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• May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

  Broadcom letters demonstrate push to VMware subscriptions

  The owner of VMware is reminding customers on perpetual licences that they will longer be able to buy support for their VMware products Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 In Depth

  How GenAI-driven knowledge management can enhance customer experience

  Generative AI’s use for knowledge management (KM) is growing in customer experience programmes, suggesting a new vocation for KM. We find out how Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

  Government calls on tech companies to join crime-cutting campaign

  The justice secretary met with 30 tech companies to discuss how technology can help to tackle prison violence and reduce reoffending rates Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

  Apple to play modest role after datacentre heat breakthrough in Denmark

  Country at forefront of industrial heat recycling expects datacentres will take only modest role in heating homes after government paved way with widely celebrated law Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

  Government launches £8.2m plan to encourage girls into AI

  The government is investing in teacher training and student support to get more girls into maths classes, ultimately leading to AI careers Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

  AI training gap puts Europe at a disadvantage

  Forrester study finds that workers in the US are more likely than their European counterparts to have received AI training to support their job roles Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 Blog Post

  UK government set to finally meet with digital identity providers - but will anything change?

  Wednesday 14 May is set to be an important day in the long, slow, painful evolution of the use of digital identity in the UK. For the first time since the government announced its digital wallet ... Continue Reading

• May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

  Nordic countries plan offline payment system for disaster backup

  Board member of the Bank of Finland reveals plan as likelihood of losing internet connectivity increases amid geopolitical tensions Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  Government will miss cyber resiliency targets, MPs warn

  A Public Accounts Committee report on government cyber resilience finds that the Cabinet Office has been working hard to improve, but is likely to miss targets and needs a fundamentally different approach Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  Preparing for post-quantum computing will be more difficult than the millennium bug

  The job of getting the UK ready for post-quantum computing will be at least as difficult as the Y2K problem, says National Cyber Security Centre CTO Ollie Whitehouse Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  US tells CNI orgs to stop connecting OT kit to the web

  US authorities have released guidance for owners of critical national infrastructure in the face of an undisclosed number of cyber incidents Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  UK Digital Services Tax survives US trade negotiations

  The UK will retain its Digital Services Tax on tech giants in a landmark US trade agreement that paves the way for a future digital tech deal Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  Nutanix opens up to all external storage

  CEO Rajiv Ramaswami says Nutanix will open its platform to all external storage, allowing it to profit from customers wanting to move away from VMware, as well as the hyper-converged curious Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 Blog Post

  Risk of corporate hospitality to IT teams

  The practice of making deals on golf courses seems to be alive and well. And it is IT leaders and their teams that are having to pick up the pieces following the agreed purchase of unsuitable tech ... Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  SAP sales tactic fuels IT disconnect

  Business heads are being targeted by SAP as it pushes out its Rise cloud ERP system Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  NHS launches digital tool to improve cancer care

  Cancer 360 tool aims to bring together data on cancer patients in one place, allowing clinicians access to all the information through the Federated Data Platform Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  AI adoption: AWS addresses the skills barrier holding back enterprises

  The AWS Summit in London saw the public cloud giant appoint itself to take on the task of skilling up hundreds of thousands of UK people in using AI technologies Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 In Depth

  Early days for small language models and AI at the edge

  Small language models could be more cost-effective to deploy than LLMs, offering greater privacy and performing specific tasks better. But is it too early for SLMs? Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  Leading European telcos call for exclusive access to 6GHz band

  Open letter from Europe’s leading telcos demands exclusive access to key wireless spectrum band for the benefit of Europe’s economy and to ensure successful roll-out of 6G, underpinning digital societies Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  Girls more concerned about AI bias than boys

  When asked their opinions on the growing use of AI, girls expressed concerns about possible biases it will perpetuate, while boys were worried about cyber security Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  Oracle NetSuite’s Goldberg: Autonomous AI next applications phase

  Speaking with Computer Weekly at SuiteConnect 2025 in London, Evan Goldberg, executive vice-president of Oracle NetSuite, discussed how artificial intelligence in ERP is evolving Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  Data streaming matures, cultural shift is key

  Confluent’s Tim Berglund warns that a cultural transformation towards creating valued data products is vital even as the technology for data streaming is maturing Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

  UK government websites to replace passwords with secure passkeys

  Government websites are to replace difficult-to-remember passwords with highly secure passkeys that will protect against phishing and cyber attackers Continue Reading

• May 08, 2025 08May2025 Opinion

  Navigating geopolitical risks of cloud deployments

  Familiar cloud concerns are being overshadowed by geopolitical volatility, pushing IT strategy into the boardroom. Organisations must now assess the full spectrum of cross-border dependencies to build true resilience Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Meta awarded $167m in court battle with spyware mercenaries

  WhatsApp owner Meta is awarded millions of dollars in damages and compensation after its service was exploited by users of mercenary spyware developer NSO’s infamous Pegasus mobile malware Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Europe leads shift from cyber security ‘headcount gap’ to skills-based hiring

  Research from Sans Institute reveals European organisations are leading a global shift in hiring priorities, driven by regional regulatory frameworks Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Chaos spreads at Co-op and M&S following DragonForce attacks

  No end is yet in sight for UK retailers subjected to apparent ransomware attacks Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Oxford Uni adds cyber resilience module to MBA programme

  Oxford University’s Saïd Business School is working with cyber response specialist Sygnia to help future business leaders get on top of security Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  UK at risk of Russian cyber and physical attacks as Ukraine seeks peace deal

  UK cyber security chief warns of ‘direct connection’ between Russian cyber attacks and physical threats to the UK Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Nutanix breaks the bounds of HCI again with Pure Storage linkup

  Hyper-converged infrastructure pioneer adds external Pure Storage arrays in a move that it touts as a way for customers to get off VMware, but which also helps them scale for AI Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Nutanix escapes the datacentre with Cloud Native AOS

  Hyper-converged infrastructure provider offers its operating system independently of a hypervisor to allow containerised apps to run at the edge or on Kubernetes runtimes in the Amazon cloud Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Global broadband growth slows at end of 2024

  Fourth quarter 2024 update of global connectivity market shows subscribers pass 1.5 billion barrier as fibre, non-terrestrial and fixed wireless gain popularity, especially in emerging markets Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 In Depth

  Cloud storage for AI: Options, pros and cons

  We look at cloud vs on-premise for AI workloads, why cloud is sometimes best, and the technologies speeding AI in the cloud such as parallelism and GPUDirect Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Nokia supplies 1.2Tbps backbone in Pakistan and private wireless to Maersk fleet

  Comms tech provider lands large-scale contracts for optical fixed network in Pakistan and IoT connectivity platform with mobile network to enhance operational efficiency at shipping firm Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Schools pilot exam results app that could save £30m

  Exam results and certificates will be provided digitally in a pilot the government hopes will lead to huge financial savings Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  UK hands Indian IT suppliers competitive boost in trade deal

  Trade deal will exempt IT workers from India from paying National Insurance contributions for three years Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Cisco lays out plans for networking in era of quantum computing

  The network equipment provider has opened a new lab and developed a prototype chip as it fleshes out its quantum networking strategy Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Datacentre outages decreasing in frequency, Uptime Institute Intelligence data shows

  Datacentre outages are becoming less common and severe, but power supply issues remain enduring cause of most downtime incidents Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  DSIT aims to bolster expertise with year-long secondments

  To drive forward its Plan for Change, the Labour government is looking to hire 25 experts for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Fellowship programme Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  Bill Gates hails ‘stunning’ AI progress, urges focus on global equality

  The Microsoft co-founder underscored AI’s transformative potential in healthcare, education and agriculture while highlighting the need to ensure its benefits reach lower-income nations Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  DCC signs contracts for major smart meter network upgrade

  UK energy and utilities data company inks major contract with industry partners in IT and communications sector to enable modernisation of Data Service Provider platform Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  UK critical systems at risk from ‘digital divide’ created by AI threats

  GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre warns that a growing ‘digital divide’ between organisations that can keep pace with AI-enabled threats and those that cannot is set to heighten the UK's overall cyber risk Continue Reading

• May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

  ServiceNow K25: McDermott vaunts agentic AI platform as revolutionary

  At its Knowledge 25 customer and partner conference in Las Vegas, ServiceNow painted an orchestrated agentic AI future for its Now platform and targeted CRM as prime field for growth Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

  Government industrial strategy will back cyber tech in drive for economic growth

  With over 2,000 cyber security businesses across the UK, the government plans to target cyber as a priority to grow the economy  Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

  Options for Google as DoJ seeks divestiture

  The US Department of Justice is calling for Google to divest its adtech business. Google says it’s impossible. But is there an alternative? Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 Opinion

  Unspoken risk: Human factors undermine trusted platforms

  A leak of information on American military operations caused a major political incident in March 2025. The Security Think Tank considers what can CISOs can learn from this potentially fatal error. Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

  Belfast Digital Twin Centre to fast track industrial adoption of deep tech

  Tech centre designed to create conditions for digital twins to be better understood, more easily developed and more meaningfully applied, giving businesses real-time capabilities to make smarter decisions Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

  Fintech summit reveals what’s next for sector

  The UK’s fintech sector attracted $3.6bn investment last year, which was only bettered by the US, but how will UK fintech continue to grow? Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

  EU acts to mend ailing AI competitiveness

  Lack of private investors, malformed markets and over-regulation present a big challenge for European officials trying to turn the continent into a global AI superpower Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

  UK altnets’ long-term survival ‘in question’ as 96% consider M&A

  Study from business connectivity firm warns that while alternative broadband providers have fuelled full-fibre expansion and delivered much-needed competition, many are having to explore strategies for survival Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

  Defra taps BT to connect workers, sensors across UK

  UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs inks deal to provide 34,000 mobile connections to support real-time reporting on issues from flooding to farming disease outbreaks, and improve connectivity and safety for remote workforce Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

  Data issues cost Australian businesses nearly A$500k annually

  Research reveals Australian organisations are losing an average of nearly half a million dollars annually due to poor data integrity, hindering their ability to leverage AI and eroding their competitive edge Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

  CIOs prepare for recession with greater cost control

  Tariffs and the risk of economic slowdown have brought IT budgets into focus, with many IT leaders dropping projects and reducing tech investments Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 In Depth

  How generative AI is playing out in the media industry

  GenAI is proving a double-edged sword in society at large, but especially in the creative industries Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 In Depth

  Beyond the hook: How phishing is evolving in the world of AI

  Phishing attacks are evolving. Gone are the days of clumsy, error-ridden emails that were easy to spot – today’s campaigns harness advanced techniques to bypass even the latest defences. A new approach is needed Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 In Depth

  Driven by data: The RAF’s revamped maritime patrol capabilities

  Computer Weekly visited RAF Lossiemouth to see how its fleet of Boeing P-8A surveillance aircraft, supported by NetApp storage, keep watch over the North Atlantic gap Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

  Interview: Joe Depa, global chief innovation officer, EY

  Accounting firm EY is focused on ‘AI-ready data’ to maximise the benefits of agentic AI and enable the use of emerging frontier technologies for its business and clients Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 In Depth

  Agentic AI could yield creative futures if it augments human workers

  Can artificial intelligence systems capable of autonomous action and decision-making become a reality that augments human workers? Or will they be agents of oppression, hell-bent on efficiency? Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 Opinion

  Security and verification concerns dog debate over Data (Use & Access) Bill

  With the long-awaited Data (Use & Access) Bill returning to the House of Commons on 7 May, there remain pros and cons in the bill in relation to financial crime and cyber security Continue Reading

• May 06, 2025 06May2025 E-Zine

  Accused by algorithm

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we shine a light on the Ministry of Justice’s controversial use of crime prediction algorithms. The CIO of Boehringer Ingelheim sets out how his organisation has built a data platform that is paving the way for the ... Continue Reading

• May 05, 2025 05May2025 News

  How AsiaPac transformed into a multicloud powerhouse

  AsiaPac CEO Andrew Cheng outlines the company’s growth from a laptop PC distributor to a regional technology service provider known for its multicloud capabilities Continue Reading

• May 04, 2025 04May2025 Blog Post

  Modern Treasury banks on AI payments platform & agent

  Payment operations platform for Modern Treasury has introduced an AI Platform purpose-built for the demands of enterprise payments.  Built on the company’s ‘PaymentOps’ infrastructure, this AI ... Continue Reading

• May 02, 2025 02May2025 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: What CISOs can learn from Signalgate

  A leak of information on American military operations caused a major political incident in March 2025. The Security Think Tank considers what can CISOs can learn from this potentially fatal error. Continue Reading

• May 02, 2025 02May2025 News

  Retail cyber crime spree a ‘wake-up call’, says NCSC CEO

  The National Cyber Security Centre confirms it is providing assistance to M&S, Co-op and Harrods as concerns grow among UK retailers Continue Reading

• May 02, 2025 02May2025 News

  Scotland’s most remote towns and villages to get gigabit upgrade

  UK government signs largest-ever broadband supply contract with leading comms operator to provide homes and businesses in hard-to-reach areas of Scotland with access to gigabit connectivity for the first time Continue Reading

• May 02, 2025 02May2025 News

  Myriota scales up satellite IoT constellation with 16 more craft

  Myriota extends partnership with direct-to-orbit satellite internet of things connectivity provider to design, build and operate 16 satellites with enhanced second-generation payloads Continue Reading

• May 02, 2025 02May2025 News

  Government and Ofcom disagree about scope of Online Safety Act

  MPs heard different views from the online harms regulator and the UK government about whether and how the Online Safety Act obliges platforms to deal with disinformation Continue Reading

• May 02, 2025 02May2025 News

  India’s Hexaware targets public sector business as it expands UK operation

  Indian heritage IT services firm opens office in Canary Wharf and sets is sights on growing its UK public sector business Continue Reading

• May 02, 2025 02May2025 News

  Will the government be able to achieve its £45bn savings target through tech?

  Computer Weekly takes a closer look at Whitehall’s ambitious plans to save billions through the adoption of digital technologies, whether the goal is achievable, and why there is such a big focus on AI Continue Reading

• May 01, 2025 01May2025 Opinion

  Explaining what’s happening in a cyber attack is hard but crucial

  The recent attacks on Marks and Spencer, Harrods and the Co-op show why it is essential for organisations to have a strategy to communicate effectively with customers affected Continue Reading

• May 01, 2025 01May2025 News

  Harrods becomes latest UK retailer to fall victim to cyber attack

  Harrods confirms it is the latest UK retailer to experience a cyber attack, shutting off a number of systems in an attempt to lessen the impact Continue Reading

• May 01, 2025 01May2025 In Depth

  How has US pushback affected UK DEI?

  US organisations are rolling back their diversity, equity and inclusion programmes, which is likely to have an impact on tech companies in the UK with US contracts – so what will DEI look like in UK tech in the wake of President Trump’s decisions? Continue Reading

• May 01, 2025 01May2025 Opinion

  Signalgate: Learnings for CISOs securing enterprise data

  A leak of information on American military operations caused a major political incident in March 2025. The Security Think Tank considers what CISOs can learn from this potentially fatal error Continue Reading

• May 01, 2025 01May2025 News

  Co-op instructs staff to be wary of lurking hackers

  Co-op tells staff to stop using their VPNs and be wary that their communications channels may be being monitored, as a cyber attack on the organisation continues to develop Continue Reading

• May 01, 2025 01May2025 Blog Post

  Red Hat: AI is not about size, it’s about fit for purpose 

  This is a guest post written by Robbie Jerrom, senior principal technologist for AI, AI BU Red Hat. Jerrom writes in full as follows… In enterprise AI deployments, model size is frequently equated ... Continue Reading

• May 01, 2025 01May2025 Blog Post

  It's the end of coding as we know it

  During a fireside chat at LlamaCon 2025, Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg asked Microsoft chief, Satya Nadella about the use of AI for coding. Nadella responded that up to 30% of the code in Microsoft’s ... Continue Reading

• May 01, 2025 01May2025 News

  Tariffs could cost Meta $8bn in extra datacentre costs

  The owner of Facebook and WhatsApp has forecast an increase in CapEx due to higher IT infrastructure costs to power its AI strategy Continue Reading

• May 01, 2025 01May2025 News

  Progress made on government’s Post Office Capture redress, but concerns remain

  Latest meeting between campaigners and business department seen as positive, but frustration and concerns remain Continue Reading

• May 01, 2025 01May2025 News

  Microsoft commits to European datacentre footprint growth despite ‘geopolitical volatility’

  Microsoft makes ‘digital commitments’ amid pledge to continue growing its European datacentre footprint, in the face of growing geopolitical uncertainty Continue Reading

• May 01, 2025 01May2025 In Depth

  The year of the ESL in UK retail

  Multiple forces combining to make the electronic shelf label one of the more sought-after items to add to retailers’ tech stacks Continue Reading

• May 01, 2025 01May2025 News

  UK networks feel the strain under AI pressure

  Global internet company’s study finds almost half of UK organisations say their network and connectivity infrastructure is not ready to support new technology initiatives, in particular artificial intelligence Continue Reading

• May 01, 2025 01May2025 News

  Thomas Herdman’s legal battle over Sky ECC encrypted phone distribution set to enter fifth year

  Computer Weekly speaks to Julie Kawai Herdman, daughter of Thomas Herdman, the only person in custody for distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones Continue Reading

• April 30, 2025 30Apr2025 Opinion

  Is the Investigatory Powers Tribunal powerless?

  Five judges have found the Investigatory Powers Tribunal has no statutory powers to impose financial sanctions against police and intelligence services. Their findings raise significant and serious concerns about the integrity of our legal system. Continue Reading

• April 30, 2025 30Apr2025 News

  Connectivity crucial to allaying drivers’ hacking concerns

  Study warns that automotive interfaces and infotainment systems at risk of hacking, but predictive maintenance, enhanced safety features and autonomous driving features most likely to drive recurring revenue Continue Reading

• April 30, 2025 30Apr2025 News

  Current SaaS delivery model a risk management nightmare, says CISO

  JPMorgan Chase security chief Patrick Opet laments the state of SaaS security in an open letter to the industry and calls on software providers to do more to enhance resilience Continue Reading

• April 30, 2025 30Apr2025 News

  Co-op shuts off IT systems to contain cyber attack

  A developing cyber incident at Co-op has forced the retailer to pull the plug on some of its IT systems as it works to contain the attack Continue Reading

• April 30, 2025 30Apr2025 News

  How AI can attack corporate decision-making

  As AI gets embedded in corporate systems, experts warn of emerging security risks caused by influencing retrieval augmentation systems Continue Reading

• April 30, 2025 30Apr2025 News

  Government funds training to build UK chip skills

  The UK semiconductor sector needs talent but a report highlights challenges Continue Reading

• April 30, 2025 30Apr2025 News

  Digital Catapult joins EU 6G innovation consortia

  Deep tech innovation organisation to participate in European Union-funded initiative to advance the development and deployment of 6G technologies Continue Reading

• April 30, 2025 30Apr2025 News

  AI in national security raises proportionality and privacy concerns

  AI could enable investigations to cover far more individuals than was ever previously possible, which is why oversight is needed Continue Reading

• April 30, 2025 30Apr2025 Blog Post

  Brunel versus Putin: next steps for UK tech sector need to be transformational

  This is a guest blogpost by John Bates, CEO of SER Group. A short time ago, I’d have cautiously suggested long-term investment and a shift in UK higher education as keys to regenerating the native ... Continue Reading

• April 30, 2025 30Apr2025 News

  FCA wants ‘safe place’ for finance firms to test artificial intelligence

  Financial services regulator proposes artificial intelligence testing environment as part of its AI Lab Continue Reading

• April 30, 2025 30Apr2025 News

  Juniper doubles down on AI as HPE deal faces scrutiny

  Juniper’s ANZ chief highlights strong enterprise adoption of the Mist networking platform, with AI-powered automation delivering cost savings and operational benefits for customers Continue Reading

• April 30, 2025 30Apr2025 Opinion

  APAC telcos forge alliances for AI sovereignty

  Faced with fears over vendor lock-in and rising sovereignty demands, operators are turning to alliances to complement hyperscaler partnerships as they strike a balance between global scale and local control Continue Reading

• April 30, 2025 30Apr2025 News

  Artificial intelligence roles the ‘only safe jobs in banking’

  World’s biggest banks have increased the number of employees working with artificial intelligence by 13% in the past six months Continue Reading

• April 30, 2025 30Apr2025 News

  Government bags 200 bids from local authorities wanting AI growth zones in their areas

  The government has received 200 expressions of interest in response to its AI growth zones application push, and is now seeking to progress some bids Continue Reading

• April 29, 2025 29Apr2025 Blog Post

  What to expect from Nutanix .NEXT 2025

  The Computer Weekly Developer Network is off to Washington DC for Nutanix .NEXT 2025, held from May 7-9, 2025 in the nation’s (the US nation, obviously) capital. As always, the event will feature ... Continue Reading

• April 29, 2025 29Apr2025 News

  Scattered Spider on the hook for M&S cyber attack

  The infamous Scattered Spider hacking collective may have been behind the ongoing cyber attack on Marks and Spencer that has crippled systems at the retailer and left its ecommerce operation in disarray. Continue Reading

• April 29, 2025 29Apr2025 News

  Gov.uk One Login yet to meet government cyber security standards for critical public services

  The government’s flagship digital identity system still does not fully conform to key national security standards three years after launch, while questions remain over whether historic security problems have been resolved Continue Reading

• April 29, 2025 29Apr2025 News

  Three Business launches business eSIM trial

  Business arm of UK mobile operator unveils what it says is the UK’s first large-scale embedded subscriber identity module trial for business in two of the country’s largest cities to allow customers to test network capabilities before possible switch Continue Reading