December 2015

December 31, 2015 31 Dec'15
The IT pioneers on the 2016 honours list

This year's honours list features many from the IT world for service to the technology industry, equality and Stem education Continue Reading
December 31, 2015 31 Dec'15
Will Ofcom drop the ATVOD ball on age checking and content regulation tomorrow?

Hopefully, therefore, the omission is a mistake and not a capitulation to those opposed to the routine use of the low cost, anonymised, on-line age-checking processes that have been developed in ... Continue Reading
December 31, 2015 31 Dec'15
Top 10 internet of things stories of 2015

2015 was the year the internet of things began to move from theory to widespread practice, and the fledgling industry shook off the millstone of connected kitchen appliances Continue Reading

December 31, 2015 31 Dec'15
Top 10 PC and desktop stories of 2015

The PC is not dead – but the desktop is evolving as IT departments embrace BYOD, software as a service and cloud-based storage Continue Reading
December 31, 2015 31 Dec'15
Top 10 retail IT stories in 2015

Computer Weekly looks over what 2015 meant for the world of retail IT as the shift to omni-channel made the consumer king Continue Reading
December 31, 2015 31 Dec'15
Top 10 networking stories of 2015

A look back at Computer Weekly's most read networking news stories from 2015 Continue Reading
December 30, 2015 30 Dec'15
CIO interview: Sam Lowe, Matchesfashion.com

Sam Lowe, CIO of online fashion retailer Matchesfashion.com, explains how a retailer can go from being 100% bricks and mortar to 80% online in the space of five years Continue Reading
December 30, 2015 30 Dec'15
Inclusive Technology Prize showcases apps and services for the disabled

The government’s Inclusive Technology Prize is using innovative IT to address some of the day-to-day challenges faced by disabled people in Britain Continue Reading
December 30, 2015 30 Dec'15
The danger ahead: skyscraper code favelas in earthquake zones

The story here is that yes, indeed, software is eating the world... but in a proprietary-only technical debt-ridden software world... that software sucks. Continue Reading
December 30, 2015 30 Dec'15
Government calls on industry to develop UK digital strategy

The government turns to the public and industry for ideas on how to push forward the UK’s digital transformation Continue Reading

December 30, 2015 30 Dec'15
Elo Touch solutions - why luxury lends itself to interactive technology

Manufacturers of touch-screen technology explain why the luxury market is buying into interactive in-store equipment. Elo Touch solutions is a touch-screen manufacturer that often finds itself ... Continue Reading
December 30, 2015 30 Dec'15
Top 10 information management stories of 2015

The maturing of big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark and NoSQL databases has been the standout theme of 2015, along with machine learning and predictive analytics Continue Reading
December 30, 2015 30 Dec'15
Top 10 premium content articles for CIOs in 2015

Computer Weekly presents the top ten premium content articles for CIOs in 2015 Continue Reading
December 30, 2015 30 Dec'15
Top 10 storage and virtualisation stories of 2015

Storage and virtualisation are key items on the to-do list for datacentres. That means getting things right when deploying into well-known supplier environments, but also keeping an eye on new trends in the market Continue Reading
December 30, 2015 30 Dec'15
Top 10 IT skills and careers stories of 2015

Computer Weekly’s top stories about UK technology skills and IT careers in 2015 Continue Reading
December 29, 2015 29 Dec'15
Computer Weekly Buyer's Guide features list 2016

Here is a schedule of up-and-coming in-depth articles that will cover carefully selected topics to help IT leaders select the right technology for their organisation Continue Reading
December 29, 2015 29 Dec'15
Data-driven organization design

This extract from 'Data-driven organization design' by Rupert Morrison provides a practical introduction, for HR and organisation design practitioners, to using analytics to transform their organisations. Continue Reading
December 29, 2015 29 Dec'15
Why quality of experience matters more than quality of service

David Brunnen writes about why regulators should start thinking about quality of experience when it comes to broadband and not simply the quality of service Continue Reading
December 29, 2015 29 Dec'15
Don’t let an identity crisis stand in the way of health and care integration

Challenges in identifying patients and connecting their activity across multiple health and social care organisations cannot remain a barrier to integration, says Andy Kinnear, Connecting Care programme director Continue Reading
December 29, 2015 29 Dec'15
CIO interview: Chris Hewertson, CTO at hotel group GLH

Chris Hewertson combines the responsibilities of a chief technology officer and CIO with the aim of customer-focused technology transformation Continue Reading

Succeed at implementing RPA: Top tips from execs at IBM Think

Implementing RPA requires planning and coordination between multiple parts of the business to be effective. Execs at IBM Think ...

AI bots: How GE is adapting traditional management to AI

To get a handle on its AI strategy, GE is making AI more human: It's creating AI bots and assigning them to managers. Challenges ...

Should your company hire a chief AI officer?

Aramark's newly appointed chief AI officer, along with senior IT leaders from Kohl's, eBay and Square, make the case for an AI ...

SearchSecurity

Google Play security improved by targeting repeat offenders

Google this week attributed security improvements in Google Play to both automated processes and human reviewers. The ...

Astaroth Trojan returns, abuses antivirus software

Cybereason's Nocturnus Research team has discovered a new strain of the Astaroth Trojan that attacks antivirus software to steal ...

Ponemon study: Poor password practices remain rampant

More than two-thirds of employees share passwords with colleagues, research reveals. Experts sound off on what's fueling poor ...

SearchNetworking

Cisco earnings, revenue show strength of product roadmap

Cisco earnings and revenue show customers are putting aside global uncertainties and buying into the company's shift toward a ...

How to improve network latency in 3 steps

High latency can snarl network traffic and disrupt communications, resulting in unhappy end users. Check out these three steps to...

The pros and cons of network slicing in 5G

Although network slicing is useful for certain applications, like IoT and mobile networks, it might not be necessary at this ...

SearchDataCenter

How to prepare your data center for an HCI appliance

Vendors tout hyper-converged infrastructure as a plug-and-play offering, but before you install anything in your data center, be ...

Hone these top 5 data center skills in 2019

As data centers become more software-based, admins should prepare themselves by learning about the cloud, containers, DevOps and ...

Carbon Relay debuts AI-based software for data center cooling

Newcomer Carbon Relay has introduced two products that use artificial intelligence to help IT pros manage data center efficiency.

SearchDataManagement

Originators form group to boost Presto SQL query engine

The Presto engine arose as an alternative to Hive for big data queries. Now, the Presto Software Foundation has formed to promote...

5 best practices for managing real-time data integration

Real-time data integration isn't like traditional data integration -- "it's moving, it's dirty and it's temporal," cautions one ...

Web integration platform eases way to machine learning models

StoryFit data scientists employ machine learning algorithms to gauge film script scenarios' prospects. They use Import.io tools ...