frequently, the complexity of the cyber landscape has significantly grown, making it incredibly challenging to manage using existing cyber security tools and resources. Consequently, the task of enhancing cyber security has surpassed human-scale capabilities. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) driven tools and…
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The Bank of England has reached a major landmark in its programme to replace its 27-year-old real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system after completing the first of two major components of the project. Replacing the RTGS system is a “once-in-a-generation” project, according to the Bank of England, with planning beginning in 2016 for a project set…
The way we pay has changed over the centuries, from shells, to coins, to banknotes, to cheques, to cards, to smartwatches and much in between. Technology has played a major role in this transformation and the pace of change has never been faster. It is important that the core payment systems – often thought of…
The endless capacity of cloud object storage with Posix-compatible file access – that’s the promise of CunoFS, from Cambridge-based PetaGene, which aims to resolve the increasingly widespread challenge of how to combine high-performance compute and huge amounts of stored data. It’s a challenge for workloads such as artificial intelligence (AI), video production, medical research and…
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This week the Linux Foundation has announced that the group will be overseeing the formation of a new Ethernet consortium, with a focus on adapting and refining the technology for high performance computing workloads. Backed by founding members AMD, Arista, Broadcom, Cisco, Eviden, HPE, Intel, Meta and Microsoft, the new Ultra Ethernet Consortium will be…
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