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November 20, 2020 20Nov2020 Blog Post

CTRL, ALT, REPEAT – Why short-sighted digitisation strategies may see businesses revert to analogue

This is a guest blogpost by Stuart Bernard, Iron Mountain’s VP of Digital Solutions. In it he writes about a new study suggesting Covid-driven digitisation of business processes could be ... Continue Reading

November 20, 2020 20Nov2020 News

Claritas taps AI to enhance medical images

A Singapore startup has developed a cloud-based medical imaging platform to enhance the quality and accessibility of radiology images for doctors and patients Continue Reading

November 20, 2020 20Nov2020 Blog Post

OpenUK joins Euro data infrastructure Gaia-X project as ‘UK lifeline’ amid Brexit maelstrom

OpenUK is the open technology advocate organisation for open data, open source hardware and open source software in the UK - so yeah, pretty open all round. The organisation has now joined the ... Continue Reading

November 20, 2020 20Nov2020 News

HM Land Registry drafts digital ID standards

The department’s draft identity-checking requirements aims to provide clarity for software developers creating solutions to be used for property lawyers Continue Reading

November 20, 2020 20Nov2020 News

RCS forecast to deliver $52.2bn for mobile operators by 2028

Inability for digital banner advertising to drive consumer brand engagement will see billions in media spend diverted to RCS brand campaigns, dramatically boosting mobile operator revenues. Continue Reading

November 20, 2020 20Nov2020 News

Local authorities lagging behind in digitisation of citizen records

Nearly a third of councils can't tell how much citizen information they store is in digital format, study shows Continue Reading

November 20, 2020 20Nov2020 News

Widespread adoption of WBA OpenRoaming on the cards

Cross-industry survey reveals rapid uptake and widespread acceptance of wireless broadband standard announced in May 2020 Continue Reading

November 20, 2020 20Nov2020 Blog Post

Deliver projects with quick time to value

With just a couple of weeks left of 2020, it is worth reflecting on what IT professionals can take away from this year. First and foremost, the hard work put in by IT staff, enabled many, many ... Continue Reading

November 20, 2020 20Nov2020 News

University of Melbourne to advance digital health

Australia’s University of Melbourne has established a research outfit to build and clinically validate healthcare technology solutions Continue Reading

November 19, 2020 19Nov2020 News

Transparency and honesty key to major programmes success, says NAO

Major government projects often lack underlying data on costs and benefits, and it’s often not clear who is accountable for integration of different elements, according to a National Audit Office report on lessons learned on the programmes Continue Reading

November 19, 2020 19Nov2020 E-Zine

CW APAC: Expert advice on zero-trust security

Zero trust is a security model that eliminates the traditional perimeter and assumes that no user or device can be trusted until proven otherwise. In this handbook, Computer Weekly looks at how enterprises can take a zero-trust approach to securing ... Continue Reading

November 19, 2020 19Nov2020 In Depth

Lush’s 25-year journey to digital excellence

Retailers are increasingly focused on using technology to better serve customers, but for high street cosmetic brand Lush, tech has always been part of the picture Continue Reading

November 19, 2020 19Nov2020 News

Covid-19 shift to remote working adds to Earth’s growing e-waste problem

The shift to remote working has forced firms to purchase new IT equipment, but many are still lacking sustainable end-of-life processes for their devices Continue Reading

November 19, 2020 19Nov2020 News

Global networks take the strain in roller-coaster 2020

Research from network tech provider reveals implications for service providers and internet service delivery chain, with significant growth in video streaming, gaming, video conferencing and DDoS Continue Reading

November 19, 2020 19Nov2020 News

Nokia, Elisa and Qualcomm claim 5G speed record with 8Gbps connectivity in Finland

Combined speeds from two devices hit 8Gbps on a commercial 5G network on mmWave spectrum, showing support for low-latency, high-bandwidth services such as high-speed video downloads and virtual and augmented reality Continue Reading

November 19, 2020 19Nov2020 News

Data silos and IT complexity stifle business potential

A study from 451 Research highlights the problems organisations face in managing data Continue Reading

November 19, 2020 19Nov2020 Blog Post

Now or Never: Office print opportunities in 2021

To emerge stronger in 2021, print industry players must adopt a future forward mindset to address the rapidly evolving cloud and hybrid workplace era – or risk being left behind. The office print ... Continue Reading

November 19, 2020 19Nov2020 News

Cut jobs or cut software spending?

