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UK data regulator should investigate police cloud deployments

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Scottish biometrics commissioner Brian Plastow is calling for the UK data regulator to formally investigate whether Police Scotland’s cloud-based Digital Evidence Sharing Capability (DESC) is compliant with data protection laws, after Microsoft disclosed it cannot guarantee the sovereignty of UK policing data hosted in the Azure public cloud. Plastow told Computer Weekly the Microsoft disclosure,…

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Trends in the cloud database market

7 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, Azure, business continuity, Cloud, compliance, containers, Database, disaster recovery, Google, Google Cloud, IBM, Microsoft, open source, Oracle, Oracle Cloud, Salesforce, SAP, serverless, Tech, Workday / By / Leave a Comment

The cloud holds a large – and growing – percentage of enterprise data. While much of this growth comes from unstructured information, such as documents and media files, enterprises also still depend on structured data, stored in databases.   The global market for databases grew by 12.8% last year, according to analysts at Gartner, and…

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Microsoft and Google’s GHG emissions gains call viability of net-zero targets into question

9 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, automation, AWS, Azure, ChatGPT, Cloud, cloud computing, Computer, Google, HP, Microsoft, Tech / By

The financial results of the world’s biggest three hyperscale cloud companies have seen Amazon, Google and Microsoft all credit growing customer demand for artificial intelligence (AI) services for boosting their respective profit, revenue and market share totals. The downside to this growth, particularly where Google and Microsoft are concerned, is that it appears to be…

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SAP public cloud migration requires architectural rethink

3 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, AWS, Azure, Cloud, Google, Google Cloud, internet of things, machine learning, Microsoft, SAP, Tech / By

While almost three-quarters (74%) of in-progress SAP S/4HANA implementation projects are being deployed on public clouds, analyst Gartner has urged IT leaders to avoid simply mirroring their on-premise setups in the cloud. Gartner’s Top practices for deploying SAP S/4HANA in the public cloud report identifies several benefits of public cloud deployments, including the ability to…

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UK government’s M365 use under scrutiny after Microsoft’s ‘no guarantee of sovereignty’ disclosure

14 minutes of reading / Amazon, Azure, Cloud, Computer, Google, Microsoft, Tech / By

The dominant hold that Microsoft has on government IT is coming under close scrutiny, following the software giant’s disclosure it cannot guarantee the sovereignty of UK policing data hosted within its hyperscale cloud infrastructure. As exclusively revealed by Computer Weekly on 19 June, Microsoft has advised Scottish policing bodies it cannot guarantee that data hosted…

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Police Scotland did not consult ICO about high-risk cloud system

17 minutes of reading / Azure, Cloud, compliance, Computer, Microsoft, Tech, Twilio / By

Police Scotland chose not to consult the data regulator before deploying its cloud-based digital evidence-sharing system, despite identifying a number of “high risks” with the data processing, freedom of information (FOI) disclosures have revealed. The disclosures also show that although the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) had previously been informed of the risks and acknowledged them,…

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True cloud security requires in-depth understanding

4 minutes of reading / AWS, Azure, Cloud, cloud-native, digital transformation, Google, Microsoft, Tech / By

As with most endeavours, incorporating security into the process as early as possible is essential when building or migrating to technologies such as the cloud. Whether you are beginning your journey of migrating key services to the cloud or launching a cloud-native evergreen project, involving security specialists with a deep understanding of the cloud security…

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CMA working paper outlines concerns about Microsoft’s competitive hold on UK cloud market

6 minutes of reading / Amazon, AWS, Azure, Cloud, Computer, Google, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Tech / By

The interim findings of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA’s) investigation into Microsoft’s cloud software licensing strategy should be a significant cause for concern for the software giant, experts have warned. However, Microsoft maintains its behaviour is having no impact on its nearest competitors, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud. The UK competition watchdog…

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Data leakage in the cloud – can data truly be safe in the cloud?

5 minutes of reading / agile, AI, automation, AWS, Azure, Cloud, compliance, Google, Google Cloud, hybrid cloud, machine learning, Tech / By

As organisations store and process data in the cloud, there are increasing concerns from administrators, data owners and CISOs’ around the possibility of misconfiguration or mishaps that lead to sensitive data being leaked – particularly to public cloud services that fall outside of the intended geographic region. In 2019, Gartner predicted that by 2025, 90%…

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The NVIDIA GTC 2024 Keynote Live Blog (Starts at 1:00pm PT/20:00 UTC)

12 minutes of reading / AI, API, Apple, AWS, Azure, chatbot, Cloud, Dell, Google, microservices, Microsoft, Oracle, robotics, SAP, Siemens, Tech, Wistron / By

We’re here in sunny San Jose California for the return of an event that’s been a long-time coming: NVIDIA’s in-person GTC. The Spring 2024 event, NVIDIA’s marquee event for the year, promises to be a big one for NVIDIA, as the company is due to deliver updates on its all-important datacenter accelerator products – the…

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