In Depth

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Information technology (IT) in Poland

• Facebook’s privacy game – how Zuckerberg backtracked on promises to protect personal data

  Facebook promised its users privacy then quietly abandoned its promises in pursuit of profits. Now it faces antitrust regulation  Continue Reading

• Mobile phones and health: is 5G being rolled out too fast?

  European countries are rolling out 5G mobile communications at breakneck speed as they seek to gain a competitive edge over the US and Asia. But some scientists have raised questions about the effects of 5G mobile phone radiation on public health ...  Continue Reading

• GDPR: An overview of the latest data protection legislation

  The forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will have wide-ranging implications for every organisation that processes personal data. This comprehensive overview tells you what you need to know  Continue Reading

• The EURECA moment: Counting the cost of running the UK’s public sector datacentres

  The EU-backed EURECA project has spent the past 36 months assessing the state of public sector datacentres across Europe, and is revealing what it found  Continue Reading

• Content filtering a potential challenge in digital single market

  The proposed digital single market directive is intended to harmonise e-commerce and copyright throughout the European Union, but concerns have been raised over the technological impact this would have on UK industry  Continue Reading

• Organised crime exploiting new technology

  European law enforcement is to focus on collaborating with industry around cyber crime as organised crime groups increasingly exploit new technologies, according to a regional crime threat report  Continue Reading

• Will European datacentre operators pounce on post-Brexit uncertainty?

  As the dust settles on the EU referendum and the new-look US-Europe Privacy Shield data transfer agreement, we look at what it could mean for European datacentre operators  Continue Reading

• CW@50: A history of IT outsourcing

  Computer Weekly looks at where and when IT outsourcing was invented and considers the changes the sector has gone through since  Continue Reading

• European omni-channels: Hype or reality?

  Organisations in Europe are adapting to demands for omni-channel services from consumers across the continent  Continue Reading

• Europe fires starting gun for dash to GDPR compliance

  A last dash for compliance with the general data protection regulation (GDPR) has begun across Europe and, despite the two-year warning, some organisations will fall short and for UK firms Brexit is no excuse  Continue Reading

• What the EU’s new data protection laws mean for UK industry

  The General Data Protection Regulation, which will come into force on 25 May 2018, could have a big impact on any company in the world that deals with the personal data of EU citizens  Continue Reading

• What the EU’s cyber security bill means for UK industry

  Coming European legislation on network and information security could have cost and organisational implications for a range of UK companies  Continue Reading

• Take-up of cloud storage in Europe affected by privacy issues

  The cloud storage narrative has been heavily US-biased, with take-up of cloud in Europe modified by concerns over privacy and responses to Safe Harbour’s nullification  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

• Flash storage set to dominate Europe's datacentres by 2020

  A rapid shift among European enterprises towards all-flash storage could be a surprise positive outcome from the economic woes that have afflicted the continent  Continue Reading

• Roaming charges: How will changes in mobile legislation affect business in Europe?

  With mobile roaming charges on the way out across the European Union, what are the implications for businesses and business travellers?  Continue Reading

• EU Data Protection Regulation: What the EC legislation means for cloud providers

  With the European Commission's data protection rules set to drop before 2016, take a look at what the changes mean for the cloud and datacentre community  Continue Reading

• Computer Weekly European User Awards 2015: Best Networking Project winner

  Construction company Osborne needs reliable connectivity on its building sites, which are often remote. This year's Networking Project of the Year goes to Osborne for the way it overcame the challenges of achieving this  Continue Reading

• IT services procurement: Could G-Cloud be the answer Europe is looking for?

  With European public sector organisations looking to overhaul how they buy IT, some are wondering if the UK's G-Cloud model could be the answer they are looking for  Continue Reading

• Keeping European datacentres safe from cyber attacks

  European datacentre operators must take a proactive approach to preventing cyber attacks as hackers increasingly target their facilities  Continue Reading

• NetSuite SuiteAcademy opens cloud doors in Europe

  NetSuite's SuiteAcademy programme is teaching students cloud computing skills to prepare them better for the workforce  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

• Software-defined networking in Europe: The state of play

  What stage of the evolution of software-defined networking are we really at, and when will the hype turn to reality?  Continue Reading

• Cloud boosts demand for datacentres in Poland and eastern Europe

  The datacentre market in both central and eastern Europe and Poland has recorded double–digit growth  Continue Reading

• All-flash and hybrid flash storage build momentum in Poland

  Hybrid flash and all-flash storage gain popularity in Poland, hybrid flash going mainstream and all-flash used for high performance  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

• Polish companies face challenges with big data storage infrastructure

  As Polish enterprises embrace data analytics they face the challenge of big data storage that can handle rapidly growing and varied datasets  Continue Reading

• Virtual server backup catches up with virtualisation in Poland

  Server virtualisation has swept Poland, but businesses are still catching up to the reality that backup requires a different approach  Continue Reading

• SAP bets future on cloud in central and eastern Europe

  SAP’s turn to cloud services for the delivery of its business applications seems especially energetic in central and eastern Europe  Continue Reading

• Polish enterprises embrace cloud and virtual disaster recovery

  Polish enterprises are increasingly breaking the habit of using the cheapest route to disaster recovery and opting for cloud and virtualisation  Continue Reading

• Polish enterprises speed apps with flash and hybrid flash storage

  Flash storage might cost more but enterprises in Poland are using flash and hybrid flash arrays for their low latency  Continue Reading

• What's causing Poland's datacentre market to flourish?

  The Polish datacentre market, although still in its early phases of development, is worth more than 1bn Polish zloty  Continue Reading

• Polish banking, energy and public services weigh up benefits of big data applications

  For many Polish institutions big data is still only in the planning stage, but banks and the energy and public sectors are beginning to use the technology  Continue Reading

• Cloud storage makes steady progress in Poland

  In Poland cloud storage and cloud services arouse concerns over control and security but businesses are discovering the benefits in cost and customer service  Continue Reading

• Poland’s financial services sector weighs cloud’s risks and rewards

  Banks and financial services enterprises in Poland are split between strict regulations and security concerns, and cloud’s benefits  Continue Reading

• HP Autonomy executive: big data transcends analytics

  Robert Youngjohns, executive vice-president at HP, speaks to Computer Weekly about why big data does not reduce to analytics  Continue Reading

• Why more businesses are nearshoring in Eastern Europe

  Low-cost, highly skilled IT labour and a relatively close proximity to the UK is making Eastern Europe an increasingly attractive destination to UK businesses  Continue Reading

• Seven ways to make big datacentre savings

  Businesses can make massive savings in the operating costs of their datacentres by taking relatively inexpensive steps, such as removing servers.  Continue Reading

• Case study: SABMiller revamps supply chain management

  SABMilller, the $24bn global brewing giant, is revamping its supply chain management system to reduce stock-outs caused by an increasingly complex and hard to predict market.  Continue Reading

• Outsourcing can offer good returns

  IT outsourcing has proved disappointing for many companies, but good management can turn it into a success  Continue Reading

• Outsourcing demand increasing according to Equaterra research

  Now, more than ever, businesses are outsourcing IT to reduce the expense of running large IT operations inhouse.  Continue Reading

• Top five outsourcing destinations to watch

  India maybe losing its pre-eminence as the IT outsourcing venue of choice. Here we look at five outsourcing venues to watch  Continue Reading

• Spearheading growth with IT: Frank Bandura, financial director of Carluccios

  Squid ink pasta is one of the glories of Italian cuisine, with a subtle and delicate flavour that is entirely its own. But it is also jet black in colour, and this is sometimes a bridge too far for restaurant customers, even the sophisticated ...  Continue Reading

• Virtual job fair gets international response

  Second Life is bringing a highly skilled workforce from 45 countries to a jobs fair in Luxembourg held by software maker Gax Technologies.  Continue Reading

• IT rises to the challenge of standardisation of ERP as Mittal goes on a buying spree

  Author Spencer Johnson may have encouraged business managers to ask, "Who moved my cheese?" but for Leon Schumacher, chief information officer at the world's largest steel maker, the question is more like, "Who continually moves my massive and ...  Continue Reading

• Nearshoring: Looking closer to home

  Companies looking for savings but worried about the risks and cultural barriers involved in offshore outsourcing could benefit from nearshoring. Danny Bradbury investigates the pros and cons  Continue Reading

• Patent directive could mean less software choice and more red tape for IT directors

  Critics say EU move threatens smaller suppliers and in-house work  Continue Reading

• EU expansion could create new job prospects for IT professionals

  The expansion of the European Union to 25 member states last month could create new job opportunities for UK ITprofessionals.  Continue Reading

• What EU expansion may mean for IT

  As the European Union prepares to increase its ranks from 15 countries to 25 on Saturday, speculation has arisen over how the new...  Continue Reading

• Great business ideas for 2004

  Outsourcing, flexible working, corporate governance, business process re-engineering, and marketing IT's value are the five big...  Continue Reading

• Outsourcing: Location, location, location

  As big companies increasingly commit to outsourcing, it becomes difficult to settle on a country. Andy Favell discusses the pros...  Continue Reading

• Head for the sun

  With the UK market for IT contractors hit hard by the economic downturn, it might be worth looking for work in sunnier climes....  Continue Reading

• Text contraceptive

  Text messaging is being used to warn women in Poland when not to have sex.  Continue Reading

• Living in America

  We meet an Oracle ITer who upped sticks and headed for the sunshine of Silicon Valley  Continue Reading

• Specialist college offers children chance of a flying start

  Evening classes are not only for middle-aged learners. Liam White visited a specialist college that offers children as young as...  Continue Reading

• Pioneer of the e-gold rush

  Eva Pascoe acquired fame and fortune as a founder of the Cyberia chain of Internet cafés. Now she's spearheading fashion group...  Continue Reading