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February 07, 2017 07 Feb'17
The internet of things gains traction in business

While consumers are buying more IoT, the wheels are starting to turn in an industry set for an IoT revolution
February 06, 2017 06 Feb'17
Government digital transformation strategy finally set to be published this week

The much-delayed plan – now expected to be known as the government transformation strategy – is due to be announced by Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer
February 03, 2017 03 Feb'17
CIO interview: Adam Gerrard, Yodel

Parcel delivery firm has seen significant business improvements from a digital transformation programme and replacement of legacy IT systems
February 03, 2017 03 Feb'17
Alexa speaks Amazon sales success

Amazon reports growth in Alexa-powered services in latest financial filing

February 03, 2017 03 Feb'17
London Fire Brigade system crashes cause delays reacting to emergencies

Control room system crashes have been causing delays in London Fire Brigade response times
February 01, 2017 01 Feb'17
Cloud project success gives Aster appetite for more

The success of a cloud project at Aster Group gives the IT department the task of having to curb enthusiasm for the cloud
January 31, 2017 31 Jan'17
Open source cloud community condemns President Trump immigration ban

Tech leaders from several major open source cloud initiatives condemn President Donald Trump's travel ban, and claim it could harm diversity and hinder the tech industry's wider innovation potential
January 30, 2017 30 Jan'17
Report blames human and legacy system failure for Yorkshire hospital problems

Old technology and human error combined to cause major IT outage at Yorkshire NHS trust, review finds
January 27, 2017 27 Jan'17
Growing UK's tech skills base will make or break prime minister's industrial strategy, panel claims

Speakers at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology's industrial strategy debate demand greater clarity on how the government intends to tackle the UK tech and science sector's skills, diversity and regional inequalities
January 26, 2017 26 Jan'17
MoD accelerator launches Enduring Challenge tech contest

Enduring Challenge seeks to bring innovative technology to the front line for the UK’s armed forces and security services

January 26, 2017 26 Jan'17
Human-centric technologies will dominate next three years

Accenture says businesses will develop technology and services to match human behaviour in the next few years
January 25, 2017 25 Jan'17
Nordic CIO interview: Peter Krantz, Sweden’s national library

Making information accessible for hundreds of years is the challenge facing the CIO at Sweden’s Kungliga Biblioteket
January 23, 2017 23 Jan'17
Government reaffirms broadband funding in industrial strategy plan

The government reaffirms previous commitments to further funding of rural broadband roll-out and 5G mobile networking in its post-Brexit industrial strategy plan
January 20, 2017 20 Jan'17
NRF 2017: The key to success is not taking yourself too seriously, says Richard Branson

Serial entrepreneur and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson tells the audience at NRF 2017 to fail fast, pay it forward and to stop taking themselves so seriously
January 19, 2017 19 Jan'17
Avaya files for chapter 11 bankruptcy

Networking supplier has filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of the US bankruptcy code
January 19, 2017 19 Jan'17
Southampton FC signs up to cloud-based e-commerce

The cloud-based system by Advanced supports fan engagement and is able to handle peaks in traffic on Southampton FC’s website
January 17, 2017 17 Jan'17
Blockchain can cut investment bank infrastructure costs by 30%

Investment banks can make huge cuts to their IT infrastructure costs through blockchain, according to analysis
January 17, 2017 17 Jan'17
HSBC appoints technology advisers to keep pace with IT changes

Bank hopes to gain knowledge about technologies such as artificial intelligence and biometric security through its new technology advisory board
January 17, 2017 17 Jan'17
Artificial intelligence critical to business growth

There are many hurdles to overcome before the full benefits of AI can be realised by organisations
January 16, 2017 16 Jan'17
Australian government technology suffers failure after failure

Former government IT leader says Australia’s IT is so bad that if the government were a private sector organisation, it would fail
January 16, 2017 16 Jan'17
CIO interview: Alexandra Drevenlid, Tieto

Tieto has replaced the position of CIO with chief digital officer. The first person to hold the position and its creator explains what this means to the Nordic IT services giant
January 12, 2017 12 Jan'17
Political climate chills IT spending forecast

Some organisations are likely to adopt a wait-and-see approach to IT investments in 2017, but others will use political uncertainty as a driver for business change
January 11, 2017 11 Jan'17
GDPR compliance is top priority for Belgian CIOs in 2017

GDPR, cloud computing and a lack of IT skills are some of the challenges that CIOs in Belgium will address this year
January 10, 2017 10 Jan'17
Brexit should not hinder 5G development, says report

A report commissioned by the government claims the UK’s 2016 vote to leave the European Union should have minimal impact on the country’s ability to lead on the development of 5G networks
January 10, 2017 10 Jan'17
Cyber security scare stories could sharpen focus at banks

There are continual cyber attacks on banks, and although most are repelled, there is significant room for improvement
January 06, 2017 06 Jan'17
Telco turns Jersey into connected internet of things testbed

Telecoms operator JT will build a long-range wide area network to support IoT deployments across Channel island
January 05, 2017 05 Jan'17
Hosting provider dumps Docklands-based colocation firm for Migsolv

Hosting provider 52 Degrees ditches Docklands-based colocation provider for security and efficiency reasons
January 04, 2017 04 Jan'17
Dubai-based Aramex optimises branch office connectivity

How global logistics firm streamlined its branch office operations in the Middle East
January 04, 2017 04 Jan'17
Competition watchdog airs concern over Mastercard’s VocaLink acquisition

Competition watchdog airs concern over Mastercard takeover of Vocalink and gives companies an ultimatum
January 04, 2017 04 Jan'17
Top IT priorities for Nordic CIOs in 2017

What are Nordic CIOs planning for 2017?
January 04, 2017 04 Jan'17
Customer-first approach will make 2017 a challenge for Dutch CIOs

CIOs in the Netherlands could see their strategies lead to thousands of jobs being cut as businesses automate
January 03, 2017 03 Jan'17
Three-quarters of enterprises collecting IoT data, says 451 Research

A study of IoT buying plans by analysts at 451 Research shows robust growth ahead during 2017
December 30, 2016 30 Dec'16
The CW500 Club in 2016

Computer Weekly's CW500 Club attracts the top IT leaders in the UK to talk to their peers. We present coverage of all the 2016 CW500 events, including articles and video interviews.
December 29, 2016 29 Dec'16
Top 10 HR technology stories of 2016

Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly's most popular stories on HR technology in 2016
December 28, 2016 28 Dec'16
Top 10 IT outsourcing stories of 2016

Read 10 of the best of Computer Weekly IT outsourcing articles of 2016
December 23, 2016 23 Dec'16
CIO interview: MoD’s DII replacement will feed government as a platform

Mike Stone, who will soon be leaving his position of CIO at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), explains how the MoD’s DII replacement will feed into government as a platform
December 21, 2016 21 Dec'16
Top 10 broadband stories of 2016

A look back at Computer Weekly's most read broadband news, analysis and features from 2016
December 21, 2016 21 Dec'16
Top 10 CW Middle East stories of 2016

Read the most popular articles about enterprise IT in the Middle East
December 20, 2016 20 Dec'16
IT Priorities 2017: Many ANZ CIOs don’t expect IT budget increase

There is still uncertainty over Australian CIO budgets in 2017 and many expect a reduction
December 20, 2016 20 Dec'16
Top 10 CW Nordics stories of 2016

Read the top 10 Nordic enterprise IT stories from Computer Weekly
December 19, 2016 19 Dec'16
Review of 2016: Top 10 CW Benelux articles

Here are the 10 most popular Benelux-focused Computer Weekly articles of 2016
December 19, 2016 19 Dec'16
Top 10 CIO interviews of 2016

IT leaders from across the UK and Europe shared their plans, strategies and best practice advice with Computer Weekly
December 16, 2016 16 Dec'16
2017 IT Priorities: Benelux IT leaders least confident of budget increase

Benelux-based IT decision makers expect to divert more of their IT budgets to cloud technology and services
December 14, 2016 14 Dec'16
IT services advisory sector consolidates as ISG acquires Alsbridge

Significant robotic process automation skills included in ISG’s $74m acquisition of Alsbridge
December 13, 2016 13 Dec'16
Is there a Dutch digital delusion?

To stand still is to decline. The Netherlands seems to be losing ground in the digital world, according to new reports
December 13, 2016 13 Dec'16
Saudi Arabia enterprise IT trends for 2017

Computer Weekly looks at the technologies that will dominate enterprise IT in Saudi Arabia next year
December 13, 2016 13 Dec'16
Tech industry big guns unite to create crash-free IT services and systems

Some of the tech industry's biggest names have come together to create the Zero Outage Industry Standards Association to help improve the uptime of IT systems and services
December 12, 2016 12 Dec'16
Citrix: How the great survivor challenges the tech giants

In spite of Microsoft and VMware encroaching on its core product areas, Citrix is a company which seems to have “staying power”
December 11, 2016 11 Dec'16
IT Priorities 2017: More than half of Middle East organisations will reduce spending on IT staff

Organisations in the Middle East face the challenge of gaining new IT skills despite IT staff budget cuts
December 09, 2016 09 Dec'16
Government Transformation Strategy to 'fundamentally' change the way departments operate

A background document seen by Computer Weekly outlines details of the forthcoming Government Transformation Strategy
December 08, 2016 08 Dec'16
Cognizant acquires IT team at German steel giant Klöckner

Cognizant buys the IT operation of one of its customers to gain additional sector and technology knowledge
December 08, 2016 08 Dec'16
Networking tech is key to unlocking business productivity

An LSE report produced for Vodafone identifies three key levers that could unlock business productivity in the UK
December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16
The United Arab Emirates enterprise IT trends for 2017

The UAE is already a leader in areas such as smart city developments, and 2017 looks set to see organisations in the country increase its adoption of other transformational IT
December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16
IT Priorities 2017: Quarter of Apac CIOs expect IT budget to rise by more than 10%

More than half of Apac-based IT decision-makers expect budgets to rise next year and cloud-related projects look the likely destination of the extra money
December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16
UKtech50 2016 - The most influential people in UK IT

Computer Weekly has announced the seventh annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK IT sector
December 06, 2016 06 Dec'16
Ofcom reveals duct and pole sharing proposals for fibre broadband

Regulator has made a number of suggestions to make it easier for broadband providers to get access to BT Openreach’s ducts and poles
December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16
Top 10 ANZ enterprise IT stories of 2016

Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly’s most popular ANZ enterprise IT articles for 2016
December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16
Top 10 Asean enterprise IT stories of 2016

The 10 most popular Asean articles of 2016
December 02, 2016 02 Dec'16
Businesses forget disability and accessibility when buying IT

Both customer and supply side IT organisations need to consider the needs of disabled people when embarking on new procurements, according to a recent study
November 30, 2016 30 Nov'16
HPE fleshes out IoT strategy

HPE is moving from IT to operational technology with a set of products and tie-ups to target industrial internet of things applications
November 29, 2016 29 Nov'16
BT and Openreach to split: but what will change as a result?

The telecoms industry has welcomed Ofcom’s decision to legally split BT and Openreach, but what, if anything, will actually change?
November 29, 2016 29 Nov'16
Growing multi-cloud demand means providers must diversify to survive, warns 451 Research

Two reports from analyst house 451 Research suggest cloud providers must consider adding support for competing services to their portfolios in order to survive in the hybrid, multi-cloud era
November 28, 2016 28 Nov'16
Do you have what it takes to be a great CIO?

CIOs have the potential to become business leaders – it’s a matter of nurturing the right skills, talent and relationships, according to Deloitte
November 28, 2016 28 Nov'16
How to combat software auditors

Software audits can be a huge waste of time and resources for IT departments
November 22, 2016 22 Nov'16
Middle East bank to launch AI for customer support

Middle East bank Emirates NBD is piloting artificial intelligence to automate customer services
November 22, 2016 22 Nov'16
Dutch IT ministry needed to take digital lead

Whenever the media covers a failed Dutch government IT project, the question is always asked whether the government should have a ministry of IT
November 21, 2016 21 Nov'16
IBM to triple size of UK datacentre footprint by opening four new sites in 2017

Big blue claims datacentre expansion plans represent its largest country-specific cloud datacentre investment to date
November 18, 2016 18 Nov'16
Elekta turns to workforce analytics to inform board decisions

Board executives at healthcare company Elekta are analysing workforce data to make better strategic decisions
November 18, 2016 18 Nov'16
Ordnance Survey to lay groundwork for UK 5G networks

The government has asked Ordnance Survey to develop a planning and mapping tool to help determine the future locations of 5G mobile network infrastructure
November 17, 2016 17 Nov'16
Smart meter benefits millions of pounds less than first thought, admits BEIS

The gross financial benefit from the national smart meter rollout could be hundreds of millions of pounds less than first thought, but the costs of the programme are still rising
November 17, 2016 17 Nov'16
Dutch bank ING to spend millions ‘disrupting’ its own business

Dutch bank ING used digital technology to reinvent itself following the financial crash, and is about to reinvent itself again, says its global CTO, Brendan Donovan
November 16, 2016 16 Nov'16
Digital disruption “unstoppable” but not to be feared, says Fujitsu’s Duncan Tait

Fujitsu’s senior executive vice-president urges firms not to be scared of digital transformation, as the disruption caused by new technologies is “unstoppable”
November 16, 2016 16 Nov'16
IBM’s Watson supercomputer brought to Finnish healthcare

Authorities in Finland are working with IBM to improve healthcare through cognitive computing
November 16, 2016 16 Nov'16
GE pushes ahead into the software market

GE’s stated policy is to become a top 10 software company by 2020. The company set out its action plan at the start of its Minds + Machines conference in San Francisco
November 15, 2016 15 Nov'16
GSMA calls for global 5G agenda

As advanced preparations begin for the next World Radiocommunication Conference in 2019, the GSMA calls on governments to work together on a global spectrum plan for 5G
November 15, 2016 15 Nov'16
Cut legacy IT costs to drive digital business initiatives, says Hackett Group study

