Atlassian stops server licensing, forcing customers to the cloud
Atlassian has announced the end of server licenses and requires customers to move to its cloud services or opt for the expensive Data Center options. The Aussie company makes software development and collaboration tools that include Jira for project and issue tracking.
They are also behind Confl...
Amazon performed 300,000 database migrations from competitors
AWS claims they have lured many customers away from database-vendor Oracle. Oracle is the market leader in enterprise data warehouses.
Last week Amazon Web Services announced a new milestone. They now claim to have migrated over 300,000 customer databases away from competitors and to their own C...
Nokia to build 4G network on the moon
NASA and Nokia have joined forces to provide the moon with a mobile communications network. The network is supposed to prepare the moon for the swift return of humans.
The companies intend to have the network running by the end of 2022, before people once again land on its surface. Intuitive Mac...
Fancy Bear imposters launch wave of extortion demands
Targets must pay thousands in Bitcoin or face DDoS attacks.
Last week, the digital security firm Radware published a blog post that included extortion notes from hackers. These notes had been sent to a variety of companies around the world, according to Radware.
In each of these "ransom notes...
Japan will join forces with Europe and the U.S. to regulate Big Tech
Japan has pledged to join forces with Europe and the United States to tackle market abuse by the four most prominent tech companies globally. The new head of Japan's antitrust watchdog said this on Monday, showing a growing global force that will regulate digital platforms.
Japan Fair Trade Comm...
Intel selling NAND-business to SK Hynix
South Korean memory manufacturer SK Hynix announces that it will acquire the NAND memory and storage business from Intel for 9 billion dollars. The Optane business retains in the hands of Intel.
The two companies aim to obtain governmental approvals by late 2021. The acquisition consists of the ...
Microsoft Azure Defender for IoT enters public preview
Product offers "agentless security" for unmanaged IoT/OT devices
Microsoft debuted a security solution last week for companies that manage "unmanaged" networks. These include networks with IoT (Internet of Things) or OT (Operational Technology, aka industrial equipment) devices.
Phil Neray, D...
Telecom providers criticize bans on Chinese equipment vendors
A business group advocating for telecom operators in the EU warned that banning Chinese equipment vendors for political motives is not a great idea. They say that it will increase costs and cause network upgrade delays.
The European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA) said that the...
Workday announces ‘internal marketplace’ for employees
Workday has released Talent Marketplace. The software enables employees to find new projects that match their skills quickly.
Talent Marketplace provides an overview of the projects and roles that are currently being offered within the company. This allows current employees to switch between pro...
Many GDPR fines were issued because companies failed in two ways
A new report by Exonar shows that most of the GDPR penalties issued fall into two categories. Businesses across Europe have so far paid over 620 million euro in fines under the GDPR rules.
65% of these fines come from security and data storage infractions. 39% of those fined were found to be i...
Hackers are actively attacking Windows Active Directory servers
Attackers use the "Zerologon" exploit to backdoor unpatched Windows servers.
Last month we reported on a Windows vulnerability that allowed anyone to become an Admin on an organization’s Active Directory domain controllers.
Earlier this year, researchers at Secura published an exploit that...
Oracle unveils Exedata Cloud Service for extreme workloads
The new generation Exadata Database Cloud Service offers speed, low latency and robust scalability for even the most load intensive applications.
Oracle announced its new generation of Oracle Exadata Cloud Service. The service is based on the Exadata X8M platform and is designed to help customer...