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Archives for 2018
What is a firewall? How they work and all about next-generation firewalls
A firewall is a network device that monitors packets going in and out of networks and blocks or allows them according to rules that have been set up to define what traffic is permissible and what traffic isn’t. There are several types of firewalls that have developed over the years, becoming progressively more complex over […]
Right-to-repair smartphone ruling loosens restrictions on industrial, farm IoT
Last week, the tech press made a big deal out of a ruling by the Librarian of Congress and the U.S. Copyright Office to allow consumers to break vendors’ digital rights management (DRM) schemes in order to fix their own smartphones and digital voice assistants. According to The Washington Post, for example, the ruling — […]
Microsoft explains why it still sells tech to the US military
Microsoft has responded to criticism for its decision to continue selling technology to the US military, which has been opposed by its own employees. Brad Smith, Redmond’s president and chief legal officer, also defended its bid for the $10 billion cloud computing contract with the Pentagon, calling it “an example of the kind of work […]
IBM snaps up Red Hat for $34 billion
IBM and Red Hat have reached an agreement under which Big Blue will acquire open source cloud software provider Red Hat for approximately $34 billion. In a joint statement, IBM chairman and CEO Ginni Rometty called the acquisition of Red Hat a “game-changer” for the cloud market. According to Big Blue, the market is “proprietary” […]
IBM to Acquire Red Hat in $34 Billion Stock Deal
News IBM to Acquire Red Hat in $34 Billion Stock Deal By John K. Waters 10/29/2018 On Sunday IBM Corp. announced its plans to acquire leading enterprise open source software provider Red Hat Inc. IBM and Red Hat said the $34 billion stock deal should be completed in the latter half of 2019, once Red […]
Western Digital reveals ‘world’s first’ 15TB SMR hard drive aimed at data centres
Western Digital has launched the world’s first 15TB SMR hard drive, designed for use with hyperscale cloud and data centre workloads. The company suggested it could be used to power smart city data centres where huge amounts of data, such as video surveillance and legacy information, needs to be stored for regulatory compliance. SMR (Shingle […]
Cloud computing helps Google and Intel rake in revenue
The growing popularity of cloud technologies has resulted in record-breaking financial results for both Google and Intel in this round of financial results. Intel overall earnings were up 19% year-on-year, the company revealed, with its data centre operation raking in $6.14 billion in revenue, surpassing its estimates of $5.89 billion and deserving of its second-place […]
Do you pay approved mileage rates for business journeys?
As an employer you can pay your employees for mileage incurred when they are using their own car to travel on business. HMRC sets out the rates you can pay without the payment being subject to tax and NI. The approved rate is 45p per mile for up to 10,000 miles per annum and 25p […]
Alexa for Business now open to third-party integration
Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant could soon be popping up on office printers and photocopiers. The firm has announced an extension to its existing Alexa Voice Service Device SDK that would enable third-party manufacturers to add the voice assistant to their business devices. The SDK would enable devices to sport Alexa and be managed as shared […]