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August 05, 2022 05Aug2022 News

NAO guide for senior government leaders flags barriers to better data use

A National Audit Office guide for government chiefs on improving data use points to difficulties in achieving data sharing benefits and laments variability in cross-government data quality Continue Reading

August 05, 2022 05Aug2022 News

CIO interview: Stephen Booth, CIO, Coventry University

After more than 20 years at the university, the CIO is still taking on new responsibilities – including his team becoming a commercial entity and acquiring its own software Continue Reading

August 05, 2022 05Aug2022 News

Reliance on PSN may have exacerbated cyber attack impact

As it seeks a new supplier to reinvigorate the migration away from the Public Services Network, the Cabinet Office says relying on the legacy network may be putting public sector bodies at heightened risk in cyber attacks Continue Reading

August 05, 2022 05Aug2022 Opinion

The dangers of the UK’s illogical war on encryption

The unintended consequences of the Online Safety Bill will have a dramatic effect on our ability to communicate securely, including in Ukraine, where it is needed most Continue Reading

August 05, 2022 05Aug2022 News

Datacentre sector hits back at claims that West London electricity grid capacity crunch is its fault

Reports citing the rapid rise of West London as a major datacentre hub as the cause of a potential ban on new housing developments in the area have not gone down well with industry watchers Continue Reading

August 05, 2022 05Aug2022 Podcast

Podcast: How storage AIOps is revolutionising hybrid cloud ops

We talk to Tintri about storage and AIOps, which is the application of AI and machine learning-based software to monitor storage infrastructure to be able to detect patterns and predict failure, the need to upgrade, and so on Continue Reading

August 05, 2022 05Aug2022 News

Zzoomm, Jurassic Fibre aim to advance full-fibre gigabit broadband across non-urban UK

Pan-UK full-fibre gigabit broadband provider inks tech partnership to deploy broadband connections offering download speeds up to 10 Gbps while South West-based internet service provider announces start of ultrafast broadband network build in ... Continue Reading

August 05, 2022 05Aug2022 News

Inside Bukalapak’s cloud strategy

Indonesian e-commerce unicorn Bukalapak’s multicloud strategy, underpinned by the use of microservices and DevOps, has enabled it to meet the diverse needs of its users while addressing business requirements Continue Reading

August 05, 2022 05Aug2022 Opinion

IT Sustainability Think Tank: How partnerships can help enterprises reach their green goals

It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprises be collaborating with to make their green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading

August 04, 2022 04Aug2022 News

Specialist providers fill the missing bits in public cloud

While it may seem logical to deploy workloads in a hyperscaler’s cloud, is it the best option? Gartner looks at alternatives Continue Reading

August 04, 2022 04Aug2022 News

UK has biggest card fraud problem in Europe

Social Market Foundation calls on the UK to get a grip on its huge problem with bank card fraud in Europe Continue Reading

August 04, 2022 04Aug2022 News

Work-from-home slows in US but remains important part of hybrid workplace

Deloitte survey shows the ways in which people are using connected devices and technology to improve and enhance their lives, in particular dealing with the balance of hybrid work Continue Reading

August 04, 2022 04Aug2022 News

Bayern Munich sides with Adobe to enhance global fan experience

Bayern Munich is using Adobe’s Experience Cloud and allied software to better connect with its fans in Germany and worldwide Continue Reading

August 04, 2022 04Aug2022 News

5G slicing industry to rocket over next six years to be worth US$24bn by 2028

Research firm pinpoints standardisation and uniform practices as key to unlocking the full potential of 5G slicing Continue Reading

August 04, 2022 04Aug2022 News

SBRC to administer NCSC training across Scotland

The Scottish Business Resilience Centre has been awarded a £500,000 contract to extend cyber resilience training across more than 250 at-risk organisations Continue Reading

August 04, 2022 04Aug2022 News

Financial services regulator opens digital delivery centre in Leeds

The Financial Conduct Authority is increasing the number of tech experts in its workforce through a new digital delivery centre in Leeds Continue Reading

August 04, 2022 04Aug2022 News

Spyware activity particularly impactful in July

After a quiet June, vulnerability exploitation ramped up in July, with intrusions linked to spyware seeing unusually high volumes of activity, according to a report Continue Reading

August 04, 2022 04Aug2022 News

Financial Ombudsman Service mining for gold in cloud HR and finance

The Financial Ombudsman Service is reaping the benefits of the cloud-based human resources and finance system it implemented last year Continue Reading

August 04, 2022 04Aug2022 Blog Post

Why computational power is no longer limitless

China’s military exercises in the Taiwan Strait are set to have an immediate effect on global supply chains. China has effectively established an air and sea blockade around Taiwan and the world’s ... Continue Reading

August 04, 2022 04Aug2022 Opinion

Reimagining ethical digital technology

With ever-increasing digitisation leading to greater dependence on a range of digital technologies, enterprises need to urgently look at how they can incorporate ethical and social considerations into the tech they develop Continue Reading

August 04, 2022 04Aug2022 News

Shipyard workers don smart glasses in 5G testbed

Shipyard workers at Singapore’s Keppel Offshore and Marine can view work instructions on their smart glasses, pull out real-time data about their equipment and receive remote guidance in a range of operational tasks Continue Reading

August 03, 2022 03Aug2022 News

UK smart meter data traffic set to grow five-fold in coming years

After 8.5 million devices were added to the DCC network in 2021-22, UK’s smart metering network will see massive growth in data traffic over the coming years, with the 7.6 billion messages carried in 2021 likely to double this year Continue Reading

August 03, 2022 03Aug2022 News

New EU due diligence law needs amending to stop tech sector abuse

European corporate due diligence directive seeking to transform how companies approach their human rights and environmental risk is welcome, but without further changes, it will fail to effectively curb tech firms’ harmful practices, claims ... Continue Reading

August 03, 2022 03Aug2022 News

GSMA warns of potential 5G benefits loss through lack of 6GHz wireless band allocation

Trade body for the global mobile industry publishes industry ecosystem review and rails further against plans to offer the full 6GHz band to unlicensed use, warning a significant portion of the expected benefits of mid-band 5G could be lost if no ... Continue Reading

August 03, 2022 03Aug2022 News

Shift to remote work sees major rise in cyber crime

Survey finds almost four in five cyber security teams agree that recent changes to working practices have adversely affected their organisation’s cyber security, with one-fifth banning the use of public Wi-Fi by policy Continue Reading

August 03, 2022 03Aug2022 News

Understanding the metaverse

At this year’s South by Southwest in March, many events – not surprisingly – revolved around the metaverse. But what's happened since? Continue Reading

August 03, 2022 03Aug2022 Podcast

Podcast: Storage at the edge – impact and opportunities

We talk to Tobias Flitsch of Nebulon about the rise of edge computing and how that will drive demand for more storage that needs to be secure and resilient and centrally manageable Continue Reading

August 03, 2022 03Aug2022 News

More than 60% of world population will use digital wallets by 2026

Global take-up of digital wallets will accelerate over the next four years, driven by ‘super apps’ and QR code-based payments Continue Reading

August 03, 2022 03Aug2022 News

Finnish AI Region drives digital growth in small businesses

Helsinki-based SMEs are being offered support and resources to help them get the best out of artificial intelligence technology to improve their operations and create services to sell Continue Reading

August 03, 2022 03Aug2022 Opinion

IT Sustainability Think Tank: How collaboration and partnerships enable a circular economy

It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprise leaders be collaborating with to make their organisation’s green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading

August 03, 2022 03Aug2022 News

Twilio eyes CDP opportunity in APAC

Twilio is tapping opportunities in customer data platforms and will deploy APAC instances of its Segment platform next year Continue Reading

August 03, 2022 03Aug2022 Blog Post

Delivering Digital Britain - Get your views heard

The new found aspirations of politicians of all parties to break out of two decades of stagnation in UK per capita productivity stagnation depend on levelled up access to the digital skills of the ... Continue Reading

August 03, 2022 03Aug2022 News

DrayTek patches SOHO router bug that left thousands exposed

Network hardware supplier has fixed an unauthenticated RCE vulnerability in multiple routers in its Vigor line, after being alerted by Trellix researchers Continue Reading

August 02, 2022 02Aug2022 News

UK regulator urged to address broadband loyalty penalty issue

Citizens Advice calls on UK comms regulator to take action after loyalty penalties of £451m were revealed for broadband customers and £83m for mobile customers paying a bundled contract including a handset Continue Reading

August 02, 2022 02Aug2022 News

UK safety tech sector sees strong revenue and employment growth

Safety tech is now one of the fastest-growing sectors in the UK tech industry, with jumps in revenue, investment and employment Continue Reading

August 02, 2022 02Aug2022 News

How worsening economic climate impacts IT spending

As inflation rises, purse strings are tightening at the tech giants, which will have a material impact on chipmakers and providers of IT equipment Continue Reading

August 02, 2022 02Aug2022 News

Welsh rural areas, poorer people suffering from ‘sub-par, unreliable’ broadband

Report from Welsh parliament highlights ‘disappointment’ that so many in the country are unable to access superfast broadband Continue Reading

August 02, 2022 02Aug2022 Blog Post

Cloud platforms for greener banking

In this guest post, Kalliopi Chioti, chief environmental, social and governance (ESG) officer at Temenos, explains how cloud technologies are helping the financial services sector go green. Banks ... Continue Reading

August 02, 2022 02Aug2022 News

VMware CEO defends Broadcom deal

Raghu Raghuram is confident that Broadcom will invest in growing VMware through a broad portfolio of assets that will serve its entire customer base, not just its biggest customers Continue Reading

August 02, 2022 02Aug2022 News

Global cloud infrastructure spend hits $62.3bn during Q2 2022

Latest market data from IT analyst house Canalys reveals no let-up in demand for cloud infrastructure services during the second quarter of 2022 Continue Reading

August 02, 2022 02Aug2022 News

Global SD-WAN becomes $3bn market for large multinational enterprises

Research finds that despite affirms accelerating migration to software-defined wide area networking services, legacy multiprotocol label switching still dominates global enterprise networking Continue Reading

August 02, 2022 02Aug2022 E-Zine

How to create a datacentre capacity plan

In this week’s Computer Weekly, planning datacentre capacity is a growing challenge – we ask the experts for the latest best practice. Victims of the Post Office IT scandal explain why they think they were targeted for speaking out. And we look at ... Continue Reading

August 01, 2022 01Aug2022 In Depth

Mapping out the rise in checkout-free shopping

There has been a boom in the number of checkout-free stores globally, but will that growth continue and which retailers are interested? Continue Reading

August 01, 2022 01Aug2022 News

Chinese manufacturers’ woes drag back global smartphone shipments

Tough quarter for Chinese market, with economic downturn and people worried about falling disposable income and unemployment, has global ramifications for smartphone industry pinning hopes on Q2 fulfilling pent-up demand after lockdowns Continue Reading

August 01, 2022 01Aug2022 News

Operator and VC consortium makes £4.5bn UK fibre play with Virgin Media O2

Adding to existing infrastructure, Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia Capital Partners form joint venture to construct and operate a wholesale fibre-to-the-home broadband network in the UK covering up to seven million premises Continue Reading

August 01, 2022 01Aug2022 News

Microsoft hails success of hydrogen fuel cell trial at its New York datacentre

Microsoft has opened up about how its efforts to replace the diesel backup generators in its datacentres is progressing Continue Reading

August 01, 2022 01Aug2022 News

Estonia is building AI Gov Stack

Data scientists in Baltic nation are creating a repository of software code that provides building blocks for digital services Continue Reading

August 01, 2022 01Aug2022 Opinion

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Collaboration is key for CIOs to reach their company’s green IT goals

It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprise leaders be collaborating with to make their organisation’s green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading

August 01, 2022 01Aug2022 News

CloudMile banks on trust in regional expansion

Taiwanese cloud and AI startup CloudMile keeps its billing transparent and provides round-the-clock support to build trust with customers as it grows its business in Southeast Asia Continue Reading

July 29, 2022 29Jul2022 News

Fibre forges ahead but global fixed broadband shows varied growth in Q1 2022

Report from Point Topic finds fixed broadband subscriber numbers growing in 90% of covered territories, with FTTH accelerating. Continue Reading

July 29, 2022 29Jul2022 News

‘We must do better’ says Gelsinger on Intel’s latest results

Chipmaker has reported a massive decline across its major business divisions Continue Reading

July 29, 2022 29Jul2022 News

IPA revises review of HMRC’s £300m datacentre migration

Infrastructure and Project Authority’s annual report ranks HMRC’s £300m datacentre migration as “unachievable”, but – ahead of publication – it appears the organisation has had a change of heart Continue Reading

July 29, 2022 29Jul2022 In Depth

Luxembourg taps into innovation for better government tech

With a diverse population and a digital inclusion and open innovation strategy, Luxembourg has developed a way of using technology to improve government services Continue Reading

July 29, 2022 29Jul2022 In Depth

Unstructured data storage – on-prem vs cloud vs hybrid

We look at storage for unstructured data on-premise, in the cloud and across multiple locations. There are advantages to a hybrid approach, but there can be hidden costs, too Continue Reading

July 29, 2022 29Jul2022 Podcast

Green IT, nominate top tech women – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss the CW IT sustainability think-tank, the launch of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2022 list, and Lambeth Council in the cloud Continue Reading

July 29, 2022 29Jul2022 News

AWS remains high point in Amazon results as company posts another quarter loss

Amazon Web Services continues to go from strength to strength while parent company posts second successive loss Continue Reading

July 29, 2022 29Jul2022 News

Austrian data firm accused of selling malware, conducting cyber attacks

Microsoft has accused DSIRF, an Austrian data services firm, of involvement in a string of cyber attacks Continue Reading

July 29, 2022 29Jul2022 Opinion

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Hitting ESG targets relies on the power of partnerships

It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprises be collaborating with to make their green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading

July 29, 2022 29Jul2022 Blog Post

Buds for business: Logitech wireless earbuds

In the process (as we are) of talking to Logitech on sustainable circular tech economy issues, the company highlighted its latest product launch, which it says fits completely in-line with its very ... Continue Reading

July 29, 2022 29Jul2022 News

Internet of things, automotive drive quarter as Qualcomm extends and expands Samsung partnership

Despite a challenging macroeconomic environment, leading mobile chip provider posts strong results with record automotive and internet of things revenues Continue Reading

July 29, 2022 29Jul2022 Blog Post

Three common digital transformation mistakes and how to avoid them

This is a guest post by Stu French, partner for digital and application development at Versent Over the last couple of years, where Covid-induced pressure has mounted on many large organisations to ... Continue Reading

July 29, 2022 29Jul2022 News

How TCS is supporting Australia’s electricity market settlement

Tata Consultancy Services worked with the Australian Energy Market Operator to build a new system that speeds up electricity market settlement Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 News

Ex-youth footballers kick-start cyber careers

New programme aims to find fresh careers for former youth footballers in cyber security Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 News

Virgin Media O2 shows return to revenue growth and improved profitability

Merged company increases its fixed and mobile customer base with 8,000 fixed and 13,000 mobile contract net adds, leading to revenue and Ebitda improvements Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 Blog Post

Two tribes: software companies and carmakers

It is all very well aspiring to make your internal combustion engine car company the next Tesla, but these shifts in approach rub against an ingrained culture that fears radical change. Love him or ... Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 News

Digital HQs fundamental to making hybrid work successful, say UK workers

Business messaging app provider finds cost-of-living crisis is eased by hybrid work, but 66% of employees would look for a new job immediately or within three months if hybrid or remote working was not an option Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 Blog Post

The role of APIs in controlling energy consumption

In this guest blog, Chris Darvill, solutions engineering vice president for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at cloud-native API platform provider Kong, sets out why the humble API should not ... Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 News

Artificial intelligence to reduce waiting list for neurology appointments

The Walton Centre is working with Tata Consultancy Services to apply digital technology to its operation, starting with a time-saving AI chatbot Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 News

BT sees challenging Q1 but beats the heat to ‘smash’ network development objectives

UK incumbent telco ends first quarter facing continued challenging enterprise market conditions offsetting growth in other segments, in particular strong growth of business with core fibre and 5G network assets Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 News

H0lyGh0st ransomware gang faces challenges, but still a threat

Digital Shadows reports on the recently identified H0lyGh0st ransomware outfit, a new threat actor operating out of North Korea that faces some clear challenges, but is nevertheless still a live threat Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 News

NCSC startups scheme turns focus to operational technology, SME security

NCSC for Startups initiative turns its focus to supporting innovation around securing operational technology and addressing the challenges facing small businesses Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 News

Facebook net income drops 36% as economic outlook worsens

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is planning to slash spending by $6bn, but remains focused on AI development Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 Blog Post

Has the cloud caught up with the mainframe?

Yes, you read that right. For much of the last couple of decades, it's felt as if everyone has been talking about the impending demise of the mainframe, whilst simultaneously attempting to emulate ... Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 News

Home Office selects CGI as strategic delivery partner

IT services supplier will act as strategic delivery partner for the Home Office’s plans to modernise and join up UK law enforcement’s digital capabilities Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 News

Cyber criminals pivot away from macros as Microsoft changes bite

As Microsoft resumes blocking macros by default in its Office application suite, reversing a temporary reversal, analysis from Proofpoint suggests the action has had a remarkable effect Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 Blog Post

Bridging the Cybersecurity Careers Guidance Gap

Current Cybersecurity Careers programmes reach barely 2% of the target audience. It is time to bridge the gap with the mainstream programmes run via the Careers and Enterprise Company with a ... Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 News

Hibs push for the backup premier league with Acronis

Hibernian FC signs Acronis to get top division data protection and make the most of ticketing information and match footage as it tries to gain more value from the data it holds Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 News

Teams in Grenoble work on 6G breakthrough technology

Even as 5G networks are being rolled out, new requirements are driving scientists, and engineers in Europe are back to the lab to start developing 6G Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 News

The verdict is Pure as Scottish prosecutor upgrades high-end storage

Scotland’s prosecution service saw disk drives in the dock every week with EMC legacy storage. Now it’s got Pure all-flash and has turned over an (Evergreen) new leaf Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 News

Virgin Media O2 Business to provide dark fibre for all Proximity edge datacentres

Fixed wholesale connectivity arm of Virgin Media O2 Business announces initiative with network of regional carrier-neutral edge datacentres to bolster customer choice for low-latency services across UK edge colocation portfolio Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 28Jul2022 News

Ocado revenue drops despite distribution centre successes

Ocado has spent the past six months rolling out new customer fulfilment centres and signing partners for its smart platform, but the cost-of-living crisis still sees revenue taking a hit Continue Reading

July 27, 2022 27Jul2022 News

Microsoft anticipates $3.3bn savings by extending server life

Thanks to new software tools and better hardware, Microsoft plans to upgrade servers and network equipment every six years Continue Reading

July 27, 2022 27Jul2022 News

Government slammed for slow response to IR35-related consultation on zero-rights employees

The government has taken four years to publish its response to a three-month consultation on whether employment status and tax laws should be more closely aligned, and concluded that now is not the right time to make any changes Continue Reading

July 27, 2022 27Jul2022 News

Netomnia, Truespeed advance UK altnets’ full-fibre march

Company claiming to be the UK’s fastest-growing wholesale fibre broadband operator expands reach across swathe of UK while Southwest England provider racks up 300 gigabit business customers Continue Reading

July 27, 2022 27Jul2022 News

Consumers left out of pocket as security costs soar

As the average cost of a security incident reaches an all-time high of nearly $4.5m, an IBM Security study reveals how these costs are being passed on to ordinary people Continue Reading

July 27, 2022 27Jul2022 News

US doubles bounty on Lazarus cyber crime group to $10m

US State Department doubles a previously announced reward for information on North Korean cyber criminals, including the notorious Lazarus group Continue Reading

July 27, 2022 27Jul2022 News

UK 5G operators make strides in first half of 2022

Latest analysis by Ookla-owned mobile network performance measurement firm RootMetrics finds UK 5G market in fine fettle, particularly as regards download speeds, latency reliability and availability Continue Reading

July 27, 2022 27Jul2022 News

Google results show bigger GCP operating loss

The company remains committed to the Google Cloud Platform, but continues to assess the value of extra datacentre investment Continue Reading

July 27, 2022 27Jul2022 News

Retail software firm PrestaShop warns users about SQL injection attacks

Open source e-commerce platform PrestaShop warns thousands of small retailers that their customers’ credit card details may be at risk of compromise Continue Reading

July 27, 2022 27Jul2022 Blog Post

Circular IT series - OctoML: Lighter carbon footprints on planet ML

This is a guest post for Computer Weekly’s ‘circular technology’ series written by Jason Knight in his capacity as co-founder and chief product officer (CPO) at OctoML - a company known for its ... Continue Reading

July 27, 2022 27Jul2022 News

Cyber security training ‘boring’ and largely ignored

Two-thirds of employees don’t bother to pay attention to cyber security training – and the fault does not lie with them Continue Reading

July 27, 2022 27Jul2022 Opinion

Security Think Tank: Don’t rely on insurance alone

Cyber insurance is a useful addition to the cyber protection toolbox. However, it cannot be regarded as a replacement for the controls that should be in operation, says Turnkey Consulting’s Tom Venables Continue Reading

July 27, 2022 27Jul2022 News

Gigabit Networks brings ‘futuristic’ broadband to Wolverhampton

Regional UK ISP adds to its growing reach across UK Midlands with 930Mpbs connectivity offer based on CityFibre infrastructure Continue Reading

July 27, 2022 27Jul2022 News

Telstra and Microsoft deepen cloud and connectivity ties

Telstra will use Azure as a preferred cloud while Microsoft will look at boosting its capacity on Telstra’s subsea cable network in a wide-ranging deal Continue Reading

July 26, 2022 26Jul2022 News

Secret court asked to quash a decade of MI5 surveillance warrants following ‘systemic breaches’

The culture at MI5 was to ‘prioritise’ missions ‘over everything else’, including compliance with safeguards designed to protect the public, the UK’s most secret court heard yesterday Continue Reading

July 26, 2022 26Jul2022 News

CityFibre to upgrade all networks to 10Gbps XGS-PON technology

Boosting considerably the capability of its rapidly growing network, full-fibre provider, in partnership with Calix and Nokia, announces that 10Gbps XGS-PON access technology will be deployed as standard across full infrastructure from April 2023 Continue Reading

July 26, 2022 26Jul2022 Blog Post

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