You don’t have time to keep up with the 4,000 technology news stories published each month. So here’s our roundup of the key developments you may have missed:
Microsoft 365 Heads On-Prem
Organisations will be able to run the suite on their own premises, using Microsoft 365 Local, a self-hosted version built on Azure Local.
Microsoft Offers Consumers a Free Year of Windows 10 Security Updates
With 40% of UK PCs running the soon-to-be-unsupported OS, Microsoft is offering consumers a year of free security updates if they sign up for Windows Backup. Businesses will have to pay for these updates.
5G to Get Faster
Vodafone, Nokia, Qualcomm and Xiaomi reached 1.7Gbps download speeds using existing 5G towers. Compatible devices could benefit soon.
VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Arrives
Broadcom sought to soothe VMware customers irked by steep price hikes by offering tighter integration of compute, network virtualisation, and storage virtualisation capabilities.
Ransomware: Nearly Half Paid the Ransom
A Sophos survey found that almost half of organisations hit by ransomware paid up. UK firms paid significantly higher ransoms than firms in other countries.
Azure Ends Default Outbound Access
From September 30th, new Azure deployments will no longer include outbound internet access by default. Existing resources are unaffected – for now.
UK FTTP Roll-Out Behind Schedule
BT, CityFibre and Nexfibre will miss their fibre roll-out targets at their current build rate. Regulatory uncertainty, higher interest rates, overbuild, and investor scepticism aren’t helping.
Windows 365 Reserve: Cloud PC as a Backup Plan
Microsoft is testing a service that gives physical PC users access to a cloud version of their desktop for up to 10 days per year.
UK Government Waters Down Broadband Target
Rural broadband subsidies will now count towards the UK’s NATO defence target. The Government has extended its gigabit coverage target date from 2030 to 2032.
VodafoneThree Becomes UK’s Largest Mobile Network
Vodafone UK and Three UK have merged. Vodafone and Three subscribers will use both networks’ towers within months. To aid regulatory approval, VodafoneThree sold £343m of spectrum to rival O2.
Streaming TV Overtakes Broadcast TV in the US
Video killed the radio star. Now streaming is killing video broadcasts, according to Nielsen.
NHS Tech Budget to Grow 50%
The UK Government Spending Review promised a steep increase to boost healthcare digitisation efforts. However, the Health Foundation warns this boost is unlikely to be sufficient.
Hyperscale Cloud Set to Dominate Critical IT Workloads
Synergy Research Group projects on-prem workloads will fall from 34% now to 22% by 2030. Hyperscalers’ share will rise from 44% now to 61% by then.
AWS Makes MFA Mandatory for Admins
AWS now requires multi-factor authentication for all management and standalone accounts – a move to tighten security.
BT Open to Future Openreach Stake Sale
BT’s CEO has said the firm would “absolutely have to look at options” if its shares fail to rebound in a few years.
Microsoft and Google Narrow AWS Lead
AWS grew 17%. But Microsoft and Google grew cloud revenue by 30%, according to Canalys.
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