The evolution of DevOps: Why platform engineering is gaining momentum

The idea behind DevOps is that it brings together development and IT operations – the Dev and the Ops – to make it easier to create and deploy software. Platform engineering builds on this with a team made up of product managers and engineers, creating and maintaining the shared infrastructure needed by developers. Tech analyst… Continue reading The evolution of DevOps: Why platform engineering is gaining momentum

Met Police data platform £64m over budget

The Metropolitan Police Service’s integrated record management system is nearly £60m over budget, and still facing major teething problems, with officers and staff raising more than 25,000 support requests in its first four months of operation, according to a freedom of information (FOI) disclosure. The Connect system – contracted to software supplier NEC Software… Continue reading Met Police data platform £64m over budget

Matt Gaetz Says Biden Impeachment A ‘Platform’ To Tarnish President Before 2024

WASHINGTON ― Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) this week described impeaching President Joe Biden as less an opportunity to remove Biden from office than a performance for the American people. Gaetz said that even if the House impeaches Biden, there’s little chance the Democratic-controlled Senate would convict and remove the president from office. “The purpose of… Continue reading Matt Gaetz Says Biden Impeachment A ‘Platform’ To Tarnish President Before 2024

Wirral Council set to deploy Microsoft Fabric data platform

Wirral Council has begun work on using Microsoft Fabric as its data platform, in a bid to deliver machine learning and advanced data analytics for council services, operations and planning. The council is one of the five metropolitan boroughs in Merseyside, and is responsible for delivering most of the local government services. The data… Continue reading Wirral Council set to deploy Microsoft Fabric data platform

Vast Data Platform aims at storage everywhere for AI/ML workloads

Vast Data aims to get vaster with the launch of the Vast Data Platform that will provide customers with AI/ML-focused storage infrastructure that is intended to replace existing database, data lake and data warehouse functionality. In terms of scale and outcomes, it aims at “global learning” and “constant realisation” from the AI systems it… Continue reading Vast Data Platform aims at storage everywhere for AI/ML workloads