The broadband provision division of leading UK telco BT, Openreach, has revealed a further 28 exchange locations across the UK, covering an additional 184,000 premises, where the business is planning to stop selling legacy analogue services to encourage the adoption of new digital services over a full-fibre connection. BT plans to evolve its national communications … Leer más
If only fast IT operations (ITOps) was just about choosing the right tooling. Instead, as so often in IT, ensuring optimum software and services delivery that gets business results involves the solving of “people’ problems too. “There’s a big gap between what we see people do, and what we think they should do,” says Andy … Leer más
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a probe into the mass breach of Progress Software’s MOVEit file transfer tool, which is now estimated to have affected over 2,000 organisations and exposed the personal data of around 64 million people. Conducted by ransomware operation Clop (or Cl0p) in late-May 2023, the breach involved … Leer más
Andrew Curry is an experienced data leader who’s using his surfeit of knowledge to help one of the world’s biggest companies embrace digital transformation. Curry joined oil and gas giant ExxonMobil after graduating with a degree in IT from college in 1999. Today, he’s fast approaching a quarter of a century with the company – … Leer más
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Outstanding main camera Impressive performance Excellent Android 14 software Seven years of updates Cons Underwhelming battery life Slow charging No telephoto camera Our Verdict With a $100/£100 price hike compared to the Pixel 7, the Pixel 8 is more difficult to recommend. It’s an impressive phone in many ways, … Leer más
The government has launched ChipStart, a £1.3m programme providing funding to 12 UK semiconductor startups. The two-year pilot programme, backed by the government, provides early stage companies involved in the design of semiconductors with the technical and commercial help they need to bring new products to market. As part of the National Semiconductor Strategy, the … Leer más
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Good performance Textured, sculpted surface provides a good grip 5-year warranty Cons Pricey Surface tends to grab dust and detritus No IP rating Our Verdict Once the price drops a bit, this high-quality, luxurious-feeling, good-performing, external 20Gbps USB SSD will no doubt be one of our favorites. Price When … Leer más
The CEO of direct-to-consumer fitness apparel startup Gymshark has turned to Google Cloud to help standardise the “mish-mash” of IT underpinning its operations, and is drawing on the hyperscaler’s artificial intelligence (AI) expertise to explore how generative AI (GenAI) could benefit its business. The e-commerce company, founded in 2012, has recently branched out into bricks … Leer más
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Almost unique pull-forward display Excellent content consumption experience Designed for inking Solid gen-over-gen performance increase All-day battery life Cons The Surface price premium persists Pen costs extra Poor performance, unless performance mode is enabled AI features aren’t all that, yet Our Verdict Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Studio 2 is both … Leer más
After what the parties said would be the biggest shake-up in the UK mobile market for over a decade, allowing them to add what they regard as a much-needed alternative for the UK comms market, the merger of Three UK and Vodafone is now being investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The potential … Leer más
