February 2019

February 04, 2019 04 Feb'19
Don’t bank on Google Bank, bank on banks becoming Google-like

The journey to Google bank is happening as the UK 's Lloyds Bank signals its intent to move to a platform inspired by the workings of the Google engine room Continue Reading
February 04, 2019 04 Feb'19
Government restates SME spend commitment as large suppliers win more cloud hosting deals

An analysis of the G-Cloud and Digital Outcomes and Specialists (DOS) framework sales figures suggests proportion of cloud hosting deals going to big suppliers is continuing to rise Continue Reading
February 04, 2019 04 Feb'19
CIO Trends #8

In this e-guide, take a look at some of our most popular articles on issues faced by IT decision makers, such as how to create a strategy that works for the business in a digital age and tips on how to take advantage of opportunities to lead your ... Continue Reading

February 04, 2019 04 Feb'19
Swiss bank moves away from file with Cloudian object storage

PostFinance opts for Cloudian object storage as it migrates 100 million files away from NetApp and builds S3-compatible archives for Hadoop and Apache Spark Continue Reading
February 04, 2019 04 Feb'19
Security Think Tank: Arguments for and against unified threat management

How can organisations best use unified threat management tools to help stem the tide of data breaches? Continue Reading
February 04, 2019 04 Feb'19
Massive uptick in cyber attacks targeting Student Loans Company

Cyber criminals used a range of techniques, as well as malware, malicious emails and calls, in attempts to access confidential financial data belonging to students, in massive uptick in attacks in the past year Continue Reading
February 04, 2019 04 Feb'19
Dedicated blockchain accelerator opens doors to first cohort

A new accelerator programme, which balances business and wellness, takes seven startups into its first cohort Continue Reading
February 04, 2019 04 Feb'19
Compute strategies for AI applications

Devising compute strategies for AI applications can be challenging. Find out about the hardware, network and software frameworks available Continue Reading
February 04, 2019 04 Feb'19
Skuid CTO: there’s nothing fishy about microservices for mobile

The Computer Weekly Developer Network sat down with Mike Duensing, CTO at Skuid to discuss the state of the developer nation in microservices. Skuid (pronounced squid) is a low-code cloud-based UX ... Continue Reading
February 03, 2019 03 Feb'19
Alibaba Cloud teams up with SMU on training programme

Alibaba Cloud will equip small and medium-sized enterprises with cloud computing and other technology skills through a partnership with Singapore Management University Continue Reading

February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19
Met Police deploys live facial recognition technology for ninth time

Police say technology is helping to prevent and detect crime by identifying wanted criminals, but privacy groups have voiced their opposition Continue Reading
February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19
Orange acquires UK’s SecureData

The Orange telecommunications group is to acquire UK cyber security firm SecureData to strengthen its leadership position in Europe in this sector Continue Reading
February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19
Innocent people arrested following surveillance blunders, IPCO reveals

Interception of communications commissioner Adrian Fulford warns of “grave” repercussions for people wrongly identified as suspects due to errors made when government bodies access email, phone and telephone data Continue Reading
February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19
TSB blames IT disaster for huge losses

TSB made a huge loss in its latest financial year because of costs it incurred as a result of an IT disaster Continue Reading
February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19
How TensorFlow makes Candy Crush virtual players

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to beat humans in popular games such as Chess and Go, but King, developer of Candy Crush, has found a novel use for it Continue Reading
February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19
Digital Britain Needs You

BT has announced plans to train another 3,000 apprentices on top of 3,500 engineers, including apprentices, hired last year. The announcement included an update on BT’s plans for new and upgraded ... Continue Reading
February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19
Widening the discussion about tech careers

GUEST BLOG: In this contributed post, Clare Young, head of delivery at dxw digital discusses how tech careers are portrayed and what the industry needs to do to attract more women into tech. ... Continue Reading
February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19
ICO to audit Leave.EU and Eldon Insurance

UK privacy watchdog will audit the data protection practices at Leave.EU and Eldon Insurance and has confirmed fines for both companies for unlawful marketing messages Continue Reading
February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19
Fundamentals of retail won’t change despite tech disruption, say experts

Digital is becoming a big part of the way customers shop and how retailers deliver services, but the focus will always be on the customer, says panel of experts at BRC event Continue Reading
February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19
Watercolour World digitises ‘photographs’ of the pre-camera age

Charity dedicated to making thousands of fragile pre-1900 watercolour paintings available on the web has launched its site with help from Fujitsu scanner maker PFU Continue Reading