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2018 Stories

• February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 Opinion

  3, 2, 1, GDPR: How to be prepared on 25 May

  There are seven key areas organisations should review to ensure compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, and even though the deadline is less than four months away, it is still not too late to start Continue Reading

• February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 News

  UK economy least likely to grow through AI

  The UK's poor productivity record is unlikely to grow hugely from artificial intelligence helpers that augment human work Continue Reading

• February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 News

  NCSC shows how first year affected cyber attacks on the UK

  Initiatives by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have detected and prevented millions of online commodity attacks, the agency’s first annual report shows Continue Reading

• February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 News

  Traditional datacentres to host just 6% of workloads by 2021, predicts Cisco

  The seventh annual Cisco Global Cloud Index highlights how the demand for workloads hosted in traditional private datacentres is continuing to wane in the face of cloud Continue Reading

• February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 Blog Post

  Cloud on the rise as hybrid cloud storage shows real maturity

  This year’s storage news so far has provided a firm impression of the increasing prominence of the cloud, and in particular of attempts to harness the public cloud and private datacentre in hybrid ... Continue Reading

• February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 News

  Appeals court rules Lauri Love will not be extradited over US hacking charges

  The lord chief justice, Lord Burnett, says 33-year-old engineering student Lauri Love will not be extradited to the US to face hacking charges, in a landmark legal decision, and the Crown Prosecution Service should bring proceedings against Love in ... Continue Reading

• February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 News

  NHS WannaCry review highlights need for accountability and skills

  Lessons-learned report on ransomware attack calls for local NHS organisations to put cyber security bosses on their boards and consider suspending IT access to staff who have not completed cyber security training Continue Reading

• February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 Blog Post

  Buying cryptocurrency on credit is so risky Lloyds Banking Group won’t let customers do it

  If you are a Lloyds Banking Group credit card holder that fancies a flutter on cryptocurrencies ,think again it's banned. Continue Reading

• February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 News

  IT Priorities 2018: Networking spend declining across the board

  Overall spending on networking projects across EMEA looks set to decline in 2018, according to the latest ComputerWeekly/TechTarget IT Priorities report Continue Reading

• February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 Opinion

  Safer Internet Day: Building online safety practices with young people

  Many organisations around the UK are contributing to the important work on making the internet a safer place for everyone Continue Reading

• February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 Blog Post

  Time to dump the all-flash scepticism

  When we surveyed several hundred IT professionals on the topic of All-Flash Arrays, one thing that came out was just how broad was the chasm in thinking between those whose organisations already ... Continue Reading

• February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 News

  Researchers discover malicious Chrome extensions

  Security researchers have discovered a new botnet delivered via malicious Chrome extensions designed to hijack computers to mine cryptocurrency and record victims’ every move Continue Reading

• February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 In Depth

  Organised thinking builds app success

  We look at how large enterprises can create an efficient organisational structure for mobile app development Continue Reading

• February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 Blog Post

  Snowflake aims to unify cloud data toolsets

  Why did Snowflake Computing call itself Snowflake Computing? Was it because its founders are snowflake generation kids who are incapable of taking a few hard knocks here and there? Um, ah no, it’s ... Continue Reading

• February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 Blog Post

  SUSE polishes openSUSE Leap 15

  The development version of openSUSE Leap 15 has reached its beta phase builds and snapshots are available for testers. As a free and open source (FOSS) operating system, Leap is derived from the ... Continue Reading

• February 04, 2018 04Feb2018 News

  APAC business leaders divided on impact of AI

  Around half of business leaders in the APAC region do not think they will have greater job satisfaction by offloading work to machines, or see a need for machines to decipher between good and bad commands Continue Reading

• February 04, 2018 04Feb2018 News

  Government backs national cyber policy and strategy competition

  London is to host a national cyber policy and strategy competition, which has the backing of government, industry and academia Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 Opinion

  How to achieve a healthy, balanced relationship with your ERP provider

  Observing the enterprise software market today is like observing a major relationship crisis where one side is failing to listen to the other Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Approaches to strengthening security operations

  How can organisations evolve their security operations teams to do more automation of basic tasks and cope with dynamic IT environments? Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 News

  GDPR: Don’t panic, but seize the chance to build trust, says ICO

  With the compliance deadline for the EU’s GDPR just 112 days away, the UK’s information commissioner has urged organisations not to panic, but to seize the chance to build trust with customers Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 News

  Interxion closes in on Equinix in battle for Emea colocation market supremacy

  The latest colocation market leaderboard from Cloudscene shows Interxion could be gaining ground on giant provider Equinix Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 Blog Post

  As Gov.uk Verify concerns mount, is GDS about to lose control of digital identity policy?

  There’s a growing body of opinion that the government’s flagship digital identity system, Gov.uk Verify, has now become a major hindrance to the development of the UK’s digital identity ... Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 News

  Appeal Court to give landmark verdict on Lauri Love extradition

  The Appeal Court will decide whether Lauri Love, who has serious health issues, should be extradited to the US to face hacking charges, or face trial in the UK. The landmark case is the first test of legal protections introduced by Theresa May to ... Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 News

  AWS becomes $20bn company as demand for public cloud continues to soar

  Amazon Web Services enjoys another stellar quarter of revenue growth, while its parent company continues to profit off the success of Alexa devices Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 Blog Post

  UK IT budgets are increasing fast as cloud adoption accelerates - Computer Weekly reader survey

  Every year, Computer Weekly conducts a large-scale survey of our readers to find out their IT spending priorities for the year ahead – it’s always an interesting take on what’s happening in IT ... Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 Blog Post

  Microsoft's challenge for 2018: mindshare & market relevance

  Microsoft's revenues are up, but compared to its biggest competitors -- Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook -- its mindshare and perceived market relevance are down. Satya Nadella's Microsoft is ... Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 Blog Post

  Cloud billing: Cutting through the complexity

  In this guest post, Kat Lee, data analyst at service provider Cloudreach, shares some best practice on cloud billing to help enterprises cut costs. IT cost control and management is a hot topic of ... Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 News

  Global Services still problem child for BT

  Challenging market conditions and lost customers at its IT services unit weigh heavily on BT’s results in the third quarter Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 Blog Post

  Securing the guts of the Gits with GitLab

  GitLab is expanding... but what is its position in the total source code repository management universe? Let's draw a couple of lines first with a nod to the SESYNC research support community for ... Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 News

  Apple share price dips despite record quarter

  Apple’s share price dipped slightly after announcing record quarterly financial results in response to a drop in sales and a lower-than-expected sales forecast Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 Blog Post

  How to do AI if you are not Google

  This is a guest blogpost by Matt Jones, lead analytics strategist at Tessella, in which he argues companies with physical products and infrastructure cannot simply cut and paste the tech giant’s AI ... Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 News

  Google Q4 results show businesses are buying into its public cloud

  The Google Cloud Platform is earning the search engine giant $1bn per quarter. Expect more cloud investment this year Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 News

  CIO interview: Aaron Powell, CDO, NHS Blood and Transplant

  NHS Blood and Transplant chief digital officer Aaron Powell explains why pushing a digital transformation agenda has a real impact on people’s lives Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 Opinion

  Europe’s shameful role in spy-tech exports that led to torture and jail

  Governments in Europe actively assisted in government oppression in Iran, Bahrain and Russia by providing states with sophisticated surveillance equipment. The European Parliament is pressing for changes in the law to restrict exports of ... Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 News

  Faster data is a safer bet for risk exposure

  Betting platform service supplier FSB Technology (UK) has used GridGain’s in-memory database to support its existing PostgreSQL transactional system Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 News

  Dutch Filmworks disrupts piracy fight by imposing download fines

  Netherlands’ privacy watchdog grants film production company permission to collect IP addresses as part of its fight against illegal downloading Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 Blog Post

  Deep learning is not a dramatic breakthrough

  Despite recent advancements in deep learning, which has its roots in neuroscience, it not a dramatic breakthrough in artificial intelligence as it is sometimes portrayed. That was the key point ... Continue Reading

• February 02, 2018 02Feb2018 News

  ASEAN nations among worst hit by cryptocurrency-mining operation

  Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia recorded high download numbers for the XMRig software that was surreptitiously slipped into user devices to mine Monero Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 Blog Post

  Matt Hancock: The app

  News of new culture secretary Matt Hancock launching his own app sent Downtime direct to the App Store. After a tantalising few seconds waiting for Matt Hancock to download, we open it up and join ... Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 News

  IT Priorities 2018: Where senior IT managers plan to spend their budget

  It is the year when IT departments migrate to Windows 10, upgrade to Windows Server 2016, architect microservices and deploy cloud management Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 News

  Industrial cyber security continues to be poor, warns report

  The number of internet-accessible industrial control systems is increasing every year, researchers warn Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 News

  €7.1m EU Data Pitch accelerator recruits 18 startups

  Startups from the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Estonia, Denmark, France, Spain, Portugal, Lithuania and the Netherlands join an EU-funded accelerator programme involving the Open Data Institute Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 News

  NAO delivers damning report on delayed and costly DBS transformation project

  The Disclosure and Barring Service modernisation programme runs three-and-a-half years behind schedule, suffers from low uptake and increased costs, says NAO report Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 News

  European Commission eyes blockchain opportunity

  The European Commission is aiming to get the most out of blockchain technology in a wide variety of sectors Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 News

  Businesses urged to patch against cryptocurrency-mining botnet

  Researchers have uncovered further evidence that cyber criminals are cashing in on the popularity of cryptocurrencies, with the discovery of a global cryptocurrency-mining botnet Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 News

  More than half of millennials prefer online retailer info to in-store assistance

  Customers between the ages of 25 and 34 would rather look online for information than talk to a shop assistant, even when they are in a store Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 Blog Post

  Alexa makes children rude

  Smart speaker devices like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant are making children ask for things without say "please", research from Childwise has found Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 News

  Full fibre becomes broadband network of choice for Openreach

  Openreach CEO Clive Selley has pledged to extend the organisation’s full-fibre broadband network by 50% through a programme called Fibre First Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Automating basic security tasks

  How can organisations evolve their security operations teams to do more automation of basic tasks and cope with dynamic IT environments? Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 Blog Post

  Why the IoT is pushing analytics to the limit

  IoT Back to Basics, chapter 2: In the era of the Internet of Things (IoT) it is becoming increasingly important to be able to process, filter and analyse data close to where it is created, so it ... Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 Blog Post

  Privacy lessons from the fitness fiasco

  Most of us already recognise that technology has the potential to wipe out our privacy, if checks and balances are not in place – or at least I hope we do! What’s scary then in the recent hoo-hah ... Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 News

  Microsoft results show a distributed computing future

  While it has paid a massive US tax bill, the company's results show Microsoft is making progress on its intelligent cloud hybrid strategy Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 News

  Dutch companies not ready for GDPR despite approaching deadline

  Organisations in the Netherlands are racing towards General Data Protection Regulation compliance, but there is still much to be done Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 News

  Australia needs to invest more in R&D to move forward

  Innovation and Science Australia has made 30 recommendations for the government to consider if the nation is not to become a global backwater Continue Reading

• February 01, 2018 01Feb2018 News

  Facebook reports $15.9bn profit after ‘hard’ year

  Facebook has reported a strong fourth quarter and a strong year with quarterly profit up 20% and annual profit up 56%, but chief Mark Zuckerberg admits it has been a challenging 12 months Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 News

  Australia’s internet speeds limiting productivity

  Australia’s broadband networks, already among the world’s slowest, could be further strained by the emergence of virtual and augmented reality Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 Blog Post

  Immersive Reality - a business opportunity

  This is the third in a series of articles exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the audio visual (AV) industry, which has its annual European flagship event, ISE2018, in February. This ... Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 News

  Thousands of Universal Credit claimants unable to use Gov.uk Verify to apply for benefits

  Government research shows that barely one-third of benefits claimants can successfully apply for new Universal Credit digital service using flagship online identity system Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 News

  Many businesses still using outdated security, says Troy Hunt

  Too many businesses are using out-of-date approaches to security, a world-renowned cyber security author and trainer warns Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 E-Handbook

  Colocation vs Cloud: Weighing up the enterprise options

  In this e-guide, we’ll share case studies from companies who have gone down the colocation route, and take a look at some of the latest developments to affect this part of the wider datacentre market. Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 News

  ICT apprenticeship uptake dropped over the past year

  The number of people in the UK choosing to do ICT apprenticeships has dropped over the past year despite the government’s apprenticeship levy Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 News

  Colocation providers told to team up with telcos to meet edge datacentre demand

  Colocation providers can ill afford to take an “us and them” view of telcos when it comes to addressing the burgeoning demand for edge computing resources, says Datacloud UK panel Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 News

  GDPR requests to take thousands of hours a month, says survey

  A recent survey predicts organisations will potentially face thousands of customer requests about their personal information every month, with many unprepared for GDPR compliance Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 News

  Digital Catapult begins accelerator programme to help AI startups overcome major hurdles

  A business accelerator programme from Digital Catapult aims to help artificial intelligence-focused startups by giving them access to expertise and computational resources Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 News

  Capita to offload non-core business units

  Capita reveals it might sell some of its non-core business units after issuing a profit warning, which the CEO partly blames on its business being too broad and complex Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Don’t automatically automate security

  How can organisations evolve their security operations teams to do more automation of basic tasks and cope with dynamic IT environments? Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 News

  TechUK calls on government to extend Digital Marketplace

  Report on how to promote public sector innovation says there must be a “step change” in government procurement and opportunities must be grasped Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 News

  UK finance sector cyber security pros admit shocking practices

  UK financial sector IT security teams face immense challenges that are undermining business opportunities and continuity in financial services, a survey reveals Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 News

  Swedish banks embrace rapidly evolving chatbots

  Artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important business role for Sweden’s banks – and chatbots are the starting point for many Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 News

  Dutch port readies itself for autonomous ships

  The Port of Rotterdam is using IoT and AI technology from IBM to improve efficiency and become the model for ports of the future Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 In Depth

  Navigating ASEAN’s patchy cyber security landscape

  Cyber resilience remains low across Southeast Asia, a regional economic powerhouse that is increasingly susceptible to cyber threats as its digital economy grows Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 News

  Carillion not a like-for-like comparison with IT services firms, but an overt reminder

  Although Carillion’s problems are unlikely to hit major IT services suppliers, its collapse is a reminder of the need to ensure good governance Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 Blog Post

  Red Hat buys CoreOS to jack up containerisation DNA

  Red Hat has been out shopping. The enterprise focused open source platform company has bought CoreOS, a specialist technology player known for its Kubernetes and container-native solutions. ... Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 News

  IT Priorities 2018: Why IT must change its approach to Windows 10

  Windows 10 is set to be a top priority for IT departments this year, but it should be seen as more than just a desktop operating system upgrade Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 News

  What CIOs need to watch out for in digital transformation

  IT head honchos will need to consider new performance indicators, adopt an embedded digital business model and build up an enterprise-wide digital platform to avoid digital deadlock Continue Reading

• January 31, 2018 31Jan2018 News

  Data breach disclosure law will lift Australia’s cyber security game

  New rules underscore Australia’s recent efforts to tackle cyber security challenges on the local and international stage Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 News

  UK government signs Tech Talent Charter diversity initiative

  The government has committed to sign the diversity initiative Tech Talent Charter in an aim to close the gender diversity gap in the technology industry Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Establish best practice before automating security processes

  How can organisations evolve their security operations teams to do more automation of basic tasks and cope with dynamic IT environments? Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 News

  Cyber security salaries will rise 7% in 2018, says research

  Salaries for increasingly popular technology roles such as cyber security are set to rise over the next year Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 News

  IT Priorities 2018: Datacentre infrastructure investments show no signs of slowing

  The 2018 Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities poll suggests datacentre infrastructure revamps could be on the cards at enterprises across the UK and Europe, as the push to consolidate their server farms picks up pace Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 News

  Government surveillance regime unlawful, court rules in Tom Watson case

  Appeal court ruled in favour of Labour MP Tom Watson in a legal battle with the government over the UK’s surveillance laws, leading to calls to rethink controversial Investigatory Powers Act Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 News

  IT Priorities 2018: Data protection a top priority ahead of GDPR

  Data protection continues to be a key focus for IT security investment for European firms in 2018, as does the emphasis on cloud and mobile security as companies move to these technology platforms Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 News

  SAP 2017 results: Cloud revenue nears €3.8bn, 7,900 S/4 Hana customers

  SAP has declared full year 2017 revenue of €23.5bn, of which nearly €2.8bn was cloud, alongside acquisition of Callidus, a cloud-based “lead to money” service Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 News

  For Cisco, intent-based networking heralds future tech demands

  At Cisco Live Europe in Barcelona, Cisco has recommitted to its vision for intent-based networking, announcing new features as it builds a network it believes will be the enterprise platform of choice in years to come Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 News

  Brexit highlights need for DDaT skills, says GDS chief operating officer

  Government Digital Service’s Alison Pritchard says Brexit preparation requires more digital, data and technology professionals across departments Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 News

  ESG survey: Storage spending habits become ‘hybrid-cloud-defined’

  Analyst survey finds cloud is used as a way to make storage more efficient, but organisations are also bringing cloud apps back into the datacentre and spending on in-house capacity Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 News

  Most online retail sites put customers at risk of phishing

  Most top online retail sites fail to protect consumers from phishing attacks, a study has revealed Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 E-Zine

  CW ANZ: Keeping pace

  More Australian organisations are turning to business intelligence (BI) and analytics to simplify reporting requirements, even as adoption of such tools varies across the Asia-Pacific region. In this month’s edition of CW ANZ, we take a look at ... Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 Opinion

  Bitcoin is a bubble, but manias can have economic benefits

  The UK's railway mania, the tulip bubble, the dot com boom and other collective economic madness – such as bitcoin – might lose people a lot of money, but they often lay down important foundations Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 E-Zine

  CW ASEAN: AI puzzle coming together

  Forward-looking organisations in ASEAN are embracing artificial intelligence (AI), but mixed access to connectivity and a lack of skills and understanding are holding back wider adoption. In this month’s CW ASEAN, we take a look at how ASEAN is ... Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 News

  Davos: Cyber risks grow as countries turn towards protectionism

  The cost of natural disasters is now at record levels, but the cost of cyber crime is far higher. The World Economic Forum hopes to persuade governments to work together on the problem, but with isolationist politics back in fashion, can it succeed? Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 E-Zine

  Davos debates global tech risks

  In this week's Computer Weekly, world leaders at Davos discuss the growing reliance on technology and how to tackle the political and economic threats of the digital age. Our latest buyer's guide examines mobile app development. And we look at the ... Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 Blog Post

  Open source needs contributions: automation, scale & security are key

  Automated software container security company Twistlock claims to be passionate about open source contributions. Company CTO John Morello points out that all too few firms actually contribute with ... Continue Reading

• January 30, 2018 30Jan2018 Blog Post

  Facebook forges new nanosecond-variant unit of time

  Facebook doesn't usually make technical headlines unless the social site is being criticised over the implementation of its algorithm structure and questioned over whether it is unfairly promoting ... Continue Reading

• January 29, 2018 29Jan2018 News

  Alibaba Cloud to tackle Malaysia’s traffic woes with AI

  Chinese cloud service provider Alibaba will use its City Brain artificial intelligence platform to analyse data from camera feeds and traffic junctions in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur Continue Reading

• January 29, 2018 29Jan2018 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Humans and AI machines in harmony

  How can organisations evolve their security operations teams to do more automation of basic tasks and cope with dynamic IT environments? Continue Reading

• January 29, 2018 29Jan2018 News

  Qumulo file access hybrid cloud QF2 file system launches in Europe

  QF2 brings Posix/Windows-compatible scale-out NAS file storage to hybrid cloud with access via on-premise hardware appliance or Amazon compute and storage in the cloud Continue Reading

• January 29, 2018 29Jan2018 News

  Millennials set to disrupt authentication, shows IBM study

  Young adults are lax on passwords, but are more comfortable than older generations with biometric and multifactor authentication, an IBM study shows Continue Reading

• January 29, 2018 29Jan2018 News

  Online retail grew less than expected in 2017

  IMRG and Capgemini found retail sales grew by 12.1% in 2017, but growth was lower than in the previous year Continue Reading

• January 29, 2018 29Jan2018 News

  UK gas supplier outsources to the cloud with HCL

  Cadent is modernising its IT operations through a five-year outsourcing deal with Indian IT services supplier Continue Reading