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• May 14, 2019 14May2019 News

  Gorilla bets on Object Matrix for £1m-plus-per-episode TV shows

  Customers such as Netflix, Amazon and the BBC need to be sure their content is stored safely. Gorilla Post Production chose object storage from Wales-based Object Matrix Continue Reading

• May 14, 2019 14May2019 News

  Digital business is connected business, says KuppingerCole

  Businesses need to unlock data, rethink identity and access management, and capitalise on artificial intelligence in the digital era, says KuppingerCole Continue Reading

• May 14, 2019 14May2019 News

  Vodafone confirms 5G network to go live in seven UK cities on 3 July 2019

  Mobile network operator claims pricing will be on a par with existing 4G network connectivity, as new research suggests business users are already prepping for the UK launch of 5G. Continue Reading

• May 14, 2019 14May2019 News

  Footasylum steps up artificial intelligence to drive customer centricity

  Retailer Footasylum is placing its bets on cloud-based emergent technologies to accelerate automation and personalisation across the business Continue Reading

• May 14, 2019 14May2019 News

  Public sector outsourcing spend plummets

  Private sector outsourcing dominated spending in the UK during the first quarter of 2019 Continue Reading

• May 14, 2019 14May2019 News

  Network Rail appoints Aidan Hancock as IT chief

  Former BP technology chief Aidan Hancock joins the rail company to lead its digital transformation efforts Continue Reading

• May 14, 2019 14May2019 Podcast

  Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 15

  In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload, business editor Clare McDonald takes over presenting duties, and leads Brian McKenna and Caroline Donnelly through a wide-ranging discussion that covers cloud skills, Lady Gaga's take on... Continue Reading

• May 14, 2019 14May2019 E-Zine

  The startups transforming data analytics

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we travel to Silicon Valley and San Francisco to meet the emerging tech startups hoping to take data analytics to a new level. The NHS desperately needs to recruit IT professionals to deliver its digital vision – we ... Continue Reading

• May 14, 2019 14May2019 News

  Electronic ID in the Nordics – a model for other countries?

  Use of electronic identity schemes in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark is far ahead of other countries – but why? Continue Reading

• May 14, 2019 14May2019 News

  Email firm runs millions of mailboxes with Scality object storage

  Open Xchange switches from OpenStack Swift to Scality to run 13PB of storage for millions of mailboxes across two continents for telco, mobile and TV providers Continue Reading

• May 14, 2019 14May2019 News

  Travel management startup updates data infrastructure to improve engagement analytics

  Business travel management startup TravelPerk has updated its data infrastructure to an effort to improve customer engagement analytics and gain better insights Continue Reading

• May 14, 2019 14May2019 News

  Spyware targets WhatsApp users

  Social media platform issues update after it discovered a flaw being exploited by commercial spyware Continue Reading

• May 14, 2019 14May2019 News

  Councils urged to support 5G readiness

  Local authorities must do more to facilitate the roll-out of next-generation mobile connectivity, study finds Continue Reading

• May 14, 2019 14May2019 News

  UK leads Europe in scaleup investment

  Tech Nation report places UK at forefront of global investment in technology scaleups for 2018 Continue Reading

• May 14, 2019 14May2019 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: How to realise the benefits of security zoning

  What are the security benefits and challenges of segregating IT environments, and how best are these challenges overcome? Continue Reading

• May 14, 2019 14May2019 News

  How Lexipol migrated 100 VMs over the wire from VMware to Nutanix

  Using VMotion, risk management firm Lexipol was able to copy its VMware storage pool in California onto Nutanix storage in its new Texas datacentre Continue Reading

• May 13, 2019 13May2019 Blog Post

  InCountry launches Data Residency-As-A-Service (DRaaS)

  InCountry is aiming to position its technology as a benefit for developers dealing with the headache of data compliance. The InCountry application uses its own API to store and retrieve records in ... Continue Reading

• May 13, 2019 13May2019 Blog Post

  Appian identifies low-code IT satisfaction factors

  Back in the day (you remember the seventies and eighties right?), people went to work. Workers would get to the office, make a cup of tea or coffee, talk about football, family, friends and ... Continue Reading

• May 13, 2019 13May2019 News

  National Crime Agency calls for additional funding to tackle 21st century crime

  Organised criminal gangs represent the biggest cyber threat to the UK, and law enforcement has identified rogue servers hosted in the UK Continue Reading

• May 13, 2019 13May2019 News

  HSBC hires Ian Bromwich as UK CIO

  New incumbent Ian Bromwich joins HSBC from Lloyds Banking Group Continue Reading

• May 13, 2019 13May2019 News

  Security standard for surveillance cameras set for launch

  A long-overdue cyber security standard for the manufacturer of surveillance cameras is on track for an official launch in June Continue Reading

• May 13, 2019 13May2019 News

  Health screening IT unfit for purpose since 2011

  National health bodies do not have full visibility of all the patients who need screenings, and a replacement system faces further delay, a new PAC report has found Continue Reading

• May 13, 2019 13May2019 News

  More power for NHSX chief as top health service IT executive steps down

  Operations director at NHS England Matthew Swindells has handed over his IT duties to the chief executive at the new digital unit, Matthew Gould Continue Reading

• May 13, 2019 13May2019 News

  CIO interview: Sanjeev Katwa, head of technology, Tottenham Hotspur FC

  The Premier League club’s state-of-the-art new stadium is claimed to be the most technologically advanced in the world – its IT leader takes us behind the scenes Continue Reading

• May 13, 2019 13May2019 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Benefits and challenges of security segmentation

  What are the security benefits and challenges of segregating IT environments, and how best are these challenges overcome? Continue Reading

• May 13, 2019 13May2019 News

  Court of Appeal judge rejects Post Office request in Horizon IT case

  The Court of Appeal has refused the Post Office’s application to appeal a major decision in the Horizon IT trial Continue Reading

• May 13, 2019 13May2019 News

  Singapore telco regulator proposes standalone 5G networks

  Standalone networks will deliver the full suite of enterprise 5G capabilities, including network slicing and low latency connections for internet of things applications Continue Reading

• May 12, 2019 12May2019 News

  Australian businesses facing talent crunch amid scramble to transform

  A survey reveals that Australian firms will require 35,000 IT workers this year, but they are not getting the talent they need Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 In Depth

  Debugging bug bounty programmes

  Bug bounty programmes have recently become a popular method of vulnerability management, but poor programme management can lead to development teams becoming overwhelmed and bugs being missed Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 News

  O2 boosts indoor network capacity to prep for 5G

  O2 has been working with the Wireless Infrastructure Group to enhance mobile connectivity indoors and in public spaces Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Surviving the existential cyber punch, part 3

  How should businesses plan to survive a potential cyber attack extinction event? Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 In Depth

  Regional differences in the UK’s computing curriculum

  Teaching young people about the importance of digital skills is a focus of the education system across the UK, but the delivery of these skills is different across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – who has it right? Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 Blog Post

  Striving to be a good bank at Tandem Bank: Fintech Interview 21

  Tandem Bank is using the latest technology to help people manage their finances and half a million have already taken up its offer Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 News

  Government hints at biometric regulations

  Immigration minister says options are being considered around governance and oversight of biometric technologies use Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 Blog Post

  Brexit: golden rules and taboo questions

  Amid the repetition of mendacious claims, meaningless mantras and fake news, some Brexit questions are off limits. No wants publicity for answers which reveal what is feallt at stake and for whom. Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 News

  Key lessons from an ethical hacker

  Understanding hacker techniques and processes is the best way to defend against cyber attacks, and focusing on business risks is the best way to get security budget, according to an ethical hacker Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 News

  Reducing poverty through fintech at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

  Kosta Peric swapped a life innovating for banks to work on increasing financial inclusion in the developing world Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 E-Handbook

  Case Study: Southern Water's centralised data team geared for silo busting

  Southern Water has centralised its data specialists and overhauled its data management and business intelligence technology to support business decision-making at scale. Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 E-Handbook

  Case Study: How Majestic Wine paired with Naked Wines to fuel cloud-led digital transformation

  Find out how the acquisition of online-only wine retailer Naked Wines in 2015 has shaped the digital transformation plans of its parent company Majestic Wine. Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 E-Handbook

  Case Study: How supercomputing is transforming experimental science

  NERSC lead data scientist Debbie Bard talks about how large-scale data analytics using super computers is making new types of science possible. Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 E-Handbook

  Case Study: How Airbus handles IoT network traffic in manufacturing

  The internet of things is set to power the fourth industrial revolution, providing data to optimise manufacturing. Airbus is starting to put sensors in aircraft assembly. Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 In Depth

  The future of the Norwegian startup ecosystem

  The Norwegian startup ecosystem has been expanding massively for the past few years, with tech entrepreneurs now looking for new ways to grow it even further Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 E-Handbook

