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Malaysia has become the latest country to look into the security concerns surrounding Huawei, which has been accused by mostly western powers of conducting corporate espionage and potentially ...
Gay dating app Scruff has had to ban pictures of users in their underwear because Google Play kept suspending it. This is welcome news for those of us who eat pizza every single day and can’t be ...
Andi Grabner works as the DevOps Activist (real job title, not joking) for software intelligence company Dynatrace. Activist eh? Why’s that Andi? “Because I want to activate people into becoming ...
Nginx is the company that likes to be called NGINX, except it’s not… because it’s not an acronym, it’s supposed to say “engine-X”, which is a cool snazzy name, right? Actually, Nginx would only ...
This is a guest post written for the Computer Weekly Developer Network by Eran Kinsbruner in his role as chief evangelist for Perfecto. Acquired by Clearlake Capital-backed Perforce in October ...
You know Cisco, that networking company that makes hardware for deep internal systems and spends all its time developing switches, routers, hubs and token ring adapters and suchlike, right? No, ...
In the world of technology, there’s open source, but it is often open source served up in a somewhat limited or restricted format under an essentially proprietary overhang that leads quite quickly ...
Open source process automation, content management and information governance software company Alfresco has hit the version 3.0 iteration for it ADF 3.0 (Application Development Framework). Company ...
Software applications need management, monitoring, testing and continual levels of deep tissue massage to ensure they run as intended and deliver to the user requirements for which they were ...
Fintech makes the world go around
What the fintechs think about open banking’s progress? Part 2 Fluidly
Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA 29 Jan 2019What do fintechs think of the first year of Open Banking and what do they expect over the next 12 months?
Networks Generation
How To Save IT From Drowning In Its Own Self-Containerised World (and other stories)
Broadband Testing 29 Jan 2019Anyone out there right now could be more than excused for thinking we're drowning in security start-ups; too many "me too" vendors trying to resolve the same perceived problems - niche or broad. ...
There is a mantra in technology that if a program is fed bad data, it will produce bad results. The same is true of AI. The quality of a machine learning application is directly related to the ...
CW Developer Network
AI developer toolset series: Shutterstock captures the moment of AI evolution & democratisation
28 Jan 2019The Computer Weekly Developer Network is in the engine room, covered in grease and looking for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machines Leaning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) tools for software ...
Fintech makes the world go around
Tens of billions of pounds of IT spending held back as UK businesses wait for clearer idea of Brexit
Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA 28 Jan 2019Fintech could be losing billions of pounds in potential revenues as banks hold off IT projects until clearer picture of post Brexit business environment emerges
Fintech makes the world go around
Fintech Interview: Part 12 Eucaps
Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA 25 Jan 2019Swedish fintech Eucaps is about to launch as the Spotify of the share trading sector
At a recent event marking the launch of Trend Micro’s regional headquarters in Singapore this week, the company’s executives cited Singapore’s vision and influence over ASEAN in cyber security ...
Fintech makes the world go around
Lloyds Bank to migrate from IT alphabet spaghetti to Google-like simplicity sounds easy, but…TSB
Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA 24 Jan 2019Lloyds Bank wants to move customers to a Google inspired banking platform
Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog
Windows 7: Don't expect Microsoft to handle all Windows 10 issues
Managing Editor 24 Jan 2019It does not seem that long ago that IT departments were battling with upgrading PCs from Windows XP to Windows 7, as Microsoft finally pulled the plug for support on the legacy operating system. ...
There’s no getting around the fact James Dyson has revolutionised pub bogs up and down the country with his hand dryers. Rumours they store up and shoot out poo particles everywhere aside, the ...
Data Matters
Using business intelligence tools to prevent team burnout
Business Applications Editor 23 Jan 2019This is a guest blogpost by Andrew Filev, founder and CEO, Wrike. Since no business wants to leave money on the table, it’s tempting to try to squeeze as much productivity as possible out of your ...
Fintech makes the world go around
What the fintechs think about open banking’s progress? Part 1 TrueLayer
Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA 23 Jan 2019Open banking is one year old, but how has the first year been for the fintech's who will give it meaning
Inspect-a-Gadget
Adonit PhotoGrip for smartphones with tripod, Bluetooth shutter & remote
22 Jan 2019In the age of the selfie (and the accursed self-stick), what more could the average smartphone-toting photo addict really need? Longer arms perhaps? How about an international language app to ...
Fintech makes the world go around
Is Tandem's half a million new customers in a year a measure of success?
Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA 22 Jan 2019How do challenger banks measure success?
Fintech makes the world go around
Are bank innovation hubs just showcasing and should fintechs go direct to business units?
Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA 21 Jan 2019Sending a gift to a manager at a potential customer to attract attention seems old fashioned but it could be for a fintech to get visibility
Onymos has come forward with what it calls a mobile application development platform for developers to create feature-rich ‘no compromise’ mobile apps based on open standards. The latest ...
Fintech makes the world go around
Fintech Interview: Part 11 AimBrain
Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA 18 Jan 2019AimBrain is targeting finnacial services companies with its biometric identification management platform, which is being created by a top team of Phds
Eyes on APAC
Australia’s CSIRO unveils AI platform to improve off-farm decision making
TechTarget 18 Jan 2019Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and rural technology start-up Digital Agriculture Services (DAS) have launched a new platform that uses artificial ...
Fintech makes the world go around
If a fintech could be in Jeremy Corbyn’s shoes what would be its demands for Brexit ?
Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA 17 Jan 2019If you had the parliamentary numbers that Jeremy Corbyn has how would you use them to break the Brexit impasse
SUSE has announced support for Intel Optane DC persistent memory with SAP HANA. Persistent memory is typically defined as any method or apparatus for storing data structures such that they can ...
CW Developer Network
AI developer toolset series: Aricent's 'big 4' Deep Learning challenges
17 Jan 2019The Computer Weekly Developer Network is in the engine room, covered in grease and looking for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machines Leaning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) tools for software ...
CW Developer Network
AI developer toolset series: Paperspace CEO on why is abstraction key to training machine brains
17 Jan 2019The Computer Weekly Developer Network is in the engine room, covered in grease and looking for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machines Leaning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) tools for software ...
Mobile phone recycling comparison site Recyclezone has put together the findings of a survey that asked which household tasks Brits were most keen to palm off on smart technology, and you don’t ...
Fintech makes the world go around
Is BBVA eyeing Atom takeover?
Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA 16 Jan 2019Spanish bank could expand on its significant shift to digital banking if it takes full control of the UK's Atom Bank
Fintech makes the world go around
London didn’t only lose £700m tech investment, its reputation is also being hammered by Brexit
Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA 16 Jan 2019The UK risks losing its position as a leading fintech hub as a result of the suicidal tendencies of some politicians and group masochism within the population
Open Source Insider
Puppet on DevOps: practitioners (not managers) are the new champions
16 Jan 2019Software delivery (and operations… and change) automation company Puppet has staged its fifth annual DevOps Salary Report. With a foundation in open source, Puppet is championing a world of what it ...
Our new CISO has just issued a warning across the company. He's going to blame staff for any blunders. And he's going to make sure they NEVER do it again...
Public Sector IT
Another one bites the dust: Bauer’s departure from NHS England highlights public sector-wide issue
15 Jan 2019NHS England’s chief digital officer (CDO) jumping ship to join the private sector is the latest example of one of the key issues facing digital and technology projects across the public sector, ...
Fintech makes the world go around
Open banking will transform financial services through osmosis
Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA 15 Jan 2019Open banking regulation will transform the financial services sector but don't expect changes overnight
There is currently a crisis unfolding in the open source world, with a number of companies changing their licensing to protect revenue. This has arisen due to a potentially toxic situation where ...
When a report surfaced last month detailing a ‘severe vulnerability’ in Kubernetes, the popular, open-source software for managing Linux applications deployed within containers, many of us will ...
Fintech makes the world go around
Talent shortages, new investments sources and increased diversity expected in UK fintech
Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA 14 Jan 2019A talent squeeze, new sources of investment and increasing diversity are all in store for the UK fintech sector this year
The Computer Weekly Developer Network is in the engine room, covered in grease and looking for Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for software application developers to use. This post is part of a ...
Ahead in the Clouds
Improbable vs. Unity: Why enterprise cloud users should take notice
Senior Editor, UK 11 Jan 2019Enterprise cloud users may have written off the spate between gaming companies Improbable and Unity as nothing more than industry in-fighting, but there are some cautionary tales emerging from the ...
There’s been a lot of excitement over the new NHS Long Term Plan. The plan sets out how the NHS will spend the extra £20.5bn a year, gifted to the health service by prime minister Theresa May as a ...
The Computer Weekly Developer Network is heading to Las Vegas for the first of the technology industry's 2019 conferences -- and it's Dynatrace Perform 2019. Dynatrace is an Application Performance ...
Fintech makes the world go around
Massive fall in tech investment in London last year and Berlin is gaining ground
Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA 11 Jan 2019London experienced a huge drop in tech investment in the year following the Brexit vote.
CW Developer Network
AI developer toolset series: Applitools on AI-assisted root cause analysis
11 Jan 2019The Computer Weekly Developer Network is in the engine room, covered in grease and looking for Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for software application developers to use. This post is part of a ...
The Singapore government’s Committee of Inquiry (COI) that looked into the unprecedented cyber attack on SingHealth’s IT systems released a public report this week, detailing security lapses ...
One common theme with recent product tests and vendor briefings and that is - automation. Not that there's anything new here per se; back in the mid-90s I remember working on an extensive project ...
Fintech makes the world go around
UK Finance plays down fraud threat through contactless card skimming
Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA 10 Jan 2019Contactless card fraud is rising bit it is easily preventable