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January 19, 2016 19 Jan'16
BT names global IT architect Howard Watson as CIO

BT chief architect and managing director of global IT platforms, Howard Watson, is to replace Clive Selley as the telecoms firm's CIO
January 18, 2016 18 Jan'16
Irish Tax Institute accelerates tax database search with MarkLogic

The Irish Tax Institute has opted for MarkLogic for its TaxFind database service, with a system that pools a range of data types
January 18, 2016 18 Jan'16
CIO interview: Kim Lindgren, Tieto

Tieto's CIO is taking the Finnish IT services company through a “cloudification” transformation, starting with Google Apps and with cognitive computing on his horizon
January 15, 2016 15 Jan'16
CIO interview: Michael Moesgaard, Dong Energy

Dong Energy’s IT head talks about the challenges of working for an energy company going through a business transformation

January 14, 2016 14 Jan'16
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent celebrate honeymoon

Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent officially complete their merger and celebrate their first day of combined operations
January 14, 2016 14 Jan'16
Enterprise IoT projects will be costly, lengthy and vulnerable, says Gartner

By 2020, half of new business processes and systems will incorporate elements of the internet of things, but will be expensive, liable to overrun and extremely vulnerable
January 14, 2016 14 Jan'16
Gatwick Airport’s Community App keeps everyone better informed

Gatwick’s head of IT commercial, Abhilash Chacko, explains the airport’s latest internal communications innovation
January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16
IT decision makers admit ignorance over datacentre environmental impacts

Majority of datacentre operators unable to account for environmental impact of their sites, The Green Grid's research reveals
January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16
European Commission awards cloud contracts worth €24m to BT

BT secures deals that will see it provide public and private cloud services to 52 European Commission agencies and bodies
January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16
St Claraspital deploys virtual desktops to boost staff efficiency

St Claraspital took home the prize for best desktop virtualisation project at the 2015 Best of VMworld Europe User Awards – and this is why...

January 11, 2016 11 Jan'16
Taking a closer look at the Milton Keynes smart city project

The "MK: Smart" project took home the Best of Show prize at the recent VMworld Europe show in Barcelona – and this is why...
January 11, 2016 11 Jan'16
Top priorities for Nordic CIOs in 2016

What are the main priorities for CIOs in the Nordic region this year? Computer Weekly asks some of the region’s experts
January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16
Verizon’s rumoured datacentre sell-off: Why telcos are turning their backs on colocation

Reports suggest US comms provider Verizon will become the latest telco to sell off its colocation assets, but what is driving this trend?
January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16
Rapid Router: why Ocado Technology turned to open source

Retailer’s technology division open-sources learning-to-code initiative to encourage continuous development of coding game
January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16
CIO Interview: The power of software to disrupt business processes

Finbarr Joy, CTO of William Hill, discusses the implications of low-cost, cloud-powered automation of business processes for the CIO
January 07, 2016 07 Jan'16
Mixed prospects for IT spending in Europe

Europe’s economies have varying expectations for IT spending over the next couple of years as the global market sees moderate growth
January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16
UK IoT research hub opens with support from academic world

A consortium of nine UK universities have come together to work alongside the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council on research into the internet of things
January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16
CIO interview: Mats Hultin, Saab Group

Saab Group's CIO talks to Computer Weekly about the huge challenge of integrating 40 separate IT organisations into one
January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16
Nationwide renews BT network contract to support digital transformation

Building society upgrades network infrastructure to support apps and services for customers and staff
December 31, 2015 31 Dec'15
Top 10 internet of things stories of 2015

2015 was the year the internet of things began to move from theory to widespread practice, and the fledgling industry shook off the millstone of connected kitchen appliances
December 31, 2015 31 Dec'15
Top 10 PC and desktop stories of 2015

The PC is not dead – but the desktop is evolving as IT departments embrace BYOD, software as a service and cloud-based storage
December 30, 2015 30 Dec'15
CIO interview: Sam Lowe, Matchesfashion.com

Sam Lowe, CIO of online fashion retailer Matchesfashion.com, explains how a retailer can go from being 100% bricks and mortar to 80% online in the space of five years
December 30, 2015 30 Dec'15
Top 10 premium content articles for CIOs in 2015

Computer Weekly presents the top ten premium content articles for CIOs in 2015
December 30, 2015 30 Dec'15
Top 10 IT skills and careers stories of 2015

Computer Weekly’s top stories about UK technology skills and IT careers in 2015
December 29, 2015 29 Dec'15
CIO interview: Chris Hewertson, CTO at hotel group GLH

Chris Hewertson combines the responsibilities of a chief technology officer and CIO with the aim of customer-focused technology transformation
December 23, 2015 23 Dec'15
CIO interview: Henry Cohen, CIO, Telegraph Media Group

The newspaper publisher is developing an agile mindset in response to the growth of digital over printed publications
December 23, 2015 23 Dec'15
BBC CTO Matthew Postgate to head up technology division

Matthew Postgate, chief technology officer of the BBC, will take on a different role in April 2016 leading a new division for the firm
December 23, 2015 23 Dec'15
Top 10 CIO interviews of 2015

The IT leaders in the UK and across Europe who shared their strategies and plans with Computer Weekly in 2015
December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15
Top 10 HR technology stories in 2015

2015 saw businesses replacing their on-premise HR systems with cloud services at an accelerating rate. More companies are turning to virtual reality, analytics and other disruptive technologies to help recruit and retain talented staff
December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15
The CW500 Club in 2015

Computer Weekly's CW500 Club attracts the top IT leaders in the UK to talk to their peers about the latest trends and technologies, and to discuss the challenges they face. Here, we present the coverage of all the 2015 CW500 events, including ...
December 17, 2015 17 Dec'15
SThree to rein in IT budget by moving to cloud

Recruitment group plans to expand by 10% a year, but moving to the cloud will allow it to do more with the same IT budget
December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15
IBM pairs IoT development with Watson at business unit

IBM cuts the ribbon on a global headquarters for its Watson internet of things business unit in Munich
December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15
CIO interview: BT Business CIO Colin Lees

The telecoms giant has overhauled its IT stack to become more agile for the changing needs of business customers
December 14, 2015 14 Dec'15
CIO interview: Simon Rose, IT director, Digital Cinema Media

The company that brokers screen advertising for cinemas needs good integration and exchange of data with movie theatres across the country
December 14, 2015 14 Dec'15
Rockwool invests €2m in global HR project

Manufacturer interviewed other companies about their HR systems before choosing a system to harmonise its processes across 38 countries
December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15
Three tips to help reduce Oracle licensing costs

London councils are spending hundreds of thousands of pounds a year with Oracle. Controlling these costs is the first step in taming Oracle licensing
December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15
ERP shakeup de-rails Hornby with £4.5m loss

The shakeup following Hornby’s adoption of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system caused the company to make £4.5m losses
December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15
Christina Scott quits Financial Times to become News UK CTO

CIO of the Financial Times, Christina Scott, will be joining News UK as its chief technology officer in 2016
December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15
CIO interview: Mikael Pommert, Modern Times Group

Modern Times Group's CIO tells Computer Weekly about the challenges and benefits of moving an established business to the cloud
December 03, 2015 03 Dec'15
Swedish health company Elekta recoups costs of HR project in a year

Medical company Elekta transforms its human resources (HR) processes by replacing legacy technology with cloud systems serving 3,800 staff in 24 countries
December 01, 2015 01 Dec'15
CIO interview: Jesper Riis, DSV

IT plays a business-critical role at Danish logistics and transportation company DSV. CIO Jesper Riis tells Computer Weekly about his current challenges
November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15
What type of CIO do you want to be?

There are three types of CIO, a major global research study has revealed. Which type would you like to be – trusted operator, change instigator or business co-creator?
November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15
CIOs aim for CEO role as technology transforms businesses

Computer Weekly reveals exclusive research from Deloitte on the changing role of the CIO
November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15
European colocation market growth buoyed by M&A and Safe Harbour, says CBRE

Latest European datacentre market research from CBRE looks at effect of mergers and acquisitions and Safe Harbour on colocation adoption
November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15
How to avoid an innovation credibility crash

Among the innovation challenges a head of IT will face is how to introduce a digital initiative without losing face
November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15
Case study: Tideway uses private cloud to manage London ‘super sewer’ infrastructure

Infrastructure services director explains why Tideway has opted for a managed, private cloud setup to support sewer project
November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15
Monster launches Tech Talent Charter for IT industry diversity guidelines

Recruitment firm Monster has launched a Tech Talent Charter to provide the IT industry with guidelines for diverse hiring
November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15
TUI develops apps to keep in touch with holidaymakers all year

Travel group plans to create mobile apps for holidaymakers to ask questions, book excursions and potentially plan their next trip
November 26, 2015 26 Nov'15
CIO interview: Paul Haley, CIO, City University London

Higher education faces budget cuts and growing IT requirements, but a £200m overhaul at City University London is bearing fruit
November 26, 2015 26 Nov'15
EMC weighs up VMware's involvement in Virtustream joint venture

Concerns about how VMware's sliding share price could affect its merger with Dell have reportedly prompted EMC to reconsider its stake in Virtustream
November 26, 2015 26 Nov'15
How to offset Oracle costs when preparing a move to the cloud

Savvy IT departments can mix and match support contracts as they negotiate with Oracle on a Fusion upgrade
November 26, 2015 26 Nov'15
AWS draws on startup appeal to win over the enterprise

The startup community has keenly adopted the cloud technologies of Amazon Web Services to disrupt the enterprise market, and now enterprises are fighting back
November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15
George Osborne promises £1.8bn funding for digital technology

Chancellor George Osborne announced a £1.8bn investment in digital technology over the next four years and handed the Government Digital Service £450m
November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15
How the CIO can get on message

Microsoft talks of a beautiful experience. Rackspace says it's fanatical about support. Marketing fluff? Or is there a lesson for CIOs?
November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15
Prince’s Trust uses Oracle for digital transformation

Youth charity launches new website, customer relationship management system and reporting system
November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15
TechTalent Charter: Better data will help the women in IT cause

Recruitment agency Monster is launching a TechTalent Charter to encourage diversity in the IT industry through widespread adoption of best practice
November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15
CIO interview: Lone Bundgaard, Coloplast

IT development head at Danish medical products and services company plays core role in major change to how the company engages with its customers
November 19, 2015 19 Nov'15
Fujitsu UK CEO calls for more Stem on TV

Fujitsu’s UK and Ireland CEO Regina Moran argues for promoting science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects and careers in the mainstream media
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