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March 20, 2019 20Mar2019 News

How D+1 keeps payroll woes at bay

The Singapore-based F&B business behind the Yolé frozen yogurt chain has consolidated its payroll data into a single database powered by Unit4’s HR management system Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 News

Government launches investigation into AI bias

Advisory body will look at how systems that support decision-making may have inherent algorithmic biases that need to be taken into account Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 Opinion

Growing board focus on cyber risk challenges current thinking

As digital transformation continues to drive change in the business and risk landscape, business and cyber security leaders need to improve discussions around this topic Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 News

Salisbury to get ‘universal’ full-fibre broadband

Every residential and business property in Salisbury will be able to access full-fibre broadband in 12 months, claims Openreach Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 News

Norsk Hydro confirms ransomware attack

A Norwegian aluminium producer has confirmed a ransomware attack is affecting several areas of its business, forcing it to switch to manual operations Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 News

More than half of EU firms report cyber attack losses

More than half of European firms admit business disruption and data loss due to cyber attacks in the past 24 months, with UK firms among the most targeted, a survey shows Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 News

Cohesity plans to put backup data to good use

Cohesity’s DataPlatform now makes use of previously dormant backup data with analytics to provide business value and to tackle threats such as ransomware Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 News

NatWest launches female-focused crowdfunding programme

Consumer bank NatWest is backing female entrepreneurs through a crowdfunding programme Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 In Depth

5G in ASEAN still a way off despite optimism

Spectrum is yet to be assigned in many ASEAN nations, while applications and services are still being tested in pilot projects across the region Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 News

Ctera teams with HPE to put cloud gateways in Simplivity HCI

X Series appliances marry HPE’s hyper-converged hardware with Ctera’s hybrid cloud file server gateway to provide edge compute with storage tiered to the cloud Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 News

Firms urged to protect against spear phishing

Spear phishing attacks are sophisticated, targeted, costly and increasing in popularity among cyber attackers, a report warns Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 E-Zine

How IT leaders should work with marketing

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we hear expert advice on how IT and marketing chiefs can work together to deliver a high-quality customer experience. We examine how supercomputers are transforming science by processing large-scale data analytics. ... Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 News

NatWest launches business virtual account platform

Features supported by a new system enable corporate customers to manage and segregate money, and are part of a wider digital transformation plan to enhance customer experience Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 Blog Post

Ribbon ties developers to connected comms on AT&T API marketplace

US telecoms stalwart AT&T is expanding its Application Programming Interface (API) marketplace connectivity points. The AT&T API Marketplace (it’s an online store zone, not a real market, ... Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 E-Handbook

ASEAN CIO trends

Computer Weekly’s APAC CIO advisory panel recently gathered for the first time to share their thoughts on digital transformation and what the term means to them. In this e-guide, read more about the issues that ASEAN CIOs are facing and how they ... Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 Podcast

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 8

In this week’s episode of The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team reminisces over 30 years of the World Wide Web, gets the low-down on what happened at this year’s Cloud Expo and digs a little deeper into the user IT implications of ... Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 News

Norwegian aluminium producer hit by ‘extensive’ cyber attack

A Norwegian aluminium producer has disclosed that it has come under cyber attack affecting several areas of its business as the firm faces claims of environmental damage Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 News

Post Office director cross-examination confirms lack of investigation into branch IT problems

A high court judge heard that the Post Office did not investigate a computer system error that could cause losses, despite being offered evidence Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 News

ArcServe 9000 backup appliance offers one-stop disaster recovery

In its latest 9000Dr appliances ArcServe beefs up processing, RAM and disk to run virtual machines and saves SMEs spending on dedicated disaster recovery hardware Continue Reading

March 19, 2019 19Mar2019 News

New Accenture-Microsoft group to sharpen industry focus

Accenture-Microsoft business group will deliver industry-specific offerings and consulting services to enterprises that lean towards Microsoft technologies Continue Reading

March 18, 2019 18Mar2019 News

Build in trust, experts advise cyber innovators

Trust will be increasingly important in the digital era, and is therefore a key component of new products and services, experts have told cyber security innovators Continue Reading

March 18, 2019 18Mar2019 News

Component prices skew server market

Global server revenues jump as increased cost of components is passed on Continue Reading

March 18, 2019 18Mar2019 News

Department of Health considers overhaul of screening IT

Modernisation intended to address high-profile failures in national screening services will be informed by an investigation on the topic to be published next month Continue Reading

March 18, 2019 18Mar2019 E-Handbook

Refresh your hardware

A recent IT Priorities survey by TechTarget/Computer Weekly showed that enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region are looking at shoring up their IT infrastructure to support their digital transformation initiatives. That is to be expected, given ... Continue Reading

March 18, 2019 18Mar2019 News

MySpace data loss: Botched server migration prompts user concerns over fate of lost songs

Social networking forerunner MySpace confirms server migration caused the loss of content uploaded to its site before 2015 Continue Reading

March 18, 2019 18Mar2019 E-Handbook

Get smarter about BI/analytics

Business intelligence (BI) and analytics is no longer just an option for any company that hopes to stay ahead of the competition. By arming employees with valuable insights from customer preferences to footfall in the case of retail mall operators, ... Continue Reading

March 18, 2019 18Mar2019 E-Handbook

Keeping up with ERP systems

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications form the backbone of many organisations, so it is hardly surprising that enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region are looking at shoring up their ERP systems to keep up with the needs of their ... Continue Reading

March 18, 2019 18Mar2019 News

EU law enforcement agencies prepare for major cyber attacks

Law enforcement agencies across the European Union are preparing for major cross-border cyber attacks, says Europol Continue Reading

March 18, 2019 18Mar2019 News

UKCloud secures £25m investment to support multi-cloud public sector push

G-Cloud-listed IT services firm UKCloud has received a sizeable financial boost to support its efforts to cater to the differentiated demands of public sector technology buyers Continue Reading

March 18, 2019 18Mar2019 News

CyLon announces latest cyber security accelerator cohort

Swiss and Israeli cyber security startups join teams from the UK for CyLon’s ninth London accelerator cohort Continue Reading

March 18, 2019 18Mar2019 Blog Post

Big Switch builds open source network operating system

Big Switch Networks describes itself as the cloud-first networking company. The firm focuses on what public cloud-style networking matched with hybrid cloud consistency. News this month sees the ... Continue Reading

March 18, 2019 18Mar2019 In Depth

Layer your approach to web security

Combining unified threat management with other security systems and a strategic CISO is essential to defend against threats Continue Reading

March 18, 2019 18Mar2019 News

Veeam’s business soars in APAC, acquisitions on the cards

The backup, recovery and data management hotshot expects to grow its APAC business by about 40% this year, with an eye on acquisitions in adjacent market segments Continue Reading

March 15, 2019 15Mar2019 News

UK sees increase in contactless card use

Surge in use of “tap and go” payment feature is attributed to adoption by transport operators and more retailers, according to a trade body Continue Reading

March 15, 2019 15Mar2019 News

Digital divide threatens healthcare innovation

Consumers and physicians are open to technology innovation, but progress is slow due to tech adoption at a varying pace and focus on different priorities, says report Continue Reading

March 15, 2019 15Mar2019 News

Subpostmasters achieve ‘stunning victory’ against Post Office in Horizon case

Judge rules that Post Office showed “oppressive behaviour” in response to claimants accused of accounting errors they blamed on Horizon IT system Continue Reading

March 15, 2019 15Mar2019 News

Businesses failing to grasp DevSecOps

UK and US businesses are being exposed to security risks by a failure to integrate security into DevOps programmes, research shows Continue Reading

March 15, 2019 15Mar2019 News

Oracle Q3 2018-19 results: profits nudge up, revenue dips

Oracle’s third quarter 2018-19 results show improved profitability on weaker revenue, and cloud-based autonomous database service with 1,000 customers Continue Reading

March 15, 2019 15Mar2019 News

StepChange uses Pegasystems to power digital efficiency drive

Charity StepChange, which helps people manage debt problems, has developed a modern IT system to help double the number of people it can support Continue Reading

March 15, 2019 15Mar2019 News

Brexit complicating already complex data protection

GDPR impact is yet to be felt and data protection is set to become increasingly complex, with Brexit adding even more complexity that could be overwhelming, warns head of international privacy association Continue Reading

March 15, 2019 15Mar2019 News

Why the web needs patching

Regulators want to curb the web giants, while World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee believes problems with the web's misuse can be fixed Continue Reading

March 15, 2019 15Mar2019 News

Venture capitalists driving Nordic tech enterprise growth

The vibrant tech sector in the Nordic region is attracting increasing attention from venture capitalists Continue Reading

March 15, 2019 15Mar2019 Blog Post

Progress offers low-code-for-pros with Kinvey

Progress puts forward another (arguably weighty) hand in the low-code game this week. The Boston, MA-based application development firm has upped the spec on its Progress Kinvey platform with extra ... Continue Reading

March 15, 2019 15Mar2019 Blog Post

Do we need a global IT event calendar?

