Information management

NHS AI code launched to set rules of engagement for tech firms

The government says its code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence and other data technologies in the NHS sets out the data privacy rules of the game for tech firms Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

IT professionals are getting ready for the onset of digital twins

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

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

IT Priorities 2019: UK investment intent for AI intensifies, SaaS applications mature beyond CRM

AI continues to strengthen as a focus for IT systems buyers in the UK, according to this year’s Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey, while cloud applications are maturing beyond CRM Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

When is it best to stick with paper?

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

Chief data officer role now well-entrenched, says Gartner

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

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• Beverley Head

Can work allocation algorithms play fair?

Allocating work by algorithm might have advantages for workers as well as employers. Can it be done fairly and with respect for “human capital”? Continue Reading

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• SA Mathieson

Lucidworks CEO talks up ‘data experiences’

Will Hayes discusses Lucidworks’ Asian expansion plans, as well as efforts to help enterprises deliver rich data experiences for employees and customers through AI-augmented search engines Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

How F1 and others are moving beyond descriptive analytics

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CW ANZ: Home in on storage minutiae

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

Hortonworks CTO weighs in on Cloudera merger

Besides marrying technologies from Hortonworks and Cloudera, the two companies could also come up with new product components after their merger is sealed Continue Reading

CW ASEAN: Target storage problems

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

CIO interview: Neil Holden, IT director, Halfords Group

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

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• Angelica Mari

London and Helsinki digital partnership challenges big IT platforms

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

The Met Office storms ahead on data analytics

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

IBM Think 2019 coverage: Spotlight on data and AI analytics

This guide compiles news, analysis and trend stories from IBM Think 2019 and before the conference, focusing on IBM's AI, advanced analytics and data management technologies. Continue Reading

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• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor

IT misaligned with business' appetite for data

A recent pop event at Lloyds Bank in London hosted by DominoData has highlighted one of the age-old ailments of IT. It is the illness of being misaligned with the business. The latest example of ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Interview: Moving to DataOps

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

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

CW Benelux: Google helps Dutch schools to teach computer skills

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

West Midlands Police turns to predictive analytics

Force is developing a system to identify potential perpetrators of violent crime and aims to target resources – but how viable is the system and what are the challenges? Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

Civil liberties groups to challenge bulk surveillance and intelligence sharing in Strasbourg

Coalition of campaigning groups wins the right to challenge the UK’s use of bulk surveillance powers, which allows suspicionless surveillance of the population and sharing of intercepted data with overseas intelligence agencies, in European Court of Human Rights Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Cambridge launches urban data IoT project

The city of Cambridge will use Telensa IoT sensors and a Microsoft Azure platform to better manage its urban data assets Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Alphabet 2018 results: 23% growth, profit squeeze from investment

Alphabet – the conglomerate that includes Google and the search giant’s cloud business – grew revenue 23% in 2018, and stoked up R&D investment Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Southern Water’s centralised data team geared for silo busting

Southern Water has centralised its data specialists and overhauled its data management and business intelligence technology to support business decision-making at scale Continue Reading

Technologies to support deep learning

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the key technologies needed to support deep learning and artificial intelligence applications in your organisation. We hear about Southern Water’s data management overhaul and the benefits achieved from centralising its data specialists. And we examine best practice in managing large-scale Docker implementations. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

BBC seeks to increase younger audience through data analytics

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

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• Angelica Mari

Alibaba Cloud teams up with SMU on training programme

Alibaba Cloud will equip small and medium-sized enterprises with cloud computing and other technology skills through a partnership with Singapore Management University Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Innocent people arrested following surveillance blunders, IPCO reveals

Interception of communications commissioner Adrian Fulford warns of “grave” repercussions for people wrongly identified as suspects due to errors made when government bodies access email, phone and telephone data Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

5 trends for SQL Server environments as SQL Server 2019 looms

SQL Server is undergoing new changes, as Microsoft prepares to release the 2019 version of the database software. Other changes are also on tap for SQL Server users. Continue Reading

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• Michael Otey

Watercolour World digitises ‘photographs’ of the pre-camera age

Charity dedicated to making thousands of fragile pre-1900 watercolour paintings available on the web has launched its site with help from Fujitsu scanner maker PFU Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Building Britain’s national digital twin

The tech sector and wider industry are coming together to create a “digital twin” of Britain to help improve the nation’s physical infrastructure – and you can help Continue Reading

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• Julian David, TechUK

No-deal Brexit could lead to data issues, MPs told

Trade body TechUK is concerned smaller companies are far from ready for a no-deal scenario, while warning that leaving without a deal could lead to serious data issues for businesses Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

NetSuite CEO Evan Goldberg: Oracle ownership is symbiotic

Evan Goldberg, chief executive officer and founder of NetSuite, talks about the company’s narrative, from cloud applications pioneer to its acquisition by Oracle Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Government launches data trust programme

Digital secretary Jeremy Wright sets out plans for scheme using data sharing to tackle global challenges such as illegal wildlife trade and food waste Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

IBM Project Debater crowdsources to boost its AI, NLP skills

Project Debater, an IBM AI system, creates viewpoints with the help of people who type in arguments on topics. That may also help drive future business uses. Continue Reading

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• Mark Labbe

NatWest opens academy to teach staff the power of data

Bank tools up its employees with the data skills required to offer customised products for customers Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

5 data management infrastructure technologies to evaluate

It's the start of a new year -- is your organization ready to face the data management challenges ahead? Here are five technologies to consider adopting. Continue Reading

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• Chris Foot

IT leaders grapple with workforce skills gap as they deploy AI and digital technology

Organisations will have to find new ways of reskilling their workforce as they get to grips with artificial intelligence and other digital technologies. CIOs also need to keep their skills updated if they are to succeed Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

SAP FY 2018: Cloud revenue nears €5bn, 10,500 customers for S/4 Hana

SAP’s full-year 2018 results show cloud revenue at 20% of the total, which was €24.7bn, while the fourth quarter saw 1,000 customers added to its flagship S/4 Hana Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

AI keeps seeing average people

There is a mantra in technology that if a program is fed bad data, it will produce bad results. The same is true of AI. The quality of a machine learning application is directly related to the ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Hong Kong’s JOS eyes Singapore IT services market

The IT services firm claims to have an edge in being less rigid than larger rivals in pushing for specific IT implementation methodologies that may not suit the needs of mid-tier customers Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

CIO interview: Charles Ewen, Met Office

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

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• Mark Samuels

Facebook’s objections to court concerns over privacy more about ‘optics’ than facts

Facebook’s challenge to a High Court ruling that raises serious concerns about data transfers between Europe and the US is more about appearance than facts, lawyers for the Irish Data Protection Commission told Dublin's Supreme Court Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Advantages of graph databases: Easier data modeling, analytics

Graph databases are finding a place in analytics applications at organizations that need to be able to map and understand the connections in large and varied data sets. Continue Reading

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• Jack Vaughan

Using business intelligence tools to prevent team burnout

This is a guest blogpost by Andrew Filev, founder and CEO, Wrike. Since no business wants to leave money on the table, it’s tempting to try to squeeze as much productivity as possible out of your ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

XL Axiata teams up with Tibco in data science initiative

The Indonesia telco’s data scientists will be provided with data science tools from Tibco to uncover customer insights and improve network planning, among other goals Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Tableau CEO Adam Selipsky talks strategy

Tableau’s CEO, Adam Selipsky, talks strategy and business intelligence trends with Computer Weekly. He asserts enterprise relevance for Tableau, predicts BI tools consolidation and a ubiquitous user base for analytics Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Facebook: US government does not engage in mass and indiscriminate surveillance

Social media giant challenges a ruling by Dublin’s High Court over a judgment that it says made ‘extraordinary and incorrect’ findings about the US legal system Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Singapore to revise copyright law in data analytics boost

Proposed exception in Copyright Act will allow copying of copyrighted materials for the purpose of data analysis Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Home Office vetoes privacy campaigner from senior post in surveillance watchdog

The Home Office refuses academic and privacy campaigner, Eric King, security clearance for a senior role at the intelligence services watchdog, despite high-level backing from officials Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Thailand pushes for Industry 4.0 in ASEAN

Nearly half of the kingdom’s deliverables as chair of ASEAN will be focused on spurring Industry 4.0 developments across the region Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Southern Water’s centralised data team geared for silo busting

Southern Water has centralised its data specialists and overhauled its data management and business intelligence technology to support business decision-making at scale Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Facebook’s high-stakes privacy gamble goes to Dublin court

A high-wire gamble with billions in compensation at stake for European internet users – part of a complex case between Facebook and the Irish information commissioner – hides challenge to the unlawfulness of US state internet surveillance Continue Reading

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• Kevin Cahill

How ASEAN firms can tap storage analytics to improve operations

With storage systems becoming more heterogeneous and siloed, some organisations in ASEAN are turning to storage analytics to reduce costs and address storage issues before they occur Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Why organizations need a solid data governance strategy

The flood of data flowing into data warehouses, data lakes and other systems makes effective data governance a must for successful business analytics initiatives. Continue Reading

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• Andy Hayler, Information Difference

AWS pushes MongoDB compatible alternative as licences change

They probably didn't see that coming... MongoDB's switch to server-side licensing may have backfired, as AWS launches an API-compatible version Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Storage 101: Structured data and its storage needs

Structured data is declining as a proportion of all data but its importance to business applications and its organised nature make its storage requirements very specific Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

CW Middle East: Bahrain aims to be fintech hub

Bahrain’s government wants to make the country the go-to place in the Middle East for financial technology companies. It hopes to capitalise on its banking know-how to establish an ambitious fintech “ecosystem”. Also read about Dubai’s plans for the Smart Data platform and the UAE Pass, a digital ID and signature, and how Shell is using AI to amplify the human impact of its workforce. Continue Reading

Alibaba Cloud opens second datacentre in Indonesia

The new and existing datacentres will let Indonesian enterprises deploy mission-critical workloads in multiple availability zones and switch over within seconds Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

MicroStrategy 2019 platform touts 'zero-click' analytics

MicroStrategy's latest BI platform supports a 'zero-click' analytics future with help from new voice and vision capabilities. The aim: quicker decisions and the democratization of data. Continue Reading

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• Brian Holak

Huawei debuts Arm-based chip, eyes broader server market

Huawei’s Kunpeng 920 processor is geared towards big data and infrastructure applications, marking its foray into Arm-based servers that are set to change the dynamics of the datacentre market Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Time for a truce in IT’s battle with RPA

Lack of governance and limited resources have put IT departments at loggerheads with business-led robotic process automation. But RPA and IT teams can help each other out – if they play nice Continue Reading

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• Lindsay Clark

When is it best to stick with paper?

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

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• SA Mathieson

SAP user group’s Cooper: Indirect licensing progress welcome but slow

SAP UK&I User Group chair Paul Cooper on the state of play between SAP and users: sanguine about end of ECC6; S/4 adoption growth steady, indirect licensing still an issue; and C/4 remains unknown Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

New Year’s Honours 2019 lauds women in IT and data specialists

The New Year’s Honours list 2019 features accolades for leading women in IT and data, as well as other specialists in data Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

4 ways natural language querying in BI tools can benefit users

Natural language queries help ease access to BI data and improve analytics insights. See how organizations are putting natural language querying techniques to work. Continue Reading

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• George Lawton

Top 10 HR technology stories of 2018

Companies are turning to artificial intelligence, robotic automation and chatbots to take the drudgery out of human resource management Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Key new features coming in Oracle Database 19c

With Oracle Database 19c, Oracle is aiming to boost the stability of its flagship software's latest generation. But 19c also offers DBAs a variety of added features. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon

Top 10 information management stories of 2018

Ethics was the leading theme of data analytics in 2018, especially allied with AI. The Cambridge Analytica controversy represented that, and the idea that the UK could specialise in AI ethics emerged Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Chief medical officer calls for data-driven health strategy

Health chief says data must be used to radically improve the nation’s health by 2040, using equipment such as wearable technologies Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

CW ANZ: Rise to cloud and data management challenges

Use of cloud services is soaring in Australia, but a lack of cloud management skills is holding back enterprises from reaping the full benefits of the technology. In this edition of CW ANZ, we look at how enterprises in ANZ are approaching data management in the cloud, and some of the best practices that they can adopt to address cloud related challenges. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Datawatch Swarm on path to combine data prep, analytics

Datawatch plans to add analytics and data visualization tools to its Swarm data preparation platform, starting with integration capabilities in a Swarm 2.2 release. Continue Reading

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• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor

Ellison slates AWS Aurora as Oracle posts flat second quarter

Oracle was late to the cloud, but CTO Larry Ellison is adamant that no one will swap out Oracle for Amazon Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

SQL Server 2019 improves Linux, container support

The SQL Server 2019 release includes new big data integration features, a collection of database engine enhancements and improved Linux and container support. Continue Reading

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• Michael Otey

The real Oracle cloud strategy that may work vs. AWS and Azure

Oracle's database software is at the heart of its efforts to move users to its cloud. And that strategy might work, despite Oracle's inauspicious standing in the cloud now. Continue Reading

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• Craig Guarente, Palisade Compliance

CW Europe: Russia banks on electronic payments

A recent study by Sberbank, Russia’s largest state-run lender, shows the country has experienced a cashless payment boom over the past decade. Also read about the attempt by four Russians to break into the networks of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague, and why the Estonian government is directly targeting IT professionals in the UK. Continue Reading

Why to give third-party Oracle database monitoring tools a try

Oracle DBAs can use features in Oracle Enterprise Manager under database licenses. But third-party tools may aid efforts to monitor and tune database performance. Continue Reading

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• Brian Peasland

Amazon AI debacle won’t stop adoption for recruitment

The sexist artificial intelligence recruitment debacle at Amazon should prove a blip as the technology gains ground in and for human resources departments Continue Reading

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• Cath Everett

Tibco’s Orchestra acquisition will mean ‘faster IT integration’

Tibco’s strategic acquisition of Paris-based Orchestra networks will ‘benefit customers of both companies’ Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Ada Lovelace Institute gets board to drive AI research for social good

The Nuffield Foundation has appointed a board to lead the development of the Ada Lovelace Institute as an artificial intelligence and data research body trained on social good Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Antisocial media and AI in play at Oxford Science and Ideas Festival

Facebook and other forms of social media were discussed at two linked events at the Oxford Science and Ideas Festival, alongside artificial intelligence and how it might augment humanity Continue Reading

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• SA Mathieson

What the Tableau Hyper engine does and how it was developed

Tableau's Hyper data engine boosts processing speeds in its BI and data visualization software. The lead engineers offer insight on what went into making Hyper work. Continue Reading

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• Donald Farmer, TreeHive Strategy

Don't let blockchain complexity bog down business applications

Enterprise blockchain applications that run in a controlled environment don't require some of the components of cryptocurrency networks, explains expert David Teich. Continue Reading

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• David A. Teich

Amazon Timestream, QLDB aim to grab more DBMS users for AWS

Built-for-purpose databases target general ones, especially in the cloud. At re:Invent 2018, AWS added time-series and transaction ledger databases to expand its line. Continue Reading

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• Jack Vaughan

7 popular AI use cases today

AI use cases are cropping up in vertical markets ranging from healthcare to banking. Check out examples of how chatbots and other AI tools are changing the way business is done. Continue Reading

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• Maxine Giza

Mike Lynch charged with fraud over $11bn sale of Autonomy

It may be long forgotten, but HP once wanted to be in software and spent a lot of money on Autonomy, which was regarded as one of the hottest tech firms Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

New forms of governance needed to safely and ethically unlock value of data

Despite today’s abundance of data, most of it remains locked in silos, meaning new governance structures are needed to open it up and unlock its potential value to society Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

APAC healthcare providers reaping digital transformation returns

Digital transformation could potentially double the improvements in integrated care by 2020, study finds Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Interview: Sam Lowe, chief technology officer, Streetbees

Streetbees’ first IT chief brings artificial intelligence expertise to help the tech startup deliver a hive of data for its customers Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Scottish Government and Nesta launch health data challenge

Partnership between the Scottish Government and Nesta will see funding available for innovative projects driving the use of technology to give citizens access to data and help them live healthier lives Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

HPE shows off first fruits of $4bn edge computing investment

Tech supplier has beefed up its Edgeline portfolio with new hardware and software offerings to make it easier to manage edge devices, applications and data Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Government yet to recruit chief data officer

Two years after the government began the process to hire a chief data officer, the post continues to sit empty Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

High Court trial over Horizon computer system completes witness cross-examinations

The High Court trial in which subpostmasters are suing the Post Office has reached an important stage Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

NHS policy leaders: value AI but get the basics right

NHS doctors and policy chiefs said at the Westminster Health Forum that artificial intelligence has untapped value for healthcare, but needs to be underpinned with discipline Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Interview: Roger Taylor, chair, Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation

Chair of the new Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation says collaboration is vital for developing effective frameworks to manage the proliferation of AI and data-driven technologies Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Options for deferring or upgrading to S/4 Hana

Businesses on SAP ERP Core Component software will need to consider what they plan to do after 2025. We investigate the options open to them Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Storage 101: Unstructured data and its storage needs

Unstructured data exists in huge volumes, but often it is semi-structured with metadata. We lift the lid on unstructured data and key approaches to its storage Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

CW Nordics: Swedish IT sector advises on election security

The security measures assembled and implemented around the 2018 election in Sweden were devised in consultation with leading actors within the country’s private IT sector. Also read about how Denmark’s ambition to become a leading ocation for hyperscale datacentres is gaining momentum, and why Estonia wants to recruit IT professionals from the UK. Continue Reading

Survey: Data very fragmented, and that’s a worry for most

Cohesity-sponsored survey finds most organisations store multiple copies of secondary data and worry about the cost and the effect on their competitiveness Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Jeremy Wright announces Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation board

Secretary of state for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Jeremy Wright, announces make up of Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation board at ODI Summit Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications