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November 22, 2019
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England manager Gareth Southgate tells how data analytics and cloud have helped the FA modernise
England football manager tells Google Cloud Next UK conference how the FA is using big data and cloud collaboration tools to change the organisation's culture and improve players’ performances on the pitch
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November 22, 2019
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Druva eyes data protection for IoT workloads
Cloud data protection software supplier Druva is looking at a comprehensive platform that will protect data generated by IoT workloads
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November 21, 2019
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HSBC builds API digital platform with MuleSoft to forward open banking
At Dreamforce 2019, HSBC announced the building of a digital platform with Salesforce MuleSoft to forward open banking opportunities
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November 20, 2019
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Dreamforce 2019: Benioff puts data centre stage as protestors disrupt speech
Salesforce founder and co-CEO outlines data integration and data visualisation product vision underpinned by MuleSoft and garnished with Tableau
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November 20, 2019
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John Lewis Partnership taps Google Cloud for AI expertise to bolster customer experience
The John Lewis Partnership is building on its earlier forays into the Google Cloud by tapping into its artificial intelligence and machine learning expertise to deliver on its omnichannel business ambitions
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November 19, 2019
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Businesses still struggling to reap benefits of cloud, study shows
Research by global IT firm Unisys shines a light on reasons why some firms are still struggling to reap the benefits of using cloud
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November 19, 2019
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Dreamforce 19: Salesforce promotes enhanced MuleSoft data integration
SaaS CRM supplier dubs enhancements to its acquired MuleSoft integration software “Customer 360” on the eve of its annual Dreamforce event in San Francisco
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November 19, 2019
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APAC has one of highest variations in cloud performance
The network performance of public cloud services in the Asia-Pacific region has greater variability than elsewhere, new study finds
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November 15, 2019
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How Slack is going beyond messaging in enterprise play
Deeper integrations with business applications and data residency support are part of Slack’s broader strategy to penetrate deeper into the enterprise
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November 14, 2019
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Docker restructure sees enterprise platform business sold to open source cloud firm Mirantis
Docker, the company credited with popularising the notion of container technologies, sells off its enterprise arm as part of a wider business restructure
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November 12, 2019
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IBM drums up quantum computing future
IBM’s head honcho, Ginni Rometty, welcomes Australia’s Woodside Energy to the quantum computing fold through a partnership to harness the technology to shore up cyber security and plant operations
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November 11, 2019
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A buyer’s guide to hybrid cloud management tools
As more Asia-Pacific enterprises gear up for the hybrid cloud, a slew of tools has emerged to help organisations manage the lifecycle of cloud applications in a heterogeneous IT environment
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November 06, 2019
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Machine learning will have bigger impact than cloud
Workday’s vice-chairman explains how machine learning can help employees become more effective, and hints at the company’s moves beyond finance and HR software
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November 06, 2019
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Sage brings cloud-based Intacct to UK market
Sage is bringing its cloud-based accountancy software acquired with US-based Intacct to the UK, and publishes research advancing a digital CFO concept
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November 06, 2019
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Lawmakers study leaked Facebook documents made public today
Computer Weekly publishes cache of leaked documents disclosed to Congress
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November 06, 2019
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Nov'19
Scality APIs connect Azure Stack to Ring object storage on-site
Object storage specialist continues its cloud integration journey by adding Microsoft Azure Blob API connectors to allow use of Ring as bulk storage for Azure edge data
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November 05, 2019
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Cloud native core banking enables consumers to personalise what they buy
Google inspired core banking platform could help banks offer personalised products to millions of people.
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October 30, 2019
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Executive interview: Why the times are a changin’ in collaboration
Companies are aware that the next wave of talent wants to work collaboratively, but how do you collaborate and what policies discourage collaboration?
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October 30, 2019
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Singapore startup plugs AI skills gap with pre-trained microservices
Sentient.io is offering artificial intelligence microservices that developers can use to augment their applications with speech recognition and other AI capabilities
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October 29, 2019
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Businesses at risk as mainframe skills die out
Most businesses that are heavily reliant on mainframes fear a shrinking skills pool
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October 29, 2019
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Why Singapore’s GovTech is building an IoT technology stack
Government Technology Agency has built an internet of things technology stack to level the playing field for smaller firms and drive innovation in public sector IoT projects
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October 28, 2019
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Unit4 CEO Mike Ettling: enterprise customers won’t pay extra for AI
Mike Ettling, chief executive, Unit4, spoke to Computer Weekly at the Unleash HR conference in Paris about ERP trends, and how he is positioning the firm he started running this year
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October 22, 2019
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APAC spending on AI systems to hit $6.2bn in 2019
Led by China and organisations in the banking industry, APAC spending on artificial intelligence is set to grow by almost 64% this year, according to IDC
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October 21, 2019
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Australia government moots cloud marketplace
The Digital Transformation Agency is planning a cloud marketplace for Australian government agencies to acquire a broader range of cloud services through a new procurement model
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October 20, 2019
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The lure of Google Cloud for Singapore’s Ninja Van
Regional logistics startup Ninja Van is consolidating all its compute resources on Google Cloud for cost savings and performance
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October 18, 2019
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Mark Hurd, co-CEO of Oracle, has died
The software giant announced a leave of absence for Hurd only last month, while he underwent treatment for undisclosed health problems
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October 15, 2019
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OVH rebrand signals renewed push to become Europe’s alternative cloud provider of choice
French public cloud provider OVH has undergone a rebrand and doubled down on its pledge to offer European enterprises an alternative place to store their data
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October 14, 2019
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PDPC issues cross-border data transfer guidelines for cloud services
Singapore’s data protection watchdog issues advisory guidelines to help businesses and cloud suppliers stay on the right side of the law under the country’s data protection regime
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October 10, 2019
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CIO interview: Shaun Le Geyt, CIO, Parkinson’s UK
A major shift from Microsoft Office 365 to Google's G Suite, the implementation of Salesforce and better use of data are combining to help the charity enhance its support for people with Parkinson’s
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October 10, 2019
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How AWS is cracking the public sector cloud market
The public sector cloud business takes time and resources to build, but the rewards can be meaningful, as the founder of Amazon Web Service’s public sector division has found
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October 09, 2019
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CIO interview: Mohamed Sater, head of IT at Mumtalakat
Mumtalakat’s head of IT, Mohamed Sater, is modernising the IT infrastructure of the organisation through cloud computing
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October 09, 2019
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Inside Singapore Airlines’ cloud and DevOps journey
A team of engineers at Singapore’s flagship carrier shed light on how they are overcoming challenges in embracing cloud computing and DevOps
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October 08, 2019
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Nadella sees Azure as the world’s computer
The Microsoft CEO wants organisations to consider Azure as a distributed cloud for next-generation AI applications
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October 08, 2019
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Sweden’s SEB explores core banking in the cloud
Swedish Bank is the latest organisation to agree to start using a Google-inspired, cloud-native core banking platform
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October 08, 2019
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How APAC enterprises can keep pace with container security
For all the promises of containers, changes in architecture and practices associated with the technology bring new challenges and opportunities
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October 07, 2019
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Interview: BHF on using cloud and big data to improve heart patient outcomes
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has set itself the lofty goal of eradicating the fear of developing heart and circulatory disease by 2030, with the help of cloud, big data and personalisation technologies
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October 04, 2019
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Red Hat: We’re a neutral broker
Red Hat remains agnostic in supporting organisations that are looking to run the same container orchestration platform in a hybrid and multicloud world
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October 02, 2019
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How Qlik is driving the data revolution in Australia
Australian firms are using data management software from Qlik to speed up data analysis while grappling with how to make data more accessible under a new consumer data-sharing regime
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October 01, 2019
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Citrix looks to grow APAC footprint with the intelligent workspace
Citrix is looking to expand its footprint in Asia-Pacific – particularly in Japan, where firms are starting to warm up to flexible work arrangements
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September 30, 2019
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CIO interview: Michael Ibbitson, executive VP for technology and infrastructure, Dubai Airports
Former CIO at Gatwick Airport took flight to the Middle East three years ago, and is using data to transform the technology and infrastructure at Dubai Airports
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September 27, 2019
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Bristol, CNRS and Oracle join forces against tropical disease
Scientists from the University of Bristol and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Grenoble have identified a candidate synthetic vaccine against tropical disease Chikungunya, using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
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September 26, 2019
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How drones and machine learning can prevent crocodile attacks
Cloud-powered drones equipped with machine learning algorithms will soon be able to detect crocodiles lurking in the waters of Queensland, Australia
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September 25, 2019
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UK government reaffirms commitment to using Oracle tech with cloud MoU
Government procurement chiefs in the Crown Commercial Service sign new agreement with database giant aimed at making it easier and cheaper for public sector organisations to use its cloud
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September 25, 2019
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Why quantum needs a classic approach for supremacy
Google claims it has developed an algorithm for a quantum computer that would take a traditional “classical” computer 10,000 years to run. We investigate
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September 25, 2019
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European enterprises 'waste' £24,000 a day on unused cloud services, says Insight research
The latest Insight Intelligent Technology Index report highlights the economic impacts of wasted cloud resources within European enterprises
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September 25, 2019
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Executive interview: Speed is cloud apps benefit, says Oracle’s Miranda
In a Q&A with Computer Weekly at Oracle Open World 2019, applications head Steve Miranda discussed the supplier’s approach to cloud applications, digital assistants and machine learning
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September 24, 2019
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Australia’s RMIT teams up with AWS on cloud skills training
Two new online courses will equip IT and business professionals with the skills to thrive in a cloud-first world
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September 23, 2019
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Walt Disney Studios signs five-year cloud-focused deal with Microsoft Azure
Microsoft added to the host of “innovation partners” that Walt Disney Studios relies upon to ensure its creative teams have access to the latest and greatest technologies
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September 19, 2019
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Direct Line built an insurtech it can tweak a thousand times a day
Insurance group Direct Line has added a new business to its portfolio, designed to let it act as a sandbox for its digital journey
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September 18, 2019
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Facebook automatically generates pages for Islamic State and Al-Qaeda
Facebook algorithms have auto-generated hundreds of Facebook pages for the Islamic State, Al-Qaeda and Ansar al-Sharia, according to a whistleblower