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December 2016

UKtech50: Seeing the signs of optimism for UK IT in 2017
Bryan Glick - Editor in chief 09 Dec 2016

Computer Weekly’s UKtech50 list of the most influential people in UK IT provides a fascinating insight into the big issues affecting the tech community, as we watch how the leaders who make the ...

It's no use complaining about IT-illiterate MPs - the tech community needs to step into politics
Bryan Glick - Editor in chief 01 Dec 2016

Twice in the past week, the UK government has passed legislation despite overwhelming concerns from the technology community. The Digital Economy Bill – a mostly sensible attempt to update laws ...

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Chinese regulatory crackdown is about control, not data privacy
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Secure applications with Keycloak authentication tool
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Kaspersky tracks Windows zero days to 'Moses' exploit author
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Enterprises look to formalize WFH network architecture
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5G core network functionality driven by SDN, NFV
To reap the full benefits of 5G, operators are using SDN, NFV and network slicing to build out core network functionality.
An introductory overview of 5G network capabilities
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Explore the benefits of data center as a service
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7 data modeling techniques and concepts for business
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Couchbase NoSQL database adds relational capabilities
With its latest update, Couchbase introduced features that bring the equivalent of tables and schema to its database to reduce ...
Data architecture vs. information architecture: How they differ
Data architects collect the statistics and information architects put the numbers into context as they work symbiotically to ...

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December 2016

UKtech50: Seeing the signs of optimism for UK IT in 2017

It's no use complaining about IT-illiterate MPs - the tech community needs to step into politics