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March 28, 2022 28Mar2022 In Depth

Industry clouds are all the rage, but are they driven by marketing or customer need?

Industry clouds – cloud applications designed for specific sectors – are fashionable staples of supplier marketing, but are they what corporate IT is demanding? Continue Reading

March 25, 2022 25Mar2022 News

US offers concessions on surveillance and privacy as EU and US agree successor to Privacy Shield

EU and US agree data privacy framework allowing trans-Atlantic data transfers after US offers concessions on surveillance and new rights of redress for EU citizens Continue Reading

March 25, 2022 25Mar2022 News

European Commission proposes new cyber security regulations

New cyber and information security regulations have been proposed by the European Commission to create a minimum set of standards in both areas Continue Reading

March 25, 2022 25Mar2022 News

London police arrest seven in connection to Lapsus$

Seven people arrested by London police over cyber attacks carried out by Lapsus$ group, which is responsible for a number of recent, high profile attacks Continue Reading

March 25, 2022 25Mar2022 News

Telehouse’s takeover of Thomson Reuters Docklands datacentre brings more colo capacity to London

Telehouse has hailed the buildout of its fifth datacentre in the London Docklands area as its most ambitious development to date Continue Reading

March 25, 2022 25Mar2022 News

NHS advances digital trials with high-tech mobile health clinic

The NHS’ Find and Treat van uses tech tools including artificial intelligence software and a tele radiology network to care for vulnerable, high-risk Londoners Continue Reading

March 25, 2022 25Mar2022 News

NHS health and social care staff offered training on healthcare apps

Health service staff have free access to training courses to help them understand which digital healthcare apps and websites are best for their patients Continue Reading

March 25, 2022 25Mar2022 News

How Lapsus$ exploited the failings of multifactor authentication

Attacks on Nvidia and Okta highlight weak MFA and the risk of employees being bribed or falling victim to social engineering Continue Reading

March 25, 2022 25Mar2022 Blog Post

Striking a balance between risk and innovation: Lessons from an autonomous ship

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I turned up for an event at the Historic Dockyards in Portsmouth, UK. The planned star of the show - an unmanned ship called Mayflower 400 - couldn’t actually be ... Continue Reading

March 25, 2022 25Mar2022 News

Neos Networks delivers education and research dark fibre network across Northern Ireland

Neos Networks introduces education and research dark fibre network to Northern Ireland, bringing new points of presence and Belfast-based access centres designed to offer greater resilience through sub-sea backup links to mainland UK Continue Reading

March 25, 2022 25Mar2022 News

More than 300 new hyperscale datacentres in development globally

The number of hyperscale datacentres in operation around the world is set to hit the 1,200 mark by the end of 2026, as demand for capacity across the globe continues to soar Continue Reading

March 25, 2022 25Mar2022 Blog Post

When to deploy AI

In the world of artificial intelligence, there is a tendency to consider the ultimate goal as creating something that humans can interact with in a natural way. Today, smart speakers like Alexa and ... Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

Under-investment in hybrid work threatens successful return to the office for European workers

Research from Ricoh Europe shows staff are looking to their employers for clarity and innovation in their new hybrid workplace, but a lack of planning and investment threatens to derail the success of a widespread return to the office Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

Anonymous claims it has hacked the Central Bank of Russia

Hackers operating under the Anonymous banner claim to have stolen more than 35,000 sensitive files from the Central Bank of Russia as part of its cyber war against the Russian state Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

Vodafone heads consortium to develop use cases for world’s first 5G marine-focused testbed

Smart Sound Connect Marine 5G mobile private network to be the world’s first 5G marine-focused testbed, cementing UK city of Plymouth’s position at the forefront of marine and maritime innovation Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

Ransomware demands and payments increase with use of leak sites

Ransomware demands and payments continue to climb as gangs increasingly turn to Dark Web leak sites to add pressure on victims Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

Trainline readies for fresh challenges from launch of Great British Railways

The travel industry is recovering from pandemic restrictions, and now the UK train sector faces a shake-up from a new state-run rail operator – all of which mean challenges for the popular ticketing app Trainline Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

UK full fibre flourishes from local, European gigabit broadband providers

Slovenia-headquartered ICT provider is intensifying its activities in Western Europe, and is now offering fibre-to-the-home services from a newly opened branch in the UK Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 In Depth

Why you need soft skills to excel in your tech career

With deliberate practice you can hone your soft skills, increase the impact of your work and grow your influence in an organisation Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

Unipart maps way ahead with Rise with SAP service

Unipart has chosen the Rise with SAP S/4 Hana-based service as it seeks to develop further the systems integration side of its business Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 Blog Post

Do you feel trapped by Microsoft?

Thoughts on loosening Redmond’s grip on your business I started thinking about reducing my company’s dependency on Microsoft a few years ago. Contributing factors were frustration with the ... Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

The Security Interviews: Red gets automated

We speak to Jack Stockdale, CTO of Darktrace, about Cambridge’s strong data analytics and artificial intelligence links and the role of AI in cyber security Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 Blog Post

The Importance of CASB And Its Limitations

It’s been over two years since I introduced the Gartner-defined SASE (“sassy”) to my CW readers – in that time the world has changed somewhat, but the requirement for an intensified, integrated ... Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 Blog Post

DataStax Astra DB widens the dream of the real-time stream

Now self-styling itself as the real-time data company, enterprise open source database specialist DataStax has now come forward with its ‘change data capture’ (CDC) function for Astra DB, a new ... Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 Blog Post

The low-no-code series – Iterate.ai: Three core low-code know-hows

The Computer Weekly Developer Network gets high-brow on low-code and no-code (LC/NC) technologies in an analysis series designed to uncover some of the nuances and particularities of this approach ... Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

How India organisations can mitigate cyber threats

Organisations in India will need to invest more in cloud security, gain more visibility into their systems and improve security awareness among employees to fend off cyber attacks Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 Video

How Twilio is empowering women in tech

Ashwini Gillen, regional vice-president of sales at Twilio, talks up the highlights in her career and how Twilio is supporting women Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

CIO interview: Craig York, CTO, Milton Keynes University Hospital

A cloud-first digital strategy is helping the NHS trust becoming an innovator in the use of healthcare systems such as document management and electronic patient records Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

Ad agency slashes NetApp costs with Datadobi data migration

US-based branding agency needed to migrate 20TB of large files to new NetApp hardware, but unwilling to stomach the vendor’s migration costs it chose Datadobi instead Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

Hiring and retention challenges in cyber security persist

Latest ISACA report shows that enterprises are struggling to find and retain cyber security talent Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

Recognising APAC’s trailblazers in digital transformation

The region’s top industry innovators were recognised for their digital transformation efforts at the Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2022 Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

CW Innovation Awards: Plugging supply chain gaps

StratMed’s Integer platform is facilitating data exchanges between healthcare providers and their suppliers to improve transparency in India’s healthcare supply chain Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

CW Innovation Awards: How Telekom Malaysia scaled its RPA initiative

Telekom Malaysia has been driving automation efforts across the company, not only to serve customers more efficiently, but also to improve a slew of back office functions Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

CW Innovation Awards: Driving new revenue with data insights

GLS Group beefed up its enterprise resource planning system to deliver data insights that support real-time decision making and drive new revenue Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

CW Innovation Awards: Transforming Australia’s national assessment programme

Education Services Australia has transformed the country’s national assessment programme through an online platform that has enabled teachers to design adaptive tests and improved student engagement Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

CW Innovation Awards: Tracking cargo on the road

Through Geodis APAC’s One Road platform, supply chain companies have received fewer enquiries on cargo locations and improved on-time performance using roads as an alternative way to move cargo Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 24Mar2022 News

CW Innovation Awards: How WLTH is disrupting traditional banking

The fintech company built its own technology stack that delivers data analytics and other capabilities as it seeks to win market share from traditional banks Continue Reading

March 23, 2022 23Mar2022 News

Meta teams up with NatWest Bank to support female entrepreneurs in the UK

Partnership will see female business owners receive financial readiness and digital training, and help with increasing their business connections and networks Continue Reading

March 23, 2022 23Mar2022 News

Soracom teams with Orange Wholesale to grow global IoT connectivity services

Connectivity provider introduces service designed to make it fast and cost-efficient to deploy IoT products globally. Continue Reading

March 23, 2022 23Mar2022 News

Digital continues to deplete bank branch networks as Lloyds cuts 60 more

Lloyds Banking Group has stripped UK high streets of a further 60 branches as the take-up of digital banking continues Continue Reading

March 23, 2022 23Mar2022 News

Japan’s Mizuho partners Google to accelerate tech transformation after a year to forget

Following a year when it hit the tech headlines for the wrong reasons, Mizuho is on a mission to modernise IT in collaboration with Google Continue Reading

March 23, 2022 23Mar2022 News

UK government promises high-speed internet for all schools by 2025

Hot on the heels of announcing upgrades to UK mobile networks in hard-to-reach places, and as part of its latest plans to roll out gigabit broadband across the country, government turns connectivity focus on educational establishments Continue Reading

March 23, 2022 23Mar2022 News

Umbrella company Workwell refutes contractor’s ‘withheld holiday pay’ claim

A dispute between a contractor and their former umbrella company shines a light once more on the knotty issue of holiday pay Continue Reading

March 23, 2022 23Mar2022 News

Private equity house spins SSE company out of McAfee Enterprise

The launch of Skyhigh Security completes division of McAfee Enterprise into separate businesses by Symphony Technology Group, which acquired the long-standing cyber security firm for $4bn in March 2021 Continue Reading

March 23, 2022 23Mar2022 News

Spring Statement: Chancellor expands R&D tax relief to cloud computing and storage

Rishi Sunak announces further measures intended to improve innnovation and tech-enabled productivity in UK businesses Continue Reading

March 23, 2022 23Mar2022 News

Virgin Media Business Wholesale brings dark fibre, managed services capacity to south Wales

Major fibre upgrade by wholesale arm of UK cable provider more than doubles capacity across Wales to support demand from wholesale partners, ensuring shorter delivery times for customer projects Continue Reading

March 23, 2022 23Mar2022 News

NHS urgent care provider uses ID and access management to reduce complexity for clinicians

Provider of care through NHS 111 is using a cloud-based identity and access management system to remove the need for clinicians to remember multiple passwords Continue Reading

March 23, 2022 23Mar2022 News

Chinese state media use Facebook to push pro-Russia disinformation on Ukraine war

Facebook owner Meta accused of failing to follow its own policies by not disclosing how Chinese state media were targeting Facebook users with ‘propaganda’ ads about the conflict in Ukraine Continue Reading

March 23, 2022 23Mar2022 News

SAP to invest S$250m in Singapore innovation lab

New lab will double SAP’s engineering workforce in Singapore by 2025 and help to shape the company’s product development roadmap Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 News

SES accelerates C-band spectrum for Verizon, set to acquire Leonardo DRS global satcom business

Satellite operator to earn additional $170m from leading US telco through accelerated clearing, while strategic acquisition is said to let firm deliver broader suite of satcom services to US government customers Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 News

Biden issues warning about Russian cyber attacks

President Biden has said that US companies running critical infrastructure should immediately harden their defences in anticipation of potential cyber attacks from Russia Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 News

Vodafone targets UK small business with full-fibre broadband offer

With the impending shutdown of ISDN and PSTN phone lines in 2025, UK operator unveils full-fibre broadband offer specifically for the small office/home office sector Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 News

NetApp Cloud Insights gets AI monitoring and ransomware detection

Cloud Insights adds artificial intelligence-based continuous audit and monitoring of entire IT estate and generates impact assessments from performance events, plus anomaly alerting for ransomware Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 News

OneWeb resumes satellite launches with SpaceX, inks Eutelsat distribution and Telstra teleport deals

Satellite broadband provider to resume its launch programme with Elon Musk company, signs multi-year agreement with shareholding fellow satellite provider and announces partnership with Australian telco Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 News

BMW Group adopts HPE GreenLake to improve data management

HPE GreenLake will enable the vehicle manufacturer to provide a unified cloud for data management Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 News

UK government sets up body to make UK ‘world-leading’ centre for telecoms innovation

UK Telecoms Innovation Network to ‘unleash innovation’ in broadband and mobile network companies, guiding firms seeking R&D funding or collaboration on Open RAN and other disruptive technologies Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 News

Details of Conti ransomware affiliate released

Information about a new Conti affiliate has been released by eSentire and BreakPoint Lab after a joint investigation into the group’s indicators of compromise Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 News

Competition watchdog contacts Barclays and Lloyds banks over API failures

Barclays and Lloyds banks have failed to meet some of the open banking rules, says competition watchdog Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 News

Hispasat gets in higher orbit with agreement to acquire AXESS Networks

Spain-based satellite operator aims to position itself as a leader in the market of satellite solutions for telecommunications operators, corporate networks and public administrations in Latin America Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 In Depth

Weighing up the nuclear option for powering datacentres

Resourcing energy-hungry IT through the race to reduce carbon emissions means looking objectively at all the options, including nuclear power Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 Opinion

Revised scope of UK security strategy reflects digitised society

The omission of the word ‘security’ from the title of the UK government’s new National Cyber Strategy is a telling one, reflecting our increasingly digitised society, say Maximillian Brook and Arunoshi Singh of the ISF Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 News

Kurmi brings UC, CC provisioning automation to the cloud

Software developer takes on-premise platform to a hosted model to deliver faster and easier access to the tools required to streamline and optimise the day-to-day administration of Unified Communication platforms Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 E-Zine

One year on from IR35 reforms – why IT skills are harder to find

In this week’s Computer Weekly, a year after IR35 tax reforms were introduced, we assess the impact on the UK’s IT talent pool – and it’s not looking good. We examine the rise of industry clouds, and how they are changing the market. And we find out... Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 News

555 subpostmasters to get fair compensation after government U-turn

Government finally agrees to pay 555 Post Office scandal victims fair compensation Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 News

Unite calls on Arm to halt job cuts and open up the books

Arm is planning to cut up to 15% of its workforce as it prepares for an IPO Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 News

Edge computing implementations still in their infancy

It’s still early days for enterprise implementations of edge computing, with one analyst likening it to the early days of cloud Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 22Mar2022 Blog Post

The low-no-code series – Netguru: The big 'but' factor

The Computer Weekly Developer Network gets high-brow on low-code and no-code (LC/NC) technologies in an analysis series designed to uncover some of the nuances and particularities of this approach ... Continue Reading

March 21, 2022 21Mar2022 News

Teleperformance’s robotic process automation increases job satisfaction

A project to introduce software robots at the Dutch arm of Teleperformance has been adopted globally Continue Reading

March 21, 2022 21Mar2022 News

Schneider Electric, NTT team to trial private wireless network in IoT environments

Combined capabilities from global technology services firm and energy management and automation tech provider aim to enable a secure and on-premise end-to-end digital platform that supports different industries with the benefits of private 5G Continue Reading

March 21, 2022 21Mar2022 News

Wellness essential as hybrid work to see total redesign of the office

Almost one-fifth of companies are asking employees to return to the office full-time, as new workspaces with quiet zones, Zoom pods and wellness areas are seen as key to retaining and attracting talent Continue Reading

March 21, 2022 21Mar2022 News

Siloed data holding back coordinated health responses

Digital health experts discuss the role of data in coordinating the NHS’s pandemic response and how managing privacy and governance issues are key to further success Continue Reading

March 21, 2022 21Mar2022 News

DWP Digital launches Birmingham hub

The new space will aim to create 130 jobs and tap into the digital talent pool of the West Midlands Continue Reading

March 21, 2022 21Mar2022 News

CityFibre gains £300m funding as it passes Portsmouth full-fibre milestone

New investment increases network provider’s recent financing round to over £1.4bn to enable participation in Project Gigabit rural programme and support continued roll-out acceleration Continue Reading

March 21, 2022 21Mar2022 Opinion

How 2022’s most significant data privacy trends affect your organisation

Data privacy and protection are now core responsibilities for most, but as we all know by now, compliance is a moving target. Here, expert Alan Calder looks ahead at what to expect in the coming months Continue Reading

March 21, 2022 21Mar2022 Opinion

UK Cyber Strategy a welcome injection of progress

The National Cyber Strategy should be seen as a welcome injection of both focus and investment in bettering cyber defence for everyone, says Turnkey Consulting senior consultant Louise Barber Continue Reading

March 21, 2022 21Mar2022 News

Mavenir makes business communications software pivot

Network software provider transitions from radio access network software solutions towards offering SaaS portfolio of business communications for CSPs, channels and systems integrators Continue Reading

March 21, 2022 21Mar2022 News

NZ glassmaker taps IoT to track delivery trolleys

Architectural Glass Products has installed tracking devices on delivery trolleys to track its products and delivery trolleys in real time Continue Reading

March 21, 2022 21Mar2022 In Depth

Cloud ERP: Rise of the industry cloud

There is a new variable in the build or buy debate, and it’s all about the way cloud-based services connect internal and external business processes Continue Reading

March 21, 2022 21Mar2022 Blog Post

The low-no-code series – Great State: The CX normalisation factor

The Computer Weekly Developer Network gets high-brow on low-code and no-code (LC/NC) technologies in an analysis series designed to uncover some of the nuances and particularities of this approach ... Continue Reading

March 18, 2022 18Mar2022 News

University of Reading tracks fruit tree flowering as spring breaks, with Oracle

University is working with Oracle for research to monitor fruit trees as they blossom into spring Continue Reading

March 18, 2022 18Mar2022 News

Numbers add up for Three UK in 2021

Mobile operator delivers strongest consumer contract customer additions since 2012 and a 10% increase in EBITDA, with incremental growth in mobile virtual network operator business line, home broadband and business-to-business operations Continue Reading

March 18, 2022 18Mar2022 News

Electronic patient records key to NHS digital transformation

Getting EPR systems rolled out across NHS organisations will help boost digital transformation efforts, and are key to fulfilling government healthcare plans Continue Reading

March 18, 2022 18Mar2022 Blog Post

The state of digital identity in the UK - such a great idea, you'll need a whole bunch of them

The promise of digital identity is a simple one: Prove once that you are who you say you are, and then forever more you have a single method to log in to any online service you choose. No more ... Continue Reading

March 18, 2022 18Mar2022 News

Dark web littered with Ukraine crypto scammers

Cryptocurrency scammers are actively targeting people trying to donate funds to support Ukraine Continue Reading

March 18, 2022 18Mar2022 News

Real Madrid selects Cisco for team to claim Europe’s most connected stadium

Upgraded Santiago Bernabéu Stadium to showcase one of the world’s largest deployments of Wi-Fi 6 technology for more immersive fan experience applications, as well as more bandwidth and higher reliability Continue Reading

March 18, 2022 18Mar2022 Opinion

ERP: Join the dots faster with ready-made ecosystems

Pre-integrated IT has a long and honourable history, and it has a role to play in the mesh that makes up cloud-native enterprise systems Continue Reading

March 18, 2022 18Mar2022 News

Ukrainian cyber defences prove resilient

Thanks to a combination of prior experience and global support, Ukraine’s defences against cyber incidents are holding strong in the face of Russian attacks Continue Reading

March 18, 2022 18Mar2022 Blog Post

RedMagic 7 smartphone

As the line between PCs and smartphones continues to blur, we’re likely to see more and more features that we would normally expect to feature on a laptop (or a desktop, even) being incorporated ... Continue Reading

March 18, 2022 18Mar2022 Blog Post

Digital Cleanup Day: It's time to take out the digital trash

In this guest post, Yann Lechelle, CEO of French cloud provider Scaleway, sets out the steps consumers and businesses can take to reduce the environmental impact of their digital activities, ahead ... Continue Reading

March 18, 2022 18Mar2022 Opinion

National Cyber Strategy will enhance UK’s cyber power status

The UK punches above its weight when it comes to wielding cyber power around the world, but challenges to this status are clear. The National Cyber Strategy has a clear role to play in maintaining and enhancing this status, writes Paddy Francis of ... Continue Reading

March 18, 2022 18Mar2022 News

Russian IT sector faces unprecedented crisis

The Russian IT sector faces a major crisis as IT professionals and businesses flee the country after its invasion of Ukraine Continue Reading

March 18, 2022 18Mar2022 Blog Post

The low-no-code series – Synopsys: Don't code 'scaffolding interacts' without a hard hat

The Computer Weekly Developer Network gets high-brow on low-code and no-code (LC/NC) technologies in an analysis series designed to uncover some of the nuances and particularities of this approach ... Continue Reading

March 18, 2022 18Mar2022 News

Inside Al-Ikhsan’s business analytics journey

The Malaysian sportswear retailer has increased its profits and market share through its investments in business intelligence and analytics over the past five years Continue Reading

March 17, 2022 17Mar2022 News

NCSC catches 10 million phishes

Nation Cyber Security Centre’s scam email reporting service enjoys great success as government embarks on new cyber awareness campaign Continue Reading

March 17, 2022 17Mar2022 E-Zine

CW APAC: Trend Watch: Storage management

Storage management is a key consideration for organisations of all shapes and sizes. In this handbook, focused on storage management in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at the benefits of open source, why MediaHub opted for object ... Continue Reading

March 17, 2022 17Mar2022 News

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