How Rolls-Royce uses citizen developers

Rolls-Royce has started using Microsoft Power Apps to provide a way for citizen developers in the business to develop their own applications. The aerospace and defence company operates sandboxes in which staff can develop and test apps to meet the needs of individuals, teams, departments, or the entire business. The sandbox provides citizen developers […]

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CTO interview: Europe benefits from energy gains in AMD chips

When it comes to computing power, Europe is facing what at first glance seems to be a paradox. Performance must continue to increase, while power consumption must decrease.  “Over the next decade, energy efficiency is going to rise to top-priority,” says Mark Papermaster, chief technology officer at AMD. “It doesn’t mean the performance of […]

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CIO interview: Ravi Malick, Box

As global CIO at tech supplier Box, Ravi Malick wears two hats. The political science graduate runs IT operations at the cloud storage firm and provides his expertise in the supplier’s business operations to help it connect with its CIO customers. This split is what attracted him to the job, he says. “I am […]

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Plexal launches Cyber Runway 3.0 accelerator programme

London startup hub Plexal is launching its third Cyber Runway accelerator programme to provide more tailored support for security startups in specific areas.   The Cyber Runway accelerator was created to address some of the most pressing security challenges facing the UK – such as ransomware and fraud – with cutting-edge emerging technology, while […]

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NetApp to promise ransomware warranty payout

NetApp has made a series of nudges in several product areas that include new entry level ASA (All-SAN Array) block storage hardware – the ASA A150 and A250 – enhancements to its Advance subscription model that include a ransomware data guarantee and data availability guarantees around six nines, or just over 30 seconds, a […]

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Scality pushes anti-ransomware features in Artesca object storage

Scality has launched version 2.0 of its Artesca platform, with a big emphasis on the ransomware protection inherent to object storage and its availability as a (virtual) appliance. Artesca is Scality’s object storage product aimed at single application use cases and is heavily targeted at data protection. Scality wants it to be seen as “lightweight” in comparison to […]

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