IT services and outsourcing

Everpure aims to bridge AI data gap with Universal Data Intelligence

Storage-to-data-management firm expands Enterprise Data Cloud at Accelerate 2026 with OneTouch integration and AI pipeline automation to combat enterprise data sprawl Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Cabinet Office states Capita set to miss Civil Service Pension Scheme deadline

Outsourcing firm’s botched takeover of civil service pension administration has seen scheme members experience financial hardship Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Why AI monetisation, not 6G, is the real prize for telcos

In the first of a three-part series exploring the role of telcos in the AI economy, we examine why operators must look beyond next generation 6G networks and focus on capturing the value of AI workloads Continue Reading

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• Edwin Lin

STT GDC launches 30MW datacentre in South Korea

The Singapore-based datacentre operator has entered the South Korean market with STT Seoul 1, a hyperscale-ready facility built though a joint venture with Hyosung Heavy Industries Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

MPs call for UK government to back sovereign IT

Amendment to the UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill calls for the government to publish a ‘digital sovereignty strategy’ to promote domestic technology Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

NHS trusts operating on fewer patients with Palantir FDP, warns Foxglove

Around 30% of English hospitals that use Palantir’s FDP tools for scheduling are carrying out fewer procedures than before adoption, according to data from campaign group Foxglove Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

US mortgage provider moves beyond ‘superficial AI integrations’

Pennymac Financial Services is using generative artificial intelligence tools from Amazon Web Services to bring borrowing up to date Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Nordea Liv Norway migrates 58 million transactions to the cloud

Life and pensions provider migrates to the cloud as part of wider multi-year transformation project Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The great datacentre backlash: The industry response

In part two of a two-part series looking at attitudes to datacentres, we look at how developers and operators have responded to the wave of anti-datacentre sentiment sweeping through communities and what their plan is to avoid further escalation Continue Reading

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• Andrew Donoghue

How AngelHack uses hackathons to ease AI adoption

From internal hackathons to accelerator programmes, Singapore’s AngelHack is empowering everyday employees to build their own AI applications while expanding its reach in the US, Brazil and Australia Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Ineffable Intelligence strikes Google Cloud deal for Vera Rubin GPU power

London-based ‘anti-LLM’ developer led by AlphaGo founder David Silver selects Google Cloud Vera Rubin GPU infrastructure to build reinforcement learning ‘superlearners’ Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Data dive: Dodgy data derails datacentre water debate

The Government Digital Sustainability Alliance reports that we are on track for a massive water supply shortfall. The dataset it used suggests not. We look at the datacentre water use debate Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Swedish industrial AI deal exemplifies Indian software fix to AI threat

As India does big deals in the Nordics, the sub-continent’s role for the artificial intelligence age begins to become apparent Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

Fujitsu exits hardware business in ASEAN in IT consulting move

Fujitsu is walking away from its legacy hardware business in the region and pitching itself as a supplier-neutral technology consultant to help customers cut through the AI hype Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

UK Finance ‘shocked but not surprised’ by rise in fraud as tech firms ‘profit’ from it

Two-thirds of authorised push payment scams begin on tech platforms, according to UK Finance annual report Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The digital pivot: How HSS transformed hire with agentic AI

HSS ProService underwent a profound transformation from asset-heavy hire business to digital marketplace set to deploy agentic AI. CEO Tom Shorten tells us how it did it Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Strict sovereign AI policies could cost APAC economies billions

Oxford Economics report reveals that pursuing total AI self-sufficiency will lead to economic trade-offs, delayed enterprise adoption and higher carbon footprints across the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Google Cloud unpacks governance challenges of AI agents

With AI agents poised to act as digital co-workers, Google Cloud’s Michael Gerstenhaber argues that IT leaders must rethink identity management, security and observability to build trust in the technology Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

The UK cannot afford a box-ticking solution to cloud dominance

Big tech companies often find ways out of regulatory directives, so the CMA must come up with enforceable commitments, across the whole investigation, and quickly Continue Reading

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• Nicky Stewart

Brace for cloud price hikes and AI failures amid pressure to modernise

Organisations risk losing control of their IT infrastructure unless they embrace platform-centric models, modernise procurement and cut through the agentic AI hype, Gartner analysts warn Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Inside the AI factory of the future

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we visit the latest in AI factory technology and construction at TeraWulf’s Lake Ontario datacentre, where a former coal-fired power station is being rapidly transformed. American Express talks about the latest digital innovations being introduced at the credit card giant. And we ask the hyperscalers – can you really deliver a sovereign cloud? Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Alibaba Cloud opens Johor cloud region

Chinese tech giant unveils two new datacentres in Johor, cementing its largest infrastructure presence in Southeast Asia while capitalising on spillover demand from Singapore Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

SKT teams up with Nvidia on gigawatt-scale AI cloud

The Korean telco continues its push to become a global artificial intelligence powerhouse, leveraging Nvidia’s DSX architecture to build an AI factory for sovereign workloads and token generation Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Councils exit 10-year Capita deal to boost decision and project velocity

Two councils that were once part of a five-council group outsourced to Capita take back control of their IT to allow for decision-making and IT projects that aren’t bound by the slowest member Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead

Scale of Synnovis breach widens as Essex NHS Trust comes forward

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest NHS body to confirm data on its patients was stolen in a 2024 ransomware attack on lab services partner Synnovis Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

SIT Committee urges Palantir exit in push to end US cloud grip

A Science, Innovation and Technology Committee report contains recommendations that would radically alter UK public sector IT, procurement and relationship with hyperscalers if adopted Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Capgemini wins another 10-year HMRC deal

This particular deal is for contact centre as a service, which sees artificial intelligence being deployed to streamline processes Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

SXSW 26: Europe still struggles to invest in deep tech

At the South by Southwest 2026 conference, ARM’s co-founder and director discussed the lack of investor appetite in Europe, despite the region’s numerous startups Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Fujitsu staff apply for voluntary redundancy in droves as morale plummets

Post Office IT scandal supplier’s voluntary exit scheme is oversubscribed as hundreds of staff want to make a break Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Data dive: Mapping the UK public sector’s hyperscale dependence

UK government and local authorities have built critical infrastructure amid a web of US hyperscaler cloud and other providers, which brings risks of exposure to a narrow set of non-UK suppliers Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead

Over half a trillion dollars generated by global fintechs last year

Fintech sector has emerged from a “reset year” as a more mature industry, according to report Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The great datacentre backlash: The campaigners

In part one of a series looking at attitudes to datacentres, we look at the organisations that oppose new builds, concerns and motivations, what the industry thinks and what solutions might resolve the various impasses Continue Reading

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• Andrew Donoghue

The AI knowledge gap and how to close it

Equinix found big gaps in people’s knowledge about AI and how it is used in everyday life. MD James Tyler says we need to close that gap to nurture AI skills and to support AI projects Continue Reading

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• James Tyler, MD, Equinix UK

Carnival cruise line confirmed as latest ShinyHunters victim

Travel company Carnival Corporation confirms the extent of an April 2026 supply chain breach that was claimed by ShinyHunters Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Realities of the AI age force sustainability to the fore

New standards force carbon accounting to be location-free. Meanwhile, AI and its energy appetite mean we have to build sustainability into an organisation's competitive edge Continue Reading

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• Shane Herath, Eco-Friendly Web Alliance

Ministers refused to sign off £563m Capita contract amid civil service pension disaster

The ramifications of Capita’s botched Civil Service pension contract continue as politicians distance themselves. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Kmart taps Google AI to launch virtual try-ons in retail first

The retailer is deploying Google Cloud’s AI capabilities to let customers preview clothes on themselves and visualise furniture in their homes as it embraces conversational commerce to win over shoppers Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Scottish social enterprise supports national cyber efforts

Cyber and Fraud Centre has supported community cyber resilience in Scotland to the tune of £3m in its first year operating as a social enterprise Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

NatWest inks AI deal for trade finance

NatWest bank wants to streamline trade finance while improving compliance through the use of artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Datacentre dive: From rust belt to megawatt AI factory

We visited Terawulf’s Lake Ontario 750MW datacentre development. Photos and recordings weren't allowed, so we took notes and wrote them up in more traditional ways Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Datacentre dive: AI factory power draw changes the grid calculus

We look at energy as the key driver – and bottleneck – in development, and why water use is less of an issue now datacentres use liquid cooling over air cooling Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Datacentre dive: Do AI datacentre physics make on-premise unviable?

Does substantial GPU power draw and liquid cooling mean the end of the on-premise datacentre? We look at the AI factory revolution and find that a hybrid path for enterprises will likely still exist Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Sir Alan Bates questions UK government commitment to Post Office criminal investigation

The UK government needs to increase funding for police investigation of Post Office scandal crimes, or face a five-year delay Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How FedEx aims to deliver on agentic AI

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the chief digital and information officer at courier giant FedEx about the challenges of implementing agentic AI. British MPs labelled the launch of the government’s digital ID policy a ‘fiasco’ – we examine why. And we look at the political, legal and economic risks around data sovereignty. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Alibaba unveils Qwen 3.7 Max at inaugural Singapore conference

Chinese tech giant debuts AI model capable of extended autonomous tasks, alongside a major upskilling initiative backed by the Singapore government to ensure no jobless growth in the age of AI Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

How APAC companies are rewiring their tech for the AI era

At Dell Technologies World, APAC tech leaders reveal how they are relying on hyperconverged infrastructure and digital sovereignty to shield themselves from supply chain shocks Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Kazakhstan: Where data is set to be the real new oil

Spanning huge distances, Kazakhstan has amassed riches from beneath its ground and its ability to launch rockets into space above. Yet the country sees its future prosperity in exploiting digital riches Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Fujitsu finally thrown out of Post Office in £500m Horizon replacement deals

Accenture wins contract to take over running of controversial IT system at the heart of the Post Office scandal, with One View Commerce brought in to deliver new retail software Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Bulgaria fires up Google Cloud for national cyber security

The Bulgarian national systems integrator, BIS, has deployed Google Cloud’s Cybershield government security service as part of a national federated SOC deployment Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

As AI costs spiral, Dell pitches return to on-premise datacentres

With agentic AI driving up public cloud consumption, Dell Technologies is pitching local and hybrid infrastructure to shield enterprises from soaring token costs Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Hot, or not? Why are there so few datacentre waste heat projects in the UK?

There are some on the way, in London and Yorkshire, but the UK lags behind other European countries. We look at the challenges of providing district heating from datacentre waste heat Continue Reading

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• Fleur Doidge

How geopolitical instability could reshape Gulf datacentre investments and sovereign AI strategies

Rising tensions are forcing hyperscalers, governments and investors to reassess risk, resilience and infrastructure strategies as the Gulf positions itself as a global AI powerhouse Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Post Office chair defends ‘inappropriate and harmful’ position on Capture appeals

Post Office chairman defends its position on contesting subpostmaster appeals against Capture-based convictions Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Bradford datacentre with heat reuse gains planning consent

Deep Green’s 5.6MW AI datacentre will take 24 months to build and will link up to an energy centre to heat buildings across Bradford city centre via pre-laid pipes Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Accenture joins IBM in battle for £323m Post Office Horizon deal

Services giant is bidding to take over existing Post Office Horizon operations alongside fellow IT giant IBM Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How to build a cloud carbon data supply chain

Why better architecture – not better promises – is the key to sustainable cloud computing. The data isn’t perfect but there are steps IT leaders can take to build the right structure Continue Reading

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• Luke Sperrin, senior practice lead for energy and sustainability at Digital Catapult

Can data sovereignty become a liability in war?

The recent Middle East conflict shows the contradictions inherent in modern data systems and the need to focus less on who controls data and more on how to protect the infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Moinul Zaber, research fellow, Institute of Development Studies

Data dive: Power grid data shows birth of AI in UK datacentres

Electricity supply utilisation ratios show datacentre developer ‘land grab’, capacity switch-ons, the coming of Hopper and Blackwell GPUs, and usage ramping during training runs Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Southeast Asia’s space economy set for $100bn lift-off

From predicting crop diseases to optimising bus routes, the application of AI and cloud technologies to satellite data could add $100bn to the region’s GDP by 2030 Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Sovereign AI fund supports Hassabis startup, Isomorphic

Isomorphic, which is building a unified drug discovery product based on artificial intelligence, is the third company to receive Sovereign AI funding from the UK government Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Civil servants to protest at Capita general meeting amid pension crisis

Public and Commercial Services Union to hold a demonstration at outsourcing giant’s meeting in London Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

In video games of the future, your AI teammates will actually listen

Ubisoft executives offer a glimpse into the engineering behind its generative AI middleware, including the use of small language models, prompt optimisation and on-device processing to bring virtual teammates to life Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Security chiefs ‘too polite’ for startups, says cyber flywheel founder Alastair Paterson

Cyber flywheel initiative aims to nudge chief information security officers (CISOs) to join ‘design partnerships’ with startups to solve pressing cyber security problems Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Australian public cloud spending to surpass A$33.6bn in 2026

As hyperscalers such as AWS and Microsoft pour billions into Australian datacentres, Gartner predicts local public cloud spending will grow by 17.9% in 2026, driven by the growth in AI infrastructure demands Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Fujitsu UK pays staff bonuses as it sits on Post Office scandal contribution

IT supplier will pay bonuses to UK staff again this year as it continues to hold back contribution to costs of Post Office scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Node4: AI and agentic the future, but culture the key to unlock it

UK mid-market supplier showcases the three stages of AI – assistance, co-work and orchestration – but faces a reality in which most users have yet to arrive at first base Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Data residency becomes the GCC’s next AI battleground

As sovereign AI strategies accelerate across the Gulf, organisations are shifting their focus from ‘how do we use AI?’ to ‘where does the data live?’, turning data residency into a strategic differentiator rather than a compliance exercise Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Nutanix CEO maps out agentic AI strategy, targets VMware defectors

Rajiv Ramaswami talks up Nutanix’s agentic AI play, the growing demand for sovereign cloud capabilities, and why decoupling storage from HCI is hastening migrations from VMware Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Beyond telesurgery: How Proximie uses AI to optimise surgery logistics

AWS customer Proximie delivers AI-driven operating theatre logistics and tele-surgery. We spoke to its engineering vice-president about the challenges of cloud in a life or death environment Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

How Singapore firms are scaling AI initiatives

At AWS Summit Singapore, Certis and Grab showed how they are embedding AI in their business, such as automating finance operations and deploying robots in public safety and security patrols Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

AI to help mainframes remain business critical in 2026

Mainframes are very much still vital for performance- and security-conscious use cases. To optimise TCO, AI and hybrid cloud can help them retain their advantages Continue Reading

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• Greg Holmes, EMEA field CTO at Apptio, an IBM company

Cloud and data sovereignty caught in a paradox

We asked the hyperscalers how they would respond to US court-ordered eavesdropping on foreign citizen data – and got responses that highlight a paradoxical situation Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Is cloud data sovereignty all just a case of ‘Trust me, bro’?

Hyperscaler cloud is inherently global. Does that make data sovereignty unattainable – especially given the powers US courts hold? We grilled the hyperscalers in an attempt to find out Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

The illusion of digital sovereignty and the reality of control

Digital sovereignty is hugely important to IT leaders but in most cases systems have been built on foundations they don’t control. Open standards are key to organisational agility Continue Reading

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• Astor Nummelin Carlberg, director open source sovereignty, SUSE

Google AI workers vote to unionise over IDF and US military tech

Unions send letter to management requesting recognition for Google DeepMind employees, in particular over the company’s involvement in hi-tech systems used in Gaza and Iran wars Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

IBM: Enterprise AI to shift from ‘light bulb’ to ‘electric motor’ era

Enterprises are set to make productivity gains as business shifts from point use cases for artificial intelligence to orchestrated, policy-driven deployment of agentic AI, says IBM CEO Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Mastering a marathon with the future of healthtech

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at how digital twins of the human body are helping athletes prepare for the London Marathon. We find out how AI is set to deliver new driving experiences in the latest cars. And we speak to a 146-year-old bank about taking an entrepreneurial approach to tackling legacy IT. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Google’s Agentic Data Cloud to power ‘systems of action’

As enterprises move from reactive analytics to AI agents, Google Cloud’s data chief details new metadata, cross-cloud and database tools to help them govern and scale AI agents Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

How Australian firms are using AI in customer experience

Local tech leaders from MYOB, Guzman y Gomez, and Aware Super reveal how AI is reshaping customer experience, streamlining business operations and driving efficiency Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Data is a sovereignty issue. And broader than just the hyperscalers

As data sovereignty comes under scrutiny the more chimera-like it looks, but ventures like Google’s S3NS in France show potential Continue Reading

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• Owen Sayers, Secon Solutions

Cloud revenues up 35% YoY in a hot market that’s accelerating

Synergy Research figures put Q1 cloud revenues at $129bn. Meanwhile, AWS, Microsoft and Google have 63% of the world market, which shows an acceleration delta of 13% Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Umbrella companies not working for IT contractors, survey finds

IT skills market impacted as contractors forced to use umbrellas or opt out altogether, while tax compliance remains deeply uncertain, with late payments and payslip inaccuracy rife Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

MPs call on UK government to learn from central bank’s IT project success story

Members of a parliamentary committee want the wider government to learn from success of Bank of England project Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

MP committees to double up on Capita’s civil service pension crisis

Parliamentary committees to hold joint hearing to investigate the problems experienced in Civil Service Pension Scheme Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

DP World Tour Europe selects HCLTech for ‘total shop window rebuild’

Sports association signs up Indian IT firm as global partner as it rebuilds its website and fan app in the ‘era of AI’ Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Was Capita’s Royal Mail pension contract a botch too far?

The Cabinet Office’s decision to end Capita’s contract to administer the Royal Mail pension follows heavy criticism of the supplier’s work on the civil service pension contract Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Wiz founder: Hack yourself with AI, before the bad guys do

At Google Cloud Next, Wiz co-founder Yinon Costica called on security defenders to use AI to steal a march on threat actors, and launched agentic capabilities for cyber teams Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

London Marathon runners get AI to go the extra mile

TCS has launched an artificial intelligence-powered digital mapping tool to help runners and spectators lessen the stress and find the fun during the 2026 London Marathon Continue Reading

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• Claire Cormack

Government should drop Capita from civil service scheme after it loses Royal Mail role, says union

Union representing civil servants said that when outsourcing suppliers fail, they should be dropped Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

FairPrice to roll out AI-powered smart carts to more stores

Shoppers can expect smart carts that slash checkout times to just 36 seconds, while supermarket staff will get an AI sidekick to automate daily operations Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

AI drives software productivity – and challenges – for Motorway

We talk to Ryan Cormack of used car marketplace Motorway about how AI-driven development increases the speed and productivity of engineering and the challenges it brings Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Digital twin of athlete’s heart to demonstrate future of healthcare

IT services firm opens a window to the future of healthcare and physical training as tech advancements converge Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

AI adoption is rapid but many stuck at basic levels, says AWS

The UK could unlock £35bn of productivity – equivalent to the economy of Manchester – if organisations can move from basic use of AI to productive, often agentic, modes of working Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Using AI to manage insider risk amid Middle East conflict

As geopolitical tensions reshape the cyber threat landscape across the region, organisations are turning to artificial intelligence-driven behaviour analytics, investigative automation and monitoring of AI agents to detect insider risk faster and strengthen operational resilience Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Bunnings shows off AI shopping agent at Google showcase

The Australian hardware chain has gone from digital laggard to e-commerce pioneer, teaming up with Google Cloud to launch a conversational AI assistant that turns simple queries into DIY project plans Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Government terminates Capita’s Royal Mail pension contract

Contract termination comes as Capita’s failings in a separate government pension scheme hit the headlines Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Google launches Gemini Agent Platform, eighth-generation TPUs

With more AI agents moving to production, Google Cloud is targeting governance, multi-cloud data architecture and purpose-built silicon to help enterprises orchestrate agentic workflows Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Egypt targets nearshore IT outsourcing market as global demand shifts

Talent scale, cost advantage and AI capability position Egypt as an alternative to Eastern Europe in evolving sourcing strategies Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Blackbox replaces two racks of HPE storage with 8U of Everpure

UK-based IaaS ‘sovereign’ provider, with multiple public sector-facing clients, replaced end-of-life 3PAR arrays with FlashArray storage that saw it reduce power consumption by 85% Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

More finance firms join FCA’s AI testing initiative

Barclays, Experian and UBS join the FCA’s live AI testing initiative, exploring cutting-edge technologies like agentic AI and SLMs to ensure safe, responsible innovation in UK financial markets Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA