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2019 Stories
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November 21, 2019
21Nov2019
News
Western Union transfers to AWS cloud
Western Union is the latest financial services form to set out a future in the Amazon Web Services cloud Continue Reading
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November 21, 2019
21Nov2019
E-Zine
CW Nordics: Automation pays off for Sweden’s social workers
Software robots are freeing up time for social workers in Sweden to help benefits claimants find employment and to receive the money they are entitled to. Also in this issue, read how Sweden’s SEB bank is using a Google-inspired, cloud-native core ... Continue Reading
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November 21, 2019
21Nov2019
News
Vodafone calls up Google Cloud for digital transformation platform
Vodafone is using Google Cloud to create products and services based on deeper customer insight to engage customers with better, more personalised support Continue Reading
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November 21, 2019
21Nov2019
News
Lib Dem election manifesto: Party vows to scrap loan charge and review IR35 private sector reforms
The Liberal Democrats’ General Election manifesto sees the party pledge to scrap the controversial loan charge policy, and undertake a review of the IR35 private sector reforms Continue Reading
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November 21, 2019
21Nov2019
News
Collaboration is key to rapid adoption of govtech across Europe
Government technology is spreading across Europe, but policy-makers and senior civil servants are still figuring out best practices Continue Reading
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November 21, 2019
21Nov2019
News
Fashion retailer AllSaints on using Google Cloud to handle online shopping traffic peaks
AllSaints shifts website workloads into Google Cloud to protect against website downtime, as well as embarking on microservices-led push to modernise its infrastructure Continue Reading
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November 21, 2019
21Nov2019
News
How Nicigas is disrupting Japan’s gas market with IoT
Japanese energy retailer Nicigas is deploying 850,000 IoT devices to convert traditional gas meters into smart meters to unlock consumption data amid efforts to shake up the utilities industry Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
Senators raise questions over Facebook’s monitoring of phone users’ locations
After Facebook publishes a blog post with conflicting statements, two US senators ask for clarification on how the company collects location data from its users Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
Blog Post
(What’s the story) morphing Tory?
“You dressed up party lines as a fact-check service. That is dystopian,” Emily Maitlis told Conservative Party chairman James Cleverly on the BBC’s Newsnight after the leadership debate. But like a ... Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
Extreme stretches datacentre fabric with added automation
As the battle for the datacentre becomes much more than speeds and feeds, Extreme Networks announces new capabilities for its Fabric Automation software Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
Blog Post
Tanium updates core endpoint visibility platform
Unified endpoint management and security platform company Tanium has come forward with a set of platform and portfolio enhancements that it says are focused on reinforcing fundamental needs in ... Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
NHSX seeks chief information officer
Role is the latest in a series of senior positions the digital unit is looking to fill in order to build its leadership Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
Gigabit internet now available to one in 20 globally
5G starts eating into fibre as 5% of the global population gain access to gigabit networks Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
Swedish hospitals suffer IT crashes
Hospitals in Sweden’s West Götaland region have suffered computer problems because of as-yet unexplained hard drive crashes Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
Met Police launches £600m IT infrastructure tender
Force aims to move away from a multi-supplier approach and enable flexibility and savings in technology Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
E-Handbook
Data discovery: how to pick the right software
In this guide, we break down data discovery software by defining the categories, explaining the features and revealing the benefits. We also highlight the major players and products in an effort to inform buying decisions. Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
Mimecast blocked 99 billion suspicious emails in third quarter
Latest threat intelligence report reveals the scale of the threat posed by malicious emails, with the transport, legal and financial sectors hit hardest Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
Datrium boosts VMware protection but won’t add more hypervisors
NVMe flash pioneer turned DR-as-a-service-focused data platform provider Datrium says VMware and Kubernetes have “won the market” and it won’t extend support beyond those two Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
Ryanair checks in Vodafone for business-class infrastructure
Budget airline gets upgrade in Vodafone Business communication technology infrastructure to support 300 sites and 153 million passengers across 40 countries Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
Finland’s ministry of transport floats tech-enabled four-day week
Government department says four-day working week is made possible by technologies such as artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
FCC opts for public C-band auction
US telecoms regulator disappoints satellite consortium with decision to go to public, not private, auction of spectrum in the 3.7-4.2 GHz band to develop 5G Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
Massive increase in fraud attacks on TSB customers during IT meltdown
There was a massive spike in attempts by fraudsters to steal from TSB customers when the bank’s IT systems failed in 2018 Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
Conservatives slammed over social media trickery
The Conservative Party has been caught spreading online disinformation during the General Election campaign for a second time Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
Holy grail of digital banking is, at first glance, a new channel, not a new concept
Details of Google’s plans in the financial services sector have emerged with nothing groundbreaking so far, but the sector is guessing what comes next Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
Blog Post
Are your message threads tight or Slack?
