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September 12, 2024 12Sep2024 In Depth

Kubernetes disaster recovery: Five key questions

We look at disaster recovery for Kubernetes environments, the key challenges to deployment of K8s DR, the risks we aim to mitigate, how to build a plan and the key infrastructure requirements Continue Reading

September 12, 2024 12Sep2024 News

Teenager arrested in TfL cyber attack investigation

New security measures following the cyber attack, which took down some of TfL’s services, have led to delays in contactless roll-out Continue Reading

September 12, 2024 12Sep2024 News

Lord introduces bill to regulate public sector AI and automation

A private members’ bill seeking to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated technologies throughout the public sector has been brought to Parliament Continue Reading

September 12, 2024 12Sep2024 News

Data sharing for immigration raids ferments hostility to migrants

Data sharing between public and private bodies for the purposes of carrying out immigration raids helps to prop up the UK’s hostile environment by instilling an atmosphere of fear and deterring migrants from accessing public services Continue Reading

September 12, 2024 12Sep2024 Blog Post

Shift big bang education to lifelong training for job security

In the UK, kids start off in primary school to prepare them for the two years of secondary school that culminates in the Big Bang GCSE exams. Then, two years later, those that stay on at sixth form ... Continue Reading

September 12, 2024 12Sep2024 News

Government receives report on second controversial Post Office IT system

Former subpostmasters suffered as a result of unexplained accounting shortfalls which they believe were caused by errors in Post Office Capture software, used before the controversial Horizon system Continue Reading

September 12, 2024 12Sep2024 News

Keir Starmer vows to create a ‘digital NHS’ following damning Darzi review

The prime minister promises to move from an analogue to a digital NHS after Lord Darzi’s rapid review of the health service found an NHS in disrepair, with outdated IT and low productivity Continue Reading

September 12, 2024 12Sep2024 News

Mphasis expands UK roots with leap into quantum computing

Indian heritage software development services supplier opens London hub to help customers integrate the latest technologies into their business plans Continue Reading

September 12, 2024 12Sep2024 News

European enterprise networking lacks hybrid maturity

Deploying a complex hybrid and multicloud IT architecture has an impact on enterprise network management Continue Reading

September 12, 2024 12Sep2024 Opinion

Why the government should still bet on DSIT’s five key technologies

When the Conservative government launched the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, it identified five key technologies for UK investment. The new Labour government must continue this plan Continue Reading

September 12, 2024 12Sep2024 News

UK and others sign first ‘binding’ treaty on AI and human rights

The UK, US and EU have all signed a treaty from the Council of Europe that aims to mitigate the threat AI poses to human rights, democracy and the rule of law, but commentators say it lacks enforcement mechanisms and creates loopholes Continue Reading

September 12, 2024 12Sep2024 News

Mainframe teams turn to AI for modernisation gains

Given the skills crisis, generative artificial intelligence may offer a way for IT and business leaders to modernise their mainframe environments Continue Reading

September 11, 2024 11Sep2024 News

Datacentres granted critical national infrastructure status

The global IT outage caused by CrowdStrike has shown why keeping datacentres secure and safe is critical to the UK Continue Reading

September 11, 2024 11Sep2024 News

HMRC could lose millions in unpaid tax as non-compliant umbrella enters pre-pack administration

HMRC looks set to miss out on millions of pounds in unpaid tax it is owed by a non-compliant umbrella company that slipped into administration, prompting renewed calls for the sector to be regulated Continue Reading

September 11, 2024 11Sep2024 News

Under-pressure Post Office botches hardware procurement in project to replace error-prone system

Pressured decision-making caused mistakes in the Post Office project to replace the system at the heart of national scandal Continue Reading

September 11, 2024 11Sep2024 Blog Post

SAS study tour 2024, North Carolina - day 2

The Computer Weekly Developer Network plunged into day 2 of the SAS study tour at the company’s North Carolina headquarters to learn about the company from the inside. Day two sessions started with ... Continue Reading

September 11, 2024 11Sep2024 In Depth

Storage technology explained: Vector databases at the core of AI

We look at the use of vector data in AI and how vector databases work, plus vector embedding, the challenges for storage of vector data and the key suppliers of vector database products Continue Reading

September 11, 2024 11Sep2024 News

September Patch Tuesday: Update before 1 October

Four critical remote code execution bugs in Windows and three critical elevated privileges vulnerabilities will keep admins busy Continue Reading

September 11, 2024 11Sep2024 News

How Sonar is elevating code quality in the age of AI

Sonar’s code quality platform helps developers maintain secure, high-quality code amid the rise of artificial intelligence-based coding assistants, now expanding into the Asian market Continue Reading

September 11, 2024 11Sep2024 News

Fujitsu cuts annual staff pay rise as Post Office scandal bites

UK staff morale is at an all-time low as Japanese IT giant deals with the backlash from its involvement in the Post Office Horizon scandal Continue Reading

September 11, 2024 11Sep2024 News

ICO and NCA sign MoU to provide joint support for cyber crime victims

UK data protection watchdog joins forces with law enforcement agency to provide more support for organisations that fall victim to cyber crime and ransomware attacks Continue Reading

September 10, 2024 10Sep2024 News

AWS to invest £8bn in building out UK datacentre footprint over next five years

Amazon Web Services has reinforced its commitment to the UK, with a five-year datacentre investment plan Continue Reading

September 10, 2024 10Sep2024 News

Ada Lovelace Institute warns NHS against deploying genomics AI

A report has found that widespread use of artificial intelligence-powered genomic health prediction in the NHS could lead to privacy and ethical issues, discrimination and dependency on the private sector Continue Reading

September 10, 2024 10Sep2024 News

Oracle lauds customers and cloud collaboration at CloudWorld ’24

Oracle’s leadership was in celebratory mood opening its annual CloudWorld jamboree, and with its announcement of a new cloud partnership with AWS, multicloud futures were high on everyone’s agenda Continue Reading

September 10, 2024 10Sep2024 In Depth

CTO interview: Budgeting in nanoseconds

At high-performance financial exchange LMAX Group, applications are allowed just eight nanoseconds of latency – but how does it achieve this? Continue Reading

September 10, 2024 10Sep2024 Opinion

The journey to human-machine symbiosis

Ali Shafti, the head of human-machine understanding at Cambridge Consultants argues that empathic computers are closer to reality than we might think Continue Reading

September 10, 2024 10Sep2024 News

Belgium: Researchers at Imec tackle bioconvergence

Several initiatives are underway at Imec to apply semiconductor and related technology to a range of challenges in healthcare Continue Reading

September 10, 2024 10Sep2024 News

JFrog and GitHub unveil open source security integrations

Secure software specialist JFrog is working with code development service GitHub to integrate the onboard capabilities of its Software Supply Chain Platform service into GitHub’s platform Continue Reading

September 10, 2024 10Sep2024 Blog Post

SAS study tour 2024, North Carolina - day 1

SAS hosted a small group of press and analysts at its Cary, North Carolina headquarters this season, a location that sits adjacent to the Raleigh-Durham US East Coast technology hub. The Computer ... Continue Reading

September 10, 2024 10Sep2024 News

Unilever calls on Accenture to drive AI business efficiency

Manufacturer Unilever is already using AI for advanced data analytics, but is now exploring how to use Accenture’s GenAI platform Continue Reading

September 10, 2024 10Sep2024 News

ANZ CIOs to prioritise cyber security investments in 2025

Cyber security remains high on the agenda for ANZ CIOs, followed by data analytics, cloud and generative AI Continue Reading

September 10, 2024 10Sep2024 E-Zine

The flight to data success

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at how Manchester Airport Group has set course to become the world’s most intelligent airport through its data-led approach. After much hype about artificial intelligence, we look at the failings of AI ... Continue Reading

September 10, 2024 10Sep2024 News

Sony Research, AI Singapore to refine Sea-Lion for Tamil

Sony Research and AI Singapore are collaborating to enhance the Sea-Lion LLM for Tamil, a language spoken in Southeast Asia and India Continue Reading

September 09, 2024 09Sep2024 News

At CloudWorld, Oracle completes hyperscaler trifecta with AWS

Oracle opens up its annual CloudWorld event with a plethora of announcements, launching a partnership with cloud giant AWS and expanding previously announced tie-ups with Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure Continue Reading

September 09, 2024 09Sep2024 News

Multiple Veeam vulns spark concern among defenders

Veeam users are urged to patch a series of vulnerabilities in the firm’s Backup & Replication product to get out ahead of potential exploitation by ransomware gangs Continue Reading

September 09, 2024 09Sep2024 News

Post Office scandal victims given route to appeal unfair financial settlements

Subpostmasters who feel they received inadequate financial redress in the Horizon Shortfalls Scheme can appeal the settlements through a new independent process Continue Reading

September 09, 2024 09Sep2024 News

Interview: Jon Grainger, CTO, DWF

The law firm’s IT leader discusses the transition to cloud and his strategy for digital transformation, as well as the opportunities and challenges of generative AI in the legal sector Continue Reading

September 09, 2024 09Sep2024 In Depth

AI in the enterprise: How to build an AI dataset

The successful execution of an enterprise's AI strategy lives or dies on the quality of the data underpinning it, so how can companies ensure they are on the right path when it comes to cracking on with the early stages of this process? Continue Reading

September 09, 2024 09Sep2024 Opinion

Developing nations need the UN cyber crime treaty to pass

The UN cyber crime treaty is flawed but represents a move in the right direction for developing nations seeking greater digital sovereignty Continue Reading

September 09, 2024 09Sep2024 News

Forrester: IT budget growth pushed towards cross-functional teams

Analyst firm Forrester has forecast a slight increase in IT budgets for 2025, but technical debt is one of the areas likely to feel the squeeze Continue Reading

September 09, 2024 09Sep2024 News

How MongoDB is driving AI adoption in ASEAN

MongoDB field CTO Boris Bialek delves into how the company is supporting ASEAN organisations in their AI journey, highlighting the importance of data governance and real-time capabilities in driving successful adoption Continue Reading

September 09, 2024 09Sep2024 In Depth

SD-WANs in a cloud-native world

We look at where software-defined wide area networks fit in a modern, cloud-native IT architecture Continue Reading

September 06, 2024 06Sep2024 News

Longstanding Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson to step down

Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson is to leave the AI cyber company she helped build with Mike Lynch after more than a decade, following its acquisition by a private equity firm Continue Reading

September 06, 2024 06Sep2024 News

EE ups UK wireless ante with 5G standalone network, Wi-Fi 7 router

UK’s largest mobile telco announces next evolution of its wireless offerings, with 5GSA across 15 major UK cities Continue Reading

September 06, 2024 06Sep2024 News

NFL teams throw to Extreme Networks to enhance fan experiences

A number of NFL Clubs, including the Chargers, Packers, Texans and Vikings, deploy comms solutions to enhance fan experiences, improve operational efficiency, and ensure reliable, high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity Continue Reading

September 06, 2024 06Sep2024 News

AT&T taps Nokia to accelerate future-ready fibre broadband

Leading US service provider inks multi-year agreement with global comms tech company to support future footprint expansion Continue Reading

September 06, 2024 06Sep2024 News

China dominates AI and advanced analytics research

Research looking at each country’s AI contribution, based on the quantity and quality of researchers papers published, shows China is leading the way Continue Reading

September 05, 2024 05Sep2024 News

Tencent Cloud debuts palm scanning tech in global markets

Tencent Cloud launches palm verification technology for global markets, offering AI-driven identity authentication to support contactless payments and security access management Continue Reading

September 05, 2024 05Sep2024 News

NCSC and allies call out Russia's Unit 29155 over cyber warfare

The NCSC and counterpart agencies from the US and other countries have exposed a long-running campaign of Russian cyber espionage and warfare conducted by GRU Unit 29155 Continue Reading

September 05, 2024 05Sep2024 Opinion

Time to step up in supporting neurodiverse talent at work

Because it affects such a significant proportion of people, any employer striving to create an inclusive workplace has to have neurodivergence on the agenda Continue Reading

September 05, 2024 05Sep2024 News

UK’s C-suite more technically skilled than others, finds Accenture

Looking at CEO and board-level positions globally, Accenture found the UK has the most technically skilled C-suite worldwide Continue Reading

September 05, 2024 05Sep2024 News

Fog ransomware crew evolving into wide-ranging threat

The emergent Fog ransomware gang appears to be changing up its victimology in search of more cash-rich victims Continue Reading

September 05, 2024 05Sep2024 News

Ongoing TfL cyber attack takes out Dial-a-Ride service

The Dial-a-Ride assisted transit service for disabled people had to temporarily suspend part of its operations as Transport for London deals with an ongoing cyber attack, but the service has now been recovered Continue Reading

September 05, 2024 05Sep2024 News

Government plans for NHS Digital Health Check roll-out

The digital health check, originally planned to be deployed in spring 2024, will be piloted at three local authorities, covering 130,000 people Continue Reading

September 05, 2024 05Sep2024 News

On-train internet connectivity pivotal for rail industry growth

Survey of rail industry professionals highlights the fundamental role of onboard internet connectivity in the evolution of the rail industry by the people who will be responsible for overseeing it Continue Reading

September 05, 2024 05Sep2024 Blog Post

Coding canvas, SAS Viya Workbench tools up AI model developers

Known for its technology portfolio spanning AI, data analytics and software toolsets that impact the full modern enterprise IT stack, SAS this year announced expanded capabilities in its SAS Viya ... Continue Reading

September 05, 2024 05Sep2024 News

Asda evolves petrol forecourt networking technology

Managed network provider Evolve enters partnership with UK supermarket chain to offer connectivity support at 116 new petrol forecourt sites Continue Reading

September 05, 2024 05Sep2024 Opinion

Building the next generation of digital public services

The UK's plans for the digital transformation of public services have lost their way - making it even harder to engage with government digitally. Other countries are showing us there is a better solution Continue Reading

September 05, 2024 05Sep2024 Blog Post

What to expect from NetApp Insight 2024

The Computer Weekly Developer Network is off to Las Vegas for NetApp INSIGHT 2024. With three full days of technical training, keynotes & breakouts and a chance to question the N-powered ... Continue Reading

September 05, 2024 05Sep2024 Blog Post

Resetting our relationship with data

We need to have an open and honest debate about data, data collection and, just as important, the timely disposal of the information when it is no longer needed.While there are many good reasons ... Continue Reading

September 05, 2024 05Sep2024 News

Canadian arrested by France after cooperating with US on Sky ECC cryptophone investigation

Thomas Herdman, who faces charges in France over his involvement in distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones, was arrested by French police despite agreeing to cooperate with US law enforcement Continue Reading

September 05, 2024 05Sep2024 News

Vodafone to double mobile network coverage in Australia

Following a network-sharing agreement with Optus, Vodafone will double its mobile network coverage in Australia by 2025, reaching 98.4% of the population Continue Reading

September 04, 2024 04Sep2024 News

PyPI loophole puts thousands of packages at risk of compromise

Thousands of PyPI packages are at risk of an attack technique dubbed Revival Hijack, which exploits a loophole in the platform’s package naming feature Continue Reading

September 04, 2024 04Sep2024 In Depth

Cloud repatriation: How to do it successfully

The keys to reverse migration success include workload selection, how to prepare your on-premise infrastructure and future-proofing the decision to come back in-house Continue Reading

September 04, 2024 04Sep2024 News

IFA 2024: Latest Snapdragon X Series to ‘redefine’ enterprise computing

Global mobile processor and platform provider takes wraps off next generation of flagship product’s X Series portfolio with the addition of platform claimed to bring ‘incredible’ battery life, superior performance and CoPilot+ PC capability Continue Reading

September 04, 2024 04Sep2024 News

Lloyds Bank uses artificial intelligence to check trade finance documents

Bank is automating checks of digital and paper-based documentation in trade financing with the help of artificial intelligence Continue Reading

September 04, 2024 04Sep2024 News

Retailers question using live facial recognition for shoplifting

Retailers praise benefits of retrospective over live facial recognition in dealing with shoplifting, but stress there are ongoing concerns around the ethical, legal and safety implications of using the technology in stores Continue Reading

September 04, 2024 04Sep2024 News

CMA clears Microsoft and Inflection AI transaction

Microsoft’s hiring of Inflection AI teams is regarded as a merger under UK law, but this deal has not curbed competition in the artificial intelligence market Continue Reading

September 04, 2024 04Sep2024 News

Fraud and scam complaints hit highest ever level in UK

The Financial Ombudsman Service says it recorded almost 9,000 complaints about fraud and scams from April to June, the most ever recorded Continue Reading

September 04, 2024 04Sep2024 In Depth

ERP firms target carbon reporting role

As their customers face regulatory challenges ahead, ERP providers have been busy adding functionality to support reporting their green initiatives Continue Reading

September 04, 2024 04Sep2024 News

Post Office and Fujitsu malevolence and incompetence means huge final taxpayers’ bill

The human tragedy caused by the Post Office scandal cannot be measured, but the total financial cost will be well beyond the £1bn set aside by the government Continue Reading

September 04, 2024 04Sep2024 Opinion

Cyber firms need to centre their own resilience

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panel considers incident response in the wake of the July CrowdStrike incident, sharing their views on what CrowdStrike got wrong, what it did right, and next steps Continue Reading

September 04, 2024 04Sep2024 News

How digital models help Anglian Water manage leaks

We speak to Anglian Water about how it uses digital technologies to improve operations and provide on-site engineers with the data they need Continue Reading

September 04, 2024 04Sep2024 News

MachineQ unveils IoT power monitoring

Demand from current and prospective customers seeking ways to understand power consumption and obtain executable data sees introduction of internet of things service Continue Reading

September 04, 2024 04Sep2024 In Depth

Asia raises the 5G bar in the next digital revolution

Half a decade since their introduction, 5G networks are being deployed across the world. Yet Asia is already raising the bar, with 5G now flying – literally in some places – and 5G-Advanced coming into play Continue Reading

September 04, 2024 04Sep2024 In Depth

The 5G-Advanced era is now as Asia raises the 5G bar

Continuing our look at 5G-Advanced, we find out what products and services the new network will support and which operators are already planning for a new era in communications Continue Reading

September 04, 2024 04Sep2024 Opinion

Gartner: Embracing sustainable IT infrastructure

The complexity of the digital economy means IT chiefs are looking at the benefits of sustainable IT infrastructure beyond environmental responsibility Continue Reading

September 03, 2024 03Sep2024 News

TSB systems could be on the move again as BBVA eyes its parent

TSB was migrated to the systems of Sabadell in a project remembered for its monumental IT meltdown in 2018 Continue Reading

September 03, 2024 03Sep2024 News

Chief data officers highlight data integrity woes

In a report from the company co-founded by web inventor Tim Berners-Lee, CDOs discuss the challenges of artificial intelligence and using increasing amounts of personal data Continue Reading

September 03, 2024 03Sep2024 News

Brownsville, Texas makes quality of life leap with smart city private 5G

Tech provider deploys smart city tech to aid Texan city as it looks to ‘reinvent’ human-to-digital interactions to deliver improved citizen services and enhanced quality of life Continue Reading

September 03, 2024 03Sep2024 News

Swedish law firms debate AI’s future impact on profession

Swedish law firms examine the use of artificial intelligence in their businesses as the sector sees a surge in take-up Continue Reading

September 03, 2024 03Sep2024 News

Fixed and mobile comms in New Zealand show diverse growth trends

Research finds Kiwi connectivity continues robust upward track for mobile services while fixed sector set for modest growth driven by fibre broadband expansion Continue Reading

September 03, 2024 03Sep2024 News

Tech secretary pledges to ‘rewire Whitehall’ and plug the digital gap

Secretary of state for Science, Innovation and Technology, Peter Kyle, promises to drive innovation through the NHS, champion AI safety and ensure government harnesses the power of digital Continue Reading

September 03, 2024 03Sep2024 In Depth

Key-value flash targets more efficient data storage

We look at key-value storage, which promises much greater I/O efficiency and longer flash drive lifespans, but may be constrained by limited use cases and lukewarm productisation efforts Continue Reading

September 03, 2024 03Sep2024 News

Flash prices drop as drive production increases but demand lags

Flash prices were high in the early part of this year as a result of manufacturer production squeezes but have since dropped because demand has been slack, with flash now costing just under 10 cents per gigabyte Continue Reading

September 03, 2024 03Sep2024 Blog Post

Everywoman’s 15th tech awards launches nominations

Women’s network Everywoman is launching nominations for its 15th Technology Awards, looking to showcase the UK’s leading and upcoming women in the technology sector. In partnership with Bupa, the ... Continue Reading

September 03, 2024 03Sep2024 News

Transport for London hit by cyber attack

London’s transport network provider TfL experiences cyber security incident, but reassures customers there is no impact on services Continue Reading

September 03, 2024 03Sep2024 News

Arelion claims optical transmission first

Optical transmission services and technology providers announce the successful completion of project leading to the world’s first 1.6 terabits-per-second wavelengths data transmission in a live network field trial Continue Reading

September 03, 2024 03Sep2024 News

Nationwide development platform uses Red Hat technology

Building society is speeding up its software releases through Red Hat cloud application development platform Continue Reading

September 03, 2024 03Sep2024 E-Zine

The politics of techno-refusal

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we learn about the politics of techno-refusal and the lessons to be learned from a group of IT workers who spent the early 1980s sabotaging tech infrastructure. Following the controversy around Broadcom’s purchase of ... Continue Reading

September 02, 2024 02Sep2024 Blog Post

What to expect from the Linux Foundation Open Source Summit Europe 2024

The Computer Weekly Developer Network is zoning in on the Linux Foundation Open Source Summit Europe 2024. The event is held from the 16-18 September in Vienna, Austria. Designed to showcase the ... Continue Reading

September 02, 2024 02Sep2024 News

Verizon and Skylo team for satellite-based IoT and messaging

US telco forges partnership with satellite service provider to launch commercial satellite-based direct-to-device messaging service for consumers and drive technology innovation through first-of-its-kind internet of things satellite trial Continue Reading

September 02, 2024 02Sep2024 News

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