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Otago Daily Times
14 hours ago
- Otago Daily Times
Lost but not forgotten
During a six week trip to Europe we attended the Dawn Service at Anzac Cove and laid our five of our ten RSA Poppies there. Our travels then took us onto England and then to France. Two Poppies were left in the UK, one left in France at the crash site of a Mosquito and its Aussie and UK crew, and three on Kiwi Graves at the Bayeaux Cemetery. We then ventured to Le Mans to seek out the grave of your local hero, James Fraser Barron DSO and Bar, DFC, DFM. Having no RSA poppies left we laid some wild ones, plus my New Zealand Patch. It's only a small thing perhaps, but if Kiwis are near where other Kiwis are buried, having given their all for the values we should even now be still defending, it's nice to remember them. - Alan Peacock
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
BNP Paribas extends alliance with IBM Cloud
BNP Paribas has renewed its partnership with IBM Cloud, extending their collaboration for an additional ten years. This agreement aims to accelerate the bank's cloud-native strategy and support the advancement of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). The partnership is part of BNP Paribas' technology investment and multicloud strategy. Since 2019, BNP Paribas has hosted IBM Cloud within its data centres, a move that has contributed to the establishment of a technological infrastructure essential for the bank's digital transformation. As part of the renewed agreement, BNP Paribas plans to allocate a new area in its data centres for IBM Cloud, with completion expected by 2028. This investment is intended to bolster the bank's resilience and ensure the continuity of critical banking services, such as payments, while safeguarding customer data and the integrity of the bank's information systems. The renewed partnership will enable BNP Paribas to enhance its capabilities by utilising GPUs on IBM Cloud, integrated with the bank's existing cloud infrastructure. This integration is designed to support various business units in exploring and implementing generative AI applications. BNP Paribas chief information officer Marc Camus said: 'By combining GPUs as a service, a dedicated, state-of-the-art environment within our data centers, and a cloud-native infrastructure, we are strengthening our technological foundation, as well as the security and the compliance of our information systems.' Furthermore, BNP Paribas is advancing its application modernisation efforts through a cloud-native approach, utilising containers via Red Hat OpenShift, IBM's Kubernetes container management platform. This strategy aims to facilitate the development of modular, scalable, and portable applications, thereby increasing flexibility and responsiveness in managing banking services, particularly in the realm of payment systems. The initiative aligns with the European DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) regulation, which aims to enhance the operational resilience of financial institutions, particularly in business continuity and IT risk management. IBM Cloud general manager Alan Peacock said: 'For decades, IBM and BNP Paribas have worked together to build the banking infrastructure of the future, underpinned by the necessary resilience.' In July 2024, BNP Paribas and Ant International partnered to improve cross-border payment solutions for European merchants and consumers. "BNP Paribas extends alliance with IBM Cloud" was originally created and published by Retail Banker International, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Sign in to access your portfolio
