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June 06, 2017 06 Jun'17
Insurance giant Allianz opens up about how DevOps success is fueling its move to cloud

The German financial services giant reveals details of how a year-long push to embrace DevOps has set the scene for a move to cloud
June 01, 2017 01 Jun'17
IR35 reforms: HMRC denies claims that online tax status assessment tool returns unreliable results

HM Revenue & Customs hits back at research that suggests its IR35 online assessment tool is hindering public sector organisations in determining the tax status of off-payroll staff
May 23, 2017 23 May'17
Economic and political uncertainty drives organisations to rethink IT strategies

CIO job satisfaction reaches a three-year high as organisations hire more IT staff and invest in innovative digital technology
May 16, 2017 16 May'17
Customer experience transformation at Macquarie bank brings legacy system retirement as a bonus

Australia’s Macquarie bank builds a data layer on top of legacy IT systems to transform customer experience

May 16, 2017 16 May'17
Lack of skills preventing digital transformation, says 65% of decision makers

Research has found skills gaps in data science, AI and infrastructure management are standing in the way of digital transformation
May 09, 2017 09 May'17
Highly skilled professionals at risk of being replaced by computers

Highly skilled jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence by 2022, says Gartner
May 09, 2017 09 May'17
Large UK businesses increasingly want CEOs to have IT background

More large businesses in the UK want a CEO that has a good understanding of IT
May 03, 2017 03 May'17
Mayor of London seeks chief digital officer

Capital’s first-ever chief digital officer will oversee the digital transformation of public services across London
April 20, 2017 20 Apr'17
How to ensure tech staff gain ‘essential soft skills’

Nottingham Trent University’s infrastructure services manager explains how she has made sure her technology team have the essential soft skills they need to support users
April 18, 2017 18 Apr'17
FDM uses gamification to make graduate recruitment process more inclusive

IT services firm uses Yellow Hook Reef game to make its graduate recruitment process more inclusive and enjoyable for candidates

April 11, 2017 11 Apr'17
‘Can do’ attitude of DevOps teams is driving cloud-first strategies

The cloud-first strategies of businesses across sectors are maturing, with DevOps teams playing a leading role
April 07, 2017 07 Apr'17
Home Office U-turn over IR35 contractor classifications prompts IT project delay fears

IT project delays predicted at Home Office, following reports of last-minute departmental U-turn over contractors' IR35 status classifications
April 06, 2017 06 Apr'17
IR35 reforms: Stakeholders warn of risk to public sector IT projects as contractors walk

With the IR35 reforms coming into force today, 6 April, contracting stakeholders warn of the widespread threat the changes pose to the delivery of public sector IT projects
March 30, 2017 30 Mar'17
HMRC contractors leave over inside IR35 ruling

HMRC has begun classifying its public sector contractors as "inside IR35", prompting fears of a digital "brain drain" at the organisation
March 29, 2017 29 Mar'17
Almost 40% of firms seeking cloud skills find it hard to recruit

Most orgainsations agree that cloud skills are important for the future, but those involved in recruitment are finding it difficult to hire talent
March 28, 2017 28 Mar'17
KPMG launches campaign to encourage women into tech

Professional services firm commits to increasing the number of women in its technology remit to encourage more women into the industry
March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17
Deutsche Bank creates group-wide CIO role

New chief will drive technology transformation across the bank
March 01, 2017 01 Mar'17
Alibaba runs academy to find future e-commerce leaders

Online marketplace firm Alibaba launches a global academy designed to find and train young people to join the e-commerce landscape
February 24, 2017 24 Feb'17
UK IT professionals wanted in New Zealand capital city as part of recruitment campaign

The government of New Zealand's capital city is looking for IT staff from around the world to address a skills shortage
February 20, 2017 20 Feb'17
Accenture to add thousands of US jobs as Trump effect spreads to IT

Accenture has promised to create more jobs in the US and invest $1.4bn in skills development
February 10, 2017 10 Feb'17
FDM Everywoman in Tech: 2017 winners announced

Women’s network Everywoman announces the winners of its 2017 Everywoman in Technology awards, sponsored by FDM
February 08, 2017 08 Feb'17
More than half of teachers admit gender stereotyping Stem subjects

Almost 60% of teachers have admitted developing unconscious gender stereotypes towards science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects
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
January 31, 2017 31 Jan'17
Retail tech training – an opportunity to drive employee retention?

A job in retail is often the first employment many people will have, so could technology training increase the retention of store staff?
January 30, 2017 30 Jan'17
Only 49% of marketers are pushed to reinvent customer service due to technology

Technology is causing disruption in most markets, but only 49% of marketers believe they are pressured to develop their customer service as a result of disruptive technology
January 29, 2017 29 Jan'17
Artificial intelligence will increase productivity by sharpening human mind

The combination of AI and humans will triple productivity if businesses get the balance right for different roles
January 27, 2017 27 Jan'17
#techmums uses corporate partnerships to reach a million mums by 2020

Not-for-profit #techmums hopes to give technology skills to one million mothers by 2020 through partnerships with corporate firms
January 26, 2017 26 Jan'17
Mixed feelings on Australian enterprise app market

The enterprise mobile app development market is attracting big money despite a lack of corporate appetite
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 18, 2017 18 Jan'17
Better use of data can improve government delivery of services, says John Manzoni

Civil service chief John Manzoni highlights the potential and need for the government’s use of data to improve public services
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 22, 2016 22 Dec'16
Auticon: the IT consultancy that employs only autistic IT professionals

IT consultancy Auticon explains why and how it employs only autistic consultants and why diversity is beneficial for businesses
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
UKtech50 interview: ARM Holdings CEO Simon Segars

The UKtech50 most influential person in UK IT 2016, ARM Holdings CEO Simon Segars, shares his thoughts on the consequences of Brexit, access to skills and the importance of security in a world full of connected devices
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
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 18, 2016 18 Nov'16
Consider diversity when making hiring decisions, says Fujitsu chairman

Michael Keegan, chairman and head of product business for Fujitsu in EMEIA, urges hiring managers to ensure they are seeing a diverse range of candidates when hiring for tech roles
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
Hiring cyber security and big data experts named top priority for IT recruiters in 2017

Research suggests IT professionals with expertise in cyber security and big data could find themselves in high demand in 2017
November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16
Australia and New Zealand IT pros on bigger salaries than UK equivalents

Aussie IT pros are better rewarded than their counterparts in the UK, according to surveys
October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16
Information security set for steep trajectory, says (ISC)2

By helping to create a thriving, diverse and open information security community, (ISC)2 hopes to ensure a steep rise for the profession
October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16
GDS goes nationwide to ease relations with government departments

Government Digital Service aims to open more regional outposts for training civil servants in digital skills, says new chief Kevin Cunnington
October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16
Armed forces minister wants military recruiters to "think different" to attract cyber security pros

Armed Forces minister Mike Penning says military must rethink how it recruits trainees to attract people with the cyber security skills the country needs to protect itself
October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16
Snowden: the IT analyst turned whistleblower who exposed mass surveillance

Oliver Stone's biopic on Edward Snowden reaches the heart of the ethical crisis posed by mass surveillance for the state and ordinary citizens
October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16
Information security needs to cast recruitment net wider, says panel

Companies struggling to fill info sec roles should focus on finding people who can do what they need, not on qualifications, according to a security industry panel
October 13, 2016 13 Oct'16
Lloyds Bank to use virtual reality to test applicants for graduate programme

Bank will use virtual reality to test potential recruits in situations that are otherwise difficult to recreate
October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16
Encouraging kids into Stem: problems and suggestions

Influencers within the science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) sectors describe the problems preventing children from pursuing Stem careers, and how they might be fixed
October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16
Splunk .conf2016: Closing the tech gender gap requires a shift in culture

Cyber security experts assembled at the Splunk 2016 conference to discuss the gender gap in cyber security and what can be done to solve it
September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16
Business secretary calls for national broadband upgrade

In a speech to the Institute of Directors’ annual conference, Greg Clark calls for a major broadband upgrade to support the reinvention of the government’s industrial strategy