Bharti Airtel taps OpenStack to modernise telco network
News | ComputerWeekly.comIndia’s Bharti Airtel turns to OpenStack to ready its network for emerging technologies such as 5G and edge computing
Maze ransomware shuts down with bizarre announcement
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe operators of Maze announce they are shutting down, and claim their crime spree was merely intended to demonstrate lax security at their targets
Data migration projects: Avoid data migration errors with automation, orphaned storage remediation
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comLearn the top three things users should do when planning a data migration project, what data migration tools you should have, describe some of the ...
Clariion array update blurs line between EMC platforms
News | ComputerWeekly.comA bigger, faster Clariion with advanced features, which first appeared in the Symmetrix line, has industry observers wondering about the increasing ...
Emerging tech can improve regulatory processes, says BEIS report
News | ComputerWeekly.comRegulators should take a best-practice approach to the use of emerging technologies but need to be aware of the challenges, according to the ...
Current conditions could foster further consolidation
News | MicroScopeBoss of SCC reveals that the company is considering some deals at a time when M&A activity is continuing across the channel
Podcast: Data deduplication on primary storage
Podcast | ComputerWeekly.comWhat should a storage administrator know before using data deduplication on primary storage? Eric Burgener, senior analyst and consultant at the ...
Parliamentary PACA Committee slams Gove over Covid-19 data failures
News | ComputerWeekly.comParliamentary Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee publishes report critical of government accountability regarding data behind...
Subpostmasters still in the dark about live Horizon errors
News | ComputerWeekly.comSubpostmasters still not being told about all the known errors in the controversial Post Office branch accounting and retail system that they use
Government delays digital strategy
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe digital strategy, originally due in autumn 2020, is likely to be published at some point in 2021, and the government is ‘continuing to consider ...
Journalists’ FOI bids stayed as court reconsiders freedom of information rights of people outside UK
News | ComputerWeekly.comTribunal questions whether people without a British passport or Britons living overseas are eligible to use the UK’s Freedom of Information Act
The tech sector cannot build back better from the kitchen table
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comWhile technology has supported the lockdown economy by allowing millions to work from home, the in-person collaboration and shared experience on ...
Ryuk attack downs private health provider in major incident
News | ComputerWeekly.comPrivate healthcare provider UHS has been been hit by a major big game hunting cyber attack that infected its systems with the Ryuk ransomware
NatWest offers online banking customers free security services
News | ComputerWeekly.comBank responds to a surge in cyber crime targeting users of online banking services
AAT calls on government to re-think the Making Tax Digital exemption threshold
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Association of Accounting Technicians calls for improvements to HM Revenue and Customs’ Making Tax Digital programme, and says the exemption ...
Banking trade body calls for increased contactless payment limit
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK Finance proposes an increase in the limit on spending using contactless cards
Port of Felixstowe lands funding for UK government 5G trial
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK’s largest and busiest container port to test the potential of 5G across two use cases: enabling remotely controlled cranes and optimising ...
Ericsson claims strong momentum across Africa
News | ComputerWeekly.comSwedish comms tech provider Ericsson bags series of contracts across African continent, highlighting growing footprint in region as communications ...
Scott Ford
Contributor | TechTargetScott Ford is the director of operations at Pronesis Technology Group, a full-service IT firm based in Tampa, Fla.
O-RAN ready to rocket to be worth $47bn by 2026
News | ComputerWeekly.comIndustry analyst predicts rapid expansion for open radio access network over the next six years
Challenger bank accessing latest anti-money laundering technology through fintech
News | ComputerWeekly.comChallenger banks works with fintech to support its anti-money laundering efforts
Veeam will extend channel options with Kasten
News | MicroScopeThe addition of container back-up options will give channel partners a wider solution to pitch, according to Veeam’s CTO
MAS offers guidance on mitigating supply chain threats
News | ComputerWeekly.comMonetary Authority of Singapore revises its technology risk management guidelines to help the financial sector guard against supply chain attacks
Atos debuts OneCloud initiative to help accelerate enterprise migrations to sustainable cloud setups
News | ComputerWeekly.comFrench IT services company Atos launches ‘one-stop shop’ service for enterprises that want to speed up their cloud migrations in a sustainable way
Three options for managing outsourcing relationships
News | ComputerWeekly.comAt some point, IT leaders need to take a hard look at existing outsourcing contracts to understand how well they reflect current business practices
Utility supplier People’s Energy has entire customer list stolen
News | ComputerWeekly.comAll 270,000 customers of People’s Energy, a renewable energy startup, have had their details compromised in a major data breach incident
Resident Evil studio Capcom confirms scale of Ragnar Locker breach
News | ComputerWeekly.comVideogame studio says the data of up to 350,000 people was likely to have been compromised in a Ragnar Locker ransomware attack
Secureworks flagging XDR channel opportunity
News | MicroScopeVendor has seen its channel respond to the shift to home working, but is keen to highlight other areas where partners can increase revenues this year
5.5G on the way as Huawei predicts golden decade for advanced comms
News | ComputerWeekly.comHuawei chiefs predict bright times ahead for 5G market with evolved standard imminent offering improved real-time interaction experiences for ...
KDDI, Orange start engine on connected automotive IoT services
News | ComputerWeekly.comToyota and Mazda to use connected car capabilities for improved customer experience in connected car platform covering 63 European territories
Spanish court to question witnesses over ‘illegal surveillance’ of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Spanish National Court in Madrid is to hear evidence from information security expert Andy Müller-Maguhn and two lawyers who were subject to ‘...
‘As a service’ a critical part of the Nuvias strategy
News | MicroScopeThe distributor is continuing to develop its services options for resellers in an area of the market that is gaining more attention
Carhartt shifts old data to the cloud with Komprise
News | ComputerWeekly.comUS-based workwear manufacturer cuts storage costs from $1 to $0.25 per gigabyte as it deploys data management software and shifts old files to ...
Department for Education failed to protect data on millions of children, says ICO
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Department for Education’s National Pupil Database, which contains millions of items of data on the UK’s schoolchildren, was found to be ...
Sarah Nadwick
Contributor | TechTargetSarah Nadwick’s background in SAP Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) and Information Security sees her work with organisations to ensure their ...
Intel introduces OpenFCoE, offers cheap fibre channel over Ethernet on-ramp
News | ComputerWeekly.comIntel has introduced a new, cheap, way to connect servers to Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) networks, and taken a dig at other FCoE rivals along ...
Ricoh snaps up MTI Technology
News | MicroScopePrinter player strikes deal to add more depth to its services capabilities across EMEA
Ensure data quality management during integration
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comData quality management is the first and crucial step to data integration. Here are some tips to help maintain the data quality in your organization.
Isilon reveals turnaround plan
News | ComputerWeekly.comClustered storage vendor vows to continue to spend on product development, sales and marketing, despite losing nearly $27 million (£13.5m) in ...
Facebook critics launch ‘Real Facebook Oversight Board’
News | ComputerWeekly.comOrganisation formed as an ‘emergency response’ to address the ‘immediate risk’ posed by Facebook’s role in the US election
Major tech companies respond to lawsuit over mining deaths
News | ComputerWeekly.comMultinational technology companies accused of knowingly benefiting from human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo have responded to a ...
CMA asks for right to probe O2/Virgin merger
News | ComputerWeekly.comCompetition and Markets Authority requests right to probe potentially game-changing joint venture that could transform UK’s wired and wireless ...
Facebook critics’ webpage removed over false phishing allegations
News | ComputerWeekly.comReal Facebook Oversight Board alleges Facebook is trying to censor it for speaking out against the social media company’s behaviour
Ericsson scoops urban part of BT 5G communications network
News | ComputerWeekly.comBuilding on the operator’s selection of the comms tech firm’s 5G core solutions earlier in 2020, Ericsson wins deal to upgrade BT’s existing radio ...
Charities warned over ‘Robin Hood’ cyber criminals
News | ComputerWeekly.comAccepting donations from cyber criminal groups could be deemed as profiting from crime, money laundering or handling stolen goods – so don’t do it
Singapore firm rolls out robotic barista
News | ComputerWeekly.comCrown Group’s robotic coffee kiosk, powered by a slew of artificial intelligence capabilities, serves up coffee beverages round the clock without the...
SolarWinds cyber attack: How worried should I be, and what do I do now?
News | ComputerWeekly.comSecurity teams across the world are on high alert as more details emerge of the widespread SolarWinds ‘Sunburst’ attack. What do defenders need to do...
Merger of national policing systems over budget and behind schedule
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK government effort to replace legacy IT systems suffers further delays, and will not be fully completed until 2025 at the earliest
Rishi Sunak’s Spending Review pledges £100bn to transform the country’s infrastructure
News | ComputerWeekly.comChancellor’s spending promise includes more than £260m for programmes such as 5G testbeds, local full-fibre networks and the Shared Rural Network
Pure enhances as-a-service offering
News | MicroScopeStorage player makes improvements to its flexible consumption proposition that is sold via the channel
Performanta snaps up Identity Experts
News | MicroScopeFirm moves for Microsoft gold partner just weeks after landing private equity backing for its growth plans
Majority of suppliers won’t have software ready for CDS until March
News | ComputerWeekly.comBrexit IT systems are all up and running, but little traffic through the borders means they haven’t yet been put to the test, and in Northern Ireland...
Brexit deal grants UK temporary data adequacy
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe EU-UK Brexit deal has granted the UK temporary data adequacy to allow for the continued flow of data across borders, but the agreement has ...
Intel unifies partner programmes
News | MicroScopeVendor hoping simplicity and increased support in a fresh partner programme will benefit its channel
Children’s learning held back by digital schooling, NAO report finds
News | ComputerWeekly.comChildren’s socio-economic status has affected their experiences with digital learning, and most teachers consider their pupils to be, on average, ...
Eastern Health reports ‘cyber incident’, takes systems offline
News | ComputerWeekly.comAustralian healthcare provider Eastern Health takes IT systems offline as a precaution while it looks into a cyber incident
Which? online banking investigation reveals ‘worrying gaps’ in security
News | ComputerWeekly.comConsumer rights organisation has ranked the security of UK online current account providers
British Gas tackles omnichannel customer correspondence
News | ComputerWeekly.comUtility firm hopes to map out customer communications to help deliver a better customer experience and improve the business
Atos makes move for DXC
News | MicroScopeUnsolicited offer from Atos for its rival could see the creation of a mega solutions provider
AI Council advises government to do artificial intelligence moonshots
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe AI Council has published a “roadmap” of advice to government in respect of developing a UK state strategy for artificial intelligence, ...
Police open criminal investigation into potential perjury by Fujitsu staff in Post Office IT trials
News | ComputerWeekly.comCurrent and former Fujitsu staff could face prosecution for giving false evidence in the trials of subpostmasters accused of theft and false ...
Humanitarian data collection practices put migrants at risk
News | ComputerWeekly.comUnited Nations report on smart borders warns that data collection about migrants and refugees by humanitarian organisations risks excluding them from...
UKtech50 2021: Help us find the most influential people in UK IT
News | ComputerWeekly.comComputer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK IT is on – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year’s list
UK government makes inroads in maritime autonomy
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Maritime Future Technologies team has been formed to facilitate trials of innovative approaches and support regulatory updates
IXsystems: TrueNAS gets hyper-convergence
News | ComputerWeekly.comTrueNAS has added hyper-converged functionality to NAS and aims at the edge use cases left behind in the rush to the cloud
Vaccine passports highlight social impact of systems design
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comVaccine or immunity passports are an opportunity to advance the design of trustworthy digital systems, but much more work still needs to be done
NTT DATA and Continual collaborate to deliver in-vehicle mobility experiences
News | ComputerWeekly.comConsulting and IT services and cloud-based analytics firms announce Tier 1 mobile operator is already implementing combined in-vehicle system
HMRC denies misleading House of Lords over IT contractors’ use of tax avoidance schemes
News | ComputerWeekly.comMPs from Loan Charge All-Party Parliamentary Group write to HMRC CEO Jim Harra to demand the department be investigated for breaching the civil ...
DDoS mitigation strategies needed to maintain availability during pandemic
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comThe growing prevalence of DDoS attacks combined with the increased reliance on internet connectivity during the pandemic means enterprises can no ...
In a crisis, users have kept taking the tablets
News | MicroScopeCanalys has tracked stellar growth in the demand for tablets as users react to changing conditions forced by Covid-19
Nvidia reveals its plans for Arm
News | ComputerWeekly.comNvidia intends to acquire Arm for £31bn, as part of its plan to “create the computing company for the age of AI”
ST Engineering teams up with Google Cloud
News | ComputerWeekly.comSingapore’s ST Engineering and Google Cloud will explore offering secure cloud services for organisations in regulated industries
Sophos adds Rapid Response into the mix for MSPs
News | MicroScopeSecurity player moves to fill a gap in the market for customers looking for immediate help with a security attack
Asda recruits new IT chief to handle transition
News | ComputerWeekly.comFormer Morrisons CTO Anna Barsby will lead retailer’s tech agenda as part of its acquisition by the Issa brothers
Pandemic prompts interest in career shifts into tech
News | ComputerWeekly.comMany people considering a career change have chosen to shift their focus to the technology industry since the beginning of the pandemic, according to...
MSP channel gets more programmes, tie-ups and products
News | MicroScopeSharp UK, Barracuda MSP and Toshiba Tec, and Cherwell are all taking steps to enhance their offerings and positions in the managed services market
UK regulators lack the skills and expertise to cope with increasing use of algorithms
News | ComputerWeekly.comMPs told that multiple regulators will be needed to govern the ever-growing use of algorithmic systems in all areas of the economy and public sector
How a Singapore startup is disrupting logistics management
News | ComputerWeekly.comPortcast’s cloud-based logistics management platform uses machine learning and big data to improve supply chain visibility for logistics companies, ...
Internet of things vital for post-Covid business success, says report
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK telco Vodafone launches report focused on the impact IoT is having on businesses at a time when their digital capabilities are being put to the ...
How to write an executive CV for IT leadership jobs
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comKnowing how to write an IT executive CV requires a deep knowledge and skillset that not everyone has. Find out how to set yourself apart from the ...
Privacy and online safety are focus of new UKRI research funding
News | ComputerWeekly.comOnline safety research centre of excellence will look into technology to boost privacy and tackle disinformation, fake news, conspiracies and other ...
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha becomes Nokia FAN for green transport
News | ComputerWeekly.comIn its effort to improve environmental safety and quality with the latest class of gas-fuelled vessel, leading Japanese shipping line implements 4G/...
Judges refuse EncroChat defendants’ appeal to Supreme Court
News | ComputerWeekly.comExperts suggest Parliament and Investigatory Powers Tribunal need to consider the implications of a court decision on police use of data from the ...
Justice for subpostmasters as wrongful criminal convictions are set to be quashed
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Post Office has chosen not to contest 44 out of 47 appeals, meaning most are likely to have their names cleared, but others still face a Court of...
Employees demand greater ownership and choice in the ‘new normal’ of work
News | ComputerWeekly.comCisco survey shows flexible future for work, with three-quarters of UK office workers wanting to choose whether to work from home or office, and ...
Forrester: Why tagging should be used to manage hybrid assets
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comWith complex hybrid environments, there is a need to apply IT asset management best practices across cloud and on-premise systems
Eric Chiu
Contributor | TechTargetEric Chiu is co-founder and managing director of FisherITS, where he helps clients avoid software compliance penalties from their suppliers by ...
Reckitt Benckiser embarks on data-driven marketing overhaul with Google Cloud
News | ComputerWeekly.comMulti-national consumer goods company is teaming up with Google Cloud for a data-driven marketing strategy revamp
Virgin Media Business Wholesale shines light on network upgrade opportunities
News | MicroScopeThe shift to home working and operating online has underlined the need for customers to upgrade networking infrastructure, but the channel must ...
Covid-19 sparks boom in Middle East digital payments sector
News | ComputerWeekly.comStubborn cash use could fall in the Middle East after an acceleration in the take-up of digital payments amid the coronavirus pandemic
Fujitsu puts ecosystem platform at heart of channel approach
News | MicroScopeVendor is adding partners to its collaborative platform that launched last month to encourage more cross-channel partnerships
Nokia nabs greater part of BT 5G infrastructure
News | ComputerWeekly.comAs UK incumbent telco continues removing Huawei technology from its network, Finnish comms tech giant scores big
Ethnic diversity, cloud apps for Gen Z, and accountants – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
Podcast | ComputerWeekly.comIn this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss workplace diversity in ...
Threat actors becoming vastly more sophisticated
News | ComputerWeekly.comMalicious actors have been busily honing their craft and cyber security incidents are up across the board as a result, according to a Microsoft report
Qualcomm unveils next-generation mesh Wi-Fi networks platform
News | ComputerWeekly.comNew modular architecture designed to bring high-performance, cost-effective Wi-Fi 6E mesh deployment to deliver wireless gigabit speeds throughout ...
Uptime Institute report highlights recruitment issues blighting global datacentre industry
News | ComputerWeekly.comFirst-of-its-kind research into recruitment challenges facing the datacentre industry calls for action to avert a skills crisis developing in the ...
Customers turn to cash as IT issue hits card payments at major supermarkets
News | ComputerWeekly.comIT problem at payment processing company has forced shoppers to resort to cash in Morrisons and Co-op stores
Egregor ransomware arrests confirmed
News | ComputerWeekly.comAuthorities confirm that they have arrested an undisclosed number of cyber criminals associated with the Egregor ransomware
Saudi IT spending to hit $11bn in 2021
News | ComputerWeekly.comSaudi Arabian organisations will spend about $11bn on IT this year, with emerging technologies high on shopping lists
North Korean state attacks legitimate security researchers
News | ComputerWeekly.comThreat researchers specialising in vulnerability research and development appear to be being targeted by a North Korean state-backed group