Information management

Researchers explore historical Hubble datasets to understand the solar system

GPU-based supercomputer helps astronomers simulate exoplanet atmospheres Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

SAP Q1 2022: Revenue up 11%, Ukraine war impact projected to be €300m

SAP has announced first-quarter revenue of more than €7.1bn, and the Ukraine war is projected to have a €300m impact for 2022 Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

EU lawmakers propose limited ban on predictive policing systems

MEPs’ joint report on European Artificial Intelligence Act sets out limited ban on predictive policing systems alongside a raft of further amendments to improve redress mechanisms and extend the list of AI systems deemed high-risk Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

NexGen Networks deploys Equinix platform to scale business in Europe

Digital infrastructure company teams with fibre optic-based network systems provider to expand capacity in Europe in response to increasing demand for secure, low-latency interconnection Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Bots could help businesses polish up their green credentials

Metrics are a key aspect of a sound sustainability strategy and Oracle believes automation can help businesses achieve their environmental goals Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

NSO Group faces court action after Pegasus spyware used against targets in UK

Three human rights activists whose phones were targeted by spyware traced to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have begun legal action against both countries and Israel’s NSO Group Technologies Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

How PropertyGuru is approaching technology integration

Property tech firm PropertyGuru has invested in capabilities such as DevOps and authentication that can be applied across different platforms that it has acquired over time Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

ODI data literacy report laments technical skills inflation in government data strategy

An Open Data Institute report on data literacy and UK government data strategy sees a lack of clarity in definition, fragmentation of responsibility, and a disconnect between government and citizens Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Data Dredging (data fishing)

Data dredging -- sometimes referred to as data fishing -- is a data mining practice in which large data volumes are analyzed to find any possible relationships between them. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

How remote work affects information governance

As many teams still work remotely, organizations may struggle to manage content. Information governance teams should revisit their policies to ensure proper access and security. Continue Reading

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• Laurence Hart, CGI Federal

How algorithmic automation could manage workers ethically

Managing workers by algorithm and automated process has generated ethical problems aplenty. Can such means be pressed into the service for a more ethical mode of worker management? We find out Continue Reading

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• SA Mathieson

Government agrees bulk surveillance powers fail to protect journalists and sources

Campaign group Liberty to launch legal appeal that will call for journalists to receive stronger legal protections from state surveillance Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Oracle vaunts ME as employee experience platform geared to post-crisis workforce realities

Oracle has launched an employee experience platform, dubbed ME, said to be designed for post-Covid, individualistic pandemic workforce trends Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Enterprises shore up supply chain resilience with data

Using data to gain better visibility over their supply chains and forge closer connections between disparate links is helping organisations respond to disruptions faster Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Disney combines digital, data and creativity to win advertising opportunities

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the executive vice-president for client and brand solutions at Disney Advertising Sales about how it is using data to subserve story-telling excellence. We delve into how rising energy costs negatively impacted the UK arm of Sungard Availability Services. And we look at the role of infrastructure as code in edge datacentres. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Energy crisis impact on datacentre market – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

Podcast team discusses the energy crisis by way of the Sungard AS UK collapse, data analytics-powered wind turbines, and CW survey showing big increase in flexible working for IT professionals Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
• Clare McDonald, Business Editor
• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Why CIOs must prioritise system integration in 2022

System integration is a core part of operating enterprise systems. How can it be simplified? Continue Reading

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• Eric Helmer

AirAsia taps Google Cloud to bolster its super-app

AirAsia is setting up a cloud centre of excellence with Google Cloud to shore up its super-app and build capabilities in site reliability engineering and machine learning operations Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

MPs and editors sound alarm over threat to Freedom of Information

Government secrecy and trend for departments to block Freedom of Information requests pose a long-term risk to accountability Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Pure says unstructured data needs storage scale and performance

Podcast: Pure Storage says huge growth of unstructured data and its diversity means storage has to be able to scale with it and offer performance to gain insights Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Quantum computing and the bigger picture

Every few years IBM brings out a new addition to its Z series mainframe family. From the information accompanying the release of the new enterprise system, IBM appears to be touting the new z16 ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How far has Saudi Arabia come with open data?

