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• August 01, 2019 01Aug2019 In Depth

  Log management: Helping IT admins to achieve infrastructure-wide visibility

  When properly configured and deployed, log management tools can unearth a veritable treasure trove of data that IT administrators can use to triage and diagnose problems in enterprise IT infrastructures Continue Reading

• August 01, 2019 01Aug2019 News

  London Stock Exchange agrees to acquire Refinitiv for £22bn

  The London Stock Exchange has agreed to a multi-billion pound takeover of data giant Refinitiv Continue Reading

• August 01, 2019 01Aug2019 News

  Enterprise-readiness of business cloud services found lacking in Netskope research

  Latest analysis of cloud and internet usage trends in the enterprise space by Netskope suggests the majority of the off-premise services businesses use are not fit for purpose from a security and data protection standpoint Continue Reading

• August 01, 2019 01Aug2019 News

  Veteran IBMers given cold shoulder as Big Blue promotes millennials

  IBM’s older workforce have taken legal action as they are dropped in favour of younger employees during the company’s attempts to reinvent itself as a ‘cool and trendy’ place to work Continue Reading

• August 01, 2019 01Aug2019 News

  GDPR taken more seriously after first fines

  Security professionals believe the first big fines under the General Data Protection Regulation will get organisations to take the new rules more seriously, but will not necessarily change policies or practices Continue Reading

• August 01, 2019 01Aug2019 News

  Leaked Sephora databases peddled on dark web

  Cyber security firm finds two databases likely to be related to the Sephora data breach that affected online customers in Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand Continue Reading

• August 01, 2019 01Aug2019 News

  Central government data infrastructure threatens digital progress

  Leaders across UK public sector see their current legacy technology as a key hurdle to modernisation, according to research Continue Reading

• August 01, 2019 01Aug2019 Blog Post

  FutureBricks is helping an industry lay foundations: Fintech interview 25

  FutureBricks is offering savers better rates through lending to the SME building industry Continue Reading

• August 01, 2019 01Aug2019 News

  Deliveroo to build Edinburgh tech hub around acquisition of local startup

  Food delivery tech company Deliveroo is using a recent acquisition of local startup Cultivate to build a tech hub in Edinburgh Continue Reading

• August 01, 2019 01Aug2019 E-Handbook

  Case Study: SAP extends Hana’s reach beyond enterprise applications

  The benefits of Hana Cloud Services are clear to Asia-Pacific customers, although actual adoption will boil down to cost. Continue Reading

• July 31, 2019 31Jul2019 E-Handbook

  Case Study: DBS Bank goes big on open source

  Besides using a slew of open source software, DBS Bank is looking to contribute some of its own projects to the open source community in future. Continue Reading

• July 31, 2019 31Jul2019 News

  Cisco pays $8.6m after whistleblower discloses security flaws in video surveillance system

  James Glenn, a video surveillance expert working for a Cisco reseller in Denmark, alerted Cisco to security faults and stands to gain a share of a multimillion-dollar settlement with the US government Continue Reading

• July 31, 2019 31Jul2019 News

  How Singapore’s NTUC Enterprise is embracing digital transformation

  NTUC Enterprise is starting to look more like a technology company, employing DevOps to speed up software development and developing new digital business models even as cultural barriers to transformation remain Continue Reading

• July 31, 2019 31Jul2019 E-Handbook

  Email security: Never more important

  In this e-guide, we look at why businesses need to address email security with a combination of awareness training and automated tools to reduce the likelihood of infection and speed up the detection of and response to email-borne threats. Continue Reading

• July 31, 2019 31Jul2019 In Depth

  A tale of two smart cities: Manchester and Australia’s Casey

  How local government needs to focus on immediate returns, not pie in the sky, for a smart city agenda Continue Reading

• July 31, 2019 31Jul2019 News

  Scottish tax holiday tempts Openreach

  Openreach has announced 36 new locations in line for its expanding full-fibre broadband network build, with Scotland a particular focus after the announcement of additional rates relief Continue Reading

• July 31, 2019 31Jul2019 Blog Post

  NuoDB 4.0 beats drum for cloud-native cloud-agnosticism

  Distributed SQL database company NuoDB has reached its version 4.0 iteration... and aligned further to core open source cloud platform technologies. The new release expands cloud-native and ... Continue Reading

• July 31, 2019 31Jul2019 News

  Huawei and Apple struggle, while Samsung extends smartphone lead

  Demand for smartphones has slowed down dramatically – Apple is struggling to shift iPhones, while the US ban has affected Huawei Continue Reading

• July 31, 2019 31Jul2019 News

  Financial services top cyber attack target

  Financial services are among the most attractive targets for cyber attackers, security researchers reveal, with phishing and credential stuffing among the top threats Continue Reading

• July 31, 2019 31Jul2019 Blog Post

  What to expect from Sumo Logic Illuminate

  The Computer Weekly Developer Network (CWDN) team is a big fan of historic California townships with eucalyptus groves and forward-thinking DevOps based upon real time analytics of enterprise log ... Continue Reading

• July 31, 2019 31Jul2019 News

  Middle East businesses welcome Amazon Web Services region launch

  Bahrain AWS region, with three datacentres, links Middle East to AWS's global network and will help to accelerate digital transformation Continue Reading

• July 31, 2019 31Jul2019 News

  Police Scotland awards National Network contract to BT

  Police Scotland is embarking on a £3.9m network project as part of its wider digital transformation strategy Continue Reading

• July 31, 2019 31Jul2019 News

  5G mobile networks transformative for health and social care, says TechUK

  A new report produced by TechUK and the Liverpool 5G testbed shows how 5G can be used effectively in the NHS, and offers recommendations to government Continue Reading

• July 31, 2019 31Jul2019 Podcast

  Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 26

  In this special edition of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload, Brian McKenna and Caroline Donnelly are joined by Bill Goodwin and Sebastian Klovig Skelton to dig into the pair's recent run of in-depth investigative articles on Facebook and its ... Continue Reading

• July 31, 2019 31Jul2019 E-Handbook

  CIO Trends #9: Nordics

  In this issue we take a look at how three banks in Finland are working together so they can free up resources that will help them keep pace with the tech changes in the industry. Also in this issue we look closely at the cloud first policy at ... Continue Reading

• July 31, 2019 31Jul2019 E-Handbook

  CIO Trends #9: Middle East

  In this issue find out how blockchain is being tried out in Saudi Arabia to enable consumers to use their faces and blockchain-based apps to withdraw money from cash machines, rather than inserting PINs. Also, read how the UAE's Etihad Airways is ... Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 News

  Australian firms grappling with “train-smash” of security legislation

  While businesses should avoid going into checkbox compliance mode, the constant flux of regulations on cyber security and privacy has led to calls for more legislative coherence from regulators Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 Blog Post

  Arduino runs ID ecosystem on Auth0

  Identity (ID) is now an aspect of every developer’s architectural planning process when she/he/they start to create plans for building the next big thing, or at least it should be. Indeed, ID ... Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 E-Handbook

  CIO Trends #9: Benelux

  In this e-guide we reveal why Dutch authorities temporarily halt datacentre construction, how Luxembourg attracts the growing IT companies. Also, read on for details of blockchain confusion in the Netherlands as well as how a local academic is ... Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 Opinion

  Gartner: Five pitfalls for a new CIO to avoid

  Entering a company as the new CIO is an unpredictable experience. Here are five common issues to look out for Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 News

  UK government announces new online safety body

  The UK Council for Internet Safety has an expanded scope to tackle digital abuse and will inform future policy development Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 News

  Lack of IT leadership fuels IoT trial failures

  Senior IT and business leaders need to get involved in internet-of-things pilots and trials to avoid project failures Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 News

