Amazon Web Services (AWS) pioneered mass market, large-scale and cost-effective cloud storage when it entered the market back in 2006. The hyperscaler’s Simple Storage Service (S3) set out to make storing data in the cloud as simple as possible, at least for end users. As Amazon CTO Werner Vogels commented on S3’s 15th anniversary in…
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Microsoft has issued fixes addressing a total of 89 new Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) – 92 including third-party disclosures – to mark the penultimate Patch Tuesday of 2024, including four critical issues and a number of flaws that could be considered zero-days. Out of these issues, one meets the full traditional definition of a…
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The Connectivity Standards Alliance just released Matter 1.4, which upgrades the integrated experience between several smart home accessories and hubs, such as Samsung’s SmartThings and Apple’s Home app. With this new standard, CSA enhanced the Matter ecosystem, allowing accessories and platforms to improve the multi-ecosystem user experience with Enhanced Multi-Admin, new Matter certifiable Home Routers,…
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After a tame tvOS 18.1 update, it seems Apple is finally serious about introducing some delayed Apple TV features in tvOS 18.2. As the company started a new beta cycle, it finally added one of the delayed features announced at WWDC 2024: Support for other formats.While Apple promised the new 21:9 aspect ratio, which is…
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After a packed tvOS 18 release, Apple is being modest with this cycle’s major software update, tvOS 18.1. So far, the only change spotted in this version is improvements to the TV app Watchlist.As spotted by Apple TV aficionado Sigmund Judge, Apple is adding a Watchlist to tvOS 18.1. According to him, “The new Watchlist…
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Half of tech workers in the UK have plans to leave their current role in the next 12 months, according to the 2024 Harvey Nash Global tech talent and salary report. The research, which surveyed thousands of tech employees across 44 countries, found the number of employees planning to leave roles in the UK is…
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The recent Dynatrace Innovate event, which took place earlier this month in Amsterdam, showcased the company’s ambitions to extend observability beyond IT operations. Analyst Gartner defines observability platforms as the tools organisations use to understand and improve the availability, performance and resilience of critical applications and services. According to Gartner, investment in and successful deployment…
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The majority of business leaders polled in a recent survey for Kyndryl (94%) list technology modernisation as a high priority for their companies, yet Kyndryl has found almost half (44%) of the critical IT infrastructure it manages for customers is approaching end-of-life. The poll, presented in the Kyndryl readiness report, combines survey data from 3,200…
Numerous IT service providers and consulting businesses have ramped up their artificial intelligence (AI) practices in recent weeks in a bid to drive demand for enterprise AI. The latest announcement is Accenture’s expansion of its partnership with Nvidia, resulting in the formation of the Accenture Nvidia Business Group, through which it plans to help enterprises…
Power, and efficient cooling, are essential to datacentre operations. This applies equally to a cloud hyperscaler, a commercial colocation facility, or an enterprise’s own datacentre. Without sufficient power, and without the ability to remove excess heat, servers cannot operate. The need for power and low-cost space, along with better connectivity and automation, has allowed datacentre…
