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May 25, 2021 25May2021 In Depth

Where to run containers? Bare metal vs virtual machines

We look at the key differences between running containers in virtualised environments and on bare metal servers and focus in on the main trade-offs and decision points Continue Reading

May 25, 2021 25May2021 News

Think 2021: AI and automation dominate IBM’s growth strategy

Think 2021 was an opportunity for IBM to showcase its progress in a vision for hybrid cloud operations and artificial intelligence Continue Reading

May 25, 2021 25May2021 Blog Post

Computational storage series: Prizsm - Data disaggregation & ‘likable’ latency

Software runs on data and data is often regarded as the new oil. So it makes sense to put data as close to where it is being processed as possible, in order to reduce latency for performance-hungry ... Continue Reading

May 25, 2021 25May2021 News

Industry reflects on three years of GDPR

Looking back on 12 tumultuous months, we assess how GDPR has weathered the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit, and consider what the coming year may hold for data protection Continue Reading

May 25, 2021 25May2021 News

Stockholm’s startup scene seeks more diversity

Swedish capital has created a world-leading tech startup environment, but it still lacks the diversity of people needed to move it to the next level Continue Reading

May 25, 2021 25May2021 Opinion

Online Safety Bill: an opportunity for tech to get it right

Long-awaited proposals for regulating internet companies still leave much to be defined – and the tech sector must take the lead in finalising a plan that works for society and government Continue Reading

May 25, 2021 25May2021 News

Homeware retailer vidaXL signs three-year Google Cloud deal to enable SAP systems migration

Netherlands-based international homeware retailer vidaXL taps up Google Cloud for SAP systems migration Continue Reading

May 25, 2021 25May2021 News

BSO draws on Arc to deliver on-demand connectivity in Middle East

Joint venture will interconnect companies’ network footprints in the Middle East, connecting digital hubs and providing inter-regional connectivity Continue Reading

May 25, 2021 25May2021 News

UK startups lack gender diversity in senior technical roles

Women account for about 2-3% of engineering and technology directors in startups and scaleups, says report Continue Reading

May 25, 2021 25May2021 News

Legacy vulnerabilities may be biggest enterprise cyber risk

While high-profile cyber attacks and zero-days grab headlines, statistics gathered by network security specialists Cato suggest CISOs should be addressing legacy threats Continue Reading

May 25, 2021 25May2021 E-Handbook

Executive Interview: Tearing down data silos

Alteryx’s senior vice-president for Asia-Pacific addresses some misconceptions about data analytics and what the company is doing to stake a bigger claim on the market. Continue Reading

May 25, 2021 25May2021 News

DBS to fill tech roles at women-focused careers fair

DBS Bank is looking for more women to fill over 140 openings in engineering roles in a bid to improve gender diversity among its ranks Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 News

Melbourne taps AI to ease traffic congestion

University of Melbourne has teamed up with public and private sector organisations to build an AI application that can predict traffic congestion up to three hours ahead Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 E-Zine

Making data an asset, not a threat

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the latest developments in the UK government’s National Data Strategy and what it means for the economy. Our latest buyer’s guide explains the emerging technologies around computational storage. And we look... Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 Blog Post

Threading new seams into the ‘empowered’ data fabric

Connect, unify & predict. You can almost smell the cellophane wrapping on the technology conference T-shirts as every vendor worth its salt emblazons its give-aways with phases like this. ... Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 News

Vaccine status drives more than a million new users to NHS App

Over 11,000 people have registered their preference for organ donation via the NHS App in just four days, 10 times more than average for that time Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 News

Hard Rock Hotel checks in Extreme Wi-Fi 6 to enhance guest experience

Advanced cloud-managed Wi-Fi enables secure, reliable connectivity and simplified network management throughout historic site of renowned global hotel chain Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 Blog Post

Computational storage series: Evaluator Group - Speculations, expectations & extrapolations

Software runs on data and data is often regarded as the new oil. So it makes sense to put data as close to where it is being processed as possible, in order to reduce latency for performance-hungry ... Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 News

Air India is latest victim of Sita hack

Data on millions of people who flew with Air India between 2011 and 2021 appears to have been compromised in the recent Sita supply chain attack Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 News

How Virgin Atlantic used Workplace from Facebook to great advantage during the pandemic

Virgin Atlantic was an early adopter of Workplace from Facebook. We find out how the collaboration tool has supported the airline throughout the pandemic Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 News

UK to have digital border by end of 2025

Home secretary’s plans for immigration reform include border crossing technology, online immigration status service and electronic travel authorisation system Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 News

Dutch researchers build security software to mimic human immune system

Software could help IT systems develop immunity to some cyber attacks in a similar way to how the body fights infection Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 News

Government pumps £166.5m into green technology

The government funding will be awarded to innovators, businesses and academics across the UK to develop technologies in carbon capture, greenhouse gas removal and hydrogen Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 News

Megaport claims transformation of networking at the edge with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Megaport Virtual Edge technology enables network managers to modernise their SD-WAN connectivity, optimise network performance and cut provisioning time Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 In Depth

How Bureau Veritas migrated 85% of its applications to the AWS cloud

In six years, France-based services giant BV has migrated 115 applications to the AWS cloud, mostly using in-house expertise. We talk to the company’s IT director Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 News

How education reform promises could plug tech skills gap

Skills and Post-16 Education Bill will support lifelong learning, offering people an opportunity to retrain Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 In Depth

Getting ready for the new normal of hybrid working

Many companies are preparing to return to offices for the first time since the UK’s first lockdown began, but the office environment will look very different to a year ago. With some workers looking forward to returning to the office and others ... Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 News

IR35: MPs urged to back ‘curb or kill’ umbrella company-focused Finance Bill amendments

Two amendments to the incoming Finance Bill that have the potential to ban the use of umbrella companies are being voted on by MPs in the House of Commons today Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 News

Mavenir powers Thailand’s Smart City to add fuel to 5G Open RAN fire

Thailand’s state comms technology joins consortium of network firms to develop “Silicon Beach”, with end-to-end 5G private network Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 News

MEPs urge European Commission to revise UK adequacy decisions

Members of the European Parliament are calling for the European Commission to ensure EU citizens have greater privacy rights Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 E-Handbook

A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to hyperautomation and bots

The advantages of bots are only multiplying for businesses across the globe. In this 15-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at how robotic process automation is evolving, the benefits it brings for coders and the ways artificial intelligence ... Continue Reading

May 24, 2021 24May2021 News

Why the security stack needs to move to the edge

Akamai’s chief technology officer Robert Blumofe makes the case for a decentralised security model to address cyber threats that are emanating from the network edge Continue Reading

May 23, 2021 23May2021 News

Innovation and skills at the heart of CBI report

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) wants an inclusive and innovative economy, with increased research and development (R&D) investment and better digital intensity and adoption, particularly among SMEs Continue Reading

May 21, 2021 21May2021 Podcast

CyberUK, bees and datacentres, Red Cross digital mapping – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly and Brian McKenna are joined by Alex Scroxton, security editor, to discuss CyberUK, bees and datacentres, and the British Red Cross’ use of digital mapping to combat ... Continue Reading

May 21, 2021 21May2021 Blog Post

Where is the strategy in the National Data Strategy?

Who is the presiding genius behind the National Data Strategy? Who is its architect? What are its goals? And what will it have achieved in five years’ time? That the government has responded to the ... Continue Reading

May 21, 2021 21May2021 News

Qualcomm scales out 5G for industrial IoT

Comms tech giant makes major push to advance next-generation network product range to act as catalyst for digital transformation within industrial internet of things environment Continue Reading

May 21, 2021 21May2021 News

Lack of developer attention to cloud security prompts alerts

The personal data of over 100 million Android users may have been put at risk through a variety of cloud service misconfigurations Continue Reading

May 21, 2021 21May2021 News

Liverpool 5G Create becomes independent digital public service provider

The quality of Mersey is not strained in mobile healthcare as ground-breaking next-gen network-based public health project takes advantage of digital disruption with mobile network operator’s provision capability to make revolutionary step Continue Reading