  Google increases presence and investments in Finland

  New next-generation datacentre at Hamina and technology training hub in Helsinki illustrate Google’s growing interest in Finland Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 News

  Google bolsters hybrid cloud proposition for enterprises through VMware partnership

  VMware-Google hybrid cloud partnership should pave the way for enterprises to run their vSphere-based workloads on the search giant's public cloud platform with greater ease Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 E-Zine

  Digital takes the racing line in Formula One

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the CIO of Formula One racing team Haas F1 to find out how technology is helping to compete with better-funded rivals. We examine the latest best practice advice on disaster planning. And we look at what ... Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 News

  Chief data officers urged to master product management

  Webscale businesses are data-driven. Data drives new application areas and fuels product development – and businesses will need a similar strategy, says analyst Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 News

  Mobiles top target of nation state surveillance

  Nation states are targeting individual mobile users for intelligence gathering and disruption of rivals as security on mobile devices lags behind traditional computing, a report reveals Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 News

  Six Nordic banks form alliance to offer KYC as a service

  Nordic Know Your Customer joint venture will create a common Nordic platform based on advanced data management technologies Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 News

  Why CIOs should focus on trimming their internal email footprint

  Better internal collaboration should be part of a CIO’s digitisation arsenal. But there is resistance to change, especially as email is so dominant Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 News

  London Stock Exchange eyes £22bn acquisition of Refinitiv to expand data capabilities

  The London Stock Exchange is looking at a huge tech acquisition to provide customers access to a wealth of data services built using the latest technologies Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 News

  Huawei ‘galvanised’ by Trump ban

  Huawei has found itself caught in the crossfire of the US president’s trade war with China, but chairman Liang Hua says the firm is rising to the challenge Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 News

  Former AWS engineer arrested for Capital One data breach

  Capital One announces data breach affecting more than 100 million customers as US federal authorities arrest a Seattle woman formerly employed by Amazon Web Services Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 Blog Post

  What to expect from Infor Inforum 2019

  The Computer Weekly Developer Network (CWDN) team has packed up its Mardi Gras party beads, loaded up on jambalaya and shrimp creole recipes, downloaded a copy of The Big Easy and read up on supply ... Continue Reading

• July 30, 2019 30Jul2019 News

  Australia to upgrade supercomputer in HPC boost

  The Gadi supercomputer at the Australian National University will run 10 times faster than its predecessor, giving researchers access to high performance computing resources to solve the toughest research problems Continue Reading

• July 29, 2019 29Jul2019 News

  ODI investigates use of private sector data by cities

  The Open Data Institute is seeking to find out whether cities have the levels of access needed to access data collected by private sector organisations Continue Reading

• July 29, 2019 29Jul2019 News

  ICO selects first innovation Sandbox participants

  UK privacy watchdog has chosen the first firms to take part in its Sandbox programme aimed at developing innovative and beneficial products and services that are privacy compliant Continue Reading

• July 29, 2019 29Jul2019 News

  Visa card vulnerabilities enable contactless limit bypass

  Security researchers have discovered vulnerabilities on Visa cards that could be exploited to bypass contactless payment limits and result in huge losses Continue Reading

• July 29, 2019 29Jul2019 Opinion

  Space – the new frontier in cyber security

  50 years after the Moon landings, our growing reliance on satellite communications presents a new target for malicious cyber attacks Continue Reading

• July 29, 2019 29Jul2019 News

  TSB takes another £36m hit related to botched IT migration

  TSB has been stung for another £36m in costs related to its botched IT migration last year, but managed a profit in its latest six monthly results Continue Reading

• July 29, 2019 29Jul2019 Blog Post

  The restructuring of digital markets has begun

  Change is accelerating, making attempts to predict the future in order to regulate it ever more impractical - although that does not appear to stop some regulators from trying. Continue Reading

• July 29, 2019 29Jul2019 News

  One-third of UK councils have IT budgets cut

  Many local authorities’ IT budgets are being reduced at a time when they are trying to digitally transform to cut costs and improve processes Continue Reading

• July 29, 2019 29Jul2019 News

  WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins spared jail

  British security researcher who helped halt the global WannaCry ransomware attack that hit the NHS in 2017 has avoided jail in the US for creating other malware Continue Reading

• July 29, 2019 29Jul2019 Blog Post

  Neo4j charts tighter grip on graph data-at-rest 

  San Mateo headquartered graph database company Neo4j (with roots in open source) is working with French defence company Thales (pronounced ta-less). A graph database is a database designed to treat ... Continue Reading

• July 29, 2019 29Jul2019 In Depth

  Think beyond tick-box compliance

  A year on since GDPR, many organisations are yet to stop fretting over fines and focus instead on business value Continue Reading

• July 29, 2019 29Jul2019 Blog Post

  Use Windows 7 end of support to reboot desktop IT

  What does a modern desktop look like? For the last few decades since the desktop PC established its place in offices, the role of desktop IT has been to provide end-users with access to corporate ... Continue Reading

• July 29, 2019 29Jul2019 News

  Cyber kill chain is outdated, says Carbon Black

  The chief cyber security officer of Carbon Black calls for a new cognitive paradigm to fend off cyber adversaries that are now attacking in cycles Continue Reading

• July 29, 2019 29Jul2019 News

  Global IaaS market grew by 31% in 2018 as enterprise demand for public cloud continues to soar

  Global IaaS market shows no sign of slowing growth, as its largest participants continue to increase their share at the expense of smaller, more niche competitors Continue Reading

• July 29, 2019 29Jul2019 Blog Post

  YugaByte goes 100% open under Apache

  Open source distributed SQL database company YugaByte has confirmed that its eponymously named YugaByte DB is now 100 percent open source under the Apache 2.0 license. The additional homage to open ... Continue Reading

• July 28, 2019 28Jul2019 Blog Post

  This (ear)bud’s for you: Jabra Evolve 65t 

  Okay, so let’s start with a real world use case story to justify this product review. I have been using a Huawei Mate 20 Pro to play my music on -- and, as this smartphone comes with no headphone ... Continue Reading

• July 27, 2019 27Jul2019 Video

  CW500 Interview: Jonathan Midgley discusses artificial intelligence (AI)

  Jonathan Midgley, director of engineering at Trainline, talks about artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on businesses Continue Reading

• July 27, 2019 27Jul2019 Blog Post

  Hangar 51 – the aviation, innovation accelerator

  The aviation sector is a hotbed of innovation, according to the head of global innovation at the International Airlines Group (IAG), Dupsy Abiola. While is seems obvious someone with her job title ... Continue Reading

• July 26, 2019 26Jul2019 In Depth

  Evolution in action: How datacentre hardware is moving to meet tomorrow’s tech challenges

  The datacentre industry is in a state of flux, as new and emerging tech trends highlight hardware and performance shortcomings in legacy sites, prompting operators to rethink how they kit out their facilities Continue Reading

• July 26, 2019 26Jul2019 News

  Email security as important as ever, report shows

  Cyber security professionals need to keep up to date with email-borne threats because they continue to evolve and have a major impact on business, research reveals Continue Reading

• July 26, 2019 26Jul2019 News

  AWS growth rate slows in Q2, as Amazon retail's run of quarterly record profit growth ends

  Amazon's latest set of results suggest the law of big numbers might be kicking in for its cloud division, while its retail arm grapples with spiralling costs pertaining to the roll-out of its one-day delivery service Continue Reading

• July 26, 2019 26Jul2019 Blog Post

  Fairwinds Polaris is an open source Kubernetes diagnostics tool

  Cloud-native infrastructure solutions provider Fairwinds has been shooting the breeze, blowing fresh air, firing up the wind turbines, enjoying the scent of... (Ed -- enough already, we get it, the ... Continue Reading

• July 26, 2019 26Jul2019 Blog Post

  Apologising with Nick Clegg

  Nick Clegg – Sir Nick to you – continues to flourish as Facebook’s hired appeaser, most recently resurfacing from his Atherton mansion with a sound bite about how his employer was “rocked to its ... Continue Reading

• July 26, 2019 26Jul2019 News

  86 million reasons to support No More Ransom

  Anti-ransomware cross-industry initiative says it has prevented more than £86m in ransom payments as it marks its third anniversary, which coincides with a resurgence in ransomware in many parts of the world Continue Reading

• July 26, 2019 26Jul2019 Blog Post

  How a testing tool becomes a job description

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Scott Sherwood in his capacity as founder of software testing tool company TestLodge. Sherwood explains that he created ... Continue Reading

• July 26, 2019 26Jul2019 News

  New digital minister appointed as PM Johnson continues reshuffle

  Former telecoms executive Nigel Adams takes over as minister for digital and sport, succeeding Margot James Continue Reading

• July 26, 2019 26Jul2019 Blog Post

  How Singapore’s SP Group is keeping pace with digital transformation

  The increasing use of renewable energy, consumer expectations of digital services and market liberalisation are some of the forces that have been reshaping Singapore’s energy industry in recent ... Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 News

  F-Secure talks up threat-hunting to stay ahead of cyber attacks in APAC

  Cyber security firm calls for organisations to double up on threat-hunting now that nearly all attack and reconnaissance traffic is automated Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 Video

  CW500 Interview: Daniel Hulme discusses artificial intelligence (AI)

  Daniel Hulme, CEO of Satalia and director of University College London’s business analytics MSc, talks about artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on businesses Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 In Depth

  The next stage in football’s digital revolution is ready for the new season

  Technology is playing an increasing role in football, as the Premier League adopts video assistant referees for the first time and clubs turn to data to capture more of their fans’ attention Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 News

  Crown Commercial Service to replace Crown Marketplace

  The Cabinet Office’s executive agency tweaks its modernisation strategy to boost government procurement efficiency and advances its own technology agenda Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 News

  Virgin Media pledges gigabit broadband without full-fibre

  Cable TV operator is betting that improvements to the Docsis standard will enable it to offer gigabit broadband without full-fibre Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 News

  Mobile banking malware surges in 2019

  Mobile banking malware surged in the first half of the year, email scams geared up and attacks on cloud increased, while illicit cryptocurrency miners declined, report reveals Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 News

  Most SMEs severely underestimate cyber security vulnerabilities

  Small businesses are the primary target for cyber attacks, yet most are unprepared and do not think they will be targeted, a survey reveals Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 Blog Post

  The only tech question that matters for a new PM: are you ready for the digital future, Mr Johnson?

  It’s traditional upon the coronation of a new Prime Minister to write a list of all the things they need to address in the tech and digital sectors. It would be a long list – digital skills, IT ... Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 News

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise invests big in India

  Enterprise IT giant aims to take advantage of India’s fast-growing economy and the country’s wealth of tech talent Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 News

  Ofcom must do more to help operators invest in 5G

  Telefónica UK boss Mark Evans warns that Ofcom is prioritising action on behalf of consumers to the exclusion of enabling the telecoms and mobile industry to grow Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 News

  Microsoft-owned LinkedIn commits to multi-year, all-in move to Azure public cloud

  Professional social networking site reveals plans to move all its workloads to the Microsoft public cloud over the next few years Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 News

  Surge in UK businesses switching bank account providers

  The UK system that makes it easy to change bank account has seen a surge in businesses taking up the service Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 News

  O2 to launch 5G network in October

  Customers in 20 towns and cities around the UK will be able to access O2’s 5G network by Christmas 2019 Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 News

  HPE and SAP among tech industry backers of UN climate change mitigation campaign

  Enterprise tech giants HPE and SAP are among a number of technology firms which have responded to the UN’s calls for corporations to do more to reduce the risk of global warming and cut their emissions Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 News

  New ministerial appointments for tech policies in Boris Johnson Cabinet

  The new Prime Minister has brought in ministers in all the key government posts affecting digital and technology policy Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 In Depth

  Better payroll automation is next frontier for HR software

  Traditionally, companies have treated payroll as a cost centre, and so it has lagged behind the likes of talent management. But if you don’t pay the talent on time, you will pay a price Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 News

  Facebook shrugs off $5bn fine, reports strong quarter

  Investors responded positively after social networking firm reported better-than-expected second-quarter results after budgeting for FTC fine, but the company faces a further antitrust investigation Continue Reading

• July 25, 2019 25Jul2019 Opinion

  Why investment is needed in the cyber insurance market

  The number of cyber insurance policies on offer is beginning to grow, but insurers still have a long way to go to develop policies that address market concerns Continue Reading

• July 24, 2019 24Jul2019 News

  Salesforce teams up with Alibaba in foray into China

  The cloud applications giant is tapping Alibaba’s footprint in e-commerce and cloud in an effort to expand its business in the Greater China region Continue Reading

• July 24, 2019 24Jul2019 News

  Australian organisations gain A$9bn in productivity benefits from cloud

  Australian organisations have become more productive by using cloud but some are still grappling with migration woes, a survey finds Continue Reading

• July 24, 2019 24Jul2019 News

  French and German companies have contrasting fortunes in India

  France is racing ahead of Germany when it comes to making the most of service companies in India Continue Reading

• July 24, 2019 24Jul2019 News

  Internet crime costs global economy £2.3m a minute

  Cyber crime cost the global economy £2.3m every minute in 2018, reveals a report aimed at defining the scale of cyber attacks taking place over the internet Continue Reading

• July 24, 2019 24Jul2019 Blog Post

  Why empathy is key for Data Science initiatives

  This is a guest blogpot by Kasia Kulma, a senior data scientist at Mango Solutions When we think of empathy in a career, we perhaps think of a nurse with a good bedside manner, or perhaps a ... Continue Reading

• July 24, 2019 24Jul2019 News

  Santander brings global digital services under one roof

  Spanish banking giant Santander Group is creating a global digital unit as part of its transformation plans Continue Reading

• July 24, 2019 24Jul2019 News

  Zuckerberg responsible for Facebook privacy compliance after $5bn FTC fine

  Facebook pays record fine after breaching users’ privacy, following settlements with Federal Trade Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission Continue Reading

• July 24, 2019 24Jul2019 Blog Post

  Innovate Finance expands national network with three regions added

  Innovate Finance is continuing to expand its network of fintechs with agreements with three regional hubs Continue Reading

• July 24, 2019 24Jul2019 News

  US Department of Justice launches antitrust probe into dominance of online platform providers

  The US Department of Justice has called for an antitrust investigation into how “market-leading” online platform operators in the search, social media and retail space operate Continue Reading

• July 24, 2019 24Jul2019 Blog Post

  Why the government's cloud-first policy review should be applauded

  In this guest post, HPE UK MD Marc Waters sets out why the government's decision to place its cloud-first policy under review makes sense, as the hybrid IT consumption model continues to take hold ... Continue Reading

• July 24, 2019 24Jul2019 Podcast

  Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 25

  In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Brian McKenna, and Clare McDonald are joined by Cliff Saran to discuss the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, including the technology involved, and how it compares with today... Continue Reading

• July 24, 2019 24Jul2019 News

  UK CIOs bottom of digital workflow league

  Leading CIOs shift from tech to leadership focus, but a new survey from ServiceNow has found that UK CIOs have not increased workflow budget Continue Reading