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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News
23 Aug 2018
Google employees command highest UK cloud salaries, Experis research shows
Cloud industry salary data from IT recruitment firm suggests permanent employees of Google make more than their AWS, IBM and Microsoft counterparts Continue Reading
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News
23 Aug 2018
Apache Struts users urged to update due to new security flaw
Another security flaw has been discovered in the Apache Struts, which was at the heart of the massive Equifax data breach in 2017 Continue Reading
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News
23 Aug 2018
KT shows off 5G’s potential at Asian Games
The South Korean telecoms bigwig is showcasing a host of 5G applications at the Asian Games in the run up to the commercial launch of its 5G network next year Continue Reading
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E-Zine
23 Aug 2018
CW Nordics: Sweden eyes geo-fencing to protect against terror attacks
Sweden is developing an integrated IT/geo-fencing system to protect the country’s towns and cities against attacks by terrorists using vehicles as “killing machines”. Also read about Microsoft building two more datacentres in Norway to support its cloud computing services in Europe, and find out why investigators have closed the Nokia extortion probe without finding a motive or making an arrest. Continue Reading
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News
23 Aug 2018
Councils at risk from unsupported Windows Server and SQL Server
Some local authorities are using unsupported server software, while others are not paying for extended support Continue Reading
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Blog Post
22 Aug 2018
Why conversational AI needs the gift of the Blarney
As every good competent and loquacious speaker knows, no true gift of the gab is ever reasonably achieved without first visiting the Irish city of Cork to kiss the Blarney Stone. But there’s more; ... Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2018
Greater Manchester hails cloud as key to delivery of devolved health and social care in region
Having taken back control from the government for running its own health and social care budgets, The Greater Manchester Health and Social Care (GMHSC) Partnership is now in the throes of establishing what role cloud will play in its work Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2018
Language barrier won’t hold back chatbots in the Netherlands
The use of chatbots by Dutch organisations is on the up, with KLM's chatbot a pioneering example Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2018
CEOs held back by boards wanting quick digital turnarounds
Digital transformations tend to have a long return on investment, but most CEOs are failing to convince their boards that these things take time Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2018
Barclays appointment will step up use of AI in investment bank
Ex-Goldman Sachs expert will focus on improving Barclays’ trading services and making internal systems more efficient Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2018
Cost savings still in short supply for cloud users, Druva research suggests
Enterprises are increasingly moving their virtual workloads to the cloud for ease of management reasons, but cost savings remain elusive for many, suggests Druva’s latest report on cloud virtualisation Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2018
JP Morgan fintech strategy widens retail trading
Bank’s digital You Invest service opens up trading opportunities to millions of customers Continue Reading
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Blog Post
22 Aug 2018
What to expect from Inforum 2018
It’s not every be company that gets to call its annual conference and user symposium after itself. IBMference doesn’t work, Dellevent is silly and Oraclefest sounds too much like a German bierhaus ... Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2018
Candy Crush maker King in Hadoop cluster move to Google Cloud
Online gaming firm is moving its massive big data analytics store off-premise and into the Google Cloud Platform Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2018
Microsoft dominates SaaS thanks to collaboration software
Microsoft’s software-as-a-service business is growing at 45% a year, well ahead of the rest of the market, reports Synergy Research Group Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2018
How Imperial Brands is taking control of its software licences
Central control gives the tobacco company the data required to manage software licences and ensure it pays only for the assets it needs Continue Reading
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News
21 Aug 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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News
21 Aug 2018
Riverbed plots to take the network from IT blocker to IT enabler
The move towards automation and next-gen networking will help the network deliver more value to the enterprise than ever before, argues Riverbed’s new CEO, Paul Mountford Continue Reading
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News
21 Aug 2018
Government departments are exploring new tech, according to GDS report
A GDS-commissioned report has found artificial intelligence and blockchain are the most popular among emerging technologies in government, but projects are often done in silos and departments risk “reinventing the wheel” Continue Reading
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News
21 Aug 2018
UK cryptocurrency exchange enlists Rackspace for Microsoft Azure cloud move
London Block Exchange taps up Rackspace to assist with two-month Microsoft Azure migration as it sets about shoring up its platform against demand spikes Continue Reading
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Blog Post
21 Aug 2018
What is a ‘living’ application?
Essentially open source Business Process Management (BPM) software company Bonitasoft has introduced its Bonita 7.7 iteration release. This is BPM software with Intelligent Continuous Improvement ... Continue Reading
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News
21 Aug 2018
Microsoft announces free election cyber defence tools
Microsoft has revealed it recently disrupted domains associated with a Russian cyber attack group believed to be targeting US political groups ahead of the midterm elections Continue Reading
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News
21 Aug 2018
CIO interview: Celia Pronto, chief customer and digital officer, Casual Dining Group
Casual Dining Group’s chief customer and digital officer, Celia Pronto, is overhauling technology, consolidating IT and improving collaboration across its 300 restaurants Continue Reading
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E-Zine
21 Aug 2018
Tapping into the internet of things
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we hear from IT leaders who are early adopters of internet of things technologies about how to deliver on the potential of IoT. We examine strategies for combining hyper-converged infrastructure and cloud storage to best effect. And we find out how the UK government intends to use data to improve Britain’s railways. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
21 Aug 2018
Tech startups can be the creation of anyone intimate with a business challenge
The creation of tech startup Trint by a journalist brings home the importance of intimacy with a business problem Continue Reading
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Blog Post
21 Aug 2018
Why all the fuss about AI?
Why is there so much publicity for 40 year old AI techniques, albeit with more processing power, bigger data files and more reliable communications lines? Continue Reading
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News
21 Aug 2018
Malaysia’s financial sector warms up to cloud, but lacks security leadership
Almost two-thirds of Malaysia’s financial services firms are developing a cloud strategy, but not all have a security plan in place Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Aug 2018
It's summer, so spring 2019 is booking up fast
What a season of technology events this is. Well, to be clear, what a season of technology events awaits us through the 'fall' period in 2018. All the tech symposia and conference proceedings about ... Continue Reading
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Opinion
20 Aug 2018
AI: Black boxes and the boardroom
Computers can and do make mistakes and AI is only as good its training so relying purely on machine intelligence to make critical decisions is risky Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Aug 2018
Virtual storage appliances in the cloud from the big five
We survey the big five storage hardware makers’ cloud offerings. Virtual storage appliances available range from storage and backup/data protection to nothing at all Continue Reading
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News
20 Aug 2018
Job losses caused by artificial intelligence will dwarf those of Victorian revolution
The disruption to the jobs market caused by artificial intelligence will be far greater than that caused by industrialisation in Victorian times Continue Reading
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News
20 Aug 2018
Gartner recommends CIOs get skilled up on deep learning
There may be some wacky predictions in Gartner's emerging trends hype cycle, but AI and even quantum computing need to be taken seriously right now Continue Reading
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News
20 Aug 2018
Why networking is the last frontier of IT automation
Most organisations still manage networks manually, despite the cost and time needed in doing so, primarily because the impact of breaking something is much higher Continue Reading
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News
17 Aug 2018
Alan Turing Institute provides AI startups with opportunity to collaborate with researchers
Alan Turing Institute and Digital Catapult will enable science and AI startups to work with researchers in the Data Study Groups Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Aug 2018
Nigel Shadbolt on why the UK is well placed to lead on the ethics of AI
Nigel Shadbolt, principal of Jesus College, Oxford and co-founder of the Open Data Institute, underscores the ethics of artificial intelligence, and says it will shape the naked ape as tools always have Continue Reading
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News
17 Aug 2018
Home Office preps for migration of police IT systems to AWS cloud
Digital Marketplace tender document reveals the Home Office is on the hunt for an IT supplier to support its work in migrating core police IT systems from an on-premise datacentre to the AWS cloud Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Aug 2018
National Archives races to create electronic archive of EU law before Brexit
The National Archives faces challenges converting the EU's enormous library of laws into a publicly accessible UK archive ahead of Brexit. The Archives’ digital director, John Sheridan, explains how Continue Reading
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News
17 Aug 2018
Office 365 outage: Sign-in issues blight users across Europe and the US
Microsoft claims to have resolved a “subscription activation” issue that left Office 365 users unable to access its services yesterday Continue Reading
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News
17 Aug 2018
ASEAN firms need to overcome DevOps hurdles
Southeast Asia has had pockets of success with DevOps, but most organisations across the region will need to overcome cultural and legacy challenges to succeed Continue Reading
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News
17 Aug 2018
CIOs being welcomed back to marketing
The role of CIOs in shaping the technology buying decisions of marketers is being reinstated as more marketers realise the importance of integrating their services with IT systems Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Aug 2018
Tips on reducing unnecessary cloud service costs
As IT departments prepare their 2019 budgets, we assess how to avoid paying too much for cloud services Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 Aug 2018
Progress open sources ABL code in Spark Toolkit
New England headquartered application development company Progress is flexing its programmer credentials this month. The Massachusetts-HQ’d firm has now come forward with its Progress Spark ... Continue Reading
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News
16 Aug 2018
Virgin Atlantic signs five-year IT infrastructure delivery and management deal with Exponential-e
Transatlantic airline claims teaming up with Exponential-e will provide its IT team with the "technology backbone" needed to roll out improvements to its customer-facing services Continue Reading
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News
16 Aug 2018
HMRC goes live with first phase of customs IT system
HMRC’s Customs Declaration Service is now live, and a small group of importers can use the system to make ‘certain types of supplementary declarations’ Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Aug 2018
Inside DevOps, containers and enterprise security
Global corporates are waking up to containers and orchestrated containerisation for software development that is fast and safe. Computer Weekly looks at the best approach to ensure security is not compromised along the way Continue Reading
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News
16 Aug 2018
Lidl dumps €500m SAP project
Discount supermarket chain Lidl has spent millions on a SAP Hana system, and found it will need to spend even more to make it work Continue Reading
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News
16 Aug 2018
Google Chrome flaw puts privacy at risk
Imperva security researcher urges Google Chrome users to update to the latest version after discovering a vulnerability that could be exploited to uncover private data Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2018
Australian enterprises warming up to DevOps
The burgeoning DevOps culture in Australia has attracted new market players and led major banks and telcos to embrace the movement to get development and operations teams working in unison Continue Reading
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E-Zine
15 Aug 2018
CW ANZ: Gearing up for 5G
The potential benefits of 5G are certainly promising in Australia, which is seen as a test bed for 5G services with the country’s dense cities and wide open spaces. Indeed, telcos in Australia have used the recent Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in southeast Queensland to test their coming 5G networks. In this edition of CW ANZ, we look at how Australia is ushering in 5G services and the industries that will get the most out of the technology. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
15 Aug 2018
CW ASEAN: Preparing for 5G
As telcos gear up to roll out the first 5G networks, enterprises are keen to see how they can take advantage of faster 5G connectivity to support a broad range of applications, from the internet-of-things to high-fidelity remote applications. In this edition of CW ASEAN, we look at how telcos and enterprises are readying themselves for 5G and the opportunities presented by the new technology. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2018
The National Archives deploys Egress to support FoI requests
Egress Secure Workspace is being used by the Advisory Council for The National Archives, who require a collaboration environment to assess FoI requests Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2018
AI provides immediate diagnosis for serious eye conditions, research finds
Artificial intelligence could diagnose eye conditions within seconds, and with the same accuracy as human experts, research finds Continue Reading
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Blog Post
15 Aug 2018
Ocsico: how NLP can help revamp customer experience
The following post is a guest piece written by Katrine Spirina in her role as an in-house technology journalist with software development company Ocsico covering trends in web and mobile ... Continue Reading
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Feature
15 Aug 2018
Hybrid cloud a key milestone on the road to cloud storage
The cloud seems to lend itself to use as a storage location. There are lots of bumps in the road, however, and hybrid cloud should be a key medium-term aim for organisations Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2018
Alibaba eyes retail sector with new cloud offerings
Chinese cloud supplier says retailers will be able to use its machine learning platform to understand consumer preferences, among a slew of services it is making available globally for the first time Continue Reading
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Tip
14 Aug 2018
5 keys to ensuring your new SaaS HR system excels
Running HR in the public cloud brings data, integration and change management issues. Here are tips on overcoming the biggest hurdles of deploying a SaaS HR system. Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2018
Digital projects failing because of poor databases
Legacy databases are unsuitable to run modern digitisation initiatives. Teams risk losing their jobs if their projects fail, warns Couchbase Continue Reading
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E-Zine
14 Aug 2018
Cyber attackers target infrastructure
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out about the growing sophistication of cyber attackers who specialise in industrial control systems. They are fast, efficient and able to move between IT and OT environments. We also discover how few businesses in general are reporting cyber crime, as they should. The issue also tracks Google’s playing court to the C-suite, with respect to cloud computing. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Aug 2018
Amazon open sources Alexa ‘auto’ SDK for cars
Cloud giant Amazon has announced the open source release of its Alexa Auto SDK (Software Development Kit). The news comes from the company’s Amazon Voice Services (AVS) division. The SDK is ... Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2018
Driverless cars heading for Bromley and Croydon
A 10-month data-gathering exercise will pave the way for an autonomous vehicle ride-sharing service to start operation in 2019 Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2018
How Unit4 punches above its weight in APAC
The supplier of enterprise resource planning software is giving users the ability to tweak its software easily without the need for consultants, turning the traditional enterprise software business model on its head Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Aug 2018
Servitisation: What it is and how it can transform companies
The idea that every product-based company needs to put service first is a radical shift in how businesses organise themselves. Is it more than rhetoric? Continue Reading
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News
13 Aug 2018
ICO strengthens commitment to technology and innovation
Information Commissioner’s Office has demonstrated its commitment to technology and innovation by appointing a new executive director to focus on this area Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Aug 2018
What to expect from SAP SuccessFactors SuccessConnect 2018
SAP is about to embark upon the US leg of its SAP SuccessFactors SuccessConnect conference series… so what can we expect? With the European element of this conference having already been staged in ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Aug 2018
Why log analytics should be ‘metrics first’
Open source log file analytics specialist InfluxData is insistent that we should take a ‘metrics first’ approach to log analysis. The company says believes in a metrics first approach that provides ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Aug 2018
Oracle accused of ‘misleading’ investors over source of cloud revenue growth
Database software giant faces claims in the US that it misled investors and analysts over the source of its cloud revenue growth Continue Reading
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News
10 Aug 2018
Microsoft looks at a Windows VM to sandbox rogue code
A feature revealed in the Windows Insider programme may appear in a future Windows 10 update for enterprises Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Aug 2018
Four secrets of a successful flexible work arrangement policy
The future of work is flexible, and if your company wants to retain its employees, HR must understand how to make this work for employees -- and the company. Here's how. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Aug 2018
Cloud-based HR systems seen as essential to HR agility
IT cost and time savings remain the underpinning, but experts say the desire to be free of old constraints and the ability to adopt modern HR practices drive many new purchases. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
09 Aug 2018
AI makes wallies of us all
As much as we try to embrace all the various wonders of modern technology, we still turn into Danny DeVito’s character as the bitter, resentful father in Matilda whenever we see a news story about ... Continue Reading
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News
09 Aug 2018
Photobox gets snappy with mass-data migration to AWS cloud
Photobox Group’s CTO, Richard Orme, has revealed details of how a mass-data migration to the Amazon Web Services cloud has set the firm on the path to embrace artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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News
09 Aug 2018
UK above average on strategic use of analytics
The UK has slightly more chief data officers than the global average, which helps drive strategic initiatives – but security is still seen as a major hurdle Continue Reading
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News
09 Aug 2018
Rentokil robot Trevor kills off mundane processes
Pest control firm has deployed artificial intelligence robots to take out manual processes and progress its learning organisation approach Continue Reading
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Blog Post
09 Aug 2018
Linux Deep Learning expands: answer is still 42
The Linux Foundation Deep Learning Foundation (LF DLF) has announced five new members: Ciena, DiDi, Intel, Orange and Red Hat. As an umbrella organization of The Linux Foundation itself, the LF DLF ... Continue Reading
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E-Zine
09 Aug 2018
CW Benelux: Netherlands to experiment with self-driving trains
In this issue, read how Dutch railway operator ProRail will test self-driving trains on a small set of railroad tracks to learn if they can be part of the country’s notoriously busy network. Also, find out how a network of smart towns and cities is growing in the Netherlands, and why Dutch organisations are being urged to unite to fight DDoS attacks. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
09 Aug 2018
Banking as a service could help challenger bank expand and profit
Fintech driven challenger banks could make white label banking services attractive to businesses in various consumer facing sectors Continue Reading
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News
08 Aug 2018
Financial services firms lack the culture to innovate fast
Finance firms appear to be struggling to release new software quickly, a study from Contino has found Continue Reading
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News
08 Aug 2018
Dutch healthcare institutions need to think like tech sector
The healthcare industry needs to approach technological innovation in a different way if it is to maximise the benefits for staff and patients Continue Reading
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Blog Post
08 Aug 2018
Instaclustr: 9 tips to improve Apache Kafka management
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Open Source Inside blog written by by Ben Slater in his role as chief product officer at Instaclustr. Instaclustr is known for its focus on providing ... Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Aug 2018
Four continuous performance management best practices
In today's world, using traditional annual reviews to manage performance is as effective as relying on print newspapers to get breaking news. Here's how to make a shift to ongoing feedback. Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2018
IT must prepare for an IoT-enabled digital workplace
Smart lighting, intelligent speakers and screen-mirroring are among the technologies that are moving from the home into the office – and all have an impact on IT Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2018
Starbucks to advise on development of bitcoin trading platform
Coffee giant Starbucks has joined a group of firms advising Intercontinental Exchange on the development of a digital assets platform Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2018
AI security hype putting businesses at risk
The hype around artificial intelligence may be putting businesses at risk, according to a study that found most IT decision-makers believe AI is the answer to all cyber security challenges Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2018
A quarter of Brits expect their jobs to be replaced by tech
A quarter of UK workers are worried their jobs will disappear because of automation and a third expect the technology to change their jobs for the worse Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Aug 2018
GeoSpock CTO: GPUs are ‘no silver bullet’
The Computer Weekly Open Source Insider blog ran a story this June 2018 detailing work carried out by large-scale interactive geospatial analytics company MapD and its work to provide a higher ... Continue Reading
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07 Aug 2018
Cloud storage: Amazon vs Azure vs Google vs IBM Softlayer
Computer Weekly looks at the biggest four cloud storage providers, how they stand in the market, the products they offer, and which offers the widest range of products and features. Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2018
How Indonesia’s Go-Jek scales the heights with cloud
The unicorn’s microservices-based application architecture on the cloud has been key in supporting its growth in Indonesia – and now Southeast Asia Continue Reading
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E-Zine
07 Aug 2018
How digital is driving golf to the connected course
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how one of the most traditional of sports, golf, is turning to technology to engage a new audience and build the connected course. Industry legend Dame Stephanie ‘Steve’ Shirley discusses IT talent, diversity in tech and Brexit fears. And we assess the offerings of four of the biggest cloud storage providers, AWS, Azure, Google and IBM. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
06 Aug 2018
Starling raises the fintech stakes with banking-as-a-service
Challenger bank enables companies outside the financial sector to offer their customers savings and current accounts via the bank’s APIs Continue Reading
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Blog Post
06 Aug 2018
MapAnything API maps any (complex destination) thing
Like a London bus, you wait forever for a geolocation related developer tool and then two come along at once. Last week we noted Here technologies and its geocoding capabilities. This week it’s the ... Continue Reading
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News
06 Aug 2018
Centrica invests in software for electric vehicle charging
Investment will help Centrica provide a fully managed electric vehicle charging service for businesses Continue Reading
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News
06 Aug 2018
Alibaba Cloud makes deeper inroads into Malaysia
The Chinese cloud supplier’s second availability zone and upcoming DDoS scrubbing centre in Malaysia comes on the heels of growing investments in the Southeast Asian nation Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2018
The rise of humanoid robotics in the Middle East
Middle East CIOs are planning to roll out intelligent automation technologies such as artificial intelligence and humanoid robotics Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Aug 2018
IDC lays out road to redemption for human resource analytics
A majority of organizations in an initial survey are only in the early stages of HR analytics mastery. IDC analyst Kyle Lagunas names some major roadblocks and says what HR must do. Continue Reading
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News
03 Aug 2018
CIO interview: Alex von Schirmeister, CDTIO, RS Components
The electronics distributor’s chief digital, technology and innovation officer (CDTIO) on putting in place a new IT infrastructure, creating a digital business and accepting risk Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Aug 2018
Nine strategies to increase employee engagement and retention
Keeping your workers happy enough that they don't look elsewhere is critical considering today's economy. Here are nine tips to help ensure your success. Continue Reading
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News
02 Aug 2018
NetApp AI storage packages OnTap all-flash FAS A800, Nvidia
NetApp follows Pure Storage's lead, adds Nvidia GPUs to its all-flash arrays to build a storage product designed for data scientists and others dabbling in artificial intelligence. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Aug 2018
Drone accidentally announced in Argos catalogue
Technology companies are always coming up with increasingly elaborate ways to announce their new products. But when drone manufacturer decided to postpone the press event where it would announce ... Continue Reading
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News
01 Aug 2018
Google to build third datacentre in Singapore
The facility will increase Google’s datacentre investments in the city-state to $850m, and follows the launch of Southeast Asia’s first Google Cloud Platform region in 2017 Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 Aug 2018
Tableau widens developer play -- what is a writeback extension?
It’s always a funny thing with enterprise technology firms, isn’t it? A company that you imagine to be laser focused on upper-tier ‘presentation layer’ technologies hits you with a message set ... Continue Reading