CBRE: Record colocation take-up will fuel growth of secondary European datacentre hubs
News | ComputerWeekly.comLatest quarterly colocation market tracker data shows take-up of colocation capacity across major European hubs continues to hit record levels, ...
Vodafone claims UK standalone 5G first
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK operator says standalone wireless technology will support capabilities such as network slicing, bringing efficiency benefits in mission-critical ...
Matt Hancock encourages private sector involvement in post-pandemic NHS technology
News | ComputerWeekly.comHealth secretary Matt Hancock has outlined how the NHS will continue to leverage digital technologies with the help of the private sector after the ...
Kr00k vulnerability compromises billions of Wi-Fi devices
News | ComputerWeekly.comBillions of Wi-Fi chips used in IoT devices, laptops, smartphones and tablets are vulnerable to a serious vulnerability
Interview: Jamil Farshchi, CISO, Equifax
News | ComputerWeekly.comEquifax CISO Jamil Farshchi discusses public cloud and why it’s not something IT security professionals should be afraid of
Sales of peripheral devices surge as workers stay at home
News | MicroScopeMonitors, keyboards and mice are all in high demand as workers get set up for remote working to slow the spread of coronavirus
TalkTalk Business adds partner MDF to Homeworker package
News | MicroScopeFirm follows up on launch of business-grade connectivity offering, with details of how it plans to support its channel partners
GitLab makes foray into Southeast Asia
News | ComputerWeekly.comGitLab expands in Southeast Asia with a Singapore presence to shore up its growing footprint across the Asia-Pacific region
Pubs and restaurants failing on cyber fraud protection
News | ComputerWeekly.comVirtually all of the UK’s most popular restaurant and pub brands are failing to proactively block fraudulent emails from reaching their targets
Exertis consolidates services options
News | MicroScopeDistributor looks to make life easier for those resellers looking to provide services across the sales cycle
Google Cloud eyes public sector push after signing MoU with UK government procurement chiefs
News | ComputerWeekly.comGoogle Cloud follows in the footsteps of Microsoft and Oracle by signing MoU with the UK government, which should pave the way for broader adoption ...
Nokia joins the Open RAN Policy Coalition
News | ComputerWeekly.comFinish comms tech provider reinforces its commitment to the development of future secure mobile radio technologies for 5G by joining open and ...
Nine million EasyJet customer details lost in data breach
News | ComputerWeekly.comCyber attack on EasyJet’s systems originated from a highly sophisticated source, says the airline
Covid-19 contact-tracing apps under review – The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
Podcast | ComputerWeekly.comIn this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly and Brian McKenna are joined by networking editor Joe O’...
Shirts and suits retailers using tech to stay smart
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comEnhanced personalisation, increased visualisation and much more customisation with a digital twist comprise the to-do lists of several UK formalwear ...
Ericsson enables commercial 5G network for Telia in Stockholm
News | ComputerWeekly.comSwedish operator lays the foundations for the next phase of digital transformation with 5G network designed to open up new user experiences and ...
MoD cuts through competition barriers to sign direct private cloud deal with Microsoft
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Ministry of Defence has justified its decision to directly award Microsoft a 23-month private cloud deal by stating the firm is the only one able...
Networking gains ‘cool’ status
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comThere is renewed interest in networking, driven by enterprises looking at how public cloud services can co-exist with on-premise IT
CIO interview: Malcolm Lowe, head of IT, Transport for Greater Manchester
News | ComputerWeekly.comData analytics, agile working and contactless technology are helping to improve transport services across the Manchester area
Assange extradition hearing to take place in September following coronavirus lockdown
News | ComputerWeekly.comAn extradition hearing against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been delayed by four months, after defence and prosecution lawyers said the Covid...
Highlight views channel as key to revenue expansion goals
News | MicroScopeNetwork monitoring player makes key hire with a brief to work with partners to significantly increase revenues
Subpostmasters suing Post Office over IT failures stunned by CEO’s honour
News | ComputerWeekly.comSubpostmasters’ campaign group attacks Post Office CEO Paula Vennells’ New Year honour amid ongoing court case
When is it best to stick with paper?
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comGoing 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
War on talent set to escalate
News | MicroScopeThe battle to get trained staff is going to get tougher as more emerging technologies go mainstream
Top 10 information management stories of 2018
News | ComputerWeekly.comEthics was the leading theme of data analytics in 2018, especially allied with AI. The Cambridge Analytica controversy represented that, and the idea...
Security Think Tank: Strong 2FA should be a goal in 2019
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comAt the close of 2018, we asked CW Security Think Tank contributors to name one thing predicted for 2018 that did not happen, one thing that was not ...
Top 10 retail tech stories of 2018
News | ComputerWeekly.comComputer Weekly looks at what 2018 had in store for the retail industry – what technologies were retailers rushing to adopt and which brands fell ...
Top 10 CIO interviews of 2018
News | ComputerWeekly.comIT leaders from across the UK and Europe shared their plans, strategies and best practice advice with Computer Weekly in 2018
Top 10 Middle East stories of 2018
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Middle East enterprise IT stories of 2018
Cyber gangsters hit UK medical firm poised for work on coronavirus with Maze ransomware attack
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Maze ransomware group has published personal and medical details of thousands of former patients of a London-based medical research company ...
Huawei unveils MWC product portfolio led by €2,500 5G smartphone
News | ComputerWeekly.comChinese tech giant unveils 5G smartphones, tablets, chipsets, AI, Wi-Fi 6, routers, chipsets and cameras that it was set to announce at the cancelled...
IFS ramps up single-platform cloud delivery as it bids ERP adieu
News | ComputerWeekly.comBusiness applications supplier shifts fundamentally to cloud infrastructure while sloughing off enterprise resource planning as it rebrands
Q&A: Matt Richards, CMO at Datto, on MSPs navigating the virus
News | MicroScopeThe managed services community is downgrading its growth expectations for this year, but is set to come through the Covid-19 pandemic
Rolls-Royce uses digital twins in Power Systems Customer 4.0 strategy
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Power Systems unit has begun using technology from Iotics to collect data points for engines in the field and build digital simulation models
UKtech50 2018 – the most influential people in UK IT
News | ComputerWeekly.comComputer Weekly has announced the ninth annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK IT sector
UKtech50 2018: Women are making their mark
News | ComputerWeekly.comWomen are making strong progress in the UK technology industry, with seven of the top 10 on Computer Weekly’s UKtech50 list being female
UKtech50 interview: Jacky Wright, CDIO, HMRC
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe UKtech50’s most influential person in UK IT 2018, HM Revenue and Customs’ chief digital and information officer, Jacky Wright, on balancing ...
Feudal Lords and anarchic allies – the new models for software collaboration
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comSoftware developers often take an unconventional view of contracts for the work they undertake, which can come back and bite them
Cisco, Google Cloud plan application-centric multicloud networking fabric
News | ComputerWeekly.comTech giants unite to address current systems’ perceived lack of capability to signal service level requests dynamically and offer full WAN ...
Accompagner la conduite du changement en embarquant les utilisateurs clés grâce à l’IA
Opinion | LeMagITUn projet de transformation digitale revêt souvent une dimension stratégique qui va au-delà de la modernisation d’un SI. Il s’agit d’intégrer les ...
Coronavirus: NHSX enlists military innovation hub for Covid-19 app project
News | ComputerWeekly.comOrganisations will work together to gather and share coronavirus symptom data from third-party tracker apps
Estonia offers digital tools to countries struggling with coronavirus school closures
News | ComputerWeekly.comGovernment and tech companies in Baltic state unite to offer advanced digital learning tools to other countries
Prudential turns to AI to secure computer networks against cyber attacks
News | ComputerWeekly.comPrudential, the UK’s largest listed insurer, is turning to artificial intelligence to protect its computer networks in the US, Asia and Africa from ...
Security Think Tank: Amid panic, how to find a sound level of security
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comIn our globalised world, high-profile events such as Covid-19 have huge business impacts, some of which may be felt by CISOs. What responsibilities ...
Easter holidays and supply issues reverse some March gains
News | MicroScopeResearch from Context has found that the growth rates experienced by the channel in March took a hit at the start of April
Security Think Tank: Prevention and detection key to disrupting malware comms
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comAs attackers begin to use multiple command and control systems to communicate with backdoors and other malware, how can organisations ensure that ...
Global spend on enterprise datacentre kit and private clouds down 1% in 2019
News | ComputerWeekly.comMarket tracker data from Synergy Research Group reveals continued decline in spending on private datacentres, while investments in kit destined for ...
Coronavirus: Smartphone production to plummet 20%, over $25bn lost in roaming revenue
News | ComputerWeekly.comTwo studies reveal the huge hit on the mobile device and service industry that is likely to be caused by the Covid-19 outbreak
Nokia claims 5G capacity benchmark, enters first phase of 5G project at Port of Zeebrugge
News | ComputerWeekly.comFlurry of 5G-related activity continues with raft of 5G patents and 5G-ready private wireless connectivity for partner ecosystem to accelerate ...
Coronavirus: IT contractors ‘left stranded’ by exclusion from support for self-employed
News | ComputerWeekly.comIT contractors who provide services through their own limited companies will not be able to access government scheme to support self-employed through...
Scottish Tech Army seeks out IT experts to combat Covid-19
News | ComputerWeekly.comTech workers who find themselves out of work are being asked to volunteer their time to help build digital technology to support coronavirus efforts
Mainframe skills surge as lockdown drives transaction growth
News | ComputerWeekly.comMainframe skills and Cobol programming are now in demand as enterprises scale up to tackle increased online activity due to the coronavirus
Crown Commercial Service advises on remote working tech
News | ComputerWeekly.comPublic sector organisations want to understand their options to support their workforce during the Covid-19 crisis
NHS rolls out video consultations at GPs to support lockdown
News | ComputerWeekly.comVideo consultation service aims to reduce face-to-face contact to protect patients and reduce infection, as well as caring for people who are mostly ...
Contact tracing: The privacy vs protection debate
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comThe Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated extreme measures not seen in peacetime for over 100 years. Contact-tracing apps are being developed as a tool ...
The greatest contest ever – privacy versus security
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comExamining the technical, legal and ethical challenges around the privacy versus security debate
Security Think Tank: ID-driven security helps safeguard the workforce
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comIn our globalised world, high-profile events such as Covid-19 have huge business impacts and some of these impacts may be felt by CISOs. What ...
Cloud security concerns remain an issue
News | MicroScopeThe argument that cloud security has been dealt with appear premature, according to research
Coronavirus: NCSC issues urgent alert for healthcare sector
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK National Cyber Security Centre and US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency say they are seeing large-scale campaigns targeting ...
IoT adds preservation support for Tutankhamun’s tomb in Valley of the Kings
News | ComputerWeekly.comGeological research project deploys internet of things technology to ensure ancient Egyptian heritage site maintains structural stability
Elliot Rose
Contributor | TechTargetElliot Rose leads PA Consulting’s digital trust and cyber security service.
Channel needs to get creative to solve remote working problems
News | MicroScopeThe channel is being urged to get into a position to help solve customer remote working challenges
Subpostmasters receive their ‘inadequate’ damages over Horizon IT scandal
News | ComputerWeekly.comSubpostmasters who had their lives ruined by the Post Office’s faulty IT system have received their damages after a High Court victory
Brewer Molson Coors targeted in cyber attack
News | ComputerWeekly.comCyber criminals have disrupted beer production at Molson Coors, one of the world’s largest brewers
What are the security priorities for the post-coronavirus world?
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comThe Covid-19 pandemic is forcing massive change across the business world and things may never go back to normal. What does security look like in ...
Veritas increases number and depth of support for top partners
News | MicroScopeData protection and management player is looking to help more partners get to the top tier of its programme
Partners need to protect customers from cyber attack during Covid-19
News | MicroScopeManaged service player ECS says remote workforces are vulnerable to attackers during lockdown, and partners need to step up to protect them
Cyber security skills courses go online during pandemic
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe government is turning to online learning to find the next generation of cyber security talent
Bounce Back scheme backs £2bn of loans to small firms
News | MicroScopeThe latest attempt by the government to ease the economic pain caused by the coronavirus has kicked off
Security Think Tank: Security teams are key workers and need support
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comCyber criminals are enjoying a boom during the Covid-19 pandemic, and security teams are working overtime as a result. How can security pros manage ...
Open source community joins Covid-19 fight
News | ComputerWeekly.comRed Hat and others in the global open source community are doing their part to develop tools and other initiatives to help the world tide over the ...
Telcos lose out in early enterprise 5G business
News | ComputerWeekly.comResearch reveals that industries and enterprises are ready to reap the benefits of 5G, but warns that service providers need to learn how to satisfy ...
StorageCraft and eSentire increase channel focus
News | MicroScopeVendors StorageCraft and eSentire have indicated that they will double-down on channel efforts as they look for more growth across the rest of 2020
Stritt appointment adds to momentum at SentinelOne
News | MicroScopeEndpoint security specialist continues to add depth to its EMEA operations with the introduction of a seasoned channel chief
Computacenter boss shares coronavirus concerns after solid 2019
News | MicroScopeLast year was a solid one for Computacenter, but the firm's CEO has indicated that Covid-19 is making forecasting for 2020 a challenge
Cheshire deploys digital child health system during lockdown
News | ComputerWeekly.comCommissioning support unit joins up records of children across county into one integrated digital system, despite pandemic challenges
Datacentres operators must move away from diesel backup generators to give back to grid
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comWhile the diesel backup generators used by datacentre operators have a limited environmental impact, using them for extended periods of time to power...
Boris Johnson’s commitment to inquiry into Post Office scandal in doubt
News | ComputerWeekly.comBoris Johnson’s apparent commitment to a public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal is not so certain
China ahead of Australia and Japan in data maturity
News | ComputerWeekly.comChinese firms are ahead of their peers in the Asia-Pacific region in tapping the potential of data, study finds
Post-pandemic, automation will kill jobs – here’s why you should be happy about it
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comA likely reaction to the coronavirus pandemic is greater automation, which will replace human labour. But this will be a good thing – after all, the ...
UK comms market set for shake-up as O2 and Virgin Media confirm merger
News | ComputerWeekly.comComing-together of leading fixed-mobile provider and cable network provider will create genuine competition to BT/EE
How Asia’s tech firms are helping to stem the Covid-19 outbreak
News | ComputerWeekly.comData analytics and robots are being deployed in China and other Asian countries that have been hardest hit by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak
Redcar & Cleveland Council confirms ransomware attack
News | ComputerWeekly.comLocal authority’s systems are still offline nearly three weeks after being attacked
Seek ditches pagers for cloud service in IT operations
News | ComputerWeekly.comAustralian employment marketplace Seek is doing away with pagers in favour of PagerDuty’s cloud-based digital operations platform to scale up its IT ...
The Covid-19 crisis: Reinventing digital transformation
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comDigital transformation projects are returning as organisations realise that improvements in productivity and customer engagement are now even more ...
Oracle full-year results: 1% revenue decline as Covid-19 bites
News | ComputerWeekly.comOracle sees 1% decline in full year-on-year 2019-20 revenue, and a 6% drop in its fourth quarter, but takes comfort from OCI Zoom win in pandemic ...
Collaboration and security dominate Cisco Live agenda
News | MicroScopeCisco rolls out enhancements that should appeal to partners working with customers on maintaining secure collaboration during the Covid-19 pandemic
The AWS bucket list: Keep your cloud secure
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comMisconfigured cloud installations risk billions of records being exposed, damaging organisations’ finances and reputations. Paying attention to ...
Coronavirus: Sellafield workers ordered to stay home as ‘controlled shutdown’ of site accelerates
News | ComputerWeekly.comStaff email warns that “decisions” made now in response to coronavirus pandemic could have far-reaching consequences for ongoing efforts to ...
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves – the UK tech startup scene still needs support post-Covid
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comGovernment and investors have shown their support for tech startups during the coronavirus pandemic, but there are still challenges ahead and it's ...
Australian prime minister confirms country is suffering repeated nation-state cyber attacks
News | ComputerWeekly.comConcern over critical national infrastructure as cyber attackers repeatedly try to gain access to network of organisations operating in multiple ...
Laura Middag Alvarez
Contributor | TechTargetTechnology firms come under scrutiny for ties to law enforcement
News | ComputerWeekly.comThree major technology companies have committed to not selling facial-recognition tech to law enforcement, but remain silent on how other ...
Nokia claims end-to-end 4G and 5G New Radio slicing first
News | ComputerWeekly.comFinnish comms tech provider beefs up comms network essential equipment offer with 4G, 5G end-to-end slicing
Coronavirus: Post Office postpones subpostmaster compensation scheme amid Covid-19 crisis
News | ComputerWeekly.comScheme to compensate subpostmasters who suffered because of computer errors in the Post Office’s Horizon system is delayed
Government launches fintech review
News | ComputerWeekly.comSector review, first touted in the 2020 Budget, aims to find ways to boost competitiveness and growth
Finland launches free AI skills course for EU citizens as presidency parting gift
News | ComputerWeekly.comFinland is making a course in basic artificial intelligence available to citizens of all European Union countries
Hospital uses thermal surveillance cameras to protect patients against second wave of Covid-19
News | ComputerWeekly.comA North Midlands NHS trust claims to be the first NHS trust to deploy thermal surveillance cameras to protect patients and staff against the ...
Green tech needed for post-Covid economic recovery
News | ComputerWeekly.comGreen technology investments could help society recover from the coronavirus – and prepare it for the long-term negative social and economic outcomes...
Cisco senses opportunity with 5G mobile cloud software and hardware
News | ComputerWeekly.comNetworking technology and services giant Cisco announces mobility systems aimed at helping service providers drive revenue and profitability from 5G ...