Databases
UK and Ireland S/4HANA migrations accelerated during 2021 COVID-19 lockdowns, figures reveal
User group survey shows concerns linger about support skills for upgrade
29 Nov 2021 13:38 | 1
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Lindsay Clark has been writing about business technology for more than 20 years, starting at PC Week in the late 1990s. He went on to manage the news team at Computer Weekly in the early 2000s. His career was waylaid by music, which merited brief session appearances on BBC radio shows including those hosted by Mark Riley, Janice Long and Whispering Bob Harris. As a freelance journalist, he has written for The Financial Times, The Guardian and a list of B2B titles as long as your arm. He joined The Register in February 2020.
Software
Academics tell Brit MPs to check the software used when considering reproducibility in science and tech research
It's seldom subject to the same rigour as conventional apparatus
25 Nov 2021 12:33 | 87
Security
Max Schrems hits Irish Data Protection Commissioner with corruption complaint
Watchdog argues 'fairness' in process should keep some documents confidential
24 Nov 2021 15:05 | 17
Science
Genetically modified E coli bacteria produce ink for 3D printing programmable objects
Drug delivery, environmental clean up, building in space among possible applications
23 Nov 2021 19:35 | 12
AI + ML
UK data guardian challenges government proposals on automated decision-making
Plans to change UK regulations could mean a 'significant departure' from EU law, watchdog says
23 Nov 2021 13:33 | 34
On-Prem
UK Test and Trace finding consultant habit hard to break: More contracts go to Deloitte and Accenture
New agency in charge, still outsourcing like the clappers
23 Nov 2021 09:30 | 37
Updated
RISE with AWS? Adidas migrates SAP S/4 HANA to the fluffy white stuff, snubs SAP's lift-and-shift programme
Globo sports brand also interested in AWS analytics systems, data lakes and ML tools as part of upgrade
22 Nov 2021 22:14 | 2
Off-Prem
UK health secretary confirms end for NHS Digital, architect of the GP data grab debacle
NHSX also doomed in shake-up of 'odd' tech leadership structure
22 Nov 2021 16:15 | 55
Updated
SAP's Embedded Steampunk little use to those on anything but the most recent system
Effort to bring the ABAP programming language to S/4HANA cloud ERP system attracts criticism
22 Nov 2021 10:15 | 3
SaaS
Workday subscription revenue forecasts leave investors cold, wiping 9% off company value
SaaSy vendor takes comfort in contingent workforce software acquisition
19 Nov 2021 18:59 | 8
Off-Prem
Future of the three NHS bodies managing health tech in doubt after £2.1bn cash injection
Health secretary signals shack-up could be on the cards
18 Nov 2021 14:45 | 39
Science
New study demonstrates iodine as satellite propellant... in space
Tech promises to support boom in small satellites
18 Nov 2021 11:46 | 47
Databases
Unit4 releases connector mesh as it sinks deeper into Microsoft's 'grizzly bear' hug
Vertical differentiation helps users see the wood from the trees
17 Nov 2021 14:45 | 2
Security
UK government publishes guidance on security rules for tech takeovers
National Security and Investment Act 2021 give ministers power to halt M&As
17 Nov 2021 11:46 | 21
Legal
SAP patent not inventive enough to get legal protection, judge rules
Teradata also sees wings clipped in ongoing battle with German ERP giant
16 Nov 2021 10:15 | 17
Databases
Sheffield Uni cooks up classic IT disaster in £30m student project: Shifting scope, leadership changes, sunk cost fallacy
And in the end, policy tweaks made most of it unnecessary
16 Nov 2021 09:30 | 96
Science
Earth's wobbly companion is probably the result of a lunar impact, reckon space boffins
Reflected light points to Moon-like material on recently discovered rock
12 Nov 2021 17:15 | 38
Networks
Workplace surveillance booming during pandemic, destroying trust in employers
At the same time, Brit MPs call for tighter regulations on AI snooping
12 Nov 2021 16:04 | 32
Databases
MongoDB 5.1 for DBaaS arrives amid questions over on-prem release stability
New features focused on times series and analytics fail to quell concerns over 5.0 bugs
11 Nov 2021 14:02 |
Software
Freshworks trains sights on startup market as it puzzles over enterprise conundrum
Indian challenger looks to exploit common platform but could struggle to win bigger customers
11 Nov 2021 13:15 | 1
Software
Like nuclear fusion, funding of IT on the basis of revenue generation is just around the corner, Gartner says
Spending up while growth slows, as business app investment leads the charge
11 Nov 2021 12:43 | 3
Databases
System at the heart of scaled-back £30m Sheffield University project runs on end-of-life Oracle database
Extended support for 11.2.0.4.0 ended nearly a year ago
11 Nov 2021 10:16 | 55
AI + ML
UK aims for 'openness and fairness' in its AI Strategy – unless we're talking about favoured contractors
Or the government itself, of course
11 Nov 2021 09:30 | 12
Science
Swiss lab's rooftop demo shows sunlight and air can make fuel
Proof of concept produces tiny volume of hydrocarbons, but makes a big point
10 Nov 2021 13:13 | 75
Science
Rolls-Royce set for funding fillip to build nuclear power stations based on small modular reactor technology
Private-sector investment could unlock additional government cash
09 Nov 2021 12:30 | 211
Analysis
Microsoft's Dynamics portfolio has become an all-you-can-eat SI buffet for consultancies
Market for related services driving an M&A feeding frenzy
09 Nov 2021 08:45 | 6
Legal
Belgium watchdog reckons online advertisers should be data controllers under GDPR
Real-time bidding advertising tested by European authorities
08 Nov 2021 15:32 | 14
On-Prem
Launched the year Netscape Navigator was born, the UK's CHIEF customs system finally has a retirement date
Replacement in preparation for 10 years, but not quite ready to replicate legacy functionality
08 Nov 2021 10:15 | 16
Databases
RISE with SAP? Never heard of it, say 30% of UK users
While 11% plan to take up the package, lack of use cases keep numbers low
04 Nov 2021 13:00 | 3
Analysis
Dynamics 365 facelift shows Microsoft trying to compete with the supply chain and process mining big dogs
Azure, Teams, Office integration might offer a leg-up, though
04 Nov 2021 09:15 | 3
Offbeat
SAP expects to rid car fleet of fossil fuel engines by 2030 – but still more than happy to take money from oil industry
Promises to stop ordering combustion engine vehicles by 2025
03 Nov 2021 20:29 | 19
Security
Locked up: UK's Labour Party data 'rendered inaccessible' on third-party systems after cyber attack
As membership website goes TITSUP*
03 Nov 2021 15:06 | 67
Databases
Sheffield University scales back student system after Oracle integration stumbles
£30m project uncertain amid cuts to academic departments
03 Nov 2021 10:00 | 38
Databases
Infosys awarded contract to replace East Sussex County Council's ageing ERP system
Indian service provider tasked with getting authority from SAP R/3 to Oracle Fusion
02 Nov 2021 13:26 | 3
PaaS + IaaS
UK's newly merged Foreign Office puts £40m on table for hardware, software, services
Deloitte already has the deal to guide organisational structure and strategy
02 Nov 2021 09:15 | 7
Personal Tech
Apple's anti-ad-tracking iPhone feature took a '$10bn' chunk out of social network revenues
What's that, the world's tiniest violin playing?
01 Nov 2021 18:48 | 27
Science
Google lab proposes solar-powered moisture farming to provide water for billions
From Tatooine to Earth
01 Nov 2021 12:13 | 59
Databases
Yugabyte's latest funding round values the distributed SQL system at $1.3bn
Double-decker database raises $188m from hungry VCs
29 Oct 2021 17:32 |
Networks
Did you know there is an Oculus for Business? Make that 'was' – because Facebook has canned it after two years
Now it's Quest for Business. Don't all rush at once
29 Oct 2021 16:28 | 9
On-Prem
Poor data sharing is holding back the UK court system's pandemic recovery, says National Audit Office
Lack of data for planning also a problem, spending watchdog finds
25 Oct 2021 10:14 | 10
PaaS + IaaS
US drops tariff threat against nations who dished out digital taxes to American tech giants as OECD members hash out new deal
15% tax minimum to hit tech firms
22 Oct 2021 14:37 | 6
Networks
UK government puts £5bn on the table in trawl for public sector networks services
I dream of wires, say Whitehall’s big buyers
21 Oct 2021 11:40 |
On-Prem
Global IT spending to hit $4.5 trillion in 2022, says Gartner
The future's bright, and expensive
20 Oct 2021 21:03 | 3
Storage
Memory maker Micron moots $150bn mega manufacturing moneybag
AI and 5G to fuel demand for new plants and R&D
20 Oct 2021 19:55 | 2
Updated
UK's ARIA innovation body 'hasn't even begun to happen' says former research lead
DARPA imitator not doing much after two years of Johnson government
20 Oct 2021 14:38 | 17
Networks
Hitting underground pipes and cables costs the UK £2.4bn a year. We need a data platform for that, says government
Atkins wins £23m deal to build National Underground Asset Register
20 Oct 2021 10:45 | 89
Databases
Oracle-owned ERP outfit NetSuite fitted with banking and data warehouse features to keep accountants sane
It's about helping steer the business without so many spreadsheets, says analyst
19 Oct 2021 18:45 | 1
Off-Prem
WTF? Value of Finnish open-source-as-a-service startup Aiven jumps $1.2bn in 7 months
Cloud data market heats up as company lures $60m in Series C funding
19 Oct 2021 12:52 | 7
