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It’s time to hit fast forward for digital jobs
With huge numbers of people left unemployed by the pandemic, and continuing skills gaps in technology, now is the time to start joining dots and helping more people into long-term tech careers
NTT saddles up for Tour de France digital twin
World-famous cycling event to see ‘unique’ concept in communications designed to bring together people, processes and technology over 3,400km, ensuring the continuity and resilience of the race
Online Safety Bill unfit for purpose, says new campaign group
Campaign group set up to oppose Online Safety Bill says the duty of care is too simplistic, cedes too much power to US corporations and will, in practice, privilege the speech of journalists or politicians
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Latest News
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UK workers demand recovery to be built on better broadband
Cisco announces index of broadband services in the UK and reveals lead role in government’s levelling-up initiative designed to help close the digital divide
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Visa to acquire Swedish open banking fintech for €1.8bn
Payments giant Visa agrees to pay €1.8bn to acquire Tink, a specialist open banking fintech
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Google hands third-party cookies a stay of execution
Google’s proposed Privacy Sandbox initiative – which will see third-party cookies phased out in the Chrome web browser – has been pushed back to 2023
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NTT saddles up for Tour de France digital twin
World-famous cycling event to see ‘unique’ concept in communications designed to bring together people, processes and technology over 3,400km, ensuring the continuity and resilience of the race
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Nokia deploys AI services to cut complexity of network support
Comms tech provider launches advanced suite of support services using artificial intelligence and automation to simplify network operations and maintenance
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NCSC recognises cyber degree apprenticeships for the first time
Addition of new cyber courses to National Cyber Security Centre’s accredited list will supposedly help students make better choices and help universities get more funding
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In Depth
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Real-time analytics begins to find business vocation
Continuous real-time analytics, operating at sub-second speed, are finding real-world applicability across industry sectors, such as retail, transport and banking. Their value crux: can businesses act on the signals provided?
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Cloud storage APIs: What are they and what can be done with them?
We look at the kinds of application programming interfaces (APIs) available to expose cloud storage to applications, from SME-targeted solutions to higher-end hooks
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Post-pandemic IT: Are virtual datacentre tours here to stay?
A physical tour of a datacentre has traditionally been a key marketing and selling tool for colocation operators, and the Covid-19 pandemic has forced many to provide virtual alternatives. But how do they compare?
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E-Zine | June 2021
A new three-year plan for digital government
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E-Zine | June 2021
CW APAC: Career guide to cloud computing
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E-Handbook | June 2021
Executive Interview: Juergen Mueller on SAP's tech strategy
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E-Zine | June 2021
Discovering great ideas – innovation at the Discovery Channel
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E-Handbook | June 2021
Executive Interview: Unleashing blockchain's potential
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Blogs
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The ephemeral composable stack - Grafana: dashing aboard for a clearer view- Open Source Insider
Grafana Labs specialises in what it calls ‘open and composable’ operational dashboards. That’s dashboards for viewing virtualized compute stack metrics, logs and traces - not dashboards in any ... Continue Reading
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Contentstack: MACH’s got your back for great CX-craic- CW Developer Network
First, we had User eXperience (UX). Then, although it’s a still-nascent notion that’s not widely discussed, we had Developer eXperience (DX). Now, largely due to the nature of the web and the ... Continue Reading
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How do you solve a problem like ‘bad database days’ MariaDB?- Open Source Insider
MariaDB Community Server 10.6 has arrived. But, to be honest, version 10.6 doesn’t sound like more than a ‘point release’ not worth worrying too much about, right? The company insists otherwise and ... Continue Reading
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Computers 1 Humans 0- Networks Generation
It’s a reality – and one that becomes ever clearer, the more you travel and the more folk you meet – that the vast majority of people are actually quite stupid. Without getting all political, ... Continue Reading
Opinion
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European child safety plans threaten end-to-end encryption
Proposals by European Commission to search for illegal material could mean the end of private messaging and emails
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Why a data-driven world should consider an oath of ethics
The Hippocratic Oath is perhaps the most widely known of Greek medical texts – and such an oath is needed in data science
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Shaping a Digital Strategy to support UK productivity and jobs
With an all-party parliamentary group calling for evidence on digital skills, there are three key areas that policymakers should address
Videos
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UKtech50 2021: Panel 2- Making innovation count
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UKtech50 2021: Panel 1 - Digital leadership
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UKtech50 2021: Bev White, CEO Harvey Nash Group
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UKtech50 2021: Alison Davis, CIO, Natural History Museum
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UKtech50 2021: Ash Jokhoo, CDIO, Virgin Atlantic
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UKtech50 2021: Belinda Finch, CIO, Three