Jane McCallion

Why is computer literacy still an issue in 2023?

Basic computer skills are not a 'nice to have'

How do we make AI ethical?

When implemented poorly, AI can entrench existing biases

The quantum security quandary

Businesses need to get 'crypto-agile' to win the quantum arms race

Why are cyber criminals targeting the UK?

Attacks will continue until threat actors are hit in their wallets

How can CIOs adapt to change?

Successful executives understand their people, tech, and wider company vision

How much say does IT really have in sustainability initiatives?

Vendors are ready to proclaim their green credentials, but as members of the ITPro Network explain, making changes on the ground can be complex

Why businesses are turning to private 5G

Tailored networks can offer automation and safety boosts, especially in controlled environments

Putting privacy-enhancing technologies to use

Data can be protected in use without breaking privacy boundaries

How big is the Windows 10 cliff-edge?

With some comparing the upcoming Windows 10 end of life to Windows XP, we ask members of the ITPro Network for their insight

Data resiliency in the face of ransomware

Backups on their own are not enough

How HPE plans to combat generative AI's 'dirty secret'

With high-intensity workloads meaning high energy usage, does AI risk gaining the same reputation as crypto?

HPE Discover 2023: All the announcements from the Day Two keynote

Keep up-to-date with all the day two announcements live from HPE Discover 2023

HPE offers up HPC for AI training with GreenLake for Large Language Models

The company hopes to make supercomputing more accessible for organizations wanting to train their own AI

What does HPE's new AI strategy mean for the channel?

AI is Hewlett Packard Enterprise's newest spotlight business pillar, but for the channel it's slim pickings

Championing diversity and allyship in tech

Many LGBTQ+ employees worry about being out at work, despite progress

Why is accessible tech still so expensive, and is there anything we can do about it?

The economics of mass production and the needs of people with disabilities simply don't add up

What GreenLake for Large Language Models says about HPE's strategy

Move over, edge and hybrid cloud, there's a new business pillar in town

HPE and Equinix partner to speed up GreenLake private cloud deployments

Pre-provisioned, fully hosted instances of GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise will be available from August

What next for GreenLake at HPE Discover 2023?

The self-proclaimed edge-to-cloud company is heading to the Nevada desert for its annual conference

Nvidia set to acquire data centre outfit Cumulus Networks | IT PRO

Tech giant Nvidia is set to gobble up networking software firm Cumulus Networks in a bid to further enhance its data centre credentials. Cumulus, which was founded in 2010, is an open source-focused firm that specialises in helping organisations optimise their data centre networking stack through its Linux distribution for network switches, as well as various network management tools.

How ChatGPT has already found its way into business

How useful will ChatGPT be to business? As OpenAI's generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022 it's a question that's been asked on social networks, in opinion columns, and even in an upcoming episode of the ITPro Podcast.

Can we ever achieve cyber security buy-in?

If you ask IT professionals what their top concerns are, security will certainly be among the top five. Whether it's preventing ransomware (opens in new tab) attacks, regular patch management (opens in new tab) or trying to ensure users don't click risky links, cyber threats are always lurking in the background ready to cause a crisis.

How suitable is ChatGPT for businesses?

ChatGPT has taken the world by storm, as a tangible and relatable use of advanced AI. With people inside and outside the tech scene getting equally excited about its capabilities, many businesses have asked themselves if they could - or should - adopt the chatbot into their stack.

Aruba overhauls its business with ESP | IT PRO

Aruba, Hewlett Packard Enterprise's networking business, has used the opening day of its Atmosphere virtual conference to announce Aruba ESP, a new platform that the company believes will transform the way it does business.

Appian releases apps to help organisations manage coronavirus response | IT PRO

Appian has unveiled three new apps intended to help organisations better weather the storm created by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The three apps, COVID-19 Response, Paycheck Protection Program and Workforce Safety & Readiness, were all built and released over the course of the fast two months and address different aspects of the challenges businesses are facing right now.

HPE says the future of 5G is enterprise services | IT PRO

HPE has launched a new product to help communications services providers (CSPs) get more value from 5G by offering edge services to enterprises. Edge Orchestrator is a SaaS-based offering that focuses on situations where low latency is key.

10 amazing DARPA inventions: how they were made and what happened to them | IT PRO

DARPA, or the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to give it its full name, is the source of some of the most important technologies upon which our society is built today.

Seven steps to GDPR compliance | IT PRO

Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced in May 2018, replacing the previous Data Protection Directive. The law's arrival caused worry among companies big and small, as non-compliance with the updated data and privacy rules could see huge fines issues that have the potential to cripple the majority of businesses.

Agile working and disruption take centre stage at Appian World 2020 | IT PRO

The distributed workplace is here to stay and the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic will have a lasting impact. These are two of the key messages from the Day One keynote of the annual Appian World conference.

When the disruptors are disrupted | IT PRO

There was a time - just a few years ago - when you couldn't move at tech get-togethers, or even speak to someone in the industry on the phone, without them mentioning Uber and Airbnb in glowing terms. These were the disruptors. The future of tech and business.

Why IBM is splitting its business in two | IT PRO

Stop me if you've heard this one before: A giant of the tech industry with a history stretching back many decades and a footprint in most large organisations - and many smaller ones - finds itself struggling against the tide of digital transformation and the shift to cloud.

IT Pro Asks: What if the Carrington Event happened today?

IT Pro is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Welcome to IT Pro Asks, a new series of monthly videos where we answer some of the biggest topics troubling IT professionals nowadays, plus some more philosophical IT-related topics.

HPE simplifies GreenLake provisioning with Lighthouse | IT PRO

HPE has announced GreenLake Lighthouse, a new element of its GreenLake portfolio that aims to reduce complexity when provisioning cloud services. Launched during HPE's virtual Discover conference, Lighthouse is described by the company as a "secure, cloud-native platform" that will allow customers to provision new cloud services easily in just a few clicks, reducing the time they wait between ordering and availability to just a few minutes.

HPE bolsters HPC business with Determined AI acquisition | IT PRO

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has acquired open source artificial intelligence (AI) startup Determined AI. The four-year-old company, which only brought its product to market in 2020, specialises in machine learning (ML), with the aim of training artificial intelligence (AI) models quickly and at any scale.

HPE expands GreenLake offerings for Microsoft Azure | IT PRO

HPE GreenLake now supports Microsoft Azure Stack HCI and SQL Server. The announcement of the new integration came just ahead of the company's annual HPE Discover conference, held virtually for the second time in a row, where GreenLake is expected to take centre stage.

GreenLake is the future of HPE, CEO claims | IT PRO

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) CEO Antonio Neri reaffirmed his company's commitment to delivering everything as a service, saying he would be happy if the GreenLake name became more well known than HPE. Speaking to reporters and analysts ahead of the company's annual Discover conference, Neri said: "That's the trend, right.

VMware talks up multi-cloud and Kubernetes at VMworld 2020 | IT PRO

VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger last year said "multi-cloud is the new model for enterprise IT" while explaining the company's acquisition of Pivotal just before the kickoff of its annual VMworld conference in California. Since then, a lot has changed.

Dell Technologies takes on HPE with Project Apex | IT PRO

Dell Technologies has kicked off its annual conference with the announcement of Project Apex, its plan to consolidate its 'as a service' offerings. Described by Sam Grocott, senior vice president of Dell Technologies Business Unit marketing, as a "radically simplified as a service and cloud experience", the new project acknowledges that the future of enterprise IT is "really going to be a hybrid, multi-cloud world".

What's next for sustainable computing? | IT PRO

It's been quite the week for green IT. On Monday, Google announced it's aiming to go carbon free by 2030 (something 1,000 of its employees demanded back in November last year), while Facebook upped the ante by declaring it will be powered by 100% renewable energy by the end of the year.

Don't be spooked by talk of remote working 'ghost towns' | IT PRO

IT Pro is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more The CBI has warned that remote working could lead to the death of city centres, but the reality is more complex There's a café near my house that I have come to believe is cursed.

The A-level results crisis has once again shown the limits of AI | IT PRO

IT Pro is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more When will those in government learn that technology isn't magic? Let's be clear: artificial intelligence (AI) and its offspring are wonderful things.

Coronavirus boosted the tech industry's fortunes - will the recession undo it? | IT PRO

There's nothing quite like being hit by a terrible inevitability. We all knew the coronavirus pandemic would eventually infect the economy as well as the people of this country, but news of the deepest recession since records began still stopped me in my tracks a bit this morning.

How I learned to stop worrying and love the bot | IT PRO

IT Pro is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more An ever present anxiety that automation will take our jobs is being replaced by a fear that it won't I am inherently suspicious of automation.

Plans to share pregnant women's alcohol intake 'could breach GDPR' | IT PRO

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) is under fire over plans that would see a woman's alcohol consumption during pregnancy automatically recorded on their child's medical records.

How British business is weathering the coronavirus storm | IT PRO

This article originally appeared in The Business Briefing Issue 1. Sign up now to receive your weekly digest of all the insights and information that matter direct to your inbox. The word "disruptive" has been flung around in business circles so much in recent years it had almost become meaningless.

View from the airport: HPE Discover Virtual Experience | IT PRO

I don't think virtual conferences will ever replace the real thing, particularly those that have shifted from being immense shows to video streams you can watch in your pyjamas (or Hawaiian shirt, shorts and flip flops, given the weather).

HPE continues cloud push with new GreenLake services | IT PRO

HPE's edge-to-cloud mantra continues to permeate its products, with the company announcing new cloud offerings available through its GreenLake "as a service" platform at its HPE Discover 2020 virtual event. Machine learning, operations, containers, virtual machines (VMs), storage, compute, data protection, and networking are now all available through the GreenLake Central self-service console.

Supermarket chain faces GDPR probe over facial recognition system | IT PRO

Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona is under investigation by the country's data protection regulator over the use of a new facial recognition system in 40 of its stores. The company introduced the AI-powered facial recognition system on 2 July in the cities of Zaragoza and Mallorca, as well as its home city of Valencia.

HPE launches Ezmeral software portfolio - but is it just SBS in disguise? | IT PRO

IT Pro is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Company talks up importance of its software division at HPE Discover 2020 Not three years since it spun out its Software Business Segment to Micro Focus in an $8.8 billion deal, HPE has launched a new overarching software portfolio called HPE Ezmeral.

HPE announces new services from Pointnext to help businesses get back to work | IT PRO

As it gears up for its first virtual Discover conference, HPE has announced five new offerings to help businesses in their efforts to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

The government's contact tracing app was always going to be DOA | IT PRO

When I heard that the UK government had decided to abandon its efforts to create a bespoke COVID-19 test and trace app in favour of using the decentralised API developed by Apple and Google, I can't say I was surprised. In fact, the only thing that shocked me is how long it took to happen.

Dell Technologies heads for the edge with PowerScale | IT PRO

Dell Technologies has unveiled Dell EMC PowerScale, a new family of storage appliances designed to deal with the "onslaught of data" being faced by organisations today. The product range is designed for object storage and is underpinned by the company's OneFS operating system, which is best known from its Isilon range.

View from the Airport: Appian World 2020 | IT PRO

It's a strange experience for me writing this article. For the past several years, I've been writing "View from the Airport" columns analysing the events of the major tech conferences I've attended. By this point in any normal year, I would have attended at least two of these get-togethers and written an analysis for each of them.

International Women's Day: Where now for women in tech? | IT PRO

On International Women's Day last year, I argued - perhaps provocatively - that it was time to get rid of women in tech, at least as a concept.

Appian talks up mobile at annual global conference | IT PRO

While 2020 in general can hardly be described as "mobile", with people worldwide under lockdown for most of the year, from a tech standpoint mobile has very much been at the forefront of the shift in working patterns seen over the past 12 months.

HPE CEO talks up 'Age of Insight' at Discover 2021 | IT PRO

Antonio Neri, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) used the opening keynote of the company's annual Discover conference to hail what he calls the "Age of Insight". According to Neri, the information age was defined by a focus on the volume, velocity and variety of data collection.

It's time to give edge computing some space | IT PRO

When people talk about the use cases for edge computing, often they're discussing situations where any level of latency is a huge problem and cable networking is impossible, such as in autonomous cars or deep sea oil platforms. The reasons are obvious: If you're in a fully self-driving car, you don't want to wait for information collected by its sensors to be sent to the cloud for processing and then returned before it takes action to avoid crashing into a wall.

View from the Airport: Appian World 2021 | IT PRO

If you'd asked me this time last year, while covering Appian World from my COVID fallout shelter (aka my house) where I'd be in 2021, my answer would likely have been "In the US, covering Appian World".

UK businesses under attack from phishing scams

UK businesses are the most targeted by phishing attacks across the entire world, new research has found. In its latest annual Internet Security Threat Report, which examines global threat trends for the whole of the past year, the UK ranked number one for phishing attacks both in Europe and worldwide.

How big data analytics helped decode the Panama Papers

At 2.6TB, the Panama Papers is by far the biggist data leak to happen this decade and, it is claimed, the biggest cache of data ever handed over to journalists. The 11.5 million documents handed over to Süddeutsche Zeitung and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) comprised nearly five million emails, three million database files, two million PDFs, one million images, 320,166 text documents and 2,242 other unclassified files.

Is Google preparing to sell Boston Dynamics robotics division?

Google's parent company, Alphabet, is rumoured to be selling off robotics division Boston Dynamics because of internal tension and a fear of what people think about robots. The research arms of Toyota and Amazon are both in the frame as potential buyers of the firm that produces bipedal and quadrupedal military and search-and-rescue robots, which Google bought in 2013, according to .

IT departments suffer from reverse skills gap

Businesses are suffering from a reverse IT skills gap, according to research from VCE, the converged infrastructure wing of the EMC Federation. The investigation, which has been published in a report called Endangered IT, showed many IT workers are at risk of becoming obsolete because they are too specialised in disciplines that are increasingly being outsourced.

Why SMBs must react to change quickly to flourish

Small businesses must respond quickly to change, rather than risk irrelevance by ignoring it, it is claimed. Jonathan MacDonald, an entrepreneur and the founder of the Thought Expansion Network, opened day two of accounting software firm Xero's annual conference, Xerocon, by relating his own experience of trying to build a traditional business in an industry that was changing.

Home Office faces EU court battle over Snooper's Charter

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is set to scrutinise the UK government's plans for bulk data collection and retention at an emergency hearing on 12 April. Its intervention was demanded by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales to help decide whether existing government spying measures are incompatible with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

Cloud firms will leave UK if Snooper's Charter is passed

The Snooper's Charter risks removing billions of pounds from the UK economy by effectively forcing cloud and hosting companies to leave, rather than give in to demands to weaken encryption, it is claimed.

Women's Tennis Association transforms its business with help of SAP HANA

SAP and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) have teamed up to launch SAP Tennis Analytics - new software that will improve courtside coaching and help the sports body enhance tennis fans' experience of the game. The new technology made its debut at the Bank of the West Classic tennis tournament, held at Stanford University, California.

Why Nokia's re-entry into mobiles proves it was never a burning platform

When journalists and bloggers write about tech companies that "got it wrong" in the face of an evolving market and paid the ultimate price, nine times out of ten Nokia will be listed a recent example. Even its then-CEO, Stephen Elop, described Nokia in an internal memo as a "burning platform" back in 2011.

Donald Trump's hotel business 'targeted by cyber terrorists'

Trump Hotel Collection, the hotel business belonging to US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump, has fallen victim to an attack on its credit card systems, the company has confirmed, blaming the attack on "cyber terrorists".

Huawei wants to be the next Apple

Huawei wants its consumer devices to compete with the likes of Samsung and Apple on the global stage. Speaking at the company's annual analyst conference in Shenzhen, rotating CEO Eric Xu said Hauwei intends to "leverage its technical expertise to build a premium, high end brand [of smartphones]."

Huawei talks up "video as basic" at Analyst Conference 2016

Telcos must place the same premium on video services as they do on voice in order to succeed in the future, according to Huawei. During his opening keynote to delegates at Huawei Analyst Conference 2016, Eric Xu, Hawei's rotating CEO, said carriers have been very focused on data transfer speeds so far, but not in a way that consumers have noticed.

Data regulator casts doubt on new VTech T&Cs

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has cast doubt on the legality of new terms and conditions introduced by VTech that, it is claimed, leave parents responsible for any future data breaches. VTech's database was hacked last November, exposing five million customers' accounts to hackers, including around 200,000 children's names, genders and dates of birth.

RSA 2016: US attorney general reveals UK data-sharing plan

The UK and US are working on a deal that would make it easier for each country's law enforcement officials to gain access to data held by companies in the other country, it has been revelaed. The framework, which is yet to go before Congress or Parliament, was announced by US attorney general Loretta Lynch at RSA Conference in San Francisco.

RSA Conference 2016: View from the airport

I don't think I could have picked a better first year to attend RSA Conference if I'd tried. Don't get me wrong, I love security and privacy, and I'll write about them any day of the week (especially Monday to Friday), but this year, with Apple and the FBI facing off in court over encryption, the stars really did align to make an interesting conference.

How CloudRAN could solve the UK's mobile coverage problem

Chinese tech giant Huawei has suggested its latest radio access network, CloudRAN, could help solve some of the UK's mobile coverage issues and suggested it is a key component for the success of global 5G roll-out.

Trinity Mirror Group improves user experience across dozens of websites

Trinity Mirror Group is using a performance management tool to improve the user experience of dozens of its websites, including regional and national publications like the Daily Mirror and the Liverpool Echo. To ensure the UX is as good as possible across its 29 titles, the company has already overhauled its content management system (CMS) and, more recently, implemented performance analysis tool mPulse by SOASTA.

IT should imitate entertainment industry, claims Citrix CEO

Entertainment companies such as Amazon and Netflix should be role models for IT. So claimed Mark Templeton, Citrix's CEO, speaking at the company's annual Synergy conference in Los Angeles. IT organisations need to adopt an "experience first" strategy in order to truly succeed in an increasingly mobile world, according to Templeton.

Microsoft Research unveils flexible smart cover for Surface

By Jane McCallion Posted on 7 Oct 2014 at 14:10 Microsoft Research has revealed a thin, flexible screen that it claims could offer a new way for users to interact with their Surface tablets. Dubbed FlexSense, the transparent "paper-like" overlay provides an additional input layer and display for their device that faithfully recreates interactions between it and the user.

Education: from the slate to the tablet

Imagine a typical classroom. What do you see? 25 children sat at desks facing the front, maybe? A teacher with a blackboard and chalk? If you're getting into real caricatures, you might also imagine the teacher in a mortarboard and gown.

Beyond illness: the future of healthcare technology

Modern technology is changing the way we think about our health, from monitoring our own wellbeing to how we expect to be treated should we develop a chronic condition or suffer a major physical injury. From the promise of smart medicines to dreams of transcendence, medical technology is accelerating at an unprecedented rate.

Nanotechnology: peeking into the future of computing and business

For many people, nanotechnology is a word that will either be associated with science fiction, or with headline development areas like graphene - or in some cases, maybe a bit of both. But, like robotics, there's more being done in the field of nanotechnology than first meets the eye.

Microsoft ordered to hand over European data

By Jane McCallion Posted on 1 Aug 2014 at 09:45 Microsoft has lost its latest attempt to protect customer data in its Dublin data centre from seizure by US authorities. Earlier this year, the company was issued with a warrant to hand over a customer's emails, which were stored in the Irish data centre.

Technology Bearing Fruit

Windows Phone 7.5 profile

The long history of protecting internet cables from sharks

By Jane McCallion Posted on 15 Aug 2014 at 16:16 Google is investing in shark-proof undersea fibre-optic cabling in order to fend off attacks from the sea's terrifying apex predators. The story was sparked by comments made by Dan Belcher, a product manager on Google's cloud team, during the opening keynote of the company's Cloud Roadshow in Boston last week.

G-Cloud supporters urged to talk up programme's success

Public sector cloud procurement programme need better promotion

Ed Miliband calls for security agencies overhaul

Prism leaks show need for radical change, claims Labour leader.

Huddle serves up cloud-based Microsoft Office

Huddle has launched Huddle for Office, a new product that brings Microsoft Office to its cloud offering. According to the firm, the service allows users to save Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files directly into their Huddle workspaces and will also feature a full comment stream alongside it, where revisions and notes made by team members can be seen.

Secure cloud email service erupts from Iceland

SaaS and social networking service for the security conscious launched by Opera founder

CloudStore to be scrapped by GDS

G-Cloud procurement portal to be replaced and extended

Red Hat and Hortonworks team up in big data management effort

Release of JBoss Data Virtualization 6 heralds greater collaboration between the two companies.

The IT Press Tour: Meet ThousandEyes, CloudPhysics and Coraid

The IT Press tour is a five-day event taking place this week in San Francisco that seeks to introduce the UK media to tech firms doing some interesting things in Silicon Valley. IT Pro's Jane McCallion has joined the fray and here's her round-up of the second day's events...

OneNote website overhauled as Microsoft updates cloud offerings

OneDrive and OneNote update could herald arrival of Office Online

US Congressman aims to cut water supply to NSA datacentre

Lawmaker floats plan to cut water supply to controversial facility.

Motorola Mobility CEO moves to Dropbox

Dennis Woodside jumps ship ahead of Lenovo deal

Google to acquire AI company DeepMind

Internet giant continues emerging technology spending spree.

Microsoft offers up new tools for Office 365

Office Online and new OneDrive format sightings also reported

Dell debuts Wyse Cloud Connect

'Project Ophelia' could be answer to SMBs' hardware needs, claims hardware giant

Microsoft teams up with Europol to fight cyber crime

Agreement will help all sectors fight online crime more effectively, software giant claims.

Duracell powers up cloud storage offering

Company best known for batteries bounces into cloud storage space

Esse Organics

All That Glitters

The Winds of Change

Compañía de Galletas Noel: Una Dulce Historia

Fruitful Ethics

Criba SA: El prototipo de excelencia

Gravi Constructora: En búsqueda de la perfección

A following wind

Creating an Icon

Plan, develop, deliver

Yevgeny Kaspersky

After the riots: “it could happen again”, says Hackney

All Joy Foods: recipe for success

Elixir of Life

A Dynamic Service

East Londoners march against domestic abuse

London feminists turn out in 1950s style to urge coalition: don’t turn back clock on womens’ rights

Hackney council launches Olympic app competition

Reclaim the Night March, London

Pineapple greenhouse for Dalston public garden

What’s your number?

Hackney Olympic legacy argument continues

Restaurant charges for seating infants

Technology Bearing Fruit

Networking Know-how

East London Golf Club

Accommodating the future

Building a reputation

Green Living

Southern Water: big plans & major challenges

A Fresh Experience

What’s your number?

Jane Bordenave finds out how ING Seguros de Vida SA is helping the people of Chile change the way they see personal finance and plan for their future

Operation Tovar: working together the only way to beat hackers

By Jane McCallion Posted on 9 Jun 2014 at 11:30 Collaboration between police forces internationally is the only way to fight modern cybercrime, experts have said. The comments follow Operation Tovar, in which a host of international policing agencies and tech companies worked together to knock malware command and control servers offline for a few weeks.

The Sport of Kings

Phumelela Racing's Robert Garner tells Jane Bordenave how the company has turned the sport into a profitable business in South Africa and how diversification and technology are taking it into the future

Celebrating Start-Ups: PLA Studios [Video]

Home " News " Business " Celebrating Start-Ups: PLA Studios [Video] On the fringes of London's Silicon Roundabout, this tech start-up is making waves and winning awards As one of London's most deprived boroughs, and one of the poorest areas of the country, Tower Hamlets is perhaps not the first place you would think of to set up your business.