Growing Demands As data use continues to grow how can a business ensure that its network can cope with increasing users demands without having to completely reengineer their infrastructure? Data is expanding at a frantic pace. According to IDC, data creation has doubled in size every two years, and by 2025 the digital universe (the…
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Edge computing is a way to streamline the flow of traffic from IoT devices and provide real-time local data analysis Edge computing allows data produced by internet of things (IoT) devices to be processed closer to where it is created instead of sending it across long routes to data centers or clouds. Doing this computing
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The last five years has seen a historic shift in digitalisation, with it now permeating almost every aspect of modern life. Breakthroughs in machine learning, supported by the huge explosion of data is fuelling the rapid rate of growth and development of artificial intelligence (AI). Currently, the general consensus within the digital economy is that
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Despite an overall decrease in fraudulent activities and computer misuse in 2017, the latest reports from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that targeted incidents of computer misuse and malware against businesses are on the rise. The increase in business-related cybersecurity crime, the report claims, is being driven by a massive 145 percent
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With the implementation date of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) fast approaching, businesses are faced with the challenges of compliance by 25th May 2018. As digital technology continues to transform the way in which we live, and “big data” becomes increasingly integrated with traditional business analytics, it’s important that the legal framework for data
SCC’s Video Analytics solution – to be deployed across more than 40 police forces in the UK – includes pioneering Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning capabilities. East Midlands Strategic Commercial Unit, the procurement specialists working on behalf of the UK police forces, have awarded a contract for post-event video forensics and analysis to SCC. The
Any new business legislation can be a minefield. But the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation from the European Union (EU), due to come into force this May, is causing maximum confusion for businesses across the UK as they struggle to get to grips with what the new laws will mean for them and
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In our latest blog, we explored the negative connotations of the words “artificial intelligence”. Despite the fact that AI is one of the most exciting technologies around at present, making global headlines for its potential to revolutionise almost every industry, from healthcare to manufacturing, from transportation to agriculture, its dystopian image is leaving people fearful.
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Are many companies put off adopting AI due to its name and dystopian image? There is no doubt that one of the most exciting technologies around at present is Artificial Intelligence, or AI for short. During 2017 it made headlines around the globe for its potential to revolutionise almost every industry. From healthcare to manufacturing,
Everybody involved within the IT industry is aware of one inescapable fact, nothing works in isolation. Software needs to run on hardware, that needs to be provided with connectivity. Everything is interconnected, interrelated and reliant on many other factors. In order to achieve even a seemingly simple thing can require background tasks of almost Herculean
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When the US Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal the rules on Net Neutrality last December, the move sent shock waves across the global tech sector. For many commentators, the FCC’s vote signalled a victory for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and a crushing defeat for people campaigning for a fair and free internet. IT businesses
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The new Amazon Echo Dot, the small piece of gadgetry that brings the Amazon virtual assistant ‘Alexa’ into the home was both the top-selling Amazon device, as well as the top-selling product available from any manufacturer on Amazon over the recent holiday period. With millions sold it appears that virtual assistants are hitting the mainstream,
