Growing pains
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comFive e-commerce companies tell E-Business Review how they overcame initial teething problems
ASP offers wireless access to Microsoft Exchange
News | ComputerWeekly.comApplication service provider Netstore is offering users wireless connections to Microsoft Exchange 2000 as an alternative to...
Feeling the pinch
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comThe Internet age is not over just because a few dotcoms have run into difficulty, says Martin Butler, who believes that the...
IT directors: build bridges or be swept away
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comOld-style IT directors are doomed, says Chris Rawson at Lloyd's of London. Rod Sweet reports
Riverbed still pitching visibility and performance
News | MicroScopeNetworking player believes its message is a good one for channel partners to take out to customers drawing up future strategies
Choosing a RAID level depends on capacity needs and data criticality
Answer | ComputerWeekly.comIn this Ask the Expert, Steve Pinder talks about which RAID level to choose, depending on the criticality of your data or the capacity required.
IT in Europe e-zine: Data Management & BI Edition
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comThe benefits of effective data management and business intelligence are many; so are the challenges. Get practical information and advice on data ...
Leveraging ISO 27005 standard’s risk assessment capabilities
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comIn this first of a series of articles on risk assessment standards, we look at the latest in the ISO stable; ISO 27005’s risk assessment capabilities.
Business intelligence center of excellence (BI CoE): A handy reference
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comTo extract maximum benefit from a BI solution, setting up a BI center of excellence (BI CoE) is essential. Here’s how you should go about it.
Midwich weathers Covid-19 storm
News | MicroScopeDistributor issues end-of-year trading update indicating that its second half was strong and its pipeline is looking healthy going forward
Application migration to the cloud: Selecting the right apps
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comMigrating applications to the cloud depends on many parameters. This tip helps you prioritize and carry out application migration correctly and ...
RDBMS now a low focus area for BI pros
News | ComputerWeekly.comTraditional RDBMS technology is incapable of handling the demands of unstructured, big data. BI pros are now going beyond RDBMS and exploring new ...
A big blueprint for e-business
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comCompanies have been making mistakes with their e-business strategies since the whole brouhaha over online commerce started. But...
Silicon Valley looks East
Feature | ComputerWeekly.com"Cross border sourcing" is gaining in popularity in the US where an expanding skills vacuum has led Silicon Valley businesses to...
Arapahoe gains support from heavyweights
News | ComputerWeekly.comA new PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) interface called Arapahoe gained momentum on 29 August as 22 industry-leading...
Leaked RAF memo scathing of safety software evaluation
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comComputer Weekly's Tony Collins uncovers evidence that the MoD has consistently undermined the authority of its software assessors...
RAF Chinook pilots could be vindicated
News | ComputerWeekly.comDetails of an RAF Board of Inquiry report into the crash of a Chinook helicopter on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994 were revealed for...
Opening Windows: the threat from Open Source
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comAfter a push at the start, Mencap’s automation journey is gathering pace
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK charity was helped out by a bank at the start of an automation investigation that is now a project sweeping across the organisation
Network Group chairman applauds MSP pandemic efforts
News | MicroScopeThroughout Covid-19, MSPs have supported customers but life has been tough for shopfront dealers that have been hit by successive lockdowns
Hyperscale datacentre market growth soared in 2020 on back of Amazon and Google buildouts
News | ComputerWeekly.comLatest market tracker data from Synergy Research Group highlights how demand for hyperscale datacentre capacity held firm during 2020
6 cloud SLA monitoring tips for better service delivery
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comCloud SLA monitoring is essential for better service delivery. These tips on effective cloud SLA monitoring help ensure SLAs from cloud vendors are ...
Google Cloud, Nokia accelerate readiness for cloud-native enterprise 5G solutions
News | ComputerWeekly.comCloud platform provider and comms tech supplier announce plans to jointly develop cloud-native 5G core solutions for communications service providers...
Grindr complaint results in €9.6m GDPR fine
News | ComputerWeekly.comNorway’s data protection authority plans to apply a fine totalling 10% of LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr’s revenues over its data sharing practices
Customer data privacy program poised to roll out at Airtel
News | ComputerWeekly.comAirtel’s customer data privacy program will roll out in phases. With the pilot almost completed, Airtel is confident of meeting data privacy ...
Veeam brings virtual server backup for NHS trust
News | ComputerWeekly.comStorage roundup: Hospital cuts restoration times to minutes using Veeam Backup & Recovery; Buffalo launches Windows NAS family; Coraid partners with ...
EMC’s caveman creed, HP says FAST is its idea, Pillar crumbles
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe storage blogosphere has thrown up a fascinating EMC video explaining how cave painting is like social media. Seriously. Also HP says EMC’s FAST ...
Data quality improvement impeded by lack of automation
News | ComputerWeekly.comData quality improvement has boosted revenue at 12% of a sample of UK companies. Progress impeded by poor automation, says research from QAS: 42% use...
Social Engineer Toolkit (SET) tutorial for penetration testers
Tutorial | ComputerWeekly.comA social engineering toolkit helps address the human element aspect of penetration testing. Learn how to use Social Engineer Toolkit with this ...
Why PKI?
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comPublic Key Infrastructure could revolutionise the way companies do business online - if only anyone would use it, says Danny...
January-February
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comTesco target of 300 online shops within one year
MoD did not tell the whole truth on Chinook software
News | ComputerWeekly.comLetters from software experts to Computer Weekly show the Ministry of Defence omitted to mention it sanctioned the very testing...
Hong Kong Airport Authority takes off with upgraded IP/MPLS network
News | ComputerWeekly.comNext-generation network to offer key regional hub migration of legacy applications to support increased passenger capacity, reliability and ease of ...
NIST SP 800-30 standard for technical risk assessment: An evaluation
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comRisk assessment with NIST SP 800-30 focuses on securing IT infrastructure. Find out NIST SP 800-30 strengths, and learn how it differs from other ...
How to write a disaster recovery plan and define disaster recovery strategies
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comLearn how to develop disaster recovery strategies as well as how to write a disaster recovery plan with these step-by-step instructions
Cisco hardening guides for IOS, IOS-XR and NX-OS devices
News | ComputerWeekly.comPatching routing and switching infrastructure in any organisation is often delayed, sometimes due to the potential impact on production systems and ...
Securitytube.net releases WLAN security megaprimer
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Hacker News (THN) has reported that the latest SecurityTube.net release includes a 4.2Gb DVD containing over 40+ HD quality videos of their WLAN ...
Planning a NAS migration project
Answer | ComputerWeekly.comNAS migration requires careful planning around the needs of your organization. In this Ask the Expert, find out which approach to use for an ...
Few workers see employers as ready for new normal
News | ComputerWeekly.comStudy finds vast majority of workers feel employers are not fully prepared to support the longer-term move to a hybrid workforce, prompting a need ...
Demystifying IT Rules 2011: What it means for you
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe first of a two-part series on the IT Rules 2011 notification under IT Act 2000, looking into its stipulations and their implications for ...
More subpostmasters’ prosecutions sent to appeal for wrongful conviction
News | ComputerWeekly.comFour more subpostmasters are to have their appeals against criminal convictions heard in the appeal courts
Viavi expands fibre network test and measurement portfolio
News | ComputerWeekly.comFibre optic testing and measurement portfolio designed to address businesses’ rapidly changing infrastructure needs
BSL and Sabio adding customer experience depth
News | MicroScopeBoth BSL and Sabio make acquisitions to add more depth to the support they can give to users looking to improve customer experience
BCS fights for patient data
News | ComputerWeekly.comHow to improve storage resources utilisation
News | ComputerWeekly.comStorage hardware vendors’ upgrade offers are leading many mainframe users to buy storage they don’t need, which sends operational expenses through ...
Metasploit Pro 4.0 adds support for cloud, SIEM systems
News | ComputerWeekly.comRapid7 releases Metasploit Pro version 4 with improved automation features and new SIEM and cloud-based pen-testing support.
Commvault’s channel chief outlines a busy year ahead
News | MicroScopeRecently appointed John Tavares has plans to reach out to MSPs, get more partners involved with SaaS and has a partner programme to launch in Q2
Starting from scratch - the SMB CIO
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe role of CIO is usually associated with large companies with lots of technology and several IT staff. But that's not always the case.
Bad sectors – Storage news from Dell, Zerowait and Waikato District Health Board
News | ComputerWeekly.comDell plans to bring its vStart pre-packaged infrastructure stacks to Australia later this year, while ZeroWait has scored an Australian customer for ...
Building the business case for a server refresh
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comAs IT managers consider a server refresh, they need to create a solid business case for replacing hardware. Here’s how to garner support for the ...
IT gap analysis template: Download the simplified edition
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comUse our simple IT gap analysis template to document gaps between promise and delivery, for foolproof IT gap analysis and recommendations for bridging...
HSBC closing more branches as customers turn to digital channel
News | ComputerWeekly.comBank announces branch closures as it reshapes its network for the digital age
SAS CEO offers analytics over BI, reveals use cases for text analytics
News | ComputerWeekly.comIn an interview, SAS CEO Jim Goodnight advocates analytics over BI query and reporting, explains text analytics use cases and touches on predictive ...
Slow market spells trouble for Sun
News | ComputerWeekly.comSun Microsystems warned that slow order rates for the company's hardware, particularly in Europe and Japan, will make it tough...
Words' worth
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comThe online retail sector is growing apace and WHSmith.co.uk is finding its place in the lead. Nathalie Towner looks at the story...
The world is enough
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comAs a global business, IT offers managers and directors many opportunities to work abroad and, as Julia Vowler finds out, these...
SMS to boost open system productivity
News | ComputerWeekly.comTivoli is promising to bring the benefits of system managed storage (SMS) to the open systems world with its Storage Tank...
Not-very-mobile-commerce
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comMobile commerce is a dream coming true, say the telcos. Well they would, wouldn't they? Simon Quicke reports
Nordic startups make advances in pet tech
News | ComputerWeekly.comNordic tech startups are looking to take pet tech mainstream following the acceleration of the industry during the current pandemic
Bahrain hopes 5G roll-out will attract more tech firms to its shores
News | ComputerWeekly.comBahrain has completed its 5G roll-out, which will support its IT infrastructure in creating the right environment for technology firms
Tech partnership to drive Finland’s quantum computing project
News | ComputerWeekly.comOrganisations in Finland are developing quantum computing capabilities through a state and private sector partnership
European IT providers struggle to capitalise on continent-wide growth in cloud demand
News | ComputerWeekly.comLatest tech market tracking data shows demand for cloud services is rising across the continent, but local IT providers are continuing to lose share ...
Ben Richardson
Contributor | TechTargetBen Richardson is the head of channel, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Forcepoint spearheaded a relaunch to its partner programme, following that ...
Coalition proposes secure standard model for Covid-19 passports
News | ComputerWeekly.comVaccination Credential Initiative is working to ensure that people vaccinated against Covid-19 can access their records in a secure, verifiable and ...
McAfee releases Android end point security solution
News | ComputerWeekly.comMcAfee have announced McAfee Mobile Security software, available for both smartphones and tablets, which according to a recent press release provides...
Met Police to equip officers with 30,000 mobile devices
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Metropolitan Police wants to roll out 30,000 mobile and tablet devices to officers this year to give better information on the beat
A handy Nessus tutorial
Tutorial | ComputerWeekly.comA powerful vulnerability scanner, Nessus is a utility that infosec pros swear by. If you plan to adopt this tool, our Nessus tutorial has all the ...
SLA template and guidelines for DR outsourcing
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comUse these guidelines along with our downloadable SLA template to structure, implement and successfully manage SLAs for DR infrastructure outsourcing.
Metasploit tutorial 3 – Database configuration & post exploit affairs
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comPart three of our Metasploit tutorial covers database configuration in Metasploit and what needs to be done subsequent to exploitation using ...
IT spending will rise faster than inflation
News | ComputerWeekly.comAlthough suppliers may be shedding IT jobs, corporate users still plan to spend an extra 11% on permanent staff this year - five...
Window of the world
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comGoing online means going global. So why do so many companies give their website less consideration than other areas of the...
Glotel takes US hit
News | ComputerWeekly.comWeb site for black music hits the right note
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comGlen Yearwood hit the right note when he launched darkerthanblue.com, a site devoted to black music
HP gambles on Itanium
News | ComputerWeekly.comA top Hewlett-Packard executive has signalled his company's commitment to Intel Itanium processor in perhaps the strongest terms...
Metasploit guide 4: Armitage cyber attack management GUI
Tutorial | ComputerWeekly.comIn part four of our Metasploit guide we look at Armitage, the GUI-based cyber attack management tool. This completes the Metasploit guide series.
Towards an inclusive future
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comLeeds City Council is fighting social exclusion using customer service centres. Paul Donovan reports
Metasploit tutorial part 2: Using meterpreter
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comPart two of our Metasploit tutorial covers usage details of the meterpreter post-exploitation tool in Metasploit to create exploits that evade ...
Maritime museum backs up with HP LeftHand, Microsoft
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Australian National Maritime Museum has revamped its storage infrastructure, selecting HP LeftHand and Microsoft.
O2, Three, Vodafone team to enhance rural mobile coverage
News | ComputerWeekly.comThree of the UK’s leading mobile operators announce plan to build and share infrastructure to boost 4G rural coverage in the first part of a national...
UK broadband customers count cost of quietly expired contracts
News | ComputerWeekly.comAlmost three million UK high-speed broadband customers – a third of those whose deal ended in the past year – say they were not informed when their ...
BT and Cisco lift lid on digital transformation acceleration
News | MicroScopeResearch from BT and Cisco indicates just how much the pandemic has pushed along the digital agenda and how the channel is reacting
Emotet botnet goes offline as cops seize servers
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Emotet botnet has been disrupted and knocked offline after a major international effort by law enforcement
NHS Scotland uses ServiceNow to power vaccination and contact-tracing
News | ComputerWeekly.comServiceNow is at the heart of NHS Scotland’s digital response to the coronavirus, supporting the mass vaccination programme
Peter Geytenbeek
Contributor | TechTargetPeter Geytenbeek is the senior manager of channels and distribution for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Thycotic.
Free IT risk assessment template download and best practices
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comHere’s a structured, step-by step IT risk assessment template for effective risk management and foolproof disaster-recovery readiness.
Cisco introduces AnyConnect to mobile devices
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe benefits of enabling your workforce with mobile access to enterprise applications, regardless of whether those applications are in the cloud or ...
Etive to create digital identity trust scheme for residential property market
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe tech company has received funding from Innovate UK to create a digital identity trust scheme, aiming to improve identity verification in the ...
APAC firms grapple with cyber security amid pandemic
News | ComputerWeekly.comSome aspects of cyber security have taken a backseat as companies across the Asia-Pacific region rush to shore up their infrastructure to cope with ...
Government Gateway due to launch today
News | ComputerWeekly.comMinisters were today (25 January) hoping to officially launch the Government Gateway, the middleware project that will allow...
The 3 flavours of 2001
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comBefore the end of the year, three new technologies will emerge triumphant. Sanjay Manandhar reports.
Going going gone - one top end server
News | ComputerWeekly.com
A top-end Unix server is not the kind of thing you would normally expect to buy at an auction. But technology marts, pioneered by Sun ...
When all is safely gathered in
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comPortals are a great way to gather all of your company's services into one easily accessible place. Danny Bradbury takes a look at...
Leaked MoD notice reveals new Chinook system hazard
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comThe MoD has claimed that the problems with the Chinook's Fadec software were minor faults. Yet a leaked MoD notice warns of a...
MoD knew about safety hazard on Chinook MkII
News | ComputerWeekly.comTwo leaked internal documents contradict claims by the Ministry of Defence that problems with the engine control system of the...
Case study: How the BBC uses cloud to process media for iPlayer
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe BBC has taken its iPlayer video-on-demand service to the cloud and cut media processing time from 9-10 hours to 20-30 minutes
Small Articles
News | ComputerWeekly.comNAO report puts software at the heart of Chinook debate
News | ComputerWeekly.com
Tony Collins
Government auditors will report tomorrow (Friday) that defence staff put into operational service a fleet of ...
Bell champions 'mass of new evidence' on Chinook crash
News | ComputerWeekly.com
Tony Collins
Independent MP Martin Bell has told the House of Commons that a mass of new evidence has emerged over the ...
Air chief marshall attacks Chinook evidence
News | ComputerWeekly.com
Tony Collins
Air Chief Marshal Sir William Wratten has criticised evidence suggesting that the 1994 Chinook helicopter crash ...
Parliament push to clear Chinook pilots
News | ComputerWeekly.com
Tony Collins
Senior MPs and Lords, including a raft of former ministers, decided last week to form a cross-party action group...