Microsoft staff allegedly pen open letter urging firm to drop bid for US government cloud deal

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ISSUE DATE: 16 October 2018 TOP STORIES Microsoft staff allegedly pen open letter urging firm to drop bid for US government cloud deal Letter calls on software giant to bow out of the race for a controversial, 10-year cloud contract with the US Department of Defense. READ MORE → UK faces 10 cyber attacks a week as hostile states step up hacking The UK‘s National Cyber Security Centre has thwarted ore than 1,600 attacks over the past two years – many by hostile nation states. READ MORE → Home Office completes initial test of online system for registering EU citizens Online application process for registering EU citizens in the UK after Brexit has concluded initial trials, and will now be expanded to a wider group. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH Chromebooks and G Suite: a good working alternative We look at Chromebooks as collaboration clients, both in Google-oriented and mixed-platform environments. READ MORE → Executive interview: Sebastian Krause, general manager, IBM Cloud Europe IBM Cloud Europe general manager Sebastian Krause opens up about Big Blue's big bets on hybrid cloud, enterprise IT and why the public cloud market is not one it is interested in playing in. READ MORE → Customers need to be at the centre of GDPR plans Responding to a breach is not just about data, it is about taking care of, and protecting, customers. READ MORE → Moby Mart – the “store of the future” or just a fun idea? During a discussion at Tech by Retail Week, the co-founders of the unmanned moving store Moby Mart talked about how they believe the “store of the future” will be solar powered, have no staff and will move at customer’s convenience. READ MORE →

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