SAP's strength is the basics: Not RPA or AI, but 'consistent' data models that make sense for actual business processes
(2020/12/08)
However, this same nitty-gritty ERP stuff is not cloud-ready, and that's the big vendor's weakness
Case study: The UK server and storage company at the heart of Tesco and CERN
(2020/12/08)
When everyone wants more storage and more memory, what’s the answer?
Chuck Yeager, sound barrier pioneer pilot, dies at 97
(2020/12/08)
He had, and inspired, The Right Stuff
IBM bet the company on hybrid cloud. Analysts just rated it a mere 'contender' for hybrid management
(2020/12/08)
New release of Cloud Pak coming soon, but VMware and Micro Focus are way out in front
Uber sends its self-driving cars on a road to nowhere, with indefinite stop at automated truck aspirant Aurora
(2020/12/08)
Kicks in $400m to get its hands on future tech and cash in on its contribution
Iran to issue license for national bug bounty program to clean up its code base
(2020/12/08)
Maybe don't enter unless you fancy reading colossal piles of sanctions rules
Playing fantasy sports to make a living is a fantasy, says Indian government – and ads will have to reflect that
(2020/12/08)
Requires the bleeding obvious to be pointed out,calls for more regulation
Cops raid home of ousted data scientist who created her own Florida COVID-19 dashboard
(2020/12/08)
Rebekah Jones claimed Sunshine State fudged infection numbers, now she's suspected of hacking
Senators, net neutrality advocates rail against looming lame-duck confirmation of new FCC commissioner
(2020/12/08)
Nathan Simington not qualified, they claim, and installed to create deadlock
Kremlin hackers are right now exploiting security hole in VMware software to hijack systems, NSA warns
(2020/12/08)
So, you know, patch it
When is a remote-code-execution bug in Teams not an RCE? When Microsoft says it isn't, flaw finder discovers
(2020/12/07)
'Zero-click, wormable, cross-platform' vuln deemed 'important, spoofing' rather than, say, 'aaargh!'
Remember Ask Jeeves? It's still alive, kinda, and Google seems keen to show it the door once and for all
(2020/12/07)
IAC calls foul over Chrome extensions spat, complicated by antitrust case
Users complain iOS 14.2 causes some older iPhones to overheat, rapidly lose charge
(2020/12/07)
Plus: Fault-prone iPhone 11 display? Send it in, says Apple
Another piece comes to .NET Core: Microsoft will keep the runtime patched automatically
(2020/12/07)
Only on Windows of course, and only for certain types of deployment
Bezos to the Moon: Blue Origin fires up BE-7 engine to be used in human lunar mission
(2020/12/07)
Also: Orion challenges and a quarter century since SOHO's launch
You're going to need to unwrap and rewrap those Pi-400 holiday gifts. There's a new Raspberry Pi OS Update
(2020/12/07)
Updates for Chromium, the addition of PulseAudio and printer improvements turn up in Santa's Raspberry sack
Channel Isles cop sacked after abusing police database to track down women drivers for Instagram 'comic' page
(2020/12/07)
Community service for creepy constable
It's not just the economy and bad management messing with Kmart - ransomware crews are there too
(2020/12/07)
The week's other security news
'Post-install issues': Microsoft hits pause on the Surface Hub Windows 10 Team 2020 update
(2020/12/07)
Big screen fondleslab action for 20H2 slides into 2021
IT workers join elite sports stars, fat cat biz execs, celebs and posties for special treatment under England's COVID-19 travel isolation rules
(2020/12/07)
Arriving from a listed at-risk nation? New rules in place mid-December
The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents and the second half
by our children.
-- Clarence Darrow