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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News
21 Nov 2024
Networks lagging in compute tech evolution, says HPE
As AI brings about unprecedented transformation, leading network firm plots course to offer viable infrastructure for businesses to gain competitive edge Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Nov 2024
Post Office Horizon IT scandal inquiry: Three years of shocking revelations
Nearly three years of shocking revelations from the Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry Continue Reading
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19 Sep 2018
Australia’s chief scientist calls for AI regulations
The proposal would require companies to apply for a trustmark so they know from the outset how their AI is expected to behave. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
19 Sep 2018
Experimental ‘foundry’ divisions are now tech de rigueur
Pardon us… your company doesn’t have a technology experimental division? Okay sorry, it might be called the prototyping department, the Proof of Concept (PoC) laboratory, the exploration ‘foundry’, ... Continue Reading
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News
19 Sep 2018
Alibaba Cloud making deeper push into smart cities
At its annual conference in Hangzhou, Chinese cloud supplier Alibaba demonstrated the transformative impact of its technologies on society and called for more manufacturers to adopt smart manufacturing processes Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Sep 2018
Employers turn to wearable technology to help staff manage work-life balance
Companies are realising that there are sound business reasons for ensuring their employees get enough sleep and exercise, so they are turning to wearable technology to help their staff stay healthy, despite the pressures of work Continue Reading
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News
19 Sep 2018
More than half of global workforce will need new skills by 2022
Machines will be performing more than half of work tasks by 2025, says World Economic Forum Continue Reading
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Video
19 Sep 2018
CW500 interview: Boris Spremo discusses blockchain
Boris Spremo, head of operations at Trustology speaks about what blockchain really means for IT leaders Continue Reading
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Video
19 Sep 2018
CW500 interview: Mirka Skrzypczak discusses blockchain
Mirka Skrzypczak, head of working capital & trade products at Royal Bank of Scotland speaks about what blockchain really means for IT leaders Continue Reading
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Video
19 Sep 2018
CW500 interview: Carlo Del Mistro discusses blockchain
Carlo Del Mistro, head of innovation at Premier Inn speaks about what blockchain really means for IT leaders Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Sep 2018
How ADP's Executive and Manager Insights tool might disrupt HR
ADP's Executive and Manager Insights mobile app feature is delivering workforce analytics into the hands of both HR and other business leaders, and creating a more strategic business. Continue Reading
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News
18 Sep 2018
Sky mixes Adobe machine intelligence and intuition
With data collected from the Sky Q box, the broadcaster can figure out who’s watching what and why customers’ viewing habits change Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Sep 2018
Blockchain delivers value with food sourcing system
Blockchain systems for food and drink are proving their value with tuna fishing, fresh food supply, and ecologically sound food sourcing Continue Reading
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News
18 Sep 2018
AI is crucial element of security strategy in the IoT era
Machine learning and network visibility for users and internet of things devices are essential to battle threats inside the enterprise, according to a new report Continue Reading
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E-Zine
18 Sep 2018
The importance of smartphone sustainability
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the considerable environmental footprint of the mobile phone industry and ask what can be done to further the circular economy. We find out how disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) is being used and when it’s an option for businesses. And we look at some of the UK’s emerging fintech success stories. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
18 Sep 2018
Oracle first-quarter 2018-19 results show weak growth
Oracle’s first-quarter results for 2018-19 reveal $9.2bn revenue and 1% growth, with co-CEO Mark Hurd calling out “spectacular growth” for the NetSuite cloud ERP for SMEs business Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 Sep 2018
Developer blockchain tools are on-chain & off-chain
Document exchange and transaction management company Amalto has come forward with early adopter options for its Platform 6 enterprise application framework. This developer toolset is designed to ... Continue Reading
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Answer
17 Sep 2018
How can attackers exploit a buffer underflow vulnerability?
A buffer underflow was found to be caused by a vulnerability in strongSwan's open source VPN. Learn how this is possible and how attackers can exploit it with Judith Myerson. Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2018
Red Hat to throw its hat in with Container Storage Interface
Software maker will add Container Storage Interface support to its existing OpenShift Container Platform and GlusterFS-based scale-out file system container storage Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2018
Lib Dems want ‘Geneva Convention’ for use of tech in modern warfare
Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson, wants an international treaty on use of technology in modern warfare, and warns of the dangers of new technology leaving people behind Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2018
Cutting through the blockchain hype
Blockchain adoption is still in its infancy, with security challenges standing in the way of more widespread deployment, according to a blockchain expert Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2018
Singapore workers worst hit by impact of AI in ASEAN
About a fifth of Singapore’s workforce will be displaced by technology adoption by 2028, the worst hit among workers in Southeast Asia Continue Reading
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News
14 Sep 2018
AI, data analytics, recruiting tech among HR priorities, leaders say
Leaders from Johnson & Johnson, The Walt Disney Co. and other giants weighed in at HR Tech 2018 on top priorities, such as tech to improve candidate and employee experience. Continue Reading
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News
14 Sep 2018
CIO interview: Amir Nooriala, chief operating officer, OakNorth
The challenger bank’s COO on wanting to be fully cloud hosted, going through a huge cloud migration and being able to rebuild its core banking platform in five hours Continue Reading
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News
14 Sep 2018
How SAP is riding on Asia’s growth story
The enterprise software behemoth’s Asia-Pacific business is growing and believes its latest C/4 Hana suite is uniquely geared to the scale of the region Continue Reading
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News
14 Sep 2018
Leeds Beckett University asks Alexa for help cutting Clearing admin
Dougal Scaife, head of digital experience and engagement at Leeds Beckett University, opens up about how combining chatbots with Amazon Alexa is helping update the Clearing process for the 21st century Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Sep 2018
How the big five storage array makers tier data to the cloud
We look at the big five storage array makers' efforts to connect on-premise hardware with cloud storage and find automated tiering, on-ramps, and backup and archive capability Continue Reading
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News
14 Sep 2018
Adobe’s Vittal: AI ‘bigger than the web’, and in use at Swisscom
Adobe and one of its customers used the DMEXCO digital marketing conference and exhibition in Cologne to talk about artificial intelligence efforts and spell out what each sees as their value Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Sep 2018
Fixing “bad code” isn’t always a bad thing
A study commissioned by Stripe has revealed that the Singapore economy has the potential to grow by S$1.6bn each year, if companies harness developer resources more effectively. Conducted by ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Sep 2018
Culture, not tools, is key to unlocking innovation
Australian organisations should focus on bringing in agile practices and foster a culture of trust and transparency to drive innovation and improve business agility Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Sep 2018
SAP SuccessFactors builds open co-creation community
SAP is bringing a new element of automation to Human Resources (HR) with a new open community designed to create purpose-built and easy-to-consume HR applications. The hope is that organisations of ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Sep 2018
Going to Hyperledger school
Hyperledger (or the Hyperledger project) is an umbrella project of open source blockchains and related tools. The project was founded by the Linux Foundation at the end of 2015 with the intention ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Sep 2018
Provocation, provocation
You don’t need to be told by two self-satisfied dudebros that poking AI with a stick might come back to bite us one day, but Joe Rogan’s recent podcast with Elon Musk has certainly reminded us to ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Sep 2018
The UK can and must be a world leader in ethical regulation of the digital revolution
The digital revolution is challenging the regulatory environment across every westernised, developed economy. Governments in the EU, UK, France, Germany and the US are each trying to take a lead in ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Sep 2018
Tech Nation startup programme demonstrates richness of UK fintech
A Tech Nation programme to support the UK's financial technology startups demonstrates the increasingly diverse range of business-to-business products and services available through the country's fintech community Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Sep 2018
SAP SuccessFactors develops new 'digital HR' assistant
SAP used its Human Resources (HR) and Human Capital Management (HCM) conference this week to develop its software roadmap offerings and announce new products. The brand is (take a deep breath) SAP ... Continue Reading
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News
12 Sep 2018
Gartner claims pure-play IaaS providers could be sidelined as enterprise attitudes to cloud mature
Gartner's latest public cloud services market tracker shows demand for IaaS is booming among enterprises, but providers whose cloud proposition does not feature a PaaS component may lose out in future Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Sep 2018
When modern meetings don't work
Once upon a time, pretty much every meeting had a minute-taker – someone who kept notes, summarising who said what. These meeting minutes were circulated afterwards for comment and correction, and ... Continue Reading
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News
12 Sep 2018
AIOps killed the IT support star
There is no room for IT support stars, who can fix anything. As complexity increases, automation and machine learning are the only options Continue Reading
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News
12 Sep 2018
Enterprise investments in datacentre infrastructure rebound as component shortage price hikes hit
Enterprises are spending more on datacentre infrastructure, as demand for private and hybrid cloud environments increase, and price hikes from component shortages drive up average cost of hardware Continue Reading
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News
12 Sep 2018
Snowflake making headway in Australia
Cloud data warehouse supplier Snowflake has nabbed several Australian customers and is looking at delivering its software via the Azure cloud service next year Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Sep 2018
Sauce Labs coding lead: how open source contribution should work
Sauce Labs’ head of open source Isaac Murchie talks to Computer Weekly Open Source Insider to deconstruct open source and ask what happens next in terms of what matters, examine who is (and isn’t) ... Continue Reading
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News
11 Sep 2018
Fashion retailer Desigual boosts sales opportunities with data-sharing technology
Spanish fashion group Desigual reports 2% fewer lost sales after investing in technology to share stock, sales and pricing data between stores, websites and franchise partners Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Sep 2018
The 'scramble' for cloud repatriation
There are networks, there special interest groups, there are consortia, there are working groups, there are foundations, there are alliances and there are coalitions. There are also common ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Sep 2018
How does a testing tool become a platform?
Testing was once a just a ‘thing’, now it’s an as-a-Service (aaS) software application development utility and in many cases it is positioned as a platform in its own right. BrowserStack is one ... Continue Reading
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News
10 Sep 2018
Irish tax office testing out artificial intelligence for customer services
The Irish tax office and IT supplier Accenture tries out artificial intelligence for its customer service Continue Reading
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News
10 Sep 2018
Government positive to Science and Technology Committee’s report on algorithms
The government has issued its overwhelmingly positive response to the Science and Technology Committee’s report on the use of algorithms in decision making, published earlier this year Continue Reading
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News
10 Sep 2018
Software maintenance contracts lack scrutiny
Paying a fifth of the original software contract value every year for support, big fixes and updates does not seem like good value for money Continue Reading
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News
10 Sep 2018
Pladis aims to get closer to consumers with S/4 Hana
Pladis, a UK-based Turkish-owned multinational biscuit and chocolate maker, has turned to cloud-delivered SAP software to move from a product-focused to a customer-centric way of doing business Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Sep 2018
The use cases, challenges and benefits behind retail AI
Retailers have been collecting customer data for years, and with AI technology now available to help them use it effectively, they’re jumping at the chance – but what challenges lie ahead? Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Sep 2018
Machine Learning brains need a training model
Machine Learning (ML) doesn’t just learn, it needs training… and there’s no ML training without a ML training model. The so who’s doing the training and who’s building the models? Enterprise AI ... Continue Reading
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News
07 Sep 2018
Senior civil servants address TechUK smarter state theme
Senior government officials spoke at a TechUK “smarter state” event, revealing ambitious AI policy alongside a “back to basics” drive to get data right Continue Reading
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News
07 Sep 2018
Why AI should assist humans, not replace them
At the 2018 Disruption Summit in London, BT’s lead of customer insight and futures said artificially intelligent systems should be there to assist humans, not get rid of them Continue Reading
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News
07 Sep 2018
RBS announces branch closures as part of cancelled project to create challenger bank
The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced more branch closures and job losses as digital transformation continues to transform the sector Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Sep 2018
If Virgin Money combines with Clydesdale and Yorkshire its digital bank project could be canned
Virgin Mooney will probably scrap its plan to build a digital bank if it merges with Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks, because the latter already has an established bank. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Sep 2018
What can Chromebooks offer the enterprise desktop market?
If you’re an IT professional managing a large desktop estate or an end user with a Windows 10 PC, you’ll be aware that Windows is undergoing a tortuous transformation, with only enthusiasts and ... Continue Reading
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News
06 Sep 2018
Arriva ITSM implementation delivers beyond expectations
Transport company replaces several tools with a single cloud-based ITSM platform Continue Reading
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News
06 Sep 2018
Chrome 69 security improvements welcomed
The cyber security community has welcomed the improvements in the latest version of the Chrome browser, especially when it comes to generating strong, unique passwords Continue Reading
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News
05 Sep 2018
Tibco plugs streaming data gap in Spotfire
New streaming data analytics capability in Tibco Spotfire X is expected to be well-received by enterprises in competitive markets across Asia-Pacific Continue Reading
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News
05 Sep 2018
The fintech startups to watch in the UK
Tech Nation’s choice of fintech companies to back reflects the changes expected to hit financial services IT Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Sep 2018
Tibco and the nine phases of the ‘full’ API lifecycle
As we know, an Application Programming Interface (API) is code that allows two software programs to communicate with each other. The API defines the correct way for a developer to write a program ... Continue Reading
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News
05 Sep 2018
Health minister launches code of conduct for health tech data
The code of conduct – focused around data-driven tech such as AI – aims to deepen trust between researchers, innovators, patients and clinicians, according to health minister James O’Shaughnessy Continue Reading
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News
05 Sep 2018
How Ocado has disrupted its own model
At the Disruption Summit in London, Ocado’s head of technology explained how the firm built a technology-based model for efficient grocery delivery and how it has been disrupting that ever since Continue Reading
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News
05 Sep 2018
Slow cloud take-up among IT execs limits joined-up customer experience
Cloud computing promises to declutter IT and link systems easily. Despite the benefits, adoption of the cloud for customer engagement remains low Continue Reading
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News
05 Sep 2018
Amazon becomes second publicly traded company to hit $1tn market cap
Retail giant Amazon follows Apple's lead to become second company in history to achieve a $1tn market cap, with analysts predicting that its market value could double by 2020 Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Sep 2018
Get ready for S/4 Hana – it’s the new Y2K
There is an impending storm heading towards corporate IT, and the outlook doesn’t look sunny for cash-strapped, time-constrained IT departments. Just like in 1999 with Y2K, there is an absolute ... Continue Reading
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News
04 Sep 2018
Tibco to tackle blockchain challenges
Integration and analytics software supplier Tibco has formed a new lab to tackle the challenges of implementing blockchain and other emerging technologies Continue Reading
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Blog Post
04 Sep 2018
Tibco tailors cloud for snug custom-fit
Tibco has been through a good many changes over the last half decade -- as a result, the company's product set needs some deconstruction, clarification and extrapolation. Where better to do that ... Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Sep 2018
9 technical challenges of cloud-based HR systems
Many companies are considering cloud HR software systems for their many benefits, but it's important for IT and HR to consider the technical challenges as well. Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Sep 2018
SaaS HR a seedbed for innovations in AI, people analytics
The leading edge of 'intelligent' HR technology resides in SaaS, fueled by the cloud's computing power and storage. But getting machines to predict human behavior is challenging. Continue Reading
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News
04 Sep 2018
DDN to make enterprise push with Tintri’s VM-aware storage
DDN set to add Tintri’s portfolio of all-flash and hybrid flash arrays to its product offering following the purchase of the VM-aware storage pioneer after it filed for bankruptcy in June Continue Reading
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News
04 Sep 2018
Element AI teams up with AI Singapore
The Canadian upstart is co-developing AI applications for local industries as part of its efforts to build new research capabilities via local talent pools Continue Reading
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News
04 Sep 2018
Three forthcoming government services to use Gov.uk Verify
Government Digital Service is in the process of private beta testing its identity assurance platform with three new central government services Continue Reading
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News
04 Sep 2018
TSB CEO out after months of IT problems
TSB’s CEO, Paul Pester, is stepping down after the bank and its customers were beset by another round of IT problems Continue Reading
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04 Sep 2018
The risk of upgrading to S/4 Hana
S/4 Hana has been touted as the evolution of SAP's long-standing ERP suite, but with just six years to upgrade, how can businesses avoid an expensive SAP flop? Continue Reading
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E-Zine
04 Sep 2018
Power play – how GE builds digital into its products
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we speak to Bill Ruh, the head of GE Digital about how the business has changed to focus on customer outcomes following a change in senior leadership. The company is exploring new industries to take its Predix platform, such as the hospitality sector. We look at the problems of implementing SAP S/4 Hana and speak to experts about how to maximise success. We also explore the challenges of networking microservices. Our CIO interview is PayPoint CIO Jon Marchant. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
03 Sep 2018
CIO interview: Ian Cohen, global CIO, Addison Lee
Addison Lee’s global CIO is building a business strategy and ensuring the transport company has a flexible platform for growth Continue Reading
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News
03 Sep 2018
Dutch bank ING sees financial boost from employee performance management rethink
ING claims business has improved after replacing ‘scattered and fragmented’ IT systems to change the way it manages employee performance Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Sep 2018
DevOps and containers: How to get connected
We look at how to apply a DevOps approach to a container-based microservices architecture Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Aug 2018
Greg Tomb: HANA underpins SuccessFactors, post-2025 SAP HCM
The cloud has loomed large in Greg Tomb's SAP career. Now, he has a year under his belt at SuccessFactors and much to say about where SaaS fits in the migration from legacy HCM. Continue Reading
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News
31 Aug 2018
Fix data flows for best chance of success with S/4 Hana
Moving to SAP S/4 Hana is not easy. But with the right preparation, businesses can map out and optimise the data flows between business processes Continue Reading
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News
30 Aug 2018
Blockchain gains foothold in Australia
A number of blockchain projects are under way in Australia, but questions remain about whether the technology is wanted Continue Reading
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News
30 Aug 2018
Voice set to project into workplace, predicts Gartner report
AI-powered voice recognition is set to become part of the office environment within two years, according to Gartner Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Aug 2018
What to expect from Splunk .conf 2018
Question: In what kind of world do tech reporters gravitate toward log file machine data analytics conferences three years in a row in preference over (perhaps what might be) some of the other ... Continue Reading
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News
30 Aug 2018
DevOps researchers shine light on toll that outsourcing takes on productivity of software developers
DevOps teams that use cloud and open source software tend to be higher performers, while organisations that outsource portions of their software development processes tend to be less productive, 2018 Accelerate State of DevOps report suggests Continue Reading
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News
30 Aug 2018
Singapore broadens access to AI skills
A national artificial intelligence initiative in Singapore is being extended to the general population to dispel fears that machines will take over people’s jobs Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Aug 2018
Pluralsight Live 2018: keynote noteworthies at #PluralsightLIVE
Enterprise technology learning platform company Pluralsight used its ‘Live’ 2018 user, partner and customer conference this month to detail a set of new products and host what is now its second ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Aug 2018
What is blockchain middleware?
We know what blockchain is by now. Blockchain is an immutable distributed ledger system for maintaining a permanent and tamper-proof record of transactional data as a decentralized database that is ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Aug 2018
Pluralsight Live 2018: stepping into the sessions
Enterprise technology learning platform company Pluralsight used its ‘Live’ 2018 user, partner and customer conference this month to detail a set of new products, announce an increase in its ... Continue Reading
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News
29 Aug 2018
IBM brings AI-powered highlights tool to US Open tennis players
IBM is bringing its AI-powered Watson platform to the US Open tennis players to provide them with insight into their past performances Continue Reading
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News
29 Aug 2018
IT leaders at a crossroads as they grapple with digital technology
CIOs have the opportunity to influence their company strategy as digital technology reshapes business. A survey of CIOs across 70 countries charts a path for IT leaders through emerging technologies Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Aug 2018
You don’t know you’re porn
What’s all this about deepfakes? We can’t move lately for the sinister imagery that accompanies this ubiquitous news item designed to make baby boomers put down their Oat So Simple. While the likes ... Continue Reading
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News
29 Aug 2018
Heineken and Oracle create chatbot helper for polo events
Beer brand Heineken has enlisted the help of Oracle to create a chatbot to assist people attending the annual Heineken Urban Polo events ahead of expansion in 2019 Continue Reading
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News
29 Aug 2018
HPE pins hopes on intelligent edge as hybrid strategy flattens
HPE sees hybrid as the future of enterprise IT, but revenue has been affected by currency fluctuations and its intelligent edge business is growing quickly Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Aug 2018
An inside look at Alibaba’s deep learning processor
From Huawei’s Kirin 970 system-on-chip (SoC) that packs in a neural processing unit to Google’s new Edge TPU that performs machine learning tasks on IoT devices, the use of dedicated chips to speed ... Continue Reading
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News
28 Aug 2018
Arsenal puts Acronis in defence for analytics cloud backup
Football club is increasingly driven by video and data analysis and opts for cloud backup software-as-a-service and quick restore to any location to replace ad-hoc staff solutions Continue Reading
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News
28 Aug 2018
Hyperscale datacentre capex investments hit new highs, Synergy Research shows
Latest hyperscale capital expenditure tracker highlights dramatic year-on-year increase in investments from internet and cloud giants Continue Reading
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News
28 Aug 2018
Amnesty International creates human rights digital archive
Digital preservation platform from Preservica will protect digital records of significant historical importance to Amnesty and its supporters Continue Reading
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News
28 Aug 2018
Amnesty International backs campaign to ban killer robots
Human rights organisation calls for legally binding international agreement to ban the development and use of autonomous weapons that operate without humans Continue Reading
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News
28 Aug 2018
Taking stock of Dell EMC’s growth in Asia
Tech supplier Dell EMC is riding on growing demand for servers and hyper-converged infrastructure, and investing in more technical resources to support enterprises in digital transformation efforts Continue Reading
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News
26 Aug 2018
VMware debuts VMware Cloud on AWS in Australia, cuts entry price
Virtualisation juggernaut VMware rolls out its hybrid cloud service in Australia and has halved the entry price to sweeten the deal for enterprises Continue Reading
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News
24 Aug 2018
Hyperscaler demand for European datacentre space takes colocation market to new record highs
The demand for colocation capacity from the hyperscale cloud giants shows no signs of wavering, CBRE research shows Continue Reading