In Depth

In Depth

• How to write supplier contracts for agile software development

  Typical supplier contracts are not suited to agile software projects where there is no requirements specification – so what should IT leaders do?  Continue Reading

• CW500: Tackling complexity in IT

  At a recent Computer Weekly CW500 Club event, CIOs discussed IT complexity and whether it hinders performance or is simply a consequence of complexity in business  Continue Reading

• Security compliance is still a corporate headache

  Ensuring compliance with security and data protection regulations is an eternal burden for IT departments - but it can be made easier  Continue Reading

• Financial applications are on a journey to the cloud

  CFOs in Europe embrace cloud-based financial applications as a result of security and delivery model improvements  Continue Reading

• Dutch Cyber Security Council boosts focus on privacy

  The Dutch Cyber Security Council says privacy will be one of its main focuses in 2015 and going forward  Continue Reading

• Death, taxes and data security audits

  According to Benjamin Franklin, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. In the business world, audits could easily be added to this list  Continue Reading

• NoSQL and NewSQL edge into Belgian railways and Austrian yellow pages

  NoSQL, NewSQL and graph databases are finding uses in mainstream European industry sectors from origins in US dotcoms  Continue Reading

• Local authorities band together to share enterprise software

  Local authorities in London and elsewhere in England are banding together to share enterprise software to cut costs, from the bottom up  Continue Reading

• Anatomy of a cyber attack – the risks facing small businesses

  A small business owner tells the story of how a cyber attacker nearly brought down her firm, and the expert who helped her highlights the lessons learned  Continue Reading

• How to cull old, potentially risky data

  Unused data is a potential security risk, with old spreadsheets, reports and email containing industry secrets and laced with company gossip. If it's no longer useful, it's time to delete it  Continue Reading

• Is customer experience management the new CRM?

  Consumers have far more information today than they have ever had, and this simple fact is a major game changer for anyone who sells anything  Continue Reading

• VMware vs OpenStack: How they handle storage

  The opportunities and challenges presented by the two virtualisation environments when it comes to storage, backup and disaster recovery.  Continue Reading

• OpenStack Manila: File access storage for the open source cloud

  OpenStack Manila is the file level access method in development by the open source cloud platform. What is it, how does it work and when will it be ready?  Continue Reading

• Why the CIO should loosen the grip on enterprise IT

  CIOs need to decentralise IT systems and provide the business with access through APIs  Continue Reading

• Five critical actions CIOs should take to improve the customer experience

  Actions include upgrading IT roles, amending measurements, structural changes and a cultural shift from internal to external  Continue Reading