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October 19, 2021 19Oct2021 News

IDEMIA to provide SIM for M1 5G standalone net in Singapore

With 5G a game-changer for enterprises, Singapore operator aims to drive technology change and apply technology that will make a difference Continue Reading

October 19, 2021 19Oct2021 News

Making machine learning operational

As artificial intelligence matures, IT departments will need to take control of change management and governance of data models Continue Reading

October 19, 2021 19Oct2021 News

Want to sidestep public cloud? AuriStor offers global file storage

Built to scale hugely, and built for high performance and security, Auristor offers NAS-like Posix-compatible storage to customers that want to avoid public cloud Continue Reading

October 18, 2021 18Oct2021 News

Singapore pulls ahead with public sector 5G trials

Singapore’s public sector organisations are testing the use of 5G connectivity to remotely operate an autonomous vehicle for road-sweeping, among other use cases Continue Reading

October 18, 2021 18Oct2021 News

Gitex 2021: Avaya builds up AI experience to boost collaboration

New communications and collaboration ecosystem launched to enable customers to achieve better business outcomes in the experience economy and the new hybrid working mode Continue Reading

October 18, 2021 18Oct2021 Blog Post

Time to take a step back on police use of facial recognition

We’ve all seen the detective shows on TV. The cops find a CCTV picture of the likely “perp”. The put-upon junior detective is tasked with wading through a database of photos in the hope of finding ... Continue Reading

October 18, 2021 18Oct2021 News

Government launches consultation on future of medical devices

UK government aims is to gather views on possible changes around innovations in the medical device field, including the creation of a regulatory framework for software and artificial intelligence Continue Reading

October 18, 2021 18Oct2021 Blog Post

Ensuring insurance against data bias

We need insurance against data bias, particularly (obviously) in the world of Machine Learning (ML) as it feeds out Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. Errors relating to ML data bias occur when ... Continue Reading

October 18, 2021 18Oct2021 News

How Samlesbury, Lancashire became the home of the National Cyber Force

The National Cyber Force, a new branch of the military, is gearing up to fight battles in cyber space from the fields of Lancashire. Its presence is expected to bring a high-tech renaissance to the region Continue Reading

October 18, 2021 18Oct2021 Blog Post

Why is API (management) complexity so complex?

In the UK, the weather has ‘turned’ (as they say) and the end-of-year holidays period is already showing itself i.e. the shopping channel is flogging sparkly Christmas lights and the mince pies are ... Continue Reading

October 18, 2021 18Oct2021 News

TM Forum teams with Bridge Alliance to simplify adoption of edge computing

Communications industry trade associations enter into collaboration to drive the advancement of industry standards on Open APIs for multi-access edge computing Continue Reading

October 18, 2021 18Oct2021 News

Huawei plots course for 5Gigaverse society

Keynote presents roadmap to new landscape of all-scenario continuous next-generation network coverage driven by the rapid development of 5G, with more than 170 networks built and nearly 500 million users developed within two years Continue Reading

October 18, 2021 18Oct2021 News

Dell extends Edge, reveals 5G and Open RAN services

Technology giant continues with its advancement into the world of telecoms with offerings designed to automate the deployment and management of open, cloud-native network infrastructure to fast-track opportunities at the edge Continue Reading

October 18, 2021 18Oct2021 News

DCMS appoints Plexal to drive telecoms diversity strategy

Government chooses UK innovation company to understand and develop the role of SMEs in the telecoms market with particular reference to how to create a diverse market that supports the creation of home-grown, sovereign technology Continue Reading

October 18, 2021 18Oct2021 News

Internet of things to put cloud in the shade for Industry 4.0

Research commissioned by leading satellite platform finds investment in industrial internet of things is set to overtake cloud computing Continue Reading

October 18, 2021 18Oct2021 Opinion

No easy fix for vulnerability exploitation, so be prepared

Vulnerability management and disclosure is a tricky business with ethical and business ramifications for software vendors, CISOs and ethical hackers alike – and CISOs sit right in the middle of this Continue Reading

October 18, 2021 18Oct2021 In Depth

How companies are rethinking digital customer experience in wake of pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed much digital rhetoric as hollow, as companies are now rethinking the digital customer experience, leveraging instant messaging and other tools Continue Reading

October 17, 2021 17Oct2021 News

Graphcore opens Southeast Asia hub in Singapore

The AI chipmaker is looking to expand its sales teams and hire more engineers to support customer deployments in Singapore and the rest of Southeast Asia Continue Reading

October 15, 2021 15Oct2021 Blog Post

Kubecon + CloudNativeCon 2021: HashiCorp delivers Waypoint 0.6

Kubecon + CloudNativeCon North America 2021 is an all-week affair. This means that the end of week slot is just as packed with announcements, keynotes, breakout sessions and roundtables as the ... Continue Reading

October 15, 2021 15Oct2021 News

Connectivity takes telehealth from a nice-to-have to a must-have

Survey shows how the healthcare industry is evolving with digital experiences in the post-pandemic world, with providers needing to offer telehealth options that ensure the experience is easy, intuitive and enjoyable Continue Reading

October 15, 2021 15Oct2021 Blog Post

Kubecon CloudNativeCon 2021: DataStax eyes shift from DBA to SRE

Kubecon CloudNativeCon North America 2021 was one of the very first In Real Life (IRL) conferences to be staged in the wake of what we all hope is the start of the tail end of the Covid-19 ... Continue Reading

October 15, 2021 15Oct2021 News

Plume raises $300m to develop communications services with AI

Personalised comms services provider claims cash injection will enable it to continue its global expansion and cements its position as the cloud controller of the world’s largest software-defined network Continue Reading

October 15, 2021 15Oct2021 News

Argos topped online sales for sports and outdoor gear in 2020

Research by betting firm Wette.de has found Argos was the top retailer for online sales of sports-based and outdoor goods during the height of the pandemic Continue Reading

October 15, 2021 15Oct2021 News

Manchester City teams up with Qualtrics for fan experience management

Manchester City is teaming up with online survey software firm Qualtrics, part-owned by long-term City Football Group supplier SAP, to engage more intelligently with the football club’s fanbase Continue Reading

October 15, 2021 15Oct2021 News

Global IT outsourcing sees record spending and no sign of slowing

Cloud services are being taken up by enterprises rapidly as they accelerate digital transformations Continue Reading

October 15, 2021 15Oct2021 Blog Post

Explainable BI: eliminating the black box of human decision-making

This is guest blog post by James Fisher, Chief Product Officer, Qlik No, it’s not a typo – Explainable BI. Not to be mixed up with its close relative, Explainable AI. It is rapidly becoming ... Continue Reading

October 15, 2021 15Oct2021 Blog Post

Epson combines print with sprint: partners with Usain Bolt in Europe

Seizing the market opportunity for sustainable and cost-effective home printing, Epson is aiming to reinforce its brand message in this space and raise awareness of its EcoTank range. Continue Reading

October 15, 2021 15Oct2021 News

Vodafone aims for SoHo with business broadband package

UK operator launches service designed for small office and home office businesses, providing cost-effective and reliable broadband coverage for single sites Continue Reading

October 15, 2021 15Oct2021 Opinion

Doing the right thing: How CISOs should approach responsible disclosure

Owen Wright, responsible for penetration testing and adversary simulation at Context, part of Accenture Security, advises how CISOs should approach responsible disclosure Continue Reading

October 15, 2021 15Oct2021 News

Colt claims first with 400GE optical services to Hong Kong and Singapore

Colt announces further expansion in Asia with availability of new 400GE Wave and Private Wave services in Hong Kong and Singapore, making it the first telco to offer the technology in each city Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 News

Apple scheme to detect child abuse creates serious privacy and security risks, say scientists

Apple’s plan to automatically scan photos to detect child abuse would unduly risk the privacy and security of law-abiding citizens and could open up the way to surveillance, say the world’s top cryptographic experts Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 News

NXP Semiconductors doubles down on datacentre migration plan with AWS

Netherlands-based semiconductor manufacturer is expanding its use of Amazon Web Services to speed up the time it takes to develop and release new products Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 E-Zine

CW APAC, October 2021: Tech Career Guide

Despite marked improvements, tech still faces a diversity problem. In this handbook, focused on cyber security’s gender gap in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at the mentoring programmes aiming to combat the issue, the career path of ... Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 News

NHS Digital enhances in-house cyber awareness drive

Keep IT Confidential campaign aims to help NHS staff understand more about security threats and learn how to reduce risk Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 News

UK government to provide full-fibre broadband to 1,000 schools

New programme aims to give access to gigabit broadband speeds to UK schools while connectivity to nearly 7,000 hospitals, libraries, police stations and other public buildings will be upgraded by the end of March 2022 Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 News

IBM pledges to reskill 30 million people by 2030

Tech giant launches worldwide initiative to provide about 30 million people with technology and digital skills over the next nine years Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 News

Denmark takes another step towards empowering women in tech

A programme to increase the participation of women in the thriving Danish startup ecosystem moves to the second of three planned stages Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 Blog Post

Kubernetes networking evolves: Cilium joins CNCF as an incubator

Cilium (pronounced ‘see-lee-um’) provides networking, security and observability for cloud native environments by acting as a CNI (Container Network Interface) and enhanced networking layer for ... Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 Blog Post

A class of its own, CNCF & Linux Foundation Kubernetes exam

The Linux Foundation and The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) have announced the Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) exam. The exam and its resulting certification is now in beta ... Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 News

UK government advances voter ID project

Cabinet Office-led project will see the introduction of a digital card to be used in future elections Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 News

Darlington Building Society invests in platform for digital transformation

Building society is looking to satisfy existing customers and attract new ones by meeting their digital service-level expectations Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 News

FCSA clarifies anti-tax avoidance stance of offshore Charter change for umbrella firms

The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has published a revised version of its membership Charter to reinforce its commitment to ensuring its members do not operate offshore tax avoidance schemes Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 News

HPE’s GreenLake strategy pays off in APAC

HPE’s transition to an as-a-service company is paying off in Asia-Pacific where it witnessed one of the strongest quarters, thanks in part to rising demand for services Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 News

New use cases revealed as Orange Belgium launches 5G Lab in Antwerp

Opening next-generation mobile laboratory facility in Antwerp, Orange Belgium invited companies to discover, test and develop new innovative use cases on standalone network technology Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 Video

Poppy Gustafsson, most influential woman in UK tech 2021 - winner’s speech

In this video from Computer Weekly’s annual diversity event, in partnership with Spinks, Poppy Gustafsson, CEO of Darktrace, gives her acceptance speech as the 2021 Most Influential Woman in UK Tech Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 Opinion

Encryption protects the marginalised – and it’s under threat

Encryption keeps marginalised groups connected and safe, but new regulatory attempts to break it put them at risk Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 News

SocGen to cull thousands of jobs and move to single IT platform in merger with subsidiary

French bank’s move to a single banking platform will enable it to cater for changing customer demands Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 News

CIO interview: Cynthia Stoddard, CIO, Adobe

Leading IT at one of the world’s best-known software companies brings its own challenges and opportunities around digital transformation Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 14Oct2021 News

Generation Novel hybrid workers bring new demands and risks

Aruba survey warns business leaders that they must strike a balance between flexibility and security to address risky behaviours and evolving expectations of today’s tech-savvy workforce Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 Blog Post

CNCF: Cloud needs diverse networks, apps, data... and people

Cloud comes in many shapes, sizes, specialisms, flavours and optimisations. The last two decades of cloud computing development have seen us evolve from public cloud to hybrid instances of private ... Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 News

Institutes of Technology launch to upskill adults in tech careers

Up to 4,000 working professionals will be trained in subjects such as cyber security and agricultural robotics to plug the national skills gap Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 News

Google Cybersecurity Action Team springs into life

Google has announced a new Cybersecurity Action Team, with a mission to support security and digital transformation in governments, critical infrastructure, enterprises and small businesses Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 In Depth

Hybrid cloud: Five key questions in 2021

We look at key need-to-knows about hybrid cloud in 2021, including how it is defined, key use cases, the main pitfalls and where it’s heading Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 News

Modern SaaS shifts core ERP architectures

There are numerous ways to achieve the same result. Salesforce, Microsoft and Microsoft offer a different way to consider enterprise systems Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 Blog Post

Google Calendar auto-adds shared meeting notes

If, like me, you often find yourself hunting for the notes you took in an online meeting – and then for those that your colleagues also took on the same call – you might like the new feature we ... Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 News

Government to launch Gov.uk app

Service to be introduced as part of plans to simplify access to government services Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 News

Microsoft makes carbon emissions-tracking dashboard generally available to cloud users

Microsoft has confirmed the general availability of a dashboard that will allow enterprises to track the greenhouse gas emissions generated by their cloud usage habits in latest sustainability push Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 News

Half-year cloud market tracker data highlights soaring demand for IaaS and PaaS

Latest market tracker data from Synergy Research Group highlights how soaring demand for cloud services is affecting the dominant suppliers Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 In Depth

Calling on communications to address humanitarian crises

Télécoms Sans Frontières responds to the growing number of natural disasters with advanced communications and provides protection and assistance, as well as bridging the digital divide Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 News

FCA warns over future hybrid working security risks

Earlier this week, the Financial Conduct Authority issued fresh guidance to regulated organisations on keeping hybrid workers safe and secure Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 News

Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry announces first public hearing

Public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal will hold its first public hearing next month Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 News

Microsoft warns of MysterySnail on October Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has fixed a zero-day that is being actively exploited to deliver a new remote access trojan dubbed MysterySnail to targets Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 Blog Post

Krafting Kubernetes: Red Hat K-codes in Kube by Example

Kubernetes is quite popular. The open source cloud container orchestration technology has grown faster, wider and more broadly than almost any other aspect of IT in recent years... so we can go ... Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 News

Google builds out hybrid and multicloud vision for enterprises

The tech giant used the first day of its Google Cloud Next virtual conference to reveal how it is building out its multicloud proposition for enterprises Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 In Depth

APAC expert guide to storage management

In this expert guide to storage management in Asia-Pacific, we unpack the developments shaping storage management and key strategies to extract business value from data Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 News

Telstra taps Infinera for 800G subsea cable connection

Telco chooses global supplier of open optical networking systems as part of its drive to increase capacity on all segments of its global network across its new and legacy cables Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 Opinion

How to prevent developer burnout

The pandemic has led to more pressure on software developers, many of whom have reported increased levels of stress and anxiety Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 News

Google Cloud renews commitment to helping enterprises decarbonise their IT infrastructure

Public cloud giant is making a series of tools available to users of its off-premise platforms that are designed to help them decarbonise their IT setups Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 News

Former signals intel leader named godfather of UK security

Sixth annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards honours former Royal Corps of Signals colonel and infosec pioneer John Doody Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 13Oct2021 News

Australia unveils ransomware action plan

The Australian government has established a task force to address the ransomware menace and is proposing legislation to mandate reporting of ransomware incidents by businesses Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 12Oct2021 News

BCS calls on government to retain protections against AI

BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, wants the government to retain protections that allow people to have decisions about them made by an AI reviewed by humans if needed Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 12Oct2021 Blog Post

Dynatrace at Kubecon CloudNativeCon: SRE is ABC 123 for Kubernetes

Kubernetes has emerged as the de facto orchestration layer for modern cloud-native environments. Very few people (if any) would argue with that statement and proposition. We know today that ... Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 12Oct2021 News

Ban UK police use of facial-recognition, House of Lords told

Experts giving evidence to the House of Lords have said that UK police use of facial-recognition technology is disproportionate and ineffective, and further questioned the utility of algorithmic crime ‘prediction’ tools Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 12Oct2021 News

Digital gender gap prompts $1tn GDP loss for developing countries

A new study by the Web Foundation investigates the economic cost associated with the barriers preventing women from accessing the internet Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 12Oct2021 Blog Post

School-up & tool-up: Kasten by Veeam offers free Kubernetes learning

Kubernetes adoption has grown rapidly. But perhaps that should not be a surprise. Cloud is an essentially composable, compartmentalised, collection of componentised collected compute (and storage ... Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 12Oct2021 News

Siemens Energy plots multi-petabyte datacentre migration with Google Cloud

Energy technology company Siemens Energy is to downsize its datacentre footprint with an ambitious plan to move 2.6 petabytes of its business data to Google Cloud over 15 months Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 12Oct2021 News

AIOps adoption accelerates to improve network experiences

Research reveals heightened level of confidence and trust as companies invest in artificial intelligence to make their IT operations – networks in particular – smarter, faster and more secure Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 12Oct2021 News

Morgan Stanley brings diverse fintech innovation to London

US bank expands its diversity-focused fintech accelerator programme to Europe with an initial £1m investment Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 12Oct2021 News

5G service revenue to reach $73bn by 2021, $600bn by 2026

Revenue is set to increase around 5G, but Juniper Research says providers need to improve core network functions to reduce strain from increased traffic and to meet the challenges of mobile data demands Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 12Oct2021 News

Nearly half of finance firms will acquire or partner fintechs in next year

UK financial services firms are preparing to acquire or partner fintechs as they target business growth Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 12Oct2021 News

Microsoft thwarts mega-DDoS attack on Azure platform

2.4Tbps DDoS attack on an undisclosed Microsoft Azure customer may have been the largest ever attempted against a single target Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 12Oct2021 News

UK government outlines strengths and weaknesses in innovation

As part of the government’s overall innovation strategy, an evidence paper lists factors that influence the pace and direction of developments in the field Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 12Oct2021 News

NetApp adds CloudCheckr to Spot portfolio

CloudCheckr brings multi-cloud audit capabilities as well as visibility of security and governance in an acquisition that adds to its cloud price optimisation in the Spot portfolio Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 12Oct2021 News

AI estimated to provide 10% boost to UK GDP by 2030

AI has financial benefits but there are concerns the technology could displace a significant number of human workers in the next decade, says report Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 12Oct2021 News

Dubai World Trade Centre overhauls network to pioneer digital event experiences

Dubai exhibition space completes large-scale network overhaul and makes 10x increase in network capacity to power next-gen digital applications Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 12Oct2021 E-Zine

How AI – and puffins – are boosting renewable energy

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how an artificial intelligence system for tracking puffins could help boost renewable energy use. We examine the often-overlooked, but often damaging, diversity issue of age discrimination in tech. And we ... Continue Reading

October 11, 2021 11Oct2021 News

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