IT outsourcing
IT outsourcing is a critical consideration for IT managers, but is always a sensitive subject with significant implications for IT department staff. Offshore outsourcing continues to grow in popularity, and the sourcing options for IT managers are increasingly varied. We examine what approach UK organisations are taking to IT outsourcing.
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News
14 Nov 2024
Virtual wards to digital feedback: the Nordic approach to post-pandemic healthcare
Post-pandemic healthcare is benefitting from Nordic tech foresight, with the country bringing digital change to the world’s health sector to allow for more remote care Continue Reading
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News
04 Dec 2023
Atos selected for UEFA Euro 2024 IT contract
IT services company Atos will deliver on-site and remote IT services for next year’s international football event in Germany Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
09 May 2024
Fujitsu’s Post Office Horizon admission was ‘bombshell’ amid ‘religious panic’ over reliability
Barrister Simon Clarke was representing the Post Office when he discovered an expert witness had misled courts in subpostmaster trials Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
07 May 2024
French MSP saves 30% on cloud costs as it deploys Cubbit
Cubbit’s distributed object storage turns on-site capacity into a sovereign and secure cloud. CloudReso.com uses it to supply its customers and save on fees from big cloud providers Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
07 May 2024
Police told in 2016 that Post Office prosecutor withheld evidence of Horizon errors from court
A campaigning former subpostmaster told Surrey Police he suspected a ‘possible criminal offence’ when he found details of a Post Office prosecutor withholding evidence in a 2010 trial Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
03 May 2024
Post Office legal boss withheld details from statutory body reviewing miscarriages of justice
The Post Office’s top lawyer held back vital information when requested by the criminal cases review commission, preventing wrongful convictions from being reviewed Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
02 May 2024
Post Office investigators saw subpostmasters as ‘enemies’ – and that’s what they became
Post Office investigators were only focused on getting money from subpostmasters blamed for accounting shortfalls, according to a 2013 report commissioned by organisation’s legal boss Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
26 Apr 2024
Post Office scheme was a ‘charade’ that never intended for large compensation pay-outs
The Post Office established a scheme to compensate subpostmasters affected by tech faults, but it was just a ‘charade’, says Public Inquiry KC Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
24 Apr 2024
AI firm saves a million in shift to Pure FlashBlade shared storage
AI consultancy Crater Labs spent vast amounts of time managing server-attached drives to ensure GPUs were saturated. A shift to all-flash Pure Storage slashed that to almost zero Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
22 Apr 2024
Fujitsu to cut UK jobs as Post Office scandal fallout hits sales
Japanese supplier’s role in the Post Office Horizon scandal is beginning to hurt its UK business, with job cuts announced Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
18 Apr 2024
IT expert who helped expose Post Office scandal offers to investigate second controversial system
IT expert Jason Coyne, who played a critical part in exposing the Post Office Horizon scandal, said he would examine the Capture System Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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E-Zine
16 Apr 2024
VMware users hit by licence hikes after Broadcom takeover
In this week’s Computer Weekly, VMware users are facing licence fee increases after the acquisition by Broadcom, with education bodies worst hit – we talk to unhappy customers. We visit Helsinki and find out why the Finnish capital is leading on smart city developments. And we examine how to reduce environmental impact through software development. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
12 Apr 2024
Government could still replace Fujitsu in key nuclear contract
Fujitsu’s first government contract of the year could be just a stay of execution as department says that all replacement options are still being considered Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
11 Apr 2024
Storage technology explained: AI and data storage
In this guide, we examine the data storage needs of artificial intelligence, the demands it places on data storage, the suitability of cloud and object storage for AI, and key AI storage products Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
11 Apr 2024
IR35: HMRC restores Github access to deleted CEST source code, but confirms update data lost
After the source code for its much-maligned online IR35 status checker tool was deleted in error from Github, HMRC confirms it has now been re-uploaded, but any data about past updates to the tool have been lost Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
11 Apr 2024
Fujitsu public sector contracts dry up in Post Office scandal aftermath
Disgraced IT supplier has won just one public sector contract following public anger over Post Office scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
08 Apr 2024
MPs will grill Cabinet Office over Fujitsu contract bidding pause
Parliamentary select committees have their eyes trained on Fujitsu’s response to the Post Office Horizon scandal, with its pause on bidding for contracts under scrutiny Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
05 Apr 2024
Environment Agency dumps Fujitsu as Post Office scandal takes its toll
Troubled supplier loses flood warnings contract with government department after almost a decade Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
03 Apr 2024
Ransomware kill switch may save 99% of files from encryption
MDR specialist Adlumin says its new features will help customers stop in-progress ransomware attacks before they can cause significant damage Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
03 Apr 2024
Fujitsu staff instructed how to bid for government contracts during self-imposed ban
Leak reveals how Fujitsu advises staff to approach UK government customers during its self-imposed bidding pause, as well as details of a multimillion-pound project to protect its reputation Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Podcast
28 Mar 2024
Podcast: What is distributed cloud storage and what are its benefits?
We talk to Enrico Signoretti of Cubbit about how distributed cloud allows customers to control their data in hybrid and multicloud storage and the workloads the company targets Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
26 Mar 2024
Sums of money Post Office ‘stole’ from subpostmasters may never be known
MP asks government minister for figure on how much money the Post Office took from subpostmasters who were wrongly blamed for accounting shortfalls Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
22 Mar 2024
Fujitsu won’t sign any new business in Ireland
Fujitsu is closing down its Irish business after a review of the operation’s current performance and market outlook Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
21 Mar 2024
Post Office scandal fallout for Fujitsu could open UK public sector to Indian giants
Post Office scandal has damaged public trust in Japanese IT supplier Fujitsu, which could open door to primed rivals Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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E-Zine
19 Mar 2024
What went wrong with Birmingham’s Oracle project?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, after Birmingham City Council’s disastrous Oracle project cost over £100m, we analyse where it all went wrong. Our new buyer’s guide examines building a sustainable IT strategy. And we find out how Thomson Reuters is using AI to enhance its product offerings. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
15 Mar 2024
Global McDonalds IT outage result of third-party error
An IT outage that forced McDonald's to temporarily shutter thousands of restaurants has been blamed on a configuration error by a third-party supplier, but there is no suspicion of foul play Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
07 Mar 2024
CCS U-turns on G-Cloud 14 insurance requirements after supplier backlash
The government procurement agency has reversed previous plans for a £20m increase in insurance cover that threatened to deter smaller suppliers from bidding for cloud computing contracts Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
07 Mar 2024
Fujitsu should pay half of Post Office scandal costs, says select committee chair
Select committee chair says Fujitsu should pay half of the costs to repair damage caused by Post Office scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
05 Mar 2024
Keepit brings backup and restore to unprotected SaaS applications
SaaS backup specialist keeps data in its own cloud datacentres, protects cloud data across numerous platforms and aims to give customers the ability to rapidly add data sources Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
29 Feb 2024
Home Office GPS tagging of asylum seekers breaches data protection law
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued an enforcement notice against the Home Office after finding its programme to tag asylum seekers with GPS monitors breaches data protection law Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
29 Feb 2024
Post Office CEO’s claim to be ‘working hard’ on Capture investigation in doubt
The Post Office hasn’t even contacted Capture Software users brought to its attention, but CEO claimed, under oath, that the organisation has been ‘working hard’ on the cases for five weeks Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
28 Feb 2024
UC finetunes tech strategy to support digital masterplan
The University of Canberra is scoping a new project to determine data, integration and multicloud strategies to support its long-term digital roadmap Continue Reading
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News
27 Feb 2024
Government should face legal deadlines on paying Post Office victims
The government should face a legal deadline on paying Horizon scandal victims and unfair previous settlements should be reopened, MPs have been told - amid further boardroom controversy at the Post Office Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
26 Feb 2024
Storage and backup spend in 2024 targets risk and resilience
The TechTarget and ESG spending intentions survey finds big bias towards averting risk and building organisational resilience, but on-premise storage a significant planned outlay Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
26 Feb 2024
Post Office scandal roundup: Fourth Estate in full throttle
January saw mainstream media take hold of the Post Office scandal, and while that first month saw much regurgitation of old news, February saw large media outlets take story forward Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
21 Feb 2024
Co-op signs TCS deal for cloud-first push
The Co-operative Group has contracted IT service provider Tata Consultancy Services to support its move to a cloud-first IT environment Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
16 Feb 2024
Post Office IT insider and the software decision that lit the Horizon scandal
As the Post Office replaces its controversial Horizon software, a former Post Office IT executive describes disastrous mistakes of the past Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Podcast
14 Feb 2024
Podcast: What is the impact of AI on storage and compliance?
Start now looking at artificial intelligence compliance. That’s the advice of Mathieu Gorge of Vigitrust, who says AI governance is still immature but firms should recognise the limits and still act Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
13 Feb 2024
What will result from Cohesity’s Veritas acquisition?
The $7bn backup giant will leverage huge assets in enterprise customer base, compliance and governance intelligence, AI, R&D, and Kubernetes backup and storage Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Opinion
12 Feb 2024
A decade after breaking HMRC’s Aspire deal, the Post Office scandal exposes glaring similarities
HM Revenue & Customs finally broke from its £800m a year Aspire contract in 2016 - and the reasons have parallels with the Post Office scandal. Will government ever learn? Continue Reading
By- Louise McCarthy
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News
06 Feb 2024
Post Office scandal: Phase four’s rogues’ gallery
Phase four of the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal revealed ‘a parade of liars, bullies, amnesiacs and arrogant individuals’ that made up the teams investigating and prosecuting subpostmasters Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Opinion
06 Feb 2024
The Post Office scandal shows how much AI can and must help humans
There has been much speculation about the potential for a future AI disaster after the role of IT in the Post Office scandal - but the way to avoid this is to make sure AI and humans work hand in hand Continue Reading
By- Frederik Pedersen
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News
02 Feb 2024
‘People are now listening,' Post Office inquiry told as latest phase ends
The latest phase of the public inquiry into the widest miscarriage of justice in modern UK history – the Post Office Horizon IT scandal – closes with a bang Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
31 Jan 2024
Aviva signs 15-year contract with Indian IT giant
Tata Consultancy Services continues to make large gains in the UK life insurance and pensions sector Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
30 Jan 2024
Pre-Horizon users contacting lawyers as more Post Office IT horror stories emerge
Lawyer says there is no reason to believe the Post Office treated unexplained shortfalls on systems prior to Horizon any differently to the way it dealt with unexplained Horizon shortfalls Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
29 Jan 2024
MP demands answers from government minister over second faulty Post Office IT system
Kevan Jones MP highlighted evidence of injustices caused by a computer system used in Post Office branches prior to the introduction of the controversial Horizon system. Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
26 Jan 2024
Expert IT witness outsmarted an ‘aggressive’ Post Office to get to truth after inspection ‘madness’
The Post Office’s attempts to protect the Horizon system are well known, in light of the public inquiry and a recent TV drama, but Computer Weekly can reveal how an IT expert was treated during his investigation of Horizon Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
24 Jan 2024
Committee chair asks minister to back ‘Mr Bates clause’ in Post Office compensation legislation
Select committee chair wants guarantees on financial redress for subpostmasters that suffered in the Horizon scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
19 Jan 2024
Fujitsu boss admits to missed opportunities to prevent miscarriages of justice
Concerns of an expert witness in subpostmaster trials were ignored by Fujitsu Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
18 Jan 2024
Gartner: The big IT outsourcing contract returns
Gartner’s latest spending forecast shows IT services is set to become the largest segment of IT spending in 2024 Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
18 Jan 2024
Anger sparked by TV drama forces Fujitsu to put public sector contract bidding on hold
It is not just the UK government that has been forced to act quickly amid public anger, as a wounded Fujitsu stalls government contract bidding Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
18 Jan 2024
More than 900 subpostmaster convictions wouldn’t have happened without Post Office-backed law change
IT expert says it cannot be the case that computer evidence is treated as accurate in court, without investigation into surrounding circumstances Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
17 Jan 2024
Cloud-to-cloud backup: What it is and why you (probably) need it
Basic cloud data protection is just not enough. Several loopholes leave business data vulnerable and that means additional cloud-to-cloud backup should be seriously considered Continue Reading
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Opinion
17 Jan 2024
Paula Vennells fails to practice what she preaches in Post Office scandal
Reverend Richard Coles tells Computer Weekly how a recent ITV drama ‘moved and enraged’ a public that had missed the unfolding of the biggest miscarriage of justice in modern history, in front of their noses Continue Reading
By- Reverend Richard Coles
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16 Jan 2024
How Fujitsu became a central part of the decades-long Post Office scandal
After a TV drama brought the Post Office scandal to a wider audience, many are wondering how and why a Japanese IT company became embroiled in the story. We examine the history behind Fujitsu’s role. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
15 Jan 2024
Post Office scandal: A very good start to what comes next
Well, what can we say? Humbly, let’s start with a very big thank you to Little Gem, the TV production company that created Mr Bates vs the Post Office, and to ITV for broadcasting the drama at ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
12 Jan 2024
Post Office scandal inquiry hits mainstream after dramatic start to year
Long-running statutory public inquiry restarts with hugely increased interest following ITV’s dramatisation of the two decades-long scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
10 Jan 2024
How Fujitsu became a central part of the Post Office scandal
As a TV drama brings the Post Office scandal to a wider audience, many are wondering how and why a Japanese IT company became embroiled in the story – we examine the troubled history behind Fujitsu’s role Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
08 Jan 2024
Post Office scandal furore is moment to change digital evidence rules
The current rules around digital evidence are partly to blame for the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
20 Dec 2023
Post Office gets government handout as Horizon replacement costs increase ‘significantly’
The increasing costs associated with replacing the Post Office’s controversial IT system have forced the government to hand it over £100m extra Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
20 Dec 2023
'No hiding place' for those responsible for Post Office Horizon scandal
MPs want individuals to be held to account for their roles in causing the Post Office Horizon scandal, which destroyed thousands of lives Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
15 Dec 2023
Government advised to overturn all Post Office scandal convictions
An independent board set up to advise the government on compensation for innocent subpostmasters has recommended that all the Post Office scandal convictions are ‘unsafe’ and should be overturned Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
14 Dec 2023
Current Post Office executive in denial of Horizon cover-up
Executives at the Post Office today are still in denial of the part they played in destroying the lives of thousands of people Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Blog Post
13 Dec 2023
The Post Office Scandal: When culture ate the law for breakfast
Famously, “culture eats strategy for breakfast,” according to management guru Peter Drucker. What should we make, then, of the culture at the Post Office when it was prosecuting innocent people ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
08 Dec 2023
Former Post Office investigator called subpostmaster campaigners ‘crooks’
Former Post Office investigator labelled subpostmasters attempting to clear their names as ‘crooks’ Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
05 Dec 2023
Undisclosed document could reveal pressure on Fujitsu expert witness in Post Office prosecution
Details of Post Office prosecutor’s meeting with Fujitsu IT expert witness, used in subpostmaster prosecution, not yet disclosed to public inquiry Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
04 Dec 2023
Atos selected for UEFA Euro 2024 IT contract
IT services company Atos will deliver on-site and remote IT services for next year’s international football event in Germany Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
01 Dec 2023
Post Office lawyer with his fingerprints all over IT scandal spreads blame
Senior Post Office criminal lawyer was just following orders and claims his only mistake was believing those that told him the Horizon system was robust Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
30 Nov 2023
Slow government response to Post Office scandal compensation forces new legislation
Subpostmasters who exposed widest miscarriage of justice in UK history still waiting for compensation after decades of fighting Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
29 Nov 2023
Paula Vennells’ email fuelled Post Office Horizon cult, inquiry told
Faced with serious questions about the robustness of its core computer system, the Post Office doubled down on reliability myth, public inquiry told Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
29 Nov 2023
Scope of Okta helpdesk breach widens to impact all users
Okta has widened the scope of the October breach of its systems to include every customer that has used its helpdesk service, after new information came to light Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
28 Nov 2023
CCRC refers two posthumous subpostmaster appeals to Crown Court
CCRC refers posthumous appeals against convictions to Crown Court for first time Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Nov 2023
India's Hexaware creates hundreds of jobs in UK
Hexaware opens IT services operation in Birmingham, with a plan to recruit 250 people in the region by 2025 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
22 Nov 2023
Controversial Fujitsu contract with Post Office extended again
IT from Fujitsu is at the heart of the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history, yet the government keeps handing millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to the IT giant Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
22 Nov 2023
World Wide Fund for Nature signs IT deal with Atos
Global conservation organisation will harness latest technologies to improve ability to predict risks to natural environment Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
20 Nov 2023
Cubbit DS3 Composer brings DIY cloud to object storage pool
Cubbit customers can now build and configure S3-compatible clouds from unused capacity and offer MSP-grade services with high levels of resilience, security and data sovereignty Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
16 Nov 2023
Post Office scandal inquiry postpones more key witness hearings
Yet more witness hearings are cancelled due to the Post Office's late disclosure of documents Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
14 Nov 2023
Engineers slash RPO/RTO as they swap tape for Rubrik backup
Frankham Group ditches archaic tape backup and deploys Rubrik backup appliances and remote disaster recovery facility. Meanwhile, the engineering group assesses a move to the cloud Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
08 Nov 2023
Data-sharing management gap highlights cyber risk, says report
Organisations are struggling to secure their use of communications tools to share data with third-party partners and suppliers, and in the process are exposing themselves to heightened levels of risk, according to a report Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Definition
06 Nov 2023
business services
Business services refer to all services that support a company. Continue Reading
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News
01 Nov 2023
Lloyds bank kicks off Hyderabad operation
Lloyds Banking Group has opened its latest tech operation in Hyderabad, with plans to recruit around 600 IT experts Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
24 Oct 2023
Customers speak out over Okta’s response to latest breach
Customers of identity specialist Okta have been attacked via a compromise of its systems, and are claiming Okta’s response leaves something to be desired Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Definition
24 Oct 2023
SSAE 16
The Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16 (SSAE 16) is a set of auditing standards and guidance on using the standards, published by the Auditing Standards Board (ASB) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), for redefining and updating how service companies report on compliance controls. Continue Reading
By- Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Site Editor
- Casey Clark, TechTarget
- Alex DelVecchio, Content Development Strategist
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News
24 Oct 2023
NetApp ‘unified storage’ adds new ASA block storage at Insight
Las Vegas event sees NetApp continue its evolution to hybrid cloud and data management player announce ASA C-series and Keystone and Kubernetes storage enhancements Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Feature
23 Oct 2023
Jaguar TCS Formula E racing team making breakthroughs that will fine-tune electric road vehicles
The Jaguar TCS Formula E racing team is using software and digital simulations to continually improve its electric racing cars, leading to better performing electric vehicles on our roads Continue Reading
By- Dickon Ross
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News
19 Oct 2023
Scality gets a jump with VMware Cloud Director integration
S3-compliant object storage specialist will use new OSIS integration with VMware’s cloud management tool to target service providers that want to deliver regional cloud offers Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Opinion
19 Oct 2023
DORA: Moving into a new era of digital resilience
The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act will come into force in just over a year, the majority of risk management professionals are only at the beginning of their planning journey. Kate Needham-Bennett of Fusion Risk Management explains how to get things moving Continue Reading
By- Kate Needham-Bennett
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News
19 Oct 2023
Post Office auditors presumed subpostmasters were ‘on the fiddle’ or ‘in a muddle’
Public inquiry into Post Office scandal hears how head office staff routinely made negative assumptions about subpostmasters in small branches Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
18 Oct 2023
Former Post Office executive admits he wouldn’t sign unfair contract he pushed on subpostmasters
Former contract manager said contract that subpostmasters had to sign with Post Office “put them on the hook” for everything Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
04 Oct 2023
IR35: HMRC completes first phase of CEST upgrades with Ocelot platform migration
HMRC has confirmed that its online IR35 status checker tool has completed its migration to a new platform, as the government tax collection agency’s revamp of the service continues apace Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Opinion
04 Oct 2023
AI vs software outsourcing: An opportunity or a threat?
While artificial intelligence offers unprecedented opportunities for growth, efficiency and automation, it also raises pertinent questions about the future of software outsourcing Continue Reading
By- Maxim Ivanov
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News
03 Oct 2023
Public sector needs systemic reform of capacity to innovate
Improving the public sector’s capacity to innovate requires a culture of innovation underpinned by people, skills and new ways of working with the private sector Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
29 Sep 2023
First subpostmaster Horizon conviction overturned in Scotland
Scotland has seen its first Post Office Horizon conviction overturned, taking the UK total to 92 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Sep 2023
Five more subpostmasters have IT system-related convictions overturned
Over 90 former subpostmasters have so far seen wrongful convictions overturned since it was proved that software errors were to blame for accounting shortfalls Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Sep 2023
Post Office had no interest in subpostmaster welfare when taking legal action, says Fujitsu memo
Fujitsu memo reveals Post Office didn’t care how legal action would affect its subpostmasters as it placed the reputation of its computer system before their welfare Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
19 Sep 2023
Post Office employee changed story for witness statement used to destroy subpostmaster
Post Office inquiry hears how an auditor changed her story about a subpostmaster to help win court battle Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
18 Sep 2023
Government offers £600,000 to subpostmasters with overturned convictions
Subpostmasters wrongfully convicted of financial crimes based on evidence from faulty Horizon software will be offered £600,000 compensation by government Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
15 Sep 2023
Manchester police data breach a classic supply chain incident
The developing data breach at Greater Manchester Police follows a cyber attack on the systems of a key supplier of ID services to the force Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
12 Sep 2023
European enterprises to spend more on generative IT to close gap on US
European organisations are upping their spending on generative AI innovation, but face challenges recruiting the right people to support this Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
07 Sep 2023
Interview: Ashish Gupta, head of EMEA, HCLTech
It’s not just enterprises that changed their operating models during and after Covid, but also the suppliers that took them on the journey, HCLTech Europe’s head explains Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
05 Sep 2023
HPE storage comes with full IT stack, hybrid cloud and as a service
Storage profile: We look at HPE, its Alletra storage refresh, and Greenlake and the ways the company is re-branding as a full-stack provider across on-prem and hybrid cloud Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
23 Aug 2023
Six subpostmaster appeals to be heard in Scottish court
Scottish court will hear appeals against the convictions of six former subpostmasters based on evidence from a Post Office computer system Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA