IT efficiency and sustainability

How gamification can turn cloud cost battles into a team sport

Gamification can turn the combative relationship between finance and tech into a team sport that helps improve cloud cost management and financial results Continue Reading

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• Matt Pinter

ESG strategy and management guide for businesses

ESG initiatives can help boost business success. This guide takes an in-depth look at creating and managing an ESG strategy to benefit a company and its various stakeholders. Continue Reading

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• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor

HDD metrics and why mean time to failure is not terribly useful

In this podcast, we talk to Rainer Kaese of Toshiba about hard drive metrics, why MTTF is less useful than annualised failure rate, and why big systems need to use enterprise drives Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

Amazon links planned mass layoff to AI

E-commerce giant Amazon has cited artificial intelligence as a key driver of its decision to lay off thousands of its corporate employees Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

AI chip challenger Groq eyes APAC expansion

Groq’s novel chip architecture that speeds up AI inferencing has attracted a fast-growing developer base as it plans its first datacentre in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Canva to save 30,000 work hours with agentic AI

The graphic design giant is training hundreds of staff on a low-code AI platform and agentic AI tools that are set to save around 30,000 person-hours this year and generate financial returns Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Container storage: Five key things you need to know

We look at container storage and backup, diving deep into how storage works in containers, container storage interface, container-native storage, and the management platforms storage suppliers offer Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

A feast for the sensors

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we pay a visit to the Natural History Museum in London to hear about an urban biodiversity boosting project that combines cloud computing, AI and Raspberry Pi devices. We also hear from some senior executives from Pure Storage, speaking at its recent Accelerate event to discuss how artificial intelligence is shaking up enterprise storage requirements. With support for Windows 10 now officially discontinued, we explore the options for enterprises that need to manage devices they are yet to upgrade to Windows 11. And, finally, we take a look at what European companies can do to protect their data from overseas surveillance. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Cloud computing's real-world environmental impact

As more companies amp up their reliance on cloud computing, they may overlook its environmental impact. Here's why that's a bad idea. Continue Reading

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• Mary K. Pratt

Infor doubles down on APAC with cloud and AI

The enterprise software firm is targeting the region’s vast manufacturing sector by easing the move to the cloud and rolling out industry-specific AI agents, says CEO Kevin Samuelson Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Sustainability and ESG glossary: 52 terms to know

Sustainable strategies require a basic understanding of the fundamentals. Business and IT leaders can benefit from this list of essential sustainability terms and ESG concepts. Continue Reading

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• Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor
• Guilliean Pacheco, Associate Site Editor

FairPrice deploys autonomous vehicles for supply chain operations

The supermarket giant has teamed up with tech firm Zelos to deploy a fleet of electric autonomous vehicles to bolster supply chain efficiency and cut carbon emissions Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Middle East cloud ambitions get boost from IBM-AWS partnership

With demand for AI, datacentres, and smart city tech rising, Riyadh Innovation Hub promises tailored solutions for the region Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

6 ways climate change will affect businesses

Learn about six important effects climate change is having -- and will continue to have -- on the business sector, and why action from leaders and employees is critical. Continue Reading

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• Jacob Roundy

Police facial recognition trials show little evidence of benefits

In-the-wild testing of police facial recognition systems has failed to generate clear evidence of the technology’s benefits, or to assess the full range of socio-technical impacts Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Managing AI’s environmental impact

With AI set to account for half of IT greenhouse gas emissions by 2028, businesses must look beyond energy use and embed sustainability, transparency and social equity into their AI strategy to avoid derailing their green goals Continue Reading

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• Autumn Stanish

ESG vs. CSR vs. sustainability: What's the difference?

Environmental, social and governance and corporate social responsibility are related but different concepts that can be combined to boost corporate sustainability. Continue Reading

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• Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor

Bank of America builds GenAI assistant for instant answers for customers

Queries that would take an employee an hour to answer are completed almost instantaneously with the Bank of America’s generative AI assistant Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Interview: GitLab CTO on freeing developers for innovation with AI

Sabrina Farmer explains how GitLab’s platform for the software development lifecycle is using artificial intelligence to help eliminate developer toil and drive innovation Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Could an environmental legal challenge derail government’s fast-tracked datacentre builds?

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Generative AI's environmental impact explained

Generative AI tools and LLMs such as ChatGPT have exploded onto the tech scene. Here's a look at what that costs the environment and how to decrease the negative impact. Continue Reading

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• Mary K. Pratt

Waltham Cross to get heating from Google datacentre

There is potential to attract talent to the region as Google pushes out its renewables-powered datacentre strategy Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

School monitored

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we hear about the toll the Post Office scandal is having on the mental health of those affected by it, and the chief digital and technology officer of jewellery brand Pandora opens up about its ongoing digital transformation. We also delve into the knotty topic of surveillance in schools, as education providers try to balance student safety with their right to privacy. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Are NFTs bad for the environment? Carbon, energy and more

Like blockchain, NFTs have a negative reputation when it comes to the environment. Learn why and whether that negative impact has changed in the last few years. Continue Reading

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• Mary K. Pratt

Cloud block storage: Key benefits and use cases

We look at block storage in the cloud, why you might want to use it, its key benefits, how it fits with on-premise storage, and the main block storage offers from the cloud providers Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

CIO interview: Sebastiaan Kalshoven, ASN Bank

Sebastiaan Kalshoven combines boldness of vision with back-up plans in transformation of Dutch retail bank  Continue Reading

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• Martin Veitch

Could an environmental legal challenge derail government’s fast-tracked datacentre builds?

The UK government is under fire after details emerged that it has waved through three large-scale datacentre planning applications without conducting an environmental impact assessment first Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Tech buying without regret

Too many technology decisions leave businesses tied to costly, underperforming tools. The solution requires CIOs to embed leadership throughout the buying journey and embrace lean and agile practices Continue Reading

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• Luke Ellery

UK cyber security centre helps expose China-based cyber campaign

GCHQ cyber security centre and its international partners release details of malicious cyber activity linked to Chinese businesses Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Dartmouth College’s infrastructure head on solving the VMware puzzle and serving Ivy League needs

Ty Peavey from Dartmouth College counts his rapid answer to the Broadcom-VMware farrago as one of his best calls Continue Reading

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• Martin Veitch

Why digital transformation has a physical address

CCS Insight looks at how Sidara, Cisco, Schneider Electric, Ideal and Para have flipped building design to put digital and sustainability first Continue Reading

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• Bola Rotibi

ESG data collection: Guide and best practices

Sustainability initiatives won't succeed without quality data. Following an ESG data collection framework and best practices ensures program and reporting success. Continue Reading

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• George Lawton

Interview: Simon Goodyear, chief information and technology officer, Redwood Bank

Redwood Bank’s new IT boss is a problem solver who wants to eradicate every unnecessary Excel spreadsheet Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

What is e-waste?

Electronic waste, or end-of-life (EOL) electronics or e-waste, refers to discarded, recycled or refurbished electrical and electronic products. Continue Reading

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• Scott Robinson, New Era Technology
• Sam Campanella

Podcast: Key hurdles in AI from proof of concept to production

We talk to DDN CTO Sven Oehme about key technical and organisational hurdles when taking AI projects from test to production, in storage and building the technical team Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

9 IT sustainability approaches to consider

Learn from these nine IT sustainability approaches and examples, including prioritizing e-waste reduction, using AI more responsibly and more. Continue Reading

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• Carolyn Heinze

Post Office will not compensate subpostmasters for IT outage

Subpostmasters were unable to trade for nearly two hours last week when a problem at a Fujitsu datacentre put the Horizon system offline, but they will receive no payment for lost business Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

US seeks ‘unquestioned’ AI dominance

US AI action plan sets out aims to expand American dominance in the world of artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

The Bank of England’s quiet ‘Big Bang’

The Bank of England has completed its generational project to replace part of the UK’s critical infrastructure, which went unnoticed beyond the sector it underpins Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Sustainability quiz: Test your knowledge of the basics

Have fun testing what you know about climate change basics, contributing factors and potential solutions by taking this sustainability quiz. Continue Reading

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• Jacob Roundy

Pure Storage profits from all-flash, as-a-service and cloud focus

Storage profile: Pure Storage evolves its all-flash offer across multiple workloads while embracing cloud models in data management, as-a-service and containerisation Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

CO2 vs. CO2e: What is the difference and why does it matter?

Understanding the differences between CO2 and CO2e can help businesses more accurately understand the emissions they generate. Continue Reading

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• Carolyn Heinze
• Guilliean Pacheco, Associate Site Editor
• Diann Daniel, Executive Editor

How to reduce corporate e-waste and why it matters

As companies have ramped up their use of tech, the amount of e-waste has grown. Find out how to address this important problem. Continue Reading

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• Carolyn Heinze

Why proactive asset management is mission-critical for APAC datacentres

The Asia-Pacific region is leading a global datacentre expansion, but surging energy demands and the risk of outages will require datacentre operators to adopt proactive strategies to ensure a resilient and sustainable digital future Continue Reading

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• Pankaj Sharma

CIOs will use AI and low-code to combat SaaS sprawl

Nintex CEO Amit Mathradas explains why the proliferation of software-as-a-service tools is unsustainable and how CIOs are reclaiming control by building their own applications using artificial intelligence and automation Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Medow Health AI debuts AI scribe tool in Singapore

The Australian health technology company has launched its AI-powered scribe platform in Singapore to help healthcare professionals automatically capture and structure clinical notes, reports and referral letters Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Technology’s true test - serving people, society, economy, and the planet

The TechUK President's Awards reflect the ambitions that everyone in technology should be striving for - to improve, not simply transform, the world in which we live Continue Reading

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• Julian David, TechUK

Dutch study uncovers cognitive biases undermining cyber security board decisions

Dutch research reveals how cognitive biases can lead to catastrophic security decisions Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Digital workers at US bank to get their own email accounts

The financial services sector is leading the way when it comes to using AI across operations – and it’s not afraid to talk about it Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

DDN targets enterprise-shaped hole in its AI storage offer

Specialist in AI and HPC storage DDN has oriented towards higher performance array products more suited to the enterprise as it aims at $1bn in turnover for 2025 Continue Reading

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• Stéphane Larcher, LeMagIT
• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

NetApp: Not just NAS filers, and a comprehensive cloud strategy

NetApp market share has slipped, but it has built out storage across file, block and object, plus capex purchasing, Kubernetes storage management and hybrid cloud Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

Podcast: AIOps in storage management, security and sustainability

Dell’s Stewart Hunwick explains why AIOps – artificial intelligence for IT operations – is key to gaining efficiencies in storage management and sustainability, and discusses reactive and proactive data security Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

Second AI Energy Council meeting looks to forecast future demand

Given Labour’s ambition to use AI to drive economic growth, questions need to be answered on how the nation’s energy grid will cope Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How modular design is reshaping India’s datacentre landscape

Modular datacentre infrastructure can help Indian enterprises build faster, greener and more flexible datacentres to cope with the demand for local data storage and growing use of AI and edge computing Continue Reading

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• Pratima Harigunani

UK data reforms become law

UK passes wide-ranging data protection reforms to ‘simplify’ organisations’ sharing and processing of data, but questions remain whether changes will be accepted by European Commission when renewing UK data adequacy Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Dutch cloud pioneers face the hard limits of digital sovereignty

The Netherlands’ ambitious talk of digital independence meets the unforgiving economics of global cloud dominance Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

17 sustainability KPIs businesses track and what they measure

Key performance indicators are … well, key to making sure a company is hitting its objectives. And, in the area of ESG, there's an array of KPIs worth knowing. Continue Reading

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• Kashyap Kompella, RPA2AI Research

What is ESG reporting? Importance and how to get started

ESG reporting is a type of corporate disclosure that details an organization's environmental, social and governance (ESG) promises, efforts and progress. Continue Reading

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• Scott Robinson, New Era Technology
• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Former Site Editor
• Sean Michael Kerner

What happens if Silicon Valley’s AI investment bubble bursts?

US tech giants are burning through unprecedented amounts of capital to develop artificial superintelligence, but authoritarian regimes around the world could keep the pursuit of a techno-utopian future alive when the bubble subsides Continue Reading

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• Kyle Hiebert, Computer Weekly

UK’s error-prone eVisa system is ‘anxiety-inducing’

People experiencing technical errors with the Home Office’s electronic visa system explain the psychological toll of not being able to reliably prove their immigration status in the face of a hostile and unresponsive bureaucracy Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

How Mistral is driving growth through open source and enterprise AI

Company CEO Arthur Mensch details how the French startup is balancing its open source ethos with a strong enterprise focus and delivering efficient, customisable AI to solve business problems and expand its global reach Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

UK biometric surveillance exists in ‘legal grey area’

The rapid proliferation of ‘biometric mass surveillance technologies’ throughout the UK’s public and private sectors is taking place without legal certainty or adequate safeguards for the public Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

AI and compliance: What are the risks?

We look at the areas of risk in artificial intelligence. Potential exposures abound, and include security and privacy issues, bias, accuracy and complete fabrication of results Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

Gprnt platform to ease sustainability reporting

Singapore businesses can now automatically generate basic sustainability reports free of charge using Gprnt, a platform aimed at simplifying reporting and unlocking green financing Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

UK Fraud Bill targets benefit claimants for mass surveillance

The UK government’s proposed Fraud Bill will disproportionately place millions of benefit claimants under constant surveillance, creating a two-tier system where people are automatically suspected of wrongdoing for seeking welfare Continue Reading

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• Anna Dent

Rio Tinto overhauls IT operations with platform model

Rio Tinto’s head of technology platforms outlines the mining giant’s move to an IT platform model designed to escape a reactive cycle of critical incidents and improve service quality for internal and external customers Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

CIOs turn to ESG tech as part of sustainability leadership

IT leaders are experts at finding and using tech to drive decision-making, improve efficiencies and save money -- all of which can help support sustainability. Continue Reading

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• Mary K. Pratt

Australian public cloud spending to hit A$26.6bn in 2025

Gartner forecasts strong growth in cloud infrastructure and platform services even as Australian organisations grapple with scaling AI initiatives and managing rising cloud expenditure Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Apple to play modest role after datacentre heat breakthrough in Denmark

Country at forefront of industrial heat recycling expects datacentres will take only modest role in heating homes after government paved way with widely celebrated law Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

NHS launches digital tool to improve cancer care

Cancer 360 tool aims to bring together data on cancer patients in one place, allowing clinicians access to all the information through the Federated Data Platform Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Why is sustainable marketing important?

Sustainable marketing is important because it raises awareness of environmental and social issues. On a business level, it can improve brand loyalty and worker engagement. Continue Reading

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• Tim Murphy, Site editor

UK hands Indian IT suppliers competitive boost in trade deal

Trade deal will exempt IT workers from India from paying National Insurance contributions for three years Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The clear business case for environmental sustainability

Environmental sustainability isn't just an exercise in 'doing good' -- it has a clear ROI. Here's how to get it. Continue Reading

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• Kashyap Kompella, RPA2AI Research

How AI can strengthen ESG reporting

Gathering data across an ecosystem of stakeholders is a slog. But with the right tools, it can be easier. Continue Reading

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• Kashyap Kompella, RPA2AI Research

Interview: Daniele Tonella, CTO, ING

The bank’s global CTO has been in the role for less than a year and in that time has been working his way through four layers of tech Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Virgin Media O2 cuts carbon emissions 56% against its 2020 baseline

Virgin Media O2 reveals that it is on track to achieve net zero across its operations, products and supply chain by the end of 2040, 10 years ahead of UK’s net-zero goal Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Top APAC firms recognised at innovation awards

Citic Telecom, CapitaLand Investment and DBS Bank were among the region’s top industry innovators recognised for their digital transformation efforts at the Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2025 Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

CW Innovation Awards: Finding revenue gains from parked cars

Singapore real estate investment firm CapitaLand Investment taps machine learning models to optimise space utilisation across 23 commercial buildings and business parks Continue Reading

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• Eileen Yu

CW Innovation Awards: M1 aims to become digital-native telco

The digital-first telco is running all its back-end systems on the cloud, enabling it to speed up decision-making and enhance customer service Continue Reading

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• Eileen Yu

CW Innovation Awards: Transforming cyber security with AI

Facing rising cyber threats and a shortage of experts, Citic Telecom International CPC developed an AI-powered penetration testing tool to automate security audits and reduce costs Continue Reading

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• Ai Lei Tao

CW Innovation Awards: DBS AI assistant slashes call times and boosts productivity

The bank’s in-house generative AI tool is streamlining customer service, reducing manual work and speeding up response times, improving both employee and customer experience Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

5 main types of greenhouse gases explained

If you're confused about what greenhouse gases are and why they matter, you're not alone. Learn about carbon, methane and others, and what they have to do with climate change. Continue Reading

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• Diann Daniel, Executive Editor
• Jacob Roundy

How do green marketing and sustainable marketing differ?

Many organizations use green and sustainable marketing to build trust with consumers. Green marketing focuses on the environment, whereas sustainable marketing is broader. Continue Reading

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• Tim Murphy, Site editor

Unlocking business benefits with sustainable IT infrastructure

To fully unlock the value of sustainable IT, infrastructure and operations leaders must go beyond meeting expectations and prove the business value of their sustainability efforts Continue Reading

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• Autumn Stanish

Tech sector still failing to rid supply chains of forced labour

KnowTheChain’s latest benchmark analysis of the IT sector’s efforts to address forced labour in supply chains shows there has been very little improvement in their due diligence practices over the last half decade Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

15 sustainable office ideas that businesses should explore

Learn how to create a more sustainable workplace with these eco-friendly ideas everyone can support. Leaders, managers and employees can all play a role. Continue Reading

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• Jacob Roundy
• Molly Driscoll, Site Editor

Meeting the UK’s compute capacity needs: Alternatives to hyperscale datacentre builds

Since coming to power, the Labour government has set out plans to accelerate new datacentre builds. We look at how this is evolving Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Learn the benefits of an environmental management system

An environmental management system offers cost savings, sustainability efficiencies and other benefits. Learn about its advantages as well as limitations and how ISO 14001 relates. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan

Podcast: AI data needs scalable flash, but also needs to be FAIR

We talk to Tim Sherbak of Quantum about the demands artificial intelligence puts on storage and the need for data management that can cope with large volumes of data that must be kept for long periods Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

NHS England scrapped – and what that means for health service digitisation

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the impact of scrapping NHS England on the health service’s long road to digital modernisation. We look at real-life examples of how digital twins are helping to improve manufacturing and urban infrastructure. And we analyse the options for datacentre expansion, from cloud to colocation and on-premise. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

CIO interview: Sean Green, Birkbeck, University of London

Birkbeck University interim CIO got a taste for the ‘exciting’ and ‘challenging’ role of a tech leader in higher education while in his previous role at the University of East Anglia Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How to build a sustainability performance management stack

Sustainability pressure will continue to grow -- despite headlines that suggest otherwise -- and smart business and IT leaders understand how to use new tech to help meet demands. Continue Reading

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• Kashyap Kompella, RPA2AI Research

The Netherlands bets on brain-inspired computing for a greener future

The Netherlands is building a neuromorphic computing ecosystem, harnessing brain-inspired tech for unprecedented energy efficiency Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Podcast: How customers use multi-cloud and mitigate key challenges

We talk to Vawlt CEO Ricardo Mendes about the key challenges of multi-cloud operations, and how customers can mitigate the security, billing and complexity challenges they face Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

Air New Zealand takes off with digital transformation deal

The airline aims to become a digital leader with TCS’s help to improve fleet management, crew scheduling and ground services through the use of artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Cinema is given a new lease of life by Danes and data

Those who think that cinema is dying out are failing to see the full picture and move with the times, according to Danish entertainment company Nordisk Film Continue Reading

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• Matthew Staff

Digital Realty enters Indonesia through joint venture

New joint venture, Digital Realty Bersama, will develop and operate datacentres across Indonesia to meet the increasing demand for digital infrastructure in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

AI pushes data storage need but UK firms struggle to manage it

The rise of AI means potentially almost any corporate data could be useful, but has led to ballooning data volumes and organisations spending more on storage and energy Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

UK under-prepared for catastrophic cyber attack

In this week’s Computer Weekly, MPs have been told the UK is under-prepared to cope with a catastrophic cyber attack – we find out where the problems lie. Our new buyer’s guide assesses the challenges of datacentre capacity planning. And one of the UK’s most successful businessmen, Sir Martin Sorrell, gives his view on the risks and opportunities of AI. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

AI Action Summit review: Differing views cast doubt on AI’s ability to benefit whole of society

Governments, companies and civil society groups gathered at the third global AI summit to discuss how the technology can work for the benefit of everyone in society, but experts say competing imperatives mean there is no guarantee these visions will win out Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor