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2020 Stories
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October 27, 2020
27Oct2020
E-Zine
Pet project: How Pets at Home cares for customers with data analytics
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the chief data officer of Pets at Home, about using data analytics to care for customers. British Airways had its GDPR fine reduced to just £20m – we ask what this means for data protection regulation. And ... Continue Reading
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October 27, 2020
27Oct2020
News
SAP Q3 2020 results: revenue down 4%, cloud silver lining hailed
SAP’s third quarter 2020 results stated a 4% year-on-year reduction in revenue, with an 11% increase in cloud revenue lightening the gloom Continue Reading
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October 27, 2020
27Oct2020
News
APAC CISOs warm up to zero trust
Security leaders in Asia-Pacific are adopting zero-trust security, but challenges stand in their way of reaping the full potential of the security model Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
E-Handbook
2020 Media Consumption Series - Why
In this infographic based on the results of our 2020 Media Consumption Survey, find out why sales reps with data-driven intent get the best response and what subject line gets the open? Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
News
Highly unusual hacking attack directly threatens therapy patients
A hacker has directly contacted therapy patients to say their highly personal therapy notes will be put on the internet unless they pay the ransom Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
News
BT brings out RCS business messaging to UK customers
Telco announces that platform based on next generation of rich mobile messaging is now through early-stage pilots and is available for businesses to enhance customer experience Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
News
Forrester: CIOs must prepare for Brexit data transfer
With the end of the Brexit transition period just weeks away, multi-national organisations will need to re-evaluate how intercompany data is transmitted Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
Blog Post
Dynatrace & ServiceNow pool intelligence into Biz-AIOps-aaS
Dynatrace has presented an enhanced, bi-directional automatic integration between its own Dynatrace Software Intelligence Platform and the ServiceNow Now Platform. The union is intended to deliver ... Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
Blog Post
Why ODPi & LF AI have come together
This is a guest post written by John Mertic in his role as ODPi program Director at The Linux Foundation -- founded in 2000, the foundation is dedicated to building sustainable ecosystems around ... Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
News
Policy Exchange calls on government to publish digital ID strategy
The lack of reliable digital ID services in the UK is limiting the country’s digital infrastructure potential, according to a report on digital identity, which also recommends the government to clarify the future of Gov.uk Verify Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
E-Handbook
2020 Media Consumption Series - Where
In this infographic, we show the results of our 2020 Media Consumption Survey. Find out where is pre-purchase research conducted and what types of content are most preferred for consumption for purchase research? Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
E-Handbook
2020 Media Consumption Series - Who
In this infographic, we show the results of our 2020 Media Consumption Survey. Find out who is part of the buying team and what do we know about the "final decision maker". Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
E-Handbook
2020 Media Consumption Series - When
In this infographic, we show the results of our 2020 Media Consumption Survey. Find out what to do when IT buyer's are ready to talk to vendors, and how to prepare for the first meeting. Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
News
Nokia chalks up new Finnish 5G win
Global comms tech provider selected by Finnish joint venture to supply 5G radio network equipment including deployment and managed services Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
E-Handbook
2020 Media Consumption Series - What
In this infographic, we show the results of our 2020 Media Consumption Survey. Find out what prospects' advice is for your content creation team and what data users are willing to share in exchange for quality content? Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
E-Handbook
2020 Media Consumption Series - How
In this infographic based on the results of our 2020 Media Consumption Survey, find out how buyers evaluate purchases, and what ranks important in getting shortlisted for a purchase. Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
News
Dutch government ‘unambitious’ in digital
The Netherlands has been working at home as much as possible since the outbreak of Covid-19, but its dependence on technology and connectivity does not seem to be reflected by the government’s approach to digitisation Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
News
Cooperation between Norway’s security agencies planned following cyber attack on parliament
Government seeks to develop enhanced national IT infrastructure with an embedded early warning system and defence shield to protect the IT systems of public and private organisations Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
News
Chatbots will not replace call centre agents
Chatbots have not lived up to their promises and are better poised to support call centre agents in the blended realm of customer service and employee collaboration, says a regional Avaya executive Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
News
Scotland gets gigabit broadband funding boost
Agreement will help rural areas get gigabit-capable broadband connections, with first tranche of £6m to connect hundreds of public sector buildings across Angus, Dundee, and Perth & Kinross Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
News
Oracle expands UK datacentre footprint with new private and public sector-focused cloud regions
Software giant Oracle is making good on its pledge to expand its global datacentre presence, with two new regions in the UK Continue Reading
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October 26, 2020
26Oct2020
In Depth
Forrester: Why tagging should be used to manage hybrid assets
With complex hybrid environments, there is a need to apply IT asset management best practices across cloud and on-premise systems Continue Reading
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October 23, 2020
23Oct2020
News
Digital public services fail UK citizens on multiple fronts
Commission for Smart Government publishes paper on obstacles facing the UK’s digital government, setting out principles for digital government initiatives to follow Continue Reading
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October 23, 2020
23Oct2020
News
Tech Talent Charter launches Doing It Anyway role model campaign
Industry collaborative launches campaign to make female role models more visible and encourage others into tech Continue Reading
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October 23, 2020
23Oct2020
News
Deutsche Bank in talks over sale of IT unit to TCS
German bank is said to be in negotiations to sell its retail banking IT operation to Indian IT giant Continue Reading
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October 23, 2020
23Oct2020
News
Cyber attack on Hackney Council is ‘morally repugnant’, says mayor
Mayor of Hackney is ‘incredibly angry’ at the cyber criminals behind the attack, which will continue to disrupt key council services for some time Continue Reading
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October 23, 2020
23Oct2020
News
Taylor Construction successfully trials 5G for high-tech applications
5G use cases established for Australian-based construction company claiming 20x the performance of 4G with 5G, making next-gen in-field applications possible Continue Reading
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October 23, 2020
23Oct2020
News
Nesta launches report on collective intelligence
Report sets out how to combine machine and human intelligence to drive innovation that could solve social challenges Continue Reading
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October 23, 2020
23Oct2020
In Depth
Unified file and object storage: The best of both worlds?
Unified file and object storage tackles growing volumes of unstructured data in a way that’s compatible with traditional and cloud-era applications, and friendlier to analytics Continue Reading
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October 23, 2020
23Oct2020
Blog Post
Securing Australia’s distributed workforce
This is a guest post by Tom Kellermann, head of cyber security strategy at VMware Carbon Black 2020 has been a year like no other. The global pandemic has quickly changed work and business as we ... Continue Reading
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October 23, 2020
23Oct2020
News
Datacentre sustainability a work in progress in ASEAN
Sustainability efforts have not kept pace with the growing demand for datacentre and co-location services in Southeast Asia Continue Reading
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October 23, 2020
23Oct2020
News
NHS trust takes another look at its appointment of IT scandal CEO
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has asked for external review of its process when appointing controversial executive Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
News
Project Endeavour gets in gear to begin first public autonomous vehicle trials
Government-backed autonomous vehicle consortium adds new partners and begins field trials in three major UK cities Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
News
Orange Belgium reveals first 5G innovations in Port of Antwerp
Augmented field operators and connected tugboats are potential use cases as applications based on next-generation network aim to go full steam ahead at Belgian port Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
News
Saudi Arabian authorities work with Chinese IT giants on digital goals
Saudi Arabia has signed two agreements with Chinese IT suppliers as it strives to deliver its ambitious programme to diversify its economy Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
News
SonicWall patches 11 firewall vulnerabilities
SonicWall users are advised to download updates that fix 11 CVEs in the SonicOS operating system, uncovered by Positive Technologies Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
News
Maturing O-RAN set to have 75% market share by 2030
Analyst confident of prospects for comms technology enabling multi-supplier interoperability for innovations and reducing time to market for deploying new network functionality Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
News
Women in Business Expo: If you can’t find female tech talent, you have hiring and culture issues
A panel of experts at the Women in Business Expo say problems around hiring and culture can be one of the main reasons firms can’t find female talent Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
Blog Post
Chatting Schmidt
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt spends his webcam chat for the Wall Street Journal Tech Live event insisting we should all be grateful to the tech giants, despite the fact they’ve become, by his own ... Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
News
Protecting remote workers an opportunity to do security better
Securing the fully remote workforce has been a challenge for IT teams, but it presents an opportunity to commit to a higher standard of cyber security, according to a Cisco report Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
News
O2 makes further expansion to UK 5G network
Almost exactly a year after it switched on 5G in the UK, O2 takes next-gen network locations into treble figures and eyes up business use cases Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
News
Nordic countries in denial over IT industry equality
Arriving in Denmark to find she was the only woman on a computer science master’s course was a shock to Plamena Cherneva Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
News
CIOs who stick around could end up as COOs
The career path for chief information officers looks promising as large businesses digitise more of their organisation and IT becomes integral to operations Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
News
Bath and North East Somerset goes live with integrated care record
Record system allows health and care professionals to share information across Virgin Care, local GPs, Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Bath and North East Somerset Council Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
News
US Justice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Google
Lawsuit alleges Google used anticompetitive tactics to maintain and extend its monopolies in a number of interconnected digital markets, violating US federal antitrust law Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
Blog Post
Data reveals lack of ethics in decision making systems
A recent survey from price comparison site, comparethemarket.com, has highlighted the subtext, which obscures a host of unfair assumptions made in the depths of computer systems. These assumptions ... Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
News
Nordic CIO Interview: Teemu Salmi, Stora Enso
Working with startup communities helps to drive digital transformation at one of the world’s largest forest industry companies, Stora Enso Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
News
Iron Mountain scales global connectivity collaboration with Telia Carrier
Enhanced global network in APAC, EMEA and North America aims to deliver increased high-performance network diversity for datacentre customers Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
News
IR35: Former Treasury secretary Mel Stride calls for ‘dreaded’ off-payroll rules to be ‘abolished’
While chairing a Treasury Committee session on how the UK tax landscape must change to cover the costs of the coronavirus pandemic, ex-Treasury secretary Mel Stride backed calls for the IR35 rules to be abolished Continue Reading
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October 22, 2020
22Oct2020
News
ANZ Bank moves digital banking services to container platform
Australia’s largest bank now runs 30% of its internet banking services on Red Hat OpenShift in a move that has energised developers and paved the way for more automation Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
News
NSA’s top CVE list a timely reminder to patch
Many of the CVEs detailed on the NSA’s top 25 chart are golden oldies Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
Blog Post
Why pronouns are important
International Pronouns Day, which falls on the third Wednesday of October each year, aims to make it an everyday occurrence for people to educate themselves about, and respect, people’s personal ... Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
News
5G drives Ericsson in third quarter
Increased demand for next-generation architectures in key territories boost third quarter for Swedish comms tech giant, as it inks national infrastructure network deal to deliver 5G speed and network capacity in domestic arena and Estonia Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
Opinion
From compliance to open banking to embedded finance – all thanks to APIs
The road to embedded finance, banking and insurance with APIs is full of promise – and banks should take it for a journey to a better world of finance Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
News
Charities warned over ‘Robin Hood’ cyber criminals
Accepting donations from cyber criminal groups could be deemed as profiting from crime, money laundering or handling stolen goods – so don’t do it Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
News
Trump and Biden campaign apps easy targets for cyber criminals
You don’t need a stellar IQ to exploit the dangerous StrandHogg Android vulnerability, and users of both Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s mobile apps are at risk of falling victim to it Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
News
Qualcomm teams with Verizon and Ericsson to set 5G speed benchmark, boosts 5G offering
Comms carrier and tech companies continue to drive advancements in 5G technology using aggregation technology on mmWave spectrum while new portfolio of 5G RAN platforms aims to enable a new generation of cellular networks Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
News
Financial services staff want work-from-home policies to continue after Covid
About half of workers in the finance sector want their employers to retain remote working policies brought in during the pandemic Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
News
CIO interview: Joe Soule, CTO, Capital One Europe
Never go back, or so they say – but one IT chief’s return to his former employer brought new opportunities and tech transformation Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
News
Customer loyalty accounts in danger from cyber criminals
Billions of credential stuffing attacks are harvesting valuable customer data for the dark web economy Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
News
UK sees surge in IT outsourcing contracts
Transformation projects drive IaaS growth, but SaaS declines. Some sectors are renegotiating and restructuring contracts to reduce costs Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
News
How Malaysia’s Selangor state is tapping cloud
Malaysian state has built a cloud-based payment services platform for citizens and is looking to tap cloud-based analytics to upgrade its surveillance cameras, among other cloud computing initiatives Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
In Depth
Why securing the DNS layer is crucial to fight cyber crime
Domain name system security is often overlooked by organisations, but focusing on this layer could actually improve the effectiveness of cyber security strategies. We explore the latest DNS trends and best practice Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
News
Retailers get access to new security toolkit
The British Retail Consortium has worked with the NCSC to develop a new cyber security toolkit pitched at retailers Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
E-Handbook
Preventing identity theft in a data breach
In this e-guide, we will explore the links between ransomware attacks, data breaches and identity theft. First, Nicholas Fearn investigates the phenomenon of the double extortion attack, and shares some insider advice on how to stop them, while ... Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
Opinion
Security Think Tank: Essential tools to mitigate double extortion attacks
The threat of identity theft via a data breach is heightened with the rise of attacks where ransomware threat actors both encrypt and ransom, and exfiltrate and leak their victims’ data. How does this evolution in cyber crime heighten risk for the ... Continue Reading
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October 21, 2020
21Oct2020
Blog Post
Percona points to deeper DBaaS amidst cloud billing white noise
Open source database software and services company Percona is not your usual tech firm. It’s annual developer, DBA, data architect convention is a relaxed affair with a no-frills (but rich in ... Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
News
Hackney Council services to be disrupted ‘for some time’
Inability to make housing benefit payments is likely to sting some tenants as Hackney cyber attack drags on Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
News
Pace of digital transformation accelerates
As businesses strive to return to profitability, business leaders are relying on tech innovation to drive economic recovery Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
News
Resilient Trickbot down but not yet knocked out
Global, Microsoft-led effort to disrupt the Trickbot botnet has seen some success, but new command and control servers continue to pop up Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
News
Microsoft takes Azure above the clouds
It recently tested a datacentre at the bottom of the sea – now Microsoft is heading into space to offer satellite connectivity Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
News
Verizon goes global with private 5G network
US comms giant spreads wings to offer private 5G capabilities to enterprises in Europe and Asia-Pacific deal Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
News
Police given access to self-isolation data
NHS Test and Trace self-isolation data will be made available to police after new guidance changes data-sharing rules Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
News
BA breach penalty sets new GDPR precedents
The 90% reduction in the fine levied on BA over a 2018 data breach has legal experts talking about the ramifications for the future of data protection Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
News
MoD launches science and technology strategy
Strategy sets out how the department will find and fund technological breakthroughs, focus on data and deliver next-generation military hardware Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
Podcast
Podcast: Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Covid-19 and storage
We look at how organisations can use Cybersecurity Awareness Month as an opportunity to revisit their handling of data and compliance, especially with changes brought by Covid-19 and home working Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
News
Six Russians charged over NotPetya and other attacks
Six members of the APT group known as Sandworm have been charged in the US over a series of attacks including the destructive NotPetya incident Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
News
Labour shares concerns over ‘whitewash’ Horizon IT inquiry
Labour MPs write to postal affairs minister expressing fears that the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal does not guarantee cooperation from the Post Office, Fujitsu and government Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
News
Making Tax Digital could impose unreasonable costs on taxpayers, says PAC
Public Accounts Committee calls on HMRC to assess whether the administrative burden placed on taxpayers through its Making Tax Digital programme is reasonable before continuing to roll it out Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
News
IR35 reforms: Contractors weigh up post-April 2021 employment options
IR35 compliance firm Qdos polls contractors to find out what they think the future holds for their job prospects once the reworked off-payroll rules come into force in the private sector from April 2021 Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
News
AT&T taps Nokia to drive CBRS-enabled Industry 4.0 private networks
US comms giant aims to accelerate its ambitions to support advanced communications in manufacturing and industry Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
E-Zine
Why is IBM splitting in two and what does it mean for CIOs?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, IBM is splitting in two, hiving off its services business to focus on hybrid cloud – we examine what it means for CIOs. Our new buyer’s guide looks at how intelligent workload management can cut cloud complexity. And ... Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
News
Rackspace expands Singapore office, eyes ASEAN market
Managed cloud services supplier expands regional office to develop deeper relationships with local customers as demand for its services grows Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
News
Almost two-thirds of cell sites set to deploy open RAN by 2026
With diversity in communications technology supply set to accelerate, open RAN will come to the fore and research suggests that enterprise small cells will be a key factor in its deployment Continue Reading
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October 20, 2020
20Oct2020
News
Study finds AI can teach humans new tricks
Artificial intelligence tends to rely on supervised learning, but making the most of AI requires people to take on board what these systems learn autonomously Continue Reading
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October 19, 2020
19Oct2020
News
Global operator revenue to be buoyed by 5G over next five years
Research firm presents more evidence dispelling fears of pandemic preventing roll-out of next-generation networks Continue Reading
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October 19, 2020
19Oct2020
News
Pandemic causes record spike in collapse of tech startups
A record number of technology startups folded in September, after months of early-stage companies struggling to attract the investment needed to stay afloat Continue Reading
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October 19, 2020
19Oct2020
News
EU contact-tracing app interoperability gateway goes live
European Union goes live with project developed to ensure that member states’ apps will work seamlessly across borders, so users will only need to install one app for use across EU Continue Reading
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October 19, 2020
19Oct2020
News
BCS swaps out VMware for Nutanix AHV
Certified training and migration tools simplify IT industry body’s migration to the Nutanix hyper-converged environment Continue Reading
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October 19, 2020
19Oct2020
News
Scottish Borders extends CGI outsourcing contract until 2040
CGI will continue to provide the Scottish council’s end-to-end managed IT services until 2040, making it one of the longest extensions in the company’s history Continue Reading
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October 19, 2020
19Oct2020
News
D&I push should come from the top, says panel
Panel of experts at Black Tech Fest spoke about how a push for diversity and inclusion should come with support from firms’ leaders Continue Reading
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October 19, 2020
19Oct2020
Blog Post
Frontegg scrambles ‘old’ cloud development, goes sunny-side on low-code breakfasts
Tel Aviv headquartered Frontegg is a curiously named company. Does it translate to something special in native Hebrew? Did the company want a name that was completely new and unique? Did the ... Continue Reading
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October 19, 2020
19Oct2020
News
London’s fintechs continue to attract investment
The capital’s fintechs continue to attract large volumes of venture capital funds despite the global economic slowdown Continue Reading
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October 19, 2020
19Oct2020
Video
Advocacy and allyship - Dame Stephanie Shirley
In this video from Computer Weekly’s annual diversity and inclusion in tech event, in partnership with Spinks, philanthropist and IT entrepreneur, Dame Stephanie “Steve” Shirley, talks about how the position of women in the tech space has changed ... Continue Reading
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October 19, 2020
19Oct2020
News
Prisons to virtually connect to NHS hospitals
Tech deal means prisoners will be able to virtually see NHS consultants without needing to physically attend the hospital Continue Reading
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October 19, 2020
19Oct2020
Blog Post
Down the encryption tunnel with NordVPN
The lion’s share of the product analysis carried out by Inspect-a-Gadget is typically hardware-based. They’re things, devices, tools, machines and extensions i.e. the focus here is gadgets - that’s ... Continue Reading
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October 19, 2020
19Oct2020
News
Estonian rude awakening spurs tech startup activity
Money laundering scandal in Estonia has sparked tech startup activity in the Baltic country as banks look for answers Continue Reading
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October 19, 2020
19Oct2020
News
IR35 reforms: HMRC urged to correct clause in off-payroll rules that could ‘kill off’ umbrella firms
An ‘errant clause’ within the forthcoming off-payroll legislation could cause serious disruption to the IT contractor community if left unchanged, experts have warned Continue Reading
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October 19, 2020
19Oct2020
Opinion
What will it take for humanity to fully understand tech?
The failure of the coronavirus contact-tracing system, due to limits set by an old Excel format, demonstrates a failure of technology to cope with human reliance Continue Reading
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October 19, 2020
19Oct2020
News
UK Space Agency funds three Covid-19 tech projects
Projects include drones to carry coronavirus tests and samples, a mobile app using satellite technology to provide access to community transport, and e-learning courses in Earth observation data analysis Continue Reading