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IT services and outsourcing

• December 05, 2017 05 Dec'17

  Third of Sweden's IT providers could be gone in two years

  The IT services sector in Sweden will be decimated as hundreds of local suppliers disappear

• November 30, 2017 30 Nov'17

  Top IT predictions in APAC in 2018

  A “mega cloud” that weaves together multiple private and public clouds, along with the use of AI to perform data-driven “thinking tasks”, could emerge next year

• November 29, 2017 29 Nov'17

  Datrium’s hybrid Cloud DVX brings off-site mirror of NVMe storage

  Cloud DVX operates in Amazon cloud to provide backup and recovery instance off-site, for use as a mirror site for customers of the NVMe-focused storage maker

• November 28, 2017 28 Nov'17

  Fintech is increasing operational risk to banks

  European Banking Association report reveals fear of greater operational risk because of increased take-up of fintech in financial services sector

• November 27, 2017 27 Nov'17

  UK IT professionals could lose out in a free trade deal between UK and India

  There could be an increase in Indian IT professionals coming to work in the UK post-Brexit if a new trade deal is signed with India

• November 22, 2017 22 Nov'17

  IR35 reforms: Consultation on private sector roll-out confirmed in Autumn Budget 2017

  The government has confirmed it is preparing to consult on whether or not to roll out the controversial IR35 tax avoidance reforms to the private sector

• November 22, 2017 22 Nov'17

  CIO interview: David Southern, director of ICT, WWF UK

  In his 17 years in the IT department at the WWF, David Southern has seen many changes – and the advent of cloud computing is one of the biggest

• November 22, 2017 22 Nov'17

  DataRobot to boost AI in Singapore with new APAC headquarters

  Boston-based supplier of artificial intelligence tools DataRobot is investing around $11m in a regional office and research outfit in Singapore

• November 21, 2017 21 Nov'17

  IR35 reforms: Economic concerns raised over prospect of private sector roll-out

  With the government’s stance on rolling out the IR35 reforms to the private sector appearing to soften, IPSE and others air concerns over the threat this move could pose to the post-Brexit economy

• November 21, 2017 21 Nov'17

  Nordic CIO interview: Emil Dahlin, Svevia

  Swedish construction company Svevia is transforming digitally, driven by chief information officer Emil Dahlin

• November 20, 2017 20 Nov'17

  Universal Credit moves into Amazon Web Services cloud

  Parts of the digital system underpinning the controversial welfare reform programme are now running on AWS under DWP’s hybrid cloud strategy

• November 16, 2017 16 Nov'17

  Private Swiss bank Julius Baer to save $1m a year with cloud HR

  Julius Baer banks on higher returns after replacing on-premise systems with cloud HR services

• November 15, 2017 15 Nov'17

  DWP insourced 400 staff from HPE into new IT services subsidiary

  New arrangement allows Department for Work and Pensions to pay higher base salaries to encourage staff expecting private sector wages

• November 13, 2017 13 Nov'17

  DBS teams up with Equinix to reduce datacentre footprint

  Building on earlier efforts to harness cloud computing to support growing compute workloads, DBS’s new private cloud datacentre will be smaller, greener and cheaper to run

• November 09, 2017 09 Nov'17

  Bangalore offers the best ecosystem for digital transformation, says Economist report

  Bangalore ranked as the number one location for businesses looking to access the right ecosystem to support digital transformation

• November 01, 2017 01 Nov'17

  Irish High Court denies latest appeal bid by Apple datacentre objectors

  Judge rules that latest attempt to block Apple’s plans to build a datacentre in Athenry does not meet the required legal threshold

• November 01, 2017 01 Nov'17

  Co-working space aimed at female founders opens in London

  Co-working space Blooms aims to create a working environment aimed at entrepreneurial women

• October 31, 2017 31 Oct'17

  Shell makes $200m saving with virtual learning environment

  Royal Dutch Shell has saved hundreds of millions by replacing field trips with interactive training that allows employees to interact with geological formations from their computer screen

• October 31, 2017 31 Oct'17

  TomTom navigates move onto global HR platform

  TomTom went live with HR platform in all 37 countries, serving 5,000 staff, in March 2017

• October 27, 2017 27 Oct'17

  Carglass France feels benefit of employee knowledge sharing

  Automobile glass repair company Carglass France is using knowledge-sharing technology to distribute expertise among 3,000 employees

• October 27, 2017 27 Oct'17

  Airbus saves millions after building a digital learning library

  Airbus has created a digital learning library that is helping more than 100,000 staff in 35 countries keep their skills updated

• October 19, 2017 19 Oct'17

  Norway’s Trondheim embraces the cloud with Google G Suite

  Municipality is reaping the benefits of moving productivity software to the cloud

• October 18, 2017 18 Oct'17

  Cloud service spending almost matches traditional IT outsourcing

  Traditional outsourcing spending has plummeted in the latest three-month period, but spending on cloud-based IT services is going some way to filling the void

• October 16, 2017 16 Oct'17

  Puppet on why people, process and technology are mission critical to DevOps success

  At the PuppetConf user and partner summit in San Francisco, Puppet and its customers shared insights on how best to address the people, process and technology sides of the DevOps success equation

• October 12, 2017 12 Oct'17

  UK bank Standard Chartered opens IT service centre in Bangalore

  Bank is expanding its operation in India, which provides business services to its operations globally

• October 11, 2017 11 Oct'17

  Teva Pharmaceuticals turns to cloud HR as it weathers difficult trading conditions

  One of Israel’s largest manufacturing companies has invested more than $10m in cloud HR. The technology is helping Teva Pharmaceuticals turn its fortunes around.

• October 05, 2017 05 Oct'17

  Singapore’s public sector finds agility and speed in AWS

  City-state’s government has been able to meet peak demands and address security issues through a cloud-based web-hosting platform powered by Amazon Web Services

• October 03, 2017 03 Oct'17

  Tech entrepreneur aims to take digital skills to refugees

  Tech entrepreneur Emma Sinclair hopes to raise £150,000 to run an education programme for displaced young people in a Unicef programme that aims to develop skills that might otherwise be lost

• September 25, 2017 25 Sep'17

  Amazon launches Middle East region

  Amazon opens its latest delivery hub in Bahrain to serve customers in the Middle East

• September 19, 2017 19 Sep'17

  Public sector cloud use still too focused on ‘low-hanging fruit’ IT projects, finds research

  Public sector cloud adoption continues to rise, but wide-scale digital transformation success remains elusive, claims Cloud Industry Forum research

• September 12, 2017 12 Sep'17

  Home Office agrees back-office transformation deal

  The Home Office is moving more of its back-office processes into the cloud

• August 30, 2017 30 Aug'17

  HCL expands global network with Swedish delivery centre

  HCL has opened another delivery centre in the Nordic region, this time in Gothenburg, Sweden

• August 29, 2017 29 Aug'17

  McDonald’s selects Capgemini to help it drive digital customer services

  Fast-food chain decides to outsource its digital developments globally to French IT services giant

• August 29, 2017 29 Aug'17

  Saudi Telecom Company creates cloud computing giant

  The IT joint venture in Saudi Arabia will drive the digitisation of government services

• August 23, 2017 23 Aug'17

  UAE telco Du pushes SaaS adoption in Middle East

  The Middle East looks set to see strong growth in software as a service and IT departments need to take a different approach

• August 22, 2017 22 Aug'17

  SAP Ariba gaining ground in APAC

  Companies like Woolworths and DuluxGroup in Australia are using the cloud-based service to reduce procurement costs and risks

• August 21, 2017 21 Aug'17

  HSBC streamlines mortgages with Capita software

  Bank is using software to improve its mortgage application processes and subsequently increase business through brokers

• August 18, 2017 18 Aug'17

  Box uses Google’s AI to support image recognition in the enterprise

  Optical character recognition and automated generation of image metadata is now possible, thanks to Google Cloud AI

• August 16, 2017 16 Aug'17

  Huddle in trouble: Did the journey from startup to scaleup cause the UK cloud firm to lose its way?

  What does the future hold for cloud collaboration firm Huddle, once a darling of the UK tech startup scene but now seemingly in need of a financial bailout?

• August 14, 2017 14 Aug'17

  Most consumers think they are more digitally savvy than some retailers

  Consumers are becoming increasingly digital in the way they shop, and a survey shows nearly 60% think they are more digitally innovative than some retailers

• August 10, 2017 10 Aug'17

  New TalkTalk fine takes total for poor data protection to £500,000

  Information Commissioner’s Office fines TalkTalk for putting up to 21,000 customers’ details at risk of exposure prior to September 2014

• August 02, 2017 02 Aug'17

  IT outsourcing demand fuels record deal value in first half of 2017

  The IT outsourcing market delivered its strongest half-year performance between January and June 2017, fuelled by the activity of the financial services industry and growing demand for IT services

• July 31, 2017 31 Jul'17

  Apple's delayed Irish datacentre prompts calls to reform country's planning system

  The latest delays in Apple's bid to open a datacentre in Athenry, County Galway, has prompted calls for a revamp of how planning permission decisions in Ireland are handled

• July 25, 2017 25 Jul'17

  Big data means big risk, Swedish Transport Agency leak shows

  The Swedish Transport Agency exposed sensitive information by transferring its databases to a third party cloud provider without following data protection procedures

• July 24, 2017 24 Jul'17

  What are Amazon Web Services’ Nordic plans?

  Amazon Web Services' head in the Nordic tells Computer Weekly about the region's increasing demand and use of the cloud

• July 24, 2017 24 Jul'17

  IR35 reforms: IT contractor fleshes out details of potential HMRC legal challenge

  Following the early-stage success of efforts to crowd-fund a legal challenge against the IR35 reforms, one of the IT contractors behind the campaign outlines details of what could happen next

• July 20, 2017 20 Jul'17

  Singapore begins quest for high-rise datacentres

  Huawei, Keppel Data Centres and the Singapore government will assess the feasibility of building high-rise facilities amid growing demand for datacentre capacity in the region

• July 18, 2017 18 Jul'17

  Stamford Bridge to offer stadium connectivity in partnership with Ericsson

  Ericsson has begun its partnership with Chelsea to offer home fans a “seamless” connected experience

• July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17

  Encryption keys too predictable, warn security researchers

  Encryption keys are not as random as most people think, which means encrypting data is often not as secure as it could be, according to security researchers

• July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17

  HPE and CSC merger wins confidence of Zurich

  Zurich Insurance has demonstrated confidence in CSC's merger with HPE through a contract extension