Computer Weekly Editors Blog

February 2020

Would you still consider the UK an attractive destination for global tech talent?
Bryan Glick - Editor in chief 28 Feb 2020

Imagine you’re a skilled, ambitious IT professional living outside the UK and you want to maximise your earning potential and your exposure to the latest technology. You’re assessing where in the ...

Want to hear the latest on Gov.uk Verify? Sorry, GDS still has nothing to say
Bryan Glick - Editor in chief 14 Feb 2020

The great and the good of the digital identity sector gathered in London yesterday (13 February) for the Think Digital Identity for Government conference – a popular bi-annual event that always ...

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Senators press Facebook, Google on consumer data value
Facebook and Google took the hot seat Tuesday during a Senate subcommittee hearing to defend their companies' business practices ...
FTC rescinds vertical merger guidelines, raises concerns
The FTC recently rescinded its 2020 guidance for vertical mergers. Meanwhile, Pres. Joe Biden plans to nominate a new ...
Top 10 promising 5G use cases CIOs should know
The technological advantages 5G presents are well known. The hard part for business leaders is choosing where 5G implementation ...

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Spurned researcher posts trio of iOS zero days
An anonymous bug hunter critical of Apple's handling of reports to its bounty program has released details on three zero-day ...
Cybersecurity leaders back law for critical infrastructure
In the wake of cyberattacks like Colonial Pipeline, U.S. senators want a national law requiring critical infrastructure companies...
How to prevent ransomware: 6 key steps to safeguard assets
Ransomware can cost companies billions in damage. Incorporate these ransomware prevention best practices to keep attackers out.

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Automate network validation for smoother changes
Teams can verify network state before and after network changes to ensure smooth deployment of the changes. Automating those pre-...
Ways to speed up white box networking adoption
Most organizations are slow to deploy new techniques, white box networking included. Experts explain why and offer advice on how ...
A review of Cato Networks' SASE Cloud platform
Cato's SASE Cloud lacks some features and may require customers to replace point products to fully benefit from the platform. But...

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Considerations for sustainable data center design
To design a green, sustainable data center, consider methods to improve energy conservation and efficiency. Then, look into green...
Use colocation and cloud together
Rather than deciding between cloud or colocation, consider using both cloud and colocation. Colocation can support a hybrid cloud...
What does a DPU do?
Learn the basics of data processing units: What they are, what they do, who's making them and who's adopting them. Then decide ...

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The benefits and pitfalls of cloud-based data management systems
Learn the benefits of cloud-based data management systems, common pitfalls and strategies when considering varying data levels ...
NoSQL database types explained: Column-oriented databases
Learn about the uses of column-oriented databases and the large data model, data warehouses and high-performance querying ...
Nutanix boosts data management services in the cloud
Nutanix is aiming to make it easier to manage, deploy and protect data and databases across hybrid and multi-cloud environments ...

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February 2020

Would you still consider the UK an attractive destination for global tech talent?

Want to hear the latest on Gov.uk Verify? Sorry, GDS still has nothing to say