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HMRC chooses cloud SAP S/4Hana for tax system overhaul

HM Revenue & Customs is bidding to modernise its tax systems by migrating from ECC6 to SAP’s cloud-based Rise with SAP programme, adopting S/4Hana and AI to enhance efficiency and taxpayer experience
Birmingham Oracle project: Data cleansing and resourcing issues

Councillors at audit committee urged to ensure strong project governance, adequate tech staffing levels and change management procedures
Vodafone IoT, Skylo bring NTN NB-IoT connectivity to global users

In a ‘notable’ step in enabling the next wave of internet of things solutions, the IoT division of telco teams with non-terrestrial network provider to deliver satellite-based narrowband connectivity
Police cryptophone intercept is ‘unreliable’, court told

Intercepted communications data used to prosecute drug crime gangs is unreliable and does not conform to international standards of evidence, according to an expert report presented to a court in Antwerp
Post Office Capture users get low-ball offers

Early signs show that former Post Office Capture users face derisory initial compensation offers and face impossible appeals process
PDS future remains uncertain as Home Office reform plans unveiled

The UK government’s long-awaited ‘radical’ policing reform whitepaper has finally dropped, but there is a distinct lack of detail in it about how exactly the Police Digital Service will fit into its vision for a nationally led policing sector

Sovereign cloud and AI services tipped for take-off in 2026

Digital sovereignty is set to become a top investment priority in 2026, due to geopolitical and legislative changes
Overcoming tech career barriers faced by underrepresented groups

Many people from underrepresented groups find difficulties in entering the tech sector – experts attending the 2025 Computer Weekly diversity in tech event, in partnership with Harvey Nash, offered advice for dismantling these barriers
Inside the trend of tech ‘spinouts’ solving real-world problems

Technology companies churn out services for retail and hospitality businesses, but there are still problems to solve in these sectors, driving a trend for in-house software developments being ‘spun out’

NTT Data connects data & clouds with AWS for agentic acceleration- CW Developer Network

NTT DATA (hereafter NTT Data) has detailed a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) with the aim of helping enterprises to modernise legacy systems, adopt ... Continue Reading
The role of AI in cybersecurity- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

For years, anti-virus tools have used behavioural analysis and machine learning to identify rogue programs and unusual user activity. And as the tools evolved from simple pattern matching machines ... Continue Reading
m3ter rings change on usage-based pricing with m3sh Workflows- CW Developer Network

Quirkily-named m3ter offers a platform that processes usage data (metering), performs complex bill calculations (rating) and automates data flows relating to usage and billing around the ... Continue Reading
GreenOps - Cycloid: Cost & carbon, build it in now (or pay for it later)- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Benjamin Brial, founder of Cycloid. Cycloid provides an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) designed to be sustainable and to ... Continue Reading

Diversity Think Tank: We can’t afford to roll back DEI

Even without recent news in the US, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives were dialled back in UK businesses last year due to tight budgets and economic uncertainty. Is it the end of the DEI push as we know it, or just a momentary blip ...
High demand for specialist skills will drive the market in 2026

Rising IT spending in 2026 will create openings for data architects, data engineers and data scientists, cyber security specialists and platform engineers, while demand for generic IT skills remains flat
AI claims are cheap: The challenge is to work out what's real

The Security Think Tank considers what CISOs and buyers need to know to cut through the noise around AI and figure out which AI cyber use cases are worth a look, and which are just hype.