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February 03, 2020 03Feb2020 Blog Post

Be Prepared For Infrastructure Change...

As I mentioned in my previous blog post, the time for digital transformation to happen has started to hit crunch time, and then some. I recently reported on an IT event in Central Londinium, an ... Continue Reading

February 03, 2020 03Feb2020 Blog Post

Why settle for just one RTO and one RPO?

I think we can all agree that protecting data is important – perhaps even very important. So how come some still find it a daunting challenge to progress from that acknowledgement into tangible ... Continue Reading

February 03, 2020 03Feb2020 News

UK consumers demand greater reliability, not more speed, from mobile networks

UK mobile users’ demands evolve as operators hit sweet sport for speed and consumers calling loud and clear for greater emphasis on network reliability Continue Reading

February 03, 2020 03Feb2020 News

Cost-cutting and digital transformation spur increased European IT outsourcing in 2019

The need to rein in costs while digitally transforming has led to growth in traditional and as-a-service base outsourcing Continue Reading

February 03, 2020 03Feb2020 News

Brexit messes up IT project plans

With no firm plans for a managed departure from the Europe Union, the UK’s IT spending is set to be curbed, and CIOs will need to start cutting costs as IT budgets decline Continue Reading

February 03, 2020 03Feb2020 News

Government refuses request to pay legal costs for subpostmasters in Post Office case

The government has refused to pay the huge legal costs subpostmasters incurred in their battle with the government-owned Post Office, which they won Continue Reading

February 03, 2020 03Feb2020 News

NHS adds supplier security audits to procurement platform

A new feature in the NHS’s Edge4Health procurement platform will help NHS suppliers improve their cyber security posture and NHS organisations make better buying decisions Continue Reading

February 03, 2020 03Feb2020 Blog Post

It's Not Just About Brexit, Superbowl And Footie Transfer Deadlines...

So, the past few days has seen some serious deadlines and finals come and go. And, no, we're not going to talk about the rugby (yet). In the world of IT, the "Brexit" of our industry, AKA "Digital ... Continue Reading

February 03, 2020 03Feb2020 News

Nokia to launch cloud-native 5G network operations software

Aiming to address operators’ challenges as 5G networks add new layers of technical complexity, Nokia announces automated and scalable management suite Continue Reading

February 03, 2020 03Feb2020 News

NHSX appoints new chief technology officer

David Turner will join the digital unit of the National Health Service in May 2020 Continue Reading

February 03, 2020 03Feb2020 Opinion

Security Think Tank: Zero trust – just another name for the basics?

In theory, the elimination of trust on the network simplifies IT security, but zero trust also brings new complications and new challenges. How should CISOs go about moving their organisations from traditional network security to a zero-trust ... Continue Reading

February 03, 2020 03Feb2020 News

Orange France contracts Nokia and Ericsson for 5G network technology

Leading telco teams with Finish and Swedish comms tech giants as part of its ambition to realise a 5G network in France in 2020 Continue Reading

February 03, 2020 03Feb2020 News

Super Bowl wireless networking touch down for Extreme Networks

Weeks after first revealing its Wi-Fi 6-enabled networks for sports stadia in leading American sports leagues, networking technology and services company takes on wireless and analytics for biggest game in US sport Continue Reading

February 03, 2020 03Feb2020 News

India’s 2020 budget to boost local tech sector

A flurry of investments in quantum computing, datacentres and broadband connectivity is expected to shore up India’s technology industry from this year Continue Reading

February 01, 2020 01Feb2020 Blog Post

Broadband/5G Security, Resilience, Competition, Huawei, Ofcom and Brexit

Fast, reliable Internet access is essential for business competitiveness in a post Brexit world. It is also critical to the rest of modern society. If the fixed and mobile networks of BT/EE, ... Continue Reading

February 01, 2020 01Feb2020 Blog Post

Open source licence series – Delphix: Rent vs buy, which fits your licencing cost model?

Open source grew, it proliferated… and it became something that many previously proprietary-only software vendors embraced as a key means of development… but the issue of how open source software ... Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 31Jan2020 Blog Post

Open source licence series – Tidelift: Ethical source-available licenses challenge open source

Open source grew, it proliferated… and it became something that many previously proprietary-only software vendors embraced as a key means of development… but the issue of how open source software ... Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 31Jan2020 News

IR35 private sector reforms: BP contractors notified of incoming ban on PSCs

BP is understood to have begun notifying its self-employed workforce about its plans to terminate PSC engagements from 31 March 2020, in anticipation of the IR35 reforms coming into play the following month Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 31Jan2020 News

Estonian CIO gives UK IT professionals hope as Brexit removes rights

Tech chief says Estonia’s door is open to UK IT professionals if they want to continue enjoying an EU lifestyle Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 31Jan2020 In Depth

Alan Bates: The ‘details man’ the Post Office paid the price for ignoring

In 2003, subpostmaster Alan Bates had his contract terminated when he refused to comply with Post Office policy. A decade and a half later, against the odds, he took the Post Office to the High Court and won a multimillion-pound legal case Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 31Jan2020 News

Davos: The clock is ticking on climate change but cyber crime and emerging technologies add to risks

Climate change, natural disasters, extreme weather and loss of biodiversity are the greatest risks we face. With cyber conflicts, state-sponsored hacking and internet fragmentation, doing nothing is not an option, says the World Economic Forum Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 31Jan2020 News

Growth again in Q4, but global smartphone market slips back over 2019

It was a tough year, but smartphone big guns fire in fourth quarter of 2019, driven by resurgent Apple’s iPhone 11, and industry set for further spike in 2020 Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 31Jan2020 Blog Post

Open source licence series – Puppet: consumption without collaboration equals consternation

Open source grew, it proliferated… and it became something that many previously proprietary-only software vendors embraced as a key means of development… but the issue of how open source software ... Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 31Jan2020 News

UK police arrest three over Maltese cyber bank robbery

The NCA has made three arrests in Belfast and London following an investigation into money laundering linked to a cyber heist on a bank in Malta Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 31Jan2020 News

Australia’s Iconic Hotels taps cloud for speed and cost savings

The independent hotel operator in the Australian Capital Territory has saved IT manpower and costs by moving from an on-premise hospitality management system to a cloud-based application Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 31Jan2020 News

Promotions for architects of IBM’s $34bn Red Hat deal

Former CEO of Red Hat and IBM’s cloud chief are now heading up Big Blue as it moves forward to a multicloud, hybrid computing future Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 31Jan2020 News

BT to take half-billion pound hit on Huawei kit replacement

Telco BT reveals the price to pay to meet the UK government’s new regulations around restricting ‘high-risk’ telecoms equipment suppliers in the nation’s 5G radio network Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 31Jan2020 News

Harvey Nash hires first female CEO

Beverley White takes over as Albert Ellis steps down after 14 years leading the IT recruitment and services firm Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 31Jan2020 News

AWS downplays risk of competitors threatening its public cloud dominance during Q4 results

Amazon Web Services posts fourth-quarter revenue of $9.95bn for the three months to 31 December 2019 as speculation persists about the rising threat from Microsoft Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 31Jan2020 News

UK’s Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visa system ‘does not work well’, says MAC

During a review of whether the government should introduce a points-based system for migration, the Migration Advisory Committee claims the current Tier 1 system for exceptional talent is not fit for purpose Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 30Jan2020 News

Tech Nation selects fifth Upscale programme cohort

Entrepreneurial network Tech Nation has announced its Upscale 5.0 cohort as the UK scaleup ecosystem continues to grow Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 30Jan2020 News

Northern Rail will trial tech to tackle overcrowding

Troubled operator Northern Rail will attempt to improve services by using technology as it is brought under government control Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 30Jan2020 News

NCSC launches study on cyber security diversity

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre wants to improve the diversity of the cyber security sector Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 30Jan2020 News

First coronavirus cyber threats seen in the wild

Kaspersky has reported the first incidences of cyber security threats playing on fears of the emerging coronavirus Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 30Jan2020 Blog Post

Technology is losing its battle to be a unifying force

The pioneers of the internet and the web saw themselves as liberators. They believed, passionately, they were creating a better world – one that was open, collaborative, broke down barriers, and ... Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 30Jan2020 News

5G fixed wireless broadband CPE shipments set to pass two million in 2020

With fibre-to-the-home penetration limited to less than a fifth of total global households, huge opportunity opens up for the whole 5G fixed wireless broadband market, including customer premises equipment Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 30Jan2020 News

Avast cans data harvesting subsidiary after outcry

Avast will close its Jumpshot big data unit following repeated allegations of inappropriate handling of customer data Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 30Jan2020 News

Mobile trade-in programmes return over $2bn to US consumers in 2019

Mobile device trade-in programmes give billions of dollars back to owners for seemingly old and unwanted devices, and could be key to sparking 5G device uptake Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 30Jan2020 News

Microsoft earnings get a lift from Windows 7 extended security

Azure powers Microsoft’s Q2 2020 earnings, but the company is not only seeing a boost from Windows 365, but also extended Windows 7 support Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 30Jan2020 News

Sorting out the Dutch government’s IT mess

Tech experts discuss the challenges and potential solutions to the Netherlands government’s IT problems Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 30Jan2020 News

UKCloud moots multi-cloud as a way to speed up public sector cloud adoption

Contributors to UKCloud's public sector-focused State of Cloud Adoption report flag barriers to using off-premise technologies, but could adopting a multi-cloud strategy assist with overcoming them? Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 30Jan2020 News

Huawei, Samsung dominate global 5G device market

Samsung and Huawei dominate the 5G device market in 2019, but analyst warns that expected and necessary competition could be curtailed by the current coronavirus outbreak Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 30Jan2020 News

Microsoft contractor hit by health and safety violation claims at Israel datacentre building site

Microsoft declines to comment on a local media report that the site of its Israel datacentre campus has been subject to stoppage notices after two accidents there in two days Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 News

Inside DXC Technology’s APAC playbook

DXC Technology’s CTO for Asia-Pacific talks up efforts to support the region’s enterprises that are in varying stages of digital transformation Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 News

UK cyber security sector worth more than £8bn

The UK’s cyber security industry employs 43,000 full-time workers, and contributed nearly £4bn to the UK economy in 2019, according to DCMS Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 Blog Post

Techxit Britain

BT’s press office has reported some “worrying” findings as part of its Skills for Tomorrow programme, designed to “close the digital skills knowledge gap that exists between parents and children”. ... Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 News

Formulus Black Forsa turns memory into block storage

Forsa allows customers to bring application data into memory, by provisioning DRAM or persistent memory as block access storage with latency several times better than NVMe flash Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 Blog Post

What to expect from Appian World 2020

The Computer Weekly Developer Network team is attending Appian World 2020, a conference and exhibition designed to showcase Appian’s approach to enterprise low-code software platform application ... Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 News

EU implements 5G infrastructure restrictions on ‘high-risk’ suppliers

European countries follow UK’s lead and give member states the ability to ban or limit so-called high-risk telecoms equipment suppliers from 5G networks Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 News

Oracle customers complain of cloud coercion

In December, Oracle won its day in court – but a poll reveals a sales tactic based on audit threats combined with heavy cloud discounts Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 News

IR35 reforms are 'demonising' contractors and locking them out of work, chancellor warned

The CEO of online accountancy consultancy InniAccounts has written to the chancellor of the exchequer, Sajid Javid, to call for legislation to be passed that will ensure enterprises take time to individually assess tax status of contractors Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 News

NHS suffers fewer ransomware attacks, but threat persists

Ransomware attacks against the NHS have tapered off dramatically, according to statistics obtained under FoI legislation, but this does not mean the threat has diminished Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 Blog Post

The future of enterprise application consumption: an adoption paradigm shift

This is a guest blogpost by Mark Armstrong, GM and GVP EMEA, Rimini Street. In the next 5-10 years I see three business and societal trends that will potentially lead to a radical shift in how we ... Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 News

AI is transforming the Nordic workplace – and it won’t stop there

Nordic startups are applying artificial intelligence to address workplace challenges, with HR and operations managers across the world watching Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 News

CTO interview: Juan Villamil discusses changing IT culture

Juan Villamil has worked at the Department for Work and Pensions for nearly five years. As he heads off to take up a new challenge at Imperial College, we speak to him about change and transformation Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 News

Government creates AI playbook for the public sector

Wide-ranging advice is provided in a guide that covers all stages of projects, from evaluation through to post-implementation Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 News

Government puts £140m NHS AI award in play to speed up advanced tech usage

Matt Hancock, secretary of state for health and social care, has launched a £140m competition for AI healthcare technology providers Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 Podcast

Podcast: How to boost staff awareness of compliance

Employee awareness of compliance, of the laws and regulations that affect your business, is vital, in some cases even mandatory. We look at the key ways to achieve it Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 News

Apple posts record-breaking quarter, but prepares for Coronavirus impact

The Coronavirus outbreak is having a direct impact on Apple’s supply chain and its Chinese retail stores and channel partners Continue Reading

January 29, 2020 29Jan2020 Blog Post

Saudi smartness: AI hackers gather in the Kingdom

Quiz time: list your top 10 Artificial Intelligence (AI) world hubs? Possible answers: Silicon Valley (obviously), Bangalore & Bengaluru (same place), Shanghai and Shenzen (both big footprints ... Continue Reading

January 28, 2020 28Jan2020 News

Fintechs fear deepfake fraud

New research reveals the majority of CISOs working in the financial services sector are increasingly concerned about the potential use of deepfakes Continue Reading

January 28, 2020 28Jan2020 News

Digital economy pushing up IT salaries in ANZ

About eight in 10 IT professionals in Australia and New Zealand earned more over the past year while 23% were rewarded with a bonus, survey finds Continue Reading

January 28, 2020 28Jan2020 News

Huawei excluded from UK 5G core but retains place in radio network

Local operators breathe huge sigh of relief as UK government allows potentially high-risk telecoms equipment suppliers continued ability to supply essential technology for 5G radio network Continue Reading

January 28, 2020 28Jan2020 News

Met Police could deploy facial recognition against protesters

Live facial recognition will be rolled out operationally by the Met Police, but police monitoring group Netpol believes it will hamper people’s ability to exercise their rights to protest Continue Reading

January 28, 2020 28Jan2020 News

Cisco unveils business transformation suite for hyper-connected enterprise

New tools claimed to help businesses push their boundaries by reimagining their applications, empowering their teams, securing their data and transforming their infrastructure Continue Reading

January 28, 2020 28Jan2020 E-Handbook

A new decade, a new government and a new horizon for UK tech

Brexit is being done, so it’s time for the government to look to the future and place technology at the heart of the economy Continue Reading

January 28, 2020 28Jan2020 E-Handbook

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 44

In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly and Brian McKenna are joined by Cliff Saran to discuss the end of support for Windows 7, the latest developments in IR35 in the private sector, Will Carling and... Continue Reading

January 28, 2020 28Jan2020 E-Handbook

Subpostmaster prosecutions move closer to appeal

Prosecutions are a significant step closer to being sent to the Court of Appeal as Criminal Courts Review Commission forms a group of commissioners to review them Continue Reading

January 28, 2020 28Jan2020 Blog Post

Happy (featherlite) clacky: Logitech MX Keys keyboard

The Logitech MX Keys keyboard is a nice keyboard. It’s actually the nicest keyboard we (the virtual Inspect-a-Gadget) team has used, possibly ever. It should be, it’s not cheap. This unit comes in ... Continue Reading

January 28, 2020 28Jan2020 Blog Post

The Dream Team: why data security, compliance and privacy come hand in hand

This is a guest blogpost by Anthony Di Bello, VP Strategic Development, OpenText Today’s business landscape is littered with valuable data. The rapid adoption of digital technologies, means that ... Continue Reading

January 28, 2020 28Jan2020 In Depth

Top four compliance considerations for SMEs

We look at the key data compliance regulations that affect smaller companies – such as GDPR, the Data Protection Act, PCI-DSS and PECR – and some key industry-specific frameworks Continue Reading

January 28, 2020 28Jan2020 News

Organisations losing control of cloud data

Data is more widely dispersed in enterprise clouds than most organisations think, and as a result they are at risk of losing control of it, according to a report Continue Reading

January 28, 2020 28Jan2020 Blog Post

Fancy a bit of CausalNex?

Advanced analytics company QuantumBlack has released its racily-named CausalNex software product. This is the company’s second open source software development following its previous launch of ... Continue Reading

January 28, 2020 28Jan2020 E-Zine

IT must play its part in tackling the climate crisis

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at this year’s World Economic Forum and find out how the IT sector is aiming to help tackle climate change. Our buyer’s guide assesses onsite, offsite and cloud-based disaster recovery. And IT contractors are ... Continue Reading

January 28, 2020 28Jan2020 News

Data privacy benefits outweigh spend, says Cisco

Cisco’s 2020 data privacy study shows organisations can generate substantial returns on their data privacy and protection spending Continue Reading