During the recent KubeCon/CloudNativeCon 2024 event in Paris, Computer Weekly met with Priyanka Sharma, executive director of the Cloud Native Computing Forum (CNCF), to record this podcast, looking into trends driving Kubernetes, inclusivity and the perceived gap between the cloud native community and senior IT management. The tech industry is constantly pushing new technologies. Artificial … Leer más
In her opening keynote at the KubeCon and CloudNativeCon conference in Paris, Priyanka Sharma, executive director of the Cloud Native Computing Forum (CNCF), used the phrase “irrational exuberance”, which she says is driving people to experiment with new tech. “When I say ‘irrational exuberance’, I am referring to any trend in the industry or in … Leer más
NEC and NTT have conducted a first-of-its-kind transoceanic-class 7,280km transmission experiment using coupled multicore fibre. The two Japanese firms expect the work they have been carrying out will result in a next-generation transmission infrastructure technology that will contribute to the realisation of large-capacity optical networks, including future optical submarine cables. Existing optical submarine cables use … Leer más
AMC+ is a streaming platform owned by AMC Networks, an American entertainment company. The service was launched in 2020 and is currently only available in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, and India. Keep on reading to find out how to access the platform from abroad, how much it costs, and what you … Leer más
Last year ended on something of a flat note for the UK’s broadband market, with total wholesale and retail connections remaining relatively static during the fourth quarter of the year, standing at an estimated 28.866 million, inching up by 33,000 quarter-on-quarter, and down from 28.960 million at the same period a year ago, according to … Leer más
IT providers might have enough on their plates with environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements, but experts say adding biodiversity to the mix can help close the distance on sustainability and net-zero goals. The head of environmental digital strategy at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), Gordon Blair, warns that efficiency gains alone … Leer más
From 1 April 2024, Sky will be increasing its prices (and no, it’s not an April Fools). The price change affects customers on the standard packages for TV, phone and broadband across the UK. Sky started sending out comms to customers in February (via USwitch), so you should have been contacted by now if the … Leer más
Vodafone Business has launched a channel called IT Hubs, designed to offer new local franchise opportunities, in a bid to help organisations save time or resources to keep on top of IT estates or manage multiple suppliers. Said to be appropriate for “budding entrepreneurs and IT experts alike”, the Vodafone Business IT Hubs channel programme forms part of a strategic drive from Vodafone to help … Leer más
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help automate a vast range of the work done by civil servants across hundreds of government services, research suggests. Generative AI (GenAI) could extend that even further, but unions and experts have warned that the introduction of new technology must be done in a way that benefits everyone – and not … Leer más
Britain’s democracy is under threat from Chinese cyber attacks that accessed the details of 40 million UK voters and targeted senior politicians, MPs will be told today. Deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden is due to tell Parliament that Beijing is behind a hacking operation that accessed millions of UK voters’ details from the Electoral Commission. … Leer más