With little or no growth in IT budgets, IT chiefs will be tasked with cutting costs in 2021. Improving IT asset management can help to avoid job cuts Continue Reading

November 19, 2020 19Nov2020 News

Security sector broadly backs Boris Johnson’s Cyber Force

Security community says the presence of a robust cyber defence force alongside a robust physical one will be vital to the UK’s national security Continue Reading

November 19, 2020 19Nov2020 News

Gaia-X: Inside the bid to create an open, next-gen data infrastructure for European enterprises

The Gaia-X project is billed as a push to create an open, cross-continent, next-generation data infrastructure “by Europe and for Europe”, but why is it needed? Continue Reading

November 19, 2020 19Nov2020 News

£165m gigabit broadband boost for Northern Ireland

NIE announces connectivity deployment scheme to deliver gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure to more than 76,000 premises in hard-to-reach places across province Continue Reading

November 19, 2020 19Nov2020 News

Fujitsu staff under investigation for potential perjury in Post Office IT trial named

Court documents reveal the names of the Fujitsu employees under investigation for potentially providing misleading information in criminal trials Continue Reading

November 19, 2020 19Nov2020 News

5G defies Covid to stay set to transform industries across the board

Despite fears of a halt to development, study sees increased 5G investment during pandemic, with 5G-related investment rising by double digits compared with 2019 forecast and 5G-related jobs set to soar Continue Reading

November 19, 2020 19Nov2020 Blog Post

Throwback Thursday: IT Support, now and then

As our contribution to the bit of fun that is Throwback Thursday, we're taking a weekly stroll in the Freeform Dynamics archives. This week I look at a report we produced back in August 2006, the ... Continue Reading

November 19, 2020 19Nov2020 News

Why databases are key to Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales

With each order split into multiple database transactions, ensuring the scalability and elasticity of database systems was key to the success of Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 Blog Post

Vax doesn’t have to be vexing

The Labour Party has called for emergency laws to prevent social media companies from playing host to anti-vaccine content. You’d’ve thought the ruling elite would have already got the memo to ... Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 Blog Post

Pedal to the bare metal: Equinix maxes out for scale-out

As Tears For Fears would say: everybody wants to rule the world… … but as Equinix, Inc. would say: everybody wants to scale to the breadth of potentially web-scale operational scope and the best ... Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 News

Huawei claims £3.3bn contribution to UK economy

Extent of communications technology provider Huawei’s positive contribution to the UK economy in terms of cash and jobs has been identified in independent report Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 E-Handbook

IT Priorities 2020: European IT budget share reflects home-working challenges brought by Covid

European organisations are being forced to redivert more limited budgets during the pandemic. This Eguide dives into the reasons as to how and why this shift is occurring in IT companies across the continent. Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 E-Handbook

IT Priorities 2020: Budgets rejigged to support 2021 recovery

IT has been essential in helping organisations remain operational. IT chiefs are now considering the IT to drive a sustained business recovery. Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 E-Handbook

IT Priorities 2020: Covid-19 accelerates cloud investments by UK IT leaders

The updated 2020 IT Priorities Survey from Computer Weekly and TechTarget shines a light on how the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has reshaped IT leaders' technology investment plans. Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 E-Handbook

IT Priorities 2020: After Covid-19, security goes back to basics

This year’s transition to remote working highlighted big gaps in the fundamentals of security, as updated TechTarget/Computer Weekly data reveals. Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 News

Nokia Software embarks on ‘carbon negative’ datacentre revamp push with HPE Greenlake

Global telecoms giant Nokia Software opens up about the work it is doing to improve the environmental friendliness of the R&D datacentres underpinning its 5G innovation Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 In Depth

Need to know: Five key things about backup testing

We look at five key things to consider when it comes to backup testing – what to test, how often, making sure backups work, whether recovery is effective and ensuring processes are consistent Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 Blog Post

