IT innovation, research and development

Executing Your Strategy 1: Ideation

Ideation is based on the concept that life asks three fundamental questions Continue Reading

Personal skills for professional success: influencing

Mastering influencing skills opens doors for your career by improving not just the ways in which you interact with important groups of people, but also by increasing your self-confidence in your ability to communicate persuasively. Continue Reading

A CW buyer’s guide to Human Capital Management

Computer Weekly looks at what steps the industry has taken to improve talent management; bridging the gap between the cost savings promised by cloud technologies and the value they deliver; and how to recruit expertise in emerging technologies. Continue Reading

Executing your strategy 2: Nature

This is the second of six part guide which explains the key steps of the Strategic Execution Framework, developed by the Stanford Advanced Management Programme, to help organisations stay focused on innovation, increase performance, manage change and scale the business. Continue Reading

Digital identities and the open business

Analysts Bob Tarzey and Rob Bamforth explain the business drivers that encouraging companies to invest in Identity and access management (IAM) despite tight budgets. Continue Reading

How to build an effective User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Team

Learn how to build an effective User Acceptance Testing (UAT) team with this extract from User Acceptance Testing, a step by step guide. Continue Reading

The Deloitte CIO Survey 2013

This study from Deloitte gives the latest trends in IT spending, technology and business priorities and CIOs' career aspirations Continue Reading

IT spending up as companies invest in digital technology

Businesses are stepping up their spending on IT as they invest in strategic digital technologies, a CIO survey by Deloitte reveals Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Companies are not taking advantage of data analytics, research says

Research by Bersin by Deloitte shows that 86% of businesses have yet to progress beyond using their HR data to generate basic reports Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Government calls for more data scientists in the UK

The government is calling on industry and academia to help produce more data scientists in the UK Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

How technology is making business more human

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how new technologies are changing the way that businesses are run and employees are managed. Our new buyer’s guide looks at the options available for finance and insurance in IT and how it can help mitigate against cyber security risks. We report from VMware’s European user conference and hear how desktop virtualisation is helping Hertz cut its IT support costs. And we examine the data management issues raised by the consumerisation of IT. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

IBM interns join ShopDirect to combine gamification and Twitter analysis

Undergraduate ShopDirect interns spent the summer with IBM on a project using gamification and Twitter to engage with customers Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Government pledges extra £100m to Enterprise Zones

Communities secretary Eric Pickles confirms the additional funding to help complete infrastructure projects around the new business hubs Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Oracle OpenWorld 2013: Businesses need to have constant digital conversations with the CIO, says PwC

Companies which have strong digital conversations across their business are more likely to be successful in sales, innovation and growth Continue Reading

Tesco to launch £119 7-inch tablet to expand multichannel presence

Tesco is expanding its multichannel retail strategy with the introduction of its own tablet, targeting non-internet-savvy users Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

The CMO–CIO disconnect

This study from Accenture reveals the extent of the disconnect between chief marketing officers (CMOs) and chief information officers (CIOs), and offers advice on how to bridge the gap. Continue Reading

CW buyer’s guide: managing identity & access

This 10-page guide to identity and access management examines how to find a balance between the needs of the business and regulators Continue Reading

UCAS adopts public cloud to process university admissions

Ten days before the A-level results, UCAS adopted a public cloud infrastructure to scale up its IT and to make admission process efficient Continue Reading

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• Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor

Bloomberg signs up to Ubuntu Edge hybrid

Financial analytics service Bloomberg has bought into Mark Shuttleworth’s Ubuntu One vision for a hybrid PC/mobile device. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Big data journalism exposes offshore tax dodgers

How journalists harnessed big data to challenge offshore financial secrecy Continue Reading

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• Duncan Campbell and Craig Shaw

Michelin creates fuel efficiency service with Accenture

Tyre maker Michelin has begun a major project to create a business division focused on providing IT solutions for logistics Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Using ICT financing for strategic gain

Analysts Clive Longbottom and Rob Bamford offer advice to smaller businesses on financing and leasing of ICT hardware and software Continue Reading

Nucleus Research ROI Vendor Comparison Scorecard

This tool provides a single page scorecard for comparing vendors across 14 weighted factors. It generates an overall score for each vendor along with a risk assessment based on the weighting of the factors. Continue Reading

Business Reimagined

Reimagining business is about waking up to a new environment based on technology that liberates rather than constrains, writes Dave Coplin. Continue Reading

CW500: Back to the Future: Big Data at Channel 4

Bob Harris, Chief Technology Officer of Channel 4 Television, explains the broadcaster's approach to big data in this presentation for Computer Weekly's 500 Club. Continue Reading

OpenCorporates makes company data public

Company data is being made available as part of an initiative to place more government data in the public domain Continue Reading

Frimley Park NHS deploys VDI for efficiency and BYOD

When the NHS trust came under pressure to make its IT budget go further, it opted to deploy VDI in its A&E department Continue Reading

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• Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor

The Future of Corporate IT

This research study from CEB identifies five opportunities for CIOs to drive productivity and growth as organisations adopt new working practices. Continue Reading

Bet365's move to HTML5 is more than a gamble

Online gaming site Bet365 has starting using HTML5 to build a rich user experience on its website Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Tesco uses big data to cut cooling costs by up to €20m

Tesco is aiming to save over €20m a year by using sophisticated analytical technology to ensure its chillers work at optimum temperature Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Open data leaders slam government over postcode privatisation

The Open Data Institute has hit out at Whitehall plans to allow details of UK postcodes to continue to be sold for profit Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Why CIOs need to become tax literate

Digital technologies can have significant ramifications for corporate taxation. IT teams need to be aware of the issues, says PwC Continue Reading

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• John Steveni

Collaborative Learning in a Project Environment

This guide from ESI International explains how organisations can harness collaborative learning to drive better project management. Continue Reading

The Great Deverticalisation - part 4: The role of the private sector

Why do we persist in running vertically integrated organisations when standardising many of these processes would free us up to do things so much better, and more cheaply? Continue Reading

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• Mark Thompson & Jerry Fishenden

IT Priorities Europe 2013

Compare IT technology and spending priorities across Europe with Computer Weekly/TechTarget's IT Priorities 2013 European research. Continue Reading

The Great Deverticalisation - part 2: The power of open

The public sector has the opportunity, through the power of 'open', to take the lead in creating organisations for the future success of UK plc Continue Reading

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• Mark Thompson & Jerry Fishenden

IT spending to rise in 2013

Find out what analysts are predicting for technology in Europe this year, including changes in budgets and how companies can reduce costs and improve sustainability. Continue Reading

Government to cut large frameworks following procurement review

Government is to put an end to large ICT frameworks, following a review into the efficacy of procurement practices for SMEs Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Government IT reformers criticise IT leadership shake-up

Government IT reformers have criticised plans to give procurement chief Bill Crothers a more prominent role in the IT leadership team Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

IT Security Purchasing Intentions 2013

This in-depth research from Computer Weekly and TechTarget reveals the IT security spending priorities of businesses in the UK and Europe. Continue Reading

Technology value matrix : ERP

Analyst group Nucleus Research looks at the latest trends in enterprise resource planning (ERP) and discusses the best performing suppliers. Continue Reading

G-Cloud ramps up for next generation of government IT procurements

The G-Cloud has a new framework and calls for it to become a blueprint for all government IT procurement, but what challenges lie ahead? Continue Reading

UKtech50 2012 - The most influential people in UK IT

We run down the top 20 names from this year's Computer Weekly UKtech50 list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

UKtech50 2012 - The most influential people in UK IT

Computer Weekly has announced the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

CIO interview: Gavin Walker chief information officer at NATS

Gavin Walker, CIO of NATS, talks about how a vendor-neutral approach is key to successful IT, and why huge outsourcing contracts are the enemy Continue Reading

CW500: Managing the mobile workforce (part 1)

Mobile working has transformed Colt Telecommunications beyond recognition over the past three years Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

The future of computing at IBM Zurich research labs

Chips powered by the sun and cooled by water are just some of the long-term research projects at IBM's Zurich labs Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

DWP hits back at criticism over Universal Credit IT systems

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has hit back at calls to delay its flagship Universal Credit scheme because of IT concerns Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

