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How to achieve resilience – the modern uptime trinity
IT leaders can take responsibility for ensuring their organisations are resilient during times of crisis. There are no quick fixes, but if you think it is expensive to ensure resilience in your IT systems, try frequent failure instead
Isle of Wight app trial shows positive effect of contact tracing
Rare piece of good news for long-awaited but much-criticised mobile app as technical conference highlights the positive outcomes for first large public test of coronavirus contact-tracing service
Is the dial shifting for underrepresented groups in UK tech?
George Floyd’s death and the resulting Black Lives Matter movement has raised awareness about the disparity in many areas of society, including the tech sector. Many firms claim to be headed for change, but will this change be sustained into the ...
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The role of AI in the war against pandemics
We look at how AI and data science are supporting the global push to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. We reveal, and talk to, the man behind the world’s first computer virus pandemic, the Love Bug. And we examine how the IT services market will change as a result of the current crisis. Read this CW E-Zine issue now.
Latest News
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Intel, VMware broaden 5G collaboration over radio access network
Leading software and chip companies embark on a pre-integrated software platform for virtualised RAN designed to reduce development cycles for communications service providers
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Capital One hit with $80m data breach fine
US regulator imposes fine over data breach that affected 106 million Capital One customers in the US and Canada
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Challenger bank sees growth during pandemic
Starling Bank has seen a big increase in its business amid the Covid-19 slowdown
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Government should prioritise product-led startups, says UKTCG
UK Tech Cluster Group report calls on government to prioritise startups, provide test beds for digital innovation and establish programmes to enable tech careers for people who have lost their jobs due to Covid-19
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Government pumps £650m into Northern Ireland border
Funding for the Northern Ireland border includes £200m for a Trader Support Service and £155m to develop technology to support traders during post-Brexit transition period
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‘Inadequate’ broadband hits bottom line for London’s SMEs
Research reveals as many as 85% of small businesses in UK capital do not know how fast their broadband speed needs to be for their business to thrive, and only two-fifths were able to transition to a fully online business model after Covid-19 hit
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In Depth
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How to achieve resilience – the modern uptime trinity
IT leaders can take responsibility for ensuring their organisations are resilient during times of crisis. There are no quick fixes, but if you think it is expensive to ensure resilience in your IT systems, try frequent failure instead
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Is the dial shifting for underrepresented groups in the UK’s tech sector?
George Floyd’s death and the resulting Black Lives Matter movement has raised awareness about the disparity in many areas of society, including the tech sector. Many firms claim to be headed for change, but will this change be sustained into the ...
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Coronavirus: Weighing up the responses of the public cloud giants to Covid-19
The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic had a huge impact on the demand for cloud services from enterprises worldwide, but how have the cloud giants fared behind the scenes?
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E-Handbook | August 2020
A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to flash storage
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E-Zine | August 2020
The UK’s $500m space technology gamble
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E-Zine | July 2020
Meet the CIO connecting IT in the most inhospitable environments
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E-Handbook | July 2020
How to achieve container security best practice
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E-Zine | July 2020
Avon calling: what happens when lockdown eliminates your business model?
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Blogs
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The coronavirus effect: How Covid-19 is accelerating enterprise cloud adoption- Ahead in the Clouds
In this guest post, Dean Gardner, chief technologist for cloud at IT infrastructure provider Softcat, shares his observations on how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the course of cloud adoption ... Continue Reading
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Using technology to transform labour markets post Covid- When IT Meets Politics
If tech. companies want to cast off the public perception that they are part of the previous economy’s problems, they could start offering genuinely radical solutions to the pressing problems now ... Continue Reading
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Like a chief in broad daylight- Downtime
The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google have all spoken to US Congress in a joint video call to face some stern questions, one of which being: “Do you believe that the Chinese government ... Continue Reading
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Innovative solutions for better healthcare in Australia during Covid-19- Eyes on APAC
The following post is sponsored by Amazon Web Services The Covid-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on organisations and individuals, with the pressure particularly intense on healthcare ... Continue Reading
Opinion
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Don’t believe the hype: AI is no silver bullet
We want to believe AI will revolutionise cyber security, and we’re not necessarily wrong, but it’s time for a reality check
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Gartner: Three post-pandemic strategy questions CIOs must ask
Corporate leaders are turning to IT to build a digital future for their organisations – and CIOs can use their experience of pandemic-induced changes to build a new post-Covid strategy
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The countdown is on for TikTok after Schrems II
Given the US’ threatened actions against TikTok and the outcome of Schrems II, it is clear that the spotlight is now firmly on international data transfers
Videos
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Debbie Forster, most influential woman in UK tech 2019 - winner’s speech
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How Zoom is keeping pace with demand for conferencing tools
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CW500 Interview: Jonathan Moreira, CTO of PrimaryBid.com
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CW500 Interview: Paddy Francis, CTO, Airbus CyberSecurity
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How DBS Bank is tapping data analytics to improve customer service
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CW500 Interview: Jonathan Midgley discusses artificial intelligence (AI)