Biggest technology acquisitions 2020
We round up the biggest technology industry mergers and acquisitions of the year so far Thinkstock Last year marked a slight decrease in global technology M&A activity from the blockbuster year that was 2018 – when SAP bought Qualtrics for $8 billion, IBM acquired Red Hat for a staggering $33 billion and Broadcom picked up CA Technologies for $18.9 billion in cash. As of the end of Q3 2019, technology M&A deals worth $245 billion had been announced…
What the UK government’s Huawei decision means for 5G
The UK has made its much-anticipated decision to allow Huawei to participate in the development of the UK’s 5G networks, with restrictions Huawei Chinese telecoms firm Huawei and other ‘high risk vendors’ have been given the green light to play a role in the UK’s 5G and gigabit-enabled networks, but with several key restrictions after the government issued guidance for telecoms providers today. Following a long awaited call-to-action, prime minister Boris Johnson announced at a meeting with the National Security Council…
8 misleading AI Myths — and the realities behind them
With all of the hype around AI and machine learning come many factual inaccuracies. Let’s separate the truth from the fiction Cryteria / Insspirito (CC BY 3.0) Computer sentience has been fodder for Hollywood for decades. Usually it’s for the bad, whether it’s HAL in “2001: A Space Odyssey” or the T-800 in “Terminator.” Occasionally it’s been thoughtful, like Project 2501 in “Ghost in the Shell.” Whatever the plot, few themes elicit such fear and loathing as the robot armies and…
Telco core upgrades, mmWave spectrum to unlock 5G for enterprises
The Australian auction later this year of millimetre spectrum will mark a significant step towards 5G in the enterprise Vertigo3d / Getty The planned release of a significant amount of new spectrum for use by Australia’s mobile network operators (MNOs) and upgrades to telcos’ core networks will help unlock key enterprise use cases for 5G, including end-to-end network slicing, edge compute and high-speed indoor coverage. Both Telstra and Optus last year began offering 5G mobile coverage in select locations,…
Cisco and IBM offer a managed private-cloud service
Cisco and IBM have partnered to offer Managed Private Cloud-as-a-service for VMware and IBM/RedHat OpenShift environments. rclassenlayouts / Aleksei Derin / Getty Images Cisco and IBM have rolled out a pair of managed private-cloud services aimed at customers looking for the utility of a public cloud delivered on premises. Cisco and IBM Services have partnered to offer a Managed Private Cloud-as-a-service powered by Cisco’s Unified Computing System and available in two varieties, one for VMware and one for RedHat OpenShift environments.…
Human in a world of computing, How?
NeXT co-founder Dan’l Lewin, president and CEO of the Computer History Museum, explains why people matter to IT. Martyn Williams/IDGNS If you’re interested in learning about the history of the computer industry or if you just want to figure out how to lead an enterprise technology company, then you should take a look at the Computer History Museum. I expect millions of computer users will have heard of the museum, a world-class institution in Mountain View, Calif. It’s a place…
10 ways Android and Windows 10 can work well together
You can sync reminders between an Android device and a Windows 10 PC, share files and more — if you have the right apps. Google/Microsoft/Steve Johnson If you regularly use a Windows 10 PC and an Android phone or tablet, there are several Android apps you can install that can seamlessly link the flow of information between the two. For instance, you can start a quick note on your phone, then finish it later on your Windows 10 PC, or…
Bank of England to start new cloud environment build in 2020
The UK’s central bank is tendering for a partner to “assist in design, construction and assurance of a modern, fit for purpose cloud environment,” over the next two years, starting in April BikeWorldTravel The Bank of England is tendering for a partner to “assist in design, construction and assurance of a modern, fit for purpose cloud environment,” over the next two years, in what it calls a major “step change”. The bank wants to start work in April this year.…