Hackett Group's research shows that CIOs must become more ruthless with culling legacy systems if the business is to fully embrace digitisation
November 15, 2016 15 Nov'16
HyperGrid launches HyperCloud containerised hybrid cloud platform

Hyper-converged appliance maker HyperGrid promises full two-way workload portability between on-premise hardware, private cloud and public cloud services in HyperCloud launch
November 12, 2016 12 Nov'16
Gulf Cooperation Council’s local companies eye regional shared services

Enterprises indigenous to the Gulf region are taking their first step into business and IT shared services through internal developments
November 11, 2016 11 Nov'16
CIO interview: Eva Listi, Systembolaget

The new CIO of alcohol retailer Systembolaget tells Computer Weekly how she addresses the challenge of running IT at the state-owned company
November 11, 2016 11 Nov'16
GDS strategy aims to 'take digital transformation further'

An early draft of the new Government Digital Transformation Strategy, seen by Computer Weekly, aims to tackle the challenge of breaking down civil service IT siloes
November 10, 2016 10 Nov'16
Government calls for input on inclusive smart energy policy

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has launched a consultation on the future of the smart energy sector
November 10, 2016 10 Nov'16
Government must tread carefully on AI ethics

Science advisor Mark Walport voices concerns around transparency, accountability and personal security with regard to the use of artificial intelligence by the government
November 09, 2016 09 Nov'16
Automation will play only supporting role in wealth management for some time

Wealth managers know they cannot ignore increasing automation in their sector, but their jobs are safe from robots for the time being
November 08, 2016 08 Nov'16
CIO interview: David Cooper, interim CIO at Centrica

Interim CIO at utility company Centrica tells Computer Weekly how his job is more than just keeping the lights on
November 07, 2016 07 Nov'16
Gartner Symposium: CIOs should build a digital platform

Gartner’s Barcelona Symposium opened with the familiar themes of reinvention and evolution. The difference this year is Uber-like business models
November 07, 2016 07 Nov'16
HPE: The UK business one year after split

The headlines say one thing, but Marc Waters, UK and Ireland managing director of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, is confident CEO Meg Whitman’s strategy is paying off
November 04, 2016 04 Nov'16
Cern to track job applicants ‘at the speed of light’

The nuclear research laboratory in Geneva, famous for tracking sub-atomic particles, is developing a cloud service to track the thousands of people who apply for jobs each year
November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16
Police forces struggle with complex IT and a lack of digital skills, says watchdog

The latest report from police watchdog HMIC discovers that a lack of skills in digital and complex IT systems are major challenges for modern police forces
November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16
Data is the ‘biggest battle ground’ in marketing, says McKinsey expert

Global lead for marketing and tech at McKinsey, Jason Heller, says data science is the area of marketing that can make or break campaigns
November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16
Suppliers fail to impress as companies ramp-up HR tech

A major survey of European firms shows that few believe HR technology suppliers have had a positive impact on their business, as they ramp up spending on HR technology
November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16
Saudi Arabia turns to big data to boost business innovation

Big data technologies will play a key role in diversifying Saudi Arabia's economy away from a huge dependence on oil revenues.
November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16
Unilever puts digital transformation in the hands of IT

The global IT director of digital marketing at Unilever explains how the firm has managed digital transformation by shifting the role of the IT team
November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16
Thomson Reuters to axe multiple IT roles

Thomson Reuters is to make 2,000 redundancies worldwide, many of them in its IT function
October 28, 2016 28 Oct'16
Hundreds of IT contractors let go and projects put on hold as DWP denies rumours of overspend

Hundreds of digital and technology projects are under review at the Department for Work and Pensions - but department denies rumours of budget overspend
October 28, 2016 28 Oct'16
Interview: How Swedish bank prepared robot for customer services

SEB bank is currently integrating artificial intelligence into its customer services channels, following an internal trial of the technology
October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16
Open source no longer scares the enterprise

Open source breaks the rules on corporate procurement, but developers never play by the rules and now open source has sneaked in through the back door
October 25, 2016 25 Oct'16
Hundreds of thousands of public sector jobs automated by 2030

Repetitive roles in the UK public sector will be decimated as organisations replace people with automation technology
October 25, 2016 25 Oct'16
CIO interview: Björn Ekstedt, PostNord

For PostNord, one of the Nordic’s largest logistics companies, the rise of e-commerce means the continual digital rehaul of its business models
October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16
Interview: Kevin Cunnington, director general, Government Digital Service

The government’s new digital chief talks about his plans for the future and the challenges of transforming public services
October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16
Huawei unleashes European cloud programme, commits to UK business

At an event in Paris, Huawei launches a €75m cloud development programme, and reaffirms its commitment to its UK operations post-Brexit