Industry news

SoftServe, a leading digital authority and consulting company, and Google Cloud Premier Partner, has become an official Google Cloud reseller in the United Kingdom and Ireland (UK&I). With this designation, SoftServe can support end-to-end delivery and management of Google Cloud solutions, from application development to cost control, in guiding its UK&I clients through the complex landscape of public cloud resource management. SoftServe plans to pursue the Google Cloud Reseller designation for its other operating regions in future.

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Nokia has signed a five-year deal with AT&T to deploy a 5G network on the mobile operator’s C-Band spectrum in parts of the United States.

Nokia said its portfolio for C-Band, meaning satellite transmissions in the 4-8GHz frequency range, includes support for different 5G networks, cloud-based implementations and Open RAN products.

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Chinese tech firms such as Tencent and ByteDance are trying to bypass Apple’s new privacy regulations to track iPhone users without their consent.

The Chinese Advertising Association has launched CAID, a trial programme tracking iPhone users without their consent.

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Automation Anywhere, a robotic process automation software has partnered with Google Cloud to accelerate intelligent automation adoption globally. 

Anywhere’s Automation 360 platform will now feature on Google Cloud. The partnership will also allow them to collaboratively develop AI ad RPA powered solutions.

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According to Forrester’s latest research, the Australian job market will shrink by 11% by 2030 as AI absorbs jobs.

Jobs most at risk will be to do with finance, accounting and procurement.

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Wipro, a multinational corporation providing information technology, consulting and business process services are set to acquire Capco, a UK based global management and technology consultancy firm for $1.45bn. 

This move will allow Wipro to have more of a global presence and to strengthen their financial services digital transformation.

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Although we have taken steps to improve gender and racial equality, inequality is still prominent in the tech industry. According to Kapor Center only 1% of top tech companies were represented by black people between 2014 and 2020.

The industry is missing out on huge amounts of talent! We need to do more to push equality, regulation is needed!

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EU regulators are set to impose a fine on Apple as part of their antitrust case with Spotify.

Apple is unfairly restricting rivals to Apple Music as other companies in the industry such as Spotify face a 30% app developer fee. 

This case is one of four open by the EU regarding antitrust violations with Apple.

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Google are the first major providers to give insurance to their clients using cloud as they  team up with Allianz and Munich Re.

This will help them to cover cyber breaches and reduce the risks.

Initial rollout will be for US customers with an annual revenue of between $500million and $5billion. 

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According to recent research from the BSC, the Chartered Institute for IT shows that the number of women employed in the UK tech sector has risen slightly over the last couple of years compared to other industries.

As shown in our recent Women in Sourcing event, women are experiencing increasing pressure during the pandemic as they are more likely to be furloughed and more likely to leave their jobs as domestic pressures like home schooling are increasing. 

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