Emma Woollacott
Emma Woollacott is a freelance journalist writing for publications including the BBC, Private Eye, Forbes, Raconteur and specialist technology titles.
Latest articles by Emma Woollacott
Google claims Microsoft is making it more expensive for customers to use rival cloud services
By Emma Woollacott published
News A letter sent to the UK's competition regulator suggests customers have 'no economically viable alternative' to Microsoft Azure
UK gov releases new guidance for upskilling employees in AI
By Emma Woollacott published
News The new advice is intended to support businesses in improving AI skills
AI job risks: Skilled workers are most likely to lose out to artificial intelligence in UK
By Emma Woollacott published
News Better-educated workers are most likely to be affected, making the South East the UK's most vulnerable region, according to a Department for Education report
Microsoft to invest billions in UK AI infrastructure as foreign interest surges
By Emma Woollacott published
News The deal is one of many inward investments announced at the Global Investment Summit 2023
UK firms get poor returns from digital transformation
By Emma Woollacott published
News Businesses lack a transformation strategy and are weak at assessing results, says Deloitte
UK banks are bullish on AI integration, but no clear investment returns are visible
By Emma Woollacott published
News UK banks eye generative AI to drive fraud detection and risk analysis, but are concerned about immediate ROI
Cyber security professionals are exhausted, and it's putting firms at greater risk of attack
By Emma Woollacott published
News Stress and exhaustion is affecting cyber practitioners' ability to effectively respond to threats
ICO threatens to name and shame cookie consent rogues
By Emma Woollacott published
News Websites failing on cookie consent have until January before the ICO takes action
Workplace retaliation is stopping software engineers from speaking out over malpractice
By Emma Woollacott published
News Software engineers have experienced retaliation and social rejection for reporting issues
Nvidia drives regional sovereign data infrastructure with new partnership
By Emma Woollacott published
News The Nvidia Inception program will shore up data sovereignty concerns for participating organizations
Over half of CEOs reallocating funds to drive generative AI adoption
By Emma Woollacott published
News The survey shows leaders still find it difficult to develop and implement generative AI, however
Data center investment surge continues amid enterprise AI focus
By Emma Woollacott published
News Data center investment across 2023 is set to match record levels recorded last year
Google Cloud unveils UK data residency options for Vertex AI customers
By Emma Woollacott published
News Vertex AI customers can now keep their data closer to home
NCSC: AI will increase speed and scale of critical infrastructure attacks
By Emma Woollacott published
News The NCSC Annual Review suggests AI-related threats to national infrastructure are growing
Cloud skills shortages are pushing developer teams to breaking point
By Emma Woollacott published
News Organizations are struggling to retain overburdened staff and meet digital transformation goals
Cloud to drive surge in European IT spending next year
By Emma Woollacott published
News Investment in cloud security and IaaS is expected to to fuel a surge in IT spending
The humble printer is still a leading cause of cyber attacks
By Emma Woollacott published
News Printer cyber attacks are still a pervasive risk for SMBs, with many overlooking potential vulnerabilities
Nearly half of execs believe generative AI will boost financial performance in 2024
By Emma Woollacott published
News Generative AI use cases typically focus heavily on the potential cost savings
Ireland is about to get a next-generation data center powered entirely by solid oxide fuel
By Emma Woollacott published
News Lumcloon Energy and Korea's SK Ecoplant are turning to fuel cells in a bid to curb reliance on grid-based energy sources
DMA calls on UK parliament to push through data reform bill
By Emma Woollacott published
News SMBs across the UK believe the DPDI bill could unlock significant business benefits
UK government ramps up quantum funding in bid to drive commercial viability
By Emma Woollacott published
News The government is betting big on the UK quantum sector, with a flurry of new pilots and partnerships
Data center waste energy to heat homes in 'UK-first' scheme
By Emma Woollacott published
News The London scheme is the UK’s first large-scale project to use data center waste heat to power homes
Amazon and Meta bow to CMA pressure on uncompetitive data practices
By Emma Woollacott published
News The CMA said the firms will no longer use competitor data to improve their own offerings