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TSB IT meltdown has the makings of an epic
TSB’s very public IT problems will send shivers down the spine of IT teams at large banks that are yet to migrate to new core banking systems
EC sets out plans for sharing health data across borders
The European Commission wants to introduce EU-wide standards for health records, and allow EU citizens to access and share their patient information securely across member states
One month to GDPR compliance deadline
With one month to go before the deadline for compliance with EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, organisations should ensure they are able to meet minimum requirements to defend against adverse scrutiny
Home Office Brexit app only works for Android users
Home Office app for EU citizens registering to stay in the UK post-Brexit only works on Android devices as iPhones do not share passport chip data
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Malaysia’s Supahands finds agility with the cloud
The regional workforce crowdsourcing start-up relies on the cloud to keep its infrastructure agile enough to scale up and down according to customer demand
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Government promises £300m extra in £1bn AI sector deal
To become the number one destination for artificial intelligence, the UK needs more specialist skills, and a new injection of funding is aimed at boosting the country’s AI skills pool
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Police forces use Motorola mobile apps to digitise frontline ops
The States of Jersey Police force plans to phase out inefficient paper-based activities with mobile applications, while other forces around the UK report improvements to their overall processes
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Gartner predicts AI will create $1.2tn in “value” in 2018
Gartner has forecast that artificial intelligence will create $1.2 trillion in economic value in 2018, up 70% on 2017
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Collaboration focus in Scotland digital health and care strategy
The Scottish Government will create a joint decision-making board, a national approach to service redesign and a national digital platform to ensure interoperability
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Google claims it is GDPR ready
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, says that since its advertising business relies on keyword searches, the impact of GDPR is limited
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In Depth
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Data protection is critical for all businesses
Companies that misuse data or fall victim to breaches not only risk financial loss, but also reputational damage. There are many reasons good data practice is essential
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Business needs to keep up with Investigatory Powers Act
All indications are that the obligations on communication service providers under the controversial Investigatory Powers Act will change, and affected companies must ensure they are constantly up to date
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Storage class memory set to upset hardware architectures
Storage class memory and persistent memory products are set to add a layer of superfast storage media between bulk drives and memory, pushing performance to five million IOPS
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E-Handbook | April 2018
Data protection: A business imperative
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London plans to be a smarter city
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AWS & Cloud Adoption in Australia/NZ
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CW ASEAN: SD-WAN helps find best route to cloud
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CW ANZ: OpenStack gains a foothold in Australia
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Blogs
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The biggest surprise about TSB's IT disaster is that people are still surprised when banks' IT fails- Computer Weekly Editors Blog
The only real surprise about TSB’s IT disaster this week is that people are still surprised when a retail bank has IT problems. There are few organisations with a more complex and difficult ... Continue Reading
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TIBCO Messaging now supports Apache Kafka- Open Source Insider
TIBCO extends its open source credentials this month with commercial support and services for Apache Kafka as part of the firm’s branded Messaging product line. Apache Kafka is a distributed open ... Continue Reading
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Scality gets $60m but keeps quiet about what it’ll spend it on- StorageBuzz
French object storage specialist Scality recently raised $60m of funding, but what will that money go towards? The company – most well-known for its RING object storage product – is in the middle ... Continue Reading
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About one million NatWest bank customers to move to RBS digital bank- Fintech makes the world go around
Moore details of RBS's digital bank revealed Continue Reading
Opinion
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How a new ISO standard helps you take control of your IT assets
The updated ISO standard 19770-1:2017 offers IT managers a way to bring their hardware and software assets under a single management standard
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Use good practice to address cryptojacking risk
How can organisations best defend against cryptojacking?
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Blockchain: Paving the way for broad adoption
The foundations have been laid for organisations to begin standardising on the technology, talent and platforms that will drive future blockchain initiatives
Videos
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CW500 video: Sarah Burnett, Everest Group discusses AI
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CW500 video: Claire Calmejane, Lloyds Group on AI in business
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Video: Lauri Love – why we need volunteers to fight malware
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UKtech50 2017: Creating an innovation culture
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UKtech50 2017: Recruiting the right talent for your organisation
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Christine Ashton, SAP: Learning IT leadership skills from the supplier side
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