Cisco bulks up data center switching
News | ComputerWeekly.comCisco Systems Inc. today made significant announcements in its data center switching line: an 8-port, 10 GigE module; a blade switch for Fujitsu ...
What to do when your server goes down
News | ComputerWeekly.comWhen a server goes down at a particular time every night without the prompt of a virus, our expert, Puneet Mehta, can tell you what the problem is ...
Five years until FAN's a hit: Brocade Australia
News | ComputerWeekly.comFile Area Networks (FANs) will take around five years to become a ubiquitous piece of enterprise storage infrastructure, according to Graham Schultz,...
Gartner Security Summit: Covid-19 brings agile security to the fore
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe evolving threat landscape is the top driver impacting cyber security during the next three to five years, and Covid-19 has accelerated the trend ...
Openreach adds 67 locations to broadband fibre build plan
News | ComputerWeekly.comGrowth accelerates in UK full-fibre network, with 32,000 homes and businesses gaining full-fibre broadband access every week
Gig economy, summer special look-back – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
Podcast | ComputerWeekly.comIn this summer special episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna look back to ...
My first computer: Making the leap into an IT career
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe IT sector has always struggled to attract enough young talent from different backgrounds. We look at how people gained their first tech experience
Microsoft OCS won't change UC game ... Yet
News | ComputerWeekly.comUptake of Microsoft's software-based unified communications solution will be hindered by perceptions of the company as unreliable, analysts say.
Unified communications to fuel PBX growth
News | ComputerWeekly.comUnified communications will help push the PBX market to $7.5 billion over the next four years, according to recent research by the Dell'Oro Group.
Your networking certification game plan
News | ComputerWeekly.comTo pass your networking certification exams, use these suggested lab setups, activities and reading materials to CompTIA A+, MCSE, Network+, MCSA, ...
Network security -- Taking the layered approach
News | ComputerWeekly.comNetwork security is tricky business. In his new book Hack the Stack, author and security expert Michael Gregg outlines how to secure the network ...
VoIP vulnerability threatens data
News | ComputerWeekly.comVoIP vulnerabilities have now reached a level of sophistication that allows hackers to steal, view or delete data.
Coding within company constraints
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comWe find out how containerised microservices and automated testing, combined with effective collaboration and communication, can drive innovation
Top 10 developer stories of 2018
News | ComputerWeekly.comThanks to DevOps, the need for businesses to develop software more quickly and a thriving open source community, 2018 has been a good year for ...
Coca-Cola European Partners signs multi-year hybrid cloud deal with IBM
News | ComputerWeekly.comCoca-Cola European Partners is building on its past relationship with IBM to accelerate its cloud migration, and drive efficiencies within its ...
Nordic CIO interview: Per Boström, Skanska
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe construction industry may be a slow starter when it comes to adopting digital technology, but it is reaping the benefits quickly, with Sweden’s ...
Women in Business Expo: If you can’t find female tech talent, you have hiring and culture issues
News | ComputerWeekly.comA panel of experts at the Women in Business Expo say problems around hiring and culture can be one of the main reasons firms can’t find female talent
O2 makes further expansion to UK 5G network
News | ComputerWeekly.comAlmost exactly a year after it switched on 5G in the UK, O2 takes next-gen network locations into treble figures and eyes up business use cases
Third quarter was a stonker for laptops
News | MicroScopeEvidence of a resurgence in the hardware market continues with the latest quarterly analysis from Context
Tips on breaking free from long-term IT contracts
News | ComputerWeekly.comFar-reaching, multi-year contracts are less popular these days, but IT departments often find the renewal date is still years away
Business leaders must use lessons of the present to get future-ready
News | ComputerWeekly.comResearch reveals the impact of Covid-19 on the digital workplace, and how technology will enable new ways of working
Dell: Working will never quite be the same
News | MicroScopeVendor Dell adds its voice to the growing number that expect changing working patterns to remain in place after the coronavirus pandemic is over
Cheltenham races as CityFibre extends gigabit fibre to more than 200 additional UK locations
News | ComputerWeekly.comFormer UK altnet announces new build and extensions to existing projects that will see it supply full-fibre infrastructure to nearly a third of the ...
HPE points distribution to everything as a service
News | MicroScopeVendor holds its distribution event with a number of enhancements being rolled out to make it easier to sell services
CCS sets G-Cloud 12 live with more than 5,000 suppliers making the cut
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe latest version of the UK government’s all-conquering G-Cloud framework has gone live, offering public sector bodies access to more than 38,000 ...
Managing digital change: The CIO challenge for 2019
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comAs technology changes have an increasing impact on organisations, 2019 is the year when CIOs must adapt their teams to better manage digital ...
Top 10 startup stories of 2018
News | ComputerWeekly.comFrom public sector collaboration to innovating for social good, here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 tech startup stories of 2018
Asos launches TikTok brand campaign
News | ComputerWeekly.comFashion brand Asos has launched a campaign on TikTok to bring awareness of its products to a wider audience
Security Think Tank: Essential tools to mitigate double extortion attacks
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comThe threat of identity theft via a data breach is heightened with the rise of attacks where ransomware threat actors both encrypt and ransom, and ...
What will it take for humanity to fully understand tech?
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comThe failure of the coronavirus contact-tracing system, due to limits set by an old Excel format, demonstrates a failure of technology to cope with ...
IR35 reforms: HMRC urged to correct clause in off-payroll rules that could ‘kill off’ umbrella firms
News | ComputerWeekly.comAn ‘errant clause’ within the forthcoming off-payroll legislation could cause serious disruption to the IT contractor community if left unchanged, ...
Julian Assange would be held in ‘solitary confinement’ in US jail
News | ComputerWeekly.comWikiLeaks founder would be held in a cell the size of a parking space for 22 or 23 hours a day without contact with other inmates before trial
5G Future Forum calls for members
News | ComputerWeekly.comHoping to provide “a beacon of opportunities previously untapped”, 5G Future Forum is seeking new members to bolster ecosystem of expanded 5G ...
Current IT infrastructures not prepared for incoming strain of fourth industrial revolution
News | ComputerWeekly.comWith the future of business increasingly driven by smart things, applications and digital services that use data for transformational purposes, ...
UK and US marked down on responsible AI
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe UK and US have been rated as leaders in government use of artificial intelligence, but the Nordics and Baltics attained the highest scores for ...
WikiLeaks partners developed software to redact 400,000 Iraq War Logs
News | ComputerWeekly.comPsychologist and co-founder of NGO the Iraq Body Count told a court that Julian Assange insisted on stringent redaction of hundreds of thousands of ...
How to build a smart city from the ruins of Covid-19
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comThe London Data Commission is working to open up data about the capital to help regeneration and growth post-pandemic
Government updates data ethics framework
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe new data ethics framework was created to better reflect how projects are run in practice after finding there was “little awareness” of the ...
Swiss ISP opts for Scality object storage for backup service
News | ComputerWeekly.comMove to object storage allows Lake Solutions to cut customer backup costs by 66% while providing new S3-based bucket storage for customers based on ...
Case Study: Douglas and Gordon uses video to make house searching safer
News | ComputerWeekly.comEstate agent Douglas and Gordon has made videos of prospective properties to make it safer and easier for house hunters to find their new home during...
TikTok ban stayed after last-minute court case
News | ComputerWeekly.comTikTok’s lawyers have staved off an imminent ban for the time being, after successfully arguing that it infringed rights guaranteed under the ...
Police given access to self-isolation data
News | ComputerWeekly.comNHS Test and Trace self-isolation data will be made available to police after new guidance changes data-sharing rules
Verizon goes global with private 5G network
News | ComputerWeekly.comUS comms giant spreads wings to offer private 5G capabilities to enterprises in Europe and Asia-Pacific deal
Stone gets Microsoft thumbs-up and Redstor adds Azure support
News | MicroScopeStone has been recognised for its position in the education market and Redstor is becoming a greater source of support for Microsoft partners
Post Office Horizon contract extension is part of project to bring Fujitsu work in-house
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Post Office is to move work done by Fujitsu in-house when its outsourcing contract ends, and is already recruiting IT experts
IR35 reforms: MPs call on government to clean up UK’s ‘wild west’ contracting labour supply chain
News | ComputerWeekly.comA 200-strong group of MPs is calling for urgent action from the government to protect contractors from the dubious practices of non-compliant ...
Saudi Arabia sees cyber security boom as coronavirus bites
News | ComputerWeekly.comSaudi Arabian CIOs have been forced to increase their security posture as the Covid-19 pandemic transforms working methods
Softcat delivers growth through the pandemic
News | MicroScopeSoftcat’s FY20 numbers show that the channel player continued to succeed in growing its bottom line despite the coronavirus
Phishing scam targets Lloyds Bank customers
News | ComputerWeekly.comBank customers warned of emails and SMS messages that direct them to a fraudulent site and then request account log-in details
UK comms task force leader warns of East v West 5G standards battle
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK Parliament told of long road ahead to rectify ‘market failure’ of lack of diversity in essential communications technology supply lines and of ...
Surge in Ryuk ransomware attacks has hospitals on alert
News | ComputerWeekly.comRussian cyber criminals are conducting a targeted campaign against hospitals with Ryuk ransomware
Five steps to build an artificial intelligence strategy
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comArtificial intelligence is the next frontier for IT in businesses, helping to increase competitive advantage. A truly successful AI strategy needs ...
Ericsson acquires Cradlepoint to accelerate enterprise 5G
News | ComputerWeekly.comWireless edge WAN solutions supplier will complement Ericsson’s enterprise offerings in deal with an enterprise value of $1.1bn
Cheaper and more available smartphones set to drive 5G adoption surge
News | ComputerWeekly.comArrival of 5G-enabled iPhones, particularly in Europe and North America, along with momentum in China, to push worldwide 5G connections to 3.6 ...
NBN Co pumps in A$700m to shore up business connectivity
News | ComputerWeekly.comAustralia’s national wholesale broadband provider is creating up to 240 business fibre zones across the country to provide businesses with access to ...
Google Cloud shares carbon-free datacentre energy usage stats with users
News | ComputerWeekly.comPublic cloud giant publishes details of its Carbon Free Energy Percentage metric that it hopes companies will use to inform their decisions about ...
Technology businesses vital to UK post-Covid economic recovery
News | ComputerWeekly.comTechnology firms are set to play a larger role in UK’s post-Covid economy and are being encouraged to expand overseas after a strong year for digital...
5G roll-out delay could see £18.2bn hit to UK economy
News | ComputerWeekly.comHuawei publishes research showing the huge potential financial cost of removing its 5G products and services from the UK’s next generation
Exertis extends £10m in credit to AV partners
News | MicroScopeDistributor Exertis is increasing funds for audiovisual product and services resellers as a sign of support against a backdrop of Covid-19
8x8 accelerates remote contact centre deployment for Sefton Council
News | ComputerWeekly.comGoverning body for Merseyside council increases multi-channel communication to speed up first-call resolution and create a richer citizen experience ...
Virgin hits 2.2Gbps broadband speeds in innovation trial
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK cable network reveals proof-of-concept trial to showcase multi-gigabit broadband speeds delivered without the need for additional infrastructure ...
UK government coronavirus data flawed and misleading
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comGovernment Covid-19 coronavirus data has been a miasma of inexactitude, often basically flawed and misleading
Canalys: A profitable year for the channel
News | MicroScopeThe channel has managed to navigate one of the most challenging years so far in a positive way
Asaf Weisberg
Contributor | TechTargetAsaf Weisberg, CSX-P, CISM, CRISC, CISA, CDPSE, CGEIT, director, ISACA board of directors, has an extensive career path of hands-on, managerial, and ...
HMRC signs five-year £169m contract with Fujitsu for VME platform
News | ComputerWeekly.comSupplier will host 13 HMRC applications on its virtual managed environment platform, following its role as an incumbent provider to the department ...
EncroChat ruling has ‘far-reaching effects’ for legal role of interception in UK investigations
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comThe computer forensic experts involved in the review of police use of data hacked from the ultra-secure EncroChat phone network assess the impact of ...
Hackney Council services offline after ‘serious’ cyber attack
News | ComputerWeekly.comServices to residents of the London borough of Hackney are being disrupted by a cyber attack
VMware wants to decouple the telco technology stack
News | ComputerWeekly.comVMware is trying to break the stranglehold of integrated technology stacks on telcos, but network equipment suppliers are not ceding ground
5PRING launches Green Innovation Challenge
News | ComputerWeekly.com5G testbed welcomes applicants from startups based in the West Midlands and beyond to cut carbon emissions
Cyber attack on Hackney Council is ‘morally repugnant’, says mayor
News | ComputerWeekly.comMayor of Hackney is ‘incredibly angry’ at the cyber criminals behind the attack, which will continue to disrupt key council services for some time
UK sees surge in IT outsourcing contracts
News | ComputerWeekly.comTransformation projects drive IaaS growth, but SaaS declines. Some sectors are renegotiating and restructuring contracts to reduce costs
UK defence strategy strengthens AI, cyber and satellite spies
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe nature of warfare is changing. Electronic warfare will need to be a key component of the UK’s defence strategy
Taylor Construction successfully trials 5G for high-tech applications
News | ComputerWeekly.com5G use cases established for Australian-based construction company claiming 20x the performance of 4G with 5G, making next-gen in-field applications ...
CIO interview: Joe Soule, CTO, Capital One Europe
News | ComputerWeekly.comNever go back, or so they say – but one IT chief’s return to his former employer brought new opportunities and tech transformation
Tech is at the forefront of customer needs
News | MicroScopeThe channel has had a good year so far and there are reasons to be optimistic about that continuing into 2021
Financial services staff want work-from-home policies to continue after Covid
News | ComputerWeekly.comAbout half of workers in the finance sector want their employers to retain remote working policies brought in during the pandemic
Trump and Biden campaign apps easy targets for cyber criminals
News | ComputerWeekly.comYou don’t need a stellar IQ to exploit the dangerous StrandHogg Android vulnerability, and users of both Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s mobile apps ...
Interview: Ivan McKee, Scottish innovation minister
News | ComputerWeekly.comScotland’s innovation minister talks to Computer Weekly about the country’s new digital strategy, the importance of inclusion, and why the strategy ...
Sharp cuts ribbon on European services operation
News | MicroScopeSupplier builds on recent acquisitions to develop its own focused unit dedicated to growing services revenues
EMC won’t sell one VNX product in Australia
News | ComputerWeekly.comEMC has officially launched its new VNX and VNXe products, but will leave one of the new products out of its local range and sell a Clariion system ...
Orange Belgium reveals first 5G innovations in Port of Antwerp
News | ComputerWeekly.comAugmented field operators and connected tugboats are potential use cases as applications based on next-generation network aim to go full steam ahead ...
Commission calls for adult social care to get digital revamp
News | ComputerWeekly.comA commission on adult social care has called for the government to fund a personalised social care innovation programme, as well as invest £450m to ...
Government IT leaders on how Covid crisis will shape future delivery
News | ComputerWeekly.comAt a TechUK Building the Smarter State event, government IT leaders shared their experience of the coronavirus crisis, and their thinking about how ...
UK government plan for digital identity lacks substance and strategy
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comThe tech sector has waited over a year for the government to respond to its consultation on digital identity, and when it came, the plan could hardly...
The OVHCloud fire: Assessing the after-effects on datacentre operators and cloud users
News | ComputerWeekly.comOne month on from the OVHCloud datacentre fire, it is time to assess the lasting impact the event might have on the way server farm operators run ...
Lorca security scaleups to get Splunk data expertise
News | ComputerWeekly.comLorca inducts Splunk onto its co-marketing programme, giving security scaleups access to new data expertise
Discuss.io unveils mobile screen share app to gain insight on real-time experiences
News | ComputerWeekly.comIntegrated into smart video platform, new mobile app expands the virtual and mobile capabilities of qualitative interviews for UX, insights and ...
Digital Realty expands Singapore footprint
News | ComputerWeekly.comDigital Realty opens its third and largest datacentre in Singapore to meet the needs of local and multinational companies that are looking to deploy ...
Irish employees’ ‘right to disconnect’ enshrined in code of practice
News | ComputerWeekly.comA code of practice giving employees the ‘right to disconnect’ from work and not engage in electronic communications outside of their normal hours has...
Erasure coding vs RAID: Data protection in the cloud era
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comErasure coding has come to prominence with its use in object storage and, by extension, in the cloud. We run the rule over its pros and cons vs RAID ...
IBM Cloud for Financial Services goes on general release
News | ComputerWeekly.comIBM Cloud’s push to provide sector-specific public cloud services to financial services firms enters a new phase
Making Tax Digital could impose unreasonable costs on taxpayers, says PAC
News | ComputerWeekly.comPublic Accounts Committee calls on HMRC to assess whether the administrative burden placed on taxpayers through its Making Tax Digital programme is ...
Six Russians charged over NotPetya and other attacks
News | ComputerWeekly.comSix members of the APT group known as Sandworm have been charged in the US over a series of attacks including the destructive NotPetya incident
Maia 1Key provides HDFC Life with option for BI upgrade
News | ComputerWeekly.comHDFC Standard Life went for add-on deployment of Maia 1Key instead of revamping Cognos BI it had. Maia 1Key saved costs and offered web-enablement.
Covid crisis shifts supply chain management from efficiency to resilience
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comSupply chain management seems to be changing profoundly as the coronavirus pandemic unfolds, possibly shifting from an economy of efficiency to ...
Swedish bank cuts branches and jobs, increases IT spend
News | ComputerWeekly.comSwedish bank is increasing investment IT to improve digital banking as it reduces its branch network
Tibco eyes growth in emerging APAC markets
News | ComputerWeekly.comTibco’s regional head honcho, Erich Gerber, sees massive potential in Asia’s large population and thirst for technology, including advanced analytics...
Airbnb hosts’ account data exposed in internal leak
News | ComputerWeekly.comData exposure within Airbnb’s system was the result of a technical issue but was swiftly fixed, says the firm
MoD launches science and technology strategy
News | ComputerWeekly.comStrategy sets out how the department will find and fund technological breakthroughs, focus on data and deliver next-generation military hardware
BA breach penalty sets new GDPR precedents
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe 90% reduction in the fine levied on BA over a 2018 data breach has legal experts talking about the ramifications for the future of data protection