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• June 11, 2019 11Jun2019 E-Zine

  Are schools delivering on digital skills?

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the differing approaches to teaching computer science across the UK and assess the pros and cons of each. Our latest buyer’s guide examines the technologies and best practices of multicloud environments. ... Continue Reading

• June 11, 2019 11Jun2019 Blog Post

  John Suffolk's grilling by MPs exposes the tech industry's troubling amorality

  In an astonishing and frankly unprecedented turn of events before the Science and Technology Select Committee this week, Huawei chief security officer John Suffolk was branded a "moral vacuum" by ... Continue Reading

• June 11, 2019 11Jun2019 News

  MP brands Huawei exec a ‘moral vacuum’ as operators demand 5G clarity

  Huawei chief security officer John Suffolk faces tough questions from parliament’s Science and Technology Select Committee over the firm’s links to the Chinese government Continue Reading

• June 11, 2019 11Jun2019 Opinion

  Should tech companies capitalise R&D spending?

  Technology companies frequently ask whether they should capitalise their research and development costs. There are clear benefits, increasing reported profit and hence potential valuations, but what are the risks? Continue Reading

• June 11, 2019 11Jun2019 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Frame cyber security impacts in business contexts

  How can security professionals communicate effectively with the board and senior business leaders – what works and what doesn’t? Continue Reading

• June 11, 2019 11Jun2019 News

  Implementing Dmarc a top priority for UK

  Basic email security should be a top priority for UK firms, followed by reducing third-party web exposure and monitoring data flows leaving the enterprise, a Rapid7 study reveals Continue Reading

• June 11, 2019 11Jun2019 News

  Virgin Atlantic partners with Accenture to bring self-service capabilities to cargo management

  Transatlantic airline becomes the first to adopt the latest version of Accenture's cloud-based Freight and Logistics platform as part of its digital transformation push Continue Reading

• June 11, 2019 11Jun2019 News

  Tech firms back UK in spite of Brexit

  Theresa May announces funding to boost development of quantum technologies, as well as a tech competitiveness study, as sector companies pledge to invest further in the country Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 News

  Western Digital aims to help rethink unstructured data storage

  Zonedstorage.io is Western Digital-backed idea to re-architect unstructured data storage with sequential writes to high-capacity media such as SMR HDDs and ZNS NVMe flash Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 News

  UK invests £18.5m to boost diversity in artificial intelligence

  Funding for artificial intelligence will go towards conversion degrees, scholarships for under-represented groups and online learning in the UK Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 In Depth

  Oracle and The World Bee Project expand partnership following trials

  Trials of ‘smart hive’ technology have enabled The World Bee Project to collect billions of data points about the health and activity of honey bees, for scientific research and conservation efforts Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 News

  UK should be much further ahead in AI, says London mayor

  Sadiq Khan calls on the next prime minister to prioritise preparations around the potential impact of artificial intelligence Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 News

  Salesforce buys Tableau to add self-service analytics to CRM

  Salesforce is set to buy business intelligence data visualisation pioneer Tableau as it seeks to amplify its customer analytics capability Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 News

  Etihad Airways uses artificial intelligence to source ideas from staff

  UAE airline works with tech startup to create a platform to help it apply employees’ ideas to address business challenges Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 News

  TSB makes key appointment in IT restructure

  Mark Curran moves from CYBG to head up reorganisation that will see control of TSB’s IT transferred to an internal team from parent company’s tech subsidiary Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Infosec letter to the board

  How can security professionals communicate effectively with the board and senior business leaders – what works and what doesn’t? Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 News

  BCS urges universities to push ethics standards on AI masters degrees

  Ethics is a key requirement blue-chip firms will look for in artificial intelligence MSc graduates Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 Blog Post

  Open source to become a ‘best practice’

  There are many magic rings in this world… and none of them should be used lightly. This is true. It is also true that organisations in every vertical are now having to work hard and find automation ... Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 Opinion

  How to avoid AI myopia

  Artificial intelligence holds much promise and is generating a lot of excitement, but it can have unintended consequences. Technologists need to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 Blog Post

  Why Tech should lead, when governments lag

  Last week shares in the tech giants plummeted following reports that US regulators from the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission were looking at investigating their business. On the ... Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 Blog Post

  Women in code series: Denise Gosnell, DataStax

  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

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 Blog Post

  London Tech Week role heightened as London needs a showcase to give clarity amid Brexit haze

  London Tech Week needs to promote London to the rest of the world because Brexit is creating major uncertainty about the city's future Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 News

  Whittard spills the tea about its use of technology

  CFO and IT manager of British hot beverages brand Whittard explains the firm’s recent investment in technology ahead of the business’s expansion into China Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 News

  Large firms look to zero-trust security to reduce cyber risk

  In the face of increasing cyber breach risk as organisations move to hybrid multi-cloud IT environments, just over half of large firms in Europe are planning a zero-trust approach to security Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 In Depth

  Convenience, digitisation and the impact on the physical store

  Digital technologies and the need for convenience have changed the way consumers shop, but what will this mean for the purpose and size of physical stores? Continue Reading

• June 10, 2019 10Jun2019 Opinion

  The UK must play a leading role in global collaboration on digital policy and ethics

  All countries must work together to ensure digital technologies such as AI are ethical and trustworthy – and the UK has an opportunity to be a global leader Continue Reading

• June 09, 2019 09Jun2019 News

  Three to launch 5G in August

  Operator claims its contiguous block of 5G-ready mobile spectrum will put it streets ahead of its rivals Continue Reading

• June 07, 2019 07Jun2019 News

  Public opposes exploitation of NHS data by large tech companies

  Following the US presidential visit to the UK, a YouGov survey found citizens are largely against use of patient information by international tech firms and want benefits focused on the UK Continue Reading

• June 07, 2019 07Jun2019 Blog Post

  A hospice for a dying HE/FE funding regime - A review of the Augar Report

  The report of the Independent Panel to the Review into the funding of Further and Higher Education was not just about Student loans and University Funding . But most of the 370 submissions came ... Continue Reading

• June 07, 2019 07Jun2019 News

  CIO interview: John Finch, Refinitiv

  Refinitiv CIO John Finch says finding people with the right level of data science skills is his biggest challenge Continue Reading

• June 07, 2019 07Jun2019 Blog Post

  ‘A breath of fresh air’ for Gov.uk Verify?

  Three months ago, the Government Digital Service (GDS) appointed the first ever director of digital identity, Lisa Barrett – tasked with taking on the troubled Gov.uk Verify programme. Barrett ... Continue Reading

• June 07, 2019 07Jun2019 News

  Schneider Electric CTO claims AI and cloud could give DCIM market new lease of life

  Kevin Brown tells Datacloud Europe Congress that the datacentre infrastructure management market could be on the cusp of a second coming, buoyed by cloud, big data and artificial intelligence technologies Continue Reading

• June 07, 2019 07Jun2019 Blog Post

  No tunes left to buy

  The absorption of iTunes as we know it into three new entertainment apps – Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV – has sent us down yet another nostalgic rabbit hole. It’s the app we’ve come to ... Continue Reading

• June 07, 2019 07Jun2019 News

  NotPetya offers industry-wide lessons, says Maersk’s tech chief

  There are several key industry-wide lessons to be learned from the NotPetya attack in 2017, according to the information chief at one of the companies most heavily impacted Continue Reading

• June 07, 2019 07Jun2019 Blog Post

  Threat vs trust: the overlooked power of words

  Words have power – in particular, your choice of words modifies how your readers or listeners react to what you write or say. Politicians do this sort of thing all the time, swapping one word or ... Continue Reading

• June 07, 2019 07Jun2019 News

  NHS England extends funding for new innovation projects

  3D heart modelling and an advanced blood test to reduce heart attack diagnostic timescales are among the additional projects that will be offered to more patients Continue Reading

• June 07, 2019 07Jun2019 News

  Google buys Looker to deepen enterprise software arsenal

  Google is set to buy business intelligence platform supplier Looker as it beefs up its cloud enterprise software stack Continue Reading

• June 07, 2019 07Jun2019 News

  Edtech in the Nordics offers students alternative learning journeys

  Pioneering attitude to technology innovation across business and society lends itself to adoption in education across the region Continue Reading

• June 07, 2019 07Jun2019 News

  Ofcom confirms broadband USO to be introduced in March 2020

  BT and Kcom will begin to provide broadband services under the government’s USO scheme from 20 March 2020 Continue Reading

• June 07, 2019 07Jun2019 News

  Industrial sector increasingly tempted by idea of private 5G

  Industrial companies and manufacturers plan to implement 5G mobile networks swiftly once they become widely available, and many are keen on the idea of investing in private licences Continue Reading

• June 07, 2019 07Jun2019 News

  Misconfigured container services are a security risk

  Researchers at Palo Alto Networks have released details of the scale of misconfigured and exposed container services putting organisations at risk of cyber attack Continue Reading

• June 07, 2019 07Jun2019 News

  Apple tackles iPad-to-Mac app portability

  Xcode framework enables app developers to use one set of source code to target either iPadOS or MacOS Continue Reading

• June 07, 2019 07Jun2019 News

  How ASEAN firms are using AI to combat cyber threats

  Artificial intelligence tools are becoming a vital part of the security arsenal for organisations and cyber criminals alike Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 News

  APAC to lead global IoT spending

  Asia-Pacific is slated to become the top market for the internet of things as the region scales up the use of connected devices in key sectors such as manufacturing Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 News

  Weak cyber security top challenge, says NCSC chief Ciaran Martin

  UK cyber security agency NCSC is focusing on practical support and making the internet and technology safer to use, but says the area that needs most attention is improving basic cyber security in firms, says agency chief Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 News

  NHS to provide funds to reward use of AI in health service

  Incentives will be given from April 2020, says NHS England chief executive Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 News

  Ofcom’s Sharon White to step down at Christmas

  Chief executive will leave her role at the telecoms regulator at the end of 2019 Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 News

  TNMOC showcases role of Wren Colossus operators in D-Day

  Colossus was used to decypher German Lorenz encrypted messages, one of which appears to have given the Allies the green light Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 News

  Firms face targeted bespoke cyber attacks, dark web study reveals

  Academic study exposes prolific availability and demand for tailored malware, network access and corporate espionage services, which suggests many firms’ cyber defences are below standard Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 News

  Tech sector appeals to future prime minister

  Trade body TechUK has urged Conservative leadership candidates to support the national digital industry and warned about the risks of a no-deal Brexit to sector businesses Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 News

  Co-op pushes to make customer care teams more co-operative

  The Co-op operates in market segments ranging from funeral care to food, and its customer service strategy was disparate until it adopted Salesforce Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 News

  Half of CFOs frustrated by complex accounting systems

  Chief financial officers need to upgrade to easier-to-use accounting systems, but are strapped for time and lack the resources to make the right choices, according to survey Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 E-Handbook

  A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to optimising storage

  The implementation of effective storage optimisation has become an important factor in business. In this 12-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at cost implications, the hyper-converged infrastructure minefield and the alternatives to shared ... Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 Blog Post

  HSBC drops Connected Money and integrates best features to main mobile banking app

  HSBC is taking advantage of fintech to test out features before fully integrating them into the main mobile app Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 News

  One in five digital transformation projects fail

  Concerns around the selection of the right technology and Brexit uncertainty are among the main stumbling blocks, a new survey says Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 News

  Microsoft and Oracle join forces to offer inter-cloud connectivity

  Pair will provide direct connections between their clouds, enabling workloads to use services across Oracle and Azure public clouds Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 News

  Legacy IT systems a significant security challenge

  Information security professionals need to work closely with the business to identify critical legacy IT systems to ensure security risks are managed effectively, CISO tells Infosecurity Europe Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 News

  Datacentre operators under pressure to embrace sustainability as climate change activism rises

  The rise in climate change activism across the globe means consumers are becoming increasingly likely to vote with their feet and shun brands that do not operate in a sustainable way, and datacentre operators must prepare Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 Blog Post

  Robust for your pleasure: Elastic acquires Endgame

  Elastic (the company known for the Elasticsearch open source text search and analytics engine and the Elastic Stack data analysis and visualition toolset) will now acquire Endgame. Endgame is a ... Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 News

  Datacentre operators urged to look beyond past experience to fill talent gaps

  Panellists at the annual Datacloud Europe Congress in Monaco claim operators will continue to struggle to plug talent gaps while focusing on finding candidates with years of experience in datacentres, rather than those with an aptitude for the type ... Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 News

  Digital transformation an opportunity for security

  Digital transformation is an opportunity not only for the business to up its game, but also for security teams to engage with and win over the business, CISO tells Infosecurity Europe Continue Reading

• June 06, 2019 06Jun2019 News

  Keeping Java relevant in the age of cloud and agile

  Java Community Process chair Heather VanCura talks up efforts to keep Java up to speed with the needs of developers in the era of cloud and agile software development Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 News

  CIO interview: Chris Worle, chief digital officer, Hargreaves Lansdown

  Former marketing director is defining the newly created CDO role at the financial services firm, and is starting to appreciate the cultural changes involved in digital transformation Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 In Depth

  Enterprise HPC: Why HPE is buying Cray

  HPE’s decision to acquire supercomputing pioneer Cray for $1.3bn serves to highlight the growing importance of high-performance computing (HPC) deployments in the enterprise market Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 News

  National Cyber Security Strategy mostly failing, says PAC report

  The Cabinet Office is on track to deliver only one objective of the 12 outcomes initially established in the National Cyber Security Strategy, with value to taxpayers still unclear Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 Opinion

  Is GDPR worth the cost?

  Regulations have costs, which are meant to be recouped by the expected benefits. But who decides whether this is a good deal? Ultimately, it’s you Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 Opinion

  Collaboration between local public services and industry is key to innovation

  The launch of the new London Office for Technology and Innovation is an opportunity to examine how industry and government can work together better to improve local innovation Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 Opinion

  Joining the dots to deliver effective cyber security

  In too many organisations, cyber security is dislocated and siloed. Security chiefs need to take a more joined-up approach, but that is likely to mean a rethink of how the security team operates Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 Blog Post

  UK adults are increasingly opening accounts with new banks, finds Zopa research

  UK consumers are increasingly opening multiple bank accounts Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 Opinion

  Does NHS Digital’s Internet First policy mean the end of HSCN?

  Last week, NHS Digital issued new policy guidance on internet usage that, at first glance, appeared to herald the end of HSCN – but is that really the case? Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 News

  London could be world cyber risk leader, says ex-Lloyd’s chief

  Collaboration across the cyber insurance, technology and security organisations in London could make the capital a leading world centre on these topics, says former Lloyd’s of London boss Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 News

  Yoox Net-A-Porter launches female-focused fashion app competition

  Online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter is asking young women to submit ideas for an app which helps drive sustainability in the fashion industry Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 Opinion

  Making threat intelligence greater than the sum of its parts

  Organisations can become more secure if they join up their varied sources of intelligence about business threats, and avoid losing valuable information within individual silos Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 News

  Komprise to add Deep Analytics to unstructured data management

  New functionality will allow customers to create and interrogate virtual data set from potentially petabytes of unstructured data across multiple shares and physical storage Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 News

  DNS – a security opportunity not to be overlooked, says Nominet

  Domain name system data is the best-kept secret for eliminating network cyber threats, Nominet tells Infosecurity Europe attendees Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 News

  Nearly two-thirds of businesses hit by credential abuse

  Most businesses admit to breaches relating to abuse of user credentials, according to a report that highlights cyber hygiene failings in the UK and the importance of greater visibility and integration to cyber defence capability Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 In Depth

  Big tech chiefs boycott parliamentarians investigating citizens’ privacy

  An International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy considers whether failure to protect citizens’ privacy constitutes grounds for anti-trust regulation against Facebook and other big tech companies Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 News

  Finland’s Tieto reorganises to grab growth opportunities

  Tieto is cutting costs as part of its growth plan that will see hundreds of job cuts in Finland and Sweden Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 News

  Amal Clooney calls on business and tech to solve world issues

  Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney urged technologists to look at how they can tackle issues that governments have failed to address Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 News

  Emirates NBD builds bank of future with Amazon Web Services

  UAE bank is accessing the latest technology through a close relationship with IT giant Amazon Web Services Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 News

  Uncritical use of algorithms in justice can undermine public trust and individual rights

  A Law Society report has raised concerns about the use of algorithmic systems in decision making in the criminal justice system Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 Blog Post

  Talend weeds out new highs for AI vision systems

  Talend senior product manager David Talaga spoke to the Computer Weekly Developer Network this month to talk about data, programming, computer vision systems, advances in AI and garden weeds. Using ... Continue Reading

• June 05, 2019 05Jun2019 News

  Nominations open for Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2019

  Computer Weekly is seeking nominations for this year’s list of the 50 most influential women in UK technology Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 E-Handbook

  AI proves value in HR, but handle with care

  In this e-guide, discover how the allocation of work by algorithm might have advantages for workers as well as employers, how AI is proving its value for HR and how data analytics is being used to support expansion and development. Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 News

  Is ‘Brexit effect’ to blame for drop in UK data management investments?

  Research from data backup software supplier Veeam suggests UK C-suite is set to invest much less in data management over the course of the next 12 months than the rest of the world, prompting concerns that Brexit might be to blame Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 Blog Post

  The next tech skillset is ‘differently-abled neuro-diverse’

  Software application developers are, generally (somewhat unfortunately) mostly white, male, pretty standard guys with good educations, a predilection for pizza and often somewhat questionable ... Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 E-Handbook

  APAC doubles down on AI

  Artificial intelligence promises to ease employee workloads, freeing workers of mundane tasks to focus on innovative projects that bring more value to their organisations. Yet, when devising an AI strategy, organisations must be mindful of issues ... Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 In Depth

  How retail store technology is filling the ‘imagination gap’

  Retailers are using in-store technology to reduce the time between shoppers’ consideration phase and purchase, but how is it engaging them and triggering conversions? Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 News

  Businesses investing blindly in cyber security

  Businesses need to find out what their real cyber risks and weaknesses are before investing in new technologies, says ethical hacker Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 Blog Post

  Why the real value of AI in business is in automating backend tasks

  For all the hype around artificial intelligence (AI), and the excitement around some of its potential – personal assistants that develop a personality, robot-assisted micro surgery, etc. – it is ... Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 Blog Post

  NatWest Video banking service adds fuel to a future without branches

  Bank branches are no longer needed for that hum an touch Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 In Depth

  Cloud storage and its main cost components

  We run through the main items charged for by the big cloud storage providers, such as capacity, storage type, transactions, data egress, networks and data protection Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 News

  NHSX urged to rethink national policy to enable healthcare digitisation

  Better approaches to governance and skills as well as more realistic expectations around the digital readiness of organisations are needed, according to think tank research Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 In Depth

  Making multicloud work: Is it really worth it?

  Enterprise interest in multicloud deployments is on the rise, but with so many moving parts to take care of, will the benefits end up being too hard-fought to make it viable for most enterprises? Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 News

  Why HR and procurement need to collaborate

  A lack of insight into the external skills they use means organisations are missing out on smart human capital management Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 News

  Deterministic data-based AI key for security

  AI-based cyber security systems have enormous potential, but under specific conditions that are essential for success, AI expert tells Infosecurity Europe Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 Podcast

  Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 18

  In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Brian McKenna, Caroline Donnelly and Clare McDonald weigh up the technology credentials of some of the Conservative Party candidates, find out how Google Cloud is helping the ... Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 In Depth

  Cutting employees some Slack: The rise of messaging apps in retail

  Slack’s 2019 stock market debut raises the profile of enterprise collaboration software, but what options do retailers have in this space and how are they using the technology? Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 E-Zine

  In this week’s issue: GDPR one year on – is it working?

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, a year after the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, we assess its progress. Fears of technology are holding back digital healthcare – we look at the tech that’s bringing back a human touch... Continue Reading

• June 04, 2019 04Jun2019 News

  CIO interview: Gary Foote, CIO, Rich Energy Haas F1

  When he was offered the opportunity to set up the technology for a new Formula One team from scratch, CIO Gary Foote couldn’t wait to get on the starting line Continue Reading