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Post Office IT transformation was ‘set up to fail’, inquiry hears

Post Office interim chairman tells Horizon public inquiry that the Post Office needs to reset New Branch IT project
UK’s ransomware reporting law to move forward in 2025

The UK government says that enforced cyber incident and ransomware reporting for critical sectors of the economy will help to build a better picture of the threat landscape and enable more proactive and preventative responses
DWP CIO Rich Corbridge leaving to join property developer

The digital chief at the Department for Work and Pensions is moving on only 18 months after starting his role in the civil service
How AI is permeating enterprise IT

The industry is ramping up efforts to help enterprise IT deliver artificial intelligence-based business applications
Google to appeal Play Store ruling

Google’s ongoing fight with Epic Games is game-over, after a judge ruled in favour of the developer to open up access to Android apps
Can the Post Office project to replace Horizon be rescued?

Evidence from the Post Office public inquiry shows huge problems with the critical project to replace the troubled Horizon IT system – after two government-mandated reviews, is there any sign it can succeed?

Datacentre power purchase agreements: Are they the right way to lower emissions?

Could datacentre energy procurement do even more to green the grid, accelerating the rise in renewables?
How datacentres can turn the tide on carbon emissions

Operators have revealed troubling increases in their carbon emissions of late, but could these have been prevented?
Why responsible AI is a business imperative

Tools are emerging for real-world AI systems that focus more on responsible adoption, deployment and governance, rather than academic and philosophical questions about speculative risks

Green coding - Nutanix report: Energy efficient datacentres could save billions- CW Developer Network

The green coding imperative is real and it stems from the ground up (i.e. the command line) and from the cloud down. As we continue to pursue initiatives in this space, it’s worth reflecting upon ... Continue Reading
OpenStack Dalmatian knocks spots off AI workload doghouse- Open Source Insider

As the world of enterprise open source solidifies, an increasing number of developments are being laid down to take open platform technologies into more expansive mission-critical and quite frankly ... Continue Reading
Once more it's deja vu all over again in digital government- Computer Weekly Editors Blog

When you write about government IT for as long as Computer Weekly has – which is pretty much as long as “government IT” has been a thing – it’s hard not to get a sense of what can most accurately ... Continue Reading
Software splashdown, WaveMaker React Native Studio for iOS & Android development - CW Developer Network

Accelerated software development company WaveMaker has taken the wraps off React Native studio. The technology seeks to make native mobile app building accessible to web developers familiar with ... Continue Reading

Rise of the cyber clones: When seeing isn’t believing

It is frighteningly easy to clone someone else's identity using readily-available artificial intelligence tools
How to make the CMO your best friend

Chief marketing officers are more reliant than ever on their CIO colleagues - but it's a relationship that can, and should, work to their mutual benefit
The cyber industry needs to accept it can't eliminate risk

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panel considers incident response in the wake of the July CrowdStrike incident, sharing their views on what CrowdStrike got wrong, what it did right, and next steps