The question is in the title already: do we need a global IT event calendar? Why do we ask? Simply because this short piece could have been called May the 6th be with you (as in May the 4th [force] ... Continue Reading

March 14, 2019 14Mar2019 News

National Cyber Security Programme at risk of missing targets

The National Audit Office has sharply criticised the Cabinet Office over failings in how it set up the National Cyber Security Programme that mean it may struggle to meet its goals Continue Reading

March 14, 2019 14Mar2019 News

DCMS announces new funding for prison coding skills

The expanded scheme by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is part of a a £1.2m package to help under-represented groups get jobs Continue Reading

March 14, 2019 14Mar2019 News

IT Priorities 2019: ANZ organisations focus on fundamentals

Organisations in Australia and New Zealand will spend more on modernising legacy applications and breaking down data silos this year Continue Reading

March 14, 2019 14Mar2019 News

Scrutiny of Facebook continues to mount as new criminal investigation comes to light

A criminal investigation into Facebook's data-sharing deals intensifies the growing scrutiny of the social media behemoth's business practices Continue Reading

March 14, 2019 14Mar2019 In Depth

Enterprise and midrange SAN survey 2019: Hitachi, IBM and NetApp

Part two of two: While all-flash is mainstream, NVMe is an option as disk replacement for most suppliers, while NetApp leads the way with NVMe end-to-end to hosts Continue Reading

March 14, 2019 14Mar2019 News

Avoid infosec mistakes of the past, urges Robert Hannigan

Technology innovators need to avoid security mistakes of the past by building in integrity so that products and services can be used with trust and confidence, says former GCHQ director Continue Reading

March 14, 2019 14Mar2019 News

Met Police collaborated with US prosecutors in WikiLeaks investigation

The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it exchanged information on WikiLeaks staff in the UK with the US Department of Justice, which is conducting criminal investigations into the organisation Continue Reading

March 14, 2019 14Mar2019 Blog Post

Predicting Senturion’s magnificent seven

Luxury wrist-worn supercar key manufacturer Senturion has revealed it will release seven limited edition £211,550 pieces, fashioned from some asteroid, later this year. But who’ll get them? They ... Continue Reading

March 14, 2019 14Mar2019 News

NHS Shared Business Services seeks suppliers for £500m cloud procurement framework

NHS Shared Business Services is seeking suppliers for a four-year procurement framework designed to streamline how public sector organisations source cloud services Continue Reading

March 14, 2019 14Mar2019 Opinion

Security Think Tank: Map your own important risk metrics

What should be the key cyber security risk indicator for any business? Continue Reading

March 14, 2019 14Mar2019 News

Spring Statement 2019 allocates £200m to technology

Chancellor Philip Hammond's latest statement announces funding to support progress in areas including supercomputer development, photonics and bioinformatics, promises tighter digital regulation and attempts to ensure flow of skilled professionals ... Continue Reading

March 14, 2019 14Mar2019 Blog Post

Gamma offers 13 key metrics to code against

All developers like software management controls (or at least they should) -- largely because they need code to work effectively and see that it operates at the right level of performance and to ... Continue Reading

March 13, 2019 13Mar2019 E-Zine

CW APAC: Buyer's guide to cloud security

When putting data in the cloud, companies must understand how it is protected – and not assume that security is all taken care of. In this buyer's guide, Computer Weekly offers advice on making cloud security choices, looks at how to guard against ... Continue Reading

March 13, 2019 13Mar2019 News

IT Priorities 2019: ASEAN organisations lay digital foundations

Organisations in Southeast Asia are planning to shore up their IT infrastructure to speed up application development and become more customer focused Continue Reading

March 13, 2019 13Mar2019 News

Datacentre industry needs to raise its profile to address skills gaps, says panel

The veil of secrecy the datacentre industry operates under is doing it no favours when it comes to attracting talent, according to Data Centre World panel Continue Reading

March 13, 2019 13Mar2019 News

ICO pledges to support innovation

UK data privacy watchdog is increasingly gearing up to support innovation to ensure developers of tech and digital services do not lose society’s trust Continue Reading

March 13, 2019 13Mar2019 News

Furman Review urges greater competition for tech giants

The six-month review into the UK digital economy includes recommendations of a new code of conduct for large companies, along with greater data openness and mobility Continue Reading

March 13, 2019 13Mar2019 News

OpenText Enterprise World Europe: CEO Barrenechea stakes claim for EIM as competitive edge

OpenText’s CEO and CTO Mark Barrenechea used his keynote at the company’s inaugural Enterprise World Europe customer and partner conference in Vienna to make a case for enterprise information management as a software category that can give corporate... Continue Reading

March 13, 2019 13Mar2019 News

Bank of England’s large IT spend partly due to use of manual processes and legacy systems

The Bank of England admits there is room for improvement when it comes to IT efficiency Continue Reading

March 13, 2019 13Mar2019 News

Shetlands get broadband upgrade to support local NHS services

Shetland Islands Council is to receive £1.91m of funding to expand full-fibre broadband expansion to NHS sites on remote islands through the government’s Local Full-Fibre Networks initiative Continue Reading

March 13, 2019 13Mar2019 News

Bespoke digital training programmes help German travel operator with global transformation

The TUI Group is using digital education programmes by Hyper Island to unify its geographically disparate leadership and drive change Continue Reading

March 13, 2019 13Mar2019 News

Revolutionising patient booking in the Gulf

Startup in the Gulf region is applying digital technology to solve the inefficiencies in medical appointment booking processes Continue Reading

March 13, 2019 13Mar2019 Blog Post

Hear from some of the women shaping UK fintech

Find out what needs to done to increase diversity in fintech from some of the women shaping the industry Continue Reading

March 13, 2019 13Mar2019 Blog Post

Perfecto proffers ‘perfected’ codeless automation testing

Everything (in software) these days is about automation and low-code, no-code platforms with AI-enriched cloud-based intelligent data analytics services, right? Bringing at least two of those ... Continue Reading

March 13, 2019 13Mar2019 Opinion

Security Think Tank: Financial loss as a key security risk indicator

What should be the key cyber security risk indicator for any business? Continue Reading

March 13, 2019 13Mar2019 News

Almost half UK firms hit by phishing attacks

Almost half of UK organisations have been compromised in the past two years using phishing attacks, despite high levels of cyber awareness and training, research shows Continue Reading

March 12, 2019 12Mar2019 News

Cyber attackers favouring stealthier attacks, says Darktrace

Cyber attackers are moving away from ransomware to stealthier tactics, including banking Trojans and cryptojacking, an analysis of attack data reveals Continue Reading

March 12, 2019 12Mar2019 News

IBM’s APAC CEO talks up next chapter of cloud adoption

In the next phase of cloud adoption, enterprises will need to manage multiple cloud environments, as well as data to scale up their use of artificial intelligence technology Continue Reading

March 12, 2019 12Mar2019 News

RPA spend to increase after Brexit

Organisations will spend 20-30% more as a result of admin overheads expected after the UK leaves the EU, but companies are unprepared and skills are in short supply, analysts say Continue Reading

March 12, 2019 12Mar2019 News

King's College London IT chief says resisting digital disruption a ‘waste of time’

Speaking at the Cloud Expo Europe 2019 conference in London, King's College London chief architect, Ian Johns, opened up about how his past experiences of digital disruption informed his view that it's best to embrace it than fight back Continue Reading

March 12, 2019 12Mar2019 Blog Post

Does your developer team have an (enterprise security) attitude?

You may have a ‘personal attitude’ when pushed to certain limits in a social situation, but what kind of ‘total enterprise attitude’ (TOA - not a real acronym, but it could be) to cybersecurity ... Continue Reading

March 12, 2019 12Mar2019 News

Defra criticised over no-deal IT systems plan

The introduction of slower, burdensome systems brought about by the challenges of preparing for Brexit must not become the ‘new normal’, MPs warn Continue Reading

March 12, 2019 12Mar2019 E-Handbook

Mobile World Congress 2019: The year 5G use cases got real

In this e-guide we examine some of the bigger themes that emerged over the course of Mobile World Congress 2019 - the event which now attracts over 100,000 people every year. Continue Reading

March 12, 2019 12Mar2019 E-Handbook

Cloud networking and CDN: How to get the best for your business

In this e-guide we will be looking at how to bring innovative new software-defined tools to bear on multicloud environments, uncover some of the potential pitfalls of cloud networks and (hopefully) how to avoid them, and take a swing through the ... Continue Reading

March 12, 2019 12Mar2019 Opinion

Security Think Tank: No one key risk indicator is generic across all businesses

What should be the key cyber security risk indicator for any business? Continue Reading

March 12, 2019 12Mar2019 News

Many firms unaware of data exfiltration threat

Many firms are unaware that they are being targeted by cyber espionage and that data is being exfiltrated from their networks by overseas adversaries, a security firm warns Continue Reading

March 12, 2019 12Mar2019 E-Zine

Breaking with tradition: How a 144-year-old retailer is moving into the digital age

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the CIO of Liberty, one of London’s oldest and most traditional retailers, about the challenges of moving into the digital, omnichannel age. Our latest buyer’s guide looks at best practice in threat ... Continue Reading

March 12, 2019 12Mar2019 News

Nationwide uses natural language processing to discover what annoys customers

SAS has run a proof of concept at building society Nationwide, using artificial intelligence and natural language processing to determine how to improve customer correspondence Continue Reading

March 12, 2019 12Mar2019 Podcast

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 7

In this week’s episode of The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team talks cyber attacks against the NHS, the everywoman in Tech Forum, 5G connected cows, and covers off the latest round of revelations about Facebook’s data processing ... Continue Reading

March 12, 2019 12Mar2019 Blog Post

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