What is 802.11? 802.11 is a family of evolving specifications for wireless local area networks (WLANs) developed and maintained by a working group of IEEE. There are several specifications in the family, and new ones are occasionally added. 802.11 is the first wireless networking standard to be broadly adopted. The technical specifications govern the implementation […]
The way we pay has changed over the centuries, from shells, to coins, to banknotes, to cheques, to cards, to smartwatches and much in between. Technology has played a major role in this transformation and the pace of change has never been faster. It is important that the core payment systems – often thought […]
The Bank of England has reached a major landmark in its programme to replace its 27-year-old real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system after completing the first of two major components of the project. Replacing the RTGS system is a “once-in-a-generation” project, according to the Bank of England, with planning beginning in 2016 for a project […]
The average cost of a data breach to a UK organisation now stands at £3.4m, but this figure drops by approximately £1.6m at organisations that have “extensively” deployed artificial intelligence (AI) and automation as part of their cyber security stack. This is one of the key findings in the 18th edition of IBM’s annual […]
In this podcast, we look at how to size storage for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) workloads that can range from batches of large images to many, many tiny files, with Curtis Anderson, software architect at Panasas. Anderson talks about the ways different AI/ML frameworks pull data into compute and the implications […]
Generative AI – including services such as ChatGPT and Google Bard – looks like being the next wave of business automation. In IT, a growing number of suppliers now have some artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) capabilities built into their management tools. Much of the day-to-day work of IT departments can benefit […]
As a CISO and cyber specialist, I am often asked what I see as the big cyber threats of the future. Whilst I’m not a fan of crystal ball gazing for its own sake, nevertheless it can be helpful to think about what may be coming – and what we can do about it. […]
Datacentre operators are increasingly juggling compute and infrastructure cost increases versus resource risks and availability. However, Dominic Ward, CEO of high-performance computing (HPC) focused datacentre operator Verne Global, says that sustainability, despite often being seen as a cost centre, can be part of the answer. If you can help customers cost-effectively scale their infrastructures while reducing […]
Cryptography forms an essential part of organisations’ information security and is indispensable for preventing the theft of sensitive data, verifying that received data is correct, and preventing unauthorised access to systems. With the rise of quantum computers, current cryptographic standards are no longer adequate, says Marc Stevens, senior researcher in the Cryptology research group at the […]
Low employee engagement costs the global economy $8.8tn per year, the equivalent of 9% of global GDP, according to workplace consulting and research firm Gallup. Part of this huge bill boils down to the fact that at a time of widespread labour and skills shortages, many employees simply choose to move on if they […]