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2016 Stories
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July 19, 2016
19Jul2016
E-Zine
Building big ideas in banking
In this issue, we visit JP Morgan’s European software development centre in Glasgow to see how the investment bank is working with local universities and collaborating in the open source community. Software chief Stephen Flaherty talks about how JP ... Continue Reading
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July 18, 2016
18Jul2016
In Depth
CW@50: Women in technology – the shifting gender landscape
As Computer Weekly celebrates its 50th anniversary, we look back on the great women who have made technology as well as the IT industry possible Continue Reading
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July 18, 2016
18Jul2016
News
French public sector’s never-ending struggle with the cloud
The French government has more hurdles to overcome than many of its European neighbours when it comes to adopting cloud computing services Continue Reading
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July 17, 2016
17Jul2016
Photo Story
CW@50 - 15 July 1971: Building society plans online network with 1904A
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July 17, 2016
17Jul2016
Photo Story
CW@50 - July 6, 1967: Plotting machine for Met Office
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July 17, 2016
17Jul2016
Photo Story
CW@50 - 20 July 1967: Taming the traffic of Paris
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July 17, 2016
17Jul2016
Photo Story
CW@50 - 24 July 1969: The Moon machines Part 1
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July 17, 2016
17Jul2016
Photo Story
CW@50 - July 31 1969: Training
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July 17, 2016
17Jul2016
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CW@50 - July 3 1969: Railway research looks to the way ahead
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July 17, 2016
17Jul2016
Photo Story
CW@50 - 13 July 1972: MADAP-system of European co-operation
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July 17, 2016
17Jul2016
Photo Story
CW@50 - 31 July 1969: Hardware expansion at the Pru
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July 17, 2016
17Jul2016
Photo Story
CW@50 - 24 July 1969: The Moon machines Part 2
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July 17, 2016
17Jul2016
Photo Story
Computer Weekly@50: What was happening in July
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July 17, 2016
17Jul2016
Photo Story
CW@50: News in July
In this month’s selection we have an article covering the July 1969 launch of Apollo 11 and Neil Armstrong’s “one small step.” Continue Reading
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July 15, 2016
15Jul2016
News
Collaboration is essential in dispelling “deeply ingrained” gender career stereotypes
O2’s HR director Ann Pickering urges collaboration between government, schools and business to break down tech industry barriers Continue Reading
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July 14, 2016
14Jul2016
News
Chef CTO urges action to prevent DevOps staff burnout
Chef CTO Adam Jacob has called on enterprises to cultivate a supportive working culture to protect DevOps staff from burnout Continue Reading
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July 14, 2016
14Jul2016
News
Cyber attacks cost UK business more than £34bn a year, study shows
Nearly half of UK firms lack advanced cyber defences, despite the high level of concern about cyber attacks and associated costs Continue Reading
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July 14, 2016
14Jul2016
News
CIO Interview: Elly Resende, CIO, Rio 2016 Olympics
As Rio de Janeiro gets ready to host the Olympics, Computer Weekly speaks to the man in charge of its IT Continue Reading
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July 14, 2016
14Jul2016
News
Nordic CIO interview: Roland Grunéus, Intrum Justitia
Roland Grunéus, the CIO of Swedish-founded Intrum Justitia, reveals the credit management services group’s efforts to make better use of data Continue Reading
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July 13, 2016
13Jul2016
In Depth
CIO Interview: Graeme Hackland, Williams Martini Racing
Williams Martini Racing CIO Graeme Hackland discusses network infrastructure, data analytics and the future for wearable tech and augmented reality in Formula 1 motor racing Continue Reading
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July 13, 2016
13Jul2016
In Depth
Cost-effective managed IPS for small businesses
Small businesses typically struggle to afford cyber intrusion prevention systems, but the introduction of a service tailored for this market could change that Continue Reading
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July 13, 2016
13Jul2016
News
Panera transforms digital infrastructure with Cisco
At Cisco Live in Las Vegas, Blaine Hurst from café chain Panera explained how he transformed the company’s infrastructure based on Cisco and Apple devices Continue Reading
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July 12, 2016
12Jul2016
News
IBM sets up security centre in Canberra
IBM leads the charge as large private businesses invest heavily in security resources across Australia in an attempt to close the security gap Continue Reading
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July 12, 2016
12Jul2016
Opinion
Was that it? Business as usual for fintechs after Brexit vote
Following the Brexit vote, Fintech Times editor Bird Lovegod describes how financial services IT startups are getting on with business as usual Continue Reading
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July 12, 2016
12Jul2016
E-Zine
IBM’s Watson gets to work
In this issue we explore the many ways IBM’s Watson has evolved from the machine that bettered humans in US game show Jeopardy! to providing deep analytical insights to solve real-world crises. We also look at how Barclays bank is using DevOps to ... Continue Reading
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July 12, 2016
12Jul2016
News
Standard Chartered takes global delivery network to next level
Bank to invest $3bn in global delivery network, with particular focus on scaling up Malaysian centre Continue Reading
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July 11, 2016
11Jul2016
News
Case study: Odeon goes to hybrid cloud for digital transformation
Odeon cinema chain reveals how it is using hybrid cloud to power its digital transformation and tackle competitive threats Continue Reading
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July 11, 2016
11Jul2016
News
Visa’s Dubai innovation centre to focus on digital payments
Visa has opened a technology innovation centre in Dubai to focus on cashless payments Continue Reading
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July 11, 2016
11Jul2016
News
DWP trials blockchain technology for benefit payments
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) trials blockchain's distributed ledger technology, with benefit claimants using a mobile app to track welfare payments Continue Reading
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July 11, 2016
11Jul2016
News
Outdated IT limits retail gains from customer data
Legacy IT systems are making it more difficult for retailers to collect and use customer data to improve services Continue Reading
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July 11, 2016
11Jul2016
In Depth
Make fictional expense claims a thing of the past
Some executives think that travel and entertainment (T&E) expense claims are a licence to practise their creative fiction skills Continue Reading
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July 11, 2016
11Jul2016
News
Datadog calls for password reset after cyber breach
Monitoring and analytics firm detected unauthorised activity associated with production servers and database of user credentials Continue Reading
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July 08, 2016
08Jul2016
In Depth
CW@50: A history of IT outsourcing
Computer Weekly looks at where and when IT outsourcing was invented and considers the changes the sector has gone through since Continue Reading
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July 08, 2016
08Jul2016
News
Cisco UK and Ireland CEO Phil Smith steps down after 22 years
Phil Smith announces he is stepping down from the day-to-day running of Cisco’s UK and Ireland business to take up the role of chairman Continue Reading
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July 08, 2016
08Jul2016
News
New Jersey turns to technology to keep offenders out of jail
New Jersey is developing criminal justice applications that will save offenders from spending years in jail before their cases are heard Continue Reading
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July 08, 2016
08Jul2016
News
McLaren-Honda rebuilds network platform on NTT foundations
McLaren-Honda Formula 1 team embarks on three-year technology partnership with NTT Communications Continue Reading
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July 08, 2016
08Jul2016
In Depth
Datacentre cooling upgrades: Helping operators decide where best to invest
Upgrading a datacentre cooling system is an expensive undertaking, but should operators stick with what they've always done or try something new? Continue Reading
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July 08, 2016
08Jul2016
News
Anglian Water picks Arqiva to run smartmeter network
Network supplier Arqiva is to build a fixed network in Newmarket to showcase a trial smartmeter project Continue Reading
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July 07, 2016
07Jul2016
News
The challenges facing social tech and what will tackle them
As part of the Cast launch event, government, corporate and social tech representatives discussed some of the challenges facing social tech and how we can grow tech for good initiatives Continue Reading
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July 07, 2016
07Jul2016
E-Zine
CW ASEAN: July 2016
Lessons from the Philippine government hack: In this issue we ask why a hack on the Philippine Commission on the Elections (Comelec) was allowed to happen and what organisations in Southeast Asia can learn from this breach of security. Retailers in ... Continue Reading
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July 07, 2016
07Jul2016
E-Zine
CW ANZ: July 2016
Australia knows it has a cyber security problem, but not the scale. In this month’s CW ANZ we describe how Australia's $230m security strategy serves as a wake-up call to enterprises. We also reveal the techniques and technologies being used to ... Continue Reading
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July 07, 2016
07Jul2016
News
Pure Storage drips out more of its all-flash analytics FlashBlade
Pure lets more customers use its flash-based analytics platform FlashBlade, before the product aimed at high-throughput unstructured data is made generally available later in 2016 Continue Reading
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July 07, 2016
07Jul2016
News
Amazon.com CTO cautions enterprises against underestimating value of test and development
Speaking at the AWS Summit in London, Amazon.com CTO hits out at legacy suppliers and urges enterprises to get experimental to protect themselves against competitive threats Continue Reading
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July 07, 2016
07Jul2016
News
Saudi Telecom Company leads nation’s transformation agenda
Saudi Telecom Company and its technology partners support the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s drive into digital public services Continue Reading
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July 07, 2016
07Jul2016
In Depth
The problem of passwords and how to deal with it
Security experts have long recognised passwords as inadequate, but finally technology is offering some viable alternative authentication methods that businesses can explore to keep their data safe Continue Reading
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July 06, 2016
06Jul2016
News
Business has critical role in fighting cyber crime, says report
The National Crime Agency is calling for a stronger collaboration between business and law enforcement to fight cyber crime in the light of a report produced with private sector partners Continue Reading
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July 06, 2016
06Jul2016
News
Openreach starts duct and pole sharing trials for broadband delivery
Openreach enlists five broadband services providers to take part in a trial of processes for sharing access to its duct and pole infrastructure Continue Reading
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July 06, 2016
06Jul2016
News
UK's Darktrace aims to lead the way to automatic cyber security
Darktrace hopes to be a leader in the move to automated cyber security to free up security professionals to focus on business risk and innovation Continue Reading
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July 06, 2016
06Jul2016
News
Case study: Inside JP Morgan's Glasgow developer centre
JP Morgan chief development officer Stephen Flaherty heads a team of developers in Glasgow, one of the bank's strategic hubs Continue Reading
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July 06, 2016
06Jul2016
News
Lufthansa IT services arm transforms to meet customer demands
IT supplier Lufthansa Systems is changing its business model as its airline customers invest in digital technologies Continue Reading
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July 06, 2016
06Jul2016
Blog Post
What is a Single-Page Application (SPA)?
Software analytics company New Relic will now support web applications built with current and future Single-Page Application (SPA) frameworks and libraries. But what is a SPA anyway? Continue Reading
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July 05, 2016
05Jul2016
News
Virtual reality finds fans at Reading University
Professors at Reading University see virtual reality as an increasingly important research and teaching tool in science and arts subjects Continue Reading
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July 05, 2016
05Jul2016
In Depth
Overcoming the scale-up challenge of enterprise DevOps adoption
CIOs and IT leaders share their advice on what enterprises can do to accelerate the spread of DevOps within their organisations Continue Reading
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July 05, 2016
05Jul2016
News
Nordic CIO interview: Tore Burheim, University of Bergen
IT director of Norwegian university tells Computer Weekly about digitising education and creating co-operative clusters Continue Reading
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July 05, 2016
05Jul2016
E-Zine
How will UK IT adapt after Brexit?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the aftershocks continue from the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, we look at the implications and challenges for the UK technology community. Our latest buyer’s guide examines expense management software... Continue Reading
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July 05, 2016
05Jul2016
In Depth
CW@50: The story of the internet, and how it changed the world
Computer Weekly’s journey through 50 years of innovation in technology continues with a look back at the history of the internet and the huge changes it has brought to society Continue Reading
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July 04, 2016
04Jul2016
News
Thailand’s TMB Bank modernises IT through the cloud
Bank used a move to Office 365 as a starting point for its transformation into a cloud-first organisation Continue Reading
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July 04, 2016
04Jul2016
News
Facilities firm ISS picks IBM Watson IoT to manage client sites
Danish outsourcing and services firm signs new deal with IBM to use Watson’s internet of things capabilities to better manage its clients’ properties Continue Reading
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July 01, 2016
01Jul2016
News
Barclays banks on agile and DevOps to tackle competitive threats in fintech
Barclays Bank opens up about how increasing competition in the financial services sector has fuelled its 18-month, company-wide campaign to increase its use of agile and DevOps methodologies Continue Reading
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June 30, 2016
30Jun2016
News
Five retail-based startups head for 2016 Jlab incubator
Five of the 23 startups that pitched for a place on John Lewis’s 2016 startup programme will be spending the summer in the retailer’s Jlab accelerator Continue Reading
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June 30, 2016
30Jun2016
News
UK top for mobile broadband speed, says Akamai
Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report says the average mobile broadband user in the UK can expect to get a service speed close to 30Mbps Continue Reading
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June 30, 2016
30Jun2016
News
LizardStresser IoT botnet launches 400Gbps DDoS attack
Attack groups using the LizardStresser botnet are exploiting IoT devices to mount massive DDoS attacks without using amplification techniques, say researchers Continue Reading
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June 29, 2016
29Jun2016
News
Lauri Love using illness as a shield against extradition, claims prosecution
Prosecution lawyer questions whether activist Lauri Love is not fit enough to stand trial in the US over hacking charges,as expert witnesses warn that US prisons are ill-equipped for people with mental health problems. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2016
29Jun2016
News
Most cyber security strategies ignore the way attackers really work
Cyber attackers use more legitimate software than malware, which means most organisations are incapable of detecting much of the malicious activity in their networks, a report reveals Continue Reading
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June 29, 2016
29Jun2016
News
Brexit: Datacentre investments set to slow as economic stability concerns hit CIOs
As the economic uncertainty around Brexit continues, CIOs may put new datacentre investments on hiatus, warns analyst Continue Reading
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June 29, 2016
29Jun2016
News
Lauri Love may be faking mental illness claims lawyer for US
Prosecution lawyer Peter Caldwell questions whether activist Lauri Love is exaggerating mental health problems to avoid extradition to face hacking charges in the US Continue Reading
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June 28, 2016
28Jun2016
News
Lauri Love suicide risk if extradited to US over hacking allegations
Westminster Magistrates’ Court hears evidence from medical experts that alleged hacker Lauri Love is at risk of suicide if extradited to the US Continue Reading
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June 28, 2016
28Jun2016
News
Finland’s prisons move to a cashless world
Inmates in Finland’s prisons will no longer need to use cash as a pre-paid card system is rolled out Continue Reading
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June 28, 2016
28Jun2016
E-Zine
The most influential women in IT 2016
Computer Weekly recognises 50 inspirational women who are role models for diversity and success in technology Continue Reading
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June 28, 2016
28Jun2016
In Depth
CW@50: Spreadsheets and ERP – 50 years of software coding business
Business software has been a rich field for IT professionals over the past five decades, and we are on the cusp of a new era of customers rolling their own for competitive advantage Continue Reading
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June 27, 2016
27Jun2016
News
Banking IT community faces uncertain Brexit future
The financial services IT community faces a period of uncertainty as finance firms reassess plans following the EU referendum result Continue Reading
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June 27, 2016
27Jun2016
Blog Post
Brexit silver linings exist for UK technology - but they are hard to find
If there’s one thing you can credit the UK tech sector for, it’s a generally long-term view of the future. In this time of huge Brexit uncertainty, that pragmatism is perhaps the main cause for ... Continue Reading
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June 24, 2016
24Jun2016
Blog Post
Where are all the women in UK technology?
Since Computer Weekly launched its list of the most influential women in UK IT in 2011, the number of initiatives championing and encouraging women in technology has grown enormously. Through ... Continue Reading
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June 23, 2016
23Jun2016
News
Most influential women in UK IT 2016: Rising Stars
Computer Weekly reveals the judges’ choice for the 2016 most influential women in UK IT Rising Stars. Special thanks to the Salesforce Foundation for extending its support to our 2016 Rising Stars Continue Reading
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June 23, 2016
23Jun2016
News
Focus on diversity, not gender, says most influential woman in UK IT 2016
The winner of Computer Weekly’s most influential woman in UK IT award, Maggie Philbin, says the IT industry should focus on wider diversity as opposed to just gender equality Continue Reading
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June 23, 2016
23Jun2016
News
Computer Weekly announces the 50 most influential women in UK IT 2016
Computer Weekly announces its top 50 list of the most influential women in UK IT, including 2016 winner Maggie Philbin Continue Reading
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June 22, 2016
22Jun2016
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Angela Yu, NHS doctor and founder of the London App Brewery
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June 22, 2016
22Jun2016
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Emma Robertson, co-founder of Digital Awareness UK
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June 22, 2016
22Jun2016
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Carrie-Anne Philbin, director of education at the Raspberry Pi Foundation
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June 22, 2016
22Jun2016
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Computer Weekly 2016 Most influential women in UK IT Rising Stars 2016
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June 22, 2016
22Jun2016
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Most influential women in UK IT: Rising Stars 2016
Read about the judge's choice for the 2016 Computer Weekly most influential women in UK IT Rising Stars Continue Reading
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June 22, 2016
22Jun2016
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Charlotte Robertson, co-founder of Digital Awareness UK
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June 22, 2016
22Jun2016
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Jennifer Arcuri, founder of Hacker House and The InnoTech Network
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June 22, 2016
22Jun2016
News
Nutanix adds storage for containers, physical servers and all-flash
Hyper-converged infrastructure maker Nutanix adds container support with persistent storage, offers block iSCSI storage for physical servers and allows all-flash across the product range Continue Reading
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June 21, 2016
21Jun2016
News
Enterprises urged not to view security as a barrier to internet of things adoption
The Lower Colorado River Authority’s chief administrative officer urges enterprises to balance the risks of using the internet of things with the benefits connected devices can bring Continue Reading
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June 21, 2016
21Jun2016
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20. Rachel Neaman, director of campus and partnerships, Doteveryone
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June 21, 2016
21Jun2016
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49. Margaret Ross, professor of software quality and principal lecturer, Southampton Solent Universi
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June 21, 2016
21Jun2016
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44. Sarah Luxford, director, Nexec Leaders and lead, Women in London Tech Group
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June 21, 2016
21Jun2016
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46. Amali de Alwis, CEO, Code First: Girls
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June 21, 2016
21Jun2016
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27. Lucy Neville Rolfe, minister for intellectual property, Department for Business, Innovation and
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June 21, 2016
21Jun2016
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33. Trudy Norris-Grey, general manager, central and eastern Europe, Microsoft and chair, Wise
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June 21, 2016
21Jun2016
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41. Rioch Edwards-Brown, founder, So You Wanna Be on TV?
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June 21, 2016
21Jun2016
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45. Beverley Bryant, director of strategic systems and technology, NHS England
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June 21, 2016
21Jun2016
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7. Melissa Di Donato, area vice-president, Salesforce.com Wave Analytics Cloud, EMEA
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June 21, 2016
21Jun2016
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37. Charlotte Holloway, associate director of policy, TechUK
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June 21, 2016
21Jun2016
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10. Sarah Wood, co-founder and co-CEO, Unruly Media
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June 21, 2016
21Jun2016
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21. Bindi Karia, entrepreneur
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June 21, 2016
21Jun2016
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14. Sheila Flavell, COO, FDM Group
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June 21, 2016
21Jun2016
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28. Sharon White, CEO, Ofcom
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June 21, 2016
21Jun2016
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15. Clare Sutcliffe, co-founder, Code Club; executive director, communities & outreach, Raspberry Pi