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2018 Stories
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September 19, 2018
19Sep2018
News
EU-backed bid to cap idle energy use by datacentre servers moves closer
Move to improve the energy efficiency of datacentres by capping idle energy use by servers by 2020 comes one step closer, despite opposition from IBM, HPE and Dell-EMC Continue Reading
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September 19, 2018
19Sep2018
News
Medical firm debuts internet-connected prosthetic limbs
Orthotic and prosthetic services business Hanger is trialling five connected prosthetic limbs with support from AT&T’s Foundry innovation lab Continue Reading
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September 19, 2018
19Sep2018
In Depth
Employers turn to wearable technology to help staff manage work-life balance
Companies are realising that there are sound business reasons for ensuring their employees get enough sleep and exercise, so they are turning to wearable technology to help their staff stay healthy, despite the pressures of work Continue Reading
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September 19, 2018
19Sep2018
News
Santander plans UK tech hub in Milton Keynes
Santander is opening a UK tech hub in Milton Keynes that will have 5,000 staff Continue Reading
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September 19, 2018
19Sep2018
News
BMW innovation lab bears fruit with insurtech deal
BMW has struck a deal with one of the tech startups that participated in its innovation incubator Continue Reading
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September 19, 2018
19Sep2018
News
More than half of global workforce will need new skills by 2022
Machines will be performing more than half of work tasks by 2025, says World Economic Forum Continue Reading
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September 19, 2018
19Sep2018
Video
CW500 interview: Boris Spremo discusses blockchain
Boris Spremo, head of operations at Trustology speaks about what blockchain really means for IT leaders Continue Reading
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September 19, 2018
19Sep2018
Video
CW500 interview: Mirka Skrzypczak discusses blockchain
Mirka Skrzypczak, head of working capital & trade products at Royal Bank of Scotland speaks about what blockchain really means for IT leaders Continue Reading
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September 19, 2018
19Sep2018
Video
CW500 interview: Carlo Del Mistro discusses blockchain
Carlo Del Mistro, head of innovation at Premier Inn speaks about what blockchain really means for IT leaders Continue Reading
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September 18, 2018
18Sep2018
News
Sky mixes Adobe machine intelligence and intuition
With data collected from the Sky Q box, the broadcaster can figure out who’s watching what and why customers’ viewing habits change Continue Reading
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September 18, 2018
18Sep2018
News
Migration Advisory Committee recommends lifting the Tier 2 visa cap
A government committee has advised migration reforms to abolish the cap on the UK’s Tier 2 skilled worker visa Continue Reading
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September 18, 2018
18Sep2018
News
EU needs clear 5G regulation to guarantee mobile success
The mobile ecosystem could be worth more than 4% of European GDP by 2022, if the right regulatory actions are taken by the European Union government Continue Reading
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September 18, 2018
18Sep2018
News
BFI deploys SpectraLogic tape in PB-scale digitisation project
British Film Institute got SpectraLogic tape and Black Pearl when it wanted multi-petabyte capacity and the ability to write tape archive of 10,000 movies into its workflows Continue Reading
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September 18, 2018
18Sep2018
Blog Post
What does a fintech do when the most experienced coders don’t want to code?
What do you do when the coders you want would rather manage than code? Continue Reading
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September 18, 2018
18Sep2018
In Depth
Blockchain delivers value with food sourcing system
Blockchain systems for food and drink are proving their value with tuna fishing, fresh food supply, and ecologically sound food sourcing Continue Reading
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September 18, 2018
18Sep2018
News
AI is crucial element of security strategy in the IoT era
Machine learning and network visibility for users and internet of things devices are essential to battle threats inside the enterprise, according to a new report Continue Reading
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September 18, 2018
18Sep2018
News
Government and businesses won’t be ready for no deal Brexit, says IfG
The Institute for Government says progress on Brexit systems implementations hasn’t been fast enough, and businesses haven’t been given enough time to prepare for a no deal scenario Continue Reading
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September 18, 2018
18Sep2018
News
Leeds NHS trust vows to dump its fax machines by 2019
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has launched a campaign to get rid of its fax machines by January 2019 in a bid to remove paper and champion innovation Continue Reading
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September 18, 2018
18Sep2018
E-Zine
The importance of smartphone sustainability
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the considerable environmental footprint of the mobile phone industry and ask what can be done to further the circular economy. We find out how disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) is being used and when ... Continue Reading
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September 18, 2018
18Sep2018
News
Oracle first-quarter 2018-19 results show weak growth
Oracle’s first-quarter results for 2018-19 reveal $9.2bn revenue and 1% growth, with co-CEO Mark Hurd calling out “spectacular growth” for the NetSuite cloud ERP for SMEs business Continue Reading
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September 18, 2018
18Sep2018
Blog Post
Developer blockchain tools are on-chain & off-chain
Document exchange and transaction management company Amalto has come forward with early adopter options for its Platform 6 enterprise application framework. This developer toolset is designed to ... Continue Reading
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September 18, 2018
18Sep2018
E-Zine
CW Europe: Costs stack up for Dutch government IT projects
In this issue of CW Europe, we look at analysis by a Dutch newspaper which discovered that government-controlled IT projects in the Netherlands go over budget by 40%, on average. We also find out how Berlin’s Digital Career Institute is building web... Continue Reading
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September 17, 2018
17Sep2018
News
Singapore government to start bug bounty programme
Singapore’s bug bounty programme will help the authorities identify cyber blind spots and benchmark its defences against skilled hackers Continue Reading
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September 17, 2018
17Sep2018
News
Danske Bank invests in anti-money laundering systems following Estonian problems
Danske bank improves its anti money laundering software, utilising artificial intelligence and machine learning Continue Reading
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September 17, 2018
17Sep2018
News
CIO interview: Marcella Flood, head of digital transformation, Allianz Care
Insurance giant’s international healthcare division is dealing with legacy systems while working on a data-led transformation that is underpinned by standards Continue Reading
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September 17, 2018
17Sep2018
Blog Post
Growing pains for ‘large-scale’ Agile
This is a guest post written for the Computer Weekly Developer Network blog by Johan Karlsson in his capacity as senior consultant at Perforce Software. Perforce is known for its version control ... Continue Reading
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September 17, 2018
17Sep2018
News
Nationwide Building Society adds over a billion pounds to IT spend
Nationwide is increasing the budget for its latest multi-year IT project Continue Reading
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September 17, 2018
17Sep2018
News
ESN delays are leaching vital funds from UK police forces
Ongoing delays to the Emergency Services Network roll-out are costing the UK taxpayer £330m a year, according to the National Audit Office Continue Reading
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September 17, 2018
17Sep2018
News
Red Hat to throw its hat in with Container Storage Interface
Software maker will add Container Storage Interface support to its existing OpenShift Container Platform and GlusterFS-based scale-out file system container storage Continue Reading
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September 17, 2018
17Sep2018
News
Government stays firm on target of 25 million Gov.uk Verify users by 2020
Cabinet Office has confirmed it is sticking to its target of having 25 million Verify users by 2020, despite government projects watchdog calling for project to be scrapped Continue Reading
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September 17, 2018
17Sep2018
News
Lib Dems want ‘Geneva Convention’ for use of tech in modern warfare
Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson, wants an international treaty on use of technology in modern warfare, and warns of the dangers of new technology leaving people behind Continue Reading
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September 17, 2018
17Sep2018
Blog Post
Pulumi offers ‘code-based approach’ to cloud native apps
Pulumi Corporation has come forward with new libraries and tools for Kubernetes, the open source container orchestration system. Pulumi who? Ah yes sorry, Pulumi is quite new (founded in 2017 and ... Continue Reading
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September 17, 2018
17Sep2018
News
Middle East hungry for digitisation, says GE’s Bill Ruh
The Middle East is among the most enthusiastic regions in terms of applying digital business models to traditional industries Continue Reading
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September 17, 2018
17Sep2018
News
Invest to be customer obsessed
We share insights from Forrester’s ‘Digital Store Playbook’ on how to transform retail operations to enhance the digital customer experience Continue Reading
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September 17, 2018
17Sep2018
News
Cutting through the blockchain hype
Blockchain adoption is still in its infancy, with security challenges standing in the way of more widespread deployment, according to a blockchain expert Continue Reading
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September 17, 2018
17Sep2018
News
Singapore workers worst hit by impact of AI in ASEAN
About a fifth of Singapore’s workforce will be displaced by technology adoption by 2028, the worst hit among workers in Southeast Asia Continue Reading
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September 14, 2018
14Sep2018
Podcast
Printing, document capture and compliance risk in the GDPR era
Printers, scanners and mobile devices that capture data from documents all store data in some way or other. How can you be sure to be compliant with GDPR with regard to that data? Continue Reading
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September 14, 2018
14Sep2018
News
CIO interview: Amir Nooriala, chief operating officer, OakNorth
The challenger bank’s COO on wanting to be fully cloud hosted, going through a huge cloud migration and being able to rebuild its core banking platform in five hours Continue Reading
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September 14, 2018
14Sep2018
News
How SAP is riding on Asia’s growth story
The enterprise software behemoth’s Asia-Pacific business is growing and believes its latest C/4 Hana suite is uniquely geared to the scale of the region Continue Reading
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September 14, 2018
14Sep2018
Opinion
Capitalism too short-termist? The tech sector suggests otherwise
Many observers criticise businesses and stock markets for being too short-termist – but if that was the case, how did Amazon, Uber and their ilk ever come into existence? Continue Reading
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September 14, 2018
14Sep2018
News
Leeds Beckett University asks Alexa for help cutting Clearing admin
Dougal Scaife, head of digital experience and engagement at Leeds Beckett University, opens up about how combining chatbots with Amazon Alexa is helping update the Clearing process for the 21st century Continue Reading
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September 14, 2018
14Sep2018
In Depth
How the big five storage array makers tier data to the cloud
We look at the big five storage array makers' efforts to connect on-premise hardware with cloud storage and find automated tiering, on-ramps, and backup and archive capability Continue Reading
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September 14, 2018
14Sep2018
News
Adobe’s Vittal: AI ‘bigger than the web’, and in use at Swisscom
Adobe and one of its customers used the DMEXCO digital marketing conference and exhibition in Cologne to talk about artificial intelligence efforts and spell out what each sees as their value Continue Reading
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September 14, 2018
14Sep2018
News
Hancock touts his support for controversial GP at Hand service
Health secretary says GP at Hand helps deliver a better service and that he wants to help the app expand across the country, as he highlights importance of embracing technology Continue Reading
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September 14, 2018
14Sep2018
News
Lenovo cements deal with NetApp to strengthen datacentre foundation
Lenovo wants to become more customer-centric. A tie-up with NetApp takes its datacentre strategy to the next phase. We investigate Continue Reading
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September 14, 2018
14Sep2018
Blog Post
Fixing “bad code” isn’t always a bad thing
A study commissioned by Stripe has revealed that the Singapore economy has the potential to grow by S$1.6bn each year, if companies harness developer resources more effectively. Conducted by ... Continue Reading
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September 14, 2018
14Sep2018
Opinion
Security Think Tank: Supplement security with an MSSP to raise the bar
What is the most practical and cost-effective way for organisations to identify and remediate high-risk software vulnerabilities? Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
News
Culture, not tools, is key to unlocking innovation
Australian organisations should focus on bringing in agile practices and foster a culture of trust and transparency to drive innovation and improve business agility Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
News
John Lewis blames profit drops on high IT costs
Department store John Lewis has pinned the blame on high IT costs and the rising price of store real-estate for a drop in profit Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
Blog Post
SAP SuccessFactors builds open co-creation community
SAP is bringing a new element of automation to Human Resources (HR) with a new open community designed to create purpose-built and easy-to-consume HR applications. The hope is that organisations of ... Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
News
No Deal Brexit could mean changes for telecoms industry and mobile roaming
No Deal Brexit planning guidance documents say there could be changes to the UK electronic communications regulatory framework, and sets EU mobile roaming cap at £45 per month Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
Blog Post
Going to Hyperledger school
Hyperledger (or the Hyperledger project) is an umbrella project of open source blockchains and related tools. The project was founded by the Linux Foundation at the end of 2015 with the intention ... Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
News
No Deal Brexit may hinder free flow of personal data from EU to UK
The government’s No Deal Brexit planning document on data protection warns free flow of personal data from EU isn’t guaranteed, and organisations must take action to ensure they will still be able receive data from Europe Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
Blog Post
Provocation, provocation
You don’t need to be told by two self-satisfied dudebros that poking AI with a stick might come back to bite us one day, but Joe Rogan’s recent podcast with Elon Musk has certainly reminded us to ... Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
News
GCHQ mass surveillance regime was in breach of human rights law, European court rules
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that the UK’s collection of bulk interception of communications data lacked adequate oversight and safeguards and was in breach of human rights law Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
News
Autumn Budget 2018: Guarantees sought over future funding of national quantum computing programme
The chair of the Science and Tech Committee has written to the chancellor Philip Hammond to demand assurances that more funding for the UK's quantum computing efforts will be forthcoming in the Autumn 2018 budget Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
Blog Post
Fintechs: what do you want the UK’s immigration policy to look like after Brexit
Today IT trade group techUK announced some of the things it wants the UK post-brexit immigration policy to include. Just yesterday I was talking to the fintech lead at Tech Nation about this very ... Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
News
UK tech industry warns government over post-Brexit immigration
Government needs to have an open and welcoming immigration policy after Brexit to protect the UK's tech sector from decline Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
News
EU mobile roaming charges will not return post-Brexit, says Dominic Raab
Amid fears that a no-deal Brexit could lead to the reintroduction of EU mobile roaming charges, the government has pledged to set a legislative limit on how much operators can charge Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
News
TechUK blasts European Parliament-backed revamp of EU-wide copyright laws
Tech industry trade body claims the changes spell bad news for web users, after European Parliament MEPs vote in favour of plans to modernise the copyright laws for the digital age Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
In Depth
Outcomes-based security is the way forward
Every security technology is effective for a limited time, but understanding data assets and their value to attackers is key to effective cyber defence, according to an industry veteran of 20 years’ experience Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
Blog Post
The UK can and must be a world leader in ethical regulation of the digital revolution
The digital revolution is challenging the regulatory environment across every westernised, developed economy. Governments in the EU, UK, France, Germany and the US are each trying to take a lead in ... Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
News
Tech Nation startup programme demonstrates richness of UK fintech
A Tech Nation programme to support the UK's financial technology startups demonstrates the increasingly diverse range of business-to-business products and services available through the country's fintech community Continue Reading
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September 13, 2018
13Sep2018
Opinion
Security Think Tank: Adopt a proactive approach to software vulnerabilities
What is the most practical and cost-effective way for organisations to identify and remediate high-risk software vulnerabilities? Continue Reading
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September 12, 2018
12Sep2018
Blog Post
SAP SuccessFactors develops new 'digital HR' assistant
SAP used its Human Resources (HR) and Human Capital Management (HCM) conference this week to develop its software roadmap offerings and announce new products. The brand is (take a deep breath) SAP ... Continue Reading
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September 12, 2018
12Sep2018
News
NCSC issues core questions to help boards assess cyber risk
The National Cyber Security Centre has published its first in a series of guidance for board members which highlights what businesses should be asking security teams Continue Reading
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September 12, 2018
12Sep2018
News
FCA warns it cannot manage financial crime risks without sharing data with EU
FCA admits it will be unable to manage financial crime effectively if it cannot share data with EU authorities. Continue Reading
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September 12, 2018
12Sep2018
News
Gartner claims pure-play IaaS providers could be sidelined as enterprise attitudes to cloud mature
Gartner's latest public cloud services market tracker shows demand for IaaS is booming among enterprises, but providers whose cloud proposition does not feature a PaaS component may lose out in future Continue Reading
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September 12, 2018
12Sep2018
Blog Post
When modern meetings don't work
Once upon a time, pretty much every meeting had a minute-taker – someone who kept notes, summarising who said what. These meeting minutes were circulated afterwards for comment and correction, and ... Continue Reading
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September 12, 2018
12Sep2018
News
Two-thirds of emails not clean, says research
Two-thirds of emails don't make it to the inbox because security systems consider them unsafe, according to research Continue Reading
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September 12, 2018
12Sep2018
News
AIOps killed the IT support star
There is no room for IT support stars, who can fix anything. As complexity increases, automation and machine learning are the only options Continue Reading
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September 12, 2018
12Sep2018
News
Enterprise investments in datacentre infrastructure rebound as component shortage price hikes hit
Enterprises are spending more on datacentre infrastructure, as demand for private and hybrid cloud environments increase, and price hikes from component shortages drive up average cost of hardware Continue Reading
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September 12, 2018
12Sep2018
Opinion
Security Think Tank: Four key steps to managing software vulnerabilities
What is the most practical and cost-effective way for organisations to identify and remediate high-risk software vulnerabilities? Continue Reading
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September 12, 2018
12Sep2018
News
Good Things Foundation report highlights economic downsides of UK digital exclusion
A report from the Good Things Foundation highlights the economic risks of failing to address digital exclusion in the UK Continue Reading
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September 12, 2018
12Sep2018
News
Snowflake making headway in Australia
Cloud data warehouse supplier Snowflake has nabbed several Australian customers and is looking at delivering its software via the Azure cloud service next year Continue Reading
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September 11, 2018
11Sep2018
Blog Post
Sauce Labs coding lead: how open source contribution should work
Sauce Labs’ head of open source Isaac Murchie talks to Computer Weekly Open Source Insider to deconstruct open source and ask what happens next in terms of what matters, examine who is (and isn’t) ... Continue Reading
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September 11, 2018
11Sep2018
News
Higher education sector's poor response to cyber threats laid bare in EfficientIP report
The 2018 EfficientIP Global DNS Report shines a light on how ill-prepared the higher education sector is for handling cyber threats Continue Reading
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September 11, 2018
11Sep2018
News
Average technology salary in UK&I reaches over £80,000
The average salary for IT professionals in the UK and Ireland is over £80,000 a year, Computer Weekly has found Continue Reading
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September 11, 2018
11Sep2018
Opinion
Security Think Tank: Four steps to managing software vulnerabilities
What is the most practical and cost-effective way for organisations to identify and remediate high-risk software vulnerabilities? Continue Reading
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September 11, 2018
11Sep2018
News
British Airways data breach: Security researchers name suspects and query attack timeline
Security researchers claim to have pinpointed the cause and perpetrators of the British Airways data breach, and also claim the attackers may have had access to its customer data for far longer than previously thought Continue Reading
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September 11, 2018
11Sep2018
News
Fashion retailer Desigual boosts sales opportunities with data-sharing technology
Spanish fashion group Desigual reports 2% fewer lost sales after investing in technology to share stock, sales and pricing data between stores, websites and franchise partners Continue Reading
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September 11, 2018
11Sep2018
E-Zine
Retailers buy into AI – the rise of artificial intelligence in retail
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to leading high street and online retailers to find out how they are using artificial intelligence to get more benefits from their customer data. New research suggests outsourcing is bad for software ... Continue Reading
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September 11, 2018
11Sep2018
News
Health secretary launches digital platform for NHS staff
Matt Hancock hopes the digital Talk Health and Care platform will encourage staff to share their ideas and views on how to make working in the NHS better Continue Reading
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September 11, 2018
11Sep2018
News
UK security vetting IT system failing, says NAO
The National Audit Office is critical of the government’s project to centralise its security vetting process, as the IT system has been plagued by failures from the start and has led to serious delays Continue Reading
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September 11, 2018
11Sep2018
News
Public cloud use surges among DDoS attackers, research shows
According to data accrued by DDoS mitigation firm, Link11, the number of attackers that rely on public cloud services soared during the 12 months to June 2018 Continue Reading
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September 11, 2018
11Sep2018
Blog Post
Fintech firms pay top executives top dollar
Interesting article on Finextra about the pay packages of top fintech executives. According to research from Morlands Human Capital, cited by Finextra, the average package of a CEO at a fintech ... Continue Reading
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September 10, 2018
10Sep2018
News
Keppel, Salim Group to build new datacentre in Indonesia
The facility located on the outskirts of Jakarta is a response to the growing demand for connectivity and data services in Indonesia’s fast-growing digital economy Continue Reading
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September 10, 2018
10Sep2018
News
Cyber criminals outspend businesses in cyber security battle
Cybercriminals are flexing their financial might and UK organisations are facing more attacks as a result Continue Reading
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September 10, 2018
10Sep2018
Blog Post
The 'scramble' for cloud repatriation
There are networks, there special interest groups, there are consortia, there are working groups, there are foundations, there are alliances and there are coalitions. There are also common ... Continue Reading
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September 10, 2018
10Sep2018
News
Can technology save our NHS?
By the technophiles, digital is seen as the holy grail that will save our NHS, but is technology the answer, and how long will it be before we have a digital NHS? Continue Reading
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September 10, 2018
10Sep2018
Blog Post
How does a testing tool become a platform?
Testing was once a just a ‘thing’, now it’s an as-a-Service (aaS) software application development utility and in many cases it is positioned as a platform in its own right. BrowserStack is one ... Continue Reading
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September 10, 2018
10Sep2018
News
Enterprise demand drives hike in storage sales, says IDC
Healthy jump in all-flash and SAN/NAS sales is being driven by enterprise storage modernisation, but also by component price rises. Dell EMC and NetApp top the supplier sales charts Continue Reading
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September 10, 2018
10Sep2018
News
Irish tax office testing out artificial intelligence for customer services
The Irish tax office and IT supplier Accenture tries out artificial intelligence for its customer service Continue Reading
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September 10, 2018
10Sep2018
News
Government positive to Science and Technology Committee’s report on algorithms
The government has issued its overwhelmingly positive response to the Science and Technology Committee’s report on the use of algorithms in decision making, published earlier this year Continue Reading
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September 10, 2018
10Sep2018
News
Software maintenance contracts lack scrutiny
Paying a fifth of the original software contract value every year for support, big fixes and updates does not seem like good value for money Continue Reading
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September 10, 2018
10Sep2018
News
Pladis aims to get closer to consumers with S/4 Hana
Pladis, a UK-based Turkish-owned multinational biscuit and chocolate maker, has turned to cloud-delivered SAP software to move from a product-focused to a customer-centric way of doing business Continue Reading
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September 10, 2018
10Sep2018
Opinion
Security Think Tank: Balancing cost and risk in software vulnerability management
What is the most practical and cost-effective way for organisations to identify and remediate high-risk software vulnerabilities? Continue Reading
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September 10, 2018
10Sep2018
News
Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma to step down in 2019
The executive chairman of Chinese online retail giant Alibaba is planning a year-long departure, as he prepares to hand over the company reins to CEO Daniel Zhang Continue Reading
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September 10, 2018
10Sep2018
In Depth
The use cases, challenges and benefits behind retail AI
Retailers have been collecting customer data for years, and with AI technology now available to help them use it effectively, they’re jumping at the chance – but what challenges lie ahead? Continue Reading
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September 09, 2018
09Sep2018
News
Taming the data beast with software-defined storage
Australian enterprises are turning to software-defined storage to improve data management and speed up testing and development Continue Reading