May 21, 2021 21May2021 News

NHS Education for Scotland defends 'decade-long' public cloud deal with AWS

The training arm of NHS Scotland has come under fire from members of the public sector IT supplier community over its decision to award a 10-year cloud contract to AWS Continue Reading

May 21, 2021 21May2021 News

Government Digital Service sets out three-year strategy

The new GDS strategy up to 2024 includes a focus on making Gov.uk a single, trusted source of information, joining up services, and creating a pan-government digital identity solution Continue Reading

May 21, 2021 21May2021 Blog Post

Data ‘observability’ key in keeping pace with software evolution

With software moving to cloud architectures and no longer monolithic, organisations will need to establish intelligent “observability” so they can make better decisions. This is essential to cut ... Continue Reading

May 21, 2021 21May2021 News

Zoom launches Events platform for virtual experiences

Breakout conferencing platform makes next evolutionary step with platform for producing and monetising interactive virtual events and conferences Continue Reading

May 21, 2021 21May2021 News

Huge spike in uptake of UK NHS mobile app

Mobile app tracking specialist records mass downloads of UK health service mobile app after it was chosen to certify Covid jabs record for Brits travelling abroad Continue Reading

May 21, 2021 21May2021 News

Alibaba taps machine learning to digitise Chinese classics

Alibaba’s research arm Damo Academy has developed a machine learning model to convert scanned pages of ancient Chinese classics into text Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 News

Three UK boosts 4G and 5G network capability

Leading UK operator further progresses its £2bn network investment programme, claiming to have significantly transformed next-generation and existing network capability, as well as boosting indoor connectivity Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 News

UK regulators commit to closer cooperation on digital economy

Two UK regulators have issued a joint statement and signed a memorandum of understanding on the need for closer collaboration on digital markets Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 In Depth

Living on the edge: The enterprises working with distributed cloud

Distributed public cloud services are seen as driving future advances at the network edge but few companies are as yet enjoying full-fledged benefits Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 News

Virgin Media, O2 merger gains final UK regulatory approval

Competition watchdog CMA removes last stumbling block and gives green light for what is being described as a watershed moment for the UK comms market Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 In Depth

What digital transformation means for data storage

We survey the key planks of digital transformation and look at the storage technologies emerging to support it, such as NVMe and QLC flash, hyper-converged infrastructure and cloud storage Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 News

Pandemic tech use heightens consumer privacy fears

Report on consumer attitudes to privacy finds evidence of a “heightened sense of fear” as digital footprints expand inexorably Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 E-Zine

CW APAC: Buyer’s guide to HR software

In this handbook, focused on HR software in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at the considerations when choosing a human resource management application Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 News

Government sets out implementation plan for genomics strategy

The 2021-22 implementation plan for government’s 10-year Genome UK strategy includes improving diversity of genomics data, rolling out whole genome sequencing to rare diseases patients, and delivering a proof of concept for a next-generation ... Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 News

GDPR-readiness of EU Cloud Code of Conduct wins backing of European data protection authorities

The EU Cloud Code of Conduct, which aims to help IT buyers source GDPR-compliant cloud services, has found favour with the European Data Protection Board Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 News

Subpostmaster campaign group to meet Post Office scandal inquiry chair

The subpostmaster campaign group JFSA refused to cooperate with initial inquiry because it ‘lacked teeth’, but is now willing to talk after it was put on a statutory footing Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 News

Malicious scans for at-risk systems start minutes after disclosure

Statistics collated by Palo Alto Networks reveal malicious actors begin scanning the internet for systems at risk of new CVEs within minutes Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 Blog Post

Time to watch Thunderbolt

Those who are into high-end PC games are generally well-versed in the significance of GPU acceleration. So called AAA games often need the most powerful GPUs available to achieve the best ... Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 News

Credit Suisse to recruit more than 1,000 tech staff in India

Credit Suisse is hiring more IT professionals in India to supports its plan to develop a global tech hub Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 Blog Post

Computational storage series: Model9 - The cloud + computational storage sweet spot

Software runs on data and data is often regarded as the new oil. So it makes sense to put data as close to where it is being processed as possible, in order to reduce latency for performance-hungry ... Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 Blog Post

Throwback Thursday: Even data fragmentation has gone virtual

If there’s one thing that our report Storage Anywhere and Everywhere from eight years ago reminds us, it’s that the risks of uncontrolled data growth are nothing new. As our contribution to the bit ... Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 News

Work begins on CityFibre gigabit network for Middlesbrough

In second deployment in two days to a mid-sized conurbation, former altnet switches attention from north-west to north-east to “future-proof” digital foundations of Teesside hub Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 News

Amdocs beefs up BT business continuity for mobile customers

Expansion to existing multiyear managed services agreement sees Amdocs and Lightico joint solution deployed to enable telco’s mobile customers to complete sales journeys remotely and securely, without the need for physical paperwork or store visits Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 News

O2, Microsoft reveal plans to develop mobile edge capability for private 5G

Operator and IT giant O2 partners with Microsoft to trial the benefits of on-premise mobile edge computing in a private 5G network, paving the way for secure data management and enabling confidential information to stay on-premise at all times Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 News

Record colocation take-up across Europe prompts renewed power supply concerns

The latest quarterly tracker data from real estate consultancy CBRE confirms colocation operators in Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam and Paris saw another record period of growth during Q1 2021 Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 News

HP taps micro virtual machines in endpoint security

HP’s Wolf Security technology stack uses an endpoint security controller to run computing tasks in micro virtual machines so that any potential malware can be isolated and contained Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 Blog Post

The abstraction maelstrom: inside the vortex of real cloud planning

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Dick Morrell, who tweets at @ThatPodcastChap and describes himself as a father, podcaster, a Linux veteran and open source ... Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 News

5G-enabled sales to surpass €400bn and offer huge green gains by 2030

Commissioned by global telco, study in five European geographies finds hugely positive socio-economic impact from 5G roll-out in terms of enabled sales, employment and reduced greenhouse gas emissions Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 In Depth

The National Security and Investment Act: What datacentre operators and investors need to know

The incoming National Security and Investment Act will give the UK government enhanced powers to pre-screen and intervene on datacentre M&A deals, prompting concerns it could dampen the sector's soaraway growth rates Continue Reading

May 20, 2021 20May2021 News

UK government publishes framework on automated decision-making

The framework focuses on making the use of algorithms and automated decision-making systems within the public sector more ethical, transparent and accountable Continue Reading

May 19, 2021 19May2021 News

Edging closer to composable business

Covid-19 forced organisations to try radical new things. Building apps from pre-built functions is one that Mulesoft believes has longevity Continue Reading

May 19, 2021 19May2021 News

‘Nothing off the table’ in statutory Post Office scandal inquiry

The government confirmed that the inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal will be given statutory status and wider scope Continue Reading

May 19, 2021 19May2021 Blog Post

Data's role in economic recovery

The economy is slowly opening up. Red is red. Green is green and as for amber...that’s red, at least as far as the latest government travel guidance is concerned. Data is going to be absolutely ... Continue Reading

May 19, 2021 19May2021 News

India’s HCL to hire 1,000 tech professionals in the UK

Indian IT suppliers set to create thousands of IT jobs in the UK, which supports their intention to have more staff based closer to customers Continue Reading

May 19, 2021 19May2021 News

Google to shift cloud compute tasks between datacentres based on green power availability

Internet giant Google debuts capability that makes it possible to shift compute workloads between datacentres based on the regional availability of renewable, carbon-free power sources Continue Reading

May 19, 2021 19May2021 News

UK tech sector grows tenfold in 10 years

Massive expansion of the UK tech sector since 2010 has seen venture capital investment and the number of unicorn businesses increase by factor of 10 Continue Reading

May 19, 2021 19May2021 News

Reports of stolen Irish health service data being leaked online

Leaking of deeply confidential and personal information on patient healthcare marks a new low for the criminal Conti gang Continue Reading

May 19, 2021 19May2021 News

Zzoomm brings full-fibre broadband service to Cannock

Work starts to provide broadband speeds claimed to be up to 33 times faster than major broadband providers to more than 37,000 homes and businesses in Staffordshire town Continue Reading

May 19, 2021 19May2021 News

Barclays first bank to publish online scam refund details

All banks must be transparent about the proportion of victims of authorised push payment fraud they refund, says consumer rights organisation Which? Continue Reading

May 19, 2021 19May2021 News

Flexxon bakes AI into SSDs to fight unknown threats

Singapore-based Flexxon has developed a solid-state drive that uses artificial intelligence to fend off malware and other unknown threats Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 News

Legacy data and IT issues ‘laid bare’ during Covid-19, says NAO

The pandemic has exposed challenges with legacy data and IT systems in government, and has made the government response more challenging, says the National Audit Office Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 Blog Post

Paying for IT

For much of IT history, your options for acquiring IT solutions were pretty limited. It was a choice between a one-off capital charge, combined with annual maintenance fees, and a three year lease ... Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 News

Post Office Horizon inquiry set to be given statutory status with wider powers

The government inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal is set to be made statutory with the power to call witnesses under oath and compel provision of evidence Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 Blog Post

From Talk to Action - Joining up Cyber, Resilience, Fraud and On-line Safety Skills.

The current pipeline supplies less than half the demand. Most of that demand is not for full-time professionals with technical skills. It is for those with the people skills to manage business risk ... Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 News

Microsoft EU Data Boundary dubbed ‘smoke and mirrors’

Data protection experts claim Microsoft’s decision to create an EU Data Boundary is a tacit admission that it routinely transfers and processes the personal data of European citizens outside the bloc Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 News

Shift to digital remittances helps sector retain transaction value

Global remittance volumes and value was more resilient than expected over the past year, partly as a result of the take-up of fintech services Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 News

Unlicensed 6GHz spectrum puts 5G economic potential at risk, warns GSMA

As countries diverge on their strategies for critical spectrum band, mobile trade association calls on governments around to license 6GHz to power 5G development rather than permit unfettered Wi-Fi6E expansion Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 News

Covid lockdowns dent Vodafone fiscal year

Revenues fall for fixed and wireless operator as mobile users obey stay-at-home orders but overall yearly service takings are described as stable, returning to growth in the second half Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 Blog Post

ShareLogic: Why eBonding is the 'new' app data glue

Software application developers need to know what eBonding is. It could be some form of epoxy resin-based adhesive (that has its own app) to track tackiness and stickiness for those really ... Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 News

Santander says sorry for weekend tech outage

Bank’s customers were unable to access multiple banking channels because of technical problems Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 News

Government response to National Data Strategy consultation depicts data as ‘asset, not threat’

Government responds to consultation with a promise of delivery, putting an emphasis on data as an asset, not a threat, and finding respondents keen on levelling up Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 News

Cisco acquires Kenna Security amid security expansion

Cisco announces a new acquisition alongside service enhancements around XDR and SASE in support of its security customers Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 News

Irish High Court dismisses legal bid by Facebook over EU-US data transfers

Latest twist in long-running legal battle sees Facebook lose legal bid to prevent the Irish Data Protection Commissioner suspending its transfer of data about European citizens to the US Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 News

NHS to issue 30,000 iPads to ambulance crews

Mobile devices will allow crews to send photographs to hospital specialists and access health records while at the scene of incidents, aiming to speed up and improve care Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 News

CityFibre makes £30m full-fibre investment in Preston

Rapidly growing former altnet gets to work on its aim to ‘future-proof’ digital foundations of north-west city with expanded fibre infrastructure Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 News

Australian budget lends support to digital economy

Australia’s A$1.2bn Digital Economy Strategy ticks most of the right boxes, but some industry experts say areas such as broadband infrastructure and artificial intelligence are still underfunded Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 18May2021 E-Zine

The real-life consequences of ransomware attacks

In this week’s Computer Weekly, after a ransomware attack shut a major US oil pipeline, we examine the real-life consequences for organisations facing similar threats. We ask the experts for their top tips in reducing datacentre running costs. And ... Continue Reading

May 17, 2021 17May2021 Opinion

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