Information management
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News
04 Sep 2024
Retailers question using live facial recognition for shoplifting
Retailers praise benefits of retrospective over live facial recognition in dealing with shoplifting, but stress there are ongoing concerns around the ethical, legal and safety implications of using the technology in stores Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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Tip
03 Sep 2024
The top 7 enterprise content management certifications
These enterprise content management certifications can help business and IT professionals advance their careers and get more out of their company's content systems. Continue Reading
By- Christine Campbell, The Alpha Content Company
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News
28 Aug 2019
APAC is epicentre of the experience economy
The experience economy is emerging in the Asia-Pacific region, but to succeed, enterprises will need to understand both operational and experience data Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
23 Aug 2019
Travel company Clarity bakes ThoughtSpot into analytics tool
Travel management company Clarity has turned to ThoughtSpot to create an analytics tool for clients as well as for internal use Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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E-Zine
22 Aug 2019
CW Nordics: Copenhagen woos tech startups
Copenhagen offers all the advantages startups need to get off the ground and many are setting up with the intention of staying there for the long haul. Also read how shipping giant Maersk is employing a cloud-first strategy to disrupt competition and build innovation, and why three Finnish banks are sharing a core IT platform. Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2019
Almost 40% of UK tech talent resides in London bubble
Despite cities around the UK being home to a multitude of tech talent, the London bubble still prevails, with a majority of those with digital skills collecting in the capital Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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Feature
20 Aug 2019
Enterprise data marketplace aims to ease self-service chaos
Self-service data preparation can duplicate work and slow down analytics. One possible fix: an internal marketplace where users can 'shop' for data assets. Continue Reading
By- Craig Stedman, Industry Editor
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News
20 Aug 2019
Myriota and Optus sign deal on IoT connectivity
Myriota and Optus Business will leverage each other’s connectivity and network footprint to help Australia’s industries connect up internet of things sensors in remote areas Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
19 Aug 2019
Australian firm to debut smart cricket ball
With the cloud-connected ball and machine learning, amateur cricket players will soon be able to analyse their bowls and improve their game Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Aug 2019
How to unlock the true value of data
With a robust data architecture in place, a firm’s data science team can turn raw data into business insight Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Aug 2019
How to deploy NVMe flash storage for artificial intelligence
We run the rule over NVMe flash as a storage choice for AI applications and the key decision points in form factor and hardware specification Continue Reading
By- Eric Ebert
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News
15 Aug 2019
Cloud demand fuels 18% rise in colocation M&A activity in first half of 2019
Merger and acquisition activity in colocation market leaps as demand for cloud continues to reshape the enterprise and hyperscale datacentre landscape Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
15 Aug 2019
Melbourne researchers uncover privacy lapses in transport dataset
A team of University of Melbourne researchers has been able to re-identify individuals from a public transport dataset, raising serious privacy, safety and security issues Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Podcast
13 Aug 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 28
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Brian McKenna, Caroline Donnelly and Clare McDonald talk about tech problems at BA, the US government’s JEDI cloud project, 3D printing and the death of MapR Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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News
13 Aug 2019
Microsoft teams up with India’s Jio in cloud push
Microsoft and Indian telecoms giant Jio will deliver cloud infrastructure services through two new datacentres being built in Gujarat and Maharashtra Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
12 Aug 2019
Malaysian transport ministry calls for use of technology to solve traffic challenges
The Malaysian government wants to tap telematics, IoT and other nascent technologies to improve road safety and ease traffic congestion Continue Reading
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Photo Story
12 Aug 2019
SailGP: bringing sailing to a new audience with technology
Oracle founder Larry Ellison is bankrolling SailGP, a new high-performance yacht racing series that aims to use data analytics to attract a global audience to the sport Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
12 Aug 2019
Liberty Steel forges future growth with Infor
Steelmaker is using cloud-delivered software from Infor to stoke its growth, replacing SAP systems provided by its former parent, Tata Steel Europe Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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Feature
09 Aug 2019
What's behind the Domo machine learning tool Did You Know
Domo's Did You Know feature uses machine learning algorithms to automatically pull analytics information out of data sets for business users. Here's how it works. Continue Reading
By- Donald Farmer, TreeHive Strategy
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News
07 Aug 2019
MapR collapse into HPE harbinger of big data tech trough of despair?
