Enterprise software
Enterprise software covers a wide range of vital IT management decisions, from operating systems to databases, from business applications to integration and middleware. Your software purchasing and development strategy is central to delivering successful IT systems, and we examine the products and trends that help IT managers make the right choices for their organisation.
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Feature
04 Nov 2024
Coffee badging explained: Why businesses are cracking down
Companies are enforcing return-to-office mandates, and employees aren't thrilled. Boosting morale with perks and flexibility can ease the transition. Continue Reading
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News
04 Nov 2024
Government’s £600,000 offer to Horizon scandal victims was 'political'
The Post Office was blindsided by the previous government’s decision to offer £600,000 to all subpostmasters wrongly convicted of financial crimes as a result of Horizon failures Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2019
Nordic startups take international expansion as a starting point
Two startups from the Nordic region are among those targeting international expansion even before they have established themselves on their home turf Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2019
Microsoft teams up with Singapore government in training push
Microsoft is partnering SkillsFuture Singapore in a training programme that aims to build a ‘digitally confident’ population Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Aug 2019
Redgate acquires (but commits to widening) open source Flyway
Database development company Redgate has been to the shops. The Cambridge, UK-based firm has bought eggs, fresh bloomers (no, the bread kind) and, direct from the meat counter, a US$10 million ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Aug 2019
LzLabs CEO: app modernisation is (a form of) development
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Mark Cresswell in his role as CEO of LzLabs. LzLabs develops what it calls its Software Defined Mainframe (SDM) package — ... Continue Reading
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News
01 Aug 2019
Nationwide plans 750 tech roles at new digital hub in London
Building society is setting up its first major tech presence in London to help it access deep skills pool Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 Aug 2019
FutureBricks is helping an industry lay foundations: Fintech interview 25
FutureBricks is offering savers better rates through lending to the SME building industry Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2019
Cisco pays $8.6m after whistleblower discloses security flaws in video surveillance system
James Glenn, a video surveillance expert working for a Cisco reseller in Denmark, alerted Cisco to security faults and stands to gain a share of a multimillion-dollar settlement with the US government Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2019
How Singapore’s NTUC Enterprise is embracing digital transformation
NTUC Enterprise is starting to look more like a technology company, employing DevOps to speed up software development and developing new digital business models even as cultural barriers to transformation remain Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Jul 2019
Project Embrace SAP hyperscaler options offer holistic cloud route
Analysts and SAP provide more details on the vendor's new program to ease cloud migrations through its partnerships with AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Jul 2019
A tale of two smart cities: Manchester and Australia’s Casey
How local government needs to focus on immediate returns, not pie in the sky, for a smart city agenda Continue Reading
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Blog Post
31 Jul 2019
NuoDB 4.0 beats drum for cloud-native cloud-agnosticism
Distributed SQL database company NuoDB has reached its version 4.0 iteration... and aligned further to core open source cloud platform technologies. The new release expands cloud-native and ... Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2019
Huawei and Apple struggle, while Samsung extends smartphone lead
Demand for smartphones has slowed down dramatically – Apple is struggling to shift iPhones, while the US ban has affected Huawei Continue Reading
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Blog Post
31 Jul 2019
What to expect from Sumo Logic Illuminate
The Computer Weekly Developer Network (CWDN) team is a big fan of historic California townships with eucalyptus groves and forward-thinking DevOps based upon real time analytics of enterprise log ... Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2019
Middle East businesses welcome Amazon Web Services region launch
Bahrain AWS region, with three datacentres, links Middle East to AWS's global network and will help to accelerate digital transformation Continue Reading
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Tip
30 Jul 2019
5 third-party apps for the SuccessFactors Recruiting module
SuccessFactors is a capable recruiting platform, but it can't be all things to all people. The right external application can provide the specialized help your organization needs. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Jul 2019
Arduino runs ID ecosystem on Auth0
Identity (ID) is now an aspect of every developer’s architectural planning process when she/he/they start to create plans for building the next big thing, or at least it should be. Indeed, ID ... Continue Reading
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E-Zine
30 Jul 2019
Digital takes the racing line in Formula One
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the CIO of Formula One racing team Haas F1 to find out how technology is helping to compete with better-funded rivals. We examine the latest best practice advice on disaster planning. And we look at what the troubles at Deutsche Bank tell us about the rise of fintech startups. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Jul 2019
8 features all enterprise SaaS applications must have
Slick UIs and fast setup make great first impressions, but enterprise managers know they're the tip of the iceberg. SaaS features like interoperability are the real foundation. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2019
Six Nordic banks form alliance to offer KYC as a service
Nordic Know Your Customer joint venture will create a common Nordic platform based on advanced data management technologies Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2019
Why CIOs should focus on trimming their internal email footprint
Better internal collaboration should be part of a CIO’s digitisation arsenal. But there is resistance to change, especially as email is so dominant Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Jul 2019
What to expect from Infor Inforum 2019
The Computer Weekly Developer Network (CWDN) team has packed up its Mardi Gras party beads, loaded up on jambalaya and shrimp creole recipes, downloaded a copy of The Big Easy and read up on supply ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Jul 2019
Neo4j charts tighter grip on graph data-at-rest
San Mateo headquartered graph database company Neo4j (with roots in open source) is working with French defence company Thales (pronounced ta-less). A graph database is a database designed to treat ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Jul 2019
Use Windows 7 end of support to reboot desktop IT
What does a modern desktop look like? For the last few decades since the desktop PC established its place in offices, the role of desktop IT has been to provide end-users with access to corporate ... Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2019
Global IaaS market grew by 31% in 2018 as enterprise demand for public cloud continues to soar
Global IaaS market shows no sign of slowing growth, as its largest participants continue to increase their share at the expense of smaller, more niche competitors Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Jul 2019
YugaByte goes 100% open under Apache
Open source distributed SQL database company YugaByte has confirmed that its eponymously named YugaByte DB is now 100 percent open source under the Apache 2.0 license. The additional homage to open ... Continue Reading
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Video
27 Jul 2019
CW500 Interview: Jonathan Midgley discusses artificial intelligence (AI)
Jonathan Midgley, director of engineering at Trainline, talks about artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on businesses Continue Reading
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News
26 Jul 2019
AWS growth rate slows in Q2, as Amazon retail's run of quarterly record profit growth ends
Amazon's latest set of results suggest the law of big numbers might be kicking in for its cloud division, while its retail arm grapples with spiralling costs pertaining to the roll-out of its one-day delivery service Continue Reading
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Video
25 Jul 2019
CW500 Interview: Daniel Hulme discusses artificial intelligence (AI)
Daniel Hulme, CEO of Satalia and director of University College London’s business analytics MSc, talks about artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on businesses Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jul 2019
The next stage in football’s digital revolution is ready for the new season
Technology is playing an increasing role in football, as the Premier League adopts video assistant referees for the first time and clubs turn to data to capture more of their fans’ attention Continue Reading
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News
25 Jul 2019
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn commits to multi-year, all-in move to Azure public cloud
Professional social networking site reveals plans to move all its workloads to the Microsoft public cloud over the next few years Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jul 2019
Better payroll automation is next frontier for HR software
Traditionally, companies have treated payroll as a cost centre, and so it has lagged behind the likes of talent management. But if you don’t pay the talent on time, you will pay a price Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2019
Salesforce teams up with Alibaba in foray into China
The cloud applications giant is tapping Alibaba’s footprint in e-commerce and cloud in an effort to expand its business in the Greater China region Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2019
Australian organisations gain A$9bn in productivity benefits from cloud
Australian organisations have become more productive by using cloud but some are still grappling with migration woes, a survey finds Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2019
US Department of Justice launches antitrust probe into dominance of online platform providers
The US Department of Justice has called for an antitrust investigation into how “market-leading” online platform operators in the search, social media and retail space operate Continue Reading
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Podcast
24 Jul 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 25
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Brian McKenna, and Clare McDonald are joined by Cliff Saran to discuss the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, including the technology involved, and how it compares with today’s technology Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2019
UK CIOs bottom of digital workflow league
Leading CIOs shift from tech to leadership focus, but a new survey from ServiceNow has found that UK CIOs have not increased workflow budget Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Jul 2019
What is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)?
Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI, a San Francisco-based non-profit focused on open source Artificial Intelligence (AI). OpenAI has worked on open source AI advancements in areas ... Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2019
AI to advance Swedish military systems
Swedish report into use of artificial intelligence in military systems reveals opportunities and concerns Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2019
HPE reiterates focus on edge computing
Enterprise technology bigwig HPE is trumpeting its ability to help companies better manage edge workloads, claiming that its purchase of Aruba has been its most successful acquisition Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Jul 2019
The pitfalls of hyper-converged infrastructure and how to avoid them
Hyper-converged infrastructure can be an easy win when it comes to datacentre infrastructure upgrades, but there are pitfalls. We discuss how best you can sidestep them Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2019
Use Windows 7 end of life to update desktop productivity
The end of support for Windows 7 should be seen as the end of an era for traditional desktop IT. So what does 21st century desktop productivity look like? Continue Reading
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23 Jul 2019
How computer vision powered by Nvidia helped Winnow tackle food waste
Winnow has developed a biologically inspired machine learning algorithm to identify what foods are being thrown away Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2019
Microsoft talks up benefits and pitfalls of machine learning in security
Software giant Microsoft uses machine learning models to detect emerging threats while keeping an eye on potential bias in security data points that could derail its analysis Continue Reading
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Blog Post
23 Jul 2019
DataStax: data is the hardest part of architecture modernisation
There’s a problem with architecture modernisation -- and it’s a big problem. As many as 99% of IT executives are said to currently report challenges with architecture modernisation -- but what does ... Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2019
Morgan Stanley uses Box to power new Digital Vault
Bank has integrated the Box collaboration platform to provide a new, secure document-sharing service for its customers Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2019
CDEI publishes reports on online targeting and bias in algo decisions
Recommendations due in late 2019 and early 2020 from Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation’s work on online targeting and bias in algorithmic decision-making Continue Reading
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Blog Post
22 Jul 2019
TSB enables customers to open an account with a selfie
TSB has integrated biometric ID technology into its mobile app to enable people to open accounts with a selfie Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2019
Latest investments in Atom Bank will support cloud platform project
Bank has raised £50m more finance, which will contribute to funding its project to migrate to the cloud Continue Reading
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Blog Post
22 Jul 2019
Progress revs up BRM with Corticon 6.0
BRM is now a ‘thing’... and it’s not in fact meant to relate to the noise that children make when they pretend to rev up the imaginary engines on their toy cars, instead, it stands for Business ... Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2019
How AntWorks is addressing the pitfalls of RPA
The Singapore-based startup hopes to lower the cost of deploying and maintaining robotic process automation technology with a platform that combines machine learning and data processing capabilities Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Jul 2019
As SaaS ERP, S/4HANA Cloud not meant to replicate ECC
In a Q&A, Jan Gilg, SAP's new global head of S/4HANA, joined SVP Sven Denecken to explain the differences between the on-premises and cloud versions of S/4. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Jul 2019
How tech leads local government innovation in Vienna, Helsinki and Belfast
Digital leaders in the cities of Vienna, Helsinki and Belfast are innovating new services to help citizens and local economies Continue Reading
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Photo Story
19 Jul 2019
Apollo 11: From one small step to interplanetary computing
Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface on July 20, 1969. Computers in space have come a long way since then Continue Reading
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News
19 Jul 2019
Government launches retraining scheme for workers impacted by tech
Amid fears that artificial intelligence and automation will put people out of work, the government is working on a retraining programme to help those affected by AI to fit into new roles Continue Reading
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News
19 Jul 2019
Microsoft gets boost in SaaS revenue and pushes Teams platform
It is still a long way behind AWS, but the Microsoft cloud is the company’s big money-maker. It is also seeing Teams establish itself as a platform Continue Reading
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E-Zine
18 Jul 2019
CW ASEAN: Trend Watch – Security
Artificial intelligence tools are becoming a vital part of the security arsenal for organizations and cyber criminals alike. In this handbook, Computer Weekly looks at how ASEAN firms are using AI to combat cyber threats and experts discuss the latest smart cyber security tools. Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2019
IBM sees Red Hat as key to hybrid cloud strategy
IBM’s second-quarter 2019 results show a 4.2% decline in revenue, but the supplier is betting big on hybrid cloud and cognitive computing Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2019
SAP Q2 2019: US-China trade war takes toll
SAP’s second-quarter 2019 financial results indicate cloud revenue at 26% of total, and 600 new customers for S/4 Hana. The US-China trade war has adversely affected results Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2019
CIO interview: Kieran Delaney, director of IT, Innserve
After 13 years at the drinks dispensing firm, Delaney moved into the top IT leadership role and has set out about using technology to empower workers across the company Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2019
Welsh council aims to cut back-office processing costs by 95% through automation
A council in South Wales is expecting to reduce the cost of human resources business processes by up to 95% through robotic process automation Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 Jul 2019
Esme Loans sprouts from firm foundations: Fintech interview 24
Esme Loans has emerged from an RBS innovation initiative and after a controlled launch is ready to scale its business Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 Jul 2019
Juggling Might Not Have Changed, But Load-Balancing Has!