UK cookie law compliance mixed, study finds

Three months after the enforcement of the cookie law, only 12% of UK websites have prominent privacy notices and robust cookie controls, a study shows Continue Reading

Digital technologies to spark major shake-up of IT suppliers, says report

CIOs have been urged to rethink their partnerships with strategic suppliers as the industry goes through its most disruptive period since the dot com crash Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

CW500: The technology behind the BBC's Olympics coverage

BBC CTO John Linwood told Computer Weekly’s CW500 Club about the “terrifying” challenge of providing live coverage of all events at the Olympics Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

CIO interview: Sally Howes, National Audit Office

Sally Howes, CIO at the National Audit Office, talks about how the NAO hopes to perform more IT health checks and fewer project post mortems Continue Reading

Amazon to open London development centre

Amazon today announced a new hub in central London to focus on the development of digital media products Continue Reading

Home Office creates private police ICT company

The Home Office has created a private firm to manage police IT after the the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) was abolished Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

The evolving business case for tier-1 erp in midsize companies

Analyst group Nucleus Research assesses the business case for packaged ERP solutions. Continue Reading

EC invests €1.5bn in IT research

The European Commission (EC) has announced funding for research into IT totaling almost €1.5bn Continue Reading

Tech companies facing mounting IP challenges

The recent flurry of patent buying and selling activity in the global tech sector illustrates dramatic changes in the way some of the biggest technology companies are approaching their intellectual property (IP) Continue Reading

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• Haydn Evans

Whitehall could save £33bn with big data analytics, says Policy Exchange

Government could save £33bn a year applying big data analytics to departmental information, claims a report from the Policy Exchange Continue Reading

Cambridge University turns to computer games to unlock secrets of the universe

Cambridge University is turning to technology developed for computer gaming to help it solve some of the fundamental problems of science Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Halliburton CIO Ken Braud on strategy and innovation

CIO Ken Braud talked to delegates at the Orange Business Live customer event in Rome, and it was clear he has plenty on his plate. Continue Reading

The cloud will move supercomputers into the mainstream

Cloud computing will move supercomputers out of the research labs into mainstream business, says Amazon Continue Reading

2012: Will this be the year TPM finally comes of age?

Will 2012 be the year that TPM finally delivers on its potential to provide a hardware-based "root of trust" for enterprise information security? Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Top 10 tips for IPv6 security

Many organisations are being misled about the complexities surrounding IPv6 security, according to security firm Stonesoft Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Mobile threats demand focus on data protection, says Websense

Business needs to focus on data protection as cyber criminals turn to mobile malware, says Websense. Continue Reading

The Pirate Bay is latest site to be hit by DDoS attack

The Pirate Bay has become the latest high-profile website to be hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

CIO interview: Cathryn Riley, CIO, Aviva

It's been a tough time for Aviva with CEO Andrew Moss forced to step down in a shareholder revolt. But for CIO Cathryn Riley, it’s business as usual. Continue Reading

Open standards are about the business model, not the technology

Software companies, abuzz with lobbyists and patent lawyers over government open standards, are similar to the record industry 10 years ago. Continue Reading

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• Mark Thompson, Exeter Business School and DIGITLab

Supercomputers will reach 'exascale' speeds within decade

Supercomputers will be powerful enough to simulate the human brain within seven years, says founder of Top500 list. Continue Reading

How technology, media and telecoms companies can win the confidence of investors

Deloitte looks at the impact leadership has on company performance in the techonology media and telecoms sectors. Continue Reading

Transforming IT at HM Revenue & Customs

HMRC CIO, Phil Pavitt, gives the key facts around HM Revenue and Customs’ IT change programme in this PowerPoint presentation for Computer Weekly's 500 Club. Continue Reading

Eight UK universities awarded excellence in cyber security research status

The first eight UK universities have been awarded 'Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research' status Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

The next wave of digitisation: setting your direction, building your capabilities

Companies need to make significant investments in digital skills and technologies if they are to meet the needs of their customers, Booz&Co argues in this report. Continue Reading

CIO interview: Rob Pringle, global IT director, Gazprom

Rob Pringle, director of global IT at Gazprom Marketing and Trading, reveals the secret of rolling out IT quickly Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Interview: Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude on open data

Francis Maude, Cabinet Office minister, talks to Computer Weekly about the importance of open data to the UK economy. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

John Lewis prioritises IT investment above profit

John Lewis made significant technology investments in 2011, pushing profits down 3.8% to £353.8m Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Generation Y is a myth, says Corporate Executive Board research

Generation Y – the computer-literate youngsters who need the latest high-tech gadget to work effectively – is a myth, the latest research reveals Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Business technology in the 21st century

This Economist Intelligence Unit report reviews how expectations for technology are changing and the implications for CIOs. Continue Reading

Building consumerised end-user services

This report from the Corporate Executive Board presents key facts and figures on the take-up of consumer technology in the workplace. Continue Reading

Overcoming the insight deficit

Learn how you can empower your employees to make the most of big data and data analytics in this executive guide from the Corporate Executive Board. Continue Reading

The Future of Innovation Management: The Next 10 Years

Download this report from Arthur D Little to learn 5 key innovation concepts for CIOs and CTOs. Continue Reading

Buyer's Guide: CRM

This nine-page Buyer's Guide to customer relationship management (CRM) is essential reading for CIOs and senior IT professionals. Continue Reading

Accenture Technology Vision

Download this report from Accenture to discover the 6 IT technology trends that will impact CIOs in 2012. Continue Reading

Cloud solves IT innovation and maintenance imbalance

CIOs can rebalance the scenario of spending 80% of their budget on maintenance and 20% on innovation if they harness cloud computing. Continue Reading

Five ways to improve your IT project management

Project management and the IT industry go together like jam and toast. But not all project management is good project management. Continue Reading

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• Ian Templeton

IT matters again

This report from Deloitte argues that businesses are again investing in IT to help them compete with rivals despite the downturn. Continue Reading

Smart Organisations

This report from PA Consulting shows how businesses can enhance their competitive position without excessive expenditure or risk. Continue Reading

How open data creates new opportunities for the UK

The use of open data could be a critical factor in determining the success or failure of the UK’s growth agenda this report from the business advisory firm Deloitte reveals. Continue Reading

Martha Lane Fox launches Government Digital Service

The launch of the Government Digital Service will “fundamentally transform the lives of millions,” says digital champion Martha Lane Fox. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall

The UKtech50: The top 20

Following on from our successful afternoon yesterday, where we unveiled the most influential people within the UK IT industry, ComputerWeekly brings you the lowdown on the top 20. Continue Reading

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• Matt Scott, TechTarget

UKtech50: Meet Mike Lynch, the most influential person in UK IT

Mike Lynch, voted as the most influential person in UK IT, doesn’t like to think about challenges, but about opportunities. Continue Reading

IT matters again

This report from Deloitte argues that businesses are again investing in IT to help them compete with rivals despite the downturn. Continue Reading

How to embed innovation in the corporate culture

This paper from Kurt Salmon identifies the common inhibitors to innovation and how to overcome them, and sets out some important principles that can help. Continue Reading

Computer Weekly wins digital publishing award

Computer Weekly has won a prestigious publishing industry award for the product development of the year. Continue Reading

CIO Interview: IT should drive company innovation, says SAP's Oliver Bussmann

Driving innovation has become one of the key roles of the chief information officer, says Oliver Bussmann, CIO at business software maker SAP. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Smart Organisations

How can businesses enhance their competitive position without excessive expenditure or taking on excessive risk? Continue Reading

Social media is more than a number of "likes"

The number of “likes” on Facebook, is not a measure of success according to Anthony Bradley, co-author of The Social Organisation. Continue Reading

Budget for innovation: Case study - standardising Dell

This case study is part of a Computer Weekly roundtable on budget for innovation where IT leaders discussed the balance between spending on maintenance and innovation. Continue Reading

CIOs must be act like venture capatalists, says Gartner

CIOs need to adopt a venture-capitalist approach to IT if they are to remain relevant in the prevailing climate of economic growth, according to Dave Aron, vice-president and research director for Gartner executive programs. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

IT greats: Top 10 greatest IT people

For every world-famous name with a world famous fortune – think Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell – there are hundreds of other individuals who have moved the IT industry and its technology inexorably forward Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff