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Salesforce should rename its Dreamforce conference to Feverdreamforce because this is getting ridiculous
Apropos of nothing, here's Lionel Ritchie
22 Sep 22:02 | 7
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Still divided on whether teachers, parents or politicians are to blame
Can we close the education divide? Maybe, but not by stuffing it with computers and smart boards
17 Sep 10:45 | 15
SaaS
What have the Romans ever done for us? In ServiceNow's new Rome release, replaced intranets, for one
Adds Teams integration for new ‘Employee Centre’, automated automation for service desk
16 Sep 13:01 | 1
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Technology doesn’t widen the education divide. People do that
And no, we don’t want a generation of early-years coders
16 Sep 10:45 | 52
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Technology does widen the education divide. But not always in the way you expect
The pandemic has turned children away from tech, says early-years teacher Maria
15 Sep 10:45 | 29
SaaS
Intuit branches out into email marketing by splashing $12bn on Mailchimp acquisition
Part of a planned assault on the 'small business mid-market'
14 Sep 12:14 | 14
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Technology has the potential to close the education divide. Key word: Potential
Quieter kids can speak up in chat, students can record lessons to watch again, and more, says professor
14 Sep 10:45 | 38
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Tech widens the educational divide. And I should know – I'm a teacher in a pandemic
Teaching online is like talking to a brick wall
13 Sep 10:45 | 105
SaaS
Element's latest bridge for Matrix: 'All the good stuff from WhatsApp, without the less good Facebook stuff'
For when it's time to kick that shadow IT habit
09 Sep 08:30 | 2
SaaS
Chinese prosecutors end investigation into rape claim against Alibaba manager
Accused served 15 days for 'molestation', says report
08 Sep 03:45 | 6
COVID Logfile III
'It takes a hell of a mental toll' – techies who lost work due to COVID share their stories
Some refined their CVs relentlessly. Others studied. Many wept, more than once. But most see an upside to their changed circumstances
07 Sep 08:01 | 24
SaaS
Power users of Microsoft OneDrive suffer massive inconvenience: Read-only files
Workaround available for problem which started a week ago
01 Sep 19:33 | 26
SaaS
Minnow Freshworks nips at tails of SaaS giants Salesforce and Servicenow with IPO plans
Bach to basics: The well-funded IPO-er
31 Aug 11:52 | 1
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In Microsoft's world, cloud email still often requires on-premises Exchange. Why?
Use third-party tools 'at your own risk' – but what of the risk of Exchange itself?
31 Aug 09:32 | 29
SaaS
In 2006, Amazon debuted EC2. 15 years on, HashiCorp says firms blowing their cloud budgets is all part of the fun
Altered priorities ahead
24 Aug 11:27 | 15
SaaS
Microsoft, flush with cash, raises cloud office suite prices for businesses
Microsoft 365, Office 365 to cost a little bit more from next March
20 Aug 00:15 | 56
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Zoom incompatible with GDPR, claims data protection watchdog for the German city of Hamburg
Takes aim at US videoconferencing software as tech world+dog calls lawyer for a quick chat
17 Aug 13:44 | 80
Interview
El Reg talks to Azure Data veep as Microsoft flicks the switch on Azure Arc for SQL Managed Instances
Longevity, PostgreSQL, and 'the default relational database of choice'
11 Aug 09:11 | 10
SaaS
RingCentral shouts revenue growth from the rooftops while shareholders can't help but notice deepening losses
Isn't that work-at-home-workforce eyeing a return to the office?
04 Aug 18:56 | 2
SaaS
Get ready to make processes fit the software when shifting to SAP's cloud, users told
Business teams might want to look at their operating models post-pandemic, user groups suggest
04 Aug 09:32 | 23
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Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover protocol found leaking hundreds of thousands of credentials
Email clients fail over to unexpected domains if they can't find the right resources
Security
Break out your emergency change process and patch this ransomware-friendly bug ASAP, says VMware
File upload vuln lets miscreants hijack vCenter Server
Applications
Google emits Chrome 94 with 'Idle Detection' API to detect user inactivity amid opposition
Mozilla, Apple register dismay as worries surface over privacy, potential crypto mining behind user's back
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Lithuania tells its citizens to throw Xiaomi mobile devices in the bin
Baltic state's cyber security centre uncovers remote censorship blocklist function in Mi 10T handset
HPC
First RISC-V computer chip lands at the European Processor Initiative
EPAC accelerator runs its first 'Hello, World!' in-silico
Boatnotes II
Navigating without GPS is one thing – so let's jam it and see what happens to our warship
Meaconing, loss of position, and the Royal Navy's response
Security
Database containing personal info on 106m people who traveled to Thailand found open to the internet – report
Misconfigured Elasticsearch server blamed
Personal Tech
Now America's financial watchdog probes 'frat house' Activision Blizzard
Plus: Chief Legal Officer exits as court battles loom
Interview
An easier way to Flutter? Custom functions improve visual code builder but devs may still be frustrated
FlutterFlow is a visual application builder for the popular framework
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Apple tried to patch this security hole in macOS Finder but didn't consider upper and lowercase characters
file:// is blocked? Oh OK, we'll just use File:// or fiLE://...
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SaaS
Xero says accounting software users were locked out by login glitch, not nefarious deeds
Issue has been resolved and your data is 'secure', claims SaaS outfit
28 Jul 17:30 | 1
Updated
Workday shares slide following claims Amazon ditched company-wide HR system
Some customers have a 'unique set of needs' SaaSy vendor says
28 Jul 12:13 | 29
SaaS
Microsoft made $167m a day in profit, every day, over the past 12 months
Robust cloud, business not enough to overcome concerns about decline in Windows hardware maker revenue
27 Jul 22:16 | 34
SaaS
'Login infrastructure issue' blamed as sustained Xero outage threatens payrolls
Accountancy software goes TITSUP* as biz users can't invoice customers nor see who's paid their bills
27 Jul 13:54 | 32
SaaS
Financial Ombudsman Service to ditch tech heads as it open arms to Workday and outside service provider
Not just the legacy HR and finance systems being booted
22 Jul 13:00 | 10
SaaS
IBM's 3% sales growth may not seem like much but it's the biggest it's had in three years
Maybe keep the email systems down a little longer if it helps this much?
20 Jul 01:23 | 10
SaaS
I no longer have a burning hatred for Jewish people, says Googler now suddenly no longer at Google
Veep of cloud devrel exits after 'beyond car crash' all-hands meeting
20 Jul 00:17 | 171
SaaS
It had to happen: Microsoft's cloudy Windows 365 desktops are due to land next month
The good: It's a Windows PC running in the cloud. The bad: It's a Windows PC running in the cloud
14 Jul 15:00 | 83
SaaS
Informatica bids to become Switzerland of data with SaaSy governance and catalogue tool
Stakes claim for neutral territory after Databricks and cloud vendors make play to manage your data
14 Jul 13:29 | 1
SaaS
Salesforce's Patterson blazes a trail for humble-braggers everywhere
UK & I shindig has everything: Olympians, Bake-Off stars, and the ever-rising former BT boss
08 Jul 10:47 | 12
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Pentagon scraps $10bn JEDI winner-takes-all cloud contract
Y'know what, a single-vendor IT mega-deal probably isn't the best idea after all, says US military
06 Jul 17:02 | 66
SaaS
Singapore's migration to cloud continues, and expect more SaaS once we secure it, says GovTech
Shifts strategy to work more closely with industry on digital projects
30 Jun 14:45 |
Webcast
Of course you want to kick off a digital transformation. Just remember to bring your people with you
Here’s how to build a digital culture
28 Jun 06:30 |
SaaS
SFX house Weta goes into the SaaS business with cloudy pipeline and its in-house animation tools
Code behind LoTR, Planet of the Apes and other flicks wrapped around Autodesk Maya
22 Jun 06:31 | 2
SaaS
Google opens Workspace to anyone with a Google account, but you'll need to cough up for the good stuff
Chocolate Factory presses home its advantage in web-based collaboration
14 Jun 16:47 | 12
SaaS
Flush with cash: UK utility Southern Water names 13 winners who'll drink up £50m application deal
Firm provides fresh water and wastewater to millions of Brits
14 Jun 13:15 | 3