I recently completed a report for a long-time client, Kemp Technologies, in the area formerly known as L-B/ADC - i.e. Load-Balancing/Application Delivery Control. It really hit home, during the ... Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2019
European Commission launches antitrust investigation into Amazon
Amazon is being officially investigated by the European Commission to assess whether its use of data from independent retailers is anti-competitive Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2019
Facebook accused of ‘breathtaking arrogance’ over Libra cryptocurrency plan
US senators grill Facebook’s David Marcus over social media giant’s plans to launch cryptocurrency Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2019
Suspected malicious MS Office tool maker arrested
Dutch police have arrested a man suspected of producing and selling toolkits to create malicious Microsoft Office documents Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2019
Deutsche Bank’s public contraction is a major landmark for fintech
German bank is cutting costs overall but is investing more in the latest digital technology as fintechs chip away at banking business Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2019
Danish government injects €200m into AI R&D
Denmark is investing in a range of programmes to boost research and development into artificial intelligence and its place in various business sectors Continue Reading
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Podcast
17 Jul 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 24
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Brian McKenna, Caroline Donnelly and Clare McDonald talk about using Alexa to search for medical advice, how a good cup of tea can solve most problems and whether more should be done to provide childcare at tech events Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2019
UN resolution ignores special rapporteur’s call for halt to spyware sales
UN’s Human Rights Council adopts resolution to explore the impact of new and emerging digital technologies on human rights, but the text ignores a damning report by the council’s own expert on freedom of expression Continue Reading
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16 Jul 2019
Choose tools to prevent communication overload
Social media platforms can improve collaboration, but organisations need to be careful not to swamp staff with messages Continue Reading
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E-Zine
16 Jul 2019
Computer Weekly – 16 July 2019: Reaping the benefits of digital transformation at Defra
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we check out the digital transformation at Defra, and see how the government department is preparing for Brexit. The new technology chief for the NHS explains how he’s going to bring the health service into the digital age. And we examine how to make a success of enterprise social media platforms. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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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
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Blog Post
15 Jul 2019
Apollo 11: The human factor in autonomous systems
“Once you put someone in orbit, it is a lot harder to fix it if something goes wrong,” says Paul Kostek, a senior Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) member and senior systems ... Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2019
Smartodds bets on Rubrik backup appliance with cloud archive
Betting intelligence analytics firm Smartodds replaced its old tape backup infrastructure with Rubrik appliances to cut management time and database restores from hours to minutes Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2019
Alan Turing to be face of new £50 note
Computing pioneer and code-breaker Alan Turing is to be featured on the new polymer £50 note Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2019
Organisations turn to AI in race against cyber attackers
Businesses are racing to automate their defences as hackers and nation states launch increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks Continue Reading
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Feature
15 Jul 2019
Choose tools to prevent communication overload
Social media platforms can improve collaboration, but organisations need to be careful not to swamp staff with messages Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Jul 2019
Kubernetes catches up with operational reality
With Kubernetes now established in many organisations as the container orchestration platform of the future, are cracks already starting to show? Well, not exactly – but if I could pull out one ... Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2019
Blockchain.com banks on Google cloud to support growth of cryptocurrency management platform
Blockchain.com reveals details of how it is ramping up its use of the Google Cloud Platform as the range of cryptocurrencies it supports grows, along with the size of its user base Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2019
Sweden’s SEB bank uses mob programming across business
Hack day sees 70 developers successfully demonstrate mob programming method that banking group is now using to develop applications in an agile way Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2019
Windows 10 to enable passwordless sign-in
Windows 10 users will soon be able to sign in to devices without using a password to encourage the use of two-factor authentication methods to improve security Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Jul 2019
BlackBerry juices up threat hunting software
Things changed at BlackBerry, more than once, to be fair. The company that used to be known as Research in Motion (RIM) decided to drop the somewhat incongruous name and some bright spark in ... Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2019
European PC business boosted by Windows 10 refresh
With Windows 7 support due to end on 14 January 2020, European organisations are refreshing their PCs as part of their Windows 10 upgrade Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Jul 2019
APAC IoT adoption improves amid challenges
More enterprises across the region are using the internet of things to track fleet vehicles and improve operations, but technology integration and security concerns are still holding back widespread adoption Continue Reading
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Answer
11 Jul 2019
What does stateful vs. stateless mean in a networking context?
When it comes to understanding state from a networking perspective, knowing the difference between stateful vs. stateless firewalls is a crucial starting point. Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2019
Attacks against AI systems are a growing concern
European research group says attacks against AI systems are already occurring, difficult to identify, and could be far more common than currently understood Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Jul 2019
Top ops for DataOps in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho 8.3
Pentaho is still Pentaho, but these days it’s a product line and accompanying division inside of Hitachi… and not just plain old Hitachi Ltd, but Hitachi Vantara -- a company branding exercise that ... Continue Reading
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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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Opinion
11 Jul 2019
AI may be a solution to the social care crisis, but what are the legal concerns?
Artificial intelligence and robotics has great potential to assist in social care environments, but due care must be given to data protection and privacy, among other legal concerns Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Jul 2019
How cloud network services affect transformation and security
In this roundup of networking blogs, experts dive into three facets of networking that cloud can affect: network transformation, planning and security. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Jul 2019
People that have never heard of the cloud enjoy cloud services, so why should open banking differ?
Open banking has some way to go before and banks' shouldn't pin all their hopes on Millennials Continue Reading
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News
10 Jul 2019
Gartner forecasts big shift in spending away from devices and datacentres
The IT market is basically flat, but there is demand for software and cloud-based services as CIOs shift away from datacentre infrastructure Continue Reading
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News
10 Jul 2019
CDO interview: Julia Aymonier, École Hôtelière de Lausanne
As organisations transform digitally, the roles of those leading these IT projects are changing too, says Julia Aymonier, CDO at Switzerland-based hospitality school École Hôtelière de Lausanne Continue Reading
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News
09 Jul 2019
How ASEAN firms are turning data into critical assets
From enabling consumers to track their energy consumption to improving business operations, businesses in ASEAN are starting to put their data to good use Continue Reading
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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
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Podcast
09 Jul 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 23
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Ryan Priest rejoins the show to help this week’s co-hosts, Caroline Donnelly and Clare McDonald, take a light-hearted look at the past week in tech Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Jul 2019
Universities use data analytics to tackle student mental health
UK universities turn to data analytics software to tackle student mental health. Are there duty of care lessons for other sectors? Continue Reading
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09 Jul 2019
Confusing cocktail of document licensing in SAP’s Hana strategy
SAP wants its customers to migrate from ECC to Hana and its cloud offering and is also putting forward a new, “ambiguous” document licensing scheme Continue Reading
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News
09 Jul 2019
Post Office fixes technical problem causing accounting errors in Horizon
Problem revealed during High Court trial left subpostmaster with £18,000 surplus after IT system failed to register full amount of cash scanned in Continue Reading
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E-Zine
09 Jul 2019
Steering a voyage to the cloud at Maersk
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how the world’s largest shipping company, Maersk, is steering a course to public cloud. We analyse SAP’s latest attempts to ease customers’ software licensing concerns. And we hear how one London borough, Hackney, is taking a lead in transforming digital government across the capital. Read the issue now. Continue Reading