Loan charge: HMRC tells contractors not to ‘hold out hope’ of revised down settlements emerging
News | ComputerWeekly.comWith the 30 September 2020 loan charge policy settlement date fast approaching, HM Revenue & Customs tells those in its scope to abandon hope of ...
Fintech Pledge launched to strengthen UK’s financial technology sector
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Fintech Pledge initiative is designed to foster closer collaboration between banks and fintechs so that the UK can continue building a globally ...
Kirsten Whitfield
Contributor | TechTargetKirsten is a Director and a cyber breach specialist at Fieldfisher.
Microsoft wins on public cloud trust
News | ComputerWeekly.comIT spending set to grow in 2021, with many organisations buying more public cloud services. Security and trust are top buying criteria
Five-minute interview: Darren Laurie, Versa Networks
Feature | MicroScopeIt’s time for another channel executive to share some details about their life and career
NAC switches, appliances help track users, malware
News | ComputerWeekly.comSome vendors are offering switches and appliances to monitor traffic for malware and unauthorized access, as the NAC market sorts itself out.
Open source router on par with Cisco, users say
News | ComputerWeekly.comTo avoid paying top dollar for Cisco routers, two users say Vyatta's Open Flexible Router is a viable alternative to the proprietary norm, with ...
Nearly half of employed in UK worked remotely in April 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comCovid-19 drives upsurge in home working in UK, and of those who did some work remotely, around a third worked fewer hours than usual and the same ...
Platform approach driving Veritas channel growth
News | MicroScopeData management player Veritas believes that its latest NetBackup product will encourage its partners to really pitch the proposition differently ...
EU and US start discussions on ‘enhanced’ Privacy Shield data-sharing agreement
News | ComputerWeekly.comTalks begin on a successor to the Privacy Shield EU-US data-sharing agreement declared unlawful in July 2020 – a decision by the European Court of ...
Forensic expert questions US claims that Julian Assange conspired to crack military password
News | ComputerWeekly.comForensic computer expert Patrick Eller told the Old Bailey that US allegations that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange attempted to decrypt a password ...
Andrew Hartshorn
Contributor | TechTargetAndrew Hartshorn is partner and data protection specialist at law firm Shakespeare Martineau, where he heads up the technology and information law ...
Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?
News | MicroScopeAnother busy few days across the IT world with some fresh names for partners to add to their contacts book
Upcoming conflict minerals regulation does not cover major technology companies
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comA forthcoming regulation designed to stem the flow of conflict minerals is unlikely to change the behaviour of technology companies because loopholes...
DCMS to oversee coronavirus disinformation unit
News | ComputerWeekly.comA cross-departmental counter-disinformation unit will seek to protect and secure UK citizens from disinformation, scams and cyber security threats ...
Yiannis Faf
Contributor | TechTargetYiannis Faf is co-founder of the crowdfunding app, WhatWeWant
Enterprises experience ‘productivity tax’ as remote work environments set for long term
News | ComputerWeekly.comRemote work productivity tracker shows employee productivity has dipped in certain regions and use cases since the advent of Covid-19, perhaps ...
Majority of organisations at risk of cloud data exposure
News | ComputerWeekly.comReport casts doubt on the effectiveness of the shared responsibility model of cloud security
Dell Technologies World joins growing list of events hit by Covid-19
News | MicroScopeDell opts to turn its annual Vegas shindig into a virtual event as Covid-19 coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the industry calendar
£400m full-fibre broadband expansion as Warburg Pincus, DTCP take control of Community Fibre
News | ComputerWeekly.comExpansion of full-fibre network across London will deliver up to 10Gbps of broadband to a million households and businesses
Security Think Tank: SIEM and AI – a match made in heaven?
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comArtificial intelligence and machine learning techniques are said to hold great promise in security, enabling organisations to operate an IT ...
Spectrami aiming to fill VAD gap
News | MicroScopeThe relatively fresh player to the UK market is aiming to provide some of the value added services that it believes larger rivals are missing
Government whitepaper outlines new rules for skilled working visas
News | ComputerWeekly.comGovernment plans to go forward with a recommendation that the cap for tier 2 skilled working visas be removed
Interxion expands into Southeast Europe with Croatian colocation provider buyout
News | ComputerWeekly.comDigital Realty-owned European colocation player Interxion is expanding into Southeast Europe with the acquisition of Croatian services provider Altus...
Security Think Tank: Prioritise multifactor authentication in 2019
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comAt the close of 2018, we asked CW Security Think Tank contributors to name one thing predicted for 2018 that did not happen, one thing that was not ...
Financial services giant transforms application delivery through HCL
News | ComputerWeekly.comDutch financial services firm Aegon is outsourcing the management of its fintech supplier network
NICE debuts standards to help ease NHS adoption of new technology
News | ComputerWeekly.comNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence is calling on the tech community to provide feedback on its plans to help NHS commissioners make ...
Developing good troubleshooting technique -- from 'Network troubleshooting and diagnostics'
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe most important part of troubleshooting is technique. This excerpt examines several approaches such as Bottom-Up, Top-Down, and Divide-and-Conquer...
Video, audio are network drains
News | ComputerWeekly.comNetwork misuse is rampant, according to a recent survey. Employees using the corporate network for recreation or high-bandwidth business can put a ...
Network access control vendors: Attraction vs. retention
News | ComputerWeekly.comNetwork access control (NAC) vendors were evaluated based on attractiveness and customer retention in a recent survey by Current Analysis.
Commentary: Solving the skills crisis
News | ComputerWeekly.comCould teaching 'Routing' as 'fourth R' in our schools solve the skills crisis?
Network access controlled via biometrics
News | ComputerWeekly.comFingerprint readers, a form of biometrics, have been used to protect data and endpoints, but now IT is using the security technology to control ...
Managing Windows networks using scripts part 10: Some neat WMI tricks
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe 10th instalment of our tutorial series on managing Windows networks with scripts offers a pair of cool WMI tricks.
A Dell of a deal: What a VMware spin-off could mean for datacentre operators
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comAnalysts doubt that Dell would be fool enough to entirely divest itself of VMware, which continues to offer massive value to the enterprise. And how ...
UK to take part in weekend protests against Acta
News | ComputerWeekly.comProtests against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (Acta) have been organised across Europe, with most set to take place on 11 February.
Security training body Sans Institute hit by data breach
News | ComputerWeekly.comAround 28,000 items of personally identifiable data were lost in a phishing attack on Sans, proving that even the professionals can be caught out
Renew your selling system and make digital marketing effective
News | MicroScopeChris Davies, managing director of Sandler Training, has some sound advice for those in the channel trying to ramp up their digital marketing efforts
Maintel progresses with cloud and managed services transformation
News | MicroScopeChannel player releases H1 numbers that show impact of Covid-19 but also reveal progress made in changing revenue sources
Microsoft hails heightened reliability of servers run in sub-sea datacentres
News | ComputerWeekly.comMicrosoft concludes multi-year research project into practicalities of running underwater datacentres with positive findings about the sustainability...
Cisco goes next generation with 802.11n
News | ComputerWeekly.comCisco today released 802.11n WLAN gear, as wireless experts predict the technology will soon kill the need for wired Ethernet LAN access.
Challenges of SIP trunking for telecom managers and network admins
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe challenges of SIP trunking for network administrators include interoperability and compression issues, service availability, security, SIP ...
WLAN interference and clogged pipes -- happy holidays!
News | ComputerWeekly.comWLAN interference caused by decorations and slowed traffic due to online shopping are just some of the network woes of the holidays.
TikTok takes Trump to court
News | ComputerWeekly.comUnder-fire video app TikTok files a formal complaint in the federal courts challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to ban it in the US
Government on the hunt for telexistence tech
News | ComputerWeekly.comDefence and Security Accelerator wants several technology innovations that can help people operate in dangerous environments without being physically...
VMware and Nvidia say AI is maturing
News | MicroScopeThis week's VMworld also included some announcements about artificial intelligence that should have repercussions for the channel
Equinix adds 13 Canadian datacentres to its portfolio as $178m Bell acquisition completes
News | ComputerWeekly.comColocation giant Equinix is continuing with its global buy and build growth strategy, with buy-up of Canadian operator’s datacentre fleet
Honesty is the best policy: Forging a security culture in the NHS
News | ComputerWeekly.comClinician and technologist Sam Shah helped set up NHSX in 2019. Now he’s helping advance digital transformation in healthcare from the outside, and a...
Amazon reports Q2 profit and revenue surge as Covid-19-induced uptick in online sales continues
News | ComputerWeekly.comAmazon sees profit and revenue surge in the wake of the coronavirus, but growth of its cloud business slows as IT buyers re-prioritise investments ...
