TIBCO announced an expanded integration with Microsoft to enable customers migrating to Microsoft Azure.
TIBCO Matt Quinn, chief operating officer said those already on Azure can connect to more Microsoft data sources, gaining deeper insights from that data. TIBCO, a Microsoft Gold Partner, now has over 20 products supported on Azure.
Opinion Chinese multinational Huawei has revealed its plans to use its entire product reach to dominate the marketplace from mobile phones up through the desktop to the server level. Oh, and smart everything too, like motor cars and robots.
Last week, in Shanghai, your correspondent attended the Advanced Intelligence conference and attended a number of keynotes. You can find some of my coverage at Fudzilla.com.
It was pretty impressive stuff, and the keynotes spelled out the future.
Logicalis has boosted its IoT capabilities after taking over the European wide Cisco-focused Internet of Things (IoT) and Operational Technology (OT) team from Hopf Vertriebsgesellschaft.
The addition of this European team will bolster Logicalis UK’s IT and OT capabilities, making it the only UK Cisco partner able to offer an integrated IT and OT service.
Getvisibility and Arrow Electronics have struck a distribution deal.
Getvisibility uses machine learning and focuses on digging out volumes of data and then classifying it to search for data and ensure it meets secure data standards.
Arrow said it will offer product distribution for the product in both EMEA and North America and offer support services for existing and for new customers.
Cybersecurity outfit CySure has partnered with GBMS Tech as a value-added reseller. The next-generation cyber technology specialist has added CySure’s Virtual Online Security Officer (VOSO) to its portfolio of innovative offerings, providing cybersecurity solutions and support services to businesses worldwide.
With the majority of security incidents being traced back to human error, the first line of cybersecurity in any organisation is its people and processes. VOSO provides the staff training, information risk, and general data protection processes required to ensure employees are aware of their cyber risks, compliance requirements, and that training is kept up to date.
The demand for 5G is robust in the UK and the technology’s adoption is forecasted to reach over 26 per cent of total mobile subscriptions by 2024, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company.
EE was the first network to launch 5G in the UK, but two other networks have since launched their 5G strategies to try and make it to the top spot.
Lorenzo Solazzo, Technology Analyst at GlobalData, commented: “During the 5G City Tour (#5GGearUp) organized by Huawei, network operator 3UK showcased its new 5G strategy to compete with other telecommunication operators (telecos). The firm was the third operator to launch 5G in the UK, after EE and Vodafone. 3UK will continue the rollout of 5G to 24 additional cities throughout the UK by Q4 2019.”
Chinese tech company Huawei said it was on track to roll out 5G in line with its plans during 2019.
Executives in Shenzhen disclosed details to ChannelEye of the systems and said engineers on the firm has invested billions of dollars in 5G over the last 10 years and held over 20 percent of 5G patents.
10,000 engineers at Huawei have worked on 5G research and development.
So far, Huawei has signed 50 contracts to support 5G, with 28 of those contracts in Europe.
Software king of the world Microsoft is risking hacking off its partners again with another range of unpopular changes to its benefits.
For those who missed it, Microsoft infuriated its partner community earlier this year by announcing it would ditch its internal use rights (IUR) benefits, only to change its mind after a backlash.
Now Vole has quietly announced it will scrap its Deployment Planning Services from February 2020, along with its Software Assurance training voucher scheme.
The maker of very expensive printer ink, HP, has written a cheque for cybersecurity virtualisation vendor Bromium.
The PC and print vendor has been licensing Bromium technology for its products since 2017 for its Sure Click web browser protection.
Andy Rhodes, global head of commercial systems at HP, said: “Security is a key competitive differentiator for HP, providing the most secure PCs and printers on the market.
UK PM Boris Johnson has been called upon to justify the large amounts of public cash he arranged to give the tech firm Innotech.
Jennifer Arcuri, who set up the tech firm Innotech, was also handed multiple grants by public bodies totalling more than £100,000, including an agency set up by Johnson.
Arcuri describes herself as a “cybersecurity ethical hacker guru” and has had previous digital experience in social media, e-commerce, social commerce, website development and mobile development and marketing.
The chairman of Huawei implied today that the traditional ways of distribution are a thing of the past.
Guo Ping, the rotating chairman of Huawei told ChannelEye that there is a parable in China about an “old man moving a mountain”. Here, Huawei is the old man who despite blockages eventually win the way.
He said that distributors and the dealer network in the UK could perhaps consider a multisource strategy.
The technology company Atea has signed two new agreements with cloud-based contact centre provider Puzzel.
Atea Group has chosen Puzzel for its own contact centres in the Nordic and Baltic countries and has also become a Puzzel partner, offering cloud-based contact centre solutions to its own customers.
Jan Gisle Ytterdal, Product Manager at Atea Norway, said, “The flexibility of Puzzel’s solutions means that it is easy to integrate with other suppliers. In addition, the entire contact centre is in the cloud. There were many reasons why we chose Puzzel when we modernized our own customer contact centres. To date, Atea has delivered contact centre services from its own data centres in Norway. However, the company’s long-term strategy is to deliver similar services working with public cloud providers. This new partnership with Puzzel supports Atea’s long-term strategy.”
”We are delighted that Atea has chosen Puzzel for its contact centre solution and at the same time to partner with one of the region’s largest IT companies. The solution is currently being implemented at Atea’s own internal contact centres and we look forward to a long term relationship working together with their customers,” said Gunnar Aasen, CCO at Puzzel.
Cloud services provider Mphasis has appointed Paul Duvall as its new Chief AWS Evangelist.
Duvall is a founder of Mphasis Stelligent; a company focused exclusively on DevOps automation on AWS since 2009. Mphasis acquired Stelligent in late 2018 and Duvall took on the role of Chief Technology Officer for the newly formed Mphasis Stelligent business unit.
In his new role, Duvall will be responsible for sharing his team’s considerable cloud and AWS expertise across the broader Mphasis organisation based on the work that Mphasis Stelligent has done with its customers. In addition to working closely with the different development groups at Mphasis, Duvall will also share his expertise and experience via blogs, industry articles, training videos, speaking at industry events, and other available mediums. He’ll continue to advise the Mphasis leadership team on emerging technologies.
Duvall and Stelligent have a long-standing relationship with AWS. Stelligent is an AWS Partner Network (APN) Premier Consulting Partner, recognising the top APN Consulting Partners for their significant investment in their AWS practice. It has attained the AWS Security Competency and the AWS Financial Services Competency and was one of the first service providers in achieving AWS DevOps Competency status back in 2015. It was also one of the first APN Consulting Partners to participate in the AWS Service Delivery Program. Today, Mphasis Stelligent has over 100 AWS certifications with half of its engineers holding AWS professional certifications.
Nearly two-thirds of organisations that currently use cloud also use some level of managed services, a new report has revealed.
The report entitled 451 Research, Demystifying Cloud Transformation: Where Enterprises Should Start was commissioned by the cloudy Virtustream
The report said that 71 per cent of large enterprise respondents revealing that managed services would be a better use of their money in the future, and a substantial majority is saying it allows their teams to focus on more strategic and productive IT projects.
The Virtustream-commissioned report examined the significance of managed services for cloud, driven by the increasing complexity of enterprise IT. The report’s findings highlight key areas of managed cloud services that should expect to see growth in the next 12 months, including managed security, migration and integration, cost and performance optimisation, and monitoring.
Melanie Posey, Research Vice President & General Manager, Voice of the Enterprise, 451 Research said: ” While enterprise companies are astutely aware of the breadth of cloud options available to them today, they are looking to cloud-managed services partners to bridge their in-house skills and resources gaps, and for access to their deep expertise across cloud assessment, planning, migration and domain experience.”
Joy Corso, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Virtustream, said, “Organisations face a constant challenge to maximise and modernise their IT investments to future-proof their businesses. These new findings from 451 Research underscore the broad benefits enterprises can realise in partnering with a cloud company like Virtustream to orchestrate the cloud migration and management of their mission-critical applications and complex IT environments.”
UK businesses remain underprepared for cyber incidents says Cyber Security Connect UK, the leading conference and industry forum for CISOs.
According to the government’s Cyber Breaches Survey 2019, 32 per cent of businesses that experienced an attack in the past 12 months needed new measures to prevent further attacks and only 31 per cent of businesses surveyed had carried out a cyber risk assessment in the past 12 months. With the risk of cyber-attacks heightened and the cost of cyber incidents rising, the stakes have never been higher for British business, says CSCUK.
Michele Hanson, global CISO at MicroFocus and CSCUK steering committee member said: “Research shows that in the first half of 2019 cyber-attacks on British businesses were up by 45 per cent on last year. With this in mind, it is not ridiculous to assume that an attack will likely happen to your business in the near future. Despite this fact, surveys also consistently show that companies feel underprepared or not prepared for cyber-security breaches. There are many reasons why this is the case for businesses, including complex IT infrastructures and a lack of planning perhaps but the reasons to rectify these issues are much more prolific. Reputation, customer confidence and therefore customer loyalty could all be effected by a breach so being prepared is vital.”
Martin Smith, Cyber Security Connect UK Conference Chair and Chairman and Founder The SASIG, said: “The excuses for being underprepared for cyber incidents are running out. Having the basic defences in place, as well as a clear idea of how your processes are tested and how you would act should an incident occur is within everyone’s grasp, with the right information and support and this is out there. We would urge British businesses to start acting now and to put incident response at the core of any plans made. Waiting too long and paying the consequences for doing so could be devastating.”
Best practice in regard to cyber incident management will be a key area of discussion during Cyber Security Connect UK 2019. CSCUK takes place in Monaco from 13-15 November and brings together more than 300 top-level cyber security professionals.
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