September 2019

September 18, 2019 18 Sep'19
Universities tempting targets for cyber criminals, warns NCSC

As hundreds of thousands of students prepare for the new academic year, universities have been warned that they are at high risk of cyber attack Continue Reading
September 18, 2019 18 Sep'19
Male coding salaries overtake female earnings, despite higher starting salaries for women

Analysis of starting salaries from coding academy Makers has found some firms are paying female junior developers more than their male counterparts, but the pay gap swings the other way for more senior positions Continue Reading
September 18, 2019 18 Sep'19
Board yourself before you bore yourself

Gatwick has announced it will become the UK’s first airport to use facial recognition cameras for passenger boarding on a permanent basis, condemning those of us who aren’t quite yet in sync with ... Continue Reading

September 18, 2019 18 Sep'19
WannaCry variants accidentally protecting against WannaCry

New variants of the infamous WannaCry malware continue to emerge, and many of them have accidentally turned themselves into a somewhat effective, although ill-advised, vaccine against infection Continue Reading
September 18, 2019 18 Sep'19
Emotet phishing botnet returns from summer vacation

The Emotet phishing trojan-turned-botnet is back in action after a three-and-a-half month break, say threat researchers Continue Reading
September 18, 2019 18 Sep'19
IT departments spend millions tackling performance issues in complex IT

A study has found that CIOs are concerned that a modern software-driven, hybrid, multi-cloud architecture will be costly and difficult to manage Continue Reading
September 18, 2019 18 Sep'19
Amadeus opens systems to kick-start innovation-driven ecosystem

By opening its systems, travel software company Amadeus is hoping to foster ecosystem-wide innovation in the travel industry Continue Reading
September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19
Robotics and Automation: UK must tackle skills, immigration and SME challenges

Home-grown skills may not be enough to enable the UK to build on the government's Industrial Strategy and push robotics and automation Continue Reading
September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19
Rural connectivity struggling to keep up with demand

The digital divide between urban and rural areas of the UK is continuing, with broadband and mobile network roll-outs struggling to keep pace with demand Continue Reading
September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19
Pure Storage sees stellar growth in APAC

Pure Storage is expanding its footprint in key markets such as Australia, Japan and South Korea, even as it proceeds with caution in China Continue Reading

September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19
RPA series – Blue Prism: RPA has an interconnectivity X-factor

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Jon Theuerkauf, chief customer officer at Blue Prism - and this story forms part of a series of posts on CWDN that dig into ... Continue Reading
September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19
RPA series: Enate - why initial RPA projects fail… & how to succeed

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Kit Cox, CEO at Enate – and this story forms part of a series of posts on CWDN that dig into the fast-growing topic of ... Continue Reading
September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19
Oracle Open World: Autonomy, Acceleration, Assistants & Applications

Oracle used its Oracle Open World 2019 conference to produce its customary barrage of product announcements. Amidst this volley of customer wins, platform enhancements, application enrichments and ... Continue Reading
September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19
RPA series: Digital Workforce - does RPA integration beat APIs?

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Niko Lehtonen, head of training at Digital Workforce – and this story forms part of a series of posts on CWDN that dig into ... Continue Reading
September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19
What to expect from Percona Live 2019

The Computer Weekly Developer Network team is off to Percona Live 2019… or, to give it its full title… Percona Live Open Source Database Conference Europe 2019. Staged in the salubrious surrounds ... Continue Reading
September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19
Northwestern cuts storage costs in half with Komprise

Komprise’s Deep Analytics helps university classify and migrate research data to cheaper disk and cloud as it cuts storage costs from $1.1m to $680,000 per annum Continue Reading
September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19
Inside Oman’s new tech startup drive

Oman is aspiring to be a tech startup hub and is on a mission to compete with its neighbours in the Gulf Continue Reading
September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19
Full-fibre within reach of 2.5 million homes and businesses

Access to full-fibre broadband is approaching 10% of properties in the UK Continue Reading
September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19
Fintech Bud cuts 20% of workforce

Fintech Bud is cutting support staff as it focuses on engineering open banking software capabilities Continue Reading
September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19
Oracle Java SE 13, lucky for faster cadence feature preview fans

Oracle has announced the availability of Java SE 13 (JDK 13) during the company’s Oracle Open World conference and exhibition in San Francisco. Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE) is used by ... Continue Reading