Why doesn’t Slack want us to use threaded replies to messages? At least, that’s the impression I come away with from having used at least five Slacks, some for business collaboration and others for ... Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
Dreamforce 2019: Benioff puts data centre stage as protestors disrupt speech
Salesforce founder and co-CEO outlines data integration and data visualisation product vision underpinned by MuleSoft and garnished with Tableau Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
SK Telecom unveils 5G Virtual Social World
Korean telco aims to take advantage of its growing 5G infrastructure with hyper-immersive experience platform optimised for the mobile era Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
House of Commons seeks IT security chief
Interviews for the two-year engagement are due to take place in December 2019 Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
John Lewis Partnership taps Google Cloud for AI expertise to bolster customer experience
The John Lewis Partnership is building on its earlier forays into the Google Cloud by tapping into its artificial intelligence and machine learning expertise to deliver on its omnichannel business ambitions Continue Reading
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November 20, 2019
20Nov2019
News
Carbon Black to open Australia datacentre in 2020
Australia datacentre comes on the heels of VMware’s acquisition of Carbon Black and will serve organisations with data sovereignty requirements Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
E-Handbook
Infographic: 6 steps to containerised storage success
Storage deployed inside containers can help enterprises of all types and sizes bring efficiency and cost savings to a critical IT operation. In this infographic, learn the 6 steps to ensure a smooth transition to containerised storage. Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
News
Public sector risks downplayed by senior IT leaders
Sophos reveals a significant cyber security perception gap between senior IT and security leaders in the public sector and their front-line teams Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
News
Macy’s Magecart breach presages Christmas fraud spike
US retailer Macy’s admits some customer data was accessed by unknown actors during a week-long Magecart attack Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
Blog Post
CI/CD series – MuleSoft: An API-led approach to continuous integration
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This contribution is written by Paul Crerand in his capacity ... Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
Blog Post
Tanium Converge 2019: keynote notes, quotes & anecdotes
The Computer Weekly Developer Network team found itself 'down south' in Nashville, Tennessee this week for Tanium CONVERGE 2019. Now in its fourth year, the event has gained some critical mass and ... Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
Blog Post
Tanium taps the ‘cranium strain’ in security & IT Ops
We know that the software application development (Dev) function has been struggling for some years to overcome its previous disconnects with the operations (Ops) function. The coming together of ... Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
News
IoT growth set to come from managed data analytics
CompTIA's latest IT industry forecast suggests that businesses will be making more use of automation in internet-of-things applications Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
News
A third of LGBTQIA+ people in tech believe there is a wage gap
Research has found wage gaps across the technology sector, with LGBT+ people, BAME individuals and women being paid less than their white, straight, male counterparts Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
News
Anti-stalkerware coalition calls time on intrusive abusers
New coalition plans to tackle the scourge of stalkerware as a tool of domestic and other forms of abuse Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
Blog Post
Taking the cloud to the edge of space
In this guest post, Chris Roberts, head of datacentre and cloud at Goonhilly Earth Station, wonders if enterprises are ready to tap into the business opportunities the explosion in data generated ... Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
News
Businesses failing to wipe data from old endpoints
Organisations are not taking adequate precautions to sanitise data held on endpoints when refreshing their PC or mobile device estates Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
Blog Post
Azimo opens doors at Brexit-proof Dutch arm
Cross border payments fintech Azimo has opened the doors to its European headquarters in Amsterdam Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
Podcast
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 37
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team talks about the Labour Party’s “free fibre broadband for all” pre-election pledge, HMRC’s controversial loan charge policy, big data and catches up on what went on at ... Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
News
Businesses still struggling to reap benefits of cloud, study shows
Research by global IT firm Unisys shines a light on reasons why some firms are still struggling to reap the benefits of using cloud Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
News
TSB programme pulled apart in report on IT meltdown
City law firm tears into TSB’s management of botched core banking platform migration Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
News
AR and VR set to enhance jobs and boost GDP
New headset technologies and 5G networking promise to lower costs, and make AR and VR more user friendly Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
News
Huawei shrugs off latest US reprieve
Chinese tech giant dismisses the latest extension of the US Temporary General Licence and maintains that the US government is harming its own interests in banning it Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
News
Managed services fuelling APAC security market
Spending on managed security services will account for almost half of Asia-Pacific’s cyber security market by 2023, as global and local providers shore up their offerings in the region Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
News
IR35 reforms put IT contractors at risk of 'second wave' of loan charge-like tax bills, experts warn
Concerns raised over re-emergence of umbrella firms targeting IT contractors with loan-based remuneration schemes ahead of the private sector IR35 reforms coming into play Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
News
Trade associations dial down anger on Labour’s broadband plans
Anger at the Labour Party’s proposals on full-fibre broadband have persisted, but more nuanced views have emerged from fibre associations Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
News
Aryaka aims to disrupt traditional SD-WAN and legacy service provider models
SD-WAN provider Aryaka claims to have unyoked enterprises from what it calls carriers’ burdens and ‘rigid, limited’ offerings with new regional WAN models Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
E-Handbook
State of GDPR in mainland Europe
The General Data Protection Regulation has been in place for over 18 months now, but its implementation is only really just becoming clearer as regulators begin to fine organisations that fail to meet the rules. That is because different countries ... Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
E-Zine
Is facial recognition happening too fast?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the information commissioner calls on police forces to slow down the introduction of facial recognition, we examine the issues. We look at what the use of DevOps methods means for storage strategy. And we talk to ... Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
News
Dreamforce 19: Salesforce promotes enhanced MuleSoft data integration
SaaS CRM supplier dubs enhancements to its acquired MuleSoft integration software “Customer 360” on the eve of its annual Dreamforce event in San Francisco Continue Reading
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November 19, 2019
19Nov2019
News
APAC has one of highest variations in cloud performance
The network performance of public cloud services in the Asia-Pacific region has greater variability than elsewhere, new study finds Continue Reading
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November 18, 2019
18Nov2019
E-Handbook
Eyes on APAC: How AWS is cracking the public sector cloud market
The public sector cloud business takes time and resources to build, but the rewards can be meaningful, as the founder of Amazon Web Service’s public sector division has found. Continue Reading
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November 18, 2019
18Nov2019
E-Handbook
Turning data into actionable insights
For organisations across Asia-Pacific, breaking down data silos and monetising data are often bigger challenges than making sense of data. In this e-guide, read more about how companies in the region are turning data into critical assets and ... Continue Reading
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November 18, 2019
18Nov2019
News
Investec Bank cashes in on WAN acceleration
Investec Bank turns to WAN acceleration to cut down distributed database response times and ensure that more traders can go online and earn more money Continue Reading
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November 18, 2019
18Nov2019
News
Failure to assess cloud network architectures affecting service performance
The second annual ‘Cloud performance benchmark report’ from ThousandEyes notes the need for businesses to make rigorous assessments of underlying network architectures in cloud service acquisition Continue Reading
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November 18, 2019
18Nov2019
News
Scottish local government prioritises automation and AI in digital plan
Use of the technologies will be ramped up as part of the next phase of the Digital Office 2.0 programme Continue Reading
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November 18, 2019
18Nov2019
News
Microsoft increases data protection for enterprises following Dutch MoJ audit
Last year’s audit by the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security got the attention of the European Data Protection Supervisor. Now Microsoft has reacted Continue Reading
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November 18, 2019
18Nov2019
News
DataCore adds file and S3 object storage with vFilO
Software-defined storage specialist DataCore has added file storage and S3 object storage access with vFilO, which lets customers create virtual pools from on-site and remote datastores Continue Reading
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November 18, 2019
18Nov2019
News
Nextgenaccess gains 20-year rights to run full fibre alongside HS1 track
Broadband infrastructure provider will deploy high-capacity 432 Fibre System between Stratford in London and Eurotunnel in Folkestone Continue Reading
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November 18, 2019
18Nov2019
In Depth
Low-code maturity boosts efficiency and helps user acceptance
Low-code development is finding new maturity in enterprise application development, and organisations of all kinds are taking advantage of the trends Continue Reading
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November 18, 2019
18Nov2019
News
HP Inc declines Xerox offer, but is ready to haggle
HP Inc's board of directors have formally declined Xerox’s $30bn acquisition offer, but it has left the door open for merger negotiations Continue Reading
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November 18, 2019
18Nov2019
News
Foreign e-commerce giants threaten Nordic high streets
Surveys show up to 40% of high-street stores in Sweden and Finland could face closure by 2030 as retailers seek to combat e-commerce threat Continue Reading
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November 18, 2019
18Nov2019
News
London 5G operators make mixed start to service lives
London 5G networks are not yet cutting the mustard in terms of consistency and reliability of performance Continue Reading
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November 18, 2019
18Nov2019
News
How DBS is pushing the limits of IT efficiency
Besides shrinking its datacentre footprint by 75%, Singapore’s DBS Bank is running twice as many virtual machines on a single socket and decoupling applications from its infrastructure stack Continue Reading
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November 17, 2019
17Nov2019
News
Australian bourse to overhaul technology infrastructure
The Australian Securities Exchange is embracing digital ledger technology, microservices and DevOps to modernise its core systems Continue Reading
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November 17, 2019
17Nov2019
Blog Post
The seven deadly sins of modern software development
By Stuart Kennedy Grappling with legacy systems to being fixated on project completion and budget rather than outcomes are some of the common challenges and pitfalls that software development teams ... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2019
15Nov2019
News
How businesses can accelerate innovation
To compete in the digital age, businesses will need to work quicker, partner where appropriate and upskill staff, according to McKinsey & Company Continue Reading
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November 15, 2019
15Nov2019
Blog Post
Labour's broadband plan won't work - but let's have a national debate to find a plan that does
So, the Labour Party wants free full-fibre broadband for all, and to nationalise Openreach. Cue bedlam on social media as the telecoms industry slams the proposals and the Conservatives scream, ... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2019
15Nov2019
News
University Hospitals Birmingham demos UK’s first remote 5G-powered diagnostic procedure
NHS trust uses BT 5G network to deliver medical services to a 5G-connected ambulance, combining virtual, augmented and robotic technology Continue Reading
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November 15, 2019
15Nov2019
News
Loan charge under review: The 20-year retroactive tax policy pushing IT contractors to the brink
Thousands of IT contractors are at risk of financial ruin as HMRC pursues them for tax it claims they owe on work they did up to two decades ago and were reimbursed for via loan remuneration schemes. Computer Weekly investigates Continue Reading
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November 15, 2019
15Nov2019
E-Handbook
Fintech : Meet ten financial services disruptors - Part Two
Whether it’s the insurance sector, lending or full service banking there are a number of companies, often still in their early stages, disrupting the financial services sector. But who are these companies, where do they come from, and what drives ... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2019
15Nov2019
News
Businesses move key applications off public cloud to save costs
A new study has shown that while many enterprises are able to keep public cloud costs under control, spending can quickly escalate Continue Reading
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November 15, 2019
15Nov2019
News
Notorious hackers claim responsibility for Labour DDoS
Hackers claiming to represent Lizard Squad say they were behind a distributed denial of service attack on the UK’s Labour Party Continue Reading
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November 15, 2019
15Nov2019
News
Google Cloud introduces holistic cloud network monitoring
Spotting a gap in holistic network management in today’s multicloud business environments, Google Cloud introduces its Network Intelligence Centre Continue Reading
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November 15, 2019
15Nov2019
News
Industry questions viability of Labour plan to offer free full-fibre broadband to all UK homes
Uproar in tech sector as Labour proposes to part-nationalise BT and offer free full-fibre broadband to all individuals and businesses by 2030 if successful in General Election Continue Reading
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November 15, 2019
15Nov2019
News
Cord-cutting driving global broadband usage to surpass 500GB of data per month
Exodus from traditional video services to online spurs surge in average broadband data usage, presenting untapped opportunities for service providers Continue Reading
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November 15, 2019
15Nov2019
News
How Slack is going beyond messaging in enterprise play
Deeper integrations with business applications and data residency support are part of Slack’s broader strategy to penetrate deeper into the enterprise Continue Reading
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November 14, 2019
14Nov2019
Blog Post
CI/CD series - Altran: What's driving the continuum?
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This post is written by Jitendra Thethi, AVP of Technology ... Continue Reading
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November 14, 2019
14Nov2019
Blog Post
Tableau expands data ‘viz’ toolsets & extensions
Tableau has been acquired by Salesforce, but you wouldn’t know it if you attended the organisation’s annual data-developer conference this month. Why wouldn’t you know it? Because the firm is ... Continue Reading
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November 14, 2019
14Nov2019
News
Home Office Brexit app contains multiple security flaws
The Home Office’s Brexit app may be putting EU citizens’ personal data at risk Continue Reading
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November 14, 2019
14Nov2019
News
Cyber criminals tool up for Christmas fraud season
Organised criminals are trying to cash in on the festive retail boom with both brand new and tried-and-tested techniques Continue Reading
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November 14, 2019
14Nov2019
News
LOTI launches dashboard that maps technology resources of local authorities
London Office of Technology and Innovation launches dashboard in partnership with Bloomberg Associates to drive savings and identify skills levels Continue Reading
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November 14, 2019
14Nov2019
E-Zine
CW APAC: Expert advice on container security
For all the promises of containers, changes in architecture and practices associated with the technology bring new challenges and opportunities. In this handbook, Computer Weekly looks at the security challenges associated with container technology. Continue Reading
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November 14, 2019
14Nov2019
Blog Post
Deepfake it until you make it
What are the chances of deepfakes poisoning the integrity of the UK’s current General Election? Probably a lot higher now a think tank has created clips of the two frontrunners endorsing each other ... Continue Reading
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November 14, 2019
14Nov2019
Blog Post
Has ISOC sold .Org for 30 pieces of silver? - Update 15th November
The Internet Society has sold the Public Interest Registry (.Org) to a purpose built Venture Capital firm whose domain name was itself registered by an advisor to the Chinese organised World ... Continue Reading
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November 14, 2019
14Nov2019
In Depth
NVMe-over-TCP brings super-fast flash over standard IP networks
TCP is the latest transport protocol that can be used to connect NVMe flash storage. We explain how NVMe-over-TCP works and the key advantages for datacentre customers Continue Reading
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November 14, 2019
14Nov2019
News
Booming broadband drives EU cable to new highs
Record revenue fuelled by continued growth in cable revenue generating units, says European broadband cable yearbook Continue Reading
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November 14, 2019
14Nov2019
News
Docker restructure sees enterprise platform business sold to open source cloud firm Mirantis
Docker, the company credited with popularising the notion of container technologies, sells off its enterprise arm as part of a wider business restructure Continue Reading
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November 14, 2019
14Nov2019
News
Uploadcare gets $1.7m cash investment to expand CDN
Funding will help bi-directional CDN technology provider to accelerate content delivery speed, reduce internet traffic volume and acquire Blinkloader content optimisation platform Continue Reading
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November 14, 2019
14Nov2019
Opinion
The super-resilient CIO
How developing ‘super-resilience’ can help your organisation thrive on adversity Continue Reading
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November 14, 2019
14Nov2019
News
ASEAN regulatory sandbox will promote cross-border data flows
The Regulatory Pilot Space will offer ASEAN businesses a safe test environment to provide digital services across the region while complying with data privacy rules Continue Reading
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November 13, 2019
13Nov2019
Blog Post
Tableau Foundation ‘Splashes’ on water aid for India & Ethiopia
Poorer areas of India and Ethiopia need access to clean water, civil engineering infrastructure development to improve sanitation as well as hygiene supplies and medicine. They need all of those ... Continue Reading
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November 13, 2019
13Nov2019
Blog Post
CI/CD series – OverOps: How ‘code quality gates’ optimise the pipeline
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This contribution is written by Chen Harel in his role as VP ... Continue Reading
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November 13, 2019
13Nov2019
Blog Post
Tableau Conference 2019: what the partners said
Tableau is known for its specialism in business intelligence, big data analytics and (perhaps most famously) for its interactive data dashboard technologies. But, Tableau still needs partners. ... Continue Reading
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November 13, 2019
13Nov2019
E-Handbook
Data is pure gold in the right hands
Applying technology like machine learning to transaction data could significantly increase the proportion of money laundering activity that is detected. It is projects like this that are driving demand for data science skills. In this e-guide, read ... Continue Reading
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November 13, 2019
13Nov2019
E-Handbook
The people and digital technology transforming the Middle East
In this e-guide we feature an interview with a British Academic who is helping the UAE establish the world’s first university focused on artificial intelligence (AI). Also, find out in this eguide how Abu Dhabi oil giant ADNOC is adapting its ... Continue Reading