Information management

data structure

A data structure is a specialized format for organizing, processing, retrieving and storing data. Continue Reading

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• Scott Robinson, New Era Technology
• David Loshin, Knowledge Integrity Inc.
• Sarah Lewis

data literacy

Data literacy is the ability to derive meaningful information from data, just as literacy in general is the ability to derive information from the written word. Continue Reading

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• Scott Robinson, New Era Technology
• Ivy Wigmore

7 supply chain resilience strategies to use now

Weather events, geopolitical unrest and other disruptions are occurring more frequently. These seven supply chain resilience techniques can help manage them. Continue Reading

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• Paul Maplesden, Freelance Editorial Services

Databricks bids to marry AI and BI

At its recent Data+AI Summit, data platform provider Databricks introduced a product that might be a harbinger of a new wave of AI-backed Business Intelligence Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Police Scotland did not consult ICO about high-risk cloud system

Police Scotland chose not to formally consult with the data regulator about the risks identified with a cloud-based digital evidence sharing system, while the regulator itself did not follow up for nearly three months Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)

Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is an open standard application programming interface (API) that allows application programmers to easily access data stored in a database. Continue Reading

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• Gavin Wright
• Adam Hughes

SAP public cloud migration requires architectural rethink

Research from analyst Gartner has identified common issues IT leaders may encounter when moving S/4HANA to the public cloud Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

TDCX and Supa team up on data labelling

TDCX has teamed up with data labelling firm Supa to speed up data labelling with up to 98% accuracy using the human-in-the-loop approach Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Kmart taps event streaming for real-time insights

Retailer’s Hamilton event streaming platform delivers real-time insights on container shipments, sales and customer interactions to support its online retail business Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Is headless CMS the future of content management?

As headless CMS rises in popularity, IT leaders might wonder if it's a fad or if it will permanently affect the content management industry. Learn more in this expert tip. Continue Reading

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• Laurence Hart, CGI Federal

Sellafield whistleblower ordered to pay costs after email tampering claims

A former consultant at Sellafield has been ordered to pay costs for having ‘acted unreasonably’ in claiming the nuclear facility tampered with metadata in letters used against her in court Continue Reading

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• Tommy Greene

Qilin ransomware gang publishes stolen NHS data online

The ransomware gang behind a major cyber attack on NHS supplier Synnovis has published a 400GB trove of private healthcare data online Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

ICO police cloud guidance released under FOI

Long-awaited guidance from the UK data regulator on police cloud deployments highlights some potential data transfer mechanisms it thinks can clear up ongoing legal issues, but tells forces it’s up to them to decide if the measures would work Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

relational database

A relational database is a type of database that organizes data points with defined relationships for easy access. Continue Reading

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• Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor
• Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor
• Jacqueline Biscobing, Senior Managing Editor, News

Bupa turns to data to provide personalised health services

Private healthcare provider Bupa says a project to deploy business process automation is bringing it closer to APAC customers Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

An industry-wide agreement is needed to identify AI-generated content

With the UK general election coming on July 4th, there is very real concern that this election and others around the world are being influenced by artificial intelligence-powered (AI) content ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Microsoft admits no guarantee of sovereignty for UK policing data

Documents show Microsoft’s lawyers admitted to Scottish policing bodies that the company cannot guarantee sensitive law enforcement data will remain in the UK, despite long-standing public claims to the contrary Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

standard operating procedure (SOP)

A standard operating procedure is a set of step-by-step instructions for performing a routine activity. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Site Editor
• Kate Brush

clinical data analyst

A clinical data analyst -- also referred to as a 'healthcare data analyst' -- is a healthcare information professional who verifies the validity of scientific experiments and data gathered from research. Continue Reading

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• Scott Robinson, New Era Technology

Digital leaders spending more on tech for efficiency gains

In spite of the economic slowdown, IT budgets are on the rise, but GenAI deployments are being marred by poor corporate data Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Autonomous weapons systems defy rigid attempts at arms control

In an ever more dangerous world, the technology is outpacing diplomacy and holds clear strategic value. Retaining human control over its use will require embracing imperfect solutions Continue Reading

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• Kyle Hiebert, Computer Weekly

IBM deploys GenAI to power new Wimbledon features

With Wimbledon 2024 running at the start of July, IBM has used the Watsonx platform with GenAI to power a new catchup feature Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

digital marketing

Digital marketing is the promotion and marketing of goods and services to consumers through digital channels and electronic technologies. Continue Reading

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• Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor
• Kinza Yasar, Technical Writer

General election 2024: Labour promises to boost digital infrastructure

The Labour Party manifesto for the UK general election promises a new industrial strategy and an overhaul of planning rules to help support the digital and tech sector Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

AI’s environmental cost could outweigh sustainability benefits

Artificial intelligence can help organisations manage and mitigate their environmental impacts in a number of ways, but the highly polluting nature of the technology could outweigh its other sustainability benefits if not dealt with Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Multi-cloud databases: How to deploy and manage them

Deploying databases on different cloud platforms offers various benefits. Here's a set of 10 best practices for building a multi-cloud database architecture. Continue Reading

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• Jeff McCormick

Tableau CEO on AI moves to ease analytics adoption

Tableau’s head honcho Ryan Aytay talks up Tableau’s efforts to bring more consumerisation and personalisation capabilities to data analytics through the use of AI Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

CDO interview: Sophie Gallay, global data and client IT director, Etam

The French retailer has some catching up to do on its data strategy and digital transformation – and its new data chief has an ambitious roadmap to deliver on data science, business intelligence and artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Drilling into data to help the UK’s energy transition

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how data is accelerating the UK’s energy transition to net zero. With Windows 10 support ending next year, we examine the issues around preparing to upgrade to Windows 11. And we explore the key considerations when deploying artificial intelligence infrastructure to harness its full potential. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Trawling industry data for usability

Spending time with penguins in the Falkland Islands may not seem an obvious background for an IT leader, but it’s worked for Nic Granger, who is overhauling the way data is used in the oil and gas sector. Continue Reading

AI firms can’t be trusted to voluntarily share risk information

Workers at frontier AI firms have warned that their employers – including OpenAI, DeepMind and Anthropic – can’t be trusted to voluntarily share information about their systems capabilities and risks with governments or civil society Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Northern Irish police used covert powers to monitor over 300 journalists

PSNI publishes report on police surveillance of journalists and lawyers, but Northern Ireland’s Policing Board says it does not give the assurances needed Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Salesforce boosts London AI scene

SaaS pioneer Salesforce has chosen London as the location of its new AI centre, enabling users to test-drive and work on AI-driven business innovation Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

HP loses in US fraud case against Autonomy's Mike Lynch

Autonomy founder cleared of fraud in US trial, following on from HP's $5bn write-down after tts acquisition of the data discovery firm Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

European data chief prepares bid to get UK to join EU digital single market

Data initiative Gaia-X is trying to plug the UK into a planned digital European single market, as the EU seeks to extend the reach of vast and controversial data laws over global supply chains Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

Data lake governance: Benefits, challenges and getting started

A data lake that isn't well governed might become more of a swamp. Explore the key benefits and challenges of data governance in a data lake, plus initial steps to take. Continue Reading

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• Anne Marie Smith, Ph.D., Alabama Yankee Systems, LLC

Is AI-generated content copyrighted?

The current legal landscape surrounding AI-generated content is murky and fraught with confusion. Here's where it currently stands and what to know before publishing. Continue Reading

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• George Lawton

Executive interview: Richard Wazacz, CEO, Travelex

The data-savvy chief executive is rebuilding Travelex as an omnichannel, digital business after the company foundered during the pandemic Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

How Dataiku is supporting ‘everyday AI’

Dataiku president Krish Venkataraman outlines what it takes for enterprises to scale and govern their use of artificial intelligence while making the technology accessible across their business Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

What to know about SharePoint 2019's end of life

As SharePoint 2019 approaches its end of life, users can expect reduced support. Migration to newer platforms like SharePoint Online can offer ongoing security and functionality. Continue Reading

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• Jordan Jones

Invasive tracking ‘endemic’ on sensitive support websites

Websites set up by police, charities and universities to help people get support for sensitive issues like addiction and sexual harassment are deploying tracking technologies that harvest information without proper consent Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

What is data preparation? An in-depth guide

Data preparation is the process of gathering, combining, structuring and organizing data for use in business intelligence, analytics and data science applications, as explained in this guide. Continue Reading

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• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor

Dell launches PowerStore Prime and hints at PowerScale AI boost

Array range launched at Dell World 2024 in Las Vegas as PowerScale gets OS upgrade and new Intel Xeon CPUs, while Dell CEO hints at acceleration for PowerScale NAS Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

AI Seoul Summit review

Dozens of governments and tech companies attending the second global AI Safety Summit have committed themselves to the safe and inclusive development of the technology, but questions remain around whether the commitments made go far enough Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

IBM, AI Singapore to bolster Sea-Lion LLM

IBM will work with AI Singapore on technical exchanges to enhance Sea-Lion and make the region’s first LLM available to data scientists and engineers through its AI use case library Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

8 benefits of using big data for businesses

Big data is a great resource for driving smart business decisions and changes. Here are eight ways that the use of big data is improving how business gets done. Continue Reading

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• Donald Farmer, TreeHive Strategy

Knowledge management metrics: How to track KM effectiveness

Measuring knowledge management effectiveness requires quantitative and qualitative data. Metrics like the balanced scorecard method can help organizations improve their strategies. Continue Reading

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• MIT Press
• Tim Murphy

The need for speed: How AI is driving faster cars for VCARB Formula One team

We go behind the scenes with the Visa Cash App RB F1 team to find out how data, AI and ERP are helping to deliver the millisecond improvements in lap time that make all the difference in Grand Prix racing Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Storebrand divests from IBM over supply of biometrics to Israel

Norwegian asset manager Storebrand’s decision to divest from IBM comes amid growing scrutiny of the role technology companies play in Israel’s human rights abuses Continue Reading

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• Andrew Kersley

AI governance needs global approach

Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the UN agency, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) argues that AI governance needs a world-wide approach Continue Reading

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• Doreen Bogdan-Martin

Survey reveals generative AI employee fear

IBM/Oxford Economics global CEO survey shows generative AI success relies on employee training and business leader vision Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Next UK government must be prepared to legislate on AI, say MPs

The House Science, Innovation and Technology Committee says the next government should be ready to legislate on artificial intelligence to plug any regulatory gaps Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Interview: EU data chief Ulrich Ahle on obstacles to Europe’s digital single market

EU data scheme Gaia-X is trying to plug the UK into Europe’s planned digital single market as opposition mounts to efforts to extend the reach of Europe’s vast and controversial data laws over global supply chains Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

How the next government could rewire the state

Overhauling the way government uses and exchanges data could dramatically improve public services Continue Reading

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• Jon Nash, Public First

web analytics

Web analytics is the process of analyzing the behavior of visitors to a website by tracking, reviewing and reporting the data generated by their use of the site and its components, such as its webpages, images and videos. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

enterprise document management (EDM)

Enterprise document management (EDM) is a strategy for overseeing an organization's paper and electronic documents so they can be easily retrieved in the event of a compliance audit or subpoena. Continue Reading

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• Scott Robinson, New Era Technology
• Demetra Edwards, TechTarget

Podcast: AI and its impact on data storage

We talk to Shawn Rosemarin, vice-president for R&D at Pure Storage, about the requirements of AI workloads, and what data storage needs to cope with AI Continue Reading

AI Seoul Summit: 27 nations and EU to set red lines on AI risk

The countries will now work together to identify thresholds at which the risks presented by an AI model or system would be unacceptable without safeguards in place, as well as develop interoperable safety testing regimes for the technology Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

UK government announces £8.5m in grants for AI safety research

The funding programme will be directed by the UK’s AI Safety Institute, with grants being used to understand and mitigate the impacts of artificial intelligence, including any systemic risks it presents at the societal level Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

AI Seoul Summit: 10 nations and EU recommit to safe inclusive AI

During the latest AI Summit in South Korea, the participating governments reaffirmed their prior commitments to deepening international cooperation on AI safety, and have agreed to launch an international network of ‘safety institutes’ Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

AI Seoul Summit: 16 AI firms make voluntary safety commitments

Prominent artificial intelligence companies from around the world have committed to a set of voluntary AI safety measures, which includes developing continuous risk assessment processes, setting acceptable risk thresholds, and ensuring greater transparency Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Parliamentary committee criticises big tech response to election threats

Parliamentary committee says tech companies ‘regurgitated publicly available content’ and failed to address questions raised by MPs and peers Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

CIO interview: Nic Granger, director of corporate and CFO, North Sea Transition Authority

Spending time with penguins in the Falkland Islands may not seem an obvious background for an IT leader, but it's worked for Nic Granger as she sets out to overhaul the way data is used in the oil and gas sector Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Dell Technologies World: AI at core of Dell’s next chapter

With a significant anniversary just passed, Dell CEO Michael Dell was in reflective mood as he looked ahead to the impact of artificial intelligence on the tech giant’s product stack Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

DataStax launches on-premise GenAI in ‘hyper-converged’ format

NoSQL database specialist adds generative AI for datacentre deployments where cloud is a no-no for cost, security or compliance reasons, with a focus on vector storage Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

UK AI Safety Institute to open San Francisco branch

News of the AI Safety Institute’s expansion to the US follows the first public release of its AI safety testing results Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange granted appeal

Two high court judges granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leave to appeal against extradition to the US after defence lawyers argued that the US had failed to give adequate assurances Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

SharePoint vs. Box: What's the difference?

SharePoint and Box both help users manage and store content. Yet, to choose the right tool, organizations should first consider their integration and security requirements. Continue Reading

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• Christine Campbell, The Alpha Content Company

The right tool for the job

Without data, a company does not exist. This was one of the answers Lotar Schin, AI centre of excellence lead at Hungarian commercial bank, OTP Bank made during a panel discussion at the recent ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Google ups ante in GenAI with Gemini enhancements

Google has updated Gemini 1.5 Pro with a two-million-token context window and debuted a smaller, lightweight model optimised for high-frequency, specialised tasks Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

NetApp upgrades AFF all-flash as it targets AI storage

New AFF arrays offer performance boost for artificial intelligence, while NetApp trumpets its advantages as a provider of sustainable and intelligent infrastructure for all kinds of workloads Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

How SingPost is delivering on digital transformation

SingPost group CIO outlines the company’s efforts to leverage AI and automation to improve operations, emphasising the importance of building the right culture as it expands its regional footprint Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Four key impacts of AI on data storage

We look at the key impacts of AI on data storage, including I/O and possible bottlenecks, how I/O differs across training and inference, plus data management and compliance concerns Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

Knowledge24: GenAI dominates ServiceNow annual user conference

ServiceNow put the future use of GenAI at the centre of its annual user conference, Knowledge24 Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

ensemble modeling

Ensemble modeling is the process of running two or more related but different analytical models and then synthesizing the results into a single score or spread. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati
• Ed Burns

Executive interview: Adding common sense to generative AI creativity

We speak to the chief scientist at Neo4j about why graph databases should work alongside large language models to keep them in check Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Ofcom publishes draft online child safety rules for tech firms

In the draft codes, Ofcom calls on technology firms to use ‘robust’ age-checking and content moderation systems to keep harmful material away from children online Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

9 SharePoint best practices

The breadth of SharePoint's features can make it a challenging tool to implement and maintain. These best practices can keep content managers on track. Continue Reading

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• Reda Chouffani, Biz Technology Solutions

Compare NoSQL database types in the cloud

NoSQL systems are increasingly common in the cloud. Read about the different types of NoSQL databases that are available from major cloud providers and other vendors. Continue Reading

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• Kurt Marko, MarkoInsights
• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor

Lords say government must ‘go beyond’ current approach to LLMs

Chair of the Lords Communications and Digital Committee has written to the UK’s digital secretary about the government’s approach to generative AI, lamenting a lack of support for copyright holders and measures to ensure competition in AI markets Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

12 top open source databases to consider

Open source databases are viable alternatives to proprietary ones. Here's information on 12 open source and source available technologies for weighing database options. Continue Reading

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• Sean Michael Kerner

Google Cloud accelerates asteroid discovery for US-based non-profit

Google Cloud opens up about the work it is doing with a US-based planetary science non-profit to help map the solar system Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Are we ready for the era of the ‘sentient’ document?

This year is set to be the automation of documents since the invention of the printing press. Content control is key Continue Reading

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• John Bates

Autonomous weapons reduce moral agency and devalue human life

Military technology experts gathered in Vienna have warned about the detrimental psychological effects of AI-powered weapons, arguing that implementing systems of algorithmic-enabled killing dehumanises both the user and the target Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Benefits and challenges of a headless CMS

Headless CMSes enable omnichannel publishing and improve front-end flexibility. Yet, these platforms can have steep learning curves and require skilled front-end developers. Continue Reading

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• Tim Murphy

association rules

Association rules are if-then statements that show the probability of relationships between data items within large data sets in various types of databases. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Site Editor
• Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor

Global majority united on multilateral regulation of AI weapons

Foreign ministers and civil society representatives say that multilateralism is key to controlling the proliferation and use of AI-powered autonomous weapons, but that a small number of powerful countries are holding back progress Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

What’s it like being the IT chief at Man Utd?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we speak to the chief digital information officer at Manchester United Football Club to discuss the IT that keeps a premiership team running. We also investigate how well prepared the UK is for major semiconductor supply chain disruptions. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

data gravity

Data gravity is the ability of a body of data to attract applications, services and other data. Continue Reading

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• Scott Robinson, New Era Technology
• Ivy Wigmore

information

Information is the output that results from analyzing, contextualizing, structuring, interpreting or in other ways processing data. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon

Case study: Seeing clearly with data at Specsavers

Helen Mannion, director of global data and business transformation at high street opticians firm Specsavers, opens up about the importance of data to the organisation Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

webmaster

A webmaster is someone who creates and manages the content and organization of a website, manages the computer server and technical programming aspects of a website, or does both. Continue Reading

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• Andrew Zola

European Parliament approves platform worker directive

The approval of the platform worker directive gives member states two years to incorporate its measures into their national legislation, which includes provisions on how to classify the employment of gig workers and deploy algorithmic decision-making at work Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Executive interview: Salesforce AI head discusses dynamic flowcharts

Business workflows can usually be mapped onto flowcharts which depict the set of actions an IT system takes, but large language models can make this dynamic, according to Jayesh Govindarajan, senior vice-president of AI at Salesforce Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Podcast: How to prepare your data for digital transformation

We talk to Chris Gorton, EMEA managing director at Syniti, about how to prepare data for digital transformation Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

business analytics

Business analytics (BA) is a set of disciplines and technologies for solving business problems using data analysis, statistical models and other quantitative methods. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Site Editor
• Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor
• Ed Burns

logistic regression

Logistic regression, also known as a logit model, is a statistical analysis method to predict a binary outcome, such as yes or no, based on prior observations of a data set. Continue Reading

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• Kinza Yasar, Technical Writer
• George Lawton
• Ed Burns

AI firm saves a million in shift to Pure FlashBlade shared storage

AI consultancy Crater Labs spent vast amounts of time managing server-attached drives to ensure GPUs were saturated. A shift to all-flash Pure Storage slashed that to almost zero Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

SuiteConnect London 2024: GenAI everywhere the refrain

Oracle NetSuite’s Evan Goldberg and Oracle’s business applications head Steve Miranda shared thoughts on the GenAI state of play Brian McKenna on recent customer conferences visits to London Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Enterprise AI: Free, premium or a bolt-on?

SaaS providers will have to offer AI in their product mix. But they need to make a huge upfront investment in AI infrastructure, which impacts revenue Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor