May 2022

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Durham University upgrades cosmology supercomputer to switchless architecture with Rockport Networks

  Researchers working within the Institute for Computational Cosmology at Durham University are set to reap the benefits of a network upgrade in one of its core supercomputers  Continue Reading

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Steady growth for fibre networks across Europe over next five years

  Research from European fibre trade association covering 39 countries shows more than half of total homes now passed with fibre, with FTTH/B roll-out accelerating  Continue Reading

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Sourcery COO: Let's make refactoring code continuously great 

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Timothy Gilboy in his capacity as co-founder & COO of Sourcery – a company known for work focused on refactoring ...  Continue Reading

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  GitLab 15 drops slops on DIY DevOps flops & muttonchops 

  Provider of The One DevOps Platform GitLab Inc has announced the launch of its next major iteration, GitLab 15, starting with its first release version, 15.0, bringing forward new DevOps ...  Continue Reading

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  JPMorgan’s UK digital retail bank reaches half-million customer mark

  Chase Bank in the UK has already reached the half-million customer mark, but expects a profit to be some years away  Continue Reading

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Bad bots make up a quarter of APAC’s web traffic

  Bots that run automated tasks have been responsible for stealing personal information among other malicious activities in the Asia-Pacific region, study finds  Continue Reading

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Fintech unicorn Klarna to cut 10% of staff amid global shocks

  Fintech unicorn to slash jobs in reaction to global economic shocks signalling challenges in the financial technology sector  Continue Reading

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Virgin Media brings gigabit broadband to O2 arena

  Gigabit broadband provider opens service at leading London entertainment venue bolstered by 5G mobile network which it claims will provide ‘unrivalled’ connected experience for the millions of fans who visit every year  Continue Reading

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Set innovation free and make great ideas a reality

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at Gartner’s call to innovate – and innovation across retail, the circular economy and the automotive sector. We talk to Verastar’s CTO about customer engagement in its small business services. And we examine ...  Continue Reading

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Need a CISO? No need to look for that tech boffin

  This is a guest post by Yvette Lejins, resident CISO at Proofpoint Asia-Pacific and Japan The role of the CISO (chief information security officer) has become increasingly important as more ...  Continue Reading

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  Netherlands approves beyond-visual-line-of-sight inspection drones

  Drones can automate the traditionally challenging job of inspecting industrial sites, including hard-to-reach infrastructure  Continue Reading

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  Government has no plans to review controversial court rules on computer evidence

  Government accused of ‘passing the buck’ and ‘not knowing what it is talking about’ after stating it has no plans to review court rules on computer evidence  Continue Reading

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  Winners of 2022 Makers Women in Software Power List announced

  Software engineering bootcamp Makers has announced its fourth annual list of up-and-coming women in the software sector  Continue Reading

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  Three UK claims 5G network population coverage leadership

  With £2bn network transformation said to be gathering pace, UK operator reveals 5G network population coverage has reached 54%, available in over 400 locations across more than 3,000 sites  Continue Reading

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  Did the Conti ransomware crew orchestrate its own demise?

  Analysts examining the shutdown of the Conti ransomware syndicate suggest the cyber crime collective orchestrated its own demise  Continue Reading

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  UKtech50 2022: The longlist of the UK's influential tech leaders

  Each year, Computer Weekly launches a search for the most influential people in UK IT, asking the tech community who it thinks should be in the top 50 – here is the longlist of everyone nominated for 2022  Continue Reading

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  Reimagining the cities of the future in Finland

  New ideas around new space: Helsinki not only imagines, but can see, the cities of the future  Continue Reading

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  Security Think Tank: Understanding attack paths is a question of training

  The modern-day abundance of platforms, apps and IT tools presents malicious actors with a web of interconnection that is easily exploited to move rapidly through the network to compromise critical assets. Security teams need to understand these ...  Continue Reading

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  How Ivanti views patch management with a security lens

  Bringing development, operations and security teams together will help organisations to improve their visibility of IT assets and vulnerabilities while keeping threat actors at bay  Continue Reading

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  AT&T Business launches managed wireless WAN

  Telco unveils wireless wide area network designed to allow enterprises to untether locations, assets and people with a solution managed and monitored by network experts  Continue Reading