Cloud computing services
Cloud computing has been one of the most talked about IT topics of recent years, and as the technology matures the cloud has become a serious option for all IT managers. There are a range of ways to approach the cloud, from public cloud to private clouds, through services such as software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS). We examine cloud computing services and the trends and technologies that matter to IT managers.
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News
13 May 2026
Data dive: Power grid data shows birth of AI in UK datacentres
Electricity supply utilisation ratios show datacentre developer ‘land grab’, capacity switch-ons, the coming of Hopper and Blackwell GPUs, and usage ramping during training runs Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
13 May 2026
Southeast Asia’s space economy set for $100bn lift-off
From predicting crop diseases to optimising bus routes, the application of AI and cloud technologies to satellite data could add $100bn to the region’s GDP by 2030 Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
08 May 2026
Fujitsu UK pays staff bonuses as it sits on Post Office scandal contribution
IT supplier will pay bonuses to UK staff again this year as it continues to hold back contribution to costs of Post Office scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
08 May 2026
Node4: AI and agentic the future, but culture the key to unlock it
UK mid-market supplier showcases the three stages of AI – assistance, co-work and orchestration – but faces a reality in which most users have yet to arrive at first base Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
07 May 2026
Data residency becomes the GCC’s next AI battleground
As sovereign AI strategies accelerate across the Gulf, organisations are shifting their focus from ‘how do we use AI?’ to ‘where does the data live?’, turning data residency into a strategic differentiator rather than a compliance exercise Continue Reading
By- Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly
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News
07 May 2026
Nutanix CEO maps out agentic AI strategy, targets VMware defectors
Rajiv Ramaswami talks up Nutanix’s agentic AI play, the growing demand for sovereign cloud capabilities, and why decoupling storage from HCI is hastening migrations from VMware Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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Feature
06 May 2026
Beyond telesurgery: How Proximie uses AI to optimise surgery logistics
AWS customer Proximie delivers AI-driven operating theatre logistics and tele-surgery. We spoke to its engineering vice-president about the challenges of cloud in a life or death environment Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
06 May 2026
How Singapore firms are scaling AI initiatives
At AWS Summit Singapore, Certis and Grab showed how they are embedding AI in their business, such as automating finance operations and deploying robots in public safety and security patrols Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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Opinion
06 May 2026
AI to help mainframes remain business critical in 2026
Mainframes are very much still vital for performance- and security-conscious use cases. To optimise TCO, AI and hybrid cloud can help them retain their advantages Continue Reading
By- Greg Holmes, EMEA field CTO at Apptio, an IBM company
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News
06 May 2026
Cloud and data sovereignty caught in a paradox
We asked the hyperscalers how they would respond to US court-ordered eavesdropping on foreign citizen data – and got responses that highlight a paradoxical situation Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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Feature
06 May 2026
Is cloud data sovereignty all just a case of ‘Trust me, bro’?
Hyperscaler cloud is inherently global. Does that make data sovereignty unattainable – especially given the powers US courts hold? We grilled the hyperscalers in an attempt to find out Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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Opinion
06 May 2026
The illusion of digital sovereignty and the reality of control
Digital sovereignty is hugely important to IT leaders but in most cases systems have been built on foundations they don’t control. Open standards are key to organisational agility Continue Reading
By- Astor Nummelin Carlberg, director open source sovereignty, SUSE
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News
05 May 2026
Google AI workers vote to unionise over IDF and US military tech
Unions send letter to management requesting recognition for Google DeepMind employees, in particular over the company’s involvement in hi-tech systems used in Gaza and Iran wars Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
05 May 2026
IBM: Enterprise AI to shift from ‘light bulb’ to ‘electric motor’ era
Enterprises are set to make productivity gains as business shifts from point use cases for artificial intelligence to orchestrated, policy-driven deployment of agentic AI, says IBM CEO Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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E-Zine
05 May 2026
Mastering a marathon with the future of healthtech
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at how digital twins of the human body are helping athletes prepare for the London Marathon. We find out how AI is set to deliver new driving experiences in the latest cars. And we speak to a 146-year-old bank about taking an entrepreneurial approach to tackling legacy IT. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
05 May 2026
Google’s Agentic Data Cloud to power ‘systems of action’
As enterprises move from reactive analytics to AI agents, Google Cloud’s data chief details new metadata, cross-cloud and database tools to help them govern and scale AI agents Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
04 May 2026
How Australian firms are using AI in customer experience
Local tech leaders from MYOB, Guzman y Gomez, and Aware Super reveal how AI is reshaping customer experience, streamlining business operations and driving efficiency Continue Reading
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Opinion
30 Apr 2026
Data is a sovereignty issue. And broader than just the hyperscalers
As data sovereignty comes under scrutiny the more chimera-like it looks, but ventures like Google’s S3NS in France show potential Continue Reading
By- Owen Sayers, Secon Solutions
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News
30 Apr 2026
Cloud revenues up 35% YoY in a hot market that’s accelerating
Synergy Research figures put Q1 cloud revenues at $129bn. Meanwhile, AWS, Microsoft and Google have 63% of the world market, which shows an acceleration delta of 13% Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
27 Apr 2026
Was Capita’s Royal Mail pension contract a botch too far?
The Cabinet Office’s decision to end Capita’s contract to administer the Royal Mail pension follows heavy criticism of the supplier’s work on the civil service pension contract Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
24 Apr 2026
Wiz founder: Hack yourself with AI, before the bad guys do
At Google Cloud Next, Wiz co-founder Yinon Costica called on security defenders to use AI to steal a march on threat actors, and launched agentic capabilities for cyber teams Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
24 Apr 2026
Government should drop Capita from civil service scheme after it loses Royal Mail role, says union
Union representing civil servants said that when outsourcing suppliers fail, they should be dropped Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
23 Apr 2026
FairPrice to roll out AI-powered smart carts to more stores
Shoppers can expect smart carts that slash checkout times to just 36 seconds, while supermarket staff will get an AI sidekick to automate daily operations Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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Feature
23 Apr 2026
AI drives software productivity – and challenges – for Motorway
We talk to Ryan Cormack of used car marketplace Motorway about how AI-driven development increases the speed and productivity of engineering and the challenges it brings Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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23 Apr 2026
AI adoption is rapid but many stuck at basic levels, says AWS
The UK could unlock £35bn of productivity – equivalent to the economy of Manchester – if organisations can move from basic use of AI to productive, often agentic, modes of working Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
23 Apr 2026
Using AI to manage insider risk amid Middle East conflict
As geopolitical tensions reshape the cyber threat landscape across the region, organisations are turning to artificial intelligence-driven behaviour analytics, investigative automation and monitoring of AI agents to detect insider risk faster and strengthen operational resilience Continue Reading
By- Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly
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News
22 Apr 2026
Bunnings shows off AI shopping agent at Google showcase
The Australian hardware chain has gone from digital laggard to e-commerce pioneer, teaming up with Google Cloud to launch a conversational AI assistant that turns simple queries into DIY project plans Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
22 Apr 2026
Google launches Gemini Agent Platform, eighth-generation TPUs
With more AI agents moving to production, Google Cloud is targeting governance, multi-cloud data architecture and purpose-built silicon to help enterprises orchestrate agentic workflows Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
22 Apr 2026
Blackbox replaces two racks of HPE storage with 8U of Everpure
UK-based IaaS ‘sovereign’ provider, with multiple public sector-facing clients, replaced end-of-life 3PAR arrays with FlashArray storage that saw it reduce power consumption by 85% Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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Opinion
17 Apr 2026
AI, energy, and the new rules of cloud sustainability competition
AI has made cloud infrastructure core to enterprise architecture – more valuable, strategic, and resource-intensive. It has also made vague sustainability claims less defensible Continue Reading
By- Abhijit Sunil, senior analyst, Forrester
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Opinion
17 Apr 2026
Welcome to agentic AI. Welcome to per-agent licensing
Microsoft seems to have a new wheeze: Charging per-agent. Having made Copilot pervasive in the Microsoft stack, it looks like customers may face per-agent billing Continue Reading
By- Owen Sayers, Secon Solutions
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Opinion
15 Apr 2026
Drone strikes show why key military principles apply to cloud data
One key thing every soldier knows is that bunching up under fire is a very bad idea. Here, a retired French general says CIOs need to apply the same principle to data in the cloud Continue Reading
By- Major General Laurent Boïté (retired)
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News
15 Apr 2026
Data dive: A new American Century in the datacentre pipeline?
Looking at datacentre development internationally, we see how the UK faces apparent relative decline, how countries are responding to the AI age, and what MW vs GDP can tell us Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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E-Zine
14 Apr 2026
How a risky move paid off for Nvidia
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to Nvidia, the chip company at the centre of the AI revolution, about how its 20-year technology bet paid off. Oracle is laying off 30,000 workers – we find out what’s behind the controversial move. And we analyse the risks and opportunities from edge AI. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
13 Apr 2026
‘Grand Theft Auto’ publisher Rockstar hit by hackers again
The notorious ShinyHunters hacking collective menaces video game publisher Rockstar and says it will leak data on 14 April Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
13 Apr 2026
Go West! US datacentres head for available and cheap energy
Texas the hotspot as US datacentres enter the GW age, Virginia set to hold its status as ‘datacentre alley’, while constrained west coast states set for market share decline Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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Feature
13 Apr 2026
Pure/AVK self-powered Dublin datacentre dodges grid constraints
With grid connectivity denied, Pure Data Centres Group got creative, partnering with AVK on a microgrid to beat power constraints versus a tide of rising demand Continue Reading
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10 Apr 2026
Breaking the stranglehold: Responses to data sovereignty risk
We look at the political and government responses to risks around data sovereignty and massive dependence on the three US hyperscalers – AWS, Azure and GCP – in the UK and Europe Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
10 Apr 2026
OpenAI ‘pauses’ Stargate UK: Sudden setback or calculated move?
OpenAI’s decision to pause Stargate UK, much vaunted and based on a memorandum of understanding with government, cites energy costs and regulation, but may be driven by wider uncertainties Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
08 Apr 2026
Azure customers up in arms over ‘full’ UK South region
Microsoft customers report being refused capacity, migration projects stuck halfway, and accusations that AI is being prioritised over ‘bread and butter’ offerings Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
08 Apr 2026
Hyperscaler datacentres set to dominate by 2031
Driven by artificial intelligence deployments, hyperscaler datacentres are expected to comprise more than two-thirds of all capacity by 2031. Meanwhile, on-premise datacentre capacity will shrink to 20%, down from 56% in 2018 Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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Opinion
07 Apr 2026
Sustainability accounting can be difficult, but can differentiate
It's difficult to get a handle on sustainability metrics, not least because of supplier efforts to obfuscate them. But building in a true and bigger picture can become a differentiator Continue Reading
By- Daniel Smith, Astralis Technology
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Opinion
07 Apr 2026
Navigating the opaque fog of public cloud carbon footprints
Cloud providers make it impossible to really assess carbon footprint. Differing definitions mask the true impact, especially in emissions from hardware production Continue Reading
By- Shane Herath , Eco-Friendly Web Alliance
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News
02 Apr 2026
How ‘Wikipedia of cyber’ helps SAP make sense of threat data
SAP runs enormous cloud environments for some of the world’s most heavily-regulated organisations, and in the hyperscale era, data security and compliance were becoming big challenges. It turned to cutting-edge agentic tools from Uptycs to cut through the noise Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
02 Apr 2026
Data dive: UK government’s 2030 datacentre capacity targets look shaky
We look at UK datacentre capacity – current and projected – and find DSIT’s 2030 target for 6GW of AI-capable capacity is currently out of reach, unless operators get a move on Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
02 Apr 2026
How ANZ firms are driving automation and AIOps
Tech leaders from Westpac, NAB, Telstra and ACC New Zealand share their automation journeys, from overcoming cultural resistance to the cautious adoption of AI Continue Reading
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News
01 Apr 2026
Microsoft to invest $5.5b in Singapore’s AI and cloud infrastructure
The tech giant is spending over $5bn through 2029 to bolster its footprint in the city-state while rolling out programmes to equip students, educators and non-profit leaders with AI skills Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
01 Apr 2026
Post Office scandal supplier Fujitsu to cut nearly 10% of UK workforce
Troubled IT supplier announces voluntary redundancy programme with hundreds of UK jobs set to be cut Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
31 Mar 2026
CMA to launch strategic market status investigation into Microsoft; Amazon Web Services off the hook
CMA to investigate whether Microsoft should be given strategic market status. Amazon escaped, but both companies will need to make changes to egress fees and interoperability Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
27 Mar 2026
Flaws in government procurement show in HMRC £473m AWS award
After a rushed contract award with only one bidder and a tender notice ‘for hyperscalers only’, critics call for live oversight on government contracts, claiming the procurement is unfair and likely to be expensive Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
25 Mar 2026
Amazon Web Services bags Fujitsu’s HMRC loss
US tech giant wins contract to run three datacentres for the government department after cutting ties with Fujitsu Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
19 Mar 2026
Hit the north! UK datacentre focus shifts to M62 and points north
Barbour ABI data shows 8GW of total datacentre pipeline with most big projects in the north and Scotland, while London and the M4 corridor are about 25% of projected capacity Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
17 Mar 2026
Alibaba joins AI agent race with Wukong launch
Following the viral success of OpenClaw and product launches from Nvidia and Tencent, Alibaba has unveiled an agentic AI platform that integrates with DingTalk to orchestrate business workflows Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
17 Mar 2026
Lendi Group standardises on MongoDB for AI-ready data layer
Following a merger that left the Australian fintech with a fragmented data architecture, Lendi Group has consolidated its databases onto MongoDB Atlas to reduce microservices sprawl and power AI-driven broker tools Continue Reading
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E-Zine
17 Mar 2026
How conflict is reshaping technology strategy in the Middle East
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to IT leaders in the Middle East about their challenges in keeping digital infrastructure running in a time of regional conflict. The chief data officer at Colgate-Palmolive explains the importance of getting your data foundations in place. And we find out how to overcome the barriers for underrepresented groups to get into tech. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Opinion
16 Mar 2026
Azure Local Disconnected looks the part for sovereignty. It isn’t.
Despite fanfare, Microsoft’s air-gapped cloud offer is far from GA-ready, can’t run Azure Kubernetes Service, maxes out workload clusters, and at scale can’t be truly disconnected Continue Reading
By- Owen Sayers, Secon Solutions
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Feature
12 Mar 2026
The rise of the splinternet? Data sovereignty risks and responses
We look at the political, legal and economic risks around data sovereignty, the fears for digital dependency and massive hyperscaler penetration in the UK public sector Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
11 Mar 2026
Met Office ‘supercomputing as a service’ one year old
Artificial intelligence is not key to the weather picture, as the forecasting and climate prediction agency lauds the benefits of moving from on-site supercomputers to cloud computing for scientific modelling Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
11 Mar 2026
Zendesk to acquire Forethought in major agentic AI play
Zendesk is acquiring Forethought to bolster its agentic AI chops with specialised and self-learning AI agents capable of managing complex customer service workflows Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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Opinion
10 Mar 2026
Why Asia needs its own model of digital sovereignty
Framing digital sovereignty simply as a “US versus non-US cloud” debate is no longer fit for purpose. Asia must forge its own path through data jurisdiction, technical portability, and operational control Continue Reading
By- Terry Maiolo
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News
09 Mar 2026
IBM takes a second shot at Post Office contract to replace Horizon
The US tech giant is bidding for a £323m contract to replace the Post Office’s flawed Horizon IT system, a decade after its previous attempt was abandoned due to complexities Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
06 Mar 2026
Regulate AWS and Microsoft, says UK cloud provider survey
Open Cloud Coalition survey, commissioned ahead of the CMA’s decision on measures against the two hyperscale giants, finds competing cloud providers demand regulation Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
06 Mar 2026
Enterprises warming to AI PCs amid growing cloud costs
While global memory shortages will pose a threat to the broader PC market, AI PCs are gaining momentum across Asia as companies look to cut cloud costs, boost productivity and secure sensitive information Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
05 Mar 2026
Capita secures decade-long government contract amid failure in public sight
Outsourcing firm has won 10-year contract to supply government departments with tech-enabled business services Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
03 Mar 2026
Emerging markets prioritise top-line growth with agentic AI
While firms in mature markets are using AI agents to automate routine tasks, those in emerging markets where the cost of the technology is higher than that of human labour are favouring revenue-generating use cases Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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E-Zine
03 Mar 2026
Is a social media ban for under-16s proportionate?
In this week’s Computer Weekly ezine, we dig into the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights’ arguments that governments should be doing more to police the actions of “big tech social media firms” rather than banning under-16s from using their platforms. We also hear about colocation giant CyrusOne’s approach to greening up its operations, and the wider benefits that its IT sustainability play is bringing to its business. The second part of this month’s buyer’s guide looks at the risk profile of neocloud providers, and the questions enterprise IT buyers should be asking themselves before signing up to use their offerings. And, rounding out the issue, we have a feature looking at various real-world use cases for augmented, virtual and extended realities. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
27 Feb 2026
Australia inks five-year deal with Microsoft to drive AI and cloud adoption
The Digital Transformation Agency’s new agreement promises cost certainty, improved discounts, and a skills fund to support the government’s digital transformation agenda Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
26 Feb 2026
UK to see weekend protests against ‘dirty datacentres’
Environmental charity Global Action Plan UK is coordinating a campaign effort to bring attention to wider concerns about datacentre electricity demand, water use and environmental impacts Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
24 Feb 2026
Microsoft CEO opens London AI Tour with Copilot push
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella used his event keynote to showcase how the artificial intelligence in M365 is a foundation for agentic AI in the enterprise Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
24 Feb 2026
Starling expands internationally as demand for banking as a service continues to rise
UK challenger bank has expanded its banking-as-a-service business with entry into New Zealand Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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E-Zine
24 Feb 2026
Retirement plans postponed as tech issues delay pension payments
In this week’s Computer Weekly ezine, we dig into the tech issues affecting the Civil Service Pension Scheme, which have left some members in severe financial difficulties. We also sit down with Segro CIO Richard Corbridge to find out how he is bringing to bear his experience of working in both the private and public sector to make digital transformation happen at the property management company. The buyer’s guide this week starts a series of articles about neocloud providers, and how the rising demand for artificial intelligence and sovereign capabilities are reshaping the cloud computing market. And, rounding out the issue, we have a feature looking at the work that is going into creating a viable quantum internet. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
15 Feb 2026
Wesfarmers to deploy agentic AI in retail operations
Retail conglomerate behind Kmart and Officeworks signs multi-year deal with Google Cloud to deploy AI agents for customer service and internal productivity Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
10 Feb 2026
Artificial intelligence now finance sector’s ‘connective tissue’
Major study finds debate over AI adoption is over as almost every finance firm in the world is already using the technology Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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E-Zine
10 Feb 2026
Zooming in on police technology plans
This week’s edition of the Computer Weekly ezine takes a closer look at the technology changes the Home Office is seeking to introduce to the UK policing sector as part of its wide-ranging reform programme. We also hear from the global CIO of PC hardware manufacturer Lenovo about the work he is doing to grow the company’s services business. Rounding out the issue, we have two features digging deep-er into the security side of artificial intelligence, with one looking at how suppliers are adding the technology to their security portfolios and the other guiding buyers on what to look for when selecting AI security products. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
09 Feb 2026
US bid for Dutch ID infrastructure raises sovereignty concerns
Kyndryl’s proposed takeover shows how critical systems become exposed to foreign control without an overarching policy decision Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
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News
29 Jan 2026
Troubleshooter steps in as Capita and civil service bosses apologise for pension scheme problems
High volumes of customer calls, backlogs and complex requests blamed for shaky start to life on civil service pension scheme for Capita Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
29 Jan 2026
Fujitsu boss ‘falls on his sword’ before settling with Post Office scandal victims
Fujitsu's European chief Paul Patterson is stepping down from his role amid the troubles brought on by the supplier’s central role in the Post Office scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
28 Jan 2026
Nationwide expands Amazon Web Services partnership to delve deeper into AI
Nationwide will have access to artificial intelligence-powered tools to help staff in their everyday interactions with its members Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
20 Jan 2026
Google Cloud opens Bangkok region to support Thailand’s AI economy
The hyperscaler’s Thai cloud region is part of a $1bn investment to meet the growing demand for cloud services in the kingdom Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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E-Zine
20 Jan 2026
How open banking is evolving to unlock finances
In this week’s edition of the Computer Weekly ezine, we take a look at how – eight years after its introduction – the concept of open banking is expanding and evolving, and giving rise to new use cases within financial services. We also sit down with the CTO of Norsk Global and find out how swapping out its legacy VMware estate for Nutanix’s technology has saved it money and helped it shift away from having a reactive IT strategy. Elsewhere in the issue, we find out how agentic AI is shaking up business processes within the enterprise architecture landscape. And in the second of our three buyer’s guide features on digital sovereignty, we find out why this is a topic IT buyers and IT departments need to get a handle on in 2026. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
20 Jan 2026
Sovereign and edge AI drive return to on-premise Kubernetes
While public cloud services remain popular, the need to control sensitive data and maximise GPU performance is pushing enterprises to deploy Kubernetes in their own datacentres Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
20 Jan 2026
Digital Realty enters Malaysia with acquisition of Cyberjaya datacentre
The datacentre provider expands Southeast Asian footprint beyond Singapore and Jakarta, acquiring a connectivity hub in Cyberjaya with plans for a 14MW campus to support regional AI and cloud workloads Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
19 Jan 2026
Liverpool FC signs WasabiAiR for fast video tagging and search
Reds can tag video frame-by-frame with AI-based ML-as-a-service to get rapid search and ‘hyper-personalisation’ of footage for fan engagement and partner content Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)
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News
18 Jan 2026
APAC enterprises to boost AI spend by 15% in 2026
Lenovo’s CIO Playbook 2026 reveals that 96% of APAC organisations are planning to invest more in AI, with a growing reliance on hybrid infrastructure to manage rising inference costs Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
13 Jan 2026
Berlin anarchists cite AI in attack on key energy infrastructure
Berlin anarchists have sabotaged key energy infrastructure in the city, claiming it as an act of ‘self-defence’ against the planet’s destruction by ‘energy-guzzling’ technologies and the wider fossil fuel economy that underpins their development Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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E-Zine
13 Jan 2026
Every Post Office victim deserves an OBE, says Betty Brown
In the first edition of the Computer Weekly ezine for 2026, we reveal who in the world of tech has received gongs in the New Year Honours List, and why. We also sit down with competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi, who is in the midst of a legal action to secure billions of pounds in compensation for UK businesses that have been allegedly overcharged by Microsoft for opting to run its software in competing cloud environments. Elsewhere in the issue, we find out why automotive enterprises are being advised to revamp their networks and embrace openness. And in the first of our three buyer’s guide features on the knotty topic of digital sovereignty, we find out what role data auditing has to play in building a cast-iron data sovereignty strategy. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
13 Jan 2026
AI to handle four in 10 customer queries in Singapore by 2027
As companies turn to AI agents to solve manpower constraints, more than nine in 10 APAC consumers say they want clear explanations for AI-driven decisions Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
12 Jan 2026
Woolworths to power Olive digital assistant with agentic AI
The Australian retail giant is the first in the Asia-Pacific region to use Google’s Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience to turn its chatbot into a proactive shopping partner Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
08 Jan 2026
Campaigners urge UK to develop digital sovereignty strategy
UK digital rights campaigners have urged UK parliamentarians to implement a digital sovereignty strategy as part of the forthcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to reduce reliance on technology subject to foreign interference Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
07 Jan 2026
All England Tennis Club extends 36-year IBM deal with AI at core of plans
Deal will see IBM continue to develop digital experience for fans of the Wimbledon tennis tournament Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
05 Jan 2026
How Bahrain is building a region-leading digital economy
From hyperscale cloud and fintech regulation to AI skills and smart manufacturing, Bahrain is positioning technology at the heart of its economic diversification strategy, says Bahrain EDB’s Musab Abdullah Continue Reading
By- Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly
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News
05 Jan 2026
Global cloud infrastructure spending hits $102.6bn in Q3 2025
The cloud infrastructure market grew 25% year on year, driven by enterprises moving from AI experimentation to scaled deployment, according to research from Omdia Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
05 Jan 2026
Singtel trials 50Gbps fibre to support future AI and cloud workloads
Singtel kicks off technical pilot for ultra-high-speed broadband, targeting the bandwidth requirements of immersive media, remote enterprise workflows and AI-driven systems Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
31 Dec 2025
Top 10 police technology stories of 2025
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 police technology stories of 2025 Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
28 Dec 2025
Middle East tech trends 2026: AI, cyber security and sovereign infrastructure take centre stage
As artificial intelligence moves from experimentation to production and cyber threats escalate, the Middle East is entering a decisive phase of digital transformation, says Omdia chief analyst Trevor Clarke Continue Reading
By- Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly
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24 Dec 2025
Top 10 India stories of 2025
From infrastructure expansion and sovereign AI innovation to regulatory maturity, Computer Weekly recaps the key developments that kept CIOs and technology suppliers across India busy in 2025 Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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22 Dec 2025
Top 10 ASEAN stories of 2025
Southeast Asia’s 2025 tech landscape saw financial institutions, healthcare researchers and government agencies moving decisively from technology pilots to large-scale AI deployments and infrastructure modernisation Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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16 Dec 2025
Singlife taps Salesforce Agentforce to drive agentic AI strategy
The Singapore insurer has begun rolling out Salesforce Agentforce to assist customer service teams, with plans to extend the use of the technology to financial advisers and direct customer interactions Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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E-Zine
16 Dec 2025
Is AI more than hot air?
In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, which is the final one of 2025, we hear from Amazon CTO Werner Vogels and his take on how developers need to change and adapt for the AI era. Elsewhere in the issue, we hear from experts about why the AI bubble might be able to burst, as organisations struggle to get the returns they expected from their investments in the technology. We also hear from Paul Neville, director of digital, data and technology at The Pensions Regulator, about how data automation and AI are changing the game in terms of how it works. And in the third and final of our three buyer’s guide features on self-service developer tools, we share some top tips on how to ensure enterprise self-service portals are fit for purpose. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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15 Dec 2025
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2026
Enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region are expected to prioritise sovereign architectures, double down on securing agentic systems and rewrite their infrastructure playbooks, among other tech trends Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
15 Dec 2025
Reinventing the Arabic newsroom: How Al-Masry Al-Youm is harnessing AI, data, and cloud to transform
Al-Masry Al-Youm CIO Omar Badr reveals how Egypt’s leading independent daily has navigated a decade of digital disruption, balancing editorial freedom with cutting-edge technology Continue Reading
By- Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly
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News
15 Dec 2025
Microsoft taps Indian IT giants for agentic AI rollout
The partnership with Cognizant, Infosys, TCS and Wipro follows a $17.5bn pledge by the tech giant to bolster India’s cloud and AI infrastructure Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
