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IT project management

• April 27, 2016 27 Apr'16

  Cloud services top priority in Australian and New Zealand enterprises in 2016

  Around 60% of IT leaders in Australia and New Zealand expect their cloud computing spending to increase in 2016, with hybrid cloud projects a priority

• April 26, 2016 26 Apr'16

  Action for Children mobilises staff on Claranet’s managed network

  Action for Children, the charity behind Byte Night, moves onto Claranet’s MPLS core network to support the wholesale revitalisation of its ICT

• April 25, 2016 25 Apr'16

  CIO interview: Ulrica Holmgren, Telenor Sweden

  The Swedish CIO of telecoms provider Telenor tells Computer Weekly about the company’s agility, pilot projects and the digital journey

• April 21, 2016 21 Apr'16

  BBC micro:bit Model Rocket Car Competition sparks creative interest in Stem

  Microsoft and the Bloodhound Project explain how focusing on the creative side of tech helps drive children’s interest in science, technology, engineering and maths careers

• April 21, 2016 21 Apr'16

  Halfords CIO jumps ship to move to Morrisons

  Halfords CIO Anna Barsby will be moving to head up technology at supermarket chain Morrisons

• April 18, 2016 18 Apr'16

  CIO interview: Gerard Spans, Arcadis

  The CIO of the Netherlands-based global design and consulting company tells Computer Weekly how he manages the three responsibilities which he sees as the future of his role

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  Lack of career progression pushes IT workers to shop around for jobs

  Research from EMC finds that a lack of career progression in their current organisation is the top reason IT people choose to move jobs

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  Australian universities increase IT spending well above global average

  Australian universities are increasing their IT spending as they improve learning and operational efficiency

• April 12, 2016 12 Apr'16

  DWP knew of Universal Credit problems in mid-2012 despite insisting all was well

  Documents released after a four-year legal battle show that DWP officials knew of problems with Universal Credit in 2012 despite insisting it was on time and budget

• April 12, 2016 12 Apr'16

  Network Rail announces Could IT Be You 2016 competition winner

  UK rail network manager Network Rail announces the winner of the 2016 cohort of its IT talent competition

• April 11, 2016 11 Apr'16

  Smith & Williamson starts legacy renewal with WhereScape Red

  Financial services company Smith & Williamson migrates Cobol data into SQL Server data warehouse in a bid to recreate and cleanse legacy data

• April 08, 2016 08 Apr'16

  CIO Interview: Phil Pavitt, global CIO, Specsavers – Online not the only way

  Specsavers CIO explains why the personal touch is as important as digital services for customers of health-related products

• April 07, 2016 07 Apr'16

  Cargotec saves €2m by moving HR systems to the cloud

  Cargo handling equipment manufacturer Cargotech reduces the cost of managing its 11,000 employees by moving HR systems to the cloud

• April 07, 2016 07 Apr'16

  How an IT department in a portacabin supports UK’s biggest critical infrastructure project

  The man in charge of the IT supporting the UK's largest critical infrastructure project – the redevelopment of London Bridge station – tells Computer Weekly about life in a portacabin

• April 06, 2016 06 Apr'16

  Volkswagen Group selects Mirantis OpenStack for private cloud build

  Volkswagen outlines plans to use open source cloud platform, as it moves to embrace connected devices and agile software development techniques

• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  Two-thirds of farmers didn’t need to use ‘digital by default’ rural payments system

  Internal review produced by Defra reveals full catalogue of errors that led to the withdrawal of the digital farm subsidy system in 2015

• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  Gender bias in tech could ‘die out over time’, says UCL senior network architect

  Senior network architect at University College London Emma Cardinal-Richards discusses her career as a woman in IT and a dissolving of the “old guard”

• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  Nominations open: Most influential women in UK IT 2016

  Computer Weekly’s 2016 awards for the most influential women in UK IT are now open for nominations

• April 01, 2016 01 Apr'16

  Brits feel lack of digital skills holds firms back

  Almost half of employers think UK firms would be more productive if there was a higher level of digital skills

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  DDoS attacks on universities normally performed by “disgruntled” students or employees

  The majority of distributed denial of service attacks on universities are made by students or employees, says the head of infrastructure services at the University of London

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  Businesses should help shape graduates, says Hitachi Data Systems COO

  Lynn Collier, COO of Hitachi Data Systems, wants businesses to collaborate with educational institutions to ensure young people gain the right skills

• March 30, 2016 30 Mar'16

  Hackers to probe engine control units amid emissions scandal

  ICCT hires computer whizz-kids to find out who else besides Volkswagen uses ‘defeat devices’ in cars

• March 30, 2016 30 Mar'16

  CIO interview: Retail’s past a poor guide to future, says Paul Coby of John Lewis

  Paul Coby, IT director at John Lewis, believes retailers will need to move with changing customer patterns and demands to survive the omni-channel shift

• March 29, 2016 29 Mar'16

  Fibre altnet B4RN may get code powers to build out network

  Ofcom has started a consultation to give community-backed fibre-to-the-premises altnet B4RN new powers to roll out its network on a wider scale

• March 24, 2016 24 Mar'16

  The dawn of managed services in the Middle East

  Managed services are on the up in the Middle East, with enterprises looking at ways to support critical infrastructures while they invest in new technologies

• March 24, 2016 24 Mar'16

  BT says geography biggest barrier to finding apprentices

  Telecoms provider BT says that skilled young people for apprenticeships are readily available, but that it struggles to find them outside of London

• March 24, 2016 24 Mar'16

  CIO interview: Martin Uudelepp, Fonus Group

  The interim CIO of Swedish family law and funeral group Fonus tells Computer Weekly about his role as a “chaos pilot”

• March 22, 2016 22 Mar'16

  Three quarters of firms believe tech skills gap could be solved by apprenticeships

  Around three quarters of firms think the tech skills shortage could be solved by employing apprentices

• March 17, 2016 17 Mar'16

  CIO interview: Mogens Kristensen, Sydbank

  Danish bank’s IT head explains the advantages of sharing some IT systems with other banks

• March 16, 2016 16 Mar'16

  Rolls-Royce cloud HR project will pay for itself in two years

  HR IT director Mark Judd explains how engineering and aerospace firm swapped ageing ERP and spreadsheets for a company-wide core HR system

• March 15, 2016 15 Mar'16

  Nationwide unifies business and public Wi-Fi in 700 branches

  Nationwide Building Society rolls out a unified Wi-Fi network across both its public and enterprise properties

• March 14, 2016 14 Mar'16

  CIO Interview: Janne Suuriniemi, Finland’s National Police Board

  Finland’s National Police Board CIO overhauls a major IT transformation in mid-flight. He tells Computer Weekly about the challenges and his answers to them

• March 04, 2016 04 Mar'16

  'Complacent' Home Office failed to take responsibility for e-Borders problems

  The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) criticises the Home Office for allowing the e-Borders programme to run eight years late and £500m over budget

• March 03, 2016 03 Mar'16

  World’s biggest banks complete joint blockchain trials

  Forty major global banks have jointly run tests of the use of blockchain in wholesale banking

• February 29, 2016 29 Feb'16

  Mobile Infrastructure Project was a failure, admits Vaizey

  At a Westminster Hall debate, digital economy minister Ed Vaizey conceded the £150m Mobile Infrastructure Project to address "not-spots" was largely unsuccessful

• February 29, 2016 29 Feb'16

  CIO interview: Anders Candell, Stora Enso

  CIO at Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer shares advice for shouldering a new CIO position and guiding the business towards innovative technology

• February 26, 2016 26 Feb'16

  Everywoman forum: the importance of authenticity, confidence and being memorable

  At the 2016 Everywoman in Technology forum, speakers taught women in IT how to stand out from the crowd, when authenticity matters and how to have confidence

• February 26, 2016 26 Feb'16

  We Are Colony: Tackling the death of traditional film and abundance of content

  Founder of content streaming platform We Are Colony explains why the film industry should be making the most of digital content to provide the best experience for modern consumers

• February 24, 2016 24 Feb'16

  Everywoman launches Modern Muse career app for young women

  Member organisation Everywoman has launched the Modern Muse not-for-profit app to offer young girls access to female role models in Stem fields

• February 22, 2016 22 Feb'16

  Girls compete in Network Rail Stem careers event

  Almost 90 teenage girls visited the Network Rail offices to take part in the second round of the Stem careers event to win work experience

• February 22, 2016 22 Feb'16

  IBM open sources Blockchain to help developers build ledgers

  IBM has released over 40 thousand lines of Blockchain code to help developers build ledgers for the distributed technology that underpins Bitcoin

• February 19, 2016 19 Feb'16

  CIO interview: Robert Sjöström, Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA)

  CIO of Swedish hygiene and forest products company tells Computer Weekly how digital technology is changing the firm from inside out and how he manages this transformation

• February 18, 2016 18 Feb'16

  Average tech salaries rose by 2% over the past year

  The average salary for a technology professional rose by 2% in 2015, according to a study by IT jobs website Dice

• February 17, 2016 17 Feb'16

  Gender and age are still defining factors of tech specialists

  The type of person working as a technology specialist stills skews towards older males, according to research

• February 17, 2016 17 Feb'16

  BBC Three moves online-only as broadcaster embraces digital audience

  The BBC channel aimed at younger viewers, BBC Three, broadcast its last night as a TV channel before moving to online-only viewing

• February 17, 2016 17 Feb'16

  Half of UK businesses looking for internet of things lead roles

  Research suggests enterprises are looking to recruit chief internet of things officers (CIoTOs) to lead their forays into the hyper-connected world

• February 16, 2016 16 Feb'16

  Case study: How ITIL has helped Essex keep IT aligned with council goals

  Essex County Council has undergone an IT transformation to improve the credibility of its IT and achieve ISO 27001 accreditation

• February 15, 2016 15 Feb'16

  Telstra is transforming Australian IT infrastructure

  Telco is transforming its IT operation to make better use of the cloud, data and application programming interfaces

• February 12, 2016 12 Feb'16

  CIO interview: Ismo Platan, SSAB

  Retiring CIO of Swedish steel company tells Computer Weekly about the progress made in merging two Nordic steel firms and looks at the biggest hurdles that lie ahead

• February 11, 2016 11 Feb'16

  CIOs must start planning for 5G today, says 451 Research

  A report from analysts at 451 Research urges businesses to start preparing their technology for 5G mobile networks ahead of deployment