  Case Study: AWS bucks traditional business growth trends with help from the enterprise

  The Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud juggernaut continues to go from strength to strength from quarter to quarter, but what is fuelling its non-traditional revenue growth trends? Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 E-Handbook

  Case Study: Downtime deterrent - Trustpilot SRE on using infrastructure as code to prevent site out

  Online reviews site Trustpilot has a huge global readership, and here its site reliability engineering manager shares details of how his team help to ensure its services are always on when its users need them. Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 News

  Dutch businesses not yet implementing NIS Directive

  Little urgency to comply with the Network and Information Systems Security Act, which seeks to protect the Netherlands’ vital infrastructure and digital services from cyber attack Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 E-Handbook

  Case Study: CIO interview - Stephen Docherty on NHS data sharing

  The Cambridge Analytica scandal raised awareness about privacy. Stephen Docherty, CIO of South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, explains why. Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 E-Handbook

  Case Study: Auto Trader UK cuts IT resource use through Google Cloud, Kubernetes and Istio adoption

  Auto Trader is the UK's biggest online marketplace for new and used car sales. Its head of infrastructure sets out how cloud, containers and microservices will help reinforce its market-leading position in the years to come Continue Reading

• May 10, 2019 10May2019 News

  Home Office seeks immigration technology head

  The Home Office is looking for a suitable candidate to fill its newly created high-profile IT role, which will cover Brexit-related requirements around immigration technology Continue Reading

• May 09, 2019 09May2019 News

  Home Office failing on Emergency Services Network, says NAO

  The delayed Emergency Services Network is slipping further behind schedule and is getting more expensive all the time – and the Home Office’s management of the project is to blame, says the National Audit Office Continue Reading

• May 09, 2019 09May2019 Blog Post

  Will OpenShift 4 be a game-changer?

  The hybrid cloud message rang loud and clear at Red Hat Summit 2019, with executives from the open source bigwig touting its wares to help enterprises run their workloads on-premise and on the ... Continue Reading

• May 09, 2019 09May2019 Blog Post

  VDI reimagined

  A demo at this week’s .Next conference in Anaheim gave a snapshot of how far modern VDI has come. Virtual desktops  should not be considered just as an option for users who only require low ... Continue Reading

• May 09, 2019 09May2019 News

  Facebook co-founder: ‘It is time to break up Facebook’

  Co-founder of Facebook, Chris Hughes, has published an op-ed in The New York Times calling for Facebook to be broken up, as it faces investigations from the US Federal Trade Commission Continue Reading

• May 09, 2019 09May2019 Blog Post

  Has the UK government's cloud-first policy served its purpose?

  The government has confirmed its long-standing public cloud-first policy is under review, and that it is seeking to launch an alternative procurement framework to G-Cloud. But why? It is hard not ... Continue Reading

• May 09, 2019 09May2019 In Depth

  Interview: Data takes centre stage at Lloyd’s of London

  The 330-year-old insurance market is evolving its data efforts as part of a far-reaching modernisation strategy, focusing on artificial intelligence and driving employee data literacy Continue Reading

• May 09, 2019 09May2019 News

  Sapphire 2019: Plattner vaunts public cloud as SAP future

  At SapphireNow 2019 in Orlando, Florida, SAP co-founder and chair Hasso Plattner said public cloud is the future as raft of Hana database and analytics enhancements announced Continue Reading

• May 09, 2019 09May2019 News

  Deutsche Börse harnesses Microsoft cloud

  German stock exchange signs deal with Microsoft that will not only benefit the exchange, but other organisations in the sector that are considering cloud migration Continue Reading

• May 09, 2019 09May2019 News

  Nutanix takes aim at making multi-cloud simple

  Provider of hyper-converged technology, Nutanix, is breaking out of the datacentre and hybrid IT to enable workloads to move anywhere Continue Reading

• May 09, 2019 09May2019 News

  Physical stores – the place to meet your tribe

  In a digital world, stores still have a place as community hubs, representatives from Lego, Vans and M&Ms told Retail Expo Continue Reading

• May 09, 2019 09May2019 News

  Confident BT Group calls on Openreach to build full-fibre faster

  Openreach will ramp up the pace of its full-fibre network build over the next six years, with ambitious targets to bring ultrafast broadband within reach of 15 million homes by the middle of the 2020s Continue Reading

• May 09, 2019 09May2019 Blog Post

  Fintech Tink gets UK expansion rolling with NatWest deal

  Swedish fintech Tink gets its UK expansion going with NatWest deal Continue Reading

• May 09, 2019 09May2019 News

  NHS Digital starts on multi-cloud push with VMware Cloud on AWS deployment

  NHS Digital has adopted a cloud-first strategy to ensure it has the correct infrastructure in place to support the online delivery needs of its service users Continue Reading

• May 09, 2019 09May2019 E-Zine

  CW Benelux: Netherlands offers young hackers re-education

  Young hackers in the Netherlands are being rehabilitated through punishments that educate rather than incarcerate. Also read how almost 90% of businesses in the Netherlands are barely aware of the competitive advantages the IoT can offer them, and ... Continue Reading

• May 09, 2019 09May2019 News

  Northern Ireland generating cyber security knowledge and jobs

  Northern Ireland is establishing itself as an international hub of cyber security research and innovation, providing growing employment opportunities Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 News

  Some Australian firms still in the dark about cyber security

  A report suggesting Australian firms are experiencing fewer cyber incidents has left its co-author perplexed with the findings Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 News

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux to contribute $10tn to global business

  A study on the economic impact of Red Hat Enterprise Linux by IDC revealed that the operating system is expected to contribute to business revenues worth 5% of the global economy Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 News

  Winners of Makers’ Women in Software Powerlist announced

  Software development academy Makers has announced the winners of its first annual list of women in the software development world Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 News

  Government 'cloud-first' policy under review by CCS and GDS

  Longstanding cloud-first policy set to be replaced by more "appropriate" guidance to reflect public sector's changing technology deployment habits, CCS confirms Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 News

  MP sets out concerns over GP at Hand software

  Concerns raised over the robustness and breadth of the software underpinning Babylon Health’s app amid calls for an inquiry into the tool Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 Blog Post

  Gov.uk Verify is the Theresa May of digital government

  Gov.uk Verify is the Theresa May of digital government. The embattled Prime Minister faces calls to quit from all around – her own Conservative MPs, grassroots Tory activists, the right-wing press ... Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 News

  Average UK broadband speeds up a fifth in 12 months

  Research from telecoms regulator Ofcom suggests efforts to encourage consumers to switch to faster broadband services are paying off Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 News

  Time spent teaching computing subjects drops 36% over past six years

  The amount of time spent teaching computing and ICT in secondary schools has dropped since 2012, and the number of GCSE students choosing to take computing qualifications is in decline Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 News

  AWS debuts Get IT skills programme to encourage more girls to consider a career in tech

  Cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services is continuing to expand its portfolio of training programmes and educational initiatives, with its latest one geared towards showing young girls there is more to a career in technology than they might think Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 Blog Post

  How APAC firms are using open source software

  Open source software has evolved from providing low-cost alternatives to proprietary offerings to a platform for innovation. Most recent developments in cloud computing and software development, ... Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 News

  Gov.uk Verify has 'failed users' and its leaders lack accountability, say MPs

  Public Accounts Committee slams government's flagship digital identity service after a ‘catalogue of problems’ Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 In Depth

  XaaS models are reshaping the future of outsourcing

  The outsourcing sector is suffering reputational damage after some high-profile failures, just as companies are turning to the "as-a-service" model instead. Can the two approaches co-exist? Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 Blog Post

  Open banking take-up in the Netherlands less than expected because government promoted GDPR so well

  The Dutch government promoted GDPR so much to the public that take up of open banking has been low Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 E-Handbook

  Fintech: Meet ten financial services disruptors - Part One

  In this e-guide we meet ten up-and-coming financial services disruptors. This series of interviews was originally published on the Computer Weekly blog: Fintech Makes the World go Around. Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 Blog Post

  Is BT’s boss about to make his mark with new full-fibre targets?

  BT’s new chief executive, Philip Jansen, is to revise Openreach’s targets for its full-fibre broadband network roll-out upwards when he reveals BT’s full-year financial results on Thursday 9 May, ... Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 News

  Finnish gaming company PAF migrates to the cloud

  Move to Amazon Web Services cloud brings scalability to gaming company that gives part of its profits to good causes Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 News

  Nasuni aims at analytics and fast migration to the cloud

  Cloud NAS and object storage specialist says customers want “Lego blocks” that allow them to build for cloud workloads, and plans cloud migration tools for massive datasets Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 News

  Time to start thinking about AI regulation, says KuppingerCole

  Organisations and individuals should think about regulating artificial intelligence to avoid sleepwalking into a future regulated by these technologies, says analyst Continue Reading

• May 08, 2019 08May2019 News

  Cyber criminals targeting C-suite, DBIR shows

  Executives and cloud-based services are gaining popularity as targets for cyber criminals, according to the latest data breach investigations report Continue Reading

• May 07, 2019 07May2019 News

  Red Hat CEO weighs in on hybrid cloud play

  Jim Whitehurst claims Red Hat’s ability to support an entire technology stack is valuable to enterprises that want a common platform on-premise and in the cloud Continue Reading

• May 07, 2019 07May2019 Blog Post

  Why RHEL 8 matters to enterprises

  For decades, the server operating system (OS) has been an indispensable part of any technology stack, harnessing the power of the underlying hardware infrastructure to run a wide array of business ... Continue Reading

• May 07, 2019 07May2019 News

  Highways England trials self-driving trucks for roadworks

  A pilot is aimed at reducing project timescales and increasing worker safety, though vehicles are expected to take another two to three years to be fully operating Continue Reading

• May 07, 2019 07May2019 News

  Technical error on Capita system puts Barnet council staff out of pocket

  A system error that led to Barnet council staff being incorrectly paid is the latest complaint about a back-office outsourcing contract with Capita Continue Reading

• May 07, 2019 07May2019 Podcast

  Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 14

  In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload, editor-in-chief Bryan Glick joins Brian McKenna and Caroline Donnelly to discuss the technology used in BBC drama Line of Duty, the latest twists and turns in the Huawei saga, and open ... Continue Reading

• May 07, 2019 07May2019 News

  Privileged access management moving to cloud

  Survey shows nearly half of information security professionals are either planning to move privileged access management to the cloud or are exploring the possibility Continue Reading

• May 07, 2019 07May2019 News

  Early adopters expect to pay 32% premium for 5G

  Potential early adopters of 5G say they expect, on average, to pay more for their devices and services, but they expect measurable improvements on 4G from the get-go Continue Reading

• May 07, 2019 07May2019 News

  Greater Manchester invites bidders for public sector broadband

  £32m tender request will enable ultrafast full-fibre connectivity to more than 1,300 public sector sites in Greater Manchester Continue Reading

• May 07, 2019 07May2019 Blog Post

  Azimo safeguards its EU passporting rights with Dutch licence

  Azimo makes Dutch office operational with licence and gaurantees itself the right to operate across EU after Brexit Continue Reading

• May 07, 2019 07May2019 News

  Cloud infrastructure supplier growth rates start to stabilise as market matures

  Latest quarterly cloud market tracker data from Synergy Research Group suggests sector is maturing, despite Amazon, Google and Microsoft's growth outpacing the rest of the market Continue Reading

• May 07, 2019 07May2019 E-Zine

  Nurturing innovation at DWP

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out about the Department for Work and Pensions’ Innovation Dojo and how it’s helping to try out new digital ideas. We look at Anthos, Google’s new multicloud platform which the supplier claims will redefine ... Continue Reading

• May 07, 2019 07May2019 News

  Tech manifesto calls on health secretary to ‘get basics right’

  Royal College of GPs says joining up IT systems is essential to enable innovation Continue Reading

• May 07, 2019 07May2019 E-Handbook

  A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to business intelligence and analytics

  Business intelligence and analytics is an ever-changing landscape. In this 20-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at firms’ search for data scientists, how modern business intelligence works for big data, and the role DevOps can play in ... Continue Reading

• May 07, 2019 07May2019 News

  Swedish government tells citizens to hoard cash in case of cyber attack

  Civil Contingencies Agency says cash is needed in case of emergencies such as technology failures and cyber attacks Continue Reading

• May 07, 2019 07May2019 In Depth

  How to avoid a hyper-convergence minefield

  How firms can implement hyper-converged infrastructure to make cost and performance savings Continue Reading

• May 07, 2019 07May2019 News

  HMRC begins deleting unlawful voice biometric data

  HM Revenue and Customs is to forge ahead with Voice ID despite beginning to delete the largest state-held voice biometric database gathered without consent after UK privacy and data protection watchdog issues order Continue Reading

• May 06, 2019 06May2019 News

  AWS to power Australia’s 2021 online census

  PwC Australia, one of two firms appointed by the government to run the next Census, will build and operate an online form and a website on Amazon Web Services Continue Reading

• May 05, 2019 05May2019 Blog Post

  What to expect at Red Hat Summit 2019

  When IBM announced that it was going to acquire open source juggernaut Red Hat for a whopping $34bn last October, several industry analysts weighed in on the merits of the mega deal and who would ... Continue Reading