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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Blog Post
01 May 2018
IFS Maintenix drives aerospace management from the cloud
IFS used its annual IFS World Conference user and customer event this year to launch product updates to its SaaS-based fleet and line planning solutions for the commercial aviation industry. While ... Continue Reading
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News
01 May 2018
Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 focuses on IT admins
While it will stop those annoying taskbar InBox and social media messages, at the heart of the April 2018 Windows 10 update is an effort to simplify management Continue Reading
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News
01 May 2018
Imperial College taps volunteer smartphones for cancer research
Imperial College London is working with the Vodafone Foundation to co-opt smartphone processing power for use in cancer research Continue Reading
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01 May 2018
How artificial intelligence can aid and replace higher order human creativity
Much is made of AI augmenting human intelligence with simple automation, but might higher order human creativity go the same way? Continue Reading
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E-Zine
01 May 2018
Making music with AI
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at how artificial intelligence is being used in the creative industries such as music and books, and ask whether AI can ever replace human creativity. TSB’s IT meltdown is symptomatic of the tech challenges facing UK banks – we examine the issues. And our latest buyer’s guide analyses the trends in big data. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 May 2018
Could Agile and DevOps be to blame for banking IT failures?
Is the use of Agile and Devops partly to blame fir the increasing number of IT failures at banks on recent years and is there anther way? Continue Reading
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News
01 May 2018
Digital is a long-term objective, CEOs warned
Don't believe anyone who promises to transform a business digitally in three years, says Gartner Fellow Mark Raskino Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Apr 2018
Get the most out of your data, reap the benefits of BI tools
The business intelligence software market is large, vibrant and evolving. Learn the ins and outs to make sense of the options and experience the business benefits of BI tools. Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2018
Security industry welcomes NHS move to Windows 10
Representatives of the security industry have welcomed the announcement that the NHS will be migrating to Windows 10 as part of a multi-million pound deal with Microsoft, but warn that the move will not be without its challenges Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2018
Starship’s autonomous delivery robots get commercial roll-out
Having successfully trialled its autonomous delivery robots in the UK and US, Estonian startup Starship Technologies is embarking on a full commercial roll-out Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Apr 2018
Windows, modularity, and the Law of Unintended Consequences
For some time, my office PC had suffered from multimedia niggles. Some were relatively minor, such as Facebook and Twitter videos failing to play, but others were more problematic. For example, ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Apr 2018
Fintech professional’s tech predictions: 6– Banks to sell more unbranded services to websites
Banks are taking their brand names off the high street and might increasingly do so for services they offer to ecommerce companies Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2018
Australia government earmarks A$70m to refresh supercomputers
The investment will fund replacements for two supercomputers at the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in an effort to bolster Australia’s research capabilities Continue Reading
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News
27 Apr 2018
AWS vs Microsoft vs Google: Weighing up the financial results of the big cloud three
Amazon, Google and Microsoft have all posted favourable financial results this week, as enterprise appetites for cloud services show no signs of slowing, but what does this mean for suppliers outside of the big three? Continue Reading
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News
27 Apr 2018
Microsoft releases Windows 10 security pack
Microsoft has released a download pack that incorporates NCSC guidance to save UK companies weeks of work to secure Windows 10 and comply with government guidelines Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Apr 2018
Enterprise accessibility: How Cray is using HPC to open up AI use cases from the datacentre
Enterprises interest in HPC is reportedly being fuelled by the rising demand for artificial intelligence-based applications and services, and Cray is one of a number of providers looking to cash in Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Apr 2018
Congolese health workers and patients benefit from Couchbase database
Belgian public health consulting firm AEDES has worked with a local partner in the Democratic Republic of Congo to deliver a health information management system based on Couchbase Continue Reading
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News
27 Apr 2018
Government given six months to rewrite snoopers’ charter
The government has until 1 November 2018 to rewrite a key section of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, after the high court declared them unlawful in a judicial review brought by human rights group Liberty Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Apr 2018
GDPR: An overview of the latest data protection legislation
The forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will have wide-ranging implications for every organisation that processes personal data. This comprehensive overview tells you what you need to know Continue Reading
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News
27 Apr 2018
GDPR: Put your data in Azure cloud, says Microsoft chief
Tech giant reports strong growth in its cloud business in third-quarter 2018 fiscal results Continue Reading
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News
27 Apr 2018
Jeremy Hunt launches review into training NHS staff to use new tech
Jeremy Hunt announces a review that will look at how to train NHS staff to use new technologies such as artificial intelligence, genomics, digital medicine and robotics Continue Reading
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Blog Post
27 Apr 2018
How machine learning is used to detect fraud
One of machine learning’s most well-known use cases is fraud detection, an area that has drawn the attention of a growing number of technology suppliers looking to develop the best algorithms and ... Continue Reading
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News
27 Apr 2018
Data analytics is about culture, not technology
Enterprises need to figure out the business problems they are trying to solve and foster a data-driven culture to benefit from data analytics Continue Reading
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News
26 Apr 2018
ServiceNow buys into SaaS licensing to drive digitisation
The cloud-based service management company has extended its reach in IT asset management to help businesses optimise cloud subscriptions Continue Reading
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News
26 Apr 2018
Expert interview: Dave Moschella, author of Seeing Digital
Dave Moschella speaks to Computer Weekly about his new book, Seeing Digital, which looks at how the “d” in digital stands for disruption Continue Reading
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Opinion
26 Apr 2018
Can Huawei untangle the AI mess?
Huawei is building a digital platform with “device-cloud synergy” to support artificial intelligence applications, but enterprises should be wary of being locked into a single AI stack Continue Reading
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News
26 Apr 2018
British banks target Israeli security technology
British banks are turning to Israel’s high-tech sector to protect against cyber attacks Continue Reading
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News
26 Apr 2018
Almost all London law firms are using or plan to use artificial intelligence
Law firms are harnessing artificial intelligence to reduce the manual creation and checking of legal documents Continue Reading
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News
26 Apr 2018
TSB banking service tech problems continue
TSB customers are still experiencing problems using online and mobile banking services after almost a week of disruption Continue Reading
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News
26 Apr 2018
Argos announces 150 new tech roles in the UK
Argos is recruiting an extra 150 IT professionals as part of its strategy to offer a better digital services to customers Continue Reading
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Blog Post
26 Apr 2018
The life of macro
Kanye West’s recent Twitter meltdown, in which he professed his love for Donald Trump, has seen many fans turn on him, but our interest lies more with his denunciation of Microsoft Excel. The ... Continue Reading
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News
26 Apr 2018
European Commission unveils €1.5bn AI funding
Given the UK's new artificial intelligence sector deal, the European Commission is unveiling its own initiative to make Europe a world leader in AI Continue Reading
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News
26 Apr 2018
SuiteWorld 2018: Businesses more likely to learn from failures than successes, says NetSuite EVP
Failure is the best way for firms to learn and succeed when it comes to business transformation, NetSuite’s executive vice-president Jim McGeever tells the audience at SuiteWorld 2018 Continue Reading
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Blog Post
26 Apr 2018
TSB chaos: When choosing bank people should look at core banking platform and not just funky apps
If customers don't want to suffer glitches in their banking service they should ask about complexities of a bank's IT systems before selecting where to out their money Continue Reading
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News
26 Apr 2018
Malaysia’s Supahands finds agility with the cloud
Regional workforce crowdsourcing startup relies on the cloud to keep its infrastructure agile enough to scale up and down, according to customer demand Continue Reading
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News
25 Apr 2018
Government promises £300m extra funding as part of £1bn AI sector deal
To become the number one destination for artificial intelligence, the UK needs more specialist skills, and a new injection of funding is aimed at boosting the country’s AI skills pool Continue Reading
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News
25 Apr 2018
Police forces use Motorola mobile apps to digitise frontline ops
The States of Jersey Police force plans to phase out inefficient paper-based activities with mobile applications, while other forces around the UK report improvements to their overall processes Continue Reading
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News
25 Apr 2018
Gartner predicts AI will add $1.2tn to companies’ earnings in 2018
Gartner has forecast that artificial intelligence will create $1.2 trillion in economic value in 2018, up 70% on 2017 Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Apr 2018
TIBCO Messaging now supports Apache Kafka
TIBCO extends its open source credentials this month with commercial support and services for Apache Kafka as part of the firm’s branded Messaging product line. Apache Kafka is a distributed open ... Continue Reading
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News
25 Apr 2018
Google claims it is GDPR ready
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, says that since its advertising business relies on keyword searches, the impact of GDPR is limited Continue Reading
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News
25 Apr 2018
Interview: Amazon Web Services Sweden
Eric Morales leads the AWS business development team for startups and gaming companies in the Nordics. Computer Weekly caught up with him at AWS’s Nordic headquarters in Stockholm Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Apr 2018
About one million NatWest bank customers to move to RBS digital bank
More details of RBS's digital bank revealed Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Apr 2018
Human error to blame for Ulster bank glitch, but computer seen fleeing scene of crime.
Human error to blame for problems at Ulster bank but a computer was involved Continue Reading
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News
25 Apr 2018
TSB IT meltdown has the makings of an epic
TSB’s very public IT problems will send shivers down the spine of IT teams at large banks that are yet to migrate to new core banking systems Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Apr 2018
Appian’s 7 pillars of low-code
Low-code business process company Appian has detailed its current updates and future road ahead as part of its annual Appian World user and customer conference. Essential a mostly graphical visual ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Apr 2018
Appian CEO Calkins details low-code road ahead
Low-code software application development company Appian held its annual user conference and exhibition this week in Will Smith’s favourite holiday hangout, Miami Beach Florida. Appian founder ... Continue Reading
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News
24 Apr 2018
Google hails positive economic impact of US datacentre growth
Google claims the expansion of its datacentre portfolio in recent years has generated thousands of jobs and seen it contribute billions of dollars to the US economy Continue Reading
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News
24 Apr 2018
Criminal Courts Review Commission findings in Post Office computer case raise further enquiries
The Criminal Courts Review Commission forensic examination of the IT system at the centre of a legal case against the Post Office has raised further questions Continue Reading
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News
24 Apr 2018
SuperNova growth programme offers European tech scale-ups chance to pitch for investment
Scale-Up.eu says initiative will enable scale-up companies to grow their business without relying on overseas investment Continue Reading
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News
24 Apr 2018
SAP Q1 2018: Cloud revenue breaks €1bn, 400 more S/4 customers
SAP’s overall first-quarter revenue was flat, but cloud revenue and profitability were up, while its S/4 Hana customer base stands at 8,300 Continue Reading
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News
24 Apr 2018
Telcos see multiple paths to internet of things revenue
A report from Ericsson has revealed that telecoms operators are testing out multiple routes to monetising the IoT Continue Reading
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24 Apr 2018
SAP bids to modernise indirect licensing arrangements with new pricing model
SAP has announced a new pricing model for indirect licensing scenarios that has been welcomed by user groups, who are still pressing for reassurance that they won’t pay more. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
24 Apr 2018
London plans to be a smarter city
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we meet the first ever chief digital officer for London, Theo Blackwell, and find out about his plans for making the capital a smarter city. SAP has overhauled its controversial indirect licensing policy – we look at the implications for users. What are the jobs of the future in retail as the sector is transformed by technology? We ask the experts. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Podcast
24 Apr 2018
Podcast: RSA abuzz over data orchestration and blockchain
At RSA 2018 in San Francisco, blockchain and cloud/data orchestration were big topics. In this podcast, Mathieu Gorge, CEO of Vigitrust, talks us through the key areas discussed at the event Continue Reading
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News
24 Apr 2018
How application container technology is helping YMCA open up access to education
Youth charity YMCA is in the midst of a push to reduce its reliance on paper-based education aids, with the help of Droplet Computing’s application container technology Continue Reading
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News
23 Apr 2018
The dawn of open banking in Australia
Financial services firms will need to embrace DevOps and modernise their IT infrastructure to compete with more nimble fintech companies in an open banking regime Continue Reading
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News
23 Apr 2018
Executive interview: Werner Knoblich, Red Hat
Red Hat is 25 years old. We speak to its European chief about how open source, containers and hybrid cloud computing represent the foundation for IT Continue Reading
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News
23 Apr 2018
What Salesforce's CloudCraze acquisition means for customers
CloudCraze president calls the acquisition by Salesforce 'a huge win' for its customers and for Commerce Cloud customers, with the capability of selling B2C and B2B on one platform. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
23 Apr 2018
Luxoft puts blockchain adapter into low-code Appian toolset
Low-code software application development company Appian holds its annual user conference and exhibition this week in Will Smith's favourite holiday hangout, Miami Beach Florida. First to the table ... Continue Reading
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News
23 Apr 2018
Next generation of SCADA industrial controls will protect against cyber attack
Oil, energy and chemical companies are rethinking how to control big manufacturing plants, replacing expensive control technology with cheaper, more secure systems, taking their cue from biology Continue Reading
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Blog Post
23 Apr 2018
TSB IT system chaos as bank cuts rope from Lloyds systems
TSB customers have experiienced serious proiblems as the bank migrates to its new core banking platform Continue Reading
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News
23 Apr 2018
AI is renewing interest in high-performance computing
Growing adoption of artificial intelligence is spurring interest in high-performance computing beyond research institutions Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Apr 2018
Is AI ethics enough of a niche for the UK’s economic strategy?
The House of Lords report on AI and UK economy and society came out this week, with the guardedly bullish title: “AI in the UK: ready, willing and able?” The question mark is moot. I think a strong ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Apr 2018
Positive Reinvention
It’s a truism that IT essentially reinvents itself every decade or so. In some ways this can be rightly seen as a cynical way to repackage the same old tosh and sell it again to confused.com IT ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Apr 2018
Sunny Weather Cutting Through The Clouds
One thing that is also clearly understood is that, even with an outsourced, “in the Ether” service, such as a public/private cloud, the EMEA market – with its geo-cultural fragmentation – is a very ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Apr 2018
Twilio’s developer-first approach to programmable cellular communications
Cloud communications software company Twilio has announced Twilio Programmable Wireless. This is programmable cellular communications software that offers APIs to power web-connected Internet of ... Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Apr 2018
How SAP’s digital access licence influences your ERP strategy
Following the high-profile legal cases against brewers Diageo and Anheuser-Busch InBev, SAP has brought some clarity over indirect access to its core ERP system Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Apr 2018
Growth mindset lets Microsoft love Linux
Timed to coincide with the RSA security conference, Microsoft has announced Azure Sphere, a new solution for creating highly-secured, Internet-connected microcontroller devices. But there's a bit ... Continue Reading
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News
20 Apr 2018
Alibaba to set up digital hub in Thailand
Chinese e-commerce and technology giant Alibaba is expanding its Southeast Asian footprint with a new digital hub east of Bangkok that is expected to boost Thailand’s digital credentials Continue Reading
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Blog Post
19 Apr 2018
Huawei’s industry vision offers glimpse into its priorities
At Huawei’s annual analyst summit in Shenzhen this week, the Chinese technology giant unveiled its predictions about what the future holds from a technology perspective in its Global Industry ... Continue Reading
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News
19 Apr 2018
CNCF wants to make Kubernetes ‘boring’
CNCF is about to kick off its its Copenhagen conference. The organisation wants to make containers less exciting and more straightforward Continue Reading
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Opinion
19 Apr 2018
Blockchain: Paving the way for broad adoption
The foundations have been laid for organisations to begin standardising on the technology, talent and platforms that will drive future blockchain initiatives Continue Reading
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E-Zine
19 Apr 2018
CW ANZ: OpenStack gains a foothold in Australia
In this issue of CW ANZ, we look at how OpenStack has changed the way Australian enterprises operate their IT infrastructure. Also read how Australia’s Citic Pacific Mining is digging into IoT technology to track vehicles, and how Telstra is investing in two submarine cables to bolster Asia-US connectivity. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
19 Apr 2018
CW ASEAN: SD-WAN helps find best route to cloud
This year, more enterprises will adopt a “cloud-first” SD-WAN architecture to support their increasingly cloud-based application mix. In this issue of CW ASEAN, we take a closer look at how ASEAN enterprises are gearing up for this eventuality. Also, read how a new HPE facility in Singapore will help build collaborative partnerships across the internet of things, and how communications service providers should embrace microservices and DevOps to thrive in the digital economy. Continue Reading
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News
18 Apr 2018
Australian supermarket chain hit by IT outage
Thirty-minute glitch knocked out checkout systems at half of Woolworths’ stores in Australia Continue Reading
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News
18 Apr 2018
Business will make money from their data, says IDC
Data scientists may soon find that their skills will be more directly linked to generating a revenue stream within their organisations Continue Reading
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News
18 Apr 2018
DataWorks 18: Hortonworks styles itself 3.0 with a ‘DataPlane’ service
Hortonworks has used its DataWorks Summit in Berlin to announce a data governance “studio” plug in to its DataPlane service Continue Reading
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News
18 Apr 2018
Huawei debuts its first intent-based networking proposition
At its Shenzhen Analyst Summit, Huawei unveiled its intent-based networking concept, promising to address enterprise customer pain points around network management Continue Reading
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News
18 Apr 2018
IBM admits poor storage results but promises to do better
IBM’s first-quarter 2018 results shows failings in its storage business, while cognitive computing via Watson remains its main growth engine Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2018
Nginx debuts in Australia amid growing demand for microservices
The supplier of an open-source application platform is counting on the growing usage of microservices in the perennial search for agility and responsiveness among enterprises Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2018
Russian energy giant makes digital tech adoption a priority
Russian oil and gas giant Gazprom Neft is exploring the use of the latest digital technologies across its entire business Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2018
Elastifile adds NAS file access storage to Google Cloud Launcher
Israeli startup Elastifile launches NFS file access service in the Google cloud to provide hybrid cloud distributed file system functionality with the speed of flash Continue Reading
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Opinion
17 Apr 2018
Moving away from analogue health in a digital world
Healthcare records still rely on faxes, email, mail and paper, but the innovative use of technology will lead to major improvements in medical care Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2018
Targeted cyber attacks doubled in past year, study shows
The number of targeted attacks has doubled in the past year compared with the previous 12 months, despite improvements in detecting and blocking them, a cyber resilience study shows Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2018
Artificial intelligence will help Metro Bank customers manage their money
Service will use AI and predictive analytics to provide personalised prompts to help customers control their spending Continue Reading
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Blog Post
17 Apr 2018
Qualys ups security automation with a bit of Swagger
Cloud security firm Qualys, like every vendor today, is pushing the automation mantra. The company’s Web Application Scanning (WAS) 6.0 now supports Swagger version 2.0 to allow developers to ... Continue Reading
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E-Zine
17 Apr 2018
Can China’s Alibaba successfully take on the US public cloud giants?
In this week's Computer Weekly, as Chinese cloud provider Alibaba grows its presence in Europe, we ask if it can compete with the US public cloud giants. A government plan to move data policy has caused controversy among Whitehall digital experts – we find out why. And we assess the use of cloud for disaster recovery. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2018
Why AI skills, broadband and machine liability must be addressed
The House of Lords select committee on artificial intelligence has urged the government to adapt policies to bolster AI and protect the public Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2018
Norway’s tax administration combats economic crime through IT
Authority has updated its IT system to step up the fight against tax evasion Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2018
Huawei wants to unlock ASEAN’s digital potential
The Chinese technology supplier is working with communications service providers such as Converge in the Philippines to bolster their networks to support new digital services Continue Reading
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News
16 Apr 2018
Santander uses Ripple technology to offer international payments
Santander has launched an international fund transfer service for retail customers in the UK about two years after it started testing the blockchain-based application Continue Reading
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News
16 Apr 2018
Investments in skills, infrastructure and SMEs needed to help UK data economy hit new heights
The UK data economy may struggle to reach its full growth potential between now and 2025 unless action is taken, suggests research commissioned by datacentre operator Digital Realty Continue Reading
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News
16 Apr 2018
Dutch railway operator to experiment with self-driving trains
Dutch railways are on a journey towards fully automated trains, with early tests under way Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Apr 2018
Assessing Alibaba Cloud
AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform rule the public cloud market – but Chinese IaaS challenger Alibaba is targeting world domination Continue Reading
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News
16 Apr 2018
Singtel, VMware to set up hybrid cloud sandbox
The hybrid cloud sandbox environment will let companies test their cloud workloads and software-defined networks Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 Apr 2018
Is a Hive crash a 'stale' middleware malfunction?
Hive Connected Home products are great and the support is outstanding, but they will crash... or at least ours did and here's what we hope is an interesting analysis in terms of trying to work out ... Continue Reading
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News
15 Apr 2018
Ethics key to AI development, says Lords committee
House of Lords Select Committee calls for government to draw up an ethical code of conduct, which organisations developing AI can sign up to Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Apr 2018
Why workflow automation matters (to developers)
Developers need to know more about workflow automation, it appears. As analyst ‘thumb in the air’ pontificating predictions have ‘suggested’, the workflow automation market is expected to reach ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Apr 2018
Companies must take a share of cloud security responsibility
The cloud is seen as highly secure and more and more critical data is being held in public clouds, but organisations need to adapt their internal security processes Continue Reading