Samsung was the first big smartphone vendor to launch a flagship phone with AI at the core of its marketing efforts. Last year’s Galaxy S24 series introduced the Galaxy AI suite of features. Samsung followed with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6, which got additional AI capabilities. Samsung then extended Galaxy AI support…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has hit the headlines and the datacentres, but with it comes a range of performance and operating considerations that impact storage as much as any other IT discipline. In this review, we look at the key demands of AI processing on data storage, the type of storage AI requires, and the suitability…
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The Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) decision to increase its cloud hosting spend with Amazon Web Services (AWS) mid-contract by 89% is under scrutiny from procurement professionals. The government’s procurement arm is overseeing the migration of workloads from the Government Digital Service’s now defunct Gov.uk platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering to the AWS cloud. This piece of work…
Hackney Council has committed to growing its annual usage of Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) cloud platform by 8% a year over the next three years to secure a “minimum 22%” discount on the public cloud giant’s services, Computer Weekly understands. The local authority’s latest cloud hosting deal with AWS went live on 1 November 2024,…
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In a blog post on Medium, Apple insider Ming-Chi Kuo revealed interesting details about Apple’s future iPhone 18 and M5 Mac releases. According to the analyst, BE Semiconductor will drastically benefit from Apple’s upcoming products as the company has business with Apple’s manufacturers. Kuo says that the iPhone 18 Pro’s wide camera will be upgraded…
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Wendy Redshaw, chief digital information officer (CDIO) at NatWest Retail Bank, has had a distinguished career leading technology-led change in some of the world’s biggest financial services organisations. Now, she’s using that experience to drive even more innovation. After four years as CIO for collaborative technology solutions with Deutsche Bank, Redshaw says she was eager…
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Over the past year, artificial intelligence (AI) has proved its worth as a long-term investment for businesses. It brings a range of perfectly wrapped presents to the table, making a significant impact on productivity, efficiency, and automation across business functions. With almost 40% of companies worldwide already using AI in some form, it’s undeniable that…
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Google has partnered with retail giant Schwarz Group to deliver what the pair claim is truly secure and sovereign cloud-based collaboration for German and European regulated industries. Through the partnership, Schwarz Group’s StackIT, the cloud provider for the retailer, which operates as an independent company offering sovereign cloud capabilities, will provide client-side encryption of customers’…
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The past 12 months saw flash storage nudge into areas from which it had hitherto been absent. In particular, this was because of the availability of denser – and therefore cheaper per-gigabyte (GB) – quad-level cell (QLC) flash storage into array markets and use cases that were once considered nearline. Alongside this, we saw the…
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With over 2 billion Apple devices in use worldwide, it’s likely that hundreds of millions of people receive scary emails telling them they need to act fast as their Apple ID is in some sort of danger. Maybe the Apple ID was suspended, or perhaps you need to refresh your Apple Pay information because it’s…
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