Information management

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

Lords split over UK government approach to autonomous weapons

During a debate on autonomous weapons systems, Lords expressed mixed opinions towards the UK government’s current position, including its reluctance to adopt a working definition and commit to international legal instruments controlling their use Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

How data keeps Britain’s trains on track

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how Network Rail is ensuring train safety in the face of extreme weather thanks to advanced data analytics. Our latest buyer’s guide examines the latest trends in storage technology. And we talk to the Ministry of Defence’s first ever chief data officer. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

NCSC announces PwC’s Richard Horne as CEO

Former PwC and Barclays cyber chief Richard Horne set to join UK’s National Cyber Security Centre as CEO Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Tech companies operating with opacity in Israel-Palestine

Tech firms operating in Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel are falling “woefully short” of their human rights responsibilities amid escalating devastation in Gaza, says Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

TUC publishes legislative proposal to protect workers from AI

Proposed bill for regulating artificial intelligence in the UK seeks to translate well-meaning principles and values into concrete rights and obligations that protect workers from systems that make ‘high-risk’ decisions about them Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

knowledge management (KM)

Knowledge management is the process an enterprise uses to gather, organize, share and analyze its knowledge in a way that's easily accessible to employees. Continue Reading

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• Scott Robinson, New Era Technology
• Sarah Amsler, Senior Managing Editor

5 benefits of enterprise search

With a proper enterprise search strategy in place, organizations can improve their employees' efficiency and ensure customers have positive experiences. Continue Reading

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• Jordan Jones

query

A query is a question or a request for information expressed in a formal manner. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati
• Andrew Zola
• Adam Hughes

CW Innovation Awards: Gleaning data insights with AI

Hong Kong-based Citic Telecom CPC has built a data platform that leverages large language models to generate insights and speed up data retrieval and analysis Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

CW Innovation Awards: Making AI pervasive

DBS Bank’s AI Industrialisation Programme has been instrumental in industrialising the use of data and artificial intelligence across its business, resulting in over S$370m of incremental economic benefits Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Why Salesforce needs a data management platform

There are reports that Salesforce is looking to acquire Informatica, but such a move needs to fit with its AI and GenAI strategy Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Recognising APAC’s trailblazers in digital transformation

DBS Bank and NUS were among the top industry innovators that were lauded for various transformational initiatives at the Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2024 Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

What is a cloud database? An in-depth cloud DBMS guide

A cloud database is an organized and managed collection of data in an IT system that resides on a public, private or hybrid cloud computing platform. Continue Reading

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• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor

Traditional CMS vs. headless CMS: What's the difference?

Traditional CMSes let users design websites, yet they lack the flexibility of headless systems. Differences between these tools include purpose, architecture and ease of use. Continue Reading

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• Tim Murphy

database as a service (DBaaS)

Database as a service (DBaaS) is a cloud computing managed service offering that provides access to a database without requiring the setup of physical hardware, the installation of software or the need to configure the database. Continue Reading

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• Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor
• Craig S. Mullins, Mullins Consulting

data classification

Data classification is the process of organizing data into categories that make it easy to retrieve, sort and store for future use. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Site Editor
• Garry Kranz
• Laura Fitzgibbons

Big tech’s cloud oligopoly risks AI market concentration

The oligopoly that big tech giants have over cloud computing could translate to a similar domination in the AI market, given the financial and compute resources needed to make the technology effective at scale Continue Reading

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• Andrew Kersley

columnar database

A columnar database (column-oriented) is a database management system (DBMS) that stores data on disk in columns instead of rows. Continue Reading

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• Gavin Wright

Quickwit claims big advantage in log file search and index

When the logs are the data: Startup Quickwit claims late entrant advantage in log file search and index with bigger datasets and better analytics on reduced infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

EU’s AI Act fails to protect the rule of law and civic space

Analysis reveals that the AI Act is ‘riddled with far-reaching exceptions’ and its measures to protect fundamental rights are insufficient Continue Reading

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• Josh Osman, Computer Weekly

AI tapped for citizen outreach as India goes to the polls

Political parties in this year’s high-stakes elections are leveraging AI for the first time, but measures to curtail misuse must continue to evolve with the rapid developments of the technology Continue Reading

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• Kavitha Srinivasa

noisy data

Noisy data is a data set that contains extra meaningless data. Almost all data sets will contain a certain amount of unwanted noise. Continue Reading

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• Gavin Wright

PSNI criticised after ‘utterly vague’ answers on covert surveillance of journalists

The Policing Board of Northern Ireland has asked the Police Service of Northern Ireland to produce a public report on its use of covert surveillance powers against journalists and lawyers after it gave ‘utterly vague’ answers Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Facial recognition to play key role in UK shoplifting crackdown

UK government will fund roll-out of police facial recognition across the country as part of its crackdown on shoplifting and violence against retail staff, but civil society groups say the government is attempting to police its way out of the cost-of-living crisis Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

How GenAI use is evolving for Google Cloud customers

With more than one million developers now using Google Cloud’s generative AI systems to power their tools, Google customers have gone beyond experimentation and are now building their own agents Continue Reading

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• Josh Osman, Computer Weekly

Storage technology explained: AI and data storage

In this guide, we examine the data storage needs of artificial intelligence, the demands it places on data storage, the suitability of cloud and object storage for AI, and key AI storage products Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Software AG IUG 2024: Process mining as GenAI democratisation candidate

The Software AG International User Groups conference in Dublin heard about how generative AI large language models could democratise business process mining and management Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Government dismisses Lords’ concerns over facial recognition

UK government is claiming police forces’ use of live facial recognition is comprehensively covered by existing laws, in response to a Lords investigation that found police lacked a clear legal basis to deploy it Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Google Cloud debuts agent builder to ease GenAI adoption

Vertex AI Agent Builder is touted to enable developers with different levels of expertise to build conversational AI agents grounded in enterprise data Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

schema

In computer programming, a schema (pronounced SKEE-mah) is the organization or structure for a database, while in artificial intelligence (AI), a schema is a formal expression of an inference rule. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati
• Andrew Zola

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service that provides numerous analytical tools for marketing purposes. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati
• Wesley Chai

Cloud database security: Best practices, challenges and threats

If your company is using a cloud database, it's critical to stay on top of security. Review the security features offered by top cloud providers, plus some best practices. Continue Reading

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• Dave Shackleford, Voodoo Security

Google Cloud embeds Gemini across product portfolio

Google Cloud’s Gemini model will power a slew of AI assistant capabilities across its portfolio to bring the benefits of generative AI to developers and enterprise users Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

spatial data

Spatial data is any type of data that directly or indirectly references a specific geographical area or location. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati
• Andrew Zola
• Mark Fontecchio

Public worried by police and companies sharing biometric data

More than half of the British public do not feel comfortable with police forces sharing biometric data with the private sector, including facial recognition images, to tackle crimes such as shoplifting Continue Reading

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• Josh Osman, Computer Weekly

Government struggles to upgrade legacy IT systems, says PAC chair

In her annual report, Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier calls legacy IT one of government’s ‘big nasties’ and says money urgently needs to be spent to fix the situation Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Top AI infrastructure considerations

Artificial intelligence workloads can put considerable strain on technology infrastructure. Here are some of the key considerations when deploying AI infrastructure to harness its full potential Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Police forces check intelligence and criminal databases after errors discovered in O2 phone data

Criminal Bar Association calls for information about reliability of communications data used in criminal trials to be disclosed Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Greek government fined over AI surveillance in refugee camps

Greece’s Data Protection Authority has issued a €175,000 fine against the country’s migration ministry over its deployment of artificial intelligence-powered security systems in refugee camps after the watchdog’s investigation found ‘serious shortcomings’ with the roll-out Continue Reading

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• Lydia Emmanouilidou

UN adopts ‘landmark’ resolution on making AI safe and trustworthy

A UN draft resolution promoting the use of artificial intelligence in sustainable development and the protection of human rights was backed by over 120 member states Continue Reading

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• Josh Osman, Computer Weekly

Five key principles for data insight success

Five key principles for using data to grow your organisation Continue Reading

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• Ian Bobbett, Crimson, and George Lynch, NashTech, part of Nash Squared

Europol offers law enforcement agencies data on Europe’s most threatening crime networks

Europol has collected and analysed data from over 40 countries to identify 800 most threatening criminal networks operating in Europe in what it describes as a unique dataset for law enforcemnt Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Boomi CEO anticipates rise of the AI agent economy

Boomi CEO talks up the company’s efforts to build up an AI agent architecture, its upcoming AI capabilities set to debut next month, and its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

What is a SharePoint document conversation?

SharePoint's document conversation features have evolved from in-document chats to Viva Engage posts. Learn what a document conversation is and how it can engage employees. Continue Reading

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• Reda Chouffani, Biz Technology Solutions
• Scott Robinson, New Era Technology

data analytics (DA)

Data analytics (DA) is the process of examining data sets to find trends and draw conclusions about the information they contain. Continue Reading

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• Kinza Yasar, Technical Writer
• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor

Facial recognition endangers us all without a clear legal basis

Technology researcher Stephanie Hare outlines the growing danger of the UK’s failure to legalise and regulate facial recognition technology Continue Reading

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• Stephanie Hare

A local government GDS might work - but only on top of standard technology

The old debate about an equivalent of the Government Digital Service for local authorities has swung round again - but it will only ever work if it's founded on common standards and technologies Continue Reading

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• Mark Thompson, Exeter Business School and DIGITLab

Podcast: What is distributed cloud storage and what are its benefits?

We talk to Enrico Signoretti of Cubbit about how distributed cloud allows customers to control their data in hybrid and multicloud storage and the workloads the company targets Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Ofgem begins consultation on dynamic price caps

Smart meters make it possible to manage the electricity grid in a more flexible way, but millions are facing connectivity issues Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Indian large language models gain momentum

Indian LLMs trained on Indic languages are now being used by businesses and governments to better serve the needs of a diverse multilingual country Continue Reading

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• Pratima Harigunani

Lord Holmes: UK cannot 'wait and see' to regulate AI

Legislation is needed to seize the benefits of artificial intelligence while minimising its risks, says Lord Holmes - but the government’s ‘wait and see’ approach to regulation will fail on both fronts Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

6 challenges of omnichannel marketing

When marketers use omnichannel strategies to engage customers across touchpoints, they often face challenges with personalization, campaign tracking and brand consistency. Continue Reading

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• Tim Murphy

Different types of database management systems explained

The various types of database software come with advantages, limitations and optimal uses that prospective buyers should be aware of before choosing a DBMS. Continue Reading

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• Craig S. Mullins, Mullins Consulting

Alletra MP hardware changes see HPE orient arrays towards AI

HPE doubles controller nodes, boosts capacity with denser drives, cuts caches and builds in 100Gbps links to bring denser, faster storage aimed at all parts of the AI/ML pipeline Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

entity relationship diagram (ERD)

An entity relationship diagram (ERD), also known as an 'entity relationship model,' is a graphical representation that depicts relationships among people, objects, places, concepts or events in an information technology (IT) system. Continue Reading

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• Katie Terrell Hanna
• Jacqueline Biscobing, Senior Managing Editor, News

Open Data Institute launches digital policy manifesto

The Open Data Institute has launched a policy manifesto ahead of the UK general election that outlines policies and issues it believes must be part of the political discussion around digital and data Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

big data management

Big data management is the organization, administration and governance of large volumes of both structured and unstructured data. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Site Editor
• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor
• Melanie Luna, TechTarget

big data

Big data is a combination of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data that organizations collect, analyze and mine for information and insights. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Site Editor
• Bridget Botelho, Editorial Director, News
• Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Editor

Oracle Cloud: A discussion about public cloud, dedicated regions and Alloy

We speak to Oracle cloud chief technical architect Pradeep Vincent about cloud deployment scenarios Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor