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Computer Weekly Data Bank

The data and statistics that help to understand modern technology trends.

September 2016

Typical IT & Telecom Budget - Medium Sized Wholesaler
Kris Wicka - Community Member 25 Sep 2016

Budget to Rise 10%. A typical IT & Telecom budget for a medium sized wholesaler, with 100-999 employees, is around £1m. This budget is due to increase by 10% between 2014 and 2019. Staff and ...

Motor Manufacturers' Software Spend Soaring
Kris Wicka - Community Member 18 Sep 2016

Technology push. Software spend by UK motor manufacturers is soaring spurred by heavy investment in emerging technologies such as autonomous cars. It is leaving the rest of the UK far behind in the ...

SearchCIO

What are the advantages and disadvantages of RPA?

While RPA offers several benefits in the enterprise, there are also a few drawbacks. According to experts, these are the top ...

Texas power outage flags need to revisit business continuity

Freezing conditions that caused Texas power outages affected businesses well beyond the state's borders, prompting a need for ...

4 ways to measure digital experience to drive tech optimization

As organizations adopt more technologies to strengthen business processes, it's important they factor in the ways they can ...

SearchSecurity

3 ransomware distribution methods popular with attackers

To prevent cyber attacks, understanding how they work is half the battle. Explore the most common ransomware distribution methods...

Chinese threat group 'RedEcho' targeting Indian power grid

The Chinese nation-state actor's targets include 10 different Indian power sector organizations, but Recorded Future said there's...

Malware researcher speculates on the future of ransomware

Abhijit Mohanta, author of 'Preventing Ransomware,' opines on the future of ransomware and discusses why this attack is favored ...

SearchNetworking

5 steps to conduct network penetration testing

Enterprises that want to ensure competent network security strategies should look at how they can implement penetration testing, ...

5 benefits of Wi-Fi 6 for enterprise networks

In a perfect world, Wi-Fi 6 could introduce several benefits to business networks. But real-world conditions could curb the ...

Get started with network penetration testing for beginners

Authentication, patching and configuration are among the most common vulnerabilities found through network penetration testing. ...

SearchDataCenter

CRAC design upgrades simplify HVAC maintenance

CRAC/CRAH hardware updates make data center cooling more efficient. And these new systems are easier for admins to maintain and ...

IBM leans on Red Hat to adapt Power servers for hybrid cloud

New Red Hat tools and integrated system offerings allow IBM Power users to run workloads across multiple cloud environments.

Private cloud certificates to build up your tech skills

Private cloud deployments require a variety of skills to run smoothly on any infrastructure. Expand your technical knowledge with...

SearchDataManagement

Open source database migration guide: How to transition

Open source database transitions have been on the rise as they prove to be worthy competitors to commercial database options, but...

DataStax Astra serverless DBaaS optimizes deployments

DataStax is changing how its DBaaS works, providing a way for users to more easily scale both up and own and only pay for the ...

AWS Data Exchange and the third-party cloud data marketplace

The general manager of the AWS Data Exchange data feed service details what the cloud data marketplace is all about and where ...