Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

Personnel moves that will interest the channel at Citrix, Mimecast, CyberGuard Technologies and ITS

Scottish Borders extends CGI outsourcing contract until 2040

CGI will continue to provide the Scottish council’s end-to-end managed IT services until 2040, making it one of the longest extensions in the company...

BCS swaps out VMware for Nutanix AHV

Certified training and migration tools simplify IT industry body’s migration to the Nutanix hyper-converged environment

London’s fintechs continue to attract investment

The capital’s fintechs continue to attract large volumes of venture capital funds despite the global economic slowdown

Policy Exchange calls on government to publish digital ID strategy

The lack of reliable digital ID services in the UK is limiting the country’s digital infrastructure potential, according to a report on digital ...

Use of abusive stalkerware against women skyrocketed in 2020

Rise in the use of malicious stalkerware correlates closely to increased domestic violence during lockdown

Forrester: CIOs must prepare for Brexit data transfer

With the end of the Brexit transition period just weeks away, multi-national organisations will need to re-evaluate how intercompany data is ...

Business intelligence tool to be deployed at Tata AIG Life

One of India’s largest private sector insurers, Tata AIG Life plan to deploy a business intelligence tool. Learn what it wants from the new BI tool.

Parler sues AWS for anti-trust and breach of contract after Amazon public cloud ban takes it offline

Stricken free speech-championing social media app suggests Amazon’s actions were motivated by a desire to ‘reduce competition’ in the microblogging ...

150,000 records accidentally wiped from police systems

Home Office claims data wiped from national police systems only relates to people who have never been convicted of a crime or had further police ...

McAfee releases Android end point security solution

McAfee have announced McAfee Mobile Security software, available for both smartphones and tablets, which according to a recent press release provides...

More subpostmasters’ prosecutions sent to appeal for wrongful conviction

Four more subpostmasters are to have their appeals against criminal convictions heard in the appeal courts

Viavi expands fibre network test and measurement portfolio

Fibre optic testing and measurement portfolio designed to address businesses’ rapidly changing infrastructure needs

BSL and Sabio adding customer experience depth

Both BSL and Sabio make acquisitions to add more depth to the support they can give to users looking to improve customer experience

IT in Europe e-zine: Data Management & BI Edition

The benefits of effective data management and business intelligence are many; so are the challenges. Get practical information and advice on data ...

Case study: How the BBC uses cloud to process media for iPlayer

The 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

Metasploit guide 4: Armitage cyber attack management GUI

In 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

Leeds City Council is fighting social exclusion using customer service centres. Paul Donovan reports

Budget for innovation: Case study - standardising Dell

This case study is part of a Computer Weekly roundtable on budget for innovation where IT leaders discussed the balance between spending on ...

Product Roundup: E-discovery

A look at some of the suppliers and products that make up the e-discovery market.

Tech partnership to drive Finland’s quantum computing project

Organisations in Finland are developing quantum computing capabilities through a state and private sector partnership

How Nottinghamshire County Council saved loads of money on SAP

The 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

A 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

Microsoft reports 50% growth in Azure and integration between Teams and ServiceNow, Workday and Salesforce

O2, Three, Vodafone team to enhance rural mobile coverage

Three 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

Almost 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 ...

Emotet botnet goes offline as cops seize servers

The Emotet botnet has been disrupted and knocked offline after a major international effort by law enforcement

Network Group chairman applauds MSP pandemic efforts

Throughout 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

Latest 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

Cloud SLA monitoring is essential for better service delivery. These tips on effective cloud SLA monitoring help ensure SLAs from cloud vendors are ...

NHS Scotland uses ServiceNow to power vaccination and contact-tracing

ServiceNow is at the heart of NHS Scotland’s digital response to the coronavirus, supporting the mass vaccination programme

BT and Cisco lift lid on digital transformation acceleration

Research from BT and Cisco indicates just how much the pandemic has pushed along the digital agenda and how the channel is reacting

Peter Geytenbeek

Peter Geytenbeek is the senior manager of channels and distribution for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Thycotic.

Microsoft offers bounty in hunt for Rustock spambot operators

A $250,000 reward is being offered to anyone who provides new information that results in the identification, arrest and criminal conviction of the ...

Where is the UK’s digital strategy?

While 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

Migrating 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

IBM provided predictive analytics, player tracking and data visualisation at Wimbledon.

Apple fixes 39 bugs in Snow Leopard, preps for Lion release

Releases final non-security update - v10.6.8- for Snow Leopard OS, which fixes 39 flaws. More details inside.

Application migration to the cloud: Selecting the right apps

Migrating 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

Traditional RDBMS technology is incapable of handling the demands of unstructured, big data. BI pros are now going beyond RDBMS and exploring new ...

Growing pains

Five e-commerce companies tell E-Business Review how they overcame initial teething problems

ASP offers wireless access to Microsoft Exchange

Application service provider Netstore is offering users wireless connections to Microsoft Exchange 2000 as an alternative to...

Feeling the pinch

The Internet age is not over just because a few dotcoms have run into difficulty, says Martin Butler, who believes that the...

Microsoft update to patch critical Windows flaw

Microsoft plans to patch a critical flaw in Windows and plug holes in MSN Messenger, Visual Studio, and Windows services for Unix.

Block vs file for Hyper-V and VMware storage: Which is better?

Is block- or file-based storage better for Hyper-V and VMware virtual server environments? The answer depends on the precise needs of your virtual ...

The MCITP certification path to career success

Although not a substitute for proven work-experience, Microsoft’s MCITP certification endorses one’s technical knowledge and could improve job ...

World IPv6 Day coming June 8 - what should you be doing?

On 8 June, 2011, a number of large networks will offer their content over IPv6 for a 24-hour “test flight”.

Planning a NAS migration project

NAS 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

Study 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

The first of a two-part series on the IT Rules 2011 notification under IT Act 2000, looking into its stipulations and their implications for ...

Met Police to equip officers with 30,000 mobile devices

The Metropolitan Police wants to roll out 30,000 mobile and tablet devices to officers this year to give better information on the beat

ATA over Ethernet offers SAN storage on a budget

ATA 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

With 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

Fibre 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 ...

Private cloud setup in six easy steps

Private cloud setup entails a systematic progression from assessment to optimization. This tip helps smooth your private cloud setup adoption journey.

APAC firms grapple with cyber security amid pandemic

Some aspects of cyber security have taken a backseat as companies across the Asia-Pacific region rush to shore up their infrastructure to cope with ...

BCS fights for patient data

Leaked RAF memo scathing of safety software evaluation

Computer Weekly's Tony Collins uncovers evidence that the MoD has consistently undermined the authority of its software assessors...

RAF Chinook pilots could be vindicated

Details of an RAF Board of Inquiry report into the crash of a Chinook helicopter on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994 were revealed for...

Software safety issues were noticed by MOD before Chinook crash

A leaked draft memo written by a senior RAF officer reveals for the first time that there were safety concerns over the software used in the type of ...

HMRC IT PAC rebuke, neurodiversity in focus – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss the recent Public ...

How long until cloud becomes the preferred environment to run HPC workloads?

The high-performance computing market is growing, but enterprises that have already made large investments in on-premise HPC will need to weigh up ...

Database normalization in MySQL: Four quick and easy steps

Normalization helps in achieving resource optimization with improvements in MySQL database design. Learn about database normalization in MySQL

Inside Grab’s DevOps practices

A senior software engineer at Grab offers a peek into the DevOps practices at one of Southeast Asia’s technology unicorns

CrowdStrike backing top partners

Security player will deepen investment in its top-level partners as it looks to reward those who have invested in the firm

How to improve storage resources utilisation

Storage 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

Rapid7 releases Metasploit Pro version 4 with improved automation features and new SIEM and cloud-based pen-testing support.

Securitytube.net releases WLAN security megaprimer

The 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 ...

Commvault’s channel chief outlines a busy year ahead

Recently 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

The role of CIO is usually associated with large companies with lots of technology and several IT staff. But that's not always the case.

Data quality improvement impeded by lack of automation

Data 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

A social engineering toolkit helps address the human element aspect of penetration testing. Learn how to use Social Engineer Toolkit with this ...

Glotel takes US hit

Window of the world

Going online means going global. So why do so many companies give their website less consideration than other areas of the...

HP gambles on Itanium

A top Hewlett-Packard executive has signalled his company's commitment to Intel Itanium processor in perhaps the strongest terms...

Web site for black music hits the right note

Glen Yearwood hit the right note when he launched darkerthanblue.com, a site devoted to black music

Words' worth

The online retail sector is growing apace and WHSmith.co.uk is finding its place in the lead. Nathalie Towner looks at the story...

Citrix adds Web security with acquisition

Citrix Systems Inc. said it acquired XML security vendor QuickTree for its compiler technology and Java API for XML processing.

3PAR adds tiered storage management tool

The new version of the System Reporter management tool for 3PAR's high-end arrays now includes monitoring for tiered storage environments.

Hong Kong Airport Authority takes off with upgraded IP/MPLS network

Next-generation network to offer key regional hub migration of legacy applications to support increased passenger capacity, reliability and ease of ...

Nordic startups make advances in pet tech

Nordic 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

Bahrain has completed its 5G roll-out, which will support its IT infrastructure in creating the right environment for technology firms

European IT providers struggle to capitalise on continent-wide growth in cloud demand

Latest 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

Ben 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

Vaccination Credential Initiative is working to ensure that people vaccinated against Covid-19 can access their records in a secure, verifiable and ...

IT gap analysis template: Download the simplified edition

Use our simple IT gap analysis template to document gaps between promise and delivery, for foolproof IT gap analysis and recommendations for bridging...

Bad sectors – Storage news from Dell, Zerowait and Waikato District Health Board

Dell 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

As 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 ...

SAS CEO offers analytics over BI, reveals use cases for text analytics

In an interview, SAS CEO Jim Goodnight advocates analytics over BI query and reporting, explains text analytics use cases and touches on predictive ...

BNP Paribas, Orange Business Services deploy SD-WAN to French retail sites

Co-construction approach between leading bank and telco ensures business continuity during deployment of software-defined infrastructure across ...

Singtel and Optus partner AWS on telco edge

Singtel and Optus are supporting AWS Outposts in their telco edge platforms that will enable enterprises to use AWS services for on-premise 5G ...

UK government urged to implement cloud-centric transformation plan

The approach to digital public services needs to be reinvented to catch up with global leaders, according to new research

The 3 flavours of 2001

Before the end of the year, three new technologies will emerge triumphant. Sanjay Manandhar reports.

Going going gone - one top end server

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 ...

Government Gateway due to launch today

Ministers were today (25 January) hoping to officially launch the Government Gateway, the middleware project that will allow...

Opening Windows: the threat from Open Source

Business impact analysis (BIA) at heart of disaster recovery planning

Business impact analysis is at the heart of all good disaster recovery planning projects. Learn about the UK guidelines for conducting a BIA.

Natural Disaster Recovery Planning from Christchurch Earthquakes

What do you do when the office is destroyed. We spoke to a number of companies in Christchurch about how they got up and running after the recent ...

Adobe patches Flash to fix zero-day XSS vulnerability

‘Important’ cross-site scripting vulnerability in Flash Player on all platforms mitigated to combat zero-day attacks in the wild.

Mimecast breach was work of SolarWinds attackers

Mimecast’s investigation into a January 2021 breach of its systems turns up evidence that the culprit was the same group that targeted SolarWinds in ...