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How data sharing and collaboration can solve great challenges

Daniel Hirst and Arjan Dhaliwal from Ordnance Survey argue for the value of data sharing, collaboration and data skills enhancement to address social, ecological economic problems Continue Reading

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• Daniel Hirst and Arjan Dhaliwal

digital enterprise

A digital enterprise is an organization that uses technology as a competitive advantage in its internal and external operations. Continue Reading

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• Katie Terrell Hanna
• Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy

Police use of AI needs overhaul to prevent abuse

In this week’s Computer Weekly, a House of Lords inquiry calls for a rethink on how police forces use AI technologies – we examine the issues. Our new buyer’s guide looks into edge datacentres. And the EU and US agree a new data protection deal to replace Privacy Shield, but will it stand up to scrutiny? Read the issue now. Continue Reading

TechUK calls on government to seize post-Brexit data opportunities

Ahead of the government’s reply to its late 2021 consultation about proposed post-Brexit reforms to the data protection regime, TechUK has published a paper declaring six data governance principles Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

How X2M Connect is spreading the IoT word

Australian IoT technology provider X2M Connect has been making headway in key Asian markets, where sustainability and air and water quality are gaining more attention Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

device-agnostic (device agnosticism)

Device agnosticism, or device-agnostic, is the capacity of a computing component to work with various systems without requiring any particular adaptations. Continue Reading

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• Katie Terrell Hanna
• Ivy Wigmore

Spain’s La Liga looks to enleague data analytics with Databricks

La Liga, the first division of the Spanish football league, has turned to Databricks’ Lakehouse Platform to analyse footballer performance and engage with fans Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

How a woman CIO rose up the ranks in a Japanese firm

Henrietta Yaw draws on her people-oriented approach to management which has served her well in her decades-long career at Fujifilm Business Innovation Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

ODI sets up institution to promote public data sharing

The Open Data Institute has set up an institution to support the Open Referral UK data standard geared to promote more sharing of public sector data Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Data may save lives but does sharing it inevitably vitiate privacy?

The balance between sharing data for the common good and protecting data to safeguard individual liberty is nowhere more fraught, as a question, than in the field of health data. Under the banner ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

UKISUG: Big majority of SAP users beset by data problems in migrating to S/4 Hana

In a survey prior to its Analytics Symposium, the UK & Ireland SAP User Group finds 61% of SAP customers say data management issues are slowing down process automation and impeding moves to S/4 Hana Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Overhaul of UK police tech needed to prevent abuse

Lords inquiry finds UK police are deploying artificial intelligence and algorithmic technologies without a thorough examination of their efficacy or outcomes, and are essentially ‘making it up as they go along’ Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Ten years of the Raspberry Pi

In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the Raspberry Pi reaches its 10th anniversary, we look back on how the low-cost computing device went from schools to supercomputers and even into space. Gartner offers tips on how to motivate IT staff in a hybrid working environment. And we meet the Dutch hackers helping to secure the internet. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Why is document version control important?

Although best practices have changed, many organizations lack a suitable versioning strategy. Proper document version control can improve collaboration and fact-checking. Continue Reading

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• Laurence Hart, CGI Federal

NHS England deploys pilot AI tool to forecast A&E admissions

The NHS is deploying an AI-based demand forecasting tool to accurately predict activity levels and free up staff, space and resources to tackle post-pandemic treatment backlogs Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Industry clouds are all the rage, but are they driven by marketing or customer need?

Industry clouds – cloud applications designed for specific sectors – are fashionable staples of supplier marketing, but are they what corporate IT is demanding? Continue Reading

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• Marc Ambasna-Jones

Unipart maps way ahead with Rise with SAP service

Unipart has chosen the Rise with SAP S/4 Hana-based service as it seeks to develop further the systems integration side of its business Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

CIO interview: Craig York, CTO, Milton Keynes University Hospital

A cloud-first digital strategy is helping the NHS trust becoming an innovator in the use of healthcare systems such as document management and electronic patient records Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Recognising APAC’s trailblazers in digital transformation

The region’s top industry innovators were recognised for their digital transformation efforts at the Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2022 Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

CW Innovation Awards: Plugging supply chain gaps

StratMed’s Integer platform is facilitating data exchanges between healthcare providers and their suppliers to improve transparency in India’s healthcare supply chain Continue Reading

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• Eileen Yu

CW Innovation Awards: Driving new revenue with data insights

GLS Group beefed up its enterprise resource planning system to deliver data insights that support real-time decision making and drive new revenue Continue Reading

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• Eileen Yu

CW Innovation Awards: Transforming Australia’s national assessment programme

Education Services Australia has transformed the country’s national assessment programme through an online platform that has enabled teachers to design adaptive tests and improved student engagement Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

CW Innovation Awards: Tracking cargo on the road

Through Geodis APAC’s One Road platform, supply chain companies have received fewer enquiries on cargo locations and improved on-time performance using roads as an alternative way to move cargo Continue Reading

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• Edwin Yapp

Chinese state media use Facebook to push pro-Russia disinformation on Ukraine war

Facebook owner Meta accused of failing to follow its own policies by not disclosing how Chinese state media were targeting Facebook users with ‘propaganda’ ads about the conflict in Ukraine Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

SAP to invest S$250m in Singapore innovation lab

New lab will double SAP’s engineering workforce in Singapore by 2025 and help to shape the company’s product development roadmap Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

BMW Group adopts HPE GreenLake to improve data management

HPE GreenLake will enable the vehicle manufacturer to provide a unified cloud for data management Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Competition watchdog contacts Barclays and Lloyds banks over API failures

Barclays and Lloyds banks have failed to meet some of the open banking rules, says competition watchdog Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

One year on from IR35 reforms – why IT skills are harder to find

In this week’s Computer Weekly, a year after IR35 tax reforms were introduced, we assess the impact on the UK’s IT talent pool – and it’s not looking good. We examine the rise of industry clouds, and how they are changing the market. And we find out how London councils plan to work together on data and innovation. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Edge computing implementations still in their infancy

It’s still early days for enterprise implementations of edge computing, with one analyst likening it to the early days of cloud Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Siloed data holding back coordinated health responses

Digital health experts discuss the role of data in coordinating the NHS’s pandemic response and how managing privacy and governance issues are key to further success Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

NZ glassmaker taps IoT to track delivery trolleys

Architectural Glass Products has installed tracking devices on delivery trolleys to track its products and delivery trolleys in real time Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

University of Reading tracks fruit tree flowering as spring breaks, with Oracle

University is working with Oracle for research to monitor fruit trees as they blossom into spring Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Inside Al-Ikhsan’s business analytics journey

The Malaysian sportswear retailer has increased its profits and market share through its investments in business intelligence and analytics over the past five years Continue Reading

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• Edwin Yapp

The rise of the data fabric

This is a guest blogpost by James Corcoran, SVP of Customer Value, KX The rapid – and ongoing – digital transformation of virtually every industry sector on the planet has super-charged the volume ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

UCL report projects 5,500 ‘open data’ jobs in Newham by 2035

Report from University College London’s Institute for Global Prosperity says London borough is ‘uniquely placed to seize the data opportunity’ Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Estonian anti-money laundering software pilot reaps benefits

Estonian startup and local banks have successfully piloted a data-sharing platform that prevents money laundering Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Dynamic workforce planning gains ground in more turbulent economy

Some organisations are developing dynamic workforce planning approaches to cope with increasing economic turbulence and change – the South Central Ambulance Service is one Continue Reading

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• Cath Everett

TCS doubles down on innovation and talent in Australia

Indian IT service provider TCS has opened an innovation centre in Sydney and is investing in local talent to meet the digital transformation needs of Australian organisations Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

How data analytics drives wind turbine power generation

Data analytics and related software lies behind the burgeoning wind turbine industry, with predictive maintenance to the fore. We find out how Continue Reading

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• SA Mathieson

Ukraine: Cyber warfare and IT industry boycott of Russia – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

Alex Scroxton joins the team to discuss the cyber war dimension of the conflict arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the IT industry’s response to Putin’s war Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Best-of-breed cloud ERP applications proffer a modern strategy

How organisations are using best-of-breed SaaS products to fill gaps in their enterprise application strategy and deliver a modern approach to ERP Continue Reading

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• Madeline Bennett, Mowser Media

More Tableau-Salesforce integrations on the cards

Tableau and Salesforce are looking to deliver more ‘pre-integrated’ offerings that embed analytics capabilities into the latter’s portfolio of software-as-a-service applications Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

AWS launches its first UK healthtech accelerator

A cohort of 12 startups will use AWS resources to accelerate their technology and business development, with opportunities to sell to public sector healthcare organisations at the end Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Police EncroChat cryptophone hacking implant did not work properly and frequently failed

Surveillance operation against EncroChat encrypted phone network had repeated technical failures Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

CW Innovation Awards: Weikfield bags analytics rewards

The success of Weikfield Food’s analytics initiative is underpinned by small successive deployments to overcome resistance from users and ensure requirements are met Continue Reading

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• Eileen Yu

CW Europe: Luxembourg sees big role in global fintech market

Read about Luxembourg’s aim to play a larger role in the rapidly growing global financial technology market. Also find out how a Siri-like digital assistant will automate the completion of government service requests in Estonia, and how drones can get life-saving equipment to heart attack victims in Sweden before emergency services can arrive on the scene. Continue Reading

How Kofax is tapping the groundswell in automation

Kofax is counting on its pedigree in optical character recognition and other capabilities to tap the growing market for automation technologies Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Strategic Review of Policing: Police tech needs better ethical scrutiny

The Strategic Review of Policing confirms the central role that tech will be playing going forward, but warns of the need for greater ethical scrutiny to ensure public trust Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Glide connects Proximity Edge 8 datacentre to Birmingham dark fibre ring

Second-city initiative with infrastructure and utilities business designed to bring increased diversity and additional low-latency connectivity options to edge colocation customers Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Amazon resists independent audit of warehouse working conditions

Two shareholder proposals pushing for an independent audit of working conditions at Amazon are being challenged by the ecommerce giant, which claims it is a matter for management rather than shareholders Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Why some data-driven decisions are not to be trusted

Companies often express the desire to be data-driven – but what if the data isn’t right? Data democratisation could be part of the solution Continue Reading

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• Marc Ambasna-Jones

Using technology to protect human rights

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we investigate how technology is being used to tackle human rights abuses worldwide. We offer a step-by-step guide to disaster recovery in the cloud era. And we examine the vital, and successful, role of digital and data in the UK Covid-19 vaccine roll-out. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

India’s Mahindra Group makes cloud move

The Indian conglomerate will migrate SAP S/4 Hana and its data warehouse to Google Cloud and build up its DevOps capabilities Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

SAP and Oracle express solidarity with Ukraine against Russia

SAP and Oracle suspend operations in the Russian Federation after expressing solidarity with Ukraine in the face of the war against it being conducted by Russia Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

English Channel surveillance used ‘to deter and punish migrants’

Instead of opening safe and legal routes to the UK, the country’s border control ecosystem is deploying surveillance technologies in the English Channel to deter migrant crossings, it is claimed Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Ban predictive policing systems in EU AI Act, says civil society

A coalition of civil society groups has called on European lawmakers to use the upcoming Artificial Intelligence Act as an opportunity to ban predictive policing systems Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Workplace surveillance ‘spiralling out of control’, says TUC

Trade union body pushes for workers to be consulted on the implementation of new technologies at work, warning that invasive surveillance practices are getting out of hand Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Cloud suppliers eye APAC space industry

Amazon Web Services and Microsoft are working with local governments and supplying cloud technologies to support the region’s growing space industry Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

EU big tech laws put in context by Russian invasion of Ukraine

Pressure is mounting on EU institutions to cut back regulations they are preparing to impose on US big tech firms while forming laws to create a single digital market Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

Why little-known, but widely used, Robotics Process Automation is key to levelling up productivity

This is a guest blogpost by Oded Karev, general manager of Robotics Process Automation, NICE The UK is suffering from a productivity crisis. Since the 2008 global financial crash, output per hour ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

University of Amsterdam teams up with MIT to use analytics for a better world

Dutch and US universities join forces with tech company to help non-government organisations and the United Nations to harness data analytics to achieve sustainable development goals Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

What a big data strategy includes and how to build one

Companies analyze stores of big data to improve how they operate. But those efforts will bring diminishing returns without a big data strategy. Here's how to build one. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Walch, Cognilytica

Christal Bemont, Talend CEO: Show up as yourself

Christal Bemont, CEO of data management firm Talend, reflects on coming through difficult times in solidarity with co-workers, and how data quality assumes a heightened significance in the digital era Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

The complementary strengths of AI and human intelligence

Kathy Peach, director at Nesta’s Centre for Collective Intelligence Design, describes projects the organisation supports that explore the interaction between artificial and human intelligence Continue Reading

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• Kathy Peach

CW Nordics: Swedish drone app gets life-saving equipment to heart attack victims

Thanks to an app developed in Sweden, drones can get life-saving equipment to heart-attack victims before emergency services can arrive on the scene, potentially increasing patient survival rates. Also in this issue, read about a Swedish bank's time-saving robots, and how Finland aims to democratise the ‘wild west’ of AI. Continue Reading

Paid-for advertising still not covered in Online Safety Bill

Consumer group Which? calls again for government to include measures against scam paid-for advertising in the Online Safety Bill Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

operational data store (ODS)

An operational data store (ODS) is a type of database that's often used as an interim logical area for a data warehouse. Continue Reading

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• Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor

European Commission opens path to a Data Act to stoke digital economy

The European Commission has published a proposal for a Data Act that it hopes will stoke a digital economy, in part by unlocking IoT and other ‘industrial data’ Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Attempted burglary exposes risk of NatWest customer data in former worker’s home

Former Royal Bank of Scotland employee offers bank a compromise in her dispute over the return of confidential customer information Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Tech acquisition to be major priority for UK police

Policing minister cites technology as major focus for future of UK police, in comments made ahead of the publication of the Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

The ultimate guide to big data for businesses

Big data is the fuel for today's analytics applications. This in-depth big data guide explains how businesses can benefit from it and what they need to do to use it effectively. Continue Reading

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• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor

Software AG executives trumpet progress on Helix growth plan

Software AG’s executive team has confirmed progress on a cloud-oriented growth strategy named Helix, launched in 2019 and bolstered by 2021 investment by US technology firm Silver Lake Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Union pushes for collective bargaining around technology and data

Prospect union releases guidance on how workers and unions can engage employers over the use of technology at work, with particular emphasis on the need to include technology provisions in collective bargaining agreements Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

BreastScreen Victoria to use third-party support for Oracle database

Australia’s BreastScreen Victoria has inked a support contract with Rimini Street to free up IT capacity and funds for strategic initiatives Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Why culture is critical for data integration

For data integration to succeed, the business needs to foster a culture of data sharing and collaboration Continue Reading

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• Bryan Betts, Freeform Dynamics

CDO interview: Lisa Valentino, executive VP for client and brand solutions, Disney Advertising Sales

The entertainment giant is bringing marketing, data and technology together to make the most of its growing digital advertising opportunities Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

India warms to telehealth amid pandemic

Covid-19 has accelerated adoption of telehealth services in India as more healthcare providers look to offer medical treatment and assistance without risking infections Continue Reading

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• Pratima Harigunani

Hadoop vs. Spark: An in-depth big data framework comparison

Hadoop and Spark are widely used big data frameworks. Here's a look at their features and capabilities and the key differences between the two technologies. Continue Reading

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• George Lawton