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Cyber Runway programme supports new security businesses

The Cyber Runway programme is a government-backed scheme to support entrepreneurs, startups and scaleups in launching and growing new security businesses
Hospitals see cyber security investment as a low priority

Almost half of hospitals have experienced an IT shutdown as a result of a cyber attack in the past six months, but just over one in 10 hospital executives see cyber security investment as a high priority
CityFibre continues full-fibre roll-out in Glasgow

The UK’s largest independent full fibre platform begins work on next stage as part of its national gigabit broadband roll-out in Scotland’s largest city
GoStudent: Europe’s newest edtech unicorn

Europe’s biggest ed-tech unicorn reaches unicorn status and tests sector traditions
5G fixed wireless access to reach 60 million subscribers by 2026

Demand for efficient home broadband access expected to drive deployments and migration of FWA
NCSC for Startups initiative launched with Plexal

National Cyber Security Centre and Plexal will support startups to develop products to address the government’s cyber security priorities

Modern ERP breaks the chains

Modern ERP systems mean user organisations need no longer be stuck with hefty upgrades at times convenient to suppliers
Hybrid IT: Making datacentre and cloud work better together in the enterprise

Enterprises are increasingly trying to balance and manage IT assets in a variety of environments, but there are plenty of tools and technologies out there to make the job a lot easier
Disaster recovery for SMEs: Five key areas to consider

We look at key disaster recovery considerations for SMEs, including why backup is not enough, how to create a disaster recovery plan, best-practice DR testing and DR as a service

Why Confluent Kubernetes is a data-in-motion play- Open Source Insider

Open source is all about data, obviously… but we’ve seen these last few months really amplify the notion of data-in-motion. It wasn’t so long ago that Confluent for Kubernetes arrived, a platform ... Continue Reading
Sonatype Lift aims to elevate ‘pull request’ analysis- Open Source Insider

Software supply chain automation is a perhaps un-loved sub-genre of the total information technology landscape. But this harsh reality is not so at Maryland-based Sonatype, the company that likes ... Continue Reading
Yellowfin cans (embeds) contextual analytics BI for developers- CW Developer Network

Clearly big tuna fans, Yellowfin is an analytics vendor that combines action-based dashboards, automated discovery and what it likes to call ‘data storytelling’, which is presumably some form of ... Continue Reading
The critical importance and utility of the modern mainframe- Write side up - by Freeform Dynamics

IT resilience and security is essential to today's businesses, so dependent are they on their IT systems. For some of those who have been around this industry more than a decade or two, this raises ... Continue Reading

Innovation Strategy must not become a missed opportunity

The UK has a problem with R&D; spending, but the new government plan to address this leaves too many important decisions unresolved
Firms struggle to manage their innovation ecosystems

A lack of governance and performance mechanisms is hindering firms from getting the most out of suppliers in their innovation ecosystems
The unintended consequences of digital transformation

Digital transformation offers organisations a way to change fundamentally the way they operate