Cloud computing

• [New] IT virtualization introduces new vulnerabilities from globally sourced third-party hardware, software, and configurations that surround, penetrate, and bind the remote environment altogether. RunSafe Security
• [New] Terrafuse AI, a climate and weather risk forecasting tool developer, has launched a new platform for assessing and mitigating the growing property risk from wildfires in California, called Wildfire AI. ReinsuranceNe.ws
• [New] Vodafone has announced plans to add nearly 7,000 software engineers to its European workforce by 2025 in an effort to develop more digital services in-house. Telecom Paper
• [New] Vodafone is to add 7,000 software engineers to its European workforce by 2025, hoping the recruitment drive will accelerate its transition from a traditional telco provider into a genuine technology company. American News Times
• [New] FIGFCU's deployment of the Constellation platform represents another way for credit unions to quickly launch specific digital services, alongside and without disruption to their current digital banking services. FinExtra
• [New] Zoox, based in California, will use a fleet of Toyota Highlander vehicles retrofitted with its sensor technology and autonomous driving software. The National
• [New] The Virtual Tour sets up a new platform model that enables buy and sell globally without time and space limitation, offering new opportunities for global buyers to discover Chinese intelligent manufacturing and explore the Chinese market. China Money Network
• [New] Alongside the internal threat, is the risk that foreign internet service providers, largely based in the US, could turn off cloud servers and social media platforms etc., if America decided to act on the threat to impose sanctions on Afghanistan. netpreserveblog.wordpress.com
• [New] Enterprise software is expected to have the highest growth in 2022 at 11.5%, driven by infrastructure software spending continuing to outpace application software spending. Gartner
• [New] As the number of data and application silos continues to surge, there will be a need for data fabrics, which allow for a flexible, resilient integration of data across platforms and business users. ZDNet
• [New] Cloud-native platforms will play a major role in delivering capabilities anywhere and everywhere in 2022 as enterprises move away from lift and shift migrations. ZDNet
• [New] AI engineering, cloud-native platforms and autonomic systems were just a few of the trends that topped Gartner's list of the strategic technology trends that organizations need to explore in 2022. ZDNet
• [New] Foster City, Calif.-based Zoox will deploy a fleet of Toyota Highlander vehicles retrofitted with its sensor technology and autonomous-driving software. Automotive News
• [New] With LiveData Platform for Azure integrated with ADLS Gen2, customers have an opportunity to leverage a purpose-built solution for optimizing their migration costs and accelerating their timelines onto the Azure data platform. Datanami
• [New] Global finance is now connecting sustainable investing to digital platforms, blockchain and AI, which will lead to a quantum leap in transition financing over the next few years. The Guardian
• [New] In October of 2021, we now see green shoots of the connected economy everywhere as brands become platforms, platforms become connected ecosystems, payments create new connected economy opportunities and innovators use technology to give platforms a new connected economy reality. PYMNTS.com
• [New] Ensuring SaaS offerings are plug-and-play, providing ongoing technical support, and having customized solutions available are just a few of the ways we expect the SaaS market to evolve in 2022 and beyond. Udacity
• [New] With growth of the enterprise SaaS market showing no signs of slowing down, we can expect over the next few years to see even higher adoption rates and more solutions to be introduced. Udacity
• [New] The Tianfu Cup is the most important hacking contest held in China, in 2021 white hat hackers earned $1.88 Million demonstrating vulnerabilities in popular software. Security Affairs
• [New] The Evolution Technology Fund II L.P. will make investments in the range of $10 million to $50 million in early and growth stage companies in cybersecurity and in companies utilizing machine learning, big data and SaaS to build market leading platforms. Dark Reading
• [New] As the world heads more towards a digital realm, an influx of big data brings about great opportunities for marketers to analyze and understand their efforts across their digital platforms. Mage
• [New] Heightened OFAC scrutiny on VPNs could dramatically alter the level of access that people in the U.S. have to platforms that are they are legally barred from using. The Block
• [New] Security, Optimyze will expand Elastic's vision to enable customers to both observe and protect their data on one unified platform, the Elastic Search Platform. Datanami

Last updated: 24 October 2021