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October 02, 2019 02Oct2019 News

John Lewis Partnership sells its automation to business

The John Lewis Partnership will expand its use of automation technology as its early projects bear fruit Continue Reading

October 02, 2019 02Oct2019 Blog Post

Programmes and projects in an age of data applications

During the Future Decoded conference in London, Microsoft discussed a paradigm shift in application development. But it was not setting out its plans for a new software developer’s kit, programming ... Continue Reading

October 02, 2019 02Oct2019 Podcast

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 32

In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Brian McKenna, Caroline Donnelly and Clare McDonald talk about Computer Weekly’s diversity and inclusion event, Oracle Open World 2019, and government technology Continue Reading

October 02, 2019 02Oct2019 E-Handbook

Benelux: New skills in a digital world

In this e-guide, we look at some of the technologies being adopted in the Benelux region. This gives a taste of what is in demand. Read about how Dutch organisations and the Netherlands in general are witnessing the rise of technologies like virtual... Continue Reading

October 02, 2019 02Oct2019 E-Handbook

VMs vs. containers: Which is better for security?

Practitioners are mandated to make technology risk decisions, and many of those decisions involve one or both of virtualization and containerization technologies. When comparing VMs vs. containers, it is natural to ask, which is more secure? Find ... Continue Reading

October 02, 2019 02Oct2019 Blog Post

From university lab to mainstream Mambu provides cloud ERP system for banks: Fintech interview 28

Mambu started as a university project and is today offering cloud based banking services across the world. Continue Reading

October 02, 2019 02Oct2019 News

Future Decoded: AI-powered data revolutionises software development

Microsoft believes artificial intelligence will drive an entirely new way to develop software that can take advantage of massive data growth Continue Reading

October 02, 2019 02Oct2019 E-Handbook

IDC: SD-WAN market spend to top $5B in 2023

Discover the current vendors' share of the SD-WAN market, and why the market will grow an average of nearly 31% annually through 2023. Continue Reading

October 02, 2019 02Oct2019 News

HMRC extends contract with Capgemini but embeds flexibility

Department’s technology sourcing programme seeks to access the services of more tech providers, including SMEs and startups Continue Reading

October 02, 2019 02Oct2019 In Depth

Data storage: The top five storage deployment pitfalls

Key pitfalls in data storage include silos, under-utilisation, backup and disaster recovery, plus neglect of skills and application requirements. We ask analysts how to avoid them Continue Reading

October 02, 2019 02Oct2019 Blog Post

RPA series: Micro Focus - the 'smart' path from EAI to RPA

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Travis Greene in his capacity as director of ITOM at Micro Focus – and this story forms part of a series of posts on CWDN ... Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 News

Citrix looks to grow APAC footprint with the intelligent workspace

Citrix is looking to expand its footprint in Asia-Pacific – particularly in Japan, where firms are starting to warm up to flexible work arrangements Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 Blog Post

Percona details ‘state’ of open source data management

Open source database management and monitoring services company Percona has laid down its state of open source data management software survey for 2019. Surveys are surveys and are generally ... Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 News

Dutch group works on digitising collaborator archives created in aftermath of World War 2

Experiments have been carried out to ascertain the best technology to open up the analogue archives of the Central Archive of Special Justice in the Netherlands Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 Blog Post

Sumo Logic: continuous digital ecommerce needs continuous intelligence

Self-styled ‘continuous intelligence’ company Sumo Logic has detailed news of ‘digital omnichannel ecommerce’ agency Vaimo now has adopting its technology to provide security analytics for its ... Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 Blog Post

Why DevOps is (still) a work in progress

This is a contributed piece for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Chris Pope, VP of innovation at ServiceNow. ServiceNow is a cloud-based platform company that specialises in ... Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 News

IR35 reforms will prompt Barclays to re-engage contractors on PAYE terms, 'leaked email' suggests

Barclays is understood to have notified line managers via email on 30 September 2019 of its plans to phase out use of limited company contractors, ahead of the IR35 private sector reforms coming into force in April 2020 Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 News

UK government readies bus open data portal

The government’s bus data service is part of plans to provide better information to get more people to use bus services Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 News

Intel previews Optane persistent memory, QLC SSD and even PLC

Intel sets out roadmap for second-generation Optane persistent memory – between SSD and DRAM – as well as QLC SSD, with talk of PLC (penta-level cell) after that Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 News

Healthcare and technology have cultural similarities, says NHSX CEO

Common factors in healthcare and technology could help bring about a shift in attitudes, says Matthew Gould Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 News

Future Decoded: How AI plus automation adds up to transformative change

Robotic process automation combined with artificial intelligence is a recipe for digital transformation, and new research suggests businesses that use AI are gaining a competitive advantage Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 News

A security breach is inevitable, IT leaders warned

No matter how much IT security tech and training is in place, sophisticated, targeted attacks are going to breach company defences, Carbon Black warns Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 In Depth

Locking down the datacentre: A security checklist for IT administrators

As datacentres become increasingy decentralised and the security threats they face increase in number and complexity, IT admins are at risk of becoming overwhelmed as they strive to keep on top of their server farm estates Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 News

Interview: James Smith, director of digital, Nationwide Building Society

James Smith says heading up the digital unit at Nationwide Building Society is the best job in the business Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 News

Polaris Transportation digitises with RPA and hyperledger tech

Transportation group has embarked on a digital transformation journey using WorkFusion and blockchain hyperledger for straight-through processing Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 E-Zine

The most influential women in UK technology 2019

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we announce our annual list of the 50 most influential women in UK technology. Meet the winner, Debbie Forster, CEO of Tech Talent Charter, and find out who are this year’s five rising stars. Also, our latest buyer’s ... Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 News

Marketplace push aims to get the NHS automating

Thoughtonomy is hosting a new marketplace to encourage NHS trusts to share their intelligent automation bots Continue Reading

October 01, 2019 01Oct2019 News

Singapore outlines initiatives to tackle OT and IoT security

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore has developed a blueprint to secure operational technology systems in critical sectors, among other measures to secure cyber-physical systems and the internet of things Continue Reading

September 30, 2019 30Sep2019 Blog Post

What to expect from UiPath Forward III 2019

The Computer Weekly Developer Network (CWDN) team is off to Las Vegas for UiPath FORWARD III 2019 to gorge on all things RPA. Robotic Process Automation (RPA)… or sometimes intelligent Robotic ... Continue Reading

September 30, 2019 30Sep2019 News

Australia gets ready for open banking

Traditional banks and fintech firms alike will need to bite the bullet in the crucial startup period if Australia’s open banking regime is to succeed Continue Reading

September 30, 2019 30Sep2019 News

German police seize darkweb servers from datacentre housed in ex-NATO bunker

Following a lengthy investigation, law enforcers in Germany have raided a datacentre in an ex-NATO bunker that is alleged to have been hosting illicit websites on the dark web Continue Reading

September 30, 2019 30Sep2019 News

CIO interview: Michael Ibbitson, executive VP for technology and infrastructure, Dubai Airports

Former CIO at Gatwick Airport took flight to the Middle East three years ago, and is using data to transform the technology and infrastructure at Dubai Airports Continue Reading

September 30, 2019 30Sep2019 News

Chancellor Sajid Javid set to make £5bn investment commitment to improve UK broadband coverage

The Chancellor Sajid Javid is expected to take to the stage at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester later today, to set out the group’s “infrastructure revolution” plans, which include ramping up broadband coverage across the UK Continue Reading

September 30, 2019 30Sep2019 News

UK Parliament readies cyber security change programme

A request for information has been launched to find a consultancy firm to support and shape the Parliament’s cyber security project, which will be delivered in two years’ time Continue Reading

September 30, 2019 30Sep2019 News

HPE refurbishes legacy IT assets to make money for users

HPE Financial Services is giving old IT assets a new lease of life at its tech renewal site in Erskine, near Glasgow, as part of a promotion of the circular economy Continue Reading

September 30, 2019 30Sep2019 News

Dubai’s Precision Group takes manufacturing into the cloud

Head of IT at mould and packaging company talks about leading its digital transformation programme Continue Reading

September 30, 2019 30Sep2019 Opinion

Innovative supplier selection is the key to government procurement success

The government has improved its procurement processes for SMEs and acknowledges the importance of small suppliers, but there are important steps that still need to be taken Continue Reading

September 30, 2019 30Sep2019 News

Data challenges jeopardise service provision in government

Several challenges have to be tackled to make the government’s new data strategy work and departments have “barely scratched the surface” of what needs to be done, says PAC report Continue Reading

September 30, 2019 30Sep2019 News

The bots turning businesses into digital transformers

As companies increasingly turn to robotic process automation to accelerate digital transformation, Computer Weekly takes a look at how the market is evolving Continue Reading

September 30, 2019 30Sep2019 News

Pure Storage APAC CTO talks up storage trends

Flash-based storage will be around for at least two decades more, while crystal- and DNA-based storage needs a lot more work before becoming mainstream, according to Pure Storage’s CTO for the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading

September 29, 2019 29Sep2019 News

Private sector warned of ‘brain drain’ risk by putting off prep for April 2020 start of IR35 reforms

Legal firm warns private sector companies about the risks of putting off preparations for the IR35 reforms that take effect next year Continue Reading

September 27, 2019 27Sep2019 News

Mayor launches guidance on building access to increase mobile coverage

London mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a new standard agreement for commercial landlords and public property owners to make it easier to access rooftops to install 5G Continue Reading

September 27, 2019 27Sep2019 News

HMRC chief digital and information officer departs

Jacky Wright, HMRC chief digital and information officer, will return to Microsoft in October after a two-year loan arrangement Continue Reading

September 27, 2019 27Sep2019 News

ABN Amro investigation lends weight to anti-money laundering collaboration by Dutch banks

Dutch authorities are investigating ABN Amro for possible failures to monitor and report potential money laundering activity Continue Reading

September 27, 2019 27Sep2019 Blog Post

SIBOS audience applauds Boris Johnson’s loss in the Supreme Court

SIBOS audience welcomes UK governments defeat in Supreme Court with a round of applause Continue Reading

September 27, 2019 27Sep2019 Opinion

If data really is the new oil, the raw materials need a different economic approach

The International Monetary Fund is the latest to say that data is the new oil – the change agent in the economy – but striking it rich is a complicated matter Continue Reading

September 27, 2019 27Sep2019 News

Nodersok malware campaign is infecting thousands, Microsoft warns

Thousands of Windows endpoints in the US and Europe have been infected by a new fileless malware campaign in the past few weeks Continue Reading

September 27, 2019 27Sep2019 Opinion

Is it now normal to use video for business communications – what for, where and why not?

The use of video communications in business has moved on from the days of costly videoconferencing suites, but best practices are yet to develop fully Continue Reading

September 27, 2019 27Sep2019 News

How Graphcore is putting AI on steroids

UK chipmaker Graphcore’s intelligence processing unit may just hold the key to unlocking the full potential of artificial intelligence Continue Reading

September 27, 2019 27Sep2019 News

Bristol, CNRS and Oracle join forces against tropical disease

Scientists from the University of Bristol and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Grenoble have identified a candidate synthetic vaccine against tropical disease Chikungunya, using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Continue Reading

September 27, 2019 27Sep2019 News

Five million DoorDash customers’ details lost in data breach

Takeaway delivery service was breached in May 2019, resulting in the data of millions of users and delivery drivers being stolen Continue Reading

September 27, 2019 27Sep2019 News

GDPR compliance: Whose job is it and is it really possible?

Nobody seems to have a good handle on business GDPR compliance, how many businesses are compliant, or indeed what compliance really is, but according to security experts, it very much depends on who you talk to Continue Reading

September 26, 2019 26Sep2019 News

Attackers breached supplier systems to steal Airbus secrets

Airbus has been the subject of at least four major cyber attacks in the past 12 months, with contractors and suppliers targeted through their VPNs Continue Reading

September 26, 2019 26Sep2019 News

Overinvestment breeds overconfidence among security pros

CISOs have made an abundance of security investments in multiple suppliers, but this might not be the right approach Continue Reading

September 26, 2019 26Sep2019 Blog Post

Getting cloud under control: A how-to guide for CIOs

In this guest post, Dave Locke, chief technology advisor for Europe, Middle East and Africa, at IT service provider World Wide Technology, sets out why organisations need a clear, consistent and ... Continue Reading

September 26, 2019 26Sep2019 News

Government launches guidelines for AI procurement

Document intended to inform public sector buyers has been created by the Office for AI and the World Economic Forum Continue Reading

September 26, 2019 26Sep2019 Blog Post

Alexa takes the L

Amazon has revealed it will soon be introducing an option for users to change its Alexa virtual assistant’s voice to that of self-appointed Kangol ambassador Samuel L Jackson. The announcement ... Continue Reading

September 26, 2019 26Sep2019 Blog Post

All bank staff will have to understand APIs as the industry transforms

Can you describe what an API is in two sentences? If you work in a bank you might have to. Continue Reading

September 26, 2019 26Sep2019 News

Gartner: 5G launch fails to stem decline of smartphone sales

Consumers see no reason to upgrade their current high-end 4G devices. But next year, 5G's greater security and faster speeds may reverse this trend Continue Reading

September 26, 2019 26Sep2019 News

Teen TalkTalk hacker accused of cryptocurrency fraud in US

Elliott Gunton, one of the teenage hackers who broke into TalkTalk’s systems in 2015, faces extradition to the US to face fraud charges Continue Reading

September 26, 2019 26Sep2019 News

Nordic payment collaboration will ease cross-border payments

P27 and Mastercard to bring seamless cross-border payments across Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden Continue Reading

September 26, 2019 26Sep2019 News

How drones and machine learning can prevent crocodile attacks

Cloud-powered drones equipped with machine learning algorithms will soon be able to detect crocodiles lurking in the waters of Queensland, Australia Continue Reading

September 26, 2019 26Sep2019 News

Instagram and WhatsApp – the new tools of social media propaganda

Facebook and Twitter have been cast as the villains of the piece, but social media disinformation and propaganda are evolving in new and alarming directions, say Oxford University researchers Continue Reading

September 25, 2019 25Sep2019 News

Inclusion for everyone, not just the under-represented, says Most Influential Woman in UK Tech 2019

People need to be more clued up on the benefits of inclusion, says Tech Talent Charter CEO Debbie Forster, the 2019 winner of Computer Weekly’s Most Influential Woman in UK Technology accolade Continue Reading

September 25, 2019 25Sep2019 News

Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2019: Entrants to the Hall of Fame

Each year, Computer Weekly announces the women who will be added to its Hall of Fame, a list of women recognised for their lifetime achievements to the technology sector Continue Reading

September 25, 2019 25Sep2019 News

Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2019

Computer Weekly has announced the 2019 list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, including this year’s winner Debbie Forster Continue Reading

September 25, 2019 25Sep2019 News

Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2019: Rising Stars

Computer Weekly reveals the judges’ choice for this year’s female Rising Stars of the UK technology industry Continue Reading

September 25, 2019 25Sep2019 News

Brazilian fintech Creditas chases UK tech talent

Latin American firm Creditas is looking to lure senior professionals who may be leaving the UK to its technology hub in Spain Continue Reading

September 25, 2019 25Sep2019 News

PM invites global leaders to discuss ethics in tech

London summit next year will invite countries to discuss standards for emerging technology Continue Reading

September 25, 2019 25Sep2019 News

UK government reaffirms commitment to using Oracle tech with cloud MoU

Government procurement chiefs in the Crown Commercial Service sign new agreement with database giant aimed at making it easier and cheaper for public sector organisations to use its cloud Continue Reading

September 25, 2019 25Sep2019 News

Can Oracle substantiate its cloud bluster?

Larry Ellison talks aggressively about having more datacentres than AWS and how Oracle’s cloud sales are growing – but it may have to provide legal proof Continue Reading

September 25, 2019 25Sep2019 News

National Library of Scotland says aye to Scality object storage

National digitised archives move off Hitachi SANs and Qualstar tape, object storage is embraced and a “no backup” strategy put in place with petabyte-scale Scality S3/file deployment Continue Reading

September 25, 2019 25Sep2019 News

Why quantum needs a classic approach for supremacy

Google claims it has developed an algorithm for a quantum computer that would take a traditional “classical” computer 10,000 years to run. We investigate Continue Reading

September 25, 2019 25Sep2019 News

European enterprises 'waste' £24,000 a day on unused cloud services, says Insight research

The latest Insight Intelligent Technology Index report highlights the economic impacts of wasted cloud resources within European enterprises Continue Reading

September 25, 2019 25Sep2019 News

Executive interview: Speed is cloud apps benefit, says Oracle’s Miranda

In a Q&A with Computer Weekly at Oracle Open World 2019, applications head Steve Miranda discussed the supplier’s approach to cloud applications, digital assistants and machine learning Continue Reading

September 25, 2019 25Sep2019 E-Handbook

How APAC firms can slay the storage management beast

The data deluge and compliance requirements are shaping how Asia-Pacific firms are approaching storage management issues in the age of cloud. Read about the strategies that MinterEllison and the Rehabilitation Institute of Singapore are using to ... Continue Reading

September 25, 2019 25Sep2019 E-Handbook

Containers vs. Virtual Machines: Understanding the differences

Virtual machines (VMs) and containers have their place in datacentres, enabling enterprises to ship software quickly while abstracting applications from the underlying infrastructure. So, it isn’t always a conversation about VMs vs containers. In ... Continue Reading

September 25, 2019 25Sep2019 News

Atom Bank CTO on ditching its datacentres and moving to the Google Cloud Platform

Atom Bank CTO Rana Bhattacharya describes what is behind the mobile-only challenger bank’s large-scale, cloud-focused reboot of its infrastructure setup Continue Reading

September 24, 2019 24Sep2019 News

Latest Lorca cyber security challenge has IoT focus

Government-backed cyber security innovation centre Lorca has issued new challenges around connectivity for its next intake of scaleups Continue Reading

September 24, 2019 24Sep2019 Blog Post

Infor Inforum 2019: keynote notes, quotes & anecdotes

Industry-specific cloud application company Infor staged its Inforum user conference this week in New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA) and the Computer Weekly Developer Network team was there to gorge on ... Continue Reading

September 24, 2019 24Sep2019 News

Singapore payment card data compromised by JavaScript sniffers

Raw data of thousands of payment cards issued by Singapore banks stolen by the online equivalent of a traditional card sniffer Continue Reading

September 24, 2019 24Sep2019 News

GandCrab ransomware writers still active despite ‘retirement’

Apparent links between an emerging ransomware family known as REvil and GandCrab suggests the GandCrab authors are keeping busy despite having “retired” in June Continue Reading

September 24, 2019 24Sep2019 News

What next for GDS?

Digital government has lost momentum, according to MPs. As the Government Digital Service enters its “third era”, what will it do to regain its authority and deliver real change? Continue Reading

September 24, 2019 24Sep2019 News

Pure adds Optane and QLC flash to boost performance and capacity

Flash storage player adds Intel Optane modules performance, a capacity flash range based on QLC drives, plus rebranding and GA of its on-premise/cloud leasing service Continue Reading

September 24, 2019 24Sep2019 News

Enterprises exposed to data loss by cloud configuration errors

Only 1% of misconfigured cloud environments are spotted and attackers are capitalising on this, claims McAfee Continue Reading

September 24, 2019 24Sep2019 Podcast

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 31

In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly and Clare McDonald are joined by Ryan Priest for an accidentally transport-heavy chat about the week in tech Continue Reading

September 24, 2019 24Sep2019 News

Google pushes back on scale of YouTube phishing threat

Millions of YouTubers may be at risk after some high-profile influencers reported their accounts were compromised in an apparent phishing attack, but the platform’s owner, Google, is not so sure Continue Reading

September 24, 2019 24Sep2019 News

Cloud provider sweeps away legacy storage for 1PB of Infinidat

Core DataCloud decommissions storage from several vendors to consolidate to 1PB on Infinidat Infinibox, with DRAM and flash to accelerate hot data in front of disk back end Continue Reading

September 24, 2019 24Sep2019 E-Handbook

A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to big data architecture

Big data architecture is increasingly proving its worth in business. In this 14-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at the storage needs that come with artificial intelligence, how to get the most out of data and what it can do to enhance a ... Continue Reading

September 24, 2019 24Sep2019 News

Australia’s RMIT teams up with AWS on cloud skills training

Two new online courses will equip IT and business professionals with the skills to thrive in a cloud-first world Continue Reading

September 24, 2019 24Sep2019 News

Amsterdam new-build datacentre ban is not an ‘attack’ on operators, says government

Dutch Data Center Association says a government official has offered written assurances that the temporary ban on new server farms in two areas of Amsterdam is just designed to spur adoption of sustainable growth habits Continue Reading

September 24, 2019 24Sep2019 E-Zine

Climate change – the challenge for datacentres

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the impact of climate change on datacentres as potential victims and contributors to the problem. We look at the rise of voice channels and how IT leaders can use the technology for better customer ... Continue Reading

September 24, 2019 24Sep2019 News

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