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Government must prioritise replacement of legacy IT, MPs told

Science and Technology Committee inquiry into digital government told that Treasury needs to offer funding in next spending review to eliminate ageing technology in Whitehall Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

IR35 reforms: HMRC urges private sector to start prepping now for April 2020 roll-out

HM Revenue & Customs is canvassing views about how best to press ahead with the introduction of the IR35 reforms to the private sector, and is urging those likely to be affected by the move to start getting ready Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

US doubles down on Huawei fears as Chinese prepare to sue

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has reinforced his attacks on Huawei as the firm apparently prepares to sue the US government over its federal-level ban Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Modernising IT at the Bank of England

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the Bank of England as it starts the modernisation programme for its core system – one that the UK economy relies on. We look at the rise of DevSecOps and how it can help deal with increasingly complex security threats. And we examine the different approaches to storage for structured and unstructured data. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Santander latest bank to tap Google experience

Spanish banking giant is tapping IT skills from Google through its latest senior tech appointment Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 6

In this week’s episode of The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team talks about Mobile World Congress, Facebook’s latest data privacy row, the Ocado and M&S partnership, and how the technology industry can tackle unethical data use Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff

Australia ramps up on 5G – telcos and banks among the first to benefit

Australia has been touted as a leader in 5G, although the promises of the technology supporting the use of autonomous vehicles will not be realised for now Continue Reading

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• Beverley Head

Cyber awareness of UK boards found wanting

Boards of many of the UK’s biggest firms must do more to be cyber aware, according to a government report. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Jon Toigo, data storage analyst and author remembered

Editors and colleagues pay tribute to the respected data storage analyst, pundit and author, who was a longtime Storage magazine columnist and TechTarget contributor and speaker. Continue Reading

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• James Alan Miller, Senior Executive Editor

Choosing the right kind of hybrid cloud management

We look at the various factors businesses should consider when looking to solve their cloud management problems Continue Reading

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• Lauren Nelson

Danske Bank builds on machine learning to predict IT failures

Danish bank is using artificial intelligence to help it prevent IT outages that could damage its reputation with customers Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

IT Priorities 2019: APAC keeping pace with digital transformation

Digital transformation is well underway among APAC enterprises which are looking to spend more on refreshing their IT infrastructure and technologies that improve employee productivity Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Facebook asked George Osborne to influence EU data protection law

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg invited one of the chancellor’s children to Facebook’s office as part of a intensive lobbying programme to influence European data protection legislation Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Duncan Campbell & Sebastian Klovig Skelton

Facebook facing 10 GDPR investigations in Ireland

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has revealed it has 10 active probes into Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, as well as Apple, LinkedIn and Twitter, on its books Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What are the CDN options for enterprises?

We look at how content delivery networks can give your organisation’s web presence a literal edge Continue Reading

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• Rene Millman

New broadband speed regulations come into force

Internet service providers must now tell consumers how fast their broadband service will be before they sign a contract, under new Ofcom rules Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Red Hat eyes Unix-to-Linux migrations in emerging ASEAN markets

Open source bigwig is starting its new fiscal year looking at Unix-to-Linux migrations in markets such as Thailand and Indonesia Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

MWC 2019: Our planet is dying - is it time to ditch Mobile World Congress?

This year, my flight from London's Stansted Airport to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress, plus two days of hour-and-a-half commutes through horrendous traffic between my hotel and the conference ... Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Six out of eight key government systems unlikely to be ready by Brexit day

National Audit Office update on the UK government’s readiness for Brexit identifies processes and IT systems that will not be finished by the 29 March deadline Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

London cyber security innovation centre issues open invitation

Government-backed cyber security innovation centre is calling for innovators to address key challenges facing the cyber security industry, offering a year of bespoke support to scale quickly Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Volkswagen’s cloud-focused connected car collaboration with Microsoft gathers pace

Car maker has confirmed its Microsoft-based Automotive Cloud setup will be extended beyond Europe into other key markets to support its push to digitise more of the driving experience for its customers Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Integration challenges lead to digital deceleration

With precious little increase in their budgets and large numbers of applications to connect, IT decision-makers admit they are struggling Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Spotify and Just Eat join forces with tech firms to help enterprises manage cloud costs better

A new non-profit, cloud-focused trade association has emerged that wants to help prevent financial management issues get in the way of enterprises embracing cloud Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Dutch companies lack knowledge of IoT’s benefits

Many organisations in the Netherlands are missing out on the benefits of the internet of things because they lack awareness of its potential Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

M&S and Ocado announce £750m food delivery joint venture

Deal will see M&S take a 50% share of Ocado’s UK retail business, with access to the Ocado Smart Platform Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

How CIOs can earn respect from business peers

CIOs recognise that standing out means being more like a business manager than a technology guru Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

MWC 2019: Industry rallies around the intelligent edge

The ability to process sensor data on intelligent edge devices, then upload to the cloud, was among the themes at this year’s Mobile World Congress Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Improving public/private collaboration to boost digital government

TechUK and the civil service are working together on a programme to develop digital skills in Whitehall and a better understanding of government needs in the tech industry Continue Reading

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• Julian David, TechUK

BBC seeks to increase younger viewership through data analytics

The BBC’s head of product, Rebecca Salsbury, talks about the broadcaster’s work to improve its use of data analytics to attract more young viewers Continue Reading

MWC 2019: Satya Nadella presents intelligent edge vision

Microsoft has unveiled a version of the Xbox Kinect device for business called the Azure Kinect, which sees and hears its environment Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Nordic tech is increasing diversity but more needs to be done

The shortage of women in the boardroom is a problem in the Nordics, like other regions, but work in its tech sector means the future could be more promising Continue Reading

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• Matthew Staff

Counting the costs of IaaS and SaaS

Cost management is a priority for organisations seeking to use infrastructure and software as a service Continue Reading

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• Rich Gibbons

SAP Malaysia MD Duncan Williamson talks up the ‘experience economy’

In a world where consumer experience can make or break a business, companies need to continuously reinvent themselves to stay relevant Continue Reading

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• Avanti Kumar

Facebook planned to spy on Android phone users, internal emails reveal

Facebook planned to use its Android app to track the location of its customers and to allow advertisers to send political advertising and invites to dating sites to ‘single’ people, confidential documents show Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

US may cut off countries that use Huawei in 5G networks

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said America may scale back or cut military and diplomatic ties with countries that use Huawei equipment in national 5G networks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Redis Labs swaps out open source to protect against public clouds

While Redis remain open source, higher value modules are now covered by a commercial agreement which limits commercialisation of Redis-based products Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

MWC 2019: O2 to launch 5G by Christmas

Ahead of Mobile World Congress, operator O2 has revealed further details of how it is planning for the advent of 5G Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Nordic digital transformation driven by traditional businesses

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The winter of AI discontent – thoughts on trends in tech ethics

All organisations need to consider the ethics of their technology use, especially as artificial intelligence tools become more mainstream Continue Reading

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• Caitlin McDonald, Leading Edge Forum

CW Nordics: Sweden to test e-krona and plans cashless society

Sweden’s vision of a cashless society has gained traction after the Riksbank (central bank) rolled out plans to test a digital currency, the e-krona. Also read how the Nordic region’s longer-established companies are playing a forceful role to advance digital transformation, and how Finland’s IT sector has rebounded strongly after Microsoft’s takeover of Nokia’s mobile phones and smart devices business units in 2014. Continue Reading

Government revises outsourcing guidelines to balance risk with suppliers

The government has published its latest guidelines on public sector outsourcing Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

APAC enterprises are just getting started on AI

Despite clear benefits of adopting the technology, only 41% of enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region have embarked on their artificial intelligence journey Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

MWC 2019: 5G smartphones go live on Vodafone network

Vodafone has connected three 5G-enabled smartphones to a live network during trials in Spain Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

MWC 2019: Huawei claims massive lead on 5G readiness

At a pre-Mobile World Congress event in London, Huawei’s Ryan Ding shared details of the firm’s rapidly expanding 5G mobile portfolio, and laid into his competitors Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

How the immersive VR film Tree was created

New Reality Company worked across games development and video effects to bring about a virtual reality immersive experience Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Organisations adopt multicloud strategies as shift from private cloud settles

There is little change in the move from private to public clouds, according to Pierre Audoin Consultants – but more IT professionals are using multi-clouds Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

CIO interview: Martin Draper, CIO and change director, Liberty London

Department store’s IT leader is bringing a traditional retail business into the digital, omnichannel age Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

IT professionals are getting ready for the onset of digital twins

While few businesses are running digital twins in production, Gartner expects two-thirds will implement the technology by 2022 Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Upgraded Bank of England system that gives more fintechs the same rights as banks, due in 2025

While fintechs get their platforms up and running in months the Bank of England’s core system replacement will take best part of a decade. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Activist Lauri Love’s computer ‘contained hacked data’, says judge

Lauri Love, who has been accused of hacking into US government computer systems, has lost a legal action against the NCA for the return of his computers and storage device Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Bank of England to migrate from core system with a one-off big bang

The Bank of England will migrate from its current core settlement system with a 'big-bang' migration before the end of 2025 Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Steering a safe course through hybrid cloud

We look at why hybrid cloud can create a tricky infrastructure to manage Continue Reading

When is it best to stick with paper?

Going digital has been seen as the thing to do, but there can be limits to digital and there's an enduring value to paper. Digital isn’t always best Continue Reading

Health secretary Matt Hancock launches NHSX organisation to lead tech strategy

Central unit will bring together leadership in digital, data and technology to support NHS technology vision and Long-Term Plan Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

MWC 2019: 5G in Europe driven by industrial automation, says Ericsson

As Mobile World Congress 2019 nears, Sweden’s Ericsson has been expanding, and expounding upon, its plans for 5G mobile networks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

IT Priorities 2019: Cyber security and risk management among top priorities for 2019

This year’s Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities research shows that cyber security and risk management are among the top investment priorities Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Any slowdown in Moore’s Law will increase datacentre costs

Datacentre managers want to run their sites more like the cloud scale companies Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Healthcare providers should press on with digital transformation

Healthcare providers should continue digitisation efforts with security in mind amid looming cyber threats, says a top T-Systems executive Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

When is it best to stick with paper?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, sometimes going digital is not necessarily the best thing to do – we weigh the pros and cons of paper versus technology. Our new buyer’s guide examines the challenges of asset management as you move IT infrastructure to the cloud. And we look at the growing role of software developers in the future of networking. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Chief data officer role now well-entrenched, says Gartner

Three out of five chief data officers in a Gartner study reported an increase in headcount, though few are measuring the value of their data assets Continue Reading

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• Beverley Head

DCMS Select Committee claims Facebook ‘deliberately frustrated’ fake news inquiry

Facebook’s UK public policy manager defends its participation in MPs' inquiry into the spread of fake news and disinformation online, which concludes by declaring an end to self-regulation by social media firms Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Steering a safe course through hybrid cloud

We look at why hybrid cloud can create a tricky infrastructure to manage Continue Reading

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• Maxwell Cooter

IT Priorities 2019: IT professionals plan a big push to migrate off Windows 7

With the clock ticking to Windows 7 end of support, more than half of the IT professionals who took part in a survey have a Windows 10 migration as their top IT project this year Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Fit for whose purpose? Submit your views on the Initial National Cybersecurity Skills Strategy

The meeting illustrated the difficulty of the task the DCMS team will have reconciling the need of MoD and GCHQ for patriotic cyberwarriors and the need of the rest of us for the skills to protect ... Continue Reading

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• Philip Virgo, Winsafe Ltd

The hyper-converged network benefits from commingling HCI, SDN

Merging software-defined networking with hyper-converged infrastructure platforms should simplify and ease the deployment, scaling and management of hyper-converged networks. Continue Reading

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• Alastair Cooke

IT Priorities 2019: IT decision-makers plan for APIs

The latest Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey shows that IT professionals are deploying business process automation, but application programming interfaces are not far behind Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

CaixaBank customers can use their faces to withdraw money at ATMs

Spanish bank begins roll-out of ATMs equipped with facial recognition technology, but customers can still use card and PIN Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Making the move to cloud work for you

Getting the best out of a move to the cloud means getting the size right, turning off what you don’t need, smart purchasing and continuously decluttering your new environment Continue Reading

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• Rahul Gupta , PA Consulting

Central Saint Martins hosts Three’s 5G trial for London Fashion Week

Three’s trial 5G network will enable the world’s first augmented reality fashion show at Central Saint Martins, while consumers can test out a prototype network at its flagship store Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CW ANZ: Home in on storage minutiae

With storage analytics, enterprises will be better able to enhance and optimise their storage infrastructure and proactively address problems before they occur. In this edition of CW ANZ, we look at how organisations are using storage analytics to manage their storage footprint and what suppliers are doing to help enterprises get the most of out of the technology. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

CW ASEAN: Target storage problems

With storage systems becoming more heterogeneous and siloed, organisations in ASEAN are turning to analytics to reduce costs and address storage issues before they occur. In this month’s edition of CW ASEAN, we uncover the state of adoption of storage analytics in ASEAN and what organisations can do to reap the full benefits of the technology. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

CIO interview: Neil Holden, IT director, Halfords Group

Motoring and bicycles retailer is growing its use of cloud, expanding on data analytics and exploring new technologies such as artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Born to be wired

IBM is helping legendary US motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson to get its motor running with a cloud-based service for a new electric bike Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Cisco CEO brushes off Brexit and other crises

Chuck Robbins has been speaking about the networking business’ resilience in the face of multiple geopolitical trends and crises, and says his customers just can’t stop spending Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Chinese AI startup claims breakthrough in pediatric diagnosis

Yitu Healthcare claims over 90% accuracy when diagnosing a range of pediatric diseases using a natural language processing system Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

The package no one ordered

Tech gossip doesn’t get steamier than the richest person in the world, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, being blackmailed with his own dick pics by The National Enquirer. But why would he mind who has to ... Continue Reading

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• Ryan Priest

Businesses fail to grasp the true cost of public cloud

Public cloud infrastructure as a service sounds good on paper, but a survey has found that many IT professionals are seriously overspending Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Career choices for storage admins as technologies converge

There is collateral damage in datacentre convergence, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for storage administrators to stick with storage-centric skillsets. Two solutions exist Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT

GE Digital addendum

The term “digital” is only referenced twice, in the 87 minutes of GE’s Q4 2018 earnings call that took place at the end of January. In a transcript of the call, posted on the Seeking Alpha ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

London and Helsinki digital partnership challenges big IT platforms

CDOs of London and Helsinki meet at London’s City Hall to sign a city-to-city digital declaration around AI, open data and digital innovation Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Legacy systems holding banks back from meeting demand for instant accounts

Banks are struggling to meet customer demand to open accounts instantly because of legacy IT systems and processes Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Deloitte will double Hyderabad workforce to support demand for technology services

Deloitte will add 40,000 staff at its operation in Hyderabad, with IT professionals accounting for a significant portion of employees Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Explainable AI: How and why did the AI say ‘true’?

The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything is 42, according to Deep Thought in ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ – but experts need to explain AI decisions Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

IR35 reforms: Contractors lack confidence in private sector to manage April 2020 rule change

Research from IR35 consultancy Qdos suggests contractors lack confidence in the ability of private sector firms to adequately determine how they should be taxed after April 2020 Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

CIO interview: Charles Ewen, Met Office

The Met Office’s CIO is working on a new, digital approach, using supercomputers, establishing pioneering partnerships and creating change Continue Reading

The Met Office storms ahead on data analytics

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how the Met Office takes 2TB of weather data every hour and turns it into useful business insight. We examine whether Amazon’s presence in the retail market is putting off other retailers from using its public cloud services. And we look at the new 802.11ax wireless networking standard and analyse the benefits for enterprise IT. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Dutch developer offers businesses nuclear security option for communications

Startup that created the secure platform for communication between world leaders at the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit in the Netherlands seeks to revolutionise business mail Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Digital project failure still off the menu

Eight years ago, YouTube head Susan Wojcick described eight pillars that Google uses to innovate – but IT pros are still failing to fail fast Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Lauri Love takes legal action against NCA for return of seized computers

Lauri Love, a former engineering student who won a battle with the US Department of Justice against extradition to the US to face hacking charges, is suing the UK's intelligence agency, the NCA, for the return of his seized computers Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

AI and robotics to form part of curriculum for future medical students

For the NHS to capitalise on the digital future, new technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics will have to be designed into the learning process for medical students Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Culture clash cripples digital business

CIOs urged to work with HR to help staff take on new working practices that support digital transformation initiatives Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Inside the AI developer’s toolbox

With so much artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning in development, we look at the kit programmers might find useful in their AI toolbox Continue Reading

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• Adrian Bridgwater

Interview: Moving to DataOps

During a London data science popup meeting, Computer Weekly caught up with MoneySuperMarket.com’s analytics head, Harvinder Atwal Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Businesses still figuring out digital transformation have already lost

Accenture is calling it a post-digital era, one where businesses are already looking beyond digitisation to capitalise on new tech-driven opportunities Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Of course there's technology for the Irish border - that doesn't mean it will work

It’s understandable that people express cynicism when a politician – particularly one with a clear ideological bent – proclaims that “digital” or “technology” can solve the core Brexit issue of the ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Nordic region primed to pioneer 5G

The Nordic region could pioneer the commercial use of 5G, with Finland and Sweden hotbeds for the technology Continue Reading

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• Jane Hamrin

How IT leaders can build great relationships with marketing leaders

Experts dish out their advice on how to work better together with their marketing peers to deliver a high-quality customer experience Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Government legislates to bring back roaming charges in no-deal Brexit

All four UK operators have said they have no plans to reintroduce roaming charges, but EE, O2 and Vodafone have not committed themselves not to do so Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CW Benelux: Google helps Dutch schools to teach computer skills

A programme in the Netherlands to help primary schools provide computational thinking and programming, developed with financial support from Google, is well on schedule. Also read about four Russians’ attempted hack into the networks of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague, and how Dutch delivery company PostNL is making savings by using robotic technology to automate administrative tasks. Continue Reading

What are the SD-WAN requirements for a multicloud environment?

SD-WAN is becoming an important option for businesses migrating branch and other edge communications to the cloud. But what makes a successful deployment? Continue Reading

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• Christian Annesley