Fujifilm software allows S3 access to LTO tape libraries
News | ComputerWeekly.comFujifilm Software Defined Tape allows tape libraries to act as an S3-based object storage archive accessible as a tier of storage on-premise or in ...
Australian government foreshadows ‘sovereign data’ classification
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Australian government will examine if certain government datasets should be declared sovereign and only be hosted in the country
GCHQ: Cyber investment a guarantor of UK’s global status
News | ComputerWeekly.comGCHQ director Jeremy Fleming sets out a vision for the UK’s cyber security future
A five-point plan to get the UK out of the Huawei hole
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comIt's not too late for the UK to develop an alternative to Huawei, says Labour's shadow digital minister
How Australia’s Shockbyte scales with cloud
News | ComputerWeekly.comAustralian game server provider Shockbyte uses bare metal servers on the cloud to meet the needs of demanding gaming applications and to grow its ...
What it takes to get DevSecOps right
News | ComputerWeekly.comDevSecOps will drive at least 50% of new applications in Asia-Pacific by 2024, but getting it right will require change management, a collaborative ...
Interxion cuts energy cooling costs by 20% in West London datacentre through EkkoSense deployment
News | ComputerWeekly.comDigital Realty-owned Interxion said deployment’s success will pave the way for similar roll-outs of EkkoSense technology in other facilities within ...
Telus turns on first wave of Canadian 5G network
News | ComputerWeekly.comOperator announces latest part of its infrastructure evolution with 5G network designed to enhance the coverage, speed and reliability for customers ...
Chi Onwurah
Contributor | TechTargetChi Onwurah is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and is shadow digital minister
HP looks to Amplify partner relationships
News | MicroScopeVendor announces significant changes to its partner programme due to come into effect towards the end of the year
Covid-19 lockdowns drive global Q2 surge in cloud infrastructure spending
News | ComputerWeekly.comLatest market tracker data from IT analyst house Canalys reveals the impact the coronavirus crisis is having on cloud spending habits worldwide
NCSC makes ransomware attack guidance more accessible
News | ComputerWeekly.comFollowing a swathe of high-profile ransomware attacks, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has made changes to its guidance, emphasising the ...
Former Sage boss becomes chairman of Tech Nation
News | ComputerWeekly.comAfter five years as chair of Tech Nation, Eileen Burbidge has stepped down. Replacing her is Stephen Kelly, who says he wants to support the next ...
GSMA, O-RAN team to open up 5G networks
News | ComputerWeekly.comCollaboration aims to accelerate an ‘industry-wide consensus’ on the adoption of open, interoperable interfaces and radio access network ...
UK-Ireland frictionless border tech far from ready, EU Select Committee finds
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe government has promised a frictionless UK-Ireland border, but currently technology only has the capacity to mitigate rather than eliminate ...
Security fears persist but businesses overwhelmingly see positive impact of 5G
News | ComputerWeekly.comResearch reveals that future looks bright for enterprises embracing 5G technology, though with cost of implementation and security issues recognised ...
Informatica streamlines APAC operations amid growing cloud business
News | ComputerWeekly.comInformatica has consolidated its operations in four key Asia-Pacific markets in a move that will enable it to better meet the demand for cloud-based ...
Councils don't have a consistent view of cyber security, says report
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government releases findings around security perceptions of local authorities
Partially accurate exposure notification may be best users get from UK contact tracing app
News | ComputerWeekly.comRenowned UK mobile expert warns that adoption, capability, privacy and user behaviour are issues yet to be addressed with UK contact-tracing app, and...
Xerox makes double swoop for Altodigital and ITEC Connect
News | MicroScopeXerox continues its strategy of adding managed services muscle by buying partners in the UK
Security Think Tank: ‘Shift left’ to secure containers
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comAdopting containers promises great organisational efficiency advantages, but the fast-evolving technology can be problematic for security teams. What...
Getting a project out in the open
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comOpen source has become widely accepted and used in corporate IT infrastructures, but IT leaders need to understand the potential pitfalls to make ...
Consolidation continues with Q Associates buying and Radius Connect emerging
News | MicroScopeGetting bigger is still a maxim being followed by some in the channel, with a couple of examples to add to the ever-expanding acquisitions list
Why a shared channel experience will meet user needs at DWP Digital
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comThe Department for Work and Pensions outlines the approach it is taking to developing user-focused digital services
Subpostmasters will not cooperate with government review into IT scandal
News | ComputerWeekly.comA group of subpostmasters who suffered at the hands of the Post Office’s error-prone IT system refuse to participate in a government review into the ...
CityFibre hires 10,000 people to facilitate UK full-fibre roll-out
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK’s third national digital infrastructure platform provider creates thousands of multi-skilled jobs across network of construction partners to ...
Alibaba Cloud follows up datacentre investment pledge with global tech talent recruitment drive
News | ComputerWeekly.comChinese public cloud giant Alibaba to hit the recruitment trail in hot pursuit of tech talent to support its datacentre revamp plans
Forestry firm picks Riverbed WAFS over Cisco
News | ComputerWeekly.comCisco shop picks Riverbed after head-to-head performance testing between Riverbed's Steelhead appliance and Cisco's wide area application services ...
Riverbed extends WAFS to laptops
News | ComputerWeekly.comSteelhead Mobile installs on workstations without an onsite appliance. Users say they'd like to see better integration between the mobile and data ...
How to use NAS gateways
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comWhat you will learn from this tip: NAS gateways are moving off the array and into the network. Here's how to manage them.
Remote backup services get affordable
News | ComputerWeekly.comRemote backup services, traditionally reserved for major banks and cash-rich Fortune 500 companies, are now available to small and midsized ...
Remote backup: What are the alternatives to tape?
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comArchiving expert Bill Tolson offers advice to a reader looking for alternatives to shipping tape offsite, including a graphical representation of the...
Data Domain makes remote office data deduplication push
News | ComputerWeekly.comData Domain launches its smallest data deduplication appliance specifically built to reduce and back up data at remote offices.
IBM divests from facial-recognition market
News | ComputerWeekly.comIBM’s CEO writes to US congress about decision to stop using and selling facial-recognition technology, and says we should re-evaluate whether it ...
Ericsson continues 5G roll-out in the UK, writes down Chinese assets
News | ComputerWeekly.comIt’s a classic case of swings and roundabouts for the Swedish communications technology provider, as it cheers UK win for its 5G technology but ...
Dowden: AI and data science conversion path open and diverse
News | ComputerWeekly.comDCMS says 2,500 places on university artificial intelligence and data science conversion courses – 1,000 targeted to produce more diversity in tech –...
NHS Covid-19 datastore contracts published under pressure from privacy groups
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe government has published the contracts with Palantir, Faculty, Microsoft and Google for the controversial NHS datastore ahead of court ...
Third of UK internet users report worse service since lockdown
News | ComputerWeekly.comEven though operators assured at beginning of lockdowns that their infrastructures could cope with the extra strain on home networks, UK internet ...
NHS trust uses case management software to deliver time savings
News | ComputerWeekly.comTo deal with inefficient and unreliable processes, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Trust has implemented a case management system specifically ...
Kaspersky: Now is not the time to pitch a fresh strategy
News | MicroScopeSecurity vendor Kaspersky advises its channel base to focus on helping customers with current problems
Zoom Cloud Meetings grabs mobile market as mobile app usage soars in second quarter
News | ComputerWeekly.comApril 2020 sees a monthly all-time high of over 200 billion hours spent using mobile apps worldwide, with video-conferencing continuing its ...
GDS champions cross-functionality approach to cloud adoption in public sector guidance
News | ComputerWeekly.comExtensive research into cloud adoption trends in the public sector by Government Digital Service (GDS) results in guidance detailing how IT leaders ...
Softcat weighs up furry choice
News | MicroScopeChannel player raises thousands for Mind as part of its April’s Fool campaign
Morrisons not liable for 2014 data breach, says Supreme Court
News | ComputerWeekly.comCourt allows supermarket chain’s appeal against judgments holding it liable for a 2014 insider data breach, saying previous rulings misunderstood the...
HPE unveils open source software to reduce 5G complexity
News | ComputerWeekly.comOpen distributed infrastructure management software launched to resolve complexity that telcos face in rolling out 5G networks across thousands of ...
Enterprise print market getting ready for the start of a recovery
News | MicroScopeContext has shared its latest analysis of the market, and its expectations should bring some cheer to hard-pressed printer specialists
ISDN switch-off and 5G are clear opportunities for BT channel
News | MicroScopeComms specialist has seen a response from customers to the lockdown, with many reaching out for higher-speed digital solutions
Jagvinder Singh Kang
Contributor | TechTargetJagvinder Singh Kang is a market leading technology lawyer, as well as the International & UK Head of IT Law at leading law firm, Mills & Reeve
Hardware market gains growth in a virus-hit March
News | MicroScopeSurge in home working in response to lockdowns has caused big spikes in demand for certain hardware products
Tata Communications unveils new secure digital experience
News | ComputerWeekly.comGlobal digital ecosystem enabler Tata aims to allow businesses to adapt to the realities of enterprise transformation, workforce mobility and ...
Virgin Media confirms 'misconfigured database' left personal data of 900,000 people exposed
News | ComputerWeekly.comTelco provider Virgin Media confirms 'data incident' that left personal details of 900,000 people exposed, but denies its systems were hacked or that...
CIO interview: Sarah Wilkinson, NHS Digital
News | ComputerWeekly.comNHS Digital has been racing to ensure the systems and protocols are in place to prepare the health service for the coronavirus. We speak to its CEO ...
Cato makes senior channel hire and rolls out support accreditation
News | MicroScopeCato aims to keep channel momentum going with addition of global partner executive and technical support programme
Nuvias ushers in XaaS division Konekt
News | MicroScopeDistributor Nuvias develops standalone unit focusing on cloud and anything-as-a-service options
Banks need to think like Google and not just follow it
News | ComputerWeekly.comBanks are recruiting senior thinkers from within the IT sector as digital transformations mature
Josh King
Contributor | TechTargetJosh King is an MSOC Systems Administrator at Tribe.
Coronavirus: How to go back to the office safely and securely
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comSecurity teams should be used to supporting remote workers effectively by now, but what’s going to happen when people start returning to their ...
Sapphire 2020: Christian Klein steps back from products to push ‘intelligent enterprise’ resilience
News | ComputerWeekly.comChristian Klein used his first Sapphire keynote as CEO of SAP to underline the supplier’s support for supply chain resiliency and automation against ...
Norway’s contact-tracing app suspended over privacy concerns
News | ComputerWeekly.comNorway has been given until 23 June to justify the location tracking of citizens who download its contract-tracing app
Danske Bank begins process of creating autonomous development teams
News | ComputerWeekly.comDanish bank begins the process of changing how thousands of its staff work as it attempts to be more responsive to digital demand
Huawei gets green light for UK development centre
News | ComputerWeekly.comChinese telecoms equipment provider sets out plans to build an optoelectronics R&D and manufacturing centre in the heart of Silicon Fen
Industry-wide consensus needed to put autonomous vehicles on the map
News | ComputerWeekly.comShareable geospatial mapping data will be key to the predicted roll-out of self-driving vehicles in 2030, and the UK is in the fast lane to lead ...
UK network resilience improves during Covid-19 lockdown
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK’s fixed networks handling increased traffic well since lockdown, but customer experience is somewhat affected, especially when connected via Wi-Fi...
What’s in store for enterprise IT post-Covid-19? – 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 Cliff Saran, managing editor...
CBI: Government must take steps to drive SME business innovation
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe coronavirus pandemic has shown how much can be achieved in a short period with a strong partnership between government and industry – and this ...
95% of North American CIOs report remote work issues during lockdown
News | ComputerWeekly.comEmployee password lockouts and inability to access on-premise applications were among the top challenges faced by CIOs in keeping remote workers up ...
The evolution of the channel partner: control the narrative to increase your sales
Opinion | MicroScopeJohnny Carpenter, vice-president of EMEA sales at iland, shares some advice for partners looking to increase their sales in a post-pandemic world
Standard Chartered embarks on virtual internship programme
News | ComputerWeekly.comBank offers 300 candidates virtual placements on internship programme
As IT moves deeper into the factory the channel should follow
News | MicroScopeSchneider Electric is urging partners to get involved with the convergence happening between the operational technology and information technology ...
Dell looking for server growth
News | MicroScopeDell shares hopes of a turnaround on the server front over the coming year
Covid-19 pandemic accelerates work on NHS App
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe coronavirus health crisis has sped up work to integrate online consultations in the NHS App, exceeding roll-out targets and driving uptake
Unpatched Zyxel storage devices co-opted into IoT botnet
News | ComputerWeekly.comOwners of Zyxel network-attached storage devices are in danger of being hijacked by Mukashi, a descendant of the infamous Mirai botnet, if they don’t...
Hull supercomputer helps fight Covid-19
News | ComputerWeekly.comUniversity’s Viper supercomputer team join forces with Sheffield-based HPC specialist in global distributed computing project focused on the ...
IT Priorities 2020: ANZ firms to spend more on cyber security
News | ComputerWeekly.comOver half of respondents in Australia and New Zealand plan to invest more in cyber security, especially in key areas such as data loss prevention
Netflix downscales content resolution to ease strain on EU networks
News | ComputerWeekly.comEuropean Commission asks premier subscription video-on-demand service provider Netflix to lower quality of films to take strain from loaded EU ...
Julian Assange phoned White House to warn of risk to lives
News | ComputerWeekly.comJulian Assange phoned the White House to warn officials that unredacted cables published on the web posed a risk to lives, a court heard yesterday
Revved-up electric vehicle market to drive associated connected services to 270% growth
News | ComputerWeekly.comProjected end of sales of petrol-engined cars set to propel higher adoption of electric vehicles and generate boom in connected vehicle tech to $378m...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be legally extradited for ‘political offences’, say lawyers
News | ComputerWeekly.comLawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange argue that he has been charged with political offences and cannot be legally extradited to the US under ...
Ericsson wins exclusive 5G contract with Cosmote Greece
News | ComputerWeekly.comSwedish comms firm tapped for 5G radio access network to strengthen Greek provider’s existing networks and boost network quality, capacity, speed and...
Security Think Tank: Get your house in order before deploying AI
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comAI and machine learning techniques are said to hold great promise in security, enabling organisations to operate a IT predictive security stance and ...
Online storage startup GoodCloud seeks to shake up file sync and share market for charities
News | ComputerWeekly.comThird-sector-focused online storage startup GoodCloud has set its sights on disrupting the file sync and share market by making the technology far ...
John D’Ambrosia
Contributor | TechTargetJohn D’Ambrosia is an IEEE Member and IEEE 802 Executive Committee Member.
No Glastonbury? Try the Exclusive Networks festival
News | MicroScopeResellers can register for the festival, running all of next week, to gain insights, get entertained and get into gear on future plans from the ...
Tim Godfrey
Contributor | TechTargetTim Godfrey is an IEEE member and technical executive with the Electric Power Research Institute.
Dutch banking’s transaction monitoring utility gets green light
News | ComputerWeekly.comPlans for a shared utility to monitor financial transactions in the Netherlands have been given the go-ahead after six months of proving the concept
Government expands Future Fund eligibility criteria
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Future Fund will now be accessible to startups that have previously taken part in accelerator programmes, but early-stage firms continue to ...
Oracle fleshes out Cloud@Customer with public cloud services for use in customer datacentres
News | ComputerWeekly.comOracle has enhanced its Cloud@Customer service with capabilities derived from its recent raft of public cloud datacentres
Employees must be consulted on technologies monitoring the return to work
News | ComputerWeekly.comExperts say the workforce must be ‘in the room’ and given a meaningful say about technologies introduced to monitor their return to work following ...
Coronavirus outbreak will speed up enterprise automation
News | ComputerWeekly.comForrester calls for enterprises to automate with empathy as they deploy an increasing range of intelligent technologies to reduce their dependence on...
Subpostmasters to force scrutiny of government’s role in Post Office IT scandal
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe government's role in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal could soon be put under the microscope as subpostmasters take their complaints to the ...
Five-minute interview: Remco Postma, Tufin
Feature | MicroScopeRemco Postma, director, channel sales EMEA at Tufin, takes the questions and reveals what gets him up in the morning and shares his ice-skating ...
Security Think Tank: Container security is evolving, so must CISOs
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comAdopting containers promises great organisational efficiency advantages, but the fast-evolving technology can be problematic for security teams. What...
Virtualisation: friend or foe? [Day Two: The virtual appliance]
News | ComputerWeekly.comVirtualisation slashes costs, makes management easier, unshackles software configurations from hardware. And it is being embraced around the world. ...
Business data science teams need to be multi-disciplined, says Trainline
News | ComputerWeekly.comSam Taylor, head of data science at Trainline, says four years of team building points to a need to be multi-disciplinary in pursuit of delivering ...
ITIL framework finds new stakeholders with v3
News | ComputerWeekly.comToo many companies today don't have an accurate count of their assets, and therefore are underutilizing systems and being unproductive. A CMDB ...
IT pros struggling to juggle Covid-19 demands with innovation agenda
News | MicroScopeThe current coronavirus crisis is making life increasingly difficult for those tasked with keeping the lights on at IT departments
UK tech professionals feel impact of lockdown easing
News | ComputerWeekly.comMental health concerns increase, with a possible negative effect on the quality of work, as companies get ready to return to the office, study shows
Rackspace expands Singapore office, eyes ASEAN market
News | ComputerWeekly.comManaged cloud services supplier expands regional office to develop deeper relationships with local customers as demand for its services grows
5G regulation failures are a threat to UK’s national security
News | ComputerWeekly.comDefence Committee report on the security of 5G brands existing regulations outdated and unsatisfactory
Morrisons and Pret join UK retail’s growing subscription economy
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comMorrisons and Pret A Manger join growing UK retail movement towards subscription models – a space frequented by technology-led players such as Gousto