Computer Weekly Editors Blog

June 2018

Public scrutiny of IT failures is fundamental to IT success
Bryan Glick - Editor in chief 22 Jun 2018

MPs on the Treasury select committee have been doing everyone in IT a favour lately. Thanks to pressure from their investigations, we’ve had near-unprecedented access to the real stories of what ...

The next moves by DCMS on data and digital identity must lay foundations for UK's digital economy
Bryan Glick - Editor in chief 15 Jun 2018

Matt Hancock, the secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport (DCMS), is not everyone’s cup of tea – especially when that cup is Matt Hancock branded. But regardless of whether you’re ...

Brave new world opens up for Microsoft
Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 11 Jun 2018

Arguably, open source is not an alternative to commercial software. Rather, it is a way to create software collaboratively, and at a global scale. Active contributors in the open source community ...

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Chinese regulatory crackdown is about control, not data privacy
Despite China's messaging, analysts believe the government's recent regulatory tightening on tech companies is more about control...
Regulators need to rethink big tech regulation, expert says
A Boston University professor argues that big tech regulation may need to focus more on creating competition through data access ...
FTC changes course on prior approval for reattempted mergers
The FTC has opened the doors to routinely requiring prior approval for reattempted mergers, as well as requiring prior notice of ...

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Keycloak tutorial: How to secure different application types
IT pros and developers can secure applications with the open source IAM tool Keycloak. When you don't need to worry about ...
Secure applications with Keycloak authentication tool
As we look toward the future of authentication, open source tools, such as Keycloak, provide companies a way to secure ...
Kaspersky tracks Windows zero days to 'Moses' exploit author
In its second-quarter threat report, Kaspersky Lab found a rise in the use of exploits and zero-day vulnerabilities, several of ...

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Enterprises look to formalize WFH network architecture
As work-from-home programs prove they're here to stay, enterprise network teams are assessing their network designs to ensure ...
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
In this Q&A, author William Stallings discusses 5G services, such as network slicing and QoS, and other topics covered in his ...

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IBM z/OS V2.5 integrates mainframes with hybrid clouds, AI
Bringing mainframes deeper into the hybrid cloud mix, IBM delivered an updated version of z/OS that makes it easier for IT pros ...
Explore the benefits of data center as a service
For organizations that might struggle to purchase and maintain their own data centers, they can turn to DCaaS, which enables them...
Data center contactless tech beyond the pandemic
No-touch tech like haptics and LiDAR became commonplace during the coronavirus pandemic, but such technology can increase demands...

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7 data modeling techniques and concepts for business
Three types of data models and seven data modeling techniques are available to data management teams to convert mountains of ...
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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