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• June 27, 2019 27Jun2019 In Depth

  Cloud snapshots and backups: How to protect data in the cloud

  You often need more data protection than native cloud services will give. But should you choose backup or snapshots? And what about third-party backup in the cloud? Continue Reading

• June 27, 2019 27Jun2019 News

  Singapore aims to be global node for 5G innovation

  The government will spend S$40m to develop 5G technology use cases in key sectors such as maritime and manufacturing with an eye on exporting Singapore's expertise to global markets Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 News

  NHSX ends digital programmes and sets out delivery priorities

  The digital unit concludes tech spending review in the health system, defines delivery missions and drives focus on standards and platforms Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 News

  Fido Alliance announces new standards

  Fido Alliance announces new identity verification and IoT initiatives to expand the reach and impact of Fido authentication, which seeks to eliminate the world’s dependence on password-based security Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 Blog Post

  Toronto adapters

  Toronto residents are grappling with a quandary posed by the plans of Google sister company Sidewalk Labs to build a smart city on its eastern waterfront. It’s always fun to learn about Google’s ... Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 News

  Commercial interests put customer security at risk, survey shows

  Firms are bypassing security to push products and services into the market, increasing security risks for the organisation and its customers, a poll of information security professionals shows Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 News

  TietoEVRY merger headlines wider consolidation in Nordic IT industry

  The merger of Tieto and Evry is only part of the widespread consolidation that is hitting the region’s tech sector Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 News

  Open banking could generate £18bn in value for UK SMEs and citizens

  Consumers and SMEs could generate billions of pounds in value if open banking adoption reaches its potential Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 News

  Wider threat campaign behind Wipro breach

  A sophisticated, far-ranging threat campaign was behind the breach at Indian IT services firm Wipro in April, which was not an isolated incident, RiskIQ report reveals Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 News

  Nordic public dispels fears over AI and welcomes its advance

  People in the Nordic countries are more welcoming and less fearful of the advance of artificial intelligence than those in other regions Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 Blog Post

  Scepticism and the challenges beyond for Facebook’s Libra

  Facebook faces major hurdles to make Libra a success even if it overcomes the rampant scepitisim Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 News

  Confusing cocktail of document licensing in SAP’s Hana strategy

  SAP wants its customers to migrate from ECC to Hana and its cloud offering and is also putting forward a new, “ambiguous” document licensing scheme Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 News

  Veritas bundles NetBackup into Enterprise Data Services Platform

  Backup giant wraps key product into data management wrapper that adds search, index and data classification Information Studio plus InfoScale software-defined storage Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 News

  Six arrested over €24m cryptocurrency theft

  Police have arrested six people in the UK and the Netherlands in connection with the theft of cryptocurrency worth €24m Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 News

  Singapore government forms digital industry office

  New office will help local tech firms grow their regional footprint and build new capabilities in order to thrive in APAC’s booming digital economy Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 In Depth

  How facial recognition technology threatens basic privacy rights

  As adoption of facial recognition systems continues to grow worldwide, there is increasing concern that this technology could undermine fundamental privacy rights and how it can be kept in check Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 News

  UK cyber security progress stalled, says report

  UK firms rank cyber attacks as a top business issue, but are stalling in cyber security best practice, lagging behind top performers in India Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 E-Handbook

  Proving ownership of IPv6 addresses

  In this article in our Royal Holloway security series, we examine the mechanisms that have been invented to allow users of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), which replaces IPv4, to prove their rightful ownership of an address, preventing others ... Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 News

  NHS Wales provides 100,000 staff with Microsoft 365

  Cloud-based suite will help Welsh healthcare service drive digitisation initiatives and support greater collaboration and video-based consultations Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 News

  Shipping giant Maersk on taking a cloud-first approach to disrupting the competition

  Rasmus Hald, who heads up the cloud centre of excellence at shipping giant Maersk, opens up about how the firm is embracing a cloud-first policy in the name of seeing off competitive threats and improving the sustainability of its operations Continue Reading

• June 26, 2019 26Jun2019 Blog Post

  Edge & the datacentre: scope considerations for developers

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Chris Carreiro in his capacity as CTO of ParkView at Park Place Technologies -- the company is a specialist in datacentre ... Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 News

  Australia’s demand for cloud continues to soar

  Over 40% of local businesses are now using public cloud services, though the lack of cloud skills remains a key barrier to wider adoption Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 News

  Half of Dutch IT decision-makers can’t explain blockchain technology

  IT decision-makers in the Netherlands know that blockchain has significant benefits, but half don’t understand how to apply it Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 News

  Three Finnish banks, one core IT platform

  Can a shared core IT platform enable three Finnish banks to become more efficient yet maintain individual competitiveness? Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 Blog Post

  Why database admins should embrace automation

  There are certain functions in database administration, that are good candidates for automation. These are the nuts and bolts of the job - like how to partition the storage, what happens if a disk ... Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 E-Handbook

  A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to evergreen IT

  Windows 10 is providing a feast of updates for its users. In this 15-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at how IT leaders can manage these changes, the implications incremental updates could have on sysadmins and the role cloud services can ... Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 Blog Post

  London Tech Week opinion 4: Beyond the unicorns

  Don'y forget the tech SMEs amid the noise being made by the unicorns Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 News

  Outdated IT systems are hindering patient care

  Lack of modernisation is presenting a threat to patients and healthcare practitioners, says study Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 Blog Post

  There's AI and, er, AI....

  It's hard to recall a recent presentation from a vendor that didn't include the AI or Machine-Learning buzz-phrases. I'm not just talking IT here - coffee vending machines probably also incorporate ... Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 News

  AI will drive reskilling in problem solving, creativity and collaboration

  A study from the Economist Intelligence Unit has found that executives do not believe that artificial intelligence will lead to job losses, but staff will need retraining Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 E-Zine

  Saving bees with the internet of things

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how internet of things technologies and “smart hives” are helping bee conservation. We examine Facebook’s new digital currency, Libra, and analyse its pros and cons. And we look at how IT leaders are ... Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 News

  Growing diversity of datacentre types revealed in latest Vertiv 2025 market predictions study

  Datacentre power specialist’s latest poll on what the industry will look like in 2025 reveals a change in attitude from respondents to powering sites with renewable energy, and shines a light on how its looming skills crisis is developing Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 News

  APT attack on telcos highlights need for comprehensive defence

  A global cyber attack against multiple telecommunications firms underlines need for comprehensive approach to cyber defence, say researchers and industry commentators Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 News

  Post Office appoints new chief information officer

  Former Holland & Barrett IT chief joins the Post Office as interim CIO after former incumbent is promoted Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 Podcast

  Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 21

  In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Brian McKenna, Clare McDonald and Caroline Donnelly are joined by Computer Weekly’s acting management editor, Angelica Mari, to talk about some of the past week’s biggest news ... Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 News

  Sky invests £125,000 in female-led business ideas

  Five women have been awarded their share of £125,000 from Sky to pursue technology-led business ideas Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 News

  Moscow’s 2019 Startup Village rewards innovation

  Moved to a bigger site, Moscow’s annual Startup Village continues to expand, with interest from large corporates growing Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 News

  Big companies face extinction unless they use IT better

  Better use of IT could add £100bn to the British economy, says a CBI report into UK big business Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 News

  Saudi banks trial blockchain-based identity technology at ATMs

  Biometric and blockchain technologies are being used in tandem to provide ID verification at Saudi Arabian cash machines Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 News

  Airbus opens cyber innovation hub in Wales

  Newport hub will focus on industrial control systems, artificial intelligence and data analytics Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 News

  Cyber attackers using wider range of threats

  Businesses need to ensure they are able to defend against a wide range of threats in the face of increased malicious Office documents, Mac malware and web application exploits, report shows Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 News

  UK firms downloading vulnerable open source software

  Vulnerable open source software components are posing a security threat to UK firms, according to a report that also shows how best practice, including automation, can reduce the risk Continue Reading

• June 25, 2019 25Jun2019 News

  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

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 News

  New security challenges await 5G planners, say APAC experts

  With 5G technology expected to move more data and processing to the network edge, some experts have called for the need to address the security risks when planning 5G networks Continue Reading

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 News

  Scotland ‘needs stronger digital leadership’

  Despite some good progress, Scotland needs greater strategic direction to further its digital endeavours, says central auditor Continue Reading

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 In Depth

  Unstructured data compliance: Obstacles and solutions

  Stored unstructured data could be a black hole full of unknown risk. We look at the key dangers to compliance in unstructured data and some ways of mitigating the risks Continue Reading

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 News

  European and UK space agencies start CAV connectivity project

  Academia and telecoms operators partner to investigate 5G and satellite systems for connected and autonomous vehicles, with proofs of concept expected for 2020 Continue Reading

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 News

  Ministry of Defence appoints chief scientific adviser

  The first female to hold the role, professor dame Angela McLean will direct the department's core research programme and advise on all science and technology matters Continue Reading

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 E-Handbook

  GPU acceleration for data intensive processing

  In this e-guide, we consider using parallel computing software libraries and frameworks like cuDNN for developing deep learning neural networks for machine learning applications. Continue Reading

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 News

  Release date clarification sought for revamped CEST tool as private sector IR35 reforms near

  HMRC is under growing pressure to say when its revamped IR35 online tax status tool will be released, as stakeholders air grievances over current issues with the answers it produces Continue Reading

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 In Depth

  Microsoft’s road to multicloud support

  From Microsoft’s perspective, multicloud is more about portability than resiliency Continue Reading

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 News

  A third of jobs could become redundant as a result of digitisation

  Around 12 million jobs could significantly change or become redundant by 2024 as a result of the adoption of digital technologies Continue Reading

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 News

  Hospitality industry at highest risk of phishing

  Benchmarking report shows average phish-prone percentage across all industries and sizes of organisations at 29.6% – up 2.6% since 2018 Continue Reading

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 News

  Chef demos Windows Server 2008 migration

  Windows Server 2008 R2 reaches end of support in January 2020. Businesses using older Windows server software have little time to redevelop code Continue Reading

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 E-Handbook

  APAC guide to plugging endpoint security gaps

  In this e-guide, read more about the evolution of endpoint security, how APAC organisations are using artificial intelligence to plug endpoint security gaps as well as potential blindspots in encrypted traffic used by a growing plethora of endpoint ... Continue Reading

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 News

  London named top five global retail colocation hub by Synergy Research Group

  The latest quarterly colocation market tracker data from Synergy Research Group highlights differences between growth trends between retail and wholesale sectors, and the impact the hyperscale sector is having on both Continue Reading

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 News

  US tech industry’s racial wage gap is widening, report finds

  A report on salaries in the tech industry has found that the racial wage gap in the US is widening, despite the average tech worker salary increasing year on year Continue Reading

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 News

  Steel firm adds steel to resilience with Scale hyper-converged

  Carrs Tool Steels had to move on from legacy servers and found hyper-converged infrastructure from Scale Computing the ideal fit for a small business that couldn’t afford downtime Continue Reading

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 Blog Post

  StackShare Stack Decisions is a ‘developer discovery’ platform

  Software is a multi-faceted thing. Because of this core reality, we often talk about elements of software code as layers in a fabric, or indeed (to use a more literal term and one that proliferates ... Continue Reading

• June 24, 2019 24Jun2019 News

  ASEAN CIOs learn to navigate the data economy

  A group of IT leaders in Southeast Asia will converge in Edinburgh this July to delve deeper into issues that have been holding back efforts to become better data-driven organisations Continue Reading

• June 21, 2019 21Jun2019 News

  UK takes world lead in surveillance camera security

  Although the UK is sometimes referred to as “the most surveilled country” in the world, it has taken the lead in setting minimum security requirements for surveillance cameras. But how will this make a difference internationally? Continue Reading

• June 21, 2019 21Jun2019 News

  Nominations open for UK’s security unsung heroes

  The Security Serious cyber awareness campaign has opened nominations for the fourth annual cyber security Unsung Heroes awards Continue Reading

• June 21, 2019 21Jun2019 News

  Parents don’t know enough about cyber careers

  Research by the SANS Institute finds that while parents are aware of cyber security, they don’t know enough to encourage their children into cyber roles Continue Reading

• June 21, 2019 21Jun2019 News

  Government must address shortcomings to make data strategy work

  A National Audit Office report outlines the challenges that need to be investigated around making more effective use of data in citizen service delivery and government operations Continue Reading

• June 21, 2019 21Jun2019 News

  West Midlands paramedics test remote ultrasonic sensor scans

  Ultrasound sensor works with a haptic glove worn by a paramedic connected over 5G to a clinician, who provides remote diagnosis Continue Reading

• June 21, 2019 21Jun2019 News

  Small business not necessarily weakest security link

  Small businesses may not be the weakest link in the supply chain after all, with a lack of skills and best practices being bigger factors, a study by (ISC)² reveals Continue Reading

• June 21, 2019 21Jun2019 In Depth

  Disaster planning: How to expect the unexpected

  Focusing too much on specific disasters rather than considering an organisation’s data protection, network security and process requirements, can lead to unpredicted vulnerabilities Continue Reading

• June 21, 2019 21Jun2019 Blog Post

  Mea culpa: Trendy isn’t the same as important

  I hate it when you realise that your point of reference has been unduly influenced by what’s currently trending rather than what’s really important. A recent briefing with Jim Liddle of Storage ... Continue Reading

• June 21, 2019 21Jun2019 Opinion

  Will artificial intelligence be a recruiter’s new best friend?

  AI and machine learning are being introduced into corporate recruitment to save time and money, but employers need to understand the legal risks Continue Reading

• June 21, 2019 21Jun2019 In Depth

  Docker backup: Deciding what to protect and how

  Docker is a simplified form of virtualisation whose popularity has rocketed. We look at the key decisions about what parts of Docker you need to backup and how to do it Continue Reading

• June 21, 2019 21Jun2019 Blog Post

  Alibaba Cloud earns validation from Singapore banking association

  Alibaba Cloud said it has become the first public cloud supplier in the industry to obtain the Outsourced Service Providers Audit Report (OSPAR) validation by the Association of Banks in Singapore ... Continue Reading

• June 21, 2019 21Jun2019 News

  CIOs experience stress, verbal and physical abuse during IT failures

  Business continuity involves more than the investment in resilient IT – staff and their families need support too Continue Reading

• June 21, 2019 21Jun2019 News

  Surveillance camera czar calls for stronger UK code of practice

  Surveillance cameras are for supporting communities, not spying on them, but the UK needs stronger regulation and citizen engagement in this area, says surveillance camera commissioner Continue Reading

• June 20, 2019 20Jun2019 News

  How APAC CIOs are driving AI projects

  IT leaders at a Computer Weekly roundtable say they are grappling with compute bottlenecks and explainable artificial intelligence even as chatbots and other AI projects are being rolled out in full swing Continue Reading

• June 20, 2019 20Jun2019 News

  Asos trials AR catwalk technology

  Online retailer Asos has partnered with HoloMe to trial an augmented reality catwalk for users of its fashion app Continue Reading

• June 20, 2019 20Jun2019 News

  UK citizens call for diversity in AI to be addressed

  Public wants government and tech companies to tackle diversity issues related to the application of artificial intelligence, a study has found Continue Reading

• June 20, 2019 20Jun2019 News

  Online porn age-verification checks delayed for six months

  Changes to force UK internet users to prove their age to access adult content are postponed for a third time because of failure to notify the European Commission of key policy details Continue Reading

• June 20, 2019 20Jun2019 News

  Facebook officially unveils cryptocurrency plans

  Facebook has released details about its Libra cryptocurrency, but questions still remain over how, and if, it will work Continue Reading

• June 20, 2019 20Jun2019 News

  HCL delivers digital services to Cricket Australia

  Cricket governing body chooses Indian IT supplier to expand the boundaries of its customer engagement platforms Continue Reading

• June 20, 2019 20Jun2019 Blog Post

  MIRIS charges up ecological ethical approach to energy & data

  Blockchain is changing everything. Software application developers are now working to accommodate for streams where Blockchain-based immutable data [flows, stores and more] can be used for greater ... Continue Reading

• June 20, 2019 20Jun2019 News

  Tech startups establish deep roots in Copenhagen

  Danish capital offers all the advantages startups need to get off the ground and many are staying there for the long haul Continue Reading

• June 20, 2019 20Jun2019 E-Zine

  CW APAC: Buyer’s guide to NVMe storage

  In this handbook, Computer Weekly looks at how NVMe storage is gaining popularity in the race to reduce latency and speed up application performance, and throws light on seven misconceptions around the use of NVMe. Continue Reading

• June 20, 2019 20Jun2019 News

  Enterprises challenged with security basics

  Visibility, security tool overload and manual reporting are cited as top concerns by UK security leaders, a report reveals Continue Reading

• June 20, 2019 20Jun2019 News

  UK to launch security standard for surveillance cameras

  The UK is launching the world’s first voluntary cyber security standard and compliance certification mark for the manufacturers of surveillance cameras Continue Reading

• June 20, 2019 20Jun2019 News

  Oracle results: Revenue flat, cloud progress claimed

  Full-year 2018-19 results show revenue flat to slight, but executives claim cloud headway and progress on autonomous database uptake Continue Reading

• June 20, 2019 20Jun2019 News

  Most mobile apps vulnerable to malware

  iOS and Android apps equally vulnerable to being exploited remotely by malware, report reveals Continue Reading

• June 19, 2019 19Jun2019 News

  How AirAsia streamlined its customer service

  Integrating multiple customer touch points with Salesforce has enabled Asia’s leading low-cost carrier to shorten waiting time and improve customer service Continue Reading

• June 19, 2019 19Jun2019 News

  Lloyds Bank uses community effort to push out DevOps

  The developers and IT operations teams were once separate. Now they are one. The challenge is getting this to scale across the business Continue Reading

• June 19, 2019 19Jun2019 News

  NetApp ports services to NetApp HCI for multi-cloud storage

  NetApp will debut multi-cloud services on its NetApp HCI hyper-converged platform, with the first being its Kubernetes orchestrator service and Cloud Volumes Continue Reading

• June 19, 2019 19Jun2019 News

  Women in IT trailblazer Maggie Berry gets OBE

  Early pioneer of networking who aimed to get more women into technology is included in Queen's Birthday Honours Continue Reading

• June 19, 2019 19Jun2019 Blog Post

  Puss in briefs

  A Pakistani politician has played down the embarrassment of one of his briefings being streamed live to Facebook with the cat filter on. “The cat filter was turned on by mistake,” said Shaukat ... Continue Reading

• June 19, 2019 19Jun2019 News

  Looming private sector IR35 reforms prompts calls for gig economy-focused tax system overhaul

  The growth of the gig-based economy has exposed weaknesses in the UK tax system – exacerbated by the IR35 reforms – that mean an overhaul is needed, panel claims Continue Reading

• June 19, 2019 19Jun2019 Blog Post

  London Tech Week opinion 3: The coming of age moment

  With London Tech Week held recently various tech sector executives have kindly offered to provide their opinions of this year’s London Tech week. Here are the opinions already published: London ... Continue Reading

• June 19, 2019 19Jun2019 News

  IoT Security Foundation publishes smart building whitepaper

  The IoT Security Foundation has published a guide on security for smart buildings to highlight key issues and gather feedback to inform future guidance for industry stakeholders Continue Reading

• June 19, 2019 19Jun2019 News

  Telcos hail progress improvements in meeting UK full-fibre broadband deployment targets

  Senior management from Openreach, TalkTalk and Three use Connected Britain keynote to share insights on how full-fibre broadband deployment is progressing across the country Continue Reading

• June 19, 2019 19Jun2019 News

  Finland’s Tieto and Norway’s Evry merge to fend off competition from Indian suppliers

  Two of the Nordic region's biggest IT suppliers merge as competition in their home region increases Continue Reading

• June 19, 2019 19Jun2019 News

  Oxford University accepts £150m for artificial intelligence research

  Oxford University has accepted £150m to build a new humanities hub that will include a centre for artificial intelligence ethics research from Stephen Schwarzman, a US private equity boss Continue Reading

• June 19, 2019 19Jun2019 News

  Converged security takes centre stage at IFSEC

  The importance and benefits of combining physical and cyber security was underlined in the opening session of the 2019 IFSEC security conference Continue Reading

• June 19, 2019 19Jun2019 News

  UK government pushes data-driven agenda

  A smart data report has been published with consultations under way, while an open call for evidence has been launched to help shape the national data plan Continue Reading

• June 19, 2019 19Jun2019 News

  Regional alliances boost Nordic AI industry

  Universities and technology businesses in Nordic countries are working cross-border as part of two pan-Nordic organisations Continue Reading