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• Back on the office network: What are the risks for mobile users?

  Many people are returning to offices and bringing their mobile devices with them. What are the cyber security implications of this?  Continue Reading

• Ecolabels and data sanitisation key to recycling and reusing IT assets

  Ecolabels on hardware and data sanitisation of devices are key to recycling and reusing old IT equipment respectively, helping enterprises avoid unnecessary asset destruction and contributing to increasingly high levels of electronic waste globally  Continue Reading

• Coronavirus: How to go back to the office safely and securely

  Security teams should be used to supporting remote workers effectively by now, but what’s going to happen when people start returning to their offices? We look at the risks and how to address them.  Continue Reading

• Australian firms soldier on amid Covid-19 outbreak

  From the largest financial institutions to small companies, Aussie firms have been dialling up their use of technology tools to keep their businesses humming during the coronavirus pandemic  Continue Reading

• Coronavirus: How to implement safe and secure remote working

  Find out what CIOs and CISOs need to know to enable their end-users to work remotely and stay secure during the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, and learn how users can help themselves  Continue Reading

• Upcoming conflict minerals regulation does not cover major technology companies

  A forthcoming regulation designed to stem the flow of conflict minerals is unlikely to change the behaviour of technology companies because loopholes in the new rules mean they are not covered  Continue Reading

• Securing your mobile estate – best practice for CIOs

  The prevalence of mobile devices in every part of daily life is shaping how enterprises make choices about software and network infrastructure, but how do businesses go about securing these vast new endpoint estates?  Continue Reading

• How to get the basics of mobile device management right the first time

  When adopting mobile device management, there are often fears around implementation and whether or not the strategy is even required  Continue Reading

• How to make sense of desktop as a service

  Does it make sense to move the desktop to the cloud? We look at DaaS and VDI  Continue Reading

• PCs shape up for the digital workplace

  The digital workplace demands increasing functionality, mobility and connectivity. We look at how desktop IT is changing  Continue Reading

• How to find the right mobility strategy for your SME

  Small businesses still need a strategy to make the most of mobility, so what should business owners look out for?  Continue Reading

• Why the browser is the computer

  When he was CEO of Sun Microsystems, Scott McNealy once said that the network is the computer. Today, users spend most of their time in a browser  Continue Reading

• Chrome OS: Why it may be time to approach desktop IT in a different way

  The managed desktop has been running for nearly 20 years. Surely there must be a better way? We investigate  Continue Reading

• Australia's holistic approach to enterprise mobility

  As one of the most progressive markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Australia is taking a more proactive approach towards enterprise mobility  Continue Reading

• Enterprise wireless: trends and developments in 2017

  What will be the main developments in wireless this year and what challenges will this bring to enterprises?  Continue Reading

• Cutting the cable: why industry is turning to wireless

  Wireless networking technology is heading out of the office and the living room, and on to the factory floor. We explore the trend  Continue Reading

• Interview: James Bamford on surveillance, Snowden and technology companies

  Investigative journalist and documentary maker James Bamford was among the first to uncover the secrets of the US National Security Agency and its global surveillance  Continue Reading

• It’s high time support staff relinquished control

  There’s no reversing the widespread BYOD trend, so IT must adopt new ways of delivering applications to employees  Continue Reading

• The best desktop strategy: Forget the desktop

  Before licensing and rolling out an updated operating system, it may be time to revise your IT estate  Continue Reading

• Mobile strategies increase need for data loss prevention technology in Europe

  Data loss prevention technology that covers all popular mobile platforms and is easy to use and implement is called for as mobile strategies evolve  Continue Reading

• Mobile security -- what works and what doesn't?

  Experts told the CW500 Security Club how mobility brings new challenges to security departments and an opportunity to go beyond building walls around the enterprise  Continue Reading

• Polish companies come around on mobile safety

  Polish companies have been the target of many mobile attacks, as Krzysztof Polak investigates  Continue Reading

• Mobile device management (MDM) vs backup

  MDM tackles the challenge of mobile devices flooding the enterprise, but it doesn’t mean you can stop worrying about mobile data protection  Continue Reading

• Businesses need to equip staff with the tools to do the job

  Workforces will become frustrated if they do not have the technology they need to deliver what their organisation wants  Continue Reading

• Wi-Fi in the sky: The good, the bad and the ugly

  With in-flight internet options spreading around the world, which services should discerning business travellers try, and which should they avoid?  Continue Reading

• Mobile apps bring benefits and problems for enterprises in Poland

  Mobile business applications are gaining importance in Poland as broadband coverage expands and smartphone and tablet use increases  Continue Reading

• The technology opportunity for UK shopping centres

  While retailers are setting the innovation barrier high, how are shopping centres using technology to improve their customer offerings?  Continue Reading

• Interview: Fujitsu CTO Joseph Reger on human-centric innovation

  Joseph Reger, Fujitsu's EMEIA CTO, discusses human-centric innovation and the need for responsible attitudes to technology  Continue Reading

• Companies driving growth of cloud

  Companies and organisations are increasingly adopting cloud services for more secure and efficient device management  Continue Reading

• Cellist and composer Philip Sheppard counterpoints music and IT

  Philip Sheppard is a composer and cellist who also speaks at IT conferences about the parallels between IT and music  Continue Reading

• How the BBC became digital in three-and-a-half years

  The BBC has undergone a digital transformation that started 18 months prior to the London 2012 Olympic Games  Continue Reading

• Big Apple revolution: How to manage Macs in the enterprise

  Apple’s products were once niche devices. Now, following a consumer-led initiative, they are widely used across the enterprise  Continue Reading

• CW500 in the City: Mobility management and regulatory compliance

  A CW500 meeting heard how financial services firms, particularly the big banks, are responding to the need to offer customers and staff mobile services to compete for business and talent  Continue Reading

• How to support Apple in the enterprise

  The popularity of Apple products is driving adoption in the enterprise. But how should IT departments support iOS and MacOS X devices?  Continue Reading

• The digital CIO: Making the business case for digital technology

  When trying to win backing for digital technology, IT leaders would be wise to focus on benefits, not costs  Continue Reading

• Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust secures government backing for £6m IT modernisation programme

  CIO interview: Joanna Smith, CIO. Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust  Continue Reading

• Supplier profile: Workday

  Computer Weekly analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the rapidly growing cloud HR and finance software company, Workday  Continue Reading

• Where is all the innovation in the PC industry?

  PC manufacturers need to innovate to reverse the continuing drop in hardware sales  Continue Reading

• The digital CIO: How digital technology will change the role of IT leaders

  We have now reached the point where corporate IT as we know it will succeed or fail  Continue Reading

• No more email? Why companies are turning to collaboration technology

  Collaboration technologies are helping companies improve their employees' work-life balance  Continue Reading

• Wireless charging: The story so far...

  Rupert Goodwins looks into the technology behind wireless charging and whether it is good enough yet for wider adoption  Continue Reading

• CW500: 4G to underpin ubiquitous mobile services

  The catalyst for debate at April’s CW500 Club meeting was the arrival of the 4G mobile network in the UK  Continue Reading

• Mixed feelings towards Windows 8 in enterprise

  Microsoft has missed a trick or two in the heartland of its business but complex mobile working remains an issue for all in the tablet market.  Continue Reading

• CW500: Five technology forces that will change businesses forever

  CIOs have a unique opportunity to take the lead in innovation as disruptive technologies overturn traditional business models  Continue Reading

• BYOD policy and the data protection products that can help

  We look at BYOD data protection in backup apps and specialist products as BYOD policy demands backup and remote wipe capabilities  Continue Reading

• Top 10 gadget reviews of 2012

  Inspect-a-Gadget has been busy reviewing a range of gadgets over the past 12 months and it has been another big year in the world of tech  Continue Reading

• How to conduct a strategic review of your mobile policy

  While there are a number of mobile device management (MDM) tools on the market, CIOs need to take a broader overview of corporate devices  Continue Reading

• CW500: Managing the mobile workforce (part 2)

  Glenn Morgan, head of service transformation at British Airways, explains how the airline is harnessing consumer technology  Continue Reading

• CW500: Managing the mobile workforce (part 1)

  Mobile working has transformed Colt Telecommunications beyond recognition over the past three years  Continue Reading

• Windows 8 looks to reclaim territory in the enterprise

  Every few years a new Microsoft desktop operating system arrives. The latest version may influence how corporate IT regards desktop computing  Continue Reading

• Tablets in the enterprise: Challenges of office mobility

  Moving the physical desk environment onto a tablet-based one brings a host of IT obstacles  Continue Reading

• CIOs sold on flexible working benefits – so what is holding it up?

  Flexible working offers business benefits and allows employees to improve their work/life balance – but will managers accept it?  Continue Reading

• Computer Weekly / TechTarget IT priorities survey 2012

  Learn which IT priorities are at the top of UK IT managers lists for 2012. Coverage from across our network includes cloud, budget cuts, networking, security, disaster recovery and more.  Continue Reading

• Forrester: How consumerisation drives innovation

  The “consumerisation of IT is a threat to the status quo and a risk to the security of the firm. Forrester's Ted Schadler. looks at the business benefits.  Continue Reading

• Balance security and productivity in consumerisation policy

  The consumerisation of IT and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programmes have become headline-grabbing issues, but in the rush to be seen to be doing something about it, organisations risk compromising security, warns Rob Bamforth.  Continue Reading

• Buyer's guide to IT consumerisation: Rewriting the rulebook

  Desktop computing is no longer about IT providing a set of tools for employees. Consumer technology has advanced, and staff are more tech-savvy.  Continue Reading

• Case study: New College Swindon replaces fixed Ethernet network with Wi-Fi

  New College, Swindon, is planning to replace its fixed Ethernet network with a campus-wide wireless network that will let students access the internet using their own devices.  Continue Reading

• The consumerisation of IT: it’s a trickle, not a tide, but you still need to be ready

  If media headlines and supplier claims are to be believed, organisations today are faced with an unstoppable tide of many different types of personal device connected to the corporate network  Continue Reading

• CW500: How CIOs are exploiting the cloud

  CIOs from the Guardian, Mitchells & Butlers and Oxfam reveal how they are exploiting cloud computing  Continue Reading

• CW500: The future of retail IT

  Bricks and mortar retailers may be struggling in the downturn, but online retailing is booming.  Continue Reading