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June 17, 2024 17Jun2024 In Depth

Autonomous weapons systems defy rigid attempts at arms control

In an ever more dangerous world, the technology is outpacing diplomacy and holds clear strategic value. Retaining human control over its use will require embracing imperfect solutions Continue Reading

June 17, 2024 17Jun2024 News

IBM deploys GenAI to power new Wimbledon features

With Wimbledon 2024 running at the start of July, IBM has used the Watsonx platform with GenAI to power a new catchup feature Continue Reading

June 17, 2024 17Jun2024 Opinion

Gartner: Navigating incident response in the cloud

In the rapidly evolving landscape of cloud security, incident response strategies must be as dynamic and flexible as the environments they protect Continue Reading

June 17, 2024 17Jun2024 Opinion

AI and outsourcing: What’s the future? (Part one)

Artificial intelligence is a hot topic in the outsourcing industry, with some predicting that it will revolutionise IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing, while others warn of its potential dangers and challenges Continue Reading

June 17, 2024 17Jun2024 News

Once ridiculed Post Office scandal campaigner Alan Bates receives knighthood

Campaigner for justice, once labelled a ‘nutter’ and a ‘thief’, knighted for his work to expose the Post Office scandal Continue Reading

June 17, 2024 17Jun2024 News

VMO2 boosts fibre, mobile comms in Essex, Manchester

Latest expansion for joint-venture UK fibre network to see it deliver network to over 12,000 premises east of London, boosting local connectivity Continue Reading

June 16, 2024 16Jun2024 Blog Post

Green coding - Nord: Software lifecyles should now detail greenhouse gas emissions

Nord has detailed its annual impact report for 2023 with a first-ever calculation of greenhouse gas emissions, social initiatives and wider details related to a state-of-the-art office opening. The ... Continue Reading

June 14, 2024 14Jun2024 News

Nokia unveils software to expand and simplify APIs

Nokia’s Network Exposure Platform aims to expand and simplify the number of network application programming interfaces available to service providers, their partners and customer channels Continue Reading

June 14, 2024 14Jun2024 News

Amdocs simplifies eSIM activation with Google Cloud

Communications software provider and cloud giant announce partnership to streamline embedded subscriber identity module onboarding and activation with automated, remote real-time processes Continue Reading

June 14, 2024 14Jun2024 Blog Post

General election 2024: Digital threads run through all parties' manifesto commitments

We’re not yet at the stage where a general election manifesto contains an entire section on digital economy issues, alongside the expected priorities of health, education, defence, housing and so ... Continue Reading

June 14, 2024 14Jun2024 Blog Post

Pulumi Copilot steers AI to cloud infrastructure management

AI will be multifarious, multi-modal, multi-model and multi-tier. This is the promise from the enterprise software industry vendors now vying for share of voice above the cloud-based clamour ... Continue Reading

June 14, 2024 14Jun2024 News

Decision-makers less confident in network investment

Research finds nearly nine in 10 of those responsible for network buying are less confident in investments, and two-thirds believe network technology’s rapid advancements hinder decision-making Continue Reading

June 14, 2024 14Jun2024 In Depth

The sustainable office in the age of hybrid work hotelification

For many, the phrase ‘hotelification’ may raise some hackles, yet in the context of the office, the concept has continued apace since the pandemic struck. The move towards creating a more sustainable workspace, however, remains rather more muted Continue Reading

June 14, 2024 14Jun2024 News

Post Office scandal victims in Scotland have convictions quashed

Scotland follows England, Wales and Northern Ireland in exonerating wrongfully convicted subpostmasters en masse Continue Reading

June 13, 2024 13Jun2024 News

General election 2024: Labour promises to boost digital infrastructure

The Labour Party manifesto for the UK general election promises a new industrial strategy and an overhaul of planning rules to help support the digital and tech sector Continue Reading

June 13, 2024 13Jun2024 News

AI’s environmental cost could outweigh sustainability benefits

Artificial intelligence can help organisations manage and mitigate their environmental impacts in a number of ways, but the highly polluting nature of the technology could outweigh its other sustainability benefits if not dealt with Continue Reading

June 13, 2024 13Jun2024 News

Carrefour taps BICS to launch eSIM travel data

Global travellers with embedded subscriber identity module-enabled phones now able to purchase data packages from multinational retail corporation over the air Continue Reading

June 13, 2024 13Jun2024 News

Vonage, Telstra team to accelerate digital transformation with network APIs

Ericsson-owned cloud communications provider partners with Australian operator to combine network APIs with API platform and 5G network capabilities to enable enterprises to build applications for optimised customer experiences Continue Reading

June 13, 2024 13Jun2024 News

Black Basta ransomware crew may be exploiting Microsoft zero-day

A Microsoft vulnerability that was addressed without fanfare in March may in fact have been exploited as a zero-day by the notorious Black Basta ransomware gang, threat hunters warn Continue Reading

June 13, 2024 13Jun2024 Opinion

Data leakage in the cloud – can data truly be safe in the cloud?

This month, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers how CISOs and security practitioners should ensure that the business can make use of public cloud services safely and securely and avoid accidental or deliberate data leakage. Continue Reading

June 13, 2024 13Jun2024 In Depth

Best practices to beat container misconfiguration

How can organisations ensure containerised environments are configured correctly and adequately defended, without getting lost in the complexity? Continue Reading

June 13, 2024 13Jun2024 News

Barcelona kicks off edge to cloud to customise fan experience

Aiming to fulfil its ‘mes que un club’ ethos, Spanish football giant pulls networking ‘palanca’ to offer fans customised experience at legendary stadium, becoming official edge-to-cloud partner for next four seasons Continue Reading

June 13, 2024 13Jun2024 News

Enterprises scale private wireless for additional use cases, industrial sites

Study shows enterprises expanded private wireless networks use or deployed them in another location Continue Reading

June 13, 2024 13Jun2024 News

eSIM Go checks in with Lufthansa on-brand global travel service

Aviation group partners with embedded subscriber identity module company to provide mobile data services to passengers across four of its airlines, enabling travellers to stay connected in more than 150 countries while avoiding data roaming charges Continue Reading

June 13, 2024 13Jun2024 News

Tech industry losing steam for DE&I, finds TTC report

Tech sector diversity is slowly improving, but trends spotted by the Tech Talent Charter could be a threat to current and future progress Continue Reading

June 13, 2024 13Jun2024 News

VMware/Broadcom: Prepare for legacy support

VMware is not going away anytime soon. While some IT leaders may be feeling the pain of Broadcom’s changes, they still need to seek a long-term plan Continue Reading

June 13, 2024 13Jun2024 News

Q&A: Adalbjorn Thorolfsson on IT project management in Iceland

With a small, but very sophisticated population, Iceland has unique ways of keeping up with the rest of the world in the IT sector. Adalbjorn Thorolfsson, president of the Icelandic Project Management Association, describes some lessons for the rest... Continue Reading

June 13, 2024 13Jun2024 News

Epicor rides Southeast Asia manufacturing boom

Midmarket ERP software supplier capitalising on growing investments by Chinese and local manufacturing firms in region to drive business Continue Reading

June 12, 2024 12Jun2024 News

Nordic innovators look to revive the zombie subscriber population

Zombie subscriptions where customers buy a service and forget about it are harming the subscription economy, but software is being developed to support the subscription economy Continue Reading

June 12, 2024 12Jun2024 News

NTT upgrades JUNO submarine cable

Largest trans-Pacific submarine cable system boosts network capacity to support delivery of ubiquitous high-capacity 800Gb, 400Gb and 100Gb services, claiming to hit service delivery targets as soon as it launches Continue Reading

June 12, 2024 12Jun2024 Opinion

How to ensure public cloud services are used safely and securely

This month, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers how CISOs and security practitioners should ensure that the business can make use of public cloud services safely and securely and avoid accidental or deliberate data leakage. Continue Reading

June 12, 2024 12Jun2024 News

CMA working paper outlines concerns about Microsoft’s competitive hold on UK cloud market

Microsoft has dismissed the idea its cloud licensing practices are affecting its two biggest competitors, but stakeholders claim the CMA's latest working paper could signify a day of reckoning over its pricing strategy Continue Reading

June 12, 2024 12Jun2024 News

CIO interview: Career progression and business alignment

We speak to the CIO of law firm Kingsley Napley about his progression from PC support to IT leadership Continue Reading

June 12, 2024 12Jun2024 News

Nokia maintains 25G PON momentum with HKBN and Chorus

Comms tech provider closes more deals for 25Gbps passive optical network technology with Hong Kong fibre network provider and New Zealand’s largest open-access internet infrastructure company on behalf of leading retail service provider Continue Reading

June 12, 2024 12Jun2024 News

Case study: BT rolls out Amazon’s generative AI developer tool to more coders

Amazon Q Developer tool has helped the telecoms giant write 200,000 lines of code Continue Reading

June 12, 2024 12Jun2024 Blog Post

How the data renaissance is forging a greener future

In this guest post from Cindi Howson, chief data strategy officer at business intelligence software supplier ThoughtSpot, shares her insights on the difference data is making in the fight against ... Continue Reading

June 12, 2024 12Jun2024 News

IT witness was hidden away from Post Office court battle, but supported it from shadows

Former Fujitsu chief architect provided evidence support to Post Office witnesses in High Court battle despite being unfit to provide it directly Continue Reading

June 12, 2024 12Jun2024 News

RCE flaw and DNS zero-day top list of Patch Tuesday bugs

An RCE vulnerability in a Microsoft messaging feature and a third-party flaw in a DNS authentication protocol are the most pressing issues to address in Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 News

Tableau CEO on AI moves to ease analytics adoption

Tableau’s head honcho Ryan Aytay talks up Tableau’s efforts to bring more consumerisation and personalisation capabilities to data analytics through the use of AI Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 News

PSNI ran secret unit to monitor journalists’ and lawyers’ phones, claims former senior officer

The Police Service of Northern Ireland denies claims that its anti-corruption unit used a standalone computer to ‘avoid scrutiny and control’ Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 Blog Post

Pega World iNspire 2024 showcases GenAI Blueprint

Pegasystems aka Pega used its PegaWorld iNspire conference this year to showcase new enhancements and an improved user interface for Pega GenAI Blueprint – its app design-as-a-service tool designed ... Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 Opinion

True cloud security requires in-depth understanding

This month, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers how CISOs and security practitioners should ensure that the business can make use of public cloud services safely and securely and avoid accidental or deliberate data leakage. Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 News

Pure Storage hit by Snowflake credential hackers

Pure Storage emerges as the latest victim of a fast-spreading breach of Snowflake customers targeting users with lax credential security measures in place Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 Blog Post

Pega CTO: We’re the AI ‘workflow backbone’ on a spine of Google Cloud & AWS

Enterprise generative AI choice. It’s not a term we might have even considered thus far i.e. the adoption of artificial intelligence at a decision-making and generative level is still so embryonic ... Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 News

General election 2024: Conservative manifesto promises to continue tech policies

The Conservative Party manifesto contains little by way of new commitments for tech and digital, but lays out plans to continue existing policies and promises made under the last government Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 Blog Post

Breaking Free From Vendor Lock-in with Managed Services

As organisations become more intertwined with their key IT vendors, they may find themselves in a situation known as vendor lock-in. This occurs when an organisation becomes so dependent on a ... Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 In Depth

Kubernetes at 10: Persistent storage matures, helped by Operators

Google engineer Saad Ali remembers the early days of Kubernetes, the storage challenges faced and overcome, and the revolution in application awareness that comes from Operators Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 News

More than 160 Snowflake customers hit in targeted data theft spree

Mandiant reports that more than 160 Snowflake customers have been hit in a broad data theft and extortion campaign targeting organisations that have failed to pay proper attention to securing valuable credentials Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 News

Apple adopts ChatGPT to put the ‘A’ in AI

At its worldwide developer conference, Apple updated macOS and iOS, making Siri more context-aware Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 News

Nuclear waste body cuts energy use by 20% as Pure replaces HPE

French nuclear waste agency Andra has cut storage energy use by 20% and strengthened its disaster recovery capabilities by deploying Pure Storage and 10-year controller upgrades Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 News

CDO interview: Sophie Gallay, global data and client IT director, Etam

The French retailer has some catching up to do on its data strategy and digital transformation – and its new data chief has an ambitious roadmap to deliver on data science, business intelligence and artificial intelligence Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 News

Cobol knowledge crisis threatens Dutch financial systems

Expertise in complex Cobol systems, critical to major financial institutions, is dwindling in The Netherlands, resulting in retired professionals returning work Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 News

Interview: Astronaut Tim Peake on an imminent revolution in space tech

Britain’s first male astronaut discusses the UK’s successful space sector, its overlaps with enterprise IT, and how to encourage more young people to work in science and technology Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 News

Altnet full-fibre firms hit the north

Independent UK broadband providers continue programmes of network expansion to light up premises in Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Humberside with gigabit connectivity Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 News

O2 Telefónica, Ericsson renew core network partnership

German operator and leading comms tech provider agree multi-year contract extension to realise network of the future Continue Reading

June 11, 2024 11Jun2024 E-Zine

Drilling into data to help the UK’s energy transition

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how data is accelerating the UK’s energy transition to net zero. With Windows 10 support ending next year, we examine the issues around preparing to upgrade to Windows 11. And we explore the key ... Continue Reading

June 10, 2024 10Jun2024 Blog Post

Pega CEO Trefler: Avoid the ‘birth of legacy systems’ via workflow automation

Pega staged the 2024 iteration/era of its Pega World iNspire user, customer, partner & practitioner conference in Las Vegas this week. The enterprise AI decisioning and workflow automation ... Continue Reading

June 10, 2024 10Jun2024 News

General election 2024: Liberal Democrats thread digital commitments throughout manifesto

The Lib Dems have promised a new industrial strategy and emphasised the importance of the digital sector, skills and regulating AI, as they lay out plans for the UK general election Continue Reading

June 10, 2024 10Jun2024 News

NHS blood stocks running low after ransomware attack

The NHS is appealing for people with O Positive and O Negative blood types to come forward to donate as hospitals in London struggle to keep critical services running after ransomware attack Continue Reading

June 10, 2024 10Jun2024 News

AI firms can’t be trusted to voluntarily share risk information

Workers at frontier AI firms have warned that their employers – including OpenAI, DeepMind and Anthropic – can’t be trusted to voluntarily share information about their systems capabilities and risks with governments or civil society Continue Reading

June 10, 2024 10Jun2024 News

Post Office Capture software training deficit echoes systemic Horizon problems

Post Office branch managers have told Computer Weekly they had no training on how to use Capture software, which pre-dated Horizon Continue Reading

June 10, 2024 10Jun2024 News

SAP Sapphire 2024: AI in all its forms – but not only AI

SAP talked a lot about artificial intelligence at its big annual event in Orlando. But the supplier has more discreetly addressed other issues closer to the concerns of clients Continue Reading

June 10, 2024 10Jun2024 News

Telenor IoT launches testing facility for internet-connected tech

Nordic operator announces initial work being undertaken at its recently opened internet of things test lab, aiming to help customers understand how their connected IoT products behave before deployment Continue Reading

June 10, 2024 10Jun2024 News

Neutral internet sites account for 70% of leading 50 US exchanges

Study reveals steady transformation over the past decade in the way networks choose to interconnect with neutral IX models operated by a neutral third party rather than by datacentre operator or carrier Continue Reading

June 10, 2024 10Jun2024 News

Driving customer experience through cloud and AI

Autodesk’s global CIO Prakash Kota explains how the company is modernising its IT infrastructure and adopting cloud and AI to drive customer experience Continue Reading

June 10, 2024 10Jun2024 In Depth

An IT admin’s guide: Windows 10 end of support explained

In this guide, we look at what issues end user computing IT teams need to consider when migrating from Microsoft Windows 10 to Windows 11 Continue Reading

June 08, 2024 08Jun2024 Blog Post

The future of identity in print infrastructure management

The use of identity-centric infrastructure access management is set to play a critical role in fortifying the printing environment. Continue Reading

June 08, 2024 08Jun2024 Blog Post

The future of identity in print infrastructure management

Identity-centric infrastructure access management is set to play a critical role in fortifying the printing environment. Continue Reading

June 07, 2024 07Jun2024 News

Northern Irish police used covert powers to monitor over 300 journalists

PSNI publishes report on police surveillance of journalists and lawyers, but Northern Ireland’s Policing Board says it does not give the assurances needed Continue Reading

June 07, 2024 07Jun2024 News

Juniper Networks claims first with AIOps to WAN routing

Juniper Networks announces industry leadership with enhancements to cloud-native Mist AI engine for all network domains, claiming to deliver insight for exceptional experiences Continue Reading

June 07, 2024 07Jun2024 News

Cisco Live: ThousandEyes on the prize in digital experience age

Networking giant sets out strategy to empower customers to see everything across complex digital supply chain, turning data into intelligence and actions to support digital experiences that businesses base operations on Continue Reading

June 07, 2024 07Jun2024 News

DDoS gang threatens to disrupt European elections

Russian hacktivists are threatening to disrupt the European Parliament elections, while the BBC reports on new deepfake threats to the UK’s electoral process Continue Reading

June 07, 2024 07Jun2024 News

Salesforce boosts London AI scene

SaaS pioneer Salesforce has chosen London as the location of its new AI centre, enabling users to test-drive and work on AI-driven business innovation Continue Reading

June 07, 2024 07Jun2024 E-Handbook

The importance of getting everyone involved in the diversity drive

At a Computer Weekly diversity in tech event, more than 100 experts from the tech and employment sectors shared their ideas for improving diversity in the technology industry. Download the full report here. Continue Reading

June 07, 2024 07Jun2024 News

HP loses in US fraud case against Autonomy's Mike Lynch

Autonomy founder cleared of fraud in US trial, following on from HP's $5bn write-down after tts acquisition of the data discovery firm Continue Reading

June 07, 2024 07Jun2024 News

eSIM set to be next mobile industry disruptor

Even though its current acceptance and take-up is low, embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) pinpointed by industry report to be the next industry disruptor, bringing about lasting changes to the way people connect with mobile providers and ... Continue Reading

June 07, 2024 07Jun2024 News

Bitdefender makes MDR services free to NHS bodies hit by Qilin

Bitdefender offers NHS bodies affected by a major cyber incident free access to its product suite, as the health service continues to deal with the impact of the Qilin ransomware attack on partner Synnovis Continue Reading

June 07, 2024 07Jun2024 News

Rapid AI development poses supervisory challenges in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, the financial regulator and the monetary authority are grappling with the pace of artificial intelligence development and its implications for the financial industry Continue Reading

June 07, 2024 07Jun2024 News

European data chief prepares bid to get UK to join EU digital single market

Data initiative Gaia-X is trying to plug the UK into a planned digital European single market, as the EU seeks to extend the reach of vast and controversial data laws over global supply chains Continue Reading

June 07, 2024 07Jun2024 News

Sophos uncovers Chinese state-sponsored campaign in Southeast Asia

Sophos found three distinct clusters of activity targeted at a high-level government organisation that appeared to be tied to Chinese interests in the South China Sea Continue Reading

June 07, 2024 07Jun2024 News

Fujitsu had Post Office ‘over a barrel’, inquiry told

Post Office scandal inquiry hears how board member believed Fujitsu was exploiting the Post Office Continue Reading

June 06, 2024 06Jun2024 In Depth

Storage technology explained: Key questions about tape storage

We look at the benefits of tape storage – low cost, inherent security, excellent energy efficiency – the workloads it is best for, and how tape fits a wider storage strategy Continue Reading

June 06, 2024 06Jun2024 News

FBI finds 7,000 LockBit decryption keys in blow to criminal gang

The US authorities say they now have more than 7,000 LockBit decryption keys in their possession and are urging victims of the prolific ransomware gang to come forward Continue Reading

June 06, 2024 06Jun2024 News

Nvidia sees massive datacentre compute growth, says networking is next

After posting revenues of $19.4bn in its datacentre business, Nvidia is now looking to revolutionise ethernet interconnects Continue Reading

June 06, 2024 06Jun2024 News

Zoom opens immersive Experience Centre in London

Leading collaboration and communications technology firm looks to raise bar of international footprint and strengthen UK commitment with major investment Continue Reading

June 06, 2024 06Jun2024 News

UK firms still struggling to enable hybrid work

Survey reveals UK firms are still struggling to make hybrid work effective, with 62% of workplaces changing policy in the past four years and failure to adopt suitable digital tools leading employees to feel overwhelmed and frustrated Continue Reading

June 06, 2024 06Jun2024 News

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