Konecta, a specialist in customer experience (CX) and digital services, has formed a three-year strategic partnership with Google Cloud. This alliance strengthens Konecta’s leadership in delivering innovative customer experience solutions powered by AI, automation, and cloud technologies. This collaboration will see Konecta transition its 100,000-person workforce to Google Workspace, enhancing collaboration and productivity across its… Read more »
Researchers from ETH Zurich have uncovered significant security vulnerabilities in several widely used end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) cloud storage services. The cryptographic flaws could allow attackers to bypass encryption, compromise file confidentiality, tamper with data, or even inject unauthorised files into users’ storage. The study analysed five E2EE cloud storage providers—Sync, pCloud, Seafile, Icedrive, and Tresorit—which… Read more »
Helsinki-based cloud infrastructure provider DataCrunch has secured €13 million in seed funding to expand its specialised computing services across Europe. The investment round was led by byFounders, with participation from J12 Ventures, Local Tapiola, Nordea, and several technology sector investors, positioning the company to develop its cloud infrastructure optimised explicitly for artificial intelligence workloads. DataCrunch,… Read more »
Cloud and DevOps specialists IN4IT has launched a free-for-personal-use virtual private network (VPN) server, based on WireGuard protocols, with OpenID, SAML, and SCIM support. The product joins a cloud product suite that aims to allow IN4IT customers to replace expensive cloud tooling with more affordable options. The VPN server will be offered on AWS Marketplace,… Read more »
Ververica, the original creator of Apache Flink and a specialist in real-time data streaming, today unveiled a plan for its ‘Bring Your Own Cloud’ (BYOC) deployment option for the Ververica Streaming Data Platform. The company introduced its plans for the BYOC deployment option in Berlin at Flink Forward, the company’s annual event for Apache Flink… Read more »
Ververica, the creator of Apache Flink, has launched its ‘Powered By Ververica’ program, aimed at expanding the reach of advanced stream processing technology by providing access to the cutting-edge VERA engine to leading partners. StreamNative, the cloud-native data streaming company founded by the original creators of Apache Pulsar, joins as the first partner in this… Read more »
UiPath, an enterprise automation and AI software company, has revealed its UiPath Platform will be integrated with the SAP Build Process Automation solution and sold as one of the SAP Solution Extensions. The offering is integrated with SAP Build Process Automation and will help to enable true enterprise-wide transformation by allowing customers to embrace a… Read more »
As AI continues to shape cloud strategies, UK IT leaders are prioritising investments in cloud technology, but they are also facing significant challenges. A recent survey conducted by Censuswide on behalf of Red Hat polled 609 IT managers across the UK and other major markets. More than 80% of IT managers report an urgent AI… Read more »
China Telecom, a state-owned carrier, has developed two LLMs that were entirely trained on domestically produced processors. This breakthrough demonstrates China’s progress toward chip independence, particularly in the field of AI. The company’s AI Institute announced that its open-source model, TeleChat2-115B, along with another undisclosed model, was trained on tens of thousands of Chinese chips.… Read more »
Oracle has unveiled new AI-powered capabilities within Oracle Fusion Cloud Service and Oracle Fusion Cloud Field Service that help service teams increase productivity, better understand customer issues, and serve their customers more effectively. The latest updates improve customer satisfaction by automatically identifying customer issues, recommending actions, streamlining resolution, and improving first-time fix rates. Jeff Wartgow,… Read more »