Experian calls for less bureaucratic data regulations
News | ComputerWeekly.comOpen banking requires cross-industry collaboration, but sharing personal data requires explicit consent, which can become a bottleneck
Truespeed and CityFibre accelerate UK fibre roll-out
News | ComputerWeekly.comMore fuel to fibre roll-out across the UK, with leading west of England ISP Truespeed propelling Bath into the gigabit era, while third national ...
Vodafone UK adds Digitalk to MVNO portfolio
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK telco taps global mobile virtual network enabler service provider, offering cloud-based real-time communications platforms, to assist in ...
Tech sector calls for renewed cooperation in global digital tax talks
News | ComputerWeekly.comIndustry groups want renewed multilateral negotiations between countries about taxation of the digital economy in the wake of Joe Biden’s election as...
TCS to recruit 1,500 UK tech professionals this year
News | ComputerWeekly.comIndian IT service provider Tata Consultancy Services commits to recruiting UK IT professionals
Trend Micro makes Softcat its first UK platinum partner
News | MicroScopeSecurity player has deemed that the time is right to unveil its first highest-tiered partner in the country
Sim-swapping crooks targeted celebrities, influencers
News | ComputerWeekly.comEight arrests have been made in England and Scotland in connection with a series of Sim-swapping attacks targeting high-profile victims
Most British people don't trust government with personal data
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe UK ranks high in a list of countries where citizens are least confident about how their private information is handled by public authorities, ...
Jeremy Darroch steps down as Sky Group chief executive
News | ComputerWeekly.comExec who transformed former satellite TV provider into Europe’s largest multi-platform communications provider with mobile, telephony and FTTH steps ...
Robust member administration system indispensable for Dutch Coeliac Society
News | ComputerWeekly.comOrganisation had to find a dedicated member administration system to support existing members, new members and countless volunteers
DWS demerges from Daisy with Inflexion investment
News | MicroScopeChannel comms player starts a fresh chapter with private equity player taking a significant minority stake in the business
Windows 10, Server 2019 users must patch serious zero-day
News | ComputerWeekly.comAnother dangerous zero-day exploit is among 56 vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft in February’s Patch Tuesday update
£2bn Zero Carbon Delivery Framework goes live to help public sector datacentres go green
News | ComputerWeekly.comA four-year, £2bn procurement framework geared towards helping public sector organisations decarbonise their operations has gone-live
How Yarra Valley Water is tapping APIs
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe largest water retailer in Melbourne has rolled out application programming interfaces to improve operations and customer service
SAP full-year 2020: Revenue down 1%, cloud growth up 17%
News | ComputerWeekly.comSAP has announced full-year 2020 revenue down 1%, but with cloud growth of 17%, as it divests Qualtrics as a subsidiary. S/4 Hana customer base up ...
RAN returns strong growth but Nokia prepares for challenging year ahead
News | ComputerWeekly.comComms tech provider claims solid Q4, full year 2020 performance but anticipates “meaningful headwinds” in year of transition
Denmark and Sweden to issue digital vaccine certificates
News | ComputerWeekly.comSweden and Denmark announce plans to develop digital certificates that prove people have been vaccinated against Covid-19
Commerzbank announces big job cuts and branch closures
News | ComputerWeekly.comGerman bank is closing hundreds of branches and cutting thousands of jobs as it reshapes for the digital age
It’s not just laptops, as tablets and Chromebooks see huge growth
News | MicroScopeCanalys has tracked the fortunes of the form factors through a record-breaking 2020
Josh Bersin 2021 technology guide vaunts employee experience
News | ComputerWeekly.comJosh Bersin’s annual HR technology market guide for 2021 pulls out employee experience as the hottest area, as the sector shifts to ...
Lush’s 25-year journey to digital excellence
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comRetailers are increasingly focused on using technology to better serve customers, but for high street cosmetic brand Lush, tech has always been part ...
Spectra Logic increases digital marketing support
News | MicroScopeStorage vendor Spectra Logic enhances channel programme with more support on offer for those who want to take the sales conversation online
Financial regulatory body bombarded with malicious emails
News | ComputerWeekly.comNew disclosures reveal the FCA’s systems bounced almost a quarter of a million malicious emails in a three-month period
Reasons to be positive about 2021
Feature | MicroScopeOptimism across the industry about the year ahead remains good thanks to the ongoing digitisation trend
SK Telecom furthers Deutsche Telekom partnership to advance in-building 5G
News | ComputerWeekly.comLatest cooperation between leading German and Korean operators aims to create what companies believe will be major innovations, starting with ...
Equinix to open third datacentre in Perth
News | ComputerWeekly.comDatacentre service provider Equinix will open its third facility in Perth to meet the growing demand for digital infrastructure between Australia and...
Stockport Council launches digital training initiative
News | ComputerWeekly.comLocal authority Stockport Council has launched a programme aimed at training young people in digital skills to give them a better chance at entering ...
Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?
News | MicroScopeThere is still time in 2020 for some senior appointments to be made across the industry
Grindr and others patch critical Android bug
News | ComputerWeekly.comFixes for CVE-2020-8913 deployed as app developers shore up their defences against a disclosed Google Play vulnerability
HMRC referred 11 data security incidents to ICO in 2019-20
News | ComputerWeekly.comHM Revenue & Customs shares details of a number of data security incidents that occurred during the 2019-20 financial year in its annual report
European Commission proposes UK data adequacy agreement
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe publication of two draft data adequacy decisions brings the UK closer to a final positive decision, which will enable the continued free flow of ...
UK Space Agency awards £7m for space innovation projects
News | ComputerWeekly.comA range of ‘high risk, high reward’ projects have been awarded a total of £7m from the Space Agency’s National Space Innovation Programme, aiming to ...
Immigration exemption in data protection law faces further legal challenge
News | ComputerWeekly.comHuman rights groups set to take legal challenge against immigration exemption to Court of Appeal on the basis that everyone, regardless of their ...
Hackney Council tenders for cyber security upgrade
News | ComputerWeekly.comSuppliers are being invited to tender for enhanced cyber security capabilities at ransomware victim Hackney Council
Digital knowledge must be integral part of Dutch police training
News | ComputerWeekly.comResearch reveals gaps in digital knowledge among Netherlands police, with calls for a training ‘roadmap’ to get officers up to speed to tackle cyber ...
Covid-19 vaccine supply chain attacked by unknown nation state
News | ComputerWeekly.comAn unknown nation state actor is attempting to disrupt the supply of coronavirus vaccines
Sectigo makes double partner acquisition
News | MicroScopeFirm continues with its strategy of buying partners with skills and established customer bases for SSL technology
IT teams’ challenges ramp up in maintaining high-quality network video experience
News | ComputerWeekly.comCompanies providing streaming services have seen huge growth in demand, which has meant providing an optimal user experience while managing surging ...
Tony Blair Institute and Oracle combine to launch cloud-based vaccine management in Africa
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Tony Blair Institute (TBI) and Oracle have combined to launch a vaccine management programme in several African countries
Paul Evans
Contributor | TechTargetPaul Evans is the CEO and co-founder of Redstor. Following a brief spell as a lawyer, he has been working in the business of data management since ...
5G economy to spur huge GDP, job growth across the US
News | ComputerWeekly.comBCG study estimates large contribution to employment and GDP over the next decade, through the roll-out of next-generation mobile infrastructure
APAC buyer’s guide to data management
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comIn this buyer’s guide, we look at the challenges surrounding why enterprises are struggling to deal with data, the use of cloud data management ...
Ericsson taps into industry momentum for network orchestration and automation
News | ComputerWeekly.comSwedish comms tech provider rides the wave of orchestration and automation systems supporting cloud-native functions and orchestrating services ...
The UK’s struggle with digital schooling
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe UK government’s sudden decision to close schools left many either unprepared or unable to provide children with online schooling, so what does ...
NHSX launches second round of NHS AI competition
News | ComputerWeekly.comNHS is looking for artificial intelligence products to help with triage, screening, imaging and intelligent operational automation
Government sets out plans for security vetting IT platform
News | ComputerWeekly.comA three-year programme to transform the security vetting process for civil servants includes a technology platform due to be rolled out in summer 2021
Robot lawyer gets Sberbank role
News | ComputerWeekly.comRussia's largest state-owned bank creates a robot lawyer to reduce the time taken to process documents and make decisions based on them
Inside Huawei’s APAC cloud strategy
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Chinese technology giant is counting on its strengths in hardware infrastructure and focus on research and development to make a mark in Asia ...
Amazon Swedish language site will expand reach of local retailers
News | ComputerWeekly.comAmazon launches Swedish language website and promises to make more products available in the Nordic region
Hunting and anti-hunting groups locked in tit-for-tat row over data gathering
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe leaking of internal documents has prompted a row between pro- and anti-hunting groups about the legality of the other’s data collection practices
AWS to open Melbourne cloud region in 2022
News | ComputerWeekly.comAmazon Web Services’ second Australian cloud region is part of its growing infrastructure investments in the maturing cloud market
Border technologies largely fail to respect human rights
News | ComputerWeekly.comAI-powered border technologies used to ‘manage’ migration frequently make the process more arbitrary, discriminatory and unjust, says human rights ...
Risk of ‘widespread disruption’ at UK border after Brexit transition period, NAO warns
News | ComputerWeekly.comNational Audit Office report highlights concerns over UK’s readiness when Brexit transition period ends, including several IT systems at risk of not ...
Covid-19: How retailers are using technology to respond to changing shopping habits
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comAs the coronavirus outbreak accelerates the shift in consumer behaviour, how are retailers using technology to keep customers engaged?
IT Priorities 2020: European IT budget share reflects home-working challenges brought by Covid
News | ComputerWeekly.comEuropean organisations are being forced to redivert more limited budgets during the pandemic
Canon cuts ribbon on latest Business Centre with IT@Spectrum
News | MicroScopeCanon continues on its mission to establish centres with partners to increase its penetration in key geographic areas
MI5 accused of withholding surveillance compliance failures from cabinet minister
News | ComputerWeekly.comMI5 withheld high-risk concerns about its ability to comply with legislation from the home secretary when it submitted applications for surveillance ...
Faster-than-predicted growth for 5G with 3.5 billion subs forecast by 2026
News | ComputerWeekly.comDespite uncertainties caused by Covid-19, new research from Ericsson reveals that the pace of introducing new 5G functionality has increased in 2020
Verizon, AWS drive mobile edge computing platform to Dallas and Miami
News | ComputerWeekly.comLeading comms provider and IT and cloud giant add two more 5G mobile edge computing cities in US to enable development of latency-sensitive ...
Standards alliance adds to membership as NEC opens new Open RAN lab
News | ComputerWeekly.comJapanese tech giant establishes Open RAN laboratory in India to complement centre of excellence in the UK, where Southampton University spin-off ...
CIO interview: Why IATA is banking on cloud to help the airline industry weather the Covid-19 crisis
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has forced the International Air Transport Association to re-evaluate its IT investment priorities as the aviation...
Cambridge Consultants takes off with airborne 5G
News | ComputerWeekly.com5G connectivity takes to the skies as Capgemini division announces what it says is a breakthrough for service which will beam signals through the ...
Ticketmaster fined £1.25m by ICO for failing to protect customer data
News | ComputerWeekly.comTicket website’s customer data was exposed through an attack on a third-party chatbot
The case of Julian Assange as he faces US extradition bid – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
Podcast | ComputerWeekly.comIn this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Bill Goodwin, investigations editor, joins Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and ...
IT managers raise concerns over retaining and attracting SAP skills
News | ComputerWeekly.comSurvey has shone a light on the concerns of organisations managing and deploying SAP enterprise software
Nokia Software embarks on ‘carbon negative’ datacentre revamp push with HPE Greenlake
News | ComputerWeekly.comGlobal telecoms giant Nokia Software opens up about the work it is doing to improve the environmental friendliness of the R&D datacentres ...
Openreach claims UK first as it moves from copper to full-fibre in Salisbury
News | ComputerWeekly.comSalisbury takes a step closer to becoming the UK’s first ‘fully digital’ city with full-fibre deployment
MDM tools vendor selection criteria
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comMDM tools are fast turning into necessities. Start your MDM tools vendor selection process with these helpful tips.
Greenwich launches four-year digital strategy
News | ComputerWeekly.comStrategy is based on six principles, including focusing on the needs of residents and being data-led and agile, and aims to create a truly digital ...
A safe bet: How Covid-19 is fuelling investor interest in the datacentre industry
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comWith demand for cloud and colocation capacity soaring on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic, datacentres are looking like an increasingly attractive ...
Government covers its ears as complaint by victims of Post Office abuse heads to ombudsman
News | ComputerWeekly.comGovernment denies responsibility for the abuse inflicted on subpostmasters by the Post Office over faulty IT system
SKT and AWS debut 5G edge cloud service
News | ComputerWeekly.comSK Telecom’s multi-access edge computing service will let enterprises build low latency applications that make use of AWS cloud services
Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comAs the year draws to a close, Computer Weekly looks over some of the notable stories relating to women in tech, diversity and inclusion throughout ...
Top 10 remote working stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 remote working stories of 2020
Extended reality software gets pandemic lift
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comExtended reality software is not new, but the Covid-19 public health crisis has seen it take on a new lease of life as organisations face up to ...
Top 10 retail technology stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comComputer Weekly looks at what 2020 had in store for the retail industry – just how did technology help retailers adapt to changing customer behaviour...
Top 10 end-user computing stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 end-user computing stories of 2020
Viasat announces $222m RigNet acquisition
News | ComputerWeekly.comGlobal communications company unveils plans to expand and diversify commercial connectivity portfolio, with purchase of intelligent networking ...
Qatar regulator launches platform to monitor human understanding of financial crime
News | ComputerWeekly.comQatari financial services regulator works with global body to provide digital platform to assess whether financial services workers understand how to...
Central government should promote data policy compliance, say civil servants
News | ComputerWeekly.comMost civil servants want the government to gain additional powers to promote data policy compliance to ensure better use of data, according to ...
Driving innovation in government
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comAn insider's perspective on the organisation, culture and methods used to drive innovation in the Department for Work and Pensions
Post Office IT scandal executive forced out of job at Football Association of Wales
News | ComputerWeekly.comAngela van den Bogerd has left her role at the Football Association of Wales, following criticism of her part in Post Office IT scandal
4. Ciaran Martin, Head of the National Cyber Security Centre
Photo Story | ComputerWeekly.comMimecast breach was work of SolarWinds attackers
News | ComputerWeekly.comMimecast’s investigation into a January 2021 breach of its systems turns up evidence that the culprit was the same group that targeted SolarWinds in ...
Hotmail makes sign-in changes, can't please everyone
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Hotmail sign-in page is in the news this week, with subtle changes to browser auto-complete behaviour to provide wider browser compatibility.
How Nottinghamshire County Council saved loads of money on SAP
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe council was paying £100,000 a year just to keep ECC patches up to date and needed to find savings to support frontline services
APAC career guide: How to become a DevOps engineer
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comA DevOps career can be highly rewarding, as long as you are open to learning new things and collaborating with team mates to solve problems in ...
Latest Microsoft results show strength in Teams and Azure
News | ComputerWeekly.comMicrosoft reports 50% growth in Azure and integration between Teams and ServiceNow, Workday and Salesforce
150,000 records accidentally wiped from police systems
News | ComputerWeekly.comHome Office claims data wiped from national police systems only relates to people who have never been convicted of a crime or had further police ...
Where is the UK’s digital strategy?
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comWhile the devolved nations press on with their digital plans, the UK government has delayed its digital strategy – yet this is too important for the ...
5 cloud BI considerations for a successful rollout
News | ComputerWeekly.comMigrating an end-to-end business intelligence (BI) solution to the cloud can be complicated. Consider these five points for successful cloud BI ...
Predictive analytics, data visualisation, player tracking at play at Wimbledon
News | ComputerWeekly.comIBM provided predictive analytics, player tracking and data visualisation at Wimbledon.
Microsoft offers bounty in hunt for Rustock spambot operators
News | ComputerWeekly.comA $250,000 reward is being offered to anyone who provides new information that results in the identification, arrest and criminal conviction of the ...
Apple fixes 39 bugs in Snow Leopard, preps for Lion release
News | ComputerWeekly.comReleases final non-security update - v10.6.8- for Snow Leopard OS, which fixes 39 flaws. More details inside.
ATA over Ethernet offers SAN storage on a budget
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comATA over Ethernet offers SAN storage on a budget, at 20% of the cost of Fibre Channel and half that of iSCSI SANs. But, does being a one-vendor ...
Big data analytics made easy with SQL and MapReduce
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comWith growth in unstructured big data, RDBMS is inadequate for big data analytics. Know how to use SQL and MapReduce for big data analytics, instead.
Fibre Channel over IP: What it is and what it’s used for
Answer | ComputerWeekly.comFibre Channel over IP bundles Fibre Channel frames into IP packets and can be a cost-sensitive solution to link remote fabrics where no dark fibre ...
BNP Paribas, Orange Business Services deploy SD-WAN to French retail sites
News | ComputerWeekly.comCo-construction approach between leading bank and telco ensures business continuity during deployment of software-defined infrastructure across ...
Private cloud setup in six easy steps
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comPrivate cloud setup entails a systematic progression from assessment to optimization. This tip helps smooth your private cloud setup adoption journey.
Singtel and Optus partner AWS on telco edge
News | ComputerWeekly.comSingtel and Optus are supporting AWS Outposts in their telco edge platforms that will enable enterprises to use AWS services for on-premise 5G ...