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Global study reveals biggest risks of AI in finance sector

University of Cambridge study reveals the risks facing the finance sector as it adopts artificial intelligence
Microsoft explains value of E7 usage-based pricing

While the headline figure is its cloud growth, the company is making big changes to software licensing
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%
T‑Mobile, Starlink aim to reinvent business internet

US 5G internet provider inks deal with leading satellite constellation to deliver broadband with ‘virtually unbreakable’ connectivity
UK businesses being held back by growing ‘complexity trap’

Research from O2 Business finds that rising technology and operational demands are undermining confidence in long-term growth
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

Container storage in the AI age: Block vs object and CSI vs container-native

We look at key choices when it comes to providing storage for containerised applications and whether to choose block, file or object storage
Moving agentic AI from innovation theatre to enterprise production

As enterprises move from prompting chatbots to orchestrating AI agents, IT leaders must rethink governance, data architecture and cost management to avoid chaotic deployments and runaway cloud bills
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

Arcjet is en guarde in agentic workflows with Guard- CW Developer Network

Agents have gone to work – on tasks, yes, but also on code i.e. making requests within live production systems to invoke, connect and make tool calls in ways that we would perhaps not have ... Continue Reading
Tech sovereignty in a "special relationship"- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

How much investment does the UK need in tech to be in a position where it can limit the impact of geopolitical turmoil and the goings on in the White House? With King Charles having to navigate the ... Continue Reading
SAS cements agentic AI-ready data management foundation - CW Developer Network

Implementing agents and automation, with governance built in, now appears to be a central mission for organisations in practically every vertical, as they look to operationalise AI at enterprise ... Continue Reading
Is enterprise technology on the cusp of quantum AI?- CW Developer Network

As the enterprise technology stack and its corresponding supply chain functions now align to (soon, we hope) support quantum hardware in a stabilised state, discussion is still open as to when this ... Continue Reading

Inside FDP – part 1: Understanding the problems facing NHS data

In the first of an exclusive series of articles by the former deputy director of data engineering at NHS England, we examine the real story behind the NHS's controversial Palantir software project, the Federated Data Platform
Why AI agents are triggering a rethink of enterprise identity

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the intersection of AI and IAM. In this article, we look at the specific impacts of agentic AI on the security stack.
Making AI work for Britain: consolidate demand, diversify supply

The government must learn from years of experience introducing digital transformation if the UK is to make the most of the opportunities AI offers to the public sector