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October 14, 2019 14Oct2019 Opinion

Security Think Tank: Consider risk holistically, not just from an IT angle

How can security professionals help their organisations move from traditional governance, risk and compliance to integrated risk management that integrates risk activities from across an organisation to enable better strategic decision making? Continue Reading

October 14, 2019 14Oct2019 News

PDPC issues cross-border data transfer guidelines for cloud services

Singapore’s data protection watchdog issues advisory guidelines to help businesses and cloud suppliers stay on the right side of the law under the country’s data protection regime Continue Reading

October 12, 2019 12Oct2019 Blog Post

What to expect from Scylla Summit 2019

The Computer Weekly Developer Network and Open Source Insider team are big fans of Greek classics, San Francisco clam chowder shared-nothing architectures and open source-centric real-time big data ... Continue Reading

October 11, 2019 11Oct2019 News

Zuckerberg’s mentor condemns Facebook’s business practices

Long-time Silicon Valley investor speaks out against surveillance capitalism and the lack of rules and regulations governing big tech’s behaviour Continue Reading

October 11, 2019 11Oct2019 E-Handbook

Multi cloud backup and recovery best practices

As organisations move more data into multiple clouds, user concerns about data availability and safety continue to grow. And despite being in the early phases of the multi-cloud movement, experts have provided some good guidelines to users to help ... Continue Reading

October 11, 2019 11Oct2019 Blog Post

Why businesses should be concerned by the notion of ‘data lock-in’

This is a guest blogpost by James Fisher, SVP of data firm Qlik A little over a year ago we, at Qlik, started to outline our vision for the “third generation” of BI and analytics, which we ... Continue Reading

October 11, 2019 11Oct2019 News

How code reuse drives business change at the DWP

Department for Work and Pensions is using application programming interfaces to promote reuse of granular microservices across the organisation Continue Reading

October 11, 2019 11Oct2019 News

SAP CEO Bill McDermott steps down

McDermott will be replaced by SAP board members Jennifer Morgan and Christian Klein Continue Reading

October 11, 2019 11Oct2019 News

Why would a bank that made billions of pounds’ profit cut thousands of staff?

HSBC is the latest bank to make thousands of staff cuts as even profitable businesses need to reshape themselves for the challenges that digital transformation brings Continue Reading

October 11, 2019 11Oct2019 In Depth

McAfee’s push for secure cloud adoption

Organisations must do more to secure their cloud environments as malicious actors increasingly focus their attention on exploiting cloud vulnerabilities, says McAfee Continue Reading

October 11, 2019 11Oct2019 Blog Post

IT leaders must recognise and acknowledge the growing mental health issues from working in tech

As Computer Weekly readers will know, there are many great reasons for working in tech – it’s fast-moving and creative, it’s changing the way we live and work, and mostly it’s well remunerated. ... Continue Reading

October 11, 2019 11Oct2019 News

OECD pushes international digital services tax agenda

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development wants to reach agreement on addressing issues around taxation for online giants by 2020 Continue Reading

October 10, 2019 10Oct2019 Blog Post

Cloudinary image leader: developing the 'next' JPEG

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Dr Jon Sneyers, senior image researcher at Cloudinary. Cloudinary is a SaaS technology company headquartered in Santa ... Continue Reading

October 10, 2019 10Oct2019 News

GoCardless gives 95% of its staff business intelligence at their fingertips

Fintech payments company GoCardless is enabling staff to carry out business intelligence queries themselves Continue Reading

October 10, 2019 10Oct2019 News

CIO interview: Shaun Le Geyt, CIO, Parkinson’s UK

A major shift from Microsoft Office 365 to Google's G Suite, the implementation of Salesforce and better use of data are combining to help the charity enhance its support for people with Parkinson’s Continue Reading

October 10, 2019 10Oct2019 In Depth

DevOps and storage: APIs and flexibility key

The details of back-end storage are irrelevant to DevOps engineers, but they need enough of it, when they want it, and the ability to manage it programmatically is key Continue Reading

October 10, 2019 10Oct2019 Blog Post

From Russia with OLAP: Percona uses ClickHouse analytics

In our voyages from software conference to software conference, we technology journalists often find stories that are developing and worth sharing. At Percona Live Europe last week, one such ... Continue Reading

October 10, 2019 10Oct2019 News

New law will help roll-out of faster broadband

Measures will make it easier to install faster internet connections in blocks of flats where landlords repeatedly ignore requests for access from broadband firms Continue Reading

October 10, 2019 10Oct2019 News

How AWS is cracking the public sector cloud market

The public sector cloud business takes time and resources to build, but the rewards can be meaningful, as the founder of Amazon Web Service’s public sector division has found Continue Reading

October 10, 2019 10Oct2019 News

Kroger drives data-driven customer experience

Scott Crawford, data science lead at 84.51°, the data business at US grocery retailer Kroger, discusses data projects and iterative programmes Continue Reading

October 10, 2019 10Oct2019 E-Zine

CW Middle East: Saudi banks trial biometrics in ATMs

Biometric and blockchain technologies are being used in tandem to provide ID verification at Saudi Arabian cash machines. Also read about the first government organisation in Bahrain to migrate to Amazon Web Services, and an interview with Yasmeen ... Continue Reading

October 10, 2019 10Oct2019 In Depth

Data management strategies are evolving – so must enterprises

A growing number of data-driven initiatives, alongside heightened demand for security in governance, data management and compliance, has led to the rise of a more holistic approach – integrated risk management Continue Reading

October 10, 2019 10Oct2019 News

UK and Middle East PR firm ditches NetApp for Nutanix and Talon Fast

Four Communications needed better connectivity for collaboration between the UK and its gulf sites, so dumped server/storage for hyper-converged and a distributed file system Continue Reading

October 10, 2019 10Oct2019 News

Mental health issues concern UK tech professionals

Staff shortages, long hours and lack of flexibility are impacting the wellbeing of people in the sector, according to a Harvey Nash survey. Continue Reading

October 09, 2019 09Oct2019 Blog Post

The Samsung Digital Discovery Centre has been relaunched at the British Museum

Ten years after it was first introduced, the Samsung Digital Discovery Centre has been relaunched at the British Museum after an update to install new technology and create new digital experiences ... Continue Reading

October 09, 2019 09Oct2019 News

CIO interview: Mohamed Sater, head of IT at Mumtalakat

Mumtalakat’s head of IT, Mohamed Sater, is modernising the IT infrastructure of the organisation through cloud computing Continue Reading

October 09, 2019 09Oct2019 News

Survival of accountants 'at stake' as HMRC presses ahead with tax digitisation

Advances in technology are bringing a series of dilemmas for professionals as the government continues plans to digitise all tax for UK businesses, according to a new report Continue Reading

October 09, 2019 09Oct2019 Opinion

Small business guide: How to keep your organisation secure from fraudsters and hackers

Doing a few things well can keep your organisation protected from common cyber attacks and fraudsters Continue Reading

October 09, 2019 09Oct2019 Blog Post

IFS success services tackle challenge of software 'outcomes'

It’s a tough one and a big ask -- you’re a software company and you need to stay current and to show some level of evidence to suggest that your portfolio, suite and wider stack of software and ... Continue Reading

October 09, 2019 09Oct2019 News

How Goldman Sachs migrated to cloud native software development

Investment bank Goldman Sachs has selected GitLab as the platform to manage its software development life cycle, supporting 9,000 engineers Continue Reading

October 09, 2019 09Oct2019 Blog Post

Rebekah Vardy’s out of the party

Coleen Rooney has detailed the detective work that went into unmasking Rebekah Vardy as the alleged mole of her private Instagram account. Adopting the standard celebrity statement release protocol ... Continue Reading

October 09, 2019 09Oct2019 News

BT goes local with UK jobs boost under ‘beyond limits’ banner

Telco to boost UK call centre staff numbers, up high-street presence and add in-home tech support Continue Reading

October 09, 2019 09Oct2019 Podcast

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 33

In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Brian McKenna and Clare McDonald are joined by Alex Scroxton to talk about cyber warfare and digital healthcare Continue Reading

October 09, 2019 09Oct2019 News

US likely to concede on Huawei export ban

The US government may make some concessions over the future of Huawei before the end of the year Continue Reading

October 09, 2019 09Oct2019 News

HETT 2019: Digital literacy gap will never be fully closed, says panel

The increasing use of digital technology in healthcare means it is important for people to be digitally literate to take part, but the digital literacy gap will always be there, says an expert panel Continue Reading

October 09, 2019 09Oct2019 Blog Post

DBS Bank touts digital logistics offering for SMEs

Singapore’s DBS Bank has launched a digital logistics solutions package for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the logistics sector that are looking to expand their regional footprint. ... Continue Reading

October 09, 2019 09Oct2019 News

More Institute of Technology centres planned to tackle skills gap

A second wave of centres offering higher technical education nationwide has been announced Continue Reading

October 09, 2019 09Oct2019 News

Inside Singapore Airlines’ cloud and DevOps journey

A team of engineers at Singapore’s flagship carrier shed light on how they are overcoming challenges in embracing cloud computing and DevOps Continue Reading

October 09, 2019 09Oct2019 Opinion

Security Think Tank: The operational approach to integrated risk management

How can security professionals help their organisations move from traditional governance, risk and compliance to integrated risk management that integrates risk activities from across an organisation to enable better strategic decision-making? Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 News

All change: How big data could shake up cloud strategies and fuel demand for edge environments

As enterprise data volumes continue to grow and grow, for cost and performance reasons, enterprises might find an all-in approach to public cloud may not be the way forward, according to several NetEvents panellists Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 News

Nadella sees Azure as the world’s computer

The Microsoft CEO wants organisations to consider Azure as a distributed cloud for next-generation AI applications Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 News

Sweden’s SEB explores core banking in the cloud

Swedish Bank is the latest organisation to agree to start using a Google-inspired, cloud-native core banking platform Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 Blog Post

Women in code series: Cécile Tran

The Computer Weekly Developer Network and Open Source Insider team want to talk code and coding. But more than that, we want to talk coding across the diversity spectrum… so let’s get the tough ... Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 News

Dutch AI Coalition wants to put the Netherlands on artificial intelligence map

To ensure the Netherlands keeps pace in the artificial intelligence race, an AI coalition has been formed to help organisations in the sector to collaborate Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 Blog Post

IFS World 2019: keynote notes, quotes & anecdotes

The Computer Weekly Developer Network (CWDN) team is at IFS World 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. IFS is known for its industrial cloud software deployments with a specific focus in areas including ... Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 News

CIO interview: Matt Harris, head of IT, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport

The IT chief at the world-leading Formula 1 team is focused on using technology to support and deliver marginal gains in performance for the team’s drivers Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 Blog Post

What to expect from ABBYY Content IQ Summit 2019

Today, it’s all about content, right? The web needs content, apps need content, newswires need content and (dare we say it) some press & publishing channels run on a form of journalism that ... Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 Blog Post

IFS drives ‘open’ into app suite, delivers new native API model

Enterprise applications company IFS has used its annual user conference to detail work carried out on its major application suite. The company wants to put the ‘open’ in service management, ... Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 Opinion

The changing role of the enterprise architect

Enterprise architecture has traditionally been an IT role, but the impact of technological disruption means some of its functions may be best located outside of IT Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 News

How APAC enterprises can keep pace with container security

For all the promises of containers, changes in architecture and practices associated with the technology bring new challenges and opportunities Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 News

Hype vs reality: Is the tech industry on the cusp of another ‘AI winter’?

Artificial intelligence is a hot topic for enterprise users, but will the technology fail to live up to the hype this time around, ponder panellists at the NetEvents Global IT Summit in San Jose Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 News

Deutsche Bank to set up innovation division to drive digital transformation

More details about Deutsche Bank’s new technology division in internal company email Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 News

IBM, McAfee among founders of open source security alliance

A group of cyber security suppliers have come together to form the Open Cybersecurity Alliance Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 Opinion

Security Think Tank: Get basic security policy right, and the rest will follow

Paying attention to basic aspects of cyber security such as policy and permission will give you a sold base to build from Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 E-Handbook

Global IT pioneering from the Nordic region

The Nordic region might be small in terms of the number of people, but it certainly makes a lot of noise in the international IT sector. Read in this e-guide how the Nordic region is leading green tech revolution and pioneering wearable technology ... Continue Reading

October 08, 2019 08Oct2019 E-Zine

Showcasing the potential of 5G

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we visit an ambitious trial in Bristol that is showcasing the possibilities offered by 5G roll-out. We look at how emerging automation technologies are enhancing the use of identity and access management tools. And we... Continue Reading

October 07, 2019 07Oct2019 Blog Post

Business, data and analytics strategies – connecting the dots or just collecting?

This is a guest blogpost by Michael Corcoran, senior vice president at Information Builders (www.informationbuilders.com). Speaking at our Information Builders' Summit, IDC Group vice president, ... Continue Reading

October 07, 2019 07Oct2019 Opinion

Security Think Tank: Risk is unavoidable in digital transformation

How can security professionals help their organisations move from traditional governance, risk and compliance to integrated risk management that integrates risk activities from across an organisation to enable better strategic decision-making? Continue Reading

October 07, 2019 07Oct2019 Opinion

Looking in little places for the value in the internet of things

Delivering business value from the promise of highly networked sensor devices is harder than it first appears – and lessons can be learned in unexpected places Continue Reading

October 07, 2019 07Oct2019 News

PLC flash: A solid state candidate for analytics and archives?

We thought flash would end at QLC, but storage media makers are working on penta-level cell, which could push capacity to double figures, but at a further performance cost Continue Reading

October 07, 2019 07Oct2019 News

Scottish Parliament launches inquiry on police use of facial recognition

The circumstances and implications of the technology’s application in the police service will be investigated in the coming months Continue Reading

October 07, 2019 07Oct2019 News

UK chief data officer recruitment plans still on

Minister says CDO will work closely with the chief digital and information officer, who is still to be recruited Continue Reading

October 07, 2019 07Oct2019 News

Public cloud computing is early on its journey to core of the bank

Banks are no longer reluctant to use the cloud as the technology pierces the outer layer of the banking sector and begins its journey to the core Continue Reading

October 07, 2019 07Oct2019 News

Openreach tests new digging tech for rural broadband builds

Openreach is testing new tools and techniques to roll out full-fibre broadband faster in rural areas Continue Reading

October 07, 2019 07Oct2019 E-Handbook

SAP S/4HANA: Cloud vs on-premises

When it comes to SAP S/4HANA Cloud vs. on-premises, issues such as functionality and customization are paramount. In this e-guide we take a look at where each shines and where each falls short. Continue Reading

October 07, 2019 07Oct2019 News

Government departments sign up to web data-sharing plan

All but four Whitehall departments have so far agreed to share web analytics data to allow the government to monitor user behaviour across the Gov.uk domain Continue Reading

October 07, 2019 07Oct2019 News

UKtech50 2019 – help us find the most influential people in UK technology

Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK technology reaches its 10th anniversary – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year’s list Continue Reading

October 07, 2019 07Oct2019 In Depth

Integrating security with robotic process automation

RPA’s power is that it can mimic human behaviour. Enterprises must secure robotic automation with this principle in mind to avoid security failures Continue Reading

October 07, 2019 07Oct2019 News

Interview: BHF on using cloud and big data to improve heart patient outcomes

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has set itself the lofty goal of eradicating the fear of developing heart and circulatory disease by 2030, with the help of cloud, big data and personalisation technologies Continue Reading

October 07, 2019 07Oct2019 News

Southeast Asia’s internet economy hits $100bn milestone

The digital economy in Southeast Asia grew 39% this year but the growth momentum can only be sustained if talent gaps are filled Continue Reading

October 05, 2019 05Oct2019 Blog Post

DataStax offers bidirectional data dexterity for Apache Kafka

DataStax has opened up ‘early access’ to its DataStax Change Data Capture (CDC) Connector for Apache Kafka, the open source stream-processing (where applications can use multiple computational ... Continue Reading

October 05, 2019 05Oct2019 Blog Post

Turbocharging Full Fibre/5G Broadband

The INCA Conference provides an opportunity to "help" DCMS put flesh on the announcement of £5 billion for broadband at the Conservative Party Conference Continue Reading

October 04, 2019 04Oct2019 News

Home Office picks supplier for £300m biometrics project

The department has chosen US company Leidos to provide critical elements of the national system under a £300m contract with a 10-year timespan Continue Reading

October 04, 2019 04Oct2019 News

UK and US call on Facebook to walk back encryption plans

The US, Australian and UK governments have asked Facebook to ditch plans to deploy end-to-end encryption across Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp Continue Reading

October 04, 2019 04Oct2019 News

How data drives wins at Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport

We find out how Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport uses data to drive its business and Formula One race strategy Continue Reading

October 04, 2019 04Oct2019 Blog Post

Five ways a managed print service can support cyber resilience

As IoT devices, smart MFPs are susceptible to the growing threat of attempts to implant malware, recruit to botnets (to help perpetrate DDoS attacks), as well as potentially providing an open ... Continue Reading

October 04, 2019 04Oct2019 News

HP Inc announces restructuring as it tries to get European supplies moving

PC and print manufacturer faces an uphill battle in its printer supplies business, particularly in Europe Continue Reading

October 04, 2019 04Oct2019 News

Red Hat: We’re a neutral broker

Red Hat remains agnostic in supporting organisations that are looking to run the same container orchestration platform in a hybrid and multicloud world Continue Reading

October 04, 2019 04Oct2019 News

Swedish authorities introduce robots to help social workers

Software robots free up time for social workers to help benefits claimants find employment Continue Reading

October 04, 2019 04Oct2019 News

Government planning for ‘undeliverable’ ESN

The government has agreed to all of the Public Accounts Committee’s findings in its investigation into the Emergency Services Network, but there is still a chance the programme could collapse Continue Reading

October 04, 2019 04Oct2019 News

Microsoft delivers Surface with benefits for enterprise IT

It may not be headline-grabbing news, but the Surface Pro has screws – it can be taken apart and components such as disk drives can be swapped out Continue Reading