Information management

London launches open data cultural map

The collated data on the capital's cultural locations is hoped to support local authorities, property developers and associations develop existing clusters and build creative infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Machine learning approaches gain critical mass for data pros

Machine learning will bring change to analytics and data management, said data luminary Michael Stonebraker. Others agree managing such change will take special effort. Continue Reading

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• Jack Vaughan

Australian firms grapple with business-IT gap

The growing chasm between business and IT has hit Australia more than other countries, according to a study on the state of digital transformation initiatives Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

IBM demos quantum leap in artificial intelligence

Working with MIT and Oxford university, the researchers have looked at how quantum computing can accelerate data classification in machine learning Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How D+1 keeps payroll woes at bay

The Singapore-based F&B business behind the Yolé frozen yogurt chain has consolidated its payroll data into a single database powered by Unit4’s HR management system Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Government launches investigation into AI bias

Advisory body will look at how systems that support decision-making may have inherent algorithmic biases that need to be taken into account Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Cohesity plans to put backup data to good use

Cohesity’s DataPlatform now makes use of previously dormant backup data with analytics to provide business value and to tackle threats such as ransomware Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT

Veeam’s business soars in APAC, acquisitions on the cards

The backup, recovery and data management hotshot expects to grow its APAC business by about 40% this year, with an eye on acquisitions in adjacent market segments Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Big data management practices gain attention amid risks

Many data professionals have yet to solidify traditional data management practices, but they have a new set of challenges to overcome to ensure data privacy and avoid misuse. Continue Reading

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• Jack Vaughan

IT Priorities 2019: ANZ organisations focus on fundamentals

Organisations in Australia and New Zealand will spend more on modernising legacy applications and breaking down data silos this year Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Met Police collaborated with US prosecutors in WikiLeaks investigation

The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it exchanged information on WikiLeaks staff in the UK with the US Department of Justice, which is conducting criminal investigations into the organisation Continue Reading

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• BIll Goodwin & Niels Ladefoged

OpenText Enterprise World Europe: CEO Barrenechea stakes claim for EIM as competitive edge

OpenText’s CEO and CTO Mark Barrenechea used his keynote at the company’s inaugural Enterprise World Europe customer and partner conference in Vienna to make a case for enterprise information management as a software category that can give corporate organisations a competitive edge Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

IBM’s APAC CEO talks up next chapter of cloud adoption

In the next phase of cloud adoption, enterprises will need to manage multiple cloud environments, as well as data to scale up their use of artificial intelligence technology Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Nationwide uses natural language processing to discover what annoys customers

SAS has run a proof of concept at building society Nationwide, using artificial intelligence and natural language processing to determine how to improve customer correspondence Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How supercomputing is transforming experimental science

NERSC lead data scientist Debbie Bard talks about how large-scale data analytics using super computers is making new types of science possible Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

ICO head still in top three of DataIQ data leader list

The UK’s information commissioner remains in the top three data leaders after claiming top spot in 2018 in the DataIQ 100 list of most influential data leaders, but GDPR is not the only focus in the industry Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Modernising IT at the Bank of England

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

IT Priorities 2019: What projects are IT professionals spending their budgets on?

The Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities 2019 survey finds that cloud maturity, security and automation are among the hot areas for spending Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Fresh data analytics tool slashes Openreach’s Ethernet delivery times

Openreach discusses its work with analytics partner Qlik, which is giving its teams new insights into Ethernet and enterprise fibre network service delivery data, and says it has seen significant service improvements in doing so Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

IT Priorities 2019: APAC keeping pace with digital transformation

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

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Facebook asked George Osborne to influence EU data protection law

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

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• Bill Goodwin, Duncan Campbell & Sebastian Klovig Skelton

GDPR: Irish Data Protection Commission may show where the WWW is heading

The Irish Data Protection Commission's (DPC) annual report makes interesting reading, given that the World Wide Web is celebrating its 30th birthday this month. People regularly give away vast ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

APAC financial firms face roadblocks with RPA

IDC monitored the automation projects of over 30 early adopters of RPA in financial services and found that most were unable to scale up their implementations of the technology Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

How CIOs can earn respect from business peers

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

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Interview: London Grid for Learning CEO on putting technology to work in schools

John Jackson, CEO of the London Grid for Learning, discusses how the organisation supports technology adoption in schools Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

MWC 2019: Industry rallies around the intelligent edge

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

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

TechUK: Digital ethics has to hit the boardroom this year

UK IT industry lobby organisation releases a position paper contending that digital ethics must become a boardroom matter in 2019 Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Delving into viewer data at the BBC

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the BBC about how the UK broadcaster is using data analytics to better understand its viewers and grow its audience in the face of competition from the likes of Netflix. We look at how CERN is using IT automation in its quest to unravel the mysteries of the universe. And we examine the impact of GDPR on cloud storage. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Explore Hadoop distributions to manage big data

Discover the uses of Hadoop distributions and the first steps in evaluating these products, as well as how the merger of rivals Cloudera and Hortonworks affects the market. Continue Reading

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• David Loshin, Knowledge Integrity Inc.

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

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

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• Avanti Kumar

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

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

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

SQL Server auditing best practices: 3 key questions for DBAs

Acing a SQL Server database audit starts with careful monitoring of how sensitive data is accessed and used so you can answer the top questions that auditors ask. Continue Reading

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• Lindsay Moore

Redis Labs swaps out open source to protect against public clouds

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

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

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

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

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• Caitlin McDonald, Leading Edge Forum

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

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

Government and IT industry-funded AI graduate education programme to be rolled out across UK

UK government announces the launch of a state and IT industry-funded graduate education programme in artificial intelligence, comprising masters degrees, PhDs and Alan Turing Institute fellowships Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

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

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

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• Angelica Mari

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