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• February 10, 2017 10Feb2017 News

  MWC 2017: 4G still has plenty of mileage, say mobile analysts

  5G is likely to be a hot topic at this year’s Mobile World Congress, which kicks off at the end of February, but operators should be paying more attention to getting more out of their 4G networks Continue Reading

• February 10, 2017 10Feb2017 Blog Post

  Government digital strategy ticks the boxes - but real transformation needs more radical ambition

  The long wait for the new government digital strategy may have caused frustration in some places, but clearly within the Cabinet Office the extensive delays have brought expectations to a peak of ... Continue Reading

• February 10, 2017 10Feb2017 News

  Rubbish digital collection needs to be addressed

  Services like rubbish collection, that are usually outsourced, need greater digitisation to join up to council processes Continue Reading

• February 09, 2017 09Feb2017 News

  SAP connects S/4 Hana in the cloud with ‘intelligent’ ERP

  SAP has announced an intensification of S/4 Hana cloud delivery, together with an infusion of its enterprise resource planning with artificial intelligence Continue Reading

• February 09, 2017 09Feb2017 News

  Government transformation strategy aims to 'restore faith in democracy', says minister

  Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer outlines his ambitious hopes for the new government transformation strategy at its launch Continue Reading

• February 09, 2017 09Feb2017 News

  Lack of data sharing is barrier to health and social care integration

  NHS and social care organisations are still unsure of when to share information because of a “confusing” regulatory framework, and the National Audit Office is unimpressed with the progress on health and social care integration Continue Reading

• February 09, 2017 09Feb2017 News

  South African children’s hospital uses video to train cardiologists

  The Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town is using remote video learning to teach paediatric cardiology surgery to medical students Continue Reading

• February 09, 2017 09Feb2017 News

  Government digital transformation strategy promises to ‘serve’ its people

  Long-awaited strategy aims to change the way government departments and services work though digital technology Continue Reading

• February 09, 2017 09Feb2017 E-Zine

  CW Benelux: Is there a Dutch digital delusion?

  On government and business levels, the Netherlands aspires to be a digital leader in Europe, but it may be losing ground because of a lack of research and development investment. Also in this issue, IT decision makers based in the Benelux region are... Continue Reading

• February 09, 2017 09Feb2017 News

  Case study: Australia’s Salmat to go cloud-only after getting a taste for the technology

  Australian marketing company Salmat plans to move everything it can into the cloud following a highly successful initial SaaS implementation Continue Reading

• February 08, 2017 08Feb2017 Blog Post

  Load Balancing for security?

  Load Balancing (LB), is now popping up on the corporate security agenda! LB is no longer just about managing traffic flows across enterprise routers and servers. In the age of the cloud and ... Continue Reading

• February 08, 2017 08Feb2017 News

  More than half of teachers admit gender stereotyping Stem subjects

  Almost 60% of teachers have admitted developing unconscious gender stereotypes towards science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects Continue Reading

• February 08, 2017 08Feb2017 News

  Battersea Power Station development gets ultrafast FTTP broadband

  Hyperoptic has been selected to deliver FTTP broadband to new-build apartments at Battersea Power Station Continue Reading

• February 08, 2017 08Feb2017 News

  How a Dublin court case could derail EU-US data privacy agreements

  The Irish Commercial Court will consider whether privacy protection offered by standard contractual clauses for data transfers to the US from Europe is legally valid Continue Reading

• February 08, 2017 08Feb2017 News

  NHS websites defaced by Tunisian Islamist hacktivists

  Another series of pro-Islamic State hacktivist attacks on NHS websites has underlined the need to harden websites and keep software up to date as attackers exploit a vulnerability in WordPress Continue Reading

• February 07, 2017 07Feb2017 News

  Middle East and North Africa public cloud spend to hit $2bn by 2020

  Middle East-based organisations are turning to public cloud services, with software as a service driving a major year-on-year spending increase Continue Reading

• February 07, 2017 07Feb2017 News

  Just Eat uses startup accelerator to stay ahead in foodtech

  Online food ordering service’s head of corporate ventures explains how helping startups through its accelerator programme helps it to keep in the centre of the food technology ecosystem Continue Reading

• February 07, 2017 07Feb2017 News

  5G deployments will address burgeoning data demand, says Cisco

  In its latest Mobile Visual Networking Index (VNI) report, Cisco says it expects large-scale 5G infrastructure deployments to be well in hand by the end of the decade as more and more data is consumed Continue Reading

• February 07, 2017 07Feb2017 E-Zine

  Compute power pushes boundaries

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the ways chip engineers are looking beyond silicon to keep pushing the limits of Moore’s Law as datacentre power demands increase. We find out about serverless computing and how it could deliver what many ... Continue Reading

• February 06, 2017 06Feb2017 News

  APAC businesses turn to DevOps to improve app quality, security

  Security validation and metrics are some of the key trends in DevOps this year, according to CA Technologies Continue Reading

• February 06, 2017 06Feb2017 News

  McDonald’s in Saudi Arabia to support growth with SAP

  Fast food chain is using SAP software to help it better understand its customers and operations Continue Reading

• February 06, 2017 06Feb2017 News

  Google to appeal against order to hand over foreign emails

  UK firms urged to consider the risks of non-UK cloud service providers and to encrypt data in the light of another US warrant to access emails held by a US cloud services firm on non-US servers Continue Reading

• February 06, 2017 06Feb2017 News

  Government digital transformation strategy finally set to be published this week

  The much-delayed plan – now expected to be known as the government transformation strategy – is due to be announced by Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer Continue Reading

• February 06, 2017 06Feb2017 In Depth

  DevOps done right: Creating a collaborative and supportive business culture

  Cultivating a supportive and collaborative business culture is considered central to getting DevOps to take hold in an organisation. We take a look at what this entails Continue Reading

• February 06, 2017 06Feb2017 News

  Openreach launches enhanced duct and pole mapping service

  BT’s infrastructure arm, Openreach, has made digital maps showing its duct and pole network infrastructure available to allow other comms services providers to plan new fibre broadband networks Continue Reading

• February 06, 2017 06Feb2017 In Depth

  Storage 101: Queue depth, NVMe and the array controller

  We look at queue depth and fan-out and fan-in ratios. With NVMe they could become a thing of the past, but for now there’s still a bottleneck at the storage array controller Continue Reading

• February 06, 2017 06Feb2017 In Depth

  Moore’s Law is running out – but don’t panic

  Can system performance continue to improve to cope with the burgeoning needs of datacentres Continue Reading

• February 03, 2017 03Feb2017 In Depth

  NVMe: PCIe card vs U.2 and M.2

  We talk NVMe form factor choices – add-in card vs U.2. vs M.2 – and their uses, for primary storage or cache, with Server StorageIO founder and analyst Greg Schulz Continue Reading

• February 03, 2017 03Feb2017 News

  CIO interview: Adam Gerrard, Yodel

  Parcel delivery firm has seen significant business improvements from a digital transformation programme and replacement of legacy IT systems Continue Reading

• February 03, 2017 03Feb2017 News

  London Fire Brigade system crashes cause delays reacting to emergencies

  Control room system crashes have been causing delays in London Fire Brigade response times Continue Reading

• February 01, 2017 01Feb2017 News

  Executive interview: Rackspace president Jeff Cotten reveals firm's big cloud bets for 2017

  New Rackspace president Jeff Cotten reveals details of what the future holds for the managed cloud company now it's under new ownership Continue Reading

• February 01, 2017 01Feb2017 News

  European Union reaches final agreement on mobile roaming charges

  Mobile roaming charges in the European Union will end by 15 June 2017 after final agreement was reached on the regulation of wholesale prices Continue Reading

• February 01, 2017 01Feb2017 News

  CIO interview: Alex Alexander, Yoox Net-a-Porter Group

  It is not always the catwalk where the biggest trends in fashion take place. Tech is driving fashion today, says CIO Alex Alexander Continue Reading

• February 01, 2017 01Feb2017 News

  TalkTalk CEO Harding steps aside for public service role

  TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding has stepped down, leaving the ISP in rude health Continue Reading

• February 01, 2017 01Feb2017 News

  Finnish city takes €10bn leap into digitisation

  Tampere is encouraging its people, businesses and government organisations to come together to make digital transformation work for everyone Continue Reading

• January 31, 2017 31Jan2017 News

  Data breach costs exceed 20% of revenue

  The cost of data breaches topped 20% of revenue in the past year as cyber attacks became more sophisticated and defenders struggled to keep pace, the latest Cisco security report shows Continue Reading

• January 31, 2017 31Jan2017 Opinion

  How AI is disrupting the role of call centres and call centre staff

  Artificial intelligence could eliminate many white-collar jobs in coming decades. Its effects are already being felt in the call centre industry, but there is still no substitute for the human touch Continue Reading

• January 31, 2017 31Jan2017 News

  SAP aims to clarify S/4 Hana, cloud apps roadmaps for customers

  The SAP board has launched an initiative to publish and clarify roadmaps, especially in respect of S/4 Hana and its cloud applications, and one product of this is a new technology choice tool Continue Reading

• January 31, 2017 31Jan2017 News

  Retail tech training – an opportunity to drive employee retention?

  A job in retail is often the first employment many people will have, so could technology training increase the retention of store staff? Continue Reading

• January 31, 2017 31Jan2017 E-Zine

  Visionary technology transforming healthcare

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, find out how a visionary approach to technology is transforming healthcare at London’s world-leading Moorfields Eye Hospital. The UK tech sector has set out its priorities for the forthcoming Brexit negotiations – we ... Continue Reading

• January 30, 2017 30Jan2017 News

  Only 49% of marketers are pushed to reinvent customer service due to technology

  Technology is causing disruption in most markets, but only 49% of marketers believe they are pressured to develop their customer service as a result of disruptive technology Continue Reading

• January 29, 2017 29Jan2017 News

  Artificial intelligence will increase productivity by sharpening human mind

  The combination of AI and humans will triple productivity if businesses get the balance right for different roles Continue Reading

• January 27, 2017 27Jan2017 News

  Post Office facing group litigation over Horizon computer system after watershed decision

  The group action against the Post Office that alleges sub-postmasters have been wrongly punished for accounting errors gets a green light from the High Court of Justice Continue Reading

• January 27, 2017 27Jan2017 News

  #techmums uses corporate partnerships to reach a million mums by 2020

  Not-for-profit #techmums hopes to give technology skills to one million mothers by 2020 through partnerships with corporate firms Continue Reading

• January 26, 2017 26Jan2017 News

  Mixed feelings on Australian enterprise app market

  The enterprise mobile app development market is attracting big money despite a lack of corporate appetite Continue Reading

• January 26, 2017 26Jan2017 News

  Facebook ups security with Fido U2F two-factor authentication

  Social media giant is enabling users to increase the security of their logins with Fido U2F USB security keys Continue Reading

• January 26, 2017 26Jan2017 News

  Security spending leaving data vulnerable, study finds

  Cyber breaches are increasing despite increased security spending, a study shows, highlighting that security investment decisions are not aligned with actual cyber threats Continue Reading

• January 26, 2017 26Jan2017 News

  Human-centric technologies will dominate next three years

  Accenture says businesses will develop technology and services to match human behaviour in the next few years Continue Reading

• January 26, 2017 26Jan2017 News

  Microsoft’s cloud privacy battle may go to US Supreme Court

  The US Department of Justice is considering going to the Supreme Court after an appeals court refused to revisit its July 2016 landmark ruling blocking government access to Microsoft servers in Ireland Continue Reading

• January 25, 2017 25Jan2017 In Depth

  Challenges of complying with the Investigatory Powers Act

  Despite opposition by civil liberties groups and technology companies, the UK government has passed the controversial Investigatory Powers Act, adding a host of security and contingency requirements that UK businesses need to consider Continue Reading

• January 24, 2017 24Jan2017 News

  GDS signals intent to move public sector off PSN

  Government Digital Service’s Technology Leaders Network determines that the internet is an adequate solution to support the vast majority of public sector work Continue Reading

• January 24, 2017 24Jan2017 E-Zine

  World leaders discuss risks of social unrest from advances in technology

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the fears raised at the World Economic Forum in Davos over the potential for social unrest as new technology such as AI transforms working practices and eliminates jobs. We hear from the CIO at the World ... Continue Reading

• January 23, 2017 23Jan2017 News

  Singapore and Indonesia stand out for IT spend in Apac banking sector

  Singapore is the top spender on IT for banking of all developed economies in the Apac region, while Indonesia has the fastest growth rate in IT spending Continue Reading

• January 23, 2017 23Jan2017 News

  Lululemon turns to digital transformation to support consumer community

  Athletic apparel retailer’s executive vice-president of digital explains how the brand has used digital transformation to support its core value of a community ecosystem Continue Reading

• January 23, 2017 23Jan2017 News

  Lloyds Bank hit by massive DDoS attack

  It has emerged that UK banks have been targeted by a DDoS campaign that affected services intermittently only at the Lloyds Banking Group Continue Reading

• January 22, 2017 22Jan2017 E-Handbook

  IoT Trends & Challenges in ASEAN

  In this e-guide, we put a South-East Asian spin on the global phenomenon that is the Internet of Things (IoT). With billions of internet connected devices expected around the world, enterprises and governments simply can’t ignore IoT, its benefits ... Continue Reading

• January 20, 2017 20Jan2017 News

  BT draws fire over broadband price hike

  Consumer broadband groups have hit out after BT put up its broadband prices Continue Reading

• January 20, 2017 20Jan2017 News

  Lords ‘deeply concerned’ about Digital Economy Bill data-sharing clauses

  Digital Economy Bill comes under fire again for its data-sharing principles, this time from the House of Lords Delegated Powers Committee Continue Reading

• January 20, 2017 20Jan2017 News

  West Middlesex University Hospital pilots wireless vital signs tech

  West Middlesex University Hospital trials technology that allows the checking of vital signs through wearable patches on patients Continue Reading

• January 19, 2017 19Jan2017 In Depth

  Hybrid cloud 101: Using the cloud as a storage tier

  We look at what’s possible when it comes to hybrid cloud, what types of data and what hybrid cloud architectures can combine on-premise and cloud storage capacity Continue Reading

• January 19, 2017 19Jan2017 News

  Viasat builds IoT network for connected vehicle insurance

  Satellite connectivity services supplier’s worldwide internet of things network will support customers operating connected vehicles Continue Reading

• January 19, 2017 19Jan2017 News

  Southampton FC signs up to cloud-based e-commerce

  The cloud-based system by Advanced supports fan engagement and is able to handle peaks in traffic on Southampton FC’s website Continue Reading

• January 19, 2017 19Jan2017 News

  HPE buys hyper-converged pioneer Simplivity for $650m

  Hardware giant pays out for hyper-converged market number two, and says it will keep existing Simplivity products, moving them all to its ProLiant servers by the end of 2017 Continue Reading

• January 19, 2017 19Jan2017 E-Zine

  CW ASEAN: Singapore hosts world’s first robo-taxis

  In this month’s CW ASEAN we take a look at a project to introduce self-driving taxis in Singapore. The autonomous vehicle pilot comes as no surprise as the city state is not shy to try out the latest and greatest digital technology to make life for ... Continue Reading

• January 19, 2017 19Jan2017 E-Zine

  CW ANZ: The role of cognitive computing in data analytics

  In this month’s CW ANZ, read why enterprises need to worry just as much – if not more – about the business implications, rather than the technical challenges, when implementing cognitive software. Read about the experiences of Dutch banking and ... Continue Reading

• January 18, 2017 18Jan2017 News

  GDS declares public cloud secure enough for "vast majority" of public sector

  Government Digital Service moves to allay public sector concerns about using off-premise services in a bid to speed up cloud adoption beyond Whitehall Continue Reading

• January 18, 2017 18Jan2017 News

  Nutanix, Simplivity and Pivot3 lead hyper-converged pack: Forrester

  Forrester rates 12 hyper-converged infrastructure providers according to products, company strategy and market presence, with Nutanix, Simplivity and Pivot3 coming out on top-line Continue Reading

• January 18, 2017 18Jan2017 News

  Better use of data can improve government delivery of services, says John Manzoni

  Civil service chief John Manzoni highlights the potential and need for the government’s use of data to improve public services Continue Reading

• January 18, 2017 18Jan2017 News

  Facebook chief reveals real cost of Oculus in court testimony

  Testifying in an IP-theft case against Facebook-owned Oculus, Mark Zuckerberg reveals the acquisition cost $3bn, not $2bn as originally announced Continue Reading

• January 17, 2017 17Jan2017 News

  Blockchain can cut investment bank infrastructure costs by 30%

  Investment banks can make huge cuts to their IT infrastructure costs through blockchain, according to analysis Continue Reading

• January 17, 2017 17Jan2017 In Depth

  Backup 101: Incremental vs differential vs synthetic full backup

  Backup methods pros and cons: Full, incremental, differential, synthetic full, incremental forever, and reverse incremental. We set out the advantages and drawbacks of each Continue Reading

• January 17, 2017 17Jan2017 News

  HSBC appoints technology advisers to keep pace with IT changes

  Bank hopes to gain knowledge about technologies such as artificial intelligence and biometric security through its new technology advisory board Continue Reading

• January 17, 2017 17Jan2017 In Depth

  How information security professionals can help business understand cyber risk

  Information security is continually moving up business and board agendas, but information security professionals find it challenging to help business leaders to understand fully the cyber risks across increasingly digital businesses. Continue Reading

• January 17, 2017 17Jan2017 E-Zine

  RAC digitises driver assistance

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we speak to the RAC about its modernisation initiative, where it is using Microsoft Azure to digitise older cars and gather real-time data to alert members of faults before they result in roadside breakdowns. We also ... Continue Reading

• January 17, 2017 17Jan2017 News

  Aldo uses Salesforce to drive ‘customer delight’

  Luxury retailer is using Salesforce to drive engagement, a seamless experience and customer loyalty Continue Reading

• January 17, 2017 17Jan2017 News

  3D printing proves a disruptive force in Asean manufacturing

  3D printing adoption is set to accelerate in Southeast Asia after a delayed start Continue Reading

• January 16, 2017 16Jan2017 News

  Australian government technology suffers failure after failure

  Former government IT leader says Australia’s IT is so bad that if the government were a private sector organisation, it would fail Continue Reading

• January 16, 2017 16Jan2017 News

  Network overhaul speeds up business for motor racing venue

  Rockingham Motor Speedway in Northamptonshire beefs up network infrastructure to support expansive business plans Continue Reading

• January 15, 2017 15Jan2017 News

  The evolution of smart Dubai

  Aisha Bin Bishr, director general at Smart Dubai Office, discusses how Dubai is evolving as a smart city with the support of local telecoms provider Du. Continue Reading

• January 13, 2017 13Jan2017 News

  Davos: Technology poses new risks to jobs, economies and society

  Politicians and business leaders will discuss the risks posed by technology to jobs, political stability and cyber security at the World Economic Forum in Davos Continue Reading

• January 12, 2017 12Jan2017 News

  Lloyds Bank digital banking problems an industry warning

  Lloyds Bank’s digital banking problems still unresolved after a second day Continue Reading

• January 12, 2017 12Jan2017 News

  TechUK launches framework to build public trust in the IoT

  Tech sector association techUK wants to help overcome public distrust in the internet of things Continue Reading

• January 12, 2017 12Jan2017 News

  IBM refreshes all-flash DS8880 series with PCIe 3.0 enclosures

  IBM adds an F to existing DS8884, DS8886 and DS8888 all-flash and hybrid arrays with addition of PCIe 3.0 disk connectivity, but stops short of NVMe capabilities Continue Reading

• January 12, 2017 12Jan2017 News

  Flawed GoDaddy security certificates show need for control

  Vulnerabilities in digital security certificates highlight the need for organisations to be able to exercise more control over those certificates Continue Reading

• January 12, 2017 12Jan2017 E-Zine

  CW Middle East: UAE takes lead in autonomous car trials

  Self-driving cars are one of the most exciting developments in technology. Companies like Google and Tesla are pioneering the technology. But it might be countries in the Middle East, with the poorest road safety records in the world that could ... Continue Reading

• January 11, 2017 11Jan2017 News

  Tech focus helps Singapore go second in globalisation index

  Singapore is the second most globalised economy in the world and its IT infrastructure is critical to this achievement Continue Reading

• January 11, 2017 11Jan2017 News

  McKinsey finds hard work to do in Big Data Revisited report

  The McKinsey Global Institute has revisited its path-breaking 2011 big data report, finding a new salience for machine learning, and most companies under-capitalising their data Continue Reading

• January 11, 2017 11Jan2017 Opinion

  Beware of Oracle’s developer Trojan Horse

  The Oracle Technology Network allows developers to prototype applications for free, but there is a catch when it is time to deploy Continue Reading

• January 10, 2017 10Jan2017 News

  Brexit should not hinder 5G development, says report

  A report commissioned by the government claims the UK’s 2016 vote to leave the European Union should have minimal impact on the country’s ability to lead on the development of 5G networks Continue Reading

• January 10, 2017 10Jan2017 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Top three DNS-related security risks

  What are the main security risks associated with the domain name system and how are these best mitigated? Continue Reading

• January 10, 2017 10Jan2017 E-Zine

  IT Priorities 2017: focus on flexibility

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we survey CIOs to find out how they will be spending their 2017 budget. It is going to be a big year for cloud computing, but our research highlights the challenges IT decision makers face in balancing business ... Continue Reading

• January 10, 2017 10Jan2017 News

  Cyber security scare stories could sharpen focus at banks

  There are continual cyber attacks on banks, and although most are repelled, there is significant room for improvement Continue Reading

• January 09, 2017 09Jan2017 News

  Former Surrey NHS IT chief and supplier both jailed for corruption

  Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s former informatics director goes to jail for accepting £80,000 worth of bribes from a supplier in return for an IT contract Continue Reading

• January 09, 2017 09Jan2017 News

  Waymo self-driving minivans to begin public road tests soon

  Google spin off Waymo announces trials of new self-driving vehicles, with all technologies involved developed in-house to cut costs and improve performance Continue Reading

• January 09, 2017 09Jan2017 In Depth

  Secure IoT before it kills us

  Experts say more must be done to mitigate the potentially catastrophic threats presented by connected devices Continue Reading

• January 09, 2017 09Jan2017 News

  UKCloud cuts cloud storage pricing for public sector customers and sticks boot into US rivals

  Public sector-focused cloud provider claims latest round of price cuts means its services are cheaper to use than some of its US counterparts Continue Reading

• January 06, 2017 06Jan2017 Photo Story

  Alexa: Use Echo Dot to voice-enable home

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  Alexa: smart home controls

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  Alexa: Control smart home devices via a Raspberry Pi

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  Alexa: Custom smart home controls built into Ha-Bridge

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