The collapse of big data pioneer MapR into HPE could be the fate of an also-ran. But might it also be a sign of the crash of a Hadoop-related meteor shower that included Hortonworks and Cloudera? Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
07 Aug 2019
Rolls-Royce uses IFS to provide real-time operational data
Aero engine maker is using IFS Maintenix to gather engine data and push out software updates Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Blog Post
07 Aug 2019
The Enterprise Data Fabric: an information architecture for our times
This is a guest blogpost by Sean Martin, CTO and co-founder, Cambridge Semantics The post-big data landscape has been shaped by two emergent, intrinsically related forces: the predominance of ... Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
06 Aug 2019
Oracle Generation 2 cloud service to debut in Australia
The Sydney Generation 2 cloud region will be delivered from a new datacentre to meet demand for Oracle’s cloud infrastructure and autonomous database services in Australia Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
06 Aug 2019
APAC buyer’s guide to human capital management software
More Asia-Pacific organisations are turning to HCM software to recruit, engage and retain a new breed of employees who increasingly expect personalised services from HR teams Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
05 Aug 2019
First Bus blends Infor asset management with SAP core ERP
When First Bus decided to upgrade its asset management and maintenance systems, it avoided senior management’s first choice, SAP, which provides its main business systems, and plumped for Infor Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Aug 2019
Enhancing business purpose with privacy compliance
Computer Weekly looks at the importance of building on basic GDPR compliance and making privacy a key foundation of business culture Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
02 Aug 2019
Data ethics issues create minefields for analytics teams
Organizations have to map out ethical boundaries for data mining and analytics applications, according to participants in a roundtable discussion on data and ethics. Continue Reading
By- Craig Stedman, Industry Editor
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Feature
02 Aug 2019
Developing innovative security analytics approaches in the digital age
With security threats growing in scale and complexity, security analytics provide a way for IT teams to stay one step ahead of cyber attackers. The challenge is to ensure this technology continues to be effective in the face of new security challenges Continue Reading
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News
01 Aug 2019
Malaysian state investment fund adopts Alibaba Cloud
Permodalan Nasional chooses Alibaba Cloud for hybrid cloud architecture to boost speed to market and gain scalability Continue Reading
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News
01 Aug 2019
London Stock Exchange agrees to acquire Refinitiv for £22bn
The London Stock Exchange has agreed to a multi-billion pound takeover of data giant Refinitiv Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
31 Jul 2019
How Singapore’s NTUC Enterprise is embracing digital transformation
NTUC Enterprise is starting to look more like a technology company, employing DevOps to speed up software development and developing new digital business models even as cultural barriers to transformation remain Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
31 Jul 2019
A tale of two smart cities: Manchester and Australia’s Casey
How local government needs to focus on immediate returns, not pie in the sky, for a smart city agenda Continue Reading
By- Marc Ambasna-Jones
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Tip
30 Jul 2019
SQL Server database design best practices and tips for DBAs
Good database design is a must to meet processing needs in SQL Server systems. In a webinar, consultant Koen Verbeeck offered advice on how to make that happen. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
30 Jul 2019
Digital takes the racing line in Formula One
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the CIO of Formula One racing team Haas F1 to find out how technology is helping to compete with better-funded rivals. We examine the latest best practice advice on disaster planning. And we look at what the troubles at Deutsche Bank tell us about the rise of fintech startups. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2019
Chief data officers urged to master product management
Webscale businesses are data-driven. Data drives new application areas and fuels product development – and businesses will need a similar strategy, says analyst Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
30 Jul 2019
London Stock Exchange eyes £22bn acquisition of Refinitiv to expand data capabilities
The London Stock Exchange is looking at a huge tech acquisition to provide customers access to a wealth of data services built using the latest technologies Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Tip
29 Jul 2019
SQL Server in Azure database choices and what they offer users
SQL Server databases can be moved to the Azure cloud in several different ways. Here's what you'll get from each of the options for migrating SQL Server to Azure. Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jul 2019
Better payroll automation is next frontier for HR software
Traditionally, companies have treated payroll as a cost centre, and so it has lagged behind the likes of talent management. But if you don’t pay the talent on time, you will pay a price Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Jul 2019
Why empathy is key for Data Science initiatives
This is a guest blogpot by Kasia Kulma, a senior data scientist at Mango Solutions When we think of empathy in a career, we perhaps think of a nurse with a good bedside manner, or perhaps a ... Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
24 Jul 2019
Zuckerberg responsible for Facebook privacy compliance after $5bn FTC fine
Facebook pays record fine after breaching users’ privacy, following settlements with Federal Trade Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin and Sebastian Klovig Skelton
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News
24 Jul 2019
HPE reiterates focus on edge computing
Enterprise technology bigwig HPE is trumpeting its ability to help companies better manage edge workloads, claiming that its purchase of Aruba has been its most successful acquisition Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Podcast
22 Jul 2019
Analytics and GDPR compliance: How to achieve it
Mathieu Gorge, CEO of Vigitrust, looks at technologies such as pseudonymisation that can help organisations stay GDPR-compliant while gaining value from analytics on customer data Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
22 Jul 2019
CDEI publishes reports on online targeting and bias in algo decisions
Recommendations due in late 2019 and early 2020 from Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation’s work on online targeting and bias in algorithmic decision-making Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
22 Jul 2019
How AntWorks is addressing the pitfalls of RPA
The Singapore-based startup hopes to lower the cost of deploying and maintaining robotic process automation technology with a platform that combines machine learning and data processing capabilities Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
19 Jul 2019
How tech leads local government innovation in Vienna, Helsinki and Belfast
Digital leaders in the cities of Vienna, Helsinki and Belfast are innovating new services to help citizens and local economies Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2019
Singapore shores up data protection capabilities
The Singapore government has developed a skills framework for data protection officers and is looking to certify organisations under a regional cross-border privacy rules system Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
15 Jul 2019
Alan Turing to be face of new £50 note
Computing pioneer and code-breaker Alan Turing is to be featured on the new polymer £50 note Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
15 Jul 2019
Organisations turn to AI in race against cyber attackers
Businesses are racing to automate their defences as hackers and nation states launch increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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Feature
12 Jul 2019
GPU analytics speeds up deep learning, other data insights
GPU-based systems have become a popular platform for deep learning applications, and they're now also being used to accelerate analysis of IoT and geospatial data. Continue Reading
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Tip
12 Jul 2019
Cloud cost implications of the 5 V's of big data
Moving analytics to the cloud opens a lot of doors for users, but only if they keep costs in check and understand the 5 V's of big data -- volume, variety, velocity, veracity and value. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Jul 2019
APAC IoT adoption improves amid challenges
More enterprises across the region are using the internet of things to track fleet vehicles and improve operations, but technology integration and security concerns are still holding back widespread adoption Continue Reading
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E-Zine
11 Jul 2019
CW Middle East: SAP drives digital transformation for Saudi Arabian auto company
The automotive division of Saudi Arabia’s Abdul Latif Jameel Company (ALJC) has completed one of the biggest SAP projects ever undertaken in the automotive distribution sector. Also in this issue, read about Dubai-based delivery app Fetchr’s bid to become one of the largest tech companies in the Middle East, and how a UAE startup is using digital technology to simplify medical appointment bookings. Continue Reading
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News
09 Jul 2019
How ASEAN firms are turning data into critical assets
From enabling consumers to track their energy consumption to improving business operations, businesses in ASEAN are starting to put their data to good use Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
09 Jul 2019
AI and big data go perfectly together -- sometimes
The combination of big data and AI tools enables new forms of analytics and automation, but use of the technologies in enterprise applications is still evolving. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Jul 2019
Universities use data analytics to tackle student mental health
UK universities turn to data analytics software to tackle student mental health. Are there duty of care lessons for other sectors? Continue Reading
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News
08 Jul 2019
TfL launches wireless device tracking to gather Tube data
Transport for London aims to use passenger movement data to make using the London Underground a more pleasant experience Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
08 Jul 2019
CIO interview: Lee Wilmore, data intelligence director, TI Media
The media company formerly know as Time Inc. UK has put data at the heart of its business strategy, integrating silos of information to bring greater value to the business Continue Reading
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News
03 Jul 2019
Why PSD2 adoption in the Netherlands is lagging behind
The Netherlands appears to be falling behind in open banking, even though the Dutch are digitally proficient and are often early adopters of new technology. What is going on? Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
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News
03 Jul 2019
APAC firms in developed markets warm up to cloud ERP
A majority of large enterprises in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore are planning to move their financial applications to the cloud within a year Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
02 Jul 2019
Tableau vs. Power BI vs. Qlik: Comparing BI software choices
Tableau, Power BI and Qlik Sense offer similar self-service BI functionality, consultant Rick Sherman says. But he points to some of their strengths and weaknesses. Continue Reading
By- Craig Stedman, Industry Editor
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News
02 Jul 2019
DWP data hub develops prototype skills recommendation engine
Machine learning algorithm on Microsoft Azure identifies associated skills, based on the skills specified in online job adverts Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Podcast
02 Jul 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 22
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Brian McKenna, Caroline Donnelly and Clare McDonald talk about digital transformation in the NHS, Sky’s efforts to get more women working in tech and how big businesses could be risking extinction by ignoring IT Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
02 Jul 2019
Forward-thinking companies are listening to employees
Technologies and programmes amplifying employees’ voices gain interest among companies keen to keep staff loyal and motivated Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Jul 2019
Facebook’s privacy game – how Zuckerberg backtracked on promises to protect personal data
Facebook promised its users privacy then quietly abandoned its promises in pursuit of profits. Now it faces antitrust regulation Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin and Sebastian Klovig Skelton
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News
01 Jul 2019
The Great Eastern way to digital transformation
Regional insurance company Great Eastern has rolled out a new digital platform to better serve customers while morphing its DNA from the inside out Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
28 Jun 2019
PostgreSQL database specialist EnterpriseDB gets new backing
EnterpriseDB is looking to push its database further with help from new financial backers. The deal sees Postgres originator Michael Stonebraker coming onboard as technical adviser. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Jun 2019
Data modeling techniques to overcome common business challenges
In this interview, author and data modeling instructor Steve Hoberman discusses techniques for dealing with challenges that may arise in the data modeling process. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Jun 2019
How privacy could breathe new life into personalisation
As much of the advertising technology used by marketers to deliver personalised content online is deemed unlawful, there are signs regulation could actually be a win-win for both consumers and business – as long as the industry embraces change Continue Reading
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News
25 Jun 2019
Oracle Analytics Cloud update unifies BI products, pricing
Oracle Analytics Cloud now offers a consistent UI and all-in-one pricing for Oracle's analytics tools. But an on-premises BI update is also on the way for cloud holdouts. Continue Reading
By- Craig Stedman, Industry Editor
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Blog Post
25 Jun 2019
Why database admins should embrace automation
There are certain functions in database administration, that are good candidates for automation. These are the nuts and bolts of the job - like how to partition the storage, what happens if a disk ... Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
25 Jun 2019
Moscow’s 2019 Startup Village rewards innovation
Moved to a bigger site, Moscow’s annual Startup Village continues to expand, with interest from large corporates growing Continue Reading
By- Vladimir Kozlov
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News
25 Jun 2019
Big companies face extinction unless they use IT better
Better use of IT could add £100bn to the British economy, says a CBI report into UK big business Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
25 Jun 2019
DBS Bank goes big on open source
Besides using a slew of open source software, DBS Bank is looking to contribute some of its own projects to the open source community in future Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
24 Jun 2019
Unstructured data compliance: Obstacles and solutions
Stored unstructured data could be a black hole full of unknown risk. We look at the key dangers to compliance in unstructured data and some ways of mitigating the risks Continue Reading
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News
24 Jun 2019
ASEAN CIOs learn to navigate the data economy
A group of IT leaders in Southeast Asia will converge in Edinburgh this July to delve deeper into issues that have been holding back efforts to become better data-driven organisations Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
20 Jun 2019
How APAC CIOs are driving AI projects
IT leaders at a Computer Weekly roundtable say they are grappling with compute bottlenecks and explainable artificial intelligence even as chatbots and other AI projects are being rolled out in full swing Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
20 Jun 2019
Oracle results: Revenue flat, cloud progress claimed
Full-year 2018-19 results show revenue flat to slight, but executives claim cloud headway and progress on autonomous database uptake Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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Tutorial
19 Jun 2019
How to create Oracle Multitenant database user accounts
Database administrator Brian Peasland outlines the process of creating users in an Oracle Multitenant environment and details new views in the Oracle data dictionary. Continue Reading
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News
19 Jun 2019
UK government pushes data-driven agenda
A smart data report has been published with consultations under way, while an open call for evidence has been launched to help shape the national data plan Continue Reading
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News
19 Jun 2019
How Carsales cuts through the noise in incident response
The Australian firm is using PagerDuty to sieve through a sea of alerts from various alerting systems that notify operations staff of customer and IT issues Continue Reading
By- Stuart Kennedy
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News
18 Jun 2019
Tableau sticking to data mission under Salesforce
Tableau President and CEO Adam Selipsky told the company’s European user conference in Berlin that Salesforce acquisition will not affect its mission of “seeing and understanding data” Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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Feature
14 Jun 2019
Data virtualization use cases cover more integration tasks
In a Q&A, Gartner analyst Mark Beyer discusses user adoption of data virtualization software and the wider data integration uses that the technology is now handling. Continue Reading
By- Craig Stedman, Industry Editor
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Feature
14 Jun 2019
AI storage: Machine learning, deep learning and storage needs
Artificial intelligence workloads impact storage, with NVMe flash needed for GPU processing at the highest levels of performance – and there are other choices right through the AI data lifecycle Continue Reading
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E-Zine
14 Jun 2019
CW Europe: Why are Dutch companies slow to take advantage of the IoT?
