DevOps
DevOps describes the creation of cross-functional IT teams, containing developers and operations staff, who are encouraged to closely collaborate on software development and infrastructure management tasks to speed up deployment cycles. DevOps is associated with the use of cloud, containers and microservices technologies, and helps organisations to continuously deliver product updates and code changes into production environments.
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News
02 Oct 2024
GenAI edges closer to enterprise maturity
While many organisations are piloting generative AI applications, few have mature production roll-outs, according to a survey of Computer Weekly readers worldwide Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Opinion
30 Sep 2024
The cyber industry needs to accept it can't eliminate risk
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
By- Paul Lewis, Nominet
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News
20 Sep 2019
Drive for Nordic datacentre transformation
Nordic enterprises looking to spread abroad are outsourcing datacentre IT in cutting-edge ways to gain international advantage Continue Reading
By- Alex Cruickshank
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Feature
19 Sep 2019
Storage and DevOps: What is required for agile development?
DevOps brings continuous and agile application. Storage has to fit in and make itself just as responsive to development that does away with the inertia of stifling hierarchies Continue Reading
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News
18 Sep 2019
IT departments spend millions tackling performance issues in complex IT
A study has found that CIOs are concerned that a modern software-driven, hybrid, multi-cloud architecture will be costly and difficult to manage Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Podcast
17 Sep 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 30
The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast team returns from its brief summer hiatus to discuss HPE’s hardware refresh processes, the financial services industry’s changing relationship with cloud and a charity that is helping people with chronic illnesses find work in tech Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
11 Sep 2019
Digital transformation requires a continuous approach to change
There is no such thing as a one-shot business transformation. It's an on-going approach to deploying new ideas and technologies that grow the business Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
26 Aug 2019
VMware’s latest acquisitions point to emerging platform war
VMware’s buyout of Carbon Black and Pivotal is a sign of an emerging platform war following the IBM-Red Hat deal Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Blog Post
22 Aug 2019
DevOps needs more perspective and humility
DevOps started as a grass-roots movement led by practitioners. The motives were pure, and focused simply on finding better ways of doing things for the good of everyone involved in software ... Continue Reading
By- Dale Vile, Freeform Dynamics
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News
21 Aug 2019
Inside Facebook’s engineering culture
An open and transparent culture that encourages developers to take risks and assume the best intent of co-workers has been the defining character of Facebook’s engineering organisation Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
14 Aug 2019
Cloud Paks on Red Hat OpenShift a ‘bold step’ for IBM
A top APAC executive at IBM says the move to containerise and run its software on Red Hat OpenShift is a big step forward for the company Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
13 Aug 2019
Financial services and cloud: Delivering digital transformation in a highly regulated industry
The financial services community has gone from being one of the least likely sectors to adopt cloud to becoming one of its keenest users, as regulator attitudes to using the technology have become more accommodating Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
12 Aug 2019
Hop jumps to Pure Storage to avoid big storage complexity
Air France short-haul and regional brand Hop jumps to Pure Storage after coming up against Dell EMC, NetApp and HPE, which all tried to sell it solutions ill-suited to its needs Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
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Feature
01 Aug 2019
Log management: Helping IT admins to achieve infrastructure-wide visibility
When properly configured and deployed, log management tools can unearth a veritable treasure trove of data that IT administrators can use to triage and diagnose problems in enterprise IT infrastructures Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2019
Google increases presence and investments in Finland
New next-generation datacentre at Hamina and technology training hub in Helsinki illustrate Google’s growing interest in Finland Continue Reading
By- Gerard O'Dwyer
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News
16 Jul 2019
Dutch authorities temporarily halt datacentre construction
Two local authorities in the Netherlands have put the brakes on datacentre construction to give them time to put policies in place to gain more control over builds Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
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News
15 Jul 2019
How Suse is taking open source deeper into the enterprise
Suse’s focus on developer needs, industry-specific use cases and engineering partnerships with the likes of SAP are among efforts to take open source software deeper into the enterprise Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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E-Zine
11 Jul 2019
CW Middle East: SAP drives digital transformation for Saudi Arabian auto company
The automotive division of Saudi Arabia’s Abdul Latif Jameel Company (ALJC) has completed one of the biggest SAP projects ever undertaken in the automotive distribution sector. Also in this issue, read about Dubai-based delivery app Fetchr’s bid to become one of the largest tech companies in the Middle East, and how a UAE startup is using digital technology to simplify medical appointment bookings. Continue Reading
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News
10 Jul 2019
Tax changes lead to review of Sweden’s datacentre development
Swedish government has changed the rules on how it offers tax rebates to datacentre providers and users, hitting domestic companies Continue Reading
By- Gerard O'Dwyer
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News
09 Jul 2019
Amsterdam’s datacentres face challenges to retain high growth
The Amsterdam datacentre market is growing rapidly, but the industry behind it must get on top of some burgeoning challenges Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
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News
26 Jun 2019
Shipping giant Maersk on taking a cloud-first approach to disrupting the competition
Rasmus Hald, who heads up the cloud centre of excellence at shipping giant Maersk, opens up about how the firm is embracing a cloud-first policy in the name of seeing off competitive threats and improving the sustainability of its operations Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
19 Jun 2019
Lloyds Bank uses community effort to push out DevOps
The developers and IT operations teams were once separate. Now they are one. The challenge is getting this to scale across the business Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
19 Jun 2019
How Carsales cuts through the noise in incident response
The Australian firm is using PagerDuty to sieve through a sea of alerts from various alerting systems that notify operations staff of customer and IT issues Continue Reading
By- Stuart Kennedy
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Feature
17 Jun 2019
Hybrid cloud: Weighing up what to run in the cloud and on-premise
The hybrid cloud model promises a lot, but enterprises really need to take their time when working out what applications and workloads to run where – or they will find themselves on a hiding to nothing Continue Reading
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17 Jun 2019
HMRC urged to delay April 2020 extension of IR35 rules to private sector by 'at least' 12 months
An analysis of the responses HMRC has reportedly received to its consultation on extending the IR35 tax avoidance reforms to the private sector suggests the tax agency is coming under pressure to put its plans on hold for at least 12 months Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
14 Jun 2019
How digital transformation underpins Three’s 5G ambitions
At Three, the smallest of the UK’s four mobile network operators, a transformative attitude to underlying IT is helping the firm mount a serious challenge to its rivals when it comes to 5G roll-out Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
13 Jun 2019
Interview: Rackspace EMEA CTO on why it pays to put people at the heart of IT transformation
Rackspace EMEA CTO Lee James opens up about how taking a people-first approach to digital transformation raises staff morale and engagement levels while helping the managed cloud provider win new business Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
06 Jun 2019
Datacentre operators urged to look beyond past experience to fill talent gaps
Panellists at the annual Datacloud Europe Congress in Monaco claim operators will continue to struggle to plug talent gaps while focusing on finding candidates with years of experience in datacentres, rather than those with an aptitude for the type of work it involves Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
06 Jun 2019
Keeping Java relevant in the age of cloud and agile
Java Community Process chair Heather VanCura talks up efforts to keep Java up to speed with the needs of developers in the era of cloud and agile software development Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
04 Jun 2019
Making multicloud work: Is it really worth it?
Enterprise interest in multicloud deployments is on the rise, but with so many moving parts to take care of, will the benefits end up being too hard-fought to make it viable for most enterprises? Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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E-Zine
23 May 2019
CW Nordics: Nordea links up with IBM to meet fintech challenge
IBM’s €473m managed services contract with Nordea reflects an increasing trend among Nordic banks to outsource more of their IT to help meet the challenge of fintechs. Also read how a shortage of women in the boardroom is a problem in the Nordics but the tech sector points to a more promising future, and find out why the Norwegian government has launched a regulatory sandbox for the fintech sector. Continue Reading
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Podcast
14 May 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 15
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload, business editor Clare McDonald takes over presenting duties, and leads Brian McKenna and Caroline Donnelly through a wide-ranging discussion that covers cloud skills, Lady Gaga's take on SAP, government IT procurement and the importance of engaging in-store retail experiences Continue Reading
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News
08 May 2019
Government 'cloud-first' policy under review by CCS and GDS
Longstanding cloud-first policy set to be replaced by more "appropriate" guidance to reflect public sector's changing technology deployment habits, CCS confirms Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
03 May 2019
Redefining OpenStack in the ‘open infrastructure’ era
The OpenStack Foundation’s inaugural Open Infrastructure Summit saw it share a series of updates on its efforts to expand its technological reach by forging closer ties with both users and adjacent open source communities Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
30 Apr 2019
OpenStack Foundation urges enterprises to embrace open, collaborative tech development
OpenStack Foundation executive director warns enterprises off using closed, non-collaborative product development processes to get ahead of the competition Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
26 Apr 2019
Amazon cautions against reading too much into slowdown in AWS revenue growth rate
Amazon's CFO claims slowdown in revenue growth and capital expenditure should not be interpreted as signs of distress for any of its business units, as firm shifts growth strategy to prioritise operational efficiency Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
26 Apr 2019
Laing O’Rourke Australia chooses private cloud route
The Australian arm of global engineering firm Laing O’Rourke signs up for Nutanix to run its core applications on a private cloud Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
24 Apr 2019
AWS bags multi-year deal to support Ford-backed bid to create open connected car cloud platform
Amazon Web Services has secured a multi-year deal to provide underlying support for a Ford-backed bid to create an open cloud platform to accelerate the development of connected car services Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
24 Apr 2019
Eagle Eye enlists Rackspace to lead 'all-in' Google Cloud Platform migration
Digital marketing platform provider Eagle Eye is leaning on Rackspace to support its move to the Google Cloud Platform Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
22 Apr 2019
With Anthos, Google seeks to unify open source cloud technologies
Urs Hölzle, Google’s head of technical infrastructure, talks up efforts to deliver what he claims to be the first open source cloud stack Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
10 Apr 2019
Google Cloud CEO outlines plans to take firm even deeper into the enterprise
CEO Thomas Kurian used inaugural Google Cloud Next keynote to detail how infrastructure investments, supplier partnerships and simplified processes will be key to its plans to conquer even more of the enterprise market Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
10 Apr 2019
Google slams public cloud rivals over 'mistreatment' of open source community
Google Cloud has committed to forging closer ties with the open source community, while hitting out at its competitors for not doing enough to support it Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
09 Apr 2019
Google rebrands Cloud Services Platform and adds multi-cloud support for AWS and Azure users
Google confirms rebrand of its Cloud Services Platform will coincide with functionality expansion that will see it add support for AWS and Azure to provide users with a consistent user experience across all clouds Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
09 Apr 2019
Auto Trader UK cuts IT resource use through Google Cloud, Kubernetes and Istio adoption
Auto Trader is the UK's biggest online marketplace for new and used car sales. Its head of infrastructure sets out how cloud, containers and microservices will help reinforce its market-leading position in the years to come Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
09 Apr 2019
Sweden chosen by Amazon Web Services as renewable energy project location
Amazon Web Services has chosen a wind farm in Sweden as part of a project to source renewable energy for its global infrastructure Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
03 Apr 2019
Del Monte Foods enlists Accenture to help guide move to AWS cloud
US-based food producer has moved hundreds of servers and business applications to the AWS public cloud as part of a push to modernise its IT estate and boost its overall business agility Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
28 Mar 2019
Norway datacentre strategy producing dividend
Norway's strategy to become a favourable location for Nordic datacentres is gathering steam Continue Reading
By- Gerard O'Dwyer
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News
22 Mar 2019
Facebook security policy and practices unfit, say infosec pros
Confidence in Facebook’s ability to keep users’ data safe has once again been shaken by revelations of poor password protection practices, prompting calls for a security review Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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Podcast
19 Mar 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 8
In this week’s episode of The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team reminisces over 30 years of the World Wide Web, gets the low-down on what happened at this year’s Cloud Expo and digs a little deeper into the user IT implications of Brexit Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
12 Mar 2019
King's College London IT chief says resisting digital disruption a ‘waste of time’
Speaking at the Cloud Expo Europe 2019 conference in London, King's College London chief architect, Ian Johns, opened up about how his past experiences of digital disruption informed his view that it's best to embrace it than fight back Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
27 Feb 2019
Lyft commits to going 'all-in' with AWS to support autonomous vehicles push
Ride-sharing app Lyft is on a quest to reposition itself as a multi-modal transport company, and is deepening its use of Amazon's cloud technologies to support its work Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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E-Zine
21 Feb 2019
CW Nordics: Sweden to test e-krona and plans cashless society
Sweden’s vision of a cashless society has gained traction after the Riksbank (central bank) rolled out plans to test a digital currency, the e-krona. Also read how the Nordic region’s longer-established companies are playing a forceful role to advance digital transformation, and how Finland’s IT sector has rebounded strongly after Microsoft’s takeover of Nokia’s mobile phones and smart devices business units in 2014. Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Feb 2019
Career choices for storage admins as technologies converge
There is collateral damage in datacentre convergence, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for storage administrators to stick with storage-centric skillsets. Two solutions exist Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
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News
01 Feb 2019
How TensorFlow makes Candy Crush virtual players
Researchers have used artificial intelligence to beat humans in popular games such as Chess and Go, but King, developer of Candy Crush, has found a novel use for it Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
29 Jan 2019
Nordic green energy IT strategy gains momentum
The Nordic countries are building strong IT sectors around their green-powered datacentre infrastructures Continue Reading
By- Gerard O'Dwyer
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News
23 Jan 2019
AWS vs Google vs Microsoft: Competition concerns fuel retail war between the big cloud three
The retail market is no slouch when it comes to adopting cloud technologies, but competitive concerns appear to be influencing the cloud-buying decisions of some Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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17 Jan 2019
Inside PropertyGuru’s DevOps journey
The online property search firm is at ease with microservices, containers and serverless computing, even as it grapples with legacy applications that were developed earlier on in its history Continue Reading
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E-Zine
10 Jan 2019
CW Middle East: Bahrain aims to be fintech hub
Bahrain’s government wants to make the country the go-to place in the Middle East for financial technology companies. It hopes to capitalise on its banking know-how to establish an ambitious fintech “ecosystem”. Also read about Dubai’s plans for the Smart Data platform and the UAE Pass, a digital ID and signature, and how Shell is using AI to amplify the human impact of its workforce. Continue Reading
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News
08 Jan 2019
Downtime deterrent: Trustpilot SRE on using infrastructure as code to prevent site outages
Online reviews site Trustpilot has a huge global readership, and here its site reliability engineering manager shares details of how his team help to ensure its services are always on when its users need them Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
07 Jan 2019
Almost half of containers in production have vulnerabilities, study finds
More containers are being deployed in production, but many businesses are unaware if they are secure Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Blog Post
04 Jan 2019
How long will your New Year stay Happy?
The Freeform Dynamics crystal ball has been given a polish for 2019. Here's a few of the upcoming events - and risks - that we glimpsed in it... Online privacy back in the headlines A year on from ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Betts, Freeform Dynamics
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News
04 Jan 2019
ANZ businesses prefer hybrid cloud
Companies in Australia and New Zealand are embracing public cloud, but many still prefer a hybrid IT setup Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
03 Jan 2019
Trust is key to Microsoft’s APAC cloud play
A senior Microsoft Asia executive talks up the company’s cloud momentum in the region, how it stands out from the pack, and its priorities in the new year Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
31 Dec 2018
Top 10 datacentre stories of 2018
Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 datacentre stories of 2018 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
20 Dec 2018
Top 10 cloud stories of 2018
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cloud stories of 2018 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
19 Dec 2018
Top 10 Australia IT stories of 2018
Australia continues to cement its position as a leader in mastering and deploying advanced information and communications technology across a large segment of its economy Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
18 Dec 2018
Docker management at scale: What enterprises need to know
Docker adoption within enterprises often starts at grass roots level, with developers leading the way, but as deployments scale and become larger in size, problems can occur Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Dec 2018
Why VMware is betting big on containers, edge computing and IoT
With the server virtualisation game won, VMware is having to diversify into new areas, with cloud-native computing emerging as a top area of interest for the firm Continue Reading
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17 Dec 2018
Top 10 ASEAN stories of 2018
Organisations across Southeast Asia have been doubling down on efforts to take the lead in digital transformation initiatives Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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E-Zine
13 Dec 2018
CW Europe: Russia banks on electronic payments
A recent study by Sberbank, Russia’s largest state-run lender, shows the country has experienced a cashless payment boom over the past decade. Also read about the attempt by four Russians to break into the networks of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague, and why the Estonian government is directly targeting IT professionals in the UK. Continue Reading
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News
12 Dec 2018
High-flying clouds: AWS bucks traditional business growth trends with help from the enterprise
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud juggernaut continues to go from strength to strength from quarter to quarter, but what is fuelling its non-traditional revenue growth trends? Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
05 Dec 2018
IT monitoring tops uses for machine data analytics
Advanced analytics is being deployed to make sense of the masses of machine data in IT operation, but complex environments is making this harder Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
04 Dec 2018
OpsRamp skills research highlights cloud hiring challenges of IT managers and CIOs
Research from IT operations platform provider OpsRamp shines a light on the difficulties IT managers face when trying to find staff to help make their digital transformation ambitions a reality Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
04 Dec 2018
How Australia is keeping pace with microservices
Adoption of microservices remains patchy in Australia, although some sectors pursuing digital transformation are catching up rapidly Continue Reading
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Opinion
29 Nov 2018
Agile becomes mainstream
There are clear parallels between the conditions that led the IT industry to adopt agile approaches and the challenges facing business today Continue Reading
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News
27 Nov 2018
Why IT infrastructure approach needs modernising
The freedom and flexibility to develop applications rapidly using diverse platforms will put IT infrastructure teams under increasing strain Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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E-Zine
27 Nov 2018
Take the pain out of software patching
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at one of the oldest pain points for IT departments – software patching – and ask how to make it less complex across the enterprise. We examine the rise of Kubernetes, the open source container orchestration system that’s gathering popularity for cloud-native applications. And we look at the issues around storage strategy to support a multicloud environment. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
26 Nov 2018
Enterprise DevOps: How to build a high-performing technology team
In this guest post, DevOps consultant and researcher Dr. Nicole Forsgren, PhD, tells enterprises why execution is key to building high-performing technology teams within their organisations. I ... Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
23 Nov 2018
Cloud clearance: Working out the best way forward
Making sense of who does what in the cloud, and which providers are the best fit for your business, can be a difficult process for enterprises to work through Continue Reading
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E-Zine
22 Nov 2018
CW Nordics: Swedish IT sector advises on election security
The security measures assembled and implemented around the 2018 election in Sweden were devised in consultation with leading actors within the country’s private IT sector. Also read about how Denmark’s ambition to become a leading ocation for hyperscale datacentres is gaining momentum, and why Estonia wants to recruit IT professionals from the UK. Continue Reading
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News
21 Nov 2018
Singapore government to boost cloud capabilities of SME tech suppliers
Smaller tech firms in the city state can look forward to a new capability development programme to help them build cloud-native applications Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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E-Zine
20 Nov 2018
How the Science Museum is moving to the digital age
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how London’s Science Museum is dealing with legacy IT to move into the age of digital and data. We examine Nationwide Building Society’s move to cloud and DevOps to transform its operations. And we look at how technologies such as machine learning and blockchain are helping to automate global supply chains. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
20 Nov 2018
How Singapore Airlines is flying the digital skies
Top Asian carrier Singapore Airlines has been building a digital foundation to fend off potential disruption, but it is not just the IT team that is leading the charge Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
19 Nov 2018
Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene to be replaced by ex-Oracle president Thomas Kurian in early 2019
Having spent three years overseeing Google Cloud's push to become a credible enterprise cloud provider, Diane Greene is leaving the firm in January 2019 to focus on her philanthropic work Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
19 Nov 2018
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2019
Edge computing, data management and microservices will play a bigger role in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019 as enterprises reshape their technology architectures to become ‘digitally determined’ organisations Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
09 Nov 2018
Why commercial software providers are buying into cloud native
There is a reason why IBM has announced it will be spending $34bn to buy Red Hat, much like VMware’s acquisition of Heptio Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
09 Nov 2018
How Hive balances platform stability with innovation
The smart home thermostat division of British Gas has made developers fully responsible for supporting and monitoring the code they deploy Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
09 Nov 2018
Nationwide Building Society banks on AWS and DevOps for customer-led digital revamp
Nationwide Building Society is in the throes of a cloud and DevOps-focused effort to re-platform its digital banking and mortgage services, its director of mobile and digital, James Smith, tells Computer Weekly Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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E-Zine
08 Nov 2018
CW Benelux: Bikes face scooter challenge in Netherlands
The concept of rental scooters is perfect for the Netherlands, where bicycles are already the most widely used method of transport. Scooter startups see the potential to apply the latest smart technologies to the concept, but regulations could be a barrier. Also in this issue, read how chatbots are taking off with Dutch organisations, with KLM's chatbot a pioneering example, and find out how Dutch bank ING is getting a financial boost from an employee performance management rethink. Continue Reading
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News
07 Nov 2018
Uber backs hybrid cloud as route to business and geographical expansion
Ride-hailing app Uber is rapidly expanding its business interests, which requires an IT infrastructure that can scale just as quickly as its ambitions, according to the company’s head of compute, Dean Nelson Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
07 Nov 2018
APAC enterprises, analysts weigh in on IBM-Red Hat deal
Mega-deal could accelerate adoption of open source software and extend the reach of OpenStack and OpenShift across the region Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
06 Nov 2018
Best of VMworld 2018 Europe User Awards: The winners
Find out who won what, including the best of show prize, at the 2018 VMworld Europe User Awards in Barcelona Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
02 Nov 2018
DevSecOps not limited to coding, says analyst
DevSecOps is seen as a way of ensuring application security, but security leaders must understand that embedding a security culture and taking the inter-dependencies of new development frameworks into account is key, says KuppingerCole Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
31 Oct 2018
AWS urges enterprises to embrace their heritage when facing down disruption from startups
At this year's AWS Transformation Day, the cloud giant's enterprise strategist, Miriam McLemore, talked about why enterprises should be looking to embrace their heritage and legacy when moving to the cloud Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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E-Zine
30 Oct 2018
Power struggle: A row is brewing over EU plans to curb datacentre energy use
In this week’s Computer Weekly, a row is brewing over an EU plan to curb datacentre energy use, and the leading server suppliers are not happy - we analyse the details. Secretary of state for health and social care Matt Hancock talks exclusively to us about his new technology vision for the NHS. And we examine the growing popularity of short-term “gig” employment for IT professionals. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2018
Inside PropertyGuru’s DevOps journey
The online property search firm is at ease with microservices, containers and serverless computing, even as it grapples with legacy applications that were developed earlier on in its history Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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E-Zine
23 Oct 2018
Where next for digital identity?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the UK government hands its digital identity service, Gov.uk Verify, to the private sector, we examine the history and prospects for the troubled system. Our latest buyer’s guide looks at cloud-native architecture. And we compare the flash storage capabilities of the leading cloud providers, AWS, Azure and Google. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
11 Oct 2018
CW Middle East: Middle East warms to humanoid robots
Countries in the Middle East are warming to humanoid robotics, robotic process automation and artificial intelligence as these technologies become widely accepted globally. Also in this issue, read why Saudi Arabia has called on London’s fintechs to set up in the country with the promise of government support, and find out how the Gulf Warehousing Company has introduced cloud-based technology to replace paper processes used by its HR department. Continue Reading
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News
11 Oct 2018
Dropping commercial open source lowers PaaS costs at Fidelity
Investment company Fidelity has created an on-premise PaaS for its in-house developer teams using the open source Cloud Foundry platform Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
02 Oct 2018
Singapore government makes bold cloud move
Most government IT systems will be migrated to commercial cloud services within five years, while a private government cloud will host more sensitive workloads Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
27 Sep 2018
Agile IT held back by legacy tech and legacy budgeting
CIOs admit their organisations cannot keep pace with digital transformation initiatives, with capex budgeting and legacy IT part of the problem Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
26 Sep 2018
Nipping DevOps challenges in the bud
A clear focus on helping enterprises overcome hurdles in their DevOps journey has been central to Puppet’s growing footprint in Asia Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget