Enterprise software

Microsoft halts Windows 8.1 update for businesses due to bug

Microsoft has suspended the Windows 8.1 update for business users because of a bugNews | 11 Apr 2014

Banks content to keep ATMs on XP despite support ending

Research has revealed that 89% of European banks still run ATMs on XP despite Microsoft removing support for the software todayEnterprise software | 08 Apr 2014

Microsoft chief sets sights on multi-platform future

At the end of March, day 52 of his tenure as Microsoft's third CEO, Satya Nadella unveiled the start of a new era for the software giantAnalysis | 07 Apr 2014

IET calls on government to set example over Windows XP

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) calls on the UK government to replace all copies of the obsolete Windows XP OSNews | 07 Apr 2014

ICO issues data protection warning to users of Windows XP

The ICO has issued a warning about the potential data protection risks due to the end of support for Windows XPNews | 04 Apr 2014

Get rid of Windows XP quick, says Gartner

Gartner is advising businesses to ditch Windows XP as soon as possible because of the security risksNews | 03 Apr 2014

Ministry of Justice to invest up to £375m in court and tribunal technology reform

The Ministry of Justice has announced a five-year programme to update and replace technology used in courts and tribunals across the UKIT architecture | 31 Mar 2014

Airport IT Trends Survey

Airports are spending a larger slice of their revenues on technology as they look to improve the passenger experience, this major study from SITA reveals.News | 04 Mar 2014

Post Office tenders for front office tower model

The Post Office is tendering a tower-model IT contract to provide front-office application services for branches, the web, mobile and call centresNews | 24 Feb 2014

Computer Weekly Buyer’s Guide to Windows XP support

Microsoft ends technical support for its Windows XP operating system on 8 April 2014. In this 10-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at what it means for those businesses that have yet to migrate to newer alternatives.E-Handbook

HMRC uses Hadoop to tackle corporate tax avoidance

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) uses open source technology with a Hadoop NoSQL big data engine to analyse tax filingsCase Study | 04 Apr 2014

Using NoSQL databases to gain competitive advantage

NoSQL is attracting growing interest from businesses - we examine three case studies: Amadeus, i2O and TemetraFeature

UK and Israel sign digital government agreement

The UK and Israel sign a Memorandum of Understanding on digital government to benefit their citizens, businesses and economiesNews | 14 Mar 2014

How open data can mitigate the floods of the future

Live, open government data – collated on third-party platforms – can change peoples’ lives profoundly in a wide variety of ways.Feature

Half of CIOs believe business has too many applications

Almost half (48%) of CIOs believe their business has more applications than it needs and only 37% think most of their applications are business critical, according to a studyNews | 05 Mar 2014

Searching for the signal of open standards amid the growing noise of agile

For all its undeniable strengths, the use of agile in government is in danger of becoming a fetishOpinion

The challenges of implementing Camden’s digital strategy

Camden Borough Council's digital strategy sets out how technology will support and enable the local authority grow and developanalysis | 13 Feb 2014

Camden Council launches digital strategy

The London Borough of Camden has launched a digital strategy intended to redesign the way it delivers public services in the councilNews | 07 Feb 2014

Met Police releases ‘Total Technology’ IT strategy

The Metropolitan Police Service has released a three to four-year plan on how to transform the use of technology in the organisationPublic sector IT | 07 Feb 2014

WIll open source save the datacentre industry?

IT rivals stand cheek-by-jowl to praise Facebook’s Open Compute Project, but is the love-in a Damascene conversion or just damage limitation?Open Compute Summit | 31 Jan 2014

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has his Trustworthy Computing moment

In 2002, Microsoft chief Bill Gates sent out the Trustworthy Computing memo to staff. Microsoft’s new CEO, Satya Nadella, had his Trustworthy Computing moment this week.News | 16 Apr 2014

Windows XP support ends: Experts explain what users should do next

IT Priorities 2014 Special Report

Computer Weekly editors draw on their expertise to explain the main technology trends for IT in the UK and across Europe in 2014.E-Handbook

Microsoft halts Windows 8.1 update for businesses due to bug

Microsoft has suspended the Windows 8.1 update for business users because of a bugNews | 11 Apr 2014

XP end of life levels PC shipment decline, says Gartner

PC shipments are still in decline, but the fall in PC sales in the first quarter of 2014 is not as steep as those seen in the last seven quarters, says research firm GartnerNews | 10 Apr 2014

Banks content to keep ATMs on XP despite support ending

Research has revealed that 89% of European banks still run ATMs on XP despite Microsoft removing support for the software todayEnterprise software | 08 Apr 2014

Microsoft ends XP support – what should users do next?

For organisations that still have a significant Windows XP user base, it's no surprise there is rising concern over what to do nextanalysis | 08 Apr 2014

Microsoft chief sets sights on multi-platform future

At the end of March, day 52 of his tenure as Microsoft's third CEO, Satya Nadella unveiled the start of a new era for the software giantAnalysis | 07 Apr 2014

IET calls on government to set example over Windows XP

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) calls on the UK government to replace all copies of the obsolete Windows XP OSNews | 07 Apr 2014

ICO issues data protection warning to users of Windows XP

The ICO has issued a warning about the potential data protection risks due to the end of support for Windows XPNews | 04 Apr 2014

Microsoft chief sets sights on multi-platform future

At the end of March, day 52 of his tenure as Microsoft's third CEO, Satya Nadella unveiled the start of a new era for the software giantAnalysis | 07 Apr 2014

Tech inefficiencies in UK policing cost £221m a year

The lack of technology being used by the police in the UK is costing taxpayers up to £221m each year, says O2Public sector IT | 31 Mar 2014

Ministry of Justice to invest up to £375m in court and tribunal technology reform

The Ministry of Justice has announced a five-year programme to update and replace technology used in courts and tribunals across the UKIT architecture | 31 Mar 2014

The private sector answer to exploiting public sector data

The big IT suppliers emphasise the importance of transparent governance and maximising the benefits of open government data.Feature

Amazon Web Services reaches its 8th birthday

On March 14 2006 Amazon expanded from its retail heritage and launched its IT services business with the birth of Amazon Web Services (AWS)News | 14 Mar 2014

Royal Bank of Scotland maps transaction supply chain

RBS has built an analytics neural network, capable of assessing risk across its business customers' supply chain.News | 13 Mar 2014

How open data can mitigate the floods of the future

Live, open government data – collated on third-party platforms – can change peoples’ lives profoundly in a wide variety of ways.Feature

The wider implications of Oracle's Rimini licensing dispute

Companies may need to distinguish between software development work on commercial software they do themselves and what they outsourceenterprise software | 05 Mar 2014

BASF sells IT services arm to Tech Mahindra

European chemicals giant BASF has sold its IT services business to Tech Mahindra, with 60 employees to transfer to the Indian services firmIT services | 03 Mar 2014

CA Technologies launches MDM suite

CA Technologies has launched a new suite of products designed to provide mobile device management to enterprisesEnterprise software | 28 Feb 2014

Google grows, but less than last year

Google reported a slowdown in its business for Q1 2014 compared with 2013.News | 17 Apr 2014

Port Authority uses tablets for cargo inspections

Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority (SCPHA) is using tablet devices and a wireless network to increase the speed and accuracy of its cargo inspectionsNews | 07 Apr 2014

CW500: Bring your own IT department?

Bring, your and own (BYO) are the first three words of an acronym being discussed in IT as the next phase of the consumerisation trendFeature

Microsoft Build 2014: Start menu returns as Phone users get new runtime

Microsoft unveiled moves to bring its Windows operating system (OS) into the tablet era during its Build developer conference in San FranciscoNews | 03 Apr 2014

Pharmaceuticals company turns to cloud HR technology

Astra Zeneca CIO Dave Smoley turns lessons learned from an earlier cloud HR implementation to use at the pharmaceuticals giantNews | 03 Apr 2014

Bank mobile apps are being overwhelmed

The use of mobile banking apps has exceeded what banks anticipated and organisations risk service outages unless they better align IT resources to support the customer channel, according to research from CSC.News | 02 Apr 2014

Businesses must rethink HR IT as traditional jobs disintegrate

HR software needs a complete rethink to deliver services to an increasingly dispersed workforce, says cloud technology specialistNews | 02 Apr 2014

Arup uses Snow to recoup Microsoft and Adobe licences

Arup has used Snow Licence Manager to make significant savings on its enterprise agreements with Microsoft and AdobeCase Study | 01 Apr 2014

Mobility management is coming of age

2014’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona brought together the mobile telephony infrastructure industry, multiple handset vendors and large numbers of mobile app tools and platformsOpinion

Cumberland Building Society moves ATMs from ageing Windows XP

Cumberland Building Society has moved its ATMs to Microsoft Windows 7 operating system as support for the existing XP system ends next monthFinancial IT | 20 Mar 2014

Teradata Database 15 adds JSON, addresses internet of things

Teradata has added JSON to its data warehouse. Teradata Database 15 is said to fill out the logical data warehouse, much vaunted in the industry in recent yearsdata management | 07 Apr 2014

Ministry of Justice to invest up to £375m in court and tribunal technology reform

The Ministry of Justice has announced a five-year programme to update and replace technology used in courts and tribunals across the UKIT architecture | 31 Mar 2014

Seven secrets of SQL Server Management Studio

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the principal interface for working with Microsoft SQL Server. However, many subtleties of this powerful tool evade even the most seasoned professionalsTip

Using NoSQL databases to gain competitive advantage

NoSQL is attracting growing interest from businesses - we examine three case studies: Amadeus, i2O and TemetraFeature

The private sector answer to exploiting public sector data

The big IT suppliers emphasise the importance of transparent governance and maximising the benefits of open government data.Feature

Application support and maintenance costs increase 29%

The cost of supporting and maintaining applications is increasing every year for Global 2000 companies in the US and UK, according to a study of 300 CIOsNews | 20 Mar 2014

Oracle finally sees revenue growth from hardware business

Oracle has finally seen a boost from its server business, with hardware sales up 8% in its latest financial resultsNews | 19 Mar 2014

BAE builds the business into ERP team for Infor implementation

Half of CIOs believe business has too many applications

Almost half (48%) of CIOs believe their business has more applications than it needs and only 37% think most of their applications are business critical, according to a studyNews | 05 Mar 2014

The wider implications of Oracle's Rimini licensing dispute

Companies may need to distinguish between software development work on commercial software they do themselves and what they outsourceenterprise software | 05 Mar 2014

Google grows, but less than last year

Google reported a slowdown in its business for Q1 2014 compared with 2013.News | 17 Apr 2014

Q&A: SAP's Mike Ettling discusses SuccessFactors cloud HR strategy

Computer Weekly talks to Mike Ettling, global head of cloud and on-premise HR at SAP, about the company’s strategy for its SuccessFactors cloud HR technologyinterview | 16 Apr 2014

Supplier profile: Workday

Computer Weekly analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the rapidly growing cloud HR and finance software company, WorkdayFeature

Co-op Bank plans to 'fix the fundamentals' and invest in IT

The Co-operative Bank intends to invest in IT systems following a troubled yearNews | 11 Apr 2014

NHS Legal Services department adopts voice recognition

NHS Wales Legal and Risk Services uses speech recognition software to accelerate correspondence processes and cut payroll costsNews | 11 Apr 2014

XP end of life levels PC shipment decline, says Gartner

PC shipments are still in decline, but the fall in PC sales in the first quarter of 2014 is not as steep as those seen in the last seven quarters, says research firm GartnerNews | 10 Apr 2014

Lack of business and IT engagement led to BBC DMI failure, say MPs

The BBC’s £100m Digital Media Initiative was a 'complete failure', and lack of engagement between IT and business was a major factor, say MPsNews | 10 Apr 2014

Caravan Club moves to cloud to support growth plan

The Caravan Club is in the process of moving to a private cloud after outsourcing parts of its IT to T-Systems to support growth planscloud computing | 09 Apr 2014

Microsoft ends XP support – what should users do next?

For organisations that still have a significant Windows XP user base, it's no surprise there is rising concern over what to do nextanalysis | 08 Apr 2014

CIO interview: Leandro Balbinot, global CIO, HJ Heinz

Food giant HJ Heinz is gearing up to expand its international presence with a technology modernisation programme encompassing 23 countriesInterview | 07 Apr 2014

Unicom events for 2014

Unicom specialise in running on trend, focused and frequent IT events and conferences for professionals that want to stay in the know and further their career.Misc

Airport IT Trends Survey

Airports are spending a larger slice of their revenues on technology as they look to improve the passenger experience, this major study from SITA reveals.News | 04 Mar 2014

Creating point-to-site or site-to-site VPNs between on-premise and Azure

Application development on Microsoft's hybrid cloud

After a slow start, Microsoft Azure is progressing rapidly and has become a strong hybrid cloud choice for businesses. Tim Anderson reports.Photo Story

App Controller can connect to public, private and hosted clouds

Microsoft pushes on-premise Windows and Azure coud

Future job of the senior infrastructure manager

Hybrid cloud architectures will need IT departments to move from core server skills to managing the capacity to let developers codeFeature

Met Police releases ‘Total Technology’ IT strategy

The Metropolitan Police Service has released a three to four-year plan on how to transform the use of technology in the organisationPublic sector IT | 07 Feb 2014

Digital reality: When IT meets the business

The implications of companies going digital is that technology becomes a core competency to drive the business forward. How will IT adapt?Feature

BBC failed to get "sufficient grip” over failed DMI project, says NAO

The National Audit Office has slammed the BBC over its failed Digital Media Initiative (DMI), project saying the broadcaster was “too optimistic” and the BBC executive “did not have sufficient grip of the programme"News | 28 Jan 2014

Q&A: SAP's Mike Ettling discusses SuccessFactors cloud HR strategy

Computer Weekly talks to Mike Ettling, global head of cloud and on-premise HR at SAP, about the company’s strategy for its SuccessFactors cloud HR technologyinterview | 16 Apr 2014

Supplier profile: Workday

Computer Weekly analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the rapidly growing cloud HR and finance software company, WorkdayFeature

Workday sees opportunity for cloud financial management in Europe

Workday plans to push cloud finance and accounting services to enterprise in Europe, but observers say its background in HR technology may prove an obstacleNews | 08 Apr 2014

Microsoft ends XP support – what should users do next?

For organisations that still have a significant Windows XP user base, it's no surprise there is rising concern over what to do nextanalysis | 08 Apr 2014

Port Authority uses tablets for cargo inspections

Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority (SCPHA) is using tablet devices and a wireless network to increase the speed and accuracy of its cargo inspectionsNews | 07 Apr 2014

Microsoft chief sets sights on multi-platform future

At the end of March, day 52 of his tenure as Microsoft's third CEO, Satya Nadella unveiled the start of a new era for the software giantAnalysis | 07 Apr 2014

Parliamentary computers crash 90 minutes after IT assurances

Network suffers ‘major incident’ soon after MPs and Lords are told, "It is working much better"News | 03 Apr 2014

Pharmaceuticals company turns to cloud HR technology

Astra Zeneca CIO Dave Smoley turns lessons learned from an earlier cloud HR implementation to use at the pharmaceuticals giantNews | 03 Apr 2014

Businesses must rethink HR IT as traditional jobs disintegrate

HR software needs a complete rethink to deliver services to an increasingly dispersed workforce, says cloud technology specialistNews | 02 Apr 2014

Tech inefficiencies in UK policing cost £221m a year

The lack of technology being used by the police in the UK is costing taxpayers up to £221m each year, says O2Public sector IT | 31 Mar 2014

Case study: Haulage firm Palletline overhauls network

Palletline, private sector winner in the Computer Weekly European User Awards for Networking, shares its winning case studycase study | 31 Mar 2014

Mobile satellite firm outsources core system project

Mobile satellite provider Inmarsat has revamped core systems through an outsourced project to consolidate applications it had gained through acquisitionNews | 21 Mar 2014

Application support and maintenance costs increase 29%

The cost of supporting and maintaining applications is increasing every year for Global 2000 companies in the US and UK, according to a study of 300 CIOsNews | 20 Mar 2014

Case study: How John Lewis conquered the web

An in-depth look at the inside story of John Lewis' £40m e-commerce strategy.Case Study

Interview: Charles Phillips, CEO, Infor

Charles Phillips is at a critical point in his role at Infor. Over the past three years as CEO he has invested heavily in overhauling the company's enterprise softwareinterview | 14 Mar 2014

How open data can mitigate the floods of the future

Live, open government data – collated on third-party platforms – can change peoples’ lives profoundly in a wide variety of ways.Feature

The wider implications of Oracle's Rimini licensing dispute

Companies may need to distinguish between software development work on commercial software they do themselves and what they outsourceenterprise software | 05 Mar 2014

Post Office tenders for front office tower model

The Post Office is tendering a tower-model IT contract to provide front-office application services for branches, the web, mobile and call centresNews | 24 Feb 2014

Met Police releases ‘Total Technology’ IT strategy

The Metropolitan Police Service has released a three to four-year plan on how to transform the use of technology in the organisationPublic sector IT | 07 Feb 2014

Satya Nadella replaces Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO

Microsoft has named Satya Nadella as CEO almost six months after former incumbent Steve Ballmer announced his retirementNews | 04 Feb 2014

Bywaters waste management uses BI to improve customers’ recycling

Bywaters, a recycling and waste management company, has improved productivity by 4% using Pentaho data integration and business intelligence softwareCase study

Messier-Bugatti-Dowty gears up BI with QlikView toolbox

Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, an aviation industry specialist in aircraft landing and braking systems, is using QlikView to support business process improvementCase study

Businesses must rethink HR IT as traditional jobs disintegrate

HR software needs a complete rethink to deliver services to an increasingly dispersed workforce, says cloud technology specialistNews | 02 Apr 2014

Accenture’s UK analytics head sees clients reorganising for digital

Ray Eitel-Porter is managing director of analytics for Accenture UK & Ireland. He talks to Computer Weekly about how data management has assumed a more elevated strategic role as companies go digitalInterview

Ministry of Justice to invest up to £375m in court and tribunal technology reform

The Ministry of Justice has announced a five-year programme to update and replace technology used in courts and tribunals across the UKIT architecture | 31 Mar 2014

Case study: Alquist uses Celsius to decrease energy consumption

Alquist, winner of the Best Technology Innovation in the Computer Weekly European User Awards for Networking, shares its winning case studycase study | 31 Mar 2014

Seven secrets of SQL Server Management Studio

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the principal interface for working with Microsoft SQL Server. However, many subtleties of this powerful tool evade even the most seasoned professionalsTip

SITA harnesses Indian suppliers for finance and procurement systems

Airport business communications and IT service provider SITA is working with two India based IT services firms to transform and support finance systemsNews | 25 Mar 2014

Mölnlycke Health Care and Axfood demonstrate divergent ERP strategies

Two Swedish firms, Mölnlycke Health Care and Axfood, demonstrate divergent ERP strategies - one standardised, one customisedFeature

The private sector answer to exploiting public sector data

The big IT suppliers emphasise the importance of transparent governance and maximising the benefits of open government data.Feature

BT and Microsoft to offer secure fast lane to Azure cloud

Microsoft’s UK cloud chief hails service as critical step in supporting CEO Satya Nadella’s ambitious plans for global cloud dominanceANALYSIS | 10 Apr 2014

Can telcos tap into the datacentre business?

Telcos have always run datacentres, but now many are hoping to give commercial providers a run for their moneyFeature

UK cloud pioneer scores world first with true utility pricing

ElasticHosts steals a march on Google, Amazon and Microsoft by billing on the basis of actual consumption of resourcesANALYSIS | 08 Apr 2014

VMware versus Hyper-V storage comparison

VMware versus Hyper-V storage: How do the two leading hypervisors compare when it comes to deploying storage and in terms of their key storage features and functionality?Feature

The problem with regional clouds

The clamour to keep clouds closer to home could lead to internet restrictions, fragmentation and a slowdown in the movement of dataAnalysis | 07 Apr 2014

Port Authority uses tablets for cargo inspections

Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority (SCPHA) is using tablet devices and a wireless network to increase the speed and accuracy of its cargo inspectionsNews | 07 Apr 2014

BAFTA nominates cloud to boost web performance

Arts organisation moves to Rackspace to handle awards-season peaks and help meet the ever-growing demand for rich media contentCASE STUDY

CIO interview: Andrew Marks, Tullow Oil

How speeding up seismic data transfer between African oil fields and a Dublin datacentre helps the London-based oil exploration company save millionsCIO interview | 02 Apr 2014

Google throws down cloud gauntlet with massive price cuts

Automatic discounts for sustained use bring true utility computing a step closer and could help Google close the gap on Amazon Web ServicesAnalysis | 28 Mar 2014

Blackrock: measuring risk in a datacentre

How the investment giant handles the risk of managing $13 trillion of other people’s moneyCASE STUDY

NHS Legal Services department adopts voice recognition

NHS Wales Legal and Risk Services uses speech recognition software to accelerate correspondence processes and cut payroll costsNews | 11 Apr 2014

60% of SMEs already using cloud apps

Research from the British Chambers of Commerce and BT Business revealed 60% of UK SMEs already use cloud based applicationsNews | 07 Apr 2014

John Lewis and Waitrose move to Google Apps for collaboration

John Lewis and Waitrose have adopted Google Apps for sharing ideas, managing information and receiving real-time updates on the businessNews | 04 Apr 2014

ICO issues data protection warning to users of Windows XP

The ICO has issued a warning about the potential data protection risks due to the end of support for Windows XPNews | 04 Apr 2014

Businesses must rethink HR IT as traditional jobs disintegrate

HR software needs a complete rethink to deliver services to an increasingly dispersed workforce, says cloud technology specialistNews | 02 Apr 2014

CIO interview: Smoothing the transition from decentralised to global IT

Richard Harris, CIO of thread producer Coats, talks about how he balances global scale with local flexibilityInterview | 01 Apr 2014

Case study: Haulage firm Palletline overhauls network

Palletline, private sector winner in the Computer Weekly European User Awards for Networking, shares its winning case studycase study | 31 Mar 2014

Ministry of Justice to invest up to £375m in court and tribunal technology reform

The Ministry of Justice has announced a five-year programme to update and replace technology used in courts and tribunals across the UKIT architecture | 31 Mar 2014

Microsoft releases Office for iPad

In his first press conference, new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announces the long-awaited version of Office for the iPadNews | 27 Mar 2014

SAP signs up with Adobe to make Hana attractive to marketing

SAP has boosted its digital marketing efforts through a reseller partnership with AdobeNews | 25 Mar 2014

Microsoft ends XP support – what should users do next?

For organisations that still have a significant Windows XP user base, it's no surprise there is rising concern over what to do nextanalysis | 08 Apr 2014

Government signs £5.5m Microsoft deal to extend Windows XP support

The government has signed a deal with Microsoft to support Windows XP across the UK public sector for 12 months after 8 April deadlineWindows software | 02 Apr 2014

Arup uses Snow to recoup Microsoft and Adobe licences

Arup has used Snow Licence Manager to make significant savings on its enterprise agreements with Microsoft and AdobeCase Study | 01 Apr 2014

OFT tells government how to improve IT procurement

The public sector is changing the way it buys IT but there is scope for improvement, says findings of an investigation by Office of Fair TradingNews | 25 Mar 2014

Oracle finally sees revenue growth from hardware business

Oracle has finally seen a boost from its server business, with hardware sales up 8% in its latest financial resultsNews | 19 Mar 2014

Salesforce.com: a CIO's friend or foe?

SaaS company Salesforce.com has recently celebrated its 15th birthday. We look at its strategy and the impact on corporate ITNews analysis | 18 Mar 2014

Half of CIOs believe business has too many applications

Almost half (48%) of CIOs believe their business has more applications than it needs and only 37% think most of their applications are business critical, according to a studyNews | 05 Mar 2014

The wider implications of Oracle's Rimini licensing dispute

Companies may need to distinguish between software development work on commercial software they do themselves and what they outsourceenterprise software | 05 Mar 2014

Is second-hand software illegal?

Microsoft rallies partners in government open standards debate

Microsoft’s UK chief has written to partners encouraging them to support its stance against government proposals for open document standardsenterprise software | 20 Feb 2014

Q&A: SAP's Mike Ettling discusses SuccessFactors cloud HR strategy

Computer Weekly talks to Mike Ettling, global head of cloud and on-premise HR at SAP, about the company’s strategy for its SuccessFactors cloud HR technologyinterview | 16 Apr 2014

Workday sees opportunity for cloud financial management in Europe

Workday plans to push cloud finance and accounting services to enterprise in Europe, but observers say its background in HR technology may prove an obstacleNews | 08 Apr 2014

Finance firms must protect IT budgets owing to increasing risks, says EU

An EU report has highlighted the risks being created by finance firms cutting their IT budgets as the financial services sector becomes increasingly reliant of ITNews | 04 Apr 2014

More IT woes for RBS as savers denied interest

Savers were not given interest payments, after The Royal Bank of Scotland’s NatWest operation suffered a technical problemNews | 04 Apr 2014

Competition from FinTech startups keeps big suppliers on their toes

Big suppliers in the financial technology space are becoming more agile because of the competition from startup technology companiesNews | 03 Apr 2014

FCA to probe banking IT

UK financial services regulators are investigating IT at banks following a number of high profile outages that have left consumers unable to access their moneyNews | 31 Mar 2014

SITA harnesses Indian suppliers for finance and procurement systems

Airport business communications and IT service provider SITA is working with two India based IT services firms to transform and support finance systemsNews | 25 Mar 2014

Mölnlycke Health Care and Axfood demonstrate divergent ERP strategies

Two Swedish firms, Mölnlycke Health Care and Axfood, demonstrate divergent ERP strategies - one standardised, one customisedFeature

Application support and maintenance costs increase 29%

The cost of supporting and maintaining applications is increasing every year for Global 2000 companies in the US and UK, according to a study of 300 CIOsNews | 20 Mar 2014

Cumberland Building Society moves ATMs from ageing Windows XP

Cumberland Building Society has moved its ATMs to Microsoft Windows 7 operating system as support for the existing XP system ends next monthFinancial IT | 20 Mar 2014

Q&A: SAP's Mike Ettling discusses SuccessFactors cloud HR strategy

Computer Weekly talks to Mike Ettling, global head of cloud and on-premise HR at SAP, about the company’s strategy for its SuccessFactors cloud HR technologyinterview | 16 Apr 2014

EU data privacy authorities approve Microsoft Azure, Office 365 cloud services

The European Union's data privacy authorities have given approval to Microsoft's cloud services including Windows Azure and Office 365News | 15 Apr 2014

G-Cloud chief claims customers have made £120m savings

G-Cloud and digital commercial programme director Tony Singleton has claimed public sector organisations have saved over £120m by purchasing services through the G-Cloud frameworkNews | 15 Apr 2014

Supplier profile: Workday

Computer Weekly analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the rapidly growing cloud HR and finance software company, WorkdayFeature

IT Priorities 2014 Special Report

Computer Weekly editors draw on their expertise to explain the main technology trends for IT in the UK and across Europe in 2014.E-Handbook

Encryption in the cloud

This article in our Royal Holloway Information Security series assesses challenges of providing effective encryption to data stored in the cloud.E-Handbook

BT and Microsoft to offer secure fast lane to Azure cloud

Microsoft’s UK cloud chief hails service as critical step in supporting CEO Satya Nadella’s ambitious plans for global cloud dominanceANALYSIS | 10 Apr 2014

Caravan Club moves to cloud to support growth plan

The Caravan Club is in the process of moving to a private cloud after outsourcing parts of its IT to T-Systems to support growth planscloud computing | 09 Apr 2014

Can telcos tap into the datacentre business?

Telcos have always run datacentres, but now many are hoping to give commercial providers a run for their moneyFeature

UK cloud pioneer scores world first with true utility pricing

ElasticHosts steals a march on Google, Amazon and Microsoft by billing on the basis of actual consumption of resourcesANALYSIS | 08 Apr 2014

SAP signs up with Adobe to make Hana attractive to marketing

SAP has boosted its digital marketing efforts through a reseller partnership with AdobeNews | 25 Mar 2014

Mobile satellite firm outsources core system project

Mobile satellite provider Inmarsat has revamped core systems through an outsourced project to consolidate applications it had gained through acquisitionNews | 21 Mar 2014

CIO Thought Leadership: The Sum of all brands

This article by Ade McCormack looks at the impact customer-centricity has on organisations.News | 20 Mar 2014

Case study: How John Lewis conquered the web

An in-depth look at the inside story of John Lewis' £40m e-commerce strategy.Case Study

Salesforce.com: a CIO's friend or foe?

SaaS company Salesforce.com has recently celebrated its 15th birthday. We look at its strategy and the impact on corporate ITNews analysis | 18 Mar 2014

Interview: Charles Phillips, CEO, Infor

Charles Phillips is at a critical point in his role at Infor. Over the past three years as CEO he has invested heavily in overhauling the company's enterprise softwareinterview | 14 Mar 2014

Half of CIOs believe business has too many applications

Almost half (48%) of CIOs believe their business has more applications than it needs and only 37% think most of their applications are business critical, according to a studyNews | 05 Mar 2014

Airport IT Trends Survey

Airports are spending a larger slice of their revenues on technology as they look to improve the passenger experience, this major study from SITA reveals.News | 04 Mar 2014

Special Report on Adobe

This special 7-page report from Computer Weekly, updated for 2014, analyses the challenges facing Adobe, its financial performance, the services and products it offers, its place in the IT market and its future strategy.E-Handbook

Don’t create a mobile enterprise app for the sake of it

Enterprise mobility applications need a clear objective, advises Accenture’s Nisha SharmaTip

CIO interview: Leandro Balbinot, global CIO, HJ Heinz

Food giant HJ Heinz is gearing up to expand its international presence with a technology modernisation programme encompassing 23 countriesInterview | 07 Apr 2014

Ministry of Justice to invest up to £375m in court and tribunal technology reform

The Ministry of Justice has announced a five-year programme to update and replace technology used in courts and tribunals across the UKIT architecture | 31 Mar 2014

SITA harnesses Indian suppliers for finance and procurement systems

Airport business communications and IT service provider SITA is working with two India based IT services firms to transform and support finance systemsNews | 25 Mar 2014

Mölnlycke Health Care and Axfood demonstrate divergent ERP strategies

Two Swedish firms, Mölnlycke Health Care and Axfood, demonstrate divergent ERP strategies - one standardised, one customisedFeature

Mobile satellite firm outsources core system project

Mobile satellite provider Inmarsat has revamped core systems through an outsourced project to consolidate applications it had gained through acquisitionNews | 21 Mar 2014

Application support and maintenance costs increase 29%

The cost of supporting and maintaining applications is increasing every year for Global 2000 companies in the US and UK, according to a study of 300 CIOsNews | 20 Mar 2014

Oracle finally sees revenue growth from hardware business

Oracle has finally seen a boost from its server business, with hardware sales up 8% in its latest financial resultsNews | 19 Mar 2014

Interview: Charles Phillips, CEO, Infor

Charles Phillips is at a critical point in his role at Infor. Over the past three years as CEO he has invested heavily in overhauling the company's enterprise softwareinterview | 14 Mar 2014

Half of CIOs believe business has too many applications

Almost half (48%) of CIOs believe their business has more applications than it needs and only 37% think most of their applications are business critical, according to a studyNews | 05 Mar 2014

Special Report on Infosys

This 6 page special report from Computer Weekly gives you the key facts on Infosys, its strategy, products and services and financial performance.E-Handbook

Q&A: SAP's Mike Ettling discusses SuccessFactors cloud HR strategy

Computer Weekly talks to Mike Ettling, global head of cloud and on-premise HR at SAP, about the company’s strategy for its SuccessFactors cloud HR technologyinterview | 16 Apr 2014

Supplier profile: Workday

Computer Weekly analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the rapidly growing cloud HR and finance software company, WorkdayFeature

EasyJet flies with HR software in the cloud

Airline easyJet is moving to cloud-based human resources software from Workday to manage its 8,000 employeesNews | 08 Apr 2014

Workday sees opportunity for cloud financial management in Europe

Workday plans to push cloud finance and accounting services to enterprise in Europe, but observers say its background in HR technology may prove an obstacleNews | 08 Apr 2014

Pharmaceuticals company turns to cloud HR technology

Astra Zeneca CIO Dave Smoley turns lessons learned from an earlier cloud HR implementation to use at the pharmaceuticals giantNews | 03 Apr 2014

Businesses must rethink HR IT as traditional jobs disintegrate

HR software needs a complete rethink to deliver services to an increasingly dispersed workforce, says cloud technology specialistNews | 02 Apr 2014

Ministry of Justice to invest up to £375m in court and tribunal technology reform

The Ministry of Justice has announced a five-year programme to update and replace technology used in courts and tribunals across the UKIT architecture | 31 Mar 2014

Nationwide transforms to hybrid HR

Nationwide combines cloud and on-premise HR technology in three-year transformation programme.Enterprise IT | 28 Mar 2014

Grant Thornton spends £3m in move to cloud HR services

Financial advisory firm invests in cloud talent management as it gears up to expand its operations in the UKNews | 24 Mar 2014

Mobile satellite firm outsources core system project

Mobile satellite provider Inmarsat has revamped core systems through an outsourced project to consolidate applications it had gained through acquisitionNews | 21 Mar 2014