Many organisations in the Netherlands are missing out on the benefits of the internet of things because they lack awareness of its potential. Also read why construction of Apple's first non-US datacentre has halted in Denmark, and why some scientists have raised questions about the effects of 5G mobile phone radiation on public health. Continue Reading
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News
13 Jun 2019
Budgets for customer experience projects grow, but more are stalling
Organisations are spending on advanced analytics to improve customer experience Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
12 Jun 2019
Gartner: Blockchain lacks functionality needed by enterprise
Gartner has found there is generally a lack of understanding of how blockchain can be used in the enterprise Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
12 Jun 2019
Culture secretary Wright hails Tech Nation AI growth programme at CogX
Jeremy Wright, DCMS secretary of state, urges artificial intelligence tech firm founders to step forward for Tech Nation’s Applied AI growth programme, while McKinsey offers qualified endorsement of UK AI optimism Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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Feature
10 Jun 2019
Oracle and The World Bee Project expand partnership following trials
Trials of ‘smart hive’ technology have enabled The World Bee Project to collect billions of data points about the health and activity of honey bees, for scientific research and conservation efforts Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
10 Jun 2019
Salesforce buys Tableau to add self-service analytics to CRM
Salesforce is set to buy business intelligence data visualisation pioneer Tableau as it seeks to amplify its customer analytics capability Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
07 Jun 2019
CIO interview: John Finch, Refinitiv
Refinitiv CIO John Finch says finding people with the right level of data science skills is his biggest challenge Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
07 Jun 2019
Google buys Looker to deepen enterprise software arsenal
Google is set to buy business intelligence platform supplier Looker as it beefs up its cloud enterprise software stack Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
06 Jun 2019
APAC to lead global IoT spending
Asia-Pacific is slated to become the top market for the internet of things as the region scales up the use of connected devices in key sectors such as manufacturing Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
05 Jun 2019
Komprise to add Deep Analytics to unstructured data management
New functionality will allow customers to create and interrogate virtual data set from potentially petabytes of unstructured data across multiple shares and physical storage Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Feature
05 Jun 2019
Big tech chiefs boycott parliamentarians investigating citizens’ privacy
An International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy considers whether failure to protect citizens’ privacy constitutes grounds for anti-trust regulation against Facebook and other big tech companies Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
05 Jun 2019
Emirates NBD builds bank of future with Amazon Web Services
UAE bank is accessing the latest technology through a close relationship with IT giant Amazon Web Services Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Blog Post
04 Jun 2019
Why the real value of AI in business is in automating backend tasks
For all the hype around artificial intelligence (AI), and the excitement around some of its potential – personal assistants that develop a personality, robot-assisted micro surgery, etc. – it is ... Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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Feature
03 Jun 2019
Sainsbury’s Bank moves data to AWS cloud with Teradata UDA
Bank decided on a fundamental shift to AWS cloud, using Teradata’s Unified Data Architecture, after it was divested from Lloyds in 2013. Here’s how it built from a new ground zero. Continue Reading
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News
03 Jun 2019
How Alibaba Cloud plans to win over APAC enterprises
The Chinese cloud supplier is counting on data analytics, industry-specific offerings and its knowledge of the China market to gain a foothold in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
31 May 2019
MapR's future in jeopardy, layoffs loom
It's right there in a MapR letter to California's labor department: A leader in the Hadoop market is desperately seeking funding after poor sales of its promising data platform. Continue Reading
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News
31 May 2019
Facebook loses bid to halt European court decision on EU-US data sharing
Irish Supreme Court dismisses attempt by Facebook to prevent the European Court of Justice considering the validity of US-EU data transfers, after Austrian lawyer Max Schrems argued that they put the privacy of EU citizens at risk Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
31 May 2019
How AI helps protect Japan’s road system from subsidence
Tokyo-based Kawasaki Geological Engineering is using Fujitsu’s Zinrai artificial intelligence system to develop a solution to erosion causing subsidence and sinkholes on Japan’s road network Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
30 May 2019
AI struggles with data silos and executive misconceptions
Bosses don’t seem to understand that artificial intelligence needs good data management and a different understanding of end goals compared with traditional IT Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor