Hammond’s digital services tax is a big risk, say experts

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ISSUE DATE: 30 October 2018 TOP STORIES Hammond’s digital services tax is a big risk, say experts The tech industry is not impressed with the chancellor’s plan to tax web giants, saying it can stifle innovation, while tax lawyers warn that it is a very risky move that could lead to US retaliation. READ MORE → Traditional financial services firms face extinction within 12 years A large number of large banks could disappear within 12 years unless they change business models and economics. READ MORE → Government consults on full-fibre for tenants, new-build homes Proposed legislation would compel landlords and property developers to offer full-fibre broadband to tenants and customers. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH How Avanade keeps pace with Microsoft and the market Systems integrator Avanade has had to adapt to Microsoft’s evolution into an “ecosystem platform” that includes open-source software.  READ MORE → Inside PropertyGuru’s DevOps journey The online property search firm is at ease with microservices, containers and serverless computing, even as it grapples with legacy applications that were developed earlier on in its history. READ MORE → IBM refreshes StorWize with NVMe flash and NVMe-over-fabrics Big Blue boosts midrange arrays with NVMe and NVMf capability and launches Spectrum Discover, a Data Lake metadata-focused data analysis tool, plus a new tape drive, the TS1160. READ MORE → Retail tech spending will grow 3.6% globally in 2019, predicts Gartner Global spending on technology in the retail sector is set to grow by 3.6% in 2019, according to predictions by Gartner analysts. READ MORE →

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