Nutanix: hyper-converged-hybrid cloud needs ‘near-instant’ infrastructure

Whenever anyone tells you that technology needs an ever-increasing injection of agility, you would be forgiven for a) possibly starting to yawn - but also b) predominantly thinking about the ... Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 News

2021 the year of commodity ransomware, says Sophos

Sophos researchers anticipate a trickle-down effect in the cyber criminal underground Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 News

ZSL uses Google Cloud and machine learning to protect endangered species from poachers

The Zoological Society of London opens up about the work it has done with the Google Cloud team to protect endangered species from poachers Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 News

Konvoy Group to track keg fleet with IoT

Australian supplier of rental kegs to breweries is deploying beacons to monitor the location and temperature of 70,000 kegs in Australia and New Zealand Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 News

US cyber security chief fired for contradicting Trump

CISA chief Chris Krebs ousted for doing his job fighting disinformation in an apparent purge of officials deemed disloyal to president Donald Trump Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 News

Cato collects $130m investment to extend SASE proposition

New funding round for SASE pioneer Cato, the largest to date for the company, brings total financing to $332m, leading to what the company calls a unicorn valuation demonstrating leadership of SASE market Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 E-Handbook

IT Priorities 2020: Covid-19 consolidates storage push to cloud

The emphasis on home and remote working has been felt in storage and backup as in all areas of IT, with continued evolution towards the cloud and as-a-service storage and backup. Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 Podcast

The case of Julian Assange as he faces US extradition bid – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Bill Goodwin, investigations editor, joins Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna to discuss the case of Julian Assange, whose recent extradition hearing at the Old Bailey ... Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 Blog Post

Red Hat sharpens OpenShift tools for hybrid cloud ubiquity

Question: how do you build a hybrid cloud strategy? To start with, it’s a good idea to think about having Kubernetes at the core, to enable the orchestration of container workloads around the ... Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 News

IT managers raise concerns over retaining and attracting SAP skills

Survey has shone a light on the concerns of organisations managing and deploying SAP enterprise software Continue Reading

November 18, 2020 18Nov2020 News

How Aarogya Setu is addressing scale and security challenges

India’s contact-tracing platform leverages microservices, encryption techniques and cloud-based visibility tools to address scale and security requirements Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 News

Automated image recognition: How using ‘free’ photos on the internet can lead to lawsuits and fines

Germany-based photographer Marco Verch uses computer scripts to populate the internet with topical images and photographs. People and companies who make mistakes in following the complex licensing terms of his ‘free to share and adapt’ photographs ... Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 News

Kaspersky shuts down data-processing activities in Russia

Cyber security provider’s data storage and processing activities for customers in Europe, the US and Canada, have now been fully relocated to Switzerland Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 News

Masergy goes deeper with SASE to strengthen SD-WAN security

Supplier claims to offer the broadest choice in security solutions, best-of-breed technologies and a leading global network platform for businesses of all sizes Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 News

HMRC warns over uptick in Self Assessment tax scams

HMRC issues updated warnings as 2021 Self Assessment deadlines loom Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 Blog Post

Pocket (machine identity) rocket: Jetstack donates cert-manager to CNCF

Jetstack wants to be seen as a ‘proper’ open source company i.e. not just a corporate beast with an ‘open technologies’ department that is guilty of open-washing its wares by popping the off bit of ... Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 News

Ransomware stats overload risks confusing buyers

UK-based organisations are either more, or less, likely to pay ransoms, depending on which cyber security supplier you want to believe Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 News

5G-powered manufacturing, construction and agriculture to lead £15bn in UK growth

Research finds full realisation of 5G could deliver significant additional economic growth for the UK, with three industries accounting for more than three-quarters of projected business Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 News

GDS looks for Gov.uk head of technology and architecture

GDS role is offering up to £85,000 a year and includes being responsible for developing the Gov.uk programme as government aims to make it a platform for content, rather than just a publishing system Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 News

Covid-19: Pandemic-induced surge in public cloud spend predicted to run until 2024

Gartner’s latest worldwide public cloud market spend forecast suggests the acceleration in off-premise adoption seen since the start of the pandemic is set to last for a long time yet Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 Blog Post

EPOS | Sennheiser gaming headsets: GSP 370 & GSP 670

Let’s go back to basics and step back in time. When you’ve had a pair of (now considered ‘retro’) Sennheiser headphones in your teens (example shown here) the experience tends to leave you with a ... Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 News

Huawei unveils solutions for 1+N target 5G networks

Chinese comms giant launches new network technology to enable operators to tap into what it says will be huge potential for delivering 5G at greatly reduced per-bit costs Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 News

Financial services data volumes heighten risk of insider breach

Financial services organisations hold so much data that it is becoming virtually impossible to safeguard properly against data breaches caused by malicious or careless employees Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 News

Botched software update to blame for Post Office Horizon crash

Post Office says planned firmware update caused the problem that left branches unable to do business for 90 minutes Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 Opinion

Brexit and risks to data privacy and governance

EY privacy specialists assess the risks to data privacy, protection and governance on the table for businesses, with less than two months until Brexit Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 Blog Post

Shipa open sources Ketch

Shipa is a cloud native application management framework company. Ketch enables developers to deploy cloud native applications to Kubernetes without a single YAML file, so no Kubernetes expertise ... Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 News

Ericsson claims strong momentum across Africa

Swedish comms tech provider Ericsson bags series of contracts across African continent, highlighting growing footprint in region as communications service providers move to strengthen their networks and cater to demand for enhanced mobile services Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 E-Zine

How Mastercard is taking digital payments into a new era

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to Mastercard about how the credit card giant is using new technologies to take digital payments into a new era. After months of unprecedented uncertainty, we ask CIOs how they are planning for the next 12 ... Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 In Depth

How to build an effective vulnerability management programme

As cyber criminals increasingly look to exploit vulnerabilities in software and hardware, businesses must build and implement an effective vulnerability management programme to counter this growing threat Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 17Nov2020 E-Handbook

Eyes on India: New age of flash storage boosts performance & efficiency

As one of the forerunners in technology adoption, Indian enterprises have been keen to embrace emerging technologies such as artificial technology, the internet of things and big data, driving an upsurge in storage requirements. Coupled with data ... Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 16Nov2020 News

How Standard Chartered approaches cyber security

Bank uses security-by-design principles and conducts red-teaming exercises among other measures to fend off cyber breaches Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 16Nov2020 News

Privacy advocates call for European probe into Palantir

Dutch group SOMI is trying to raise awareness of Palantir’s data privacy practices and how it works with European government agencies Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 16Nov2020 News

5.5G on the way as Huawei predicts golden decade for advanced comms

Huawei chiefs predict bright times ahead for 5G market with evolved standard imminent offering improved real-time interaction experiences for individual users and new scenarios Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 16Nov2020 News

Resident Evil studio Capcom confirms scale of Ragnar Locker breach

Videogame studio says the data of up to 350,000 people was likely to have been compromised in a Ragnar Locker ransomware attack Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 16Nov2020 News

Wireless industry warns of urgent need for more Wi-Fi spectrum

As demand for broadband connectivity surges worldwide, bodies representing wireless companies highlight what they say is a pressing need for access to the 6GHz frequency band Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 16Nov2020 News

Atos debuts OneCloud initiative to help accelerate enterprise migrations to sustainable cloud setups

French IT services company Atos launches ‘one-stop shop’ service for enterprises that want to speed up their cloud migrations in a sustainable way Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 16Nov2020 Opinion

Martha Lane Fox: My life in tech

The internet entrepreneur discusses the role of tech in society, confidence in coding and encouraging young people to embrace technology Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 16Nov2020 Blog Post

The #WFH extended talent opportunity

The rise of the virtual workplace and its implications for inclusivity and Generation Z. Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 16Nov2020 News

NHS completes transition to HSCN

All 950 NHS, social care, private sector and local authority organisations have migrated from the legacy N3 network to the Health and Social Care Network Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 16Nov2020 News

Human error blamed in Welsh Covid-19 patient data leak

Public Health Wales accepts recommendations of independent probe into data breach that saw PII on 18,105 coronavirus patients leaked Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 16Nov2020 News

Hackney systems could be unavailable for months, says council

A month after a highly disruptive cyber attack on its systems, Hackney Council is still struggling to get back up and running Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 16Nov2020 News

Government issues guidance on post-Brexit procurement

From 1 January 2021, procurement notices will have to be published through the Find a Tender e-notification service Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 16Nov2020 News

Post Office explanation of IT system outage so vague it is ‘pointless’

Post Office criticised over vagueness of its explanation of the cause of a UK-wide IT failure that saw subpostmasters unable to do business Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 16Nov2020 In Depth

How AI is helping to drive business process optimisation

Automating an inefficient process simply leads to a faster inefficient process. Artificial intelligence needs to be deployed to ensure business processes are optimal Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 16Nov2020 News

Space DC eyes Indonesia datacentre market

Space DC opens first of two datacentres with reliability and green features to tap Indonesia’s growing demand for datacentres Continue Reading

November 13, 2020 13Nov2020 News

Firms with connected culture see boost in employee productivity

New study from enterprise cloud collaboration provider sheds light on role of employers in embracing a connected culture to power remote and prepare for hybrid workforces Continue Reading

November 13, 2020 13Nov2020 News

BT taps VMware to launch global SD-WAN services

Incumbent UK telco aims to ensure global customers can benefit from flexibility and choice as they optimise networks for cloud services Continue Reading

November 13, 2020 13Nov2020 News

Verizon, AWS drive mobile edge computing platform to Dallas and Miami

Leading comms provider and IT and cloud giant add two more 5G mobile edge computing cities in US to enable development of latency-sensitive applications that can transform industries ranging from healthcare to transportation Continue Reading

November 13, 2020 13Nov2020 Blog Post

Software: to build or not to build? That is the question

This is a guest blogpost by Kevin Hurd, Founder & CEO, Digital Hive. In 2015 Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella famously said: “every business will be a software business”. And it’s hard to argue ... Continue Reading

November 13, 2020 13Nov2020 In Depth

Covid-19: How retailers are using technology to respond to changing shopping habits

As the coronavirus outbreak accelerates the shift in consumer behaviour, how are retailers using technology to keep customers engaged? Continue Reading

November 13, 2020 13Nov2020 News

IT Priorities 2020: European IT budget share reflects home-working challenges brought by Covid

European organisations are being forced to redivert more limited budgets during the pandemic Continue Reading

November 13, 2020 13Nov2020 News

Ticketmaster fined £1.25m by ICO for failing to protect customer data

Ticket website’s customer data was exposed through an attack on a third-party chatbot Continue Reading

November 13, 2020 13Nov2020 News

5G, IoT technology to transform health and social care

Research from UK operator shows how advanced connected technologies offer a pathway to a flexible model of healthcare delivered at the point of patient need Continue Reading

November 13, 2020 13Nov2020 News

Dutch IT award recognises importance of research in the wild

Promoter of human-centric scientific research techniques claims the prestigious 2020 Netherlands Prize for ICT Research Continue Reading

November 13, 2020 13Nov2020 News

IT Priorities 2020: ‘Benestrophe’ for networking as UK IT departments come to terms with new normal

As 2020 ends, all traditional bets are off as Covid-19 completely changes the landscape of IT, with secure connectivity and cloud emerging at the core of enterprises’ needs for the foreseeable future Continue Reading

November 13, 2020 13Nov2020 News

Covid-19 pandemic has increased speed of tech deployments across the NHS

The pandemic has increased use of technology across the NHS, but how has it been received by clinicians, and how has it impacted daily life for NHS organisations? Continue Reading

November 13, 2020 13Nov2020 Blog Post

Why setting IT budgets for 2021 will be harder - and easier - than ever

It’s the time of year when many IT leaders will be setting budgets for 2021 and trying to persuade their boardroom why they should have more money to invest in technology. After the year we’ve all ... Continue Reading

November 13, 2020 13Nov2020 In Depth

SD-WAN keeps Darling Ingredients on the table through Covid-19 pandemic

For some businesses, the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting need to support mass remote working will have accelerated something they began working on some time ago. Darling Ingredients is one such firm, whose SD-WAN roll-out puts it in good stead ... Continue Reading

November 13, 2020 13Nov2020 News

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