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• May 12, 2023 12May2023 News

  Microsoft, Singtel debut Azure public MEC in Singapore

  Azure public multi-access edge compute service will let enterprises deploy low-latency workloads and leverage public cloud services in edge locations Continue Reading

• May 11, 2023 11May2023 News

  Investigatory Powers Tribunal finds NCA EncroChat hacking warrants were lawful

  The IPT has referred questions over whether messages obtained from the EncroChat encrypted phone network are legally admissible back to the criminal court Continue Reading

• May 11, 2023 11May2023 News

  Webex and Google drive improved collaboration capabilities

  Collaboration arm of networking giant reveals enhanced relationship with IT behemoth centred on creating faster synergy offering seamless way to connect through meetings and messaging and to improve automotive meeting experiences Continue Reading

• May 11, 2023 11May2023 News

  Google AI targets programmer productivity

  Google is opening up more capabilities in its generative AI model, with tools for peer programming and automatic code generation Continue Reading

• May 11, 2023 11May2023 News

  ThinkWiFi launches first Kenyan commercial outdoor deployment of TIP OpenWiFi

  Kenya’s largest ISP dedicated exclusively to rural and peri-urban markets teams with free, uncapped internet operator to provide disaggregated, open-source Wi-Fi network funded through digital advertising monetisation model Continue Reading

• May 11, 2023 11May2023 News

  Google Cloud and SAP in enterprise open data push

  Long-time technology collaborators Google Cloud and SAP are embarking on a push to make it easier for enterprises to derive value from their data and put it to use in artificial intelligence and machine learning settings Continue Reading

• May 11, 2023 11May2023 News

  Australia to shore up cyber and digital capabilities in Budget 2023

  Australia is spending more than A$2bn to strengthen cyber resilience, improve digital government services and fuel AI adoption, among other areas, in its latest budget Continue Reading

• May 11, 2023 11May2023 News

  Aqua Comms unveils 400GE transatlantic service for Energy Sciences Network

  Anticipating a flood of data beneath the waves, Dublin-based subsea connectivity provider provides London to New York infrastructure for high-performance network built to support scientific research Continue Reading

• May 11, 2023 11May2023 News

  AI outcry intensifies as EU readies regulation

  Policymakers are battling to keep pace with AI developments, while experts warn of societal impact Continue Reading

• May 11, 2023 11May2023 E-Zine

  CW EMEA: The future of work

  In this month’s CW EMEA, we look at the future of work in Europe after the pandemic forced a change in entrenched human behaviour. For years, people talked about flexible working being the way forward, but scepticism within the management of large ... Continue Reading

• May 11, 2023 11May2023 News

  Kao Data unveils Tier II datacentre strategy by pledging to open Manchester facility in late 2025

  HPC-focused colocation provider Kao Data is expanding its datacentre footprint into the north of England by pledging to open a 40MW facility by late-2025 Continue Reading

• May 11, 2023 11May2023 News

  Telia taps Ericsson to switch on private 5G network

  Ericsson and Telia launch the Baltic region’s first enterprise 5G private network in Estonia to enable smart factory transformation Continue Reading

• May 11, 2023 11May2023 News

  Journalists’ confidential communications subject to unlawful spying, court hears

  Campaign group Liberty and the National Union of Journalists tell Court of Appeal the government has not gone far enough to protect confidential journalist information and sources from surveillance Continue Reading

• May 11, 2023 11May2023 News

  Fujitsu staff had ‘unrestricted and unauditable’ remote access to Post Office branch systems

  Fujitsu engineers could make changes to Post Office branch accounts without anyone knowing Continue Reading

• May 10, 2023 10May2023 Blog Post

  Nutanix: Navigating the accidental hybrid cloud

  Nutanix hosted its .NEXT conference in Chicago, Illinois, this week in what was the first in-person iteration of this normally annual event for five years.  The Computer Weekly Developer Network ... Continue Reading

• May 10, 2023 10May2023 News

  UKtech50 2023: Vote for the most influential person in UK technology

  Our judges have selected the top 50 leaders from a shortlist of more than 300 people – now it’s your chance to tell us who you think is the most influential person in UK technology Continue Reading

• May 10, 2023 10May2023 News

  UK full-fibre furthers pace of roll-out in first quarter of 2023

  Quarterly assessment of UK fixed broadband industry shows full-fibre rolls across UK at a fast clip over the first three months of 2023, but local authorities in remote and rural areas still lack access to gigabit Continue Reading

• May 10, 2023 10May2023 News

  Secure Boot vulnerability causes Patch Tuesday headache for admins

  Applying the fix for a security bypass zero-day affecting the Windows Secure Boot feature will be a long process that will drag into 2024, but for good reason, says Microsoft Continue Reading

• May 10, 2023 10May2023 News

  Black Basta ransomware attack to cost Capita over £15m

  Exceptional costs arising from the March 2023 Black Basta ransomware attack on the systems of outsourcer Capita will be somewhere between £15m and £20m, the organisation says Continue Reading

• May 10, 2023 10May2023 Blog Post

  Auto-tech series - Persistent Systems: Employee experience differentiators

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Preetpal Singh in his role as senior vice president for intelligent automation at Persistent Systems. Singh’s full title ... Continue Reading

• May 10, 2023 10May2023 News

  Defra’s legacy IT unsupported and ill-equipped for digital services

  A Public Accounts Committee report has found many applications are based on legacy IT and paper-basd systems, holding back digitisation Continue Reading

• May 10, 2023 10May2023 Blog Post

  The importance of data and operational insights in delivering ESG goals

  In this guest post, Victoria Thomas, UK and Ireland principal for IBM Sustainability Software, talks about how data quality can affect an enterprise’s ability to make its ESG goals a reality For ... Continue Reading

• May 10, 2023 10May2023 News

  MPLS and SD-WAN fail to meet needs of modern enterprise

  Study from network architect argues modern uses cases have broken the network edge, with both traditional topology and much-touted software-defined replacement not cutting it Continue Reading

• May 10, 2023 10May2023 News

  Nebulon aims Tripline at ransomware detection in storage

  Tripline claims ransomware detection from samples every 30 seconds and works in conjunction with snapshots to deliver recovery from an attack in four minutes Continue Reading

• May 10, 2023 10May2023 News

  How datacentre operators can fend off cyber attacks

  Applying zero-trust principles in the form of strong authentication controls and network segmentation can help datacentre operators to mitigate cyber threats Continue Reading

• May 09, 2023 09May2023 Blog Post

  Out of this world? Nutanix delivers ‘universal’ cloud operating model

  Nutanix used its .NEXT conference in Chicago this month to announce Nutanix Central, a cloud-delivered solution that provides a single console for visibility, monitoring and management across ... Continue Reading

• May 09, 2023 09May2023 News

  OVHcloud aims to bring Glacier-like cloud archive to Europe

  OVHcloud makes Cold Archive GA with deep archive storage cheaper than AWS’s offer and all based on IBM 3592 tape hardware spread across four sites with Atempo backup Continue Reading

• May 09, 2023 09May2023 News

  Qualcomm hits accelerator on connected vehicles with Autotalks acquisition plan

  Adding mileage to its strategy to go up a gear with its automotive offers, mobile platform provider announces intention to buy specialist vehicle-to-everything fabless semiconductor company Continue Reading

• May 09, 2023 09May2023 Blog Post

  Time to take control of AI?

  At the start of May, Chegg, the US edutech firm, saw its share price crash after CEO Dan Rosensweig said during the company's Q1 2023 earnings call, that the company had been impacted by ChatGPT. ... Continue Reading

• May 09, 2023 09May2023 News

  IT Priorities 2023: security dominates IoT investment plans 

  With increased devices and sensors collecting data, there is more rich information for businesses to use as analysis and in training – but security still tops wallet share, says report Continue Reading

• May 09, 2023 09May2023 News

  Reliable connectivity key to smooth business running for UK SMEs

  Study from Sky Business shows that in today’s uncertain economic climate, UK SMEs are under pressure to cut costs while maintaining quality services, with the impact of energy prices cited as a major concern Continue Reading

• May 09, 2023 09May2023 News

  UKtech50 2023: The longlist of the UK’s influential tech leaders

  Each year, Computer Weekly launches a search for the most influential people in UK IT, asking the tech community who it thinks should be in the top 50 – here is the longlist of everyone nominated for 2023 Continue Reading

• May 09, 2023 09May2023 Blog Post

  Auto-tech series - GitLab: Automation en route to faster software

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Fatima Sarah Khalid, developer evangelist, GitLab. Khalid writes in full as follows … Early in my career, I was a city ... Continue Reading

• May 09, 2023 09May2023 News

  Tech jobs are on the rise, but soft skills are most coveted, says WEF

  Research by the World Economic Forum has found technology jobs are currently some of the fastest growing, but firms still want employees to have transferable skills Continue Reading

• May 09, 2023 09May2023 News

  IT Priorities 2023: Collaboration technologies to benefit from future of work investment drive

  Research finds that as businesses settle into hybrid work, UCaaS and other collaboration technologies are regarded by IT professionals as crucial tool for driving employee productivity and workflow optimisation Continue Reading

• May 08, 2023 08May2023 News

  Chat control: EU lawyers warn plans to scan encrypted messages for child abuse may be unlawful

  Leaked legal advice warns that European ‘chat control’ proposals to require tech companies to scan private and encrypted messages for child abuse are likely to breach EU law Continue Reading

• May 08, 2023 08May2023 News

  How lab grown neurons could power the future of AI

  Melbourne-based Cortical Labs’ lab grown neurons could speed up AI training in a more energy efficient way and its work has caught the eye of hyperscalers and Amazon’s CTO Continue Reading

• May 05, 2023 05May2023 Blog Post

  ThoughtSpot ‘study tour’ 2023: Inside intuitive AI for data analytics

  Technology vendors hold press conferences. They like them, it’s what they do. But over and above the formulaic press conference process and experience, some technology vendors also stage ... Continue Reading

• May 05, 2023 05May2023 News

  IT Priorities 2023: Distributed IT and hybrid work drive adoption of new networks

  Research shows security continues to dominate networking needs, along with the need to support users wherever they are, with firms more than ready to invest in future of work initiatives Continue Reading

• May 05, 2023 05May2023 News

  Employee perception may be key to success of UAE’s big data initiative

  Study shows the impact employee perception can have on big data projects in the United Arab Emirates Continue Reading

• May 05, 2023 05May2023 News

  Capita pension clients told data may have leaked

  Capita has told trustees of some of the pension funds for which it provides outsourced services that their customer data may have been stolen by the Black Basta ransomware operation Continue Reading

• May 05, 2023 05May2023 News

  Open banking use to increase 470% in next four years, driven from Europe

  Europe is leading the surge in the take-up of API-based open banking services, according to Juniper Research Continue Reading

• May 05, 2023 05May2023 News

  Apple results show Mac sales hit by economic slowdown

  While it has been a record quarter for Apple in terms of services, and the iPhone remains a big seller, Mac and iPad renewals are down Continue Reading

• May 05, 2023 05May2023 News

  Santander reports increase in scams and admits fraud head was impersonated

  Santander has reported an increase in impersonation scams, and admitted its own head of fraud was impersonated by a fraudster Continue Reading

• May 05, 2023 05May2023 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Thinking beyond IAM in the cloud

  Looking beyond IAM, there are other aspects of securing public cloud environments that admins can reasonably expect to control Continue Reading

• May 05, 2023 05May2023 Podcast

  The first 100 days: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

  We speak to the global IT director of Travelex about retraining and how new CIOs should avoid the temptation to copy and paste their IT strategy Continue Reading

• May 05, 2023 05May2023 News

  Welsh Water turns on CPaaS tap for enhanced customer experiences

  Not-for-profit water company deploys CPaaS-based video comms services to optimise operations, budget control and solve customer issues more quickly Continue Reading

• May 05, 2023 05May2023 News

  Bing AI push rings in price change

  Microsoft’s large investment in OpenAI has seen an expansion of AI in Bing. This appears to be reflected in new Bing API licensing Continue Reading

• May 04, 2023 04May2023 Opinion

  The changing role of infrastructure and operations

  I&O leaders will need to automate for efficiency, manage customer requirements, optimise cloud operations and explore new technologies to improve services and enable innovation Continue Reading

• May 04, 2023 04May2023 News

  Sateliot joins GSMA, inks standard roaming agreements

  Global trade association for mobile comms industry welcomes provider of satellite-based 5G IoT services as an operator member, signing contracts for standard roaming with more than 100 operators Continue Reading

• May 04, 2023 04May2023 In Depth

  Icelandic researcher advocates for an overhaul of artificial intelligence

  While technologies such as ChatGPT provide a glimpse of what may lay ahead, they are still a long way from real intelligence Continue Reading

• May 04, 2023 04May2023 News

  CMA looks at competition in foundational AI

  The Competition and Markets Authority is investigating consumer protection and market forces related to the use of emerging artificial intelligence models Continue Reading

• May 04, 2023 04May2023 News

  IT Priorities 2023: Significance of cloud investments rises as economic woes bite

  Technology decision-makers across the UK and EMEA are increasingly looking to do more with cloud over the coming year, TechTarget/Computer Weekly research shows Continue Reading

• May 04, 2023 04May2023 News

  Vodafone enables ITN Coronation TV coverage with 5G network slice

  Coronation broadcast first in UK to be enabled by a public 5G standalone network, with leading news provider using mobile network for swift and secure transfer of coverage from remote sites to newsroom Continue Reading

• May 04, 2023 04May2023 News

  Google debuts passwordless login options for users

  Launch of Google’s passkey service hailed as a great leap forward for passwordless technology Continue Reading

• May 04, 2023 04May2023 News

  Maritime bandwidth capacity demand set to increase 20-fold by 2032

  Research finds maritime connectivity market showing high-bandwidth prices adhered to expected downward trends as non-geostationary orbit constellations take to the sea to meet rising demand for satellite bandwidth Continue Reading

• May 04, 2023 04May2023 News

  Age UK calls for physical banking hubs as older people demand face-to-face banking

  UK charity calls for banks and government to speed up the introduction of physical banking hubs as research reveals millions of older people don’t bank online Continue Reading

• May 04, 2023 04May2023 News

  Inside BlackBerry’s cyber security playbook

  BlackBerry’s president of cyber security discusses the company’s cyber security strategy and what it is doing to deliver an integrated set of capabilities for enterprises Continue Reading

• May 04, 2023 04May2023 News

  Wi-Fi, existing network functions critical to successful private enterprise 5G

  Research paper highlights the needs and use cases for Wi-Fi 6 and private 5G as a fundamental part of converged, access-agnostic connectivity portfolios rather than using parallel infrastructure Continue Reading

• May 03, 2023 03May2023 News

  Cyber Action Plan for Wales launched

  The devolved Welsh government has set out four priorities in an action plan designed to foster cyber resilience, talent and innovation across the country Continue Reading

• May 03, 2023 03May2023 News

  European space and comms firms eye up IRIS² constellation opportunity

  After signing off on its Galileo and Copernicus constellations, EC tenders for supply of new secure and resilient connectivity infrastructure for European governments, businesses and citizens Continue Reading

• May 03, 2023 03May2023 News

  TikTok fixes vulnerability that could have exposed user activity data

  A potentially dangerous vulnerability in the TikTok video-sharing platform was discovered by Imperva researchers, and has now been fixed Continue Reading

• May 03, 2023 03May2023 News

  Government anti-fraud strategy targets the tech behind the scams

  The UK government’s anti-fraud strategy proposes to make it much harder for criminals to target their victims by cracking down on the exploitation of technology Continue Reading

• May 03, 2023 03May2023 Blog Post

  Appian breaks bottlenecks on process mining insight

  Developers love functions, businesspeople love insights. In fairness, developers do love insights too, but (on balance) they don’t hanker after them quite as fervently as businesspeople who not ... Continue Reading

• May 03, 2023 03May2023 In Depth

  Data classification tools: What they do and who makes them

  Data classification is necessary for all organisations for reasons that range from simply putting data on the most cost-efficient media to ensuring legal and regulatory compliance Continue Reading

• May 03, 2023 03May2023 News

  US competition watchdog issues generative AI warning

  Generative AI can be used to manipulate people into making harmful decisions, says US Federal Trade Commission in warning to firms building and using AI-powered tools Continue Reading

• May 03, 2023 03May2023 In Depth

  Quantum computing: What are the data storage challenges?

  Quantum computing will be able to process massive amounts of data at extraordinary speeds, but challenges exist in data storage. How will today’s storage systems keep pace? Continue Reading

• May 03, 2023 03May2023 News

  UK full-fibre boost as Openreach expands, Gigaclear claims rural altnet leadership

  Operators at both ends of the corporate scale make notable advances in their respective roll-outs of gigabit connectivity in the UK Continue Reading

• May 03, 2023 03May2023 News

  AWS confirms Scope 3 GHG emissions data will be made freely available to customers in ‘early 2024’

  With regulators increasingly calling on companies to transparently report their greenhouse gas emissions data, Amazon Web Services has confirmed users will get access to Scope 3 data from early next year Continue Reading

• May 03, 2023 03May2023 News

  Artificial intelligence: Business leaders start to realise the risks

  ChatGPT and other large language models can rewrite value, and business leaders now realise they need a plan Continue Reading

• May 03, 2023 03May2023 News

  Scottish residents and businesses in £75m 4G investment boost

  First UK government-funded phone mast upgrade activated in Scottish borders to give major 4G mobile coverage boost to community Continue Reading

• May 03, 2023 03May2023 News

  Mystery Apple security update sparks speculation

  Apple releases its first Rapid Security Response update for iPhone, iPad and Mac devices, but users are in the dark about what security problems they have fixed Continue Reading

• May 03, 2023 03May2023 News

  Nokia claims first CE-certified 5G automated drone-in-a-box service

  Comms tech giant declares first-mover status with CE-certified turnkey drone-in-a-box offering, designed to meet the needs of public safety agencies, smart cities, construction, energy and defence organisations Continue Reading

• May 02, 2023 02May2023 Blog Post

  Appian World 2023: How low-code will evolve with AI 

  Appian staged its eponymously named Appian World 2023 event this month in San Diego. Despite an overcast sky and a less-than-California feel about the city, Appian execs were upbeat and ebullient ... Continue Reading

• May 02, 2023 02May2023 News

  SES, Viasat hail successful satellite launches

  European operator’s second-generation medium earth orbit system said to be just one launch away from providing global connectivity services backed by service level agreements Continue Reading

• May 02, 2023 02May2023 News

  Delays, downscaling of national fast broadband roll-out threaten BBC digitisation

  UK parliamentary committee warns uncertainty over funding and regulation around national fast broadband roll-out plans threaten public broadcaster’s digitisation plans Continue Reading

• May 02, 2023 02May2023 News

  HMRC confirms potential April 2024 end date for double-taxation issue in IR35 compliance cases

  HM Revenue & Customs launches eight-week consultation on plans to roll out a legislative tweak that would put a stop to the government tax collection agency over-collecting tax in IR35 non-compliance cases Continue Reading

• May 02, 2023 02May2023 News

  Seagate launches 22TB IronWolf straight into QNAP NAS partnership

  Seagate’s 22TB IronWolf Pro HDD equals Western Digital for capacity. Of the big drive makers, only Toshiba now lags behind. QNAP NAS to offer petabyte capacities with new Seagate drive Continue Reading

• May 02, 2023 02May2023 Opinion

  Want to get cloud IAM right? Master the fundamentals

  By getting the basics right, you’re setting yourself up for success to then can build more advanced and complex functionalities on top Continue Reading

• May 02, 2023 02May2023 News

  UK Cyber Security Council launches certification mapping tool

  Cyber careers body aims to offer clarity for professionals seeking to advance through security certification Continue Reading

• May 02, 2023 02May2023 E-Zine

  The ethics of military AI

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the defence sector looks into using artificial intelligence to create autonomous weapons, we examine the risks and ethics of military AI. Amazon Web Services is under fire for not providing vital emissions data to ... Continue Reading

• May 02, 2023 02May2023 News

  IT Priorities 2023: Software development

  Organisations are investing in technology-led business initiatives to tackle the economic slowdown Continue Reading

• May 02, 2023 02May2023 News

  SAP eyes SMEs in Southeast Asia

  SAP debuts the Grow with SAP programme in Southeast Asia to drive adoption of S/4 Hana Cloud among small and medium-sized enterprises Continue Reading

• May 02, 2023 02May2023 Podcast

  Podcast: No more hard disks in five years, says Pure

  We talk to Shawn Rosemarin of Pure Storage, who argues there will be no more hard drive sales in five years because energy costs and capacity needs can only be fulfilled by flash Continue Reading

• May 02, 2023 02May2023 News

  Researchers see surge in scam websites linked to coronation

  Scammers and fraudsters continue to take advantage of large public events, with the coronation of King Charles III no exception Continue Reading

• May 01, 2023 01May2023 Blog Post

  Tackling the challenges of data sovereignty in a multi-cloud world

  This is a guest post by Andy Ng, vice-president and managing director for Asia South and Pacific region at Veritas Technologies The shift to public cloud adoption is alluring, driven by the ... Continue Reading

• May 01, 2023 01May2023 In Depth

  The role of AI as an everyday life assistant

  We speak to the co-author of a book that explores the idea of artificial intelligence-powered automation that enables machines to become customers Continue Reading

• April 28, 2023 28Apr2023 News

  Government is playing ‘psychic war’ in battle over end-to-end encryption

  Peers hear that the UK government is being deliberately ambiguous about its plans to require technology companies to scan the content of encrypted messages Continue Reading

• April 28, 2023 28Apr2023 E-Handbook

  A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to IT energy reduction

  With energy costs rising, organisations are seeking innovative solutions. In this 14-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at green storage, datacentre sustainability and IT efficiency. Continue Reading

• April 28, 2023 28Apr2023 News

  AWS suffers year-on-year drop in profit and revenue growth as enterprises curb cloud spend

  The first quarter results for AWS show the firm is continuing to feel the effects of enterprise customers “optimising” their cloud spend Continue Reading

• April 28, 2023 28Apr2023 News

  More Post Office software-related convictions overturned takes total to 86

  A total of 86 former subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted for financial crimes after computer errors showed phantom losses have had convictions overturned Continue Reading

• April 28, 2023 28Apr2023 News

  Intel results reveal a push to address AI shortcomings

  The chipmaker has been impacted by poor PC sales, but aims to drive adoption of its AI inferencing technology Continue Reading

• April 27, 2023 27Apr2023 News

  Tenable opens playground for generative AI cyber tools

  A set of generative AI cyber tools designed to help security researchers in reverse engineering, debugging and other areas of work have been made available for the community to experiment with Continue Reading

• April 27, 2023 27Apr2023 News

  Microsoft fails to get CMA thumbs-up on Activision deal

  The UK Competition and Markets Authority has decided that Microsoft‘s proposed $68.7bn acquisition of Activision would damage the cloud gaming market Continue Reading

• April 27, 2023 27Apr2023 News

  Zopa’s emotional journey to becoming a bank

  Zopa Bank’s CEO sees no reason why the app-based bank should not be as big as the high street giants Continue Reading

• April 27, 2023 27Apr2023 News

  Google Cloud seals bug that could have led to data breaches

  The Asset Key Thief vulnerability gave rise to multiple potential attack scenarios that could have impacted thousands of Google Cloud users, but has now been safely fixed Continue Reading

• April 27, 2023 27Apr2023 Blog Post

  Auto-tech series - Alibaba Cloud: How cloud automation builds better connections

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Raymond Ma, in his position as General Manager of Europe at Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone ... Continue Reading

• April 27, 2023 27Apr2023 Blog Post

  Empathy with the Machine

  The smart speaker revolution has meant people often thank their device or say “please”, when asking it to do something. Some also greet their device with a “Good Morning”, and perhaps a “Good ... Continue Reading

• April 26, 2023 26Apr2023 Blog Post

  Meeting the skills needs of the largest Fintech/Cyberhub Outside North America?

  Financial and Professional Services is the largest employment sector in London but there is no plan to meet their needs. Is this being left to Central London Forward to produce? Continue Reading

• April 26, 2023 26Apr2023 News

  Police Scotland receive formal notice about cloud system

  Scotland’s biometrics watchdog has issued Police Scotland with an information notice over its deployment of a cloud-based digital evidence system, following disclosure of major data protection concerns by Computer Weekly Continue Reading