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November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15
Traditional datacentres ill-equipped to cope with IoT demands, warn technology experts

BBC data scientist and Coca Cola CTO question if the datacentre is the right place to store, process and analyse IoT data
November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15
Fujitsu announces MetaArc cloud platform, acquires UShareSoft

At Fujitsu Forum 2015 in Germany, Fujitsu announces a cloud platform called MetaArc and acquires French software business UShareSoft
November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15
Michael Dell confirms there will be no EMC sell-off

In spite of product overlaps and VMware’s partnerships with rivals, Dell will be keeping EMC intact
November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15
Businesses struggling to transition to digital era

Businesses are struggling to understand new technologies and the exponential process improvements they can enable, according to Ernst & Young partner Christoph Kilger

November 16, 2015 16 Nov'15
More than 10% of IT workers are employed in male-dominated environments

More than 10% of technology professionals say they work in a male-dominated environment, according to a survey by Harvey Nash
November 16, 2015 16 Nov'15
Ad agency that rejected cloud boosts Cleversafe object storage

Ad content agency Hogarth rejected cloud storage as too expensive and unreliable, opting for in-house object storage from Cleversafe with nearly 5PB
November 12, 2015 12 Nov'15
London Stock Exchange appoints CIO

The London Stock Exchange appoints Chris Corrado as its technology chief as the previous incumbent, Antoine Shagoury, returns to the US
November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15
Placing unemployed women in the IT industry could solve skills gap, says Martha Lane Fox

Speaking at the Microsoft Future Decoded event in London, Martha Lane Fox said giving unemployed women digital skills and IT jobs could solve the skills gap
November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15
Microsoft UK datacentre plans win backing of government CTO Liam Maxwell

Government CTO Liam Maxwell speaks out about the role Whitehall's played in convincing Microsoft and others to open UK datacentres
November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15
Crown Commercial Service backs Huddle's public sector-wide preferential pricing scheme

Cloud-based collaboration platform provider hopes enterprise pricing scheme will make it easier and less costly for public sector to adopt its technology

November 09, 2015 09 Nov'15
Falling deployment costs prompt enterprise interest in private cloud, claims Verizon

Latest state of the cloud market report by Verizon suggests enterprises want to do more in the private cloud, as skills and cost barriers to entry fall
November 09, 2015 09 Nov'15
Gartner: Time to take algorithms seriously

Legacy systems and existing supplier relationships are barriers to digitisation. Instead, CIOs should focus on algorithms, says Gartner
November 06, 2015 06 Nov'15
BP forced to cut IT staff by around 30% as oil price drop takes its toll

The sustained drop in oil prices has led BP to “simplify” its business, including a reduction in its IT teams
November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15
How IoT will impact the Asean cloud landscape

IoT deployments are in their early stages in the Asean region, but experts predict as take-up of IoT apps increases it will have a big impact on IT infrastructures in the region
November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15
1248 trials IoT device management platform

Internet of things (IoT) specialist 1248 plans to unveil a service to help businesses manage and maximise value from their IoT deployments
November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15
IBM acquires software broker Gravitant to bolster hybrid cloud play

IBM is continuing to build out its hybrid cloud proposition by splashing the cash on US-based IT services broker Gravitant
November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15
The pros and cons of treating internal IT like a business

Aligning IT with the business has become a CIO mantra – but now digitisation has pushed IT to the top of the business agenda
November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15
Singapore’s Smart Nation vision entices startups and IoT developers

The Singapore government is pitching to make the tiny Asean city-state a centre for the development of smart city and internet of things technology, and wants to bring UK startups to its shores. Computer Weekly meets Steve Leonard, the man in charge...
November 03, 2015 03 Nov'15
Business models still evolving as public Wi-Fi spend hits a high

A report from the Wireless Broadband Alliance reveals that most city CIOs have plans in place to significantly increase their investment in public Wi-Fi networking, but see challenges around their business models
November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15
A tale of two HPs: Hewlett-Packard splits into two digital businesses

The two Hewlett-Packard (HP) businesses are both digitally aligned. HP Enterprise is pushing hybrid clouds; HP Inc is taking the road to 3D printing
November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15
Hewlett Packard Enterprise: think of us as a startup

As Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc finally part ways, UK managing director Andy Isherwood shares some insight on what the future holds for the newly minted enterprise business
November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15
CIO interview: Torben Høeg Bonde, Vestas

The CIO at Danish wind turbine company Vestas is playing a key role in turning the company into a software supplier
October 30, 2015 30 Oct'15
Alcatel-Lucent transformation cuts HR costs by 30% with cloud platform

Alcatel-Lucent expects to have its cloud human resources (HR) platform used in 62 countries by the end of the year, replacing aging on-premise HR IT systems
October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15
Met Office's new supercomputer to deliver £2bn of socio-economic benefits

The Met Office aims to realise a range of socio-economic benefits to UK industries thanks to improved forecasting with its new Cray supercomputer
October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15
Fitness club goes digital to recruit new staff quickly

Equinox turns to digital technology from SmartRecruiters to speed up hiring employees
October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15
CIO interview: Mette Jæpelt, Egmont Group

Egmont CIO Mette Jæpelt is a supplier and colleague to the company's business groups, which makes her current role different from any other in her 35-year career
October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15
Tech will turn HR into a ‘productivity department’

HR technologies are moving away from managing staff in favour of helping them become more productive
October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15
Lack of data classification very costly to firms, says survey

Most data retained by organisations is not identified or classified and gobbles budget spent on storage, as well as being potentially non-compliant, reveals Veritas-sponsored survey
October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15
British American Tobacco saves £1.4m after automating candidate selection

British American Tobacco uses custom profiling software to cut the number of applications managers have to screen by half, as part of a major re-organisation of its recruitment processes
October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15
Case study: Dutch firm Fugro moves to the cloud

Geodata company Fugro is moving its IT infrastructure to the cloud in a project led by CIO Gerko Baarslag
October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15
The post-merger world: What the future holds for EMC and its federation

A look at the integration challenges Dell faces in trying to merge EMC’s various business units with its own
October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15
Flash alternatives graphene and memristor make progress

Scientists announce tests using atom-thick graphene and 5nm-thick memristors to provide media with many times the storage density of Nand flash and possible fuzzy logic computing
October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15
Women in tech should take their career into their own hands, say everywoman speakers

Women in technology should be taking more responsibility for advancing their career, advised speakers at the 2015 everywoman in Technology Leadership Academy
October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15
Post Office looking for IT head as CIO quits

Post Office CIO Lesley Sewell will leave the organisation in November 2015, with an interim IT chief appointed until a permanent replacement is recruited
October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15
Outsourcing renewals: Where do I source services?

With thousands of IT services contracts coming up for renewal, CIOs should take a careful look at where they source services from
October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15
Yakult uses data analytics to boost growth in the Netherlands by 20%

Probiotics maker Yakult is using analytics and data visualisation tools to boost its sales in the Netherlands
October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15
CIO interview: Christina Scott, CIO, Financial Times

As a leading global media firm, the FT is at the forefront of digital change – not to mention a new owner that means bringing IT back from its former parent
October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15
Ex-government digital chief Mike Bracken brings GDS colleagues to Co-operative Group

Mike Bracken, former government digital chief, has outlined his plans for digital transformation in his role at the Co-operative Group
October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15
German rail and transport group turns to virtual reality in war for talent

Deutsche Bahn claims to be the first company in Germany to use virtual reality as a recruitment tool
October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15
CIO interview: Frans Westerlund, Fiskars

Fiskars CIO Frans Westerlund tells Computer Weekly about the challenges faced by IT when a business instigates a major strategic transformation
October 21, 2015 21 Oct'15
Mobile accounts for a quarter of Argos sales, but overall sales decline for Home Retail Group

Mobile sales grew to account for a quarter of Argos's total sales, according to parent company Home Retail Group’s half-year results
October 20, 2015 20 Oct'15
CIO interview: Steve Watt, University of St Andrews

CIOs at universities have very demanding clients in the form of tech-savvy students, but this is only part of the story, explains University of St Andrews CIO Steve Watts
October 20, 2015 20 Oct'15
Google offers free cloud apps to encourage Office 365 users to ditch Microsoft

Google ups ante in ongoing war to dethrone Microsoft as the enterprise's preferred provider of cloud-based productivity tools
October 20, 2015 20 Oct'15
Philips uses AWS and IoT to deliver healthcare in the home

Philips plans to make it easier for patients to self-monitor their health using Amazon web services (AWS) cloud and the internet of things (IoT) technologies
October 19, 2015 19 Oct'15
HMRC VAT rules cut cloud costs by 20% for NHS and government departments

An HMRC ruling on reclaiming tax on cloud services could drive up the use of off-premise technologies in the public sector
October 19, 2015 19 Oct'15
Opera chooses Workday over Oracle as it moves HR to cloud

Browser company Opera opts for slick internal IT as it competes with Apple and Google for skilled technologists
October 16, 2015 16 Oct'15
Retailers miss vital data about customers' website experience

Mark Felix from John Lewis says retailers should do more to use the data they collect about how customers use websites to hone their online experience
October 16, 2015 16 Oct'15
NHS Education for Scotland deploys ServiceNow to power digital transformation

Driving a digital strategy requires top-down executive support, says NES interim director of digital transformation Chris Wroath
October 15, 2015 15 Oct'15
Enterprise IT buyers swap traditional servers for converged infrastructure, research shows

A survey from 451 Research suggests enterprises will increase their use of converged infrastructure stacks to swap out traditional server estates
October 14, 2015 14 Oct'15
VMware CEO credits Edward Snowden with transforming enterprise cloud attitudes

VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger spoke out at the VMworld Europe conference about how the "professional era" of cloud has been shaped by Edward Snowden's NSA revelations
October 14, 2015 14 Oct'15
Customers don’t know what they want from retail omni-channels, says Sainsbury's

Head of online operations development at Sainsbury’s, Dave Crellin, says retail channels are growing so fast customers don’t know what they want
October 13, 2015 13 Oct'15
How easyJet uses digital to drive competitive advantage

The CIO and head of digital at easyJet tell Computer Weekly price is not the only way to gain competitive advantage in the airline industry
October 13, 2015 13 Oct'15
South Manchester NHS signs up to take Allscripts EPR

University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest trust in the region to choose an electronic patient record system from Allscripts
October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15
Three technologies to drive business

Emerging technologies such as 3D printers, the internet of things and APIs will deliver new business opportunities, and CIOs are in a position to drive forward these business strategies
October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15
Another senior GDS leader bites the dust

Deputy chief technology officer Magnus Falk is the latest senior leader to leave GDS after chief Mike Bracken announced his departure
October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15
UK digital economy needs 2.3 million digital workers by 2020

The UK will need the skills of 2.3 million digital workers by 2020 if it hopes to power the promised digital economy, according to research from O2
October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15
Travelex rewrites its digital strategy

Travelex’s digital transformation is based on short-term wins, long-term goals and disruption, according to its chief digital officer, Sean Cornwell
October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15
E-commerce steams ahead in the UK with more online orders than the rest of the EU

Figures from the Office of National Statistics reveal 79% of people in the UK ordered online in 2014
October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15
Take part in the Computer Weekly Technology Industry Survey 2016

Share your views in Computer Weekly’s annual Technology Industry Survey, which provides an insight into the trends, challenges and aspirations of today’s IT professionals
October 07, 2015 07 Oct'15
Tesco decides to keep Dunnhumby after strategic review of business

Supermarket giant Tesco has scrapped plans to sell analytics arm Dunnhumby after restructuring and analysing its assets
October 05, 2015 05 Oct'15
Workday seeks growth, not profit, as it expands in Europe

Cloud services company Workday is setting its sights on growth as it expands from cloud HR, to finance, learning and analytics
October 05, 2015 05 Oct'15
Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2015: Shortlist announced

Find out who made the shortlist for this year's Best of VMworld Europe User Awards, which is set to take place on Tuesday 13 October at VMworld, Barcelona
October 02, 2015 02 Oct'15
Disabled consumers significantly more likely to be digitally excluded

Ofcom research on disabled consumers’ access to and use of communications devices and services find a large number are digitally disconnected
October 01, 2015 01 Oct'15
European IT budgets expected to fall in 2016, research reveals

IT professionals in Europe anticipate their IT budgets decreasing by almost $700, according to a survey by Spiceworks
October 01, 2015 01 Oct'15
Brightsolid opens Tier III datacentre in Aberdeen to support oil and gas sector

DC Thompson-backed datacentre operator opens third facility in Scotland to tap into cloud demands of oil, gas and public sector markets
October 01, 2015 01 Oct'15
HP Cloud 28+ enters beta and introduces self-certification scheme for providers

Hewlett-Packard (HP) gears up to launch its Cloud 28+ service catalogue in December 2015, talking up the opportunities it presents for European providers
September 30, 2015 30 Sep'15
The next steps for digital government - a question of accountability

The Government Digital Service (GDS) enters a new phase, with the departure of chief Mike Bracken and a different relationship with Whitehall in the future
September 30, 2015 30 Sep'15
Women in “a position of power” in IT industry, says BBC panel

Women looking to make the move to the IT industry have the upper hand, according to a panel discussion at the BBC
September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15
British Airways picks Juniper Networks to build out cloud, core network

British Airways enhances the digital customer experience through a private cloud datacentre and IP MPLS core backbone
September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15
IBM hails apprenticeship degrees as step towards injecting talent into businesses

Large firms such as IBM, John Lewis and Lloyds Banking Group gathered to discuss the benefits of young IT talent gaining degrees on the job
September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15
CIO interview: Monique Shivanandan, Aviva

Aviva’s CIO, Monique Shivanandan, talks agile working, digital disruption and changing the culture of a complex 300-year-old company
September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15
US diplomats warn of economic dangers of scrapping Safe Harbour Agreement

European Court of Justice confirms judgement on the future of the US Safe Harbour Agreement will be made public on 6 October
September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15
CIO interview: Richard Norris, head of IT and business change at Reliance Mutual Insurance

Digital transformation is reshaping the 104-year-old business, as the insurance sector undergoes sweeping change
September 28, 2015 28 Sep'15
University College London Hospital tracks patients using app

Clinicians at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) view patients’ pathology results and track them with an app
September 28, 2015 28 Sep'15
NHS hospital hails cost benefits of datacentre consolidation project

Conquest Hospital claims sever room upgrade has made its operations more cost effective and energy efficient
September 28, 2015 28 Sep'15
Apple's Irish datacentre build hit by possible planning permission appeal delay

A "valid appeal" has reportedly been raised in response to Galway County Council's decision to grant conditional planning permission for Apple's Irish datacentre build
September 28, 2015 28 Sep'15
IT problems put Enfield patients at risk, claims MP Joan Ryan

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust invests in patient management systems after Enfield Town MP Joan Ryan claims waiting times put patients at risk
September 25, 2015 25 Sep'15
UK and US governments announce digital collaboration

The US and UK have announced plans to work together on digital government initiatives
September 25, 2015 25 Sep'15
CIO interview: Antti Koskelin at Finland’s Kone

Antti Koskelin joined Kone with the immediate task of finishing off a major IT infrastructure project that had already started, but has looked forward ever since
September 24, 2015 24 Sep'15
Equinix signs deal to drive up green energy use in US datacentres

Datacentre giant sets out plans to drive up its green energy use worldwide with new power purchase agreement
September 24, 2015 24 Sep'15
Enterprises warned off rushing into software-defined datacentre investments

Market watcher Gartner has urged users to take a cautious approach to software-defined datacentre investments
September 24, 2015 24 Sep'15
Why businesses are failing on information management

The smartest organisations maximise the use of data they collect, but the majority are being held back
September 23, 2015 23 Sep'15
IT industry calls for the government to fill Stem skills gap

The government has invested in Stem initiatives but the IT industry still thinks it could be doing more to fill the skills gap
September 23, 2015 23 Sep'15
Data-sharing agreement between EU and US called into question by European law makers

The future of the US Safe Harbour Agreement has been thrown into doubt after EU law maker claims it may not adequately protect user data
September 23, 2015 23 Sep'15
IT buyers waste money using Tier III datacentres for non-critical workloads, claims IO

IO's UK managing director claims datacentre users could save money by wising up about how much availability and resiliency their apps and workloads really need
September 23, 2015 23 Sep'15
Government IT spending to be hit hardest by rising US dollar strength, warns Gartner

Gartner predicts IT spending declines across all industries and vertical markets during 2015
September 22, 2015 22 Sep'15
Eileen Burbidge appointed Tech City UK chair

Tech City UK is building a new team to head up the UK’s digital economy agenda, and has appointed Eileen Burbidge as chair
September 22, 2015 22 Sep'15
Belgian Privacy Commission accuses Facebook of using NSA tactics to spy on users

Belgian Privacy Commission data protection watchdog likens Facebook's data handling processes to those of the US National Security Agency (NSA)
September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15
IT industry seeks permanent staff as vacancies grow

KPMG finds demand for IT workers has grown since 2014, leaving more open vacancies for positions
September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15
Department store retailer House of Fraser appoints CIO

British department store brand House of Fraser announces appointment of Julian Burnett as chief information officer
September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15
Health chief 'should be held to account' for whistleblow errors

Former nurse and clincial commissioner Bernie Rochford claims unfair dismissal after blowing the whistle on IT problems which put patient care at risk
September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15
CIO interview: Mads Madsbjerg Hansen, FLSmidth

When Mads Madsbjerg Hansen joined Danish engineering giant FLSmidth he wanted get to know the company and its people, adjust the IT strategy where needed and change the IT organisation to fit that adjusted strategy
September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15
Oxford City Council chooses SCC for 10-year datacentre hosting contract

Local authority has selected IT services giant SCC to assist with fulfilling its datacentre hosting, infrastructure and server requirements
September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15
American Airlines forced to ground flights over IT issues

US airline confirms "connectivity issue" that prompted it to halt flights from several airports yesterday has now been resolved
September 17, 2015 17 Sep'15
Care.data chief Tim Kelsey to leave NHS England

NHS England’s digital chief will leave the organisation in December to take up a new role with Telstra Health in Australia
September 17, 2015 17 Sep'15
UK firms cope better with cyber attacks than continental enterprises, research shows

Trend Micro research suggests UK firms are at greater risk of cyber attack than their counterparts in continental Europe – but are better at dealing with them
September 16, 2015 16 Sep'15
Datacentre consolidation drive saves US federal agencies $2bn

IT reforms pushed through by White House spending watchdog generate $3.6bn in overall savings
September 16, 2015 16 Sep'15
Defence minister Michael Fallon promises increased MOD spending with SMEs

Opening up the Ministry of Defence (MOD) supply chain to access SME innovation is vital to meet its technology needs, says secretary for defence Michael Fallon
September 16, 2015 16 Sep'15
Cambridge University Hospitals loses CEO and CFO amidst Monitor investigation

Cambridge NHS CEO and chief finance officer quit the trust, while Monitor investigates its finances and £200m eHospital programme
September 15, 2015 15 Sep'15
The digitisation of Premier League football

Premier League football clubs are ramping up their digital strategies this season