Birmingham and Liverpool take top spots in metro UK mobile speed tests
News | ComputerWeekly.comMidlands and Merseyside metro areas come top for best places in the UK that power daily connected experiences
Sberbank partners US accelerator for startup programme
News | ComputerWeekly.comRussian state-run bank links up with San Francisco-based accelerator 500 Startups to provide expert advice to startups in a variety of tech fields
How will the 2020 Budget affect the UK tech sector?
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comCo-founder of crowdfunding app WhatWeWant looks at what the UK's tech sector can expect from the 2020 budget
Gartner: Remote working shifts CIO priorities
News | ComputerWeekly.comBusiness recovery from the coronavirus pandemic will lead to changes in the projects IT leaders focus on
Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?
News | MicroScopeHR departments across the industry remain busy thanks to a flurry of executive appointments over the past seven days
Top 10 cloud stories of 2018
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cloud stories of 2018
Top 10 NHS IT stories of 2018
News | ComputerWeekly.comIn 2018, the NHS celebrated its 70th birthday, NHS Digital began a huge restructure, Matt Hancock swooped in as new health secretary and the health ...
Top 10 financial services stories of 2018
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly's top 10 financial services stories of 2018
Autonomous submersible, Arggonauts, uses Dell for remote data processing
News | ComputerWeekly.comGetting data to the sea floor is near impossible in the deep sea because there is no GPS and no quick way to communicate with the surface
Casting the net for a software-defined future
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comThe practical and cultural challenges of enterprises transforming to software-defined networking
Social engineering at the heart of critical infrastructure attack
News | ComputerWeekly.comSocial engineering is the core technique used in a series of cyber attacks targeting government, defence, nuclear, energy and financial organisations...
Cisco networking certification targets entry level
News | ComputerWeekly.comCisco networking certifications are targeting a new entry-level set with the CCENT certification. Cisco is also adding new elements to its CCNA ...
Server power consumption rises unabated
News | ComputerWeekly.comA new AMD-sponsored study paints a grim picture of worldwide data centre power use, but there are simple ways to decrease consumption.
Anup Deb
Contributor | TechTargetAnup is also a ISACA India Bangalore chapter member, and leads Palo Alto Networks' managed detection response (MDR) practice in APAC and Japan.
Nordic startups send a message to global investment community
News | ComputerWeekly.comEarly-stage tech companies across the world should set up Nordic operations earlier in their development journeys
Intel’s DAOS tops the IO500 speed challenge for HPC storage
News | ComputerWeekly.comFollowing on from Lustre, Intel’s DAOS is an object storage-based system with that is designed specifically for use with Optane for metadata and SSD ...
Coronavirus accelerates digital transformation
News | MicroScopeThe changes that have happened over the last six months have seen many customers make a dramatic shift in their stance on digital transformation
Using Wireshark to monitor and secure your network
News | ComputerWeekly.comLearn how to use packet analyser, Wireshark, in this illustrated tutorial.
VoIP performance management abounds at VoiceCon
News | ComputerWeekly.comVoIP performance management tools announced at VoiceCon show that vendors are focusing on user experience over infrastructure.
Cisco to acquire Cognio
News | ComputerWeekly.comCisco will acquire wireless spectrum analysis and management vendor Cognio in a deal that will give Cisco a leg-up on wireless and mobility.
It’s not personal
Opinion | MicroScopeBilly MacInnes shares a few thoughts on the industry’s love of the word ‘consumer’
HPE on the hunt for new channel chief
News | MicroScopePaul Hunter heads to the US, leaving a vacancy at the top of the vendor’s channel organisation
UKAS rejects ISO certification concerns
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK’s certification body says refreshed guidance is in place to cover the possibility of lapsed ISO certifications
UK funds coronavirus research for vulnerable global communities
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe £7.2m fund will support UK university research into supporting refugees and children affected by the global health crisis
The Security Interviews: How Crest is remaking the future of consultancy
News | ComputerWeekly.comCrest president Ian Glover taught himself cyber security while working on government computing systems in the 1970s and 1980s. Now he is on a ...
Portrait of the software developer as an artist
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comMany programmers see themselves as artists – of a sort. Computer Weekly investigates what it means to be a modern software developer
SD-WAN gains momentum with enterprises in Australia
News | ComputerWeekly.comAs Australian businesses accelerate migration to the cloud, the underlying network will play an increasingly important role and nearly 60% of ...
MSPs working through Covid challenges
News | MicroScopeThe pandemic has given managed service players several challenges, but most are in a strong enough position to come through the crisis stronger
Gartner flags continued growth in global IaaS spend as enterprise demand for public cloud soars
News | ComputerWeekly.comGlobal spend on IaaS continues to surge, with a growing competitive threat posed by Chinese providers
CIO interview: DFS’s Russell Harte on the Google ecosystem
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe furniture retailer has standardised on G Suite and has bought into the Google Cloud Platform and Chrome OS devices
Gov.uk Verify continues to pose ‘notable risk’ to Cabinet Office
News | ComputerWeekly.comGovernment Digital Service put in place “unprecedented measures” in response to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and built several new digital ...
Security teams struggle to keep pace with cloud threats
News | ComputerWeekly.comSecurity professionals face challenges in keeping pace with cloud deployments and migrations, and the additional security threats they open up
Nutanix Clusters on AWS debuts in 20 cloud regions
News | ComputerWeekly.comIn technical preview since 2019, Nutanix Clusters on AWS will enable unified operations across private and public clouds
Global operator revenue to be buoyed by 5G over next five years
News | ComputerWeekly.comResearch firm presents more evidence dispelling fears of pandemic preventing roll-out of next-generation networks
iOS 14 : ces nouvelles fonctions qui devraient plaire aux administrateurs
News | LeMagITLa sortie de la nouvelle mouture du système d’exploitation mobile d’Apple est imminente. Le bon moment, donc, pour se pencher sur ses avancées et ...
How FedEx sustains tech innovation
News | ComputerWeekly.comAt the start of the Tibco Live virtual conference, FedEx CIO Rob Carter was asked how he helps the business drive innovation
Dutch Alzheimer’s app developed to aid interaction for dementia patients
News | ComputerWeekly.comAn app aimed at helping dementia patients and their families has been developed by the Alzheimer Society in the Netherlands.
Bill Gates backs Crest fintech security scheme for Africa and Asia
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK-based cyber security accreditation and certification non-profit Crest has been awarded a $1.4m grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to...
Security Think Tank: Ignore AI overheads at your peril
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comArtificial intelligence and machine learning techniques are said to hold great promise in security, enabling organisations to operate an IT ...
ICO and government help UK businesses prepare for no-deal Brexit
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the government are providing guidance for UK businesses, particularly SMEs, on how to prepare for a ...
Don’t believe the hype: AI is no silver bullet
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comWe want to believe AI will revolutionise cyber security, and we’re not necessarily wrong, but it’s time for a reality check
Edinburgh council to create smart city operations centre
News | ComputerWeekly.comEdinburgh council extends an outsourcing agreement with CGI as it steps up its smart city programme
Lorca security scaleups hit funding milestone
News | ComputerWeekly.com£153m of investment has been raised by Lorca cohort companies in just two years, almost four times the original target
Mobile stable as UK full-fibre broadband increases significantly over first half of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comSecond interim 2020 update to UK comms regulator’s examination of connectivity shows fibre and superfast broadband proliferate since March as ...
Scotland confirms launch of contact-tracing app
News | ComputerWeekly.comMobile users north of the border get opportunity denied to those in England and Wales – namely the use of a widely available smartphone app designed ...
Beyond.pl plots Polish datacentre campus expansion to capitalise on growing continental cloud demand
News | ComputerWeekly.comPolish colocation provider Beyond.pI says expansion plans are in direct response to growing demand for sustainably powered datacentre capacity in ...
Happy Birthday to TechTarget ANZ
News | ComputerWeekly.comIt's our birthday! Join us in wild celebration by remembering our most-read articles of times past.
Check Point launches distribution marketplace strategy
News | MicroScopeSecurity player Check Point launches programme to ensure it is covering an increasingly popular route to market
MSPs retain staff and focus on riding out pandemic
News | MicroScopeResearch from SolarWinds MSP indicates that although the last few months have been tough, most partners have adapted to changed conditions
Unified communications new priority for HP
News | ComputerWeekly.comHP has launched unified communications (UC) services to help companies find and design a UC deployment that is right for their business.
Wireless network security made easy - from "The Book of PF"
News | ComputerWeekly.comHow to get wireless networks running and some options for making your wireless network more secure, including encryption for IEEE 802.11 wireless ...
How to acquire and keep your IT skills up to date
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comLittle, often and varied study is the key to keeping your IT skills up to date in an industry that is constantly changing