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IBM reorients storage to cloud, containers and as-a-service

In this storage supplier profile, we look at IBM, which has perhaps the longest history of all the storage players, and in IT much more widely, in servers, services and the cloud. We find the company well set on its ongoing efforts to reorient after a period of declining revenues. That reorientation manifests itself as…

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UK defence scheme invests in future cyber tech Cheri

SCI Semiconductors, a Cambridge-based tech company working on Capability Hardware Enhanced Risc Instructions (Cheri) systems to manage cyber defences, is to receive funding from the UK government’s Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP) to continue its work on embedding the emergent technology into military systems. Cheri, which has been in development for some time, is capable…

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Tariff turmoil: IT procurement and the public sector

Tariffs proposed by the US government threaten to upend trading relationships across the world, with IT procurement already feeling the effects. And the tariff situation has changed many times since Donald Trump took office. Since the president announced plans to levy charges on imports to the US, there have been retaliatory moves by trading partners…

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Cisco Live 2025: The network critical for the future of

Cisco has introduced a network architecture attributed with delivering a platform relevant for the new world of work, offering simplicity and speed, and powering the campuses, branches and industrial networks of the future. Kicking off its Cisco Live 2025 annual showcase, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins stressed that every business is having to evolve at “an…

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Cyber Bill at risk of becoming a missed opportunity, say

The UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR) Bill represents a golden opportunity to enhance Britain’s national cyber security posture but risks losing the support of key industry stakeholders unless its backers adopt a more comprehensive outlook, a group of MPs has warned. In a report published 11 June, the Cyber Innovation All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)…

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June Patch Tuesday brings a lighter load for defenders

Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday update landed on schedule on 10 June, with admins facing a much lighter load heading into the summer – at least lighter than of late – with barely 70 security flaws awaiting attention and just two potential zero-day common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) in scope. The two most pressing issues for…

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UK government recommits to Edinburgh supercomputer plan with £750m funding

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has committed up to £750m in funding to create the UK’s most powerful supercomputer at the University of Edinburgh, ten months after the government pulled the plug on a similar project backed by the previous administration. Funding for the project is set to be confirmed by Reeves during the Spending Review later…

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Government using national security as ‘smokescreen’ in Apple encryption row

The government is using national security as a “smokescreen” to refuse to disclose how many technical capability notices (TCNs) it has issued to telecoms and internet companies to secretly gain access to users’ encrypted communications and data, and make other modifications to their networks, it was claimed last night. Senior Conservative MP David Davis told…

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Investor behaviour in the wake of cyber’s ‘black swan’ moment

A growing sense of uncertainty is taking hold as the UK faces two compounding pressures. On one hand, prolonged international trade negotiations are leaving many investors and business leaders feeling removed from decisions that impact their long-term strategies. On the other, a series of high-profile cyber attacks on UK  and global companies has cast doubt…

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