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April 29, 2020
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Apr'20
Nordic CIO interview: Stefan Olowsson, Swedish Social Insurance Agency
Stefan Olowsson, CIO at Sweden’s Försäkringskassan, helps to ensure social security payments run smoothly, which is a balancing act of innovation, data security and reliable delivery
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April 29, 2020
29
Apr'20
Google chief suggests post-coronavirus cloud boost
Google’s GCP platform has seen increased demand during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, and the company’s CEO believes economic recovery may lead to fewer on-premise datacentres
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April 28, 2020
28
Apr'20
IBM celebrates quantum cloud fourth anniversary with coding challenge
IBM has set four tasks for programmers to try out on its cloud-based quantum computer, in a bid to widen quantum coding skills
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April 20, 2020
20
Apr'20
Green Flag waves farewell to Oracle legacy with cloud-native revamp
The roadside breakdown rescue service has developed a technical architecture to support an ecosystem approach to business
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April 20, 2020
20
Apr'20
CaixaBank uses hybrid of conventional and quantum computers to classify risk
Spain's CaixaBank is using quantum computers as part of a project to assess risk using machine learning algorithms
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April 14, 2020
14
Apr'20
UK altnets increase full-fibre coverage by 50%
Independent network providers notch up notable year in 2019 as fibre access for all becomes political hot potato
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April 09, 2020
09
Apr'20
Omdia: New norm for working set to have ‘dramatic’ implications for collaboration industry
Analyst recalibrates expectations for collaboration and conferencing tools, forecasting transformational upsurge in use that could change the world of work, with home broadband being a business lifeblood
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April 08, 2020
08
Apr'20
Australian open source project to expand global reach
Data61’s open source seL4 microkernel project will be supported by a new foundation created under the auspices of the Linux Foundation
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April 03, 2020
03
Apr'20
Covid-19 apps pose threat to digital privacy on a global scale
Digital security firm Surfshark has reviewed a number of apps aimed at tackling the spread of coronavirus, and found that many pose a threat to people’s digital privacy
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March 31, 2020
31
Mar'20
Hackathon launched to help fight coronavirus pandemic
Virtual hackathon seeks to develop a suite of applications to help people during the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak through ethically built technology
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March 12, 2020
12
Mar'20
IT Priorities 2020: Benelux organisations and budgets focused on digital transformation
IT leaders in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg expect bigger budgets this year, with spending on digital transformation projects and related technologies being prioritised
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March 10, 2020
10
Mar'20
IT Priorities 2020: Digitisation drives IT modernisation growth
IT decision-makers realise that old applications restrict agility. As organisations digitise processes, application modernisation is key
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March 03, 2020
03
Mar'20
Lack of leadership stifles collaboration initiatives
IT and business leaders say they want to encourage collaborative working, but there is little support from senior management
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March 02, 2020
02
Mar'20
Boris Johnson’s commitment to inquiry into Post Office scandal in doubt
Boris Johnson’s apparent commitment to a public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal is not so certain
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February 27, 2020
27
Feb'20
Hidden cost of cloud puts brakes on migration projects
Lack of skills and complexities in rebuilding software for the cloud are among the main factors inhibiting cloud success
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February 24, 2020
24
Feb'20
Estonia to give citizens Alexa-like access to public services
The Estonian government is working on a project that will ultimately allow citizens to ask Siri, Alexa or almost any other virtual digital assistant to interact with government departments on their behalf
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February 14, 2020
14
Feb'20
CIO Interview: Siim Sikkut, Estonian government CIO
Siim Sikkut is one of a generation of tech native Estonians, who is turning his knowledge and experience to transforming government services
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February 03, 2020
03
Feb'20
Cost-cutting and digital transformation spur increased European IT outsourcing in 2019
The need to rein in costs while digitally transforming has led to growth in traditional and as-a-service base outsourcing
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January 30, 2020
30
Jan'20
Sorting out the Dutch government’s IT mess
Tech experts discuss the challenges and potential solutions to the Netherlands government’s IT problems
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January 20, 2020
20
Jan'20
Spanish bank applies AI to staff training
CaixaBank uses artificial intelligence to help its staff find and access the most relevant training resources
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January 15, 2020
15
Jan'20
TSB signs up IBM Services and announces Edinburgh tech hub
TSB has contracted IBM to provide hybrid cloud services as part of its £120m digital transformation plans, which will see more tech jobs in Scotland
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December 19, 2019
19
Dec'19
Top 10 storage stories of 2019
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 storage stories for 2019, with the latest trends in enterprise storage arrays, hyper-converged, object storage, scale-out NAS, and more
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December 19, 2019
19
Dec'19
Comms-platform-as-a-service revenues outpace unified-comms-as-a-service
Communications-platform-as-a-service uptake is benefiting from its ability to quickly add new functionality, the ease with which it can be customised and the flexibility of its pay-as-you-go service model
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December 11, 2019
11
Dec'19
Post Office settles legal dispute with subpostmasters, ending 20-year battle for lead claimant
The Post Office has settled its long-running legal dispute with subpostmasters, and will pay £57.75m in damages
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December 06, 2019
06
Dec'19
Dutch government must sort IT mess as priority
Dutch government lacks the knowledge and skills for its own IT strategy, according to scathing report
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December 06, 2019
06
Dec'19
Barclays opens large tech operation in India, hiring thousands
Barclays opens tech centre in Pune as part of its global delivery network
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December 05, 2019
05
Dec'19
NetApp’s Keystone hybrid cloud storage ‘try-before-you-buy’ for on-prem
Keystone on-premise and cloud subscription model will cost more than buying hardware so will be best suited to customers that want to try NetApp on-site before committing to purchase
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December 04, 2019
04
Dec'19
AWS Outposts debuts in Australia
Amazon Web Services rolls out Outposts in Australia, enabling enterprises to run a consistent version of the AWS platform at locations that require low latency
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December 03, 2019
03
Dec'19
HPE takes aim at hybrid IT management as a service
Starting with its GreenLake family, HPE is building out a hybrid platform from the edge to the cloud
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November 26, 2019
26
Nov'19
Peer calls for clear-out of Post Office board after Court of Appeal confirms major court defeat
Conservative peer championing subpostmasters’ long-running battle with Post Office suggests management clear-out after Court of Appeal rejects appeal bid
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November 26, 2019
26
Nov'19
McKinsey: Why some industries gain an AI advantage, while others lag
Study from McKinsey & Company finds data silos and a lack of enterprise integration are putting some industries at a disadvantage
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November 22, 2019
22
Nov'19
TSB tech woes continue with overnight systems failure
TSB customers have experienced problems receiving money into their accounts due to an IT error, just days after the bank was slammed in a report on its IT problems last year
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November 22, 2019
22
Nov'19
Wind River teams with Dell for 5G distributed edge system
Dell EMC teams with Wind River to form Kubernetes-based system to see use in virtual RAN (vRAN) infrastructures for 5G networks
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November 11, 2019
11
Nov'19
Major report on TSB IT disaster expected soon
A damning report into the 2018 IT disaster at TSB is expected to heavily criticise executives when it is published in November
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November 06, 2019
06
Nov'19
Jonathan Oxley appointed interim Ofcom chief executive
Ofcom group director for competition and board member fills in as regulator expects to make permanent appointment after General Election
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November 06, 2019
06
Nov'19
EU digital sovereignty at risk if global tech giants can’t respect IP rights
MEP warns that digital sovereignty will remain a mirage if European digital champions do not have the same rights to enter foreign markets as those attempting to enter the EU
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November 05, 2019
05
Nov'19
VMware readies on-premise and as-a-service hybrid offerings
During its annual VMworld event in Barcelona, VMware unveiled its vision for combining vSphere and Kubernetes
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October 25, 2019
25
Oct'19
London announces £10m cash injection for full-fibre connectivity
New fibre-optic cabling scheme will use Tube network and public buildings to create a fibre backbone across the capital
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October 24, 2019
24
Oct'19
Total saves £95,000 a year with Nutanix hyper-converged
Gas and electricity supplier struggled with ageing traditional infrastructure, but moved to hyper-converged for projects that include containers and DevOps deployments
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October 21, 2019
21
Oct'19
Virtual Instruments is now Virtana and aims at cloud, containers
Searches for “Virtual Instruments” returned too many synthesizers, so storage monitoring pioneer went through a blue sky ordeal. It has new plans for cloud and container capability, too
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October 18, 2019
18
Oct'19
O2 promises ‘revolutionary’ offers as it joins UK 5G party
O2 has become the latest operator in the UK to offer a 5G network and claims to be able to demonstrate real-world 5G business use cases that can potentially boost the British economy
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October 17, 2019
17
Oct'19
Barclays demonstrates proof-of-concept quantum clearing algorithm
Barclays and IBM researchers publish paper on a quantum computing algorithm for securities transaction trading
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October 15, 2019
15
Oct'19
Software architects struggle with relational database legacy
Legacy relational database management systems were originally designed as systems of record, but they don’t work as well in modern, cloud-native designs
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October 14, 2019
14
Oct'19
Why API-first software development leads to shiny API people
There is a fundamental difference between using application programming interfaces for integration and having an API strategy for reuse. We look at how APIs can make digital initiatives shine
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October 11, 2019
11
Oct'19
How code reuse drives business change at the DWP
Department for Work and Pensions is using application programming interfaces to promote reuse of granular microservices across the organisation
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October 08, 2019
08
Oct'19
Nadella sees Azure as the world’s computer
The Microsoft CEO wants organisations to consider Azure as a distributed cloud for next-generation AI applications
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October 01, 2019
01
Oct'19
Polaris Transportation digitises with RPA and hyperledger tech
Transportation group has embarked on a digital transformation journey using WorkFusion and blockchain hyperledger for straight-through processing
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September 30, 2019
30
Sep'19
The bots turning businesses into digital transformers
As companies increasingly turn to robotic process automation to accelerate digital transformation, Computer Weekly takes a look at how the market is evolving
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September 27, 2019
27
Sep'19
How Graphcore is putting AI on steroids
UK chipmaker Graphcore’s intelligence processing unit may just hold the key to unlocking the full potential of artificial intelligence
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September 26, 2019
26
Sep'19
Nordic payment collaboration will ease cross-border payments
P27 and Mastercard to bring seamless cross-border payments across Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden