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• May 10, 2017 10 May'17

  Edward Snowden: Closed public cloud platforms risk "disempowering" enterprises

  NSA whistleblower tells OpenStack Summit, via video link, that investing in closed public cloud platforms can lead to users parting with more than just their money

• May 04, 2017 04 May'17

  Vodafone selects Mirantis for network virtualisation programme

  Mobile network operator will use managed OpenStack based on Mirantis’ open cloud platform as part of its network virtualisation programme

• May 03, 2017 03 May'17

  Enterprises predict cloud budget growth will outpace overall IT spend in 2017

  451 Research's latest Voice of the Enterprise report suggests enterprise IT buyers are feeling very optimistic about how much money they will get to spend on cloud and hosting technologies in 2017

• May 02, 2017 02 May'17

  Indian IT services giant to increase US workforce

  Infosys has committed to create 10,000 new jobs in the US as president Trump ratchets up pressure on businesses to hire Americans

• May 02, 2017 02 May'17

  IT outsourcing going strong in the Nordics

  IT outsourcing is popular among companies in the Nordic region, but the market is changing

• April 26, 2017 26 Apr'17

  Cloud-based IT services spending tops €1bn in Emea in first quarter

  Demand for cloud-based IT services continues to grow in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with spending exceeding €1bn in the first quarter of 2017

• April 26, 2017 26 Apr'17

  Accenture increasing Newcastle-based workforce

  Accenture is expanding its operation in Newcastle with the addition of 60 recruits

• April 19, 2017 19 Apr'17

  Virtustream extends enterprise cloud service to APAC enterprises

  Public cloud supplier Virtustream is eyeing the APAC’s booming cloud market by touting the ability to host mission-critical applications

• April 19, 2017 19 Apr'17

  Trump’s clampdown on use of immigrant IT workers may have little impact

  US president's latest executive order aims to reduce the number of immigrant IT workers in the country

• April 16, 2017 16 Apr'17

  CenturyLink eyes APAC managed security market

  Managed services supplier CenturyLink will be investing in infrastructure and headcount to support the growing demand for managed security services in APAC

• April 13, 2017 13 Apr'17

  Victoria Police to get more productive with mobile devices

  Apple devices fitted with policing apps will let officers access vital information and collaborate while on the go

• April 12, 2017 12 Apr'17

  Growth of hyperscale operators risks squeezing smaller players out of cloud, research warns

  As the hold of the hyperscale datacentre operators on the wider cloud market tightens, Synergy Research Group looks at the impact their influence is having on the wider IT market

• April 10, 2017 10 Apr'17

  Government outsourcing contracts to be extended due to Brexit

  Government outsourcing contracts could be extended without renegotiation due to the civil service being overburdened with Brexit work

• April 10, 2017 10 Apr'17

  Outsourcing service left Scottrade Bank customer data exposed

  Mistake by outsourcing service provider left the details of 20,000 Scottrade Bank customers vulnerable to theft

• April 07, 2017 07 Apr'17

  Most UK companies not prepared for service provider failures

  UK businesses are ill-prepared for the impact on their business resulting from the failure of an IT of business process supplier

• April 06, 2017 06 Apr'17

  Sweden’s Bisnode consolidates outsourced IT

  Swedish firm Bisnode brings multiple IT services contracts under one roof

• April 04, 2017 04 Apr'17

  Chinese hacking group targeted firms through IT MSPs

  Security researchers have uncovered a China-based cyber espionage campaign that targeted IT services firms and their customers, underlining the need for supply chain security

• April 04, 2017 04 Apr'17

  IT services 'mega-child' DXC takes first steps

  The merger of CSC and HPE Services is complete and the new company will focus on digital transformation

• April 04, 2017 04 Apr'17

  Outsourced water market IT system up and running

  England’s competitive water and sewage market is now in operation, underpinned by an IT system from CGI

• 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 24, 2017 24 Mar'17

  Serco uses HR technology to cut recruitment bill

  International outsourced services supplier Serco is investing in HR recruitment technology to help it hire 15,000 to 20,000 people a year

• March 22, 2017 22 Mar'17

  Most UK businesses in the dark about crucial DNS infrastructure

  Most UK businesses have little visibility or control over their DNS servers and services even though they are a key component of businesses’ infrastructure and security profile

• March 21, 2017 21 Mar'17

  Heathrow Airport updates clunky loyalty scheme through cloud-based software and services

  Streamlined loyalty programme doubles number of airport users and boosts average spend

• March 20, 2017 20 Mar'17

  HCL Technologies to support IT for Volvo Ocean Race

  HCL Technologies is to build and support the IT that will make the Volvo Ocean Race available to spectators around the world

• March 16, 2017 16 Mar'17

  CIO interview: Jon Cheyne, IT director, National Theatre

  We speak to the IT head at the National Theatre about what it means to have a 99% cloud strategy

• March 14, 2017 14 Mar'17

  Portakabin’s biggest-ever IT investment unifies CRM

  Modular construction firm is moving to a single source of business information through cloud technology and services

• March 10, 2017 10 Mar'17

  Outsourcing gives Scottish charity’s IT team time to think ahead

  Carr Gomm outsources IT support to allow internal IT team to think beyond keeping the lights on

• March 09, 2017 09 Mar'17

  Rackspace to roll out managed service support for Google Cloud Platform in Q3 2017

  Managed cloud company becomes first managed service provider partner for the Google Cloud Platform

• March 08, 2017 08 Mar'17

  Centrica eliminates more than 20 IT systems after replacing SAP with cloud HR technology

  Energy and services company claims major savings in IT costs after moving its HR services to the cloud

• March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17

  Challenger bank Monzo knocked down by card processor outage

  Bank’s customers unable to make transactions as third-party card processor systems go offline

• March 03, 2017 03 Mar'17

  NSPCC CIO on combining hybrid cloud with managed services to boost Childline resiliency

  NSPCC CIO Ray Bilsby sets out the work the children's charity is doing to boost the resiliency of its flagship services, with the help of its managed services partners

• March 03, 2017 03 Mar'17

  Australian crowdsourcing platform turns to cloud storage to fuel growth

  Airtasker is using Amazon Web Services to ramp up its storage capabilities to meet the needs of an expanding user base

• March 02, 2017 02 Mar'17

  Dutch manufacturer standardises internal IT services through Unisys

  Metal-based product maker Constellium wants to cut the costs associated with its disparate IT support operation through a contract with Unisys

• February 28, 2017 28 Feb'17

  Unite union members at Fujitsu on strike

  Union members strike over jobs, pay and pensions after Fujitsu announced plans to cut it UK workforce by 1,800

• February 22, 2017 22 Feb'17

  Computacenter apprentices are business-critical today

  Apprenticeships in IT are increasingly seen as an alternative to university for many. Apprentices at Computacenter tell their stories

• 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 17, 2017 17 Feb'17

  HPE services and CSC to become DXC Technology

  The merger between HP's services division and CSC will launch in April 2017 and is expected to save the companies billions

• February 16, 2017 16 Feb'17

  Singapore’s ST Telemedia expands datacentre footprint

  Additional colocation facilities will cement Singapore’s position as a regional datacentre hub

• February 14, 2017 14 Feb'17

  Interview: Cloud Foundry on its 2017 awareness-raising plans for open source PaaS

  Cloud Foundry’s executive director, Abby Kearns, sets out the organisation’s plans to ensure that market awareness of the platform keeps pace with its rapid enterprise adoption

• February 13, 2017 13 Feb'17

  Autodata turns to big data to predict vehicle failures

  Vehicle data company sees 30% jump in revenue after moving to open source software and opening its data to garages, insurers and parts companies

• February 13, 2017 13 Feb'17

  Intel: Enterprise trust in public cloud is on the rise, but skill shortages hinder adoption

  The 2017 Intel cloud security report suggests enterprise attitudes to public cloud are softening, but a shortage of skilled security workers is holding back adoption

• February 10, 2017 10 Feb'17

  Rubbish digital collection needs to be addressed

  Services like rubbish collection, that are usually outsourced, need greater digitisation to join up to council processes

• February 08, 2017 08 Feb'17

  Government cloud security classification confusion dogs Digital Marketplace listings

  Misinterpretation of the Government Security Classifications could result in the overprovisioning of public sector IT systems

• February 07, 2017 07 Feb'17

  Gemalto seals digital identity card deal in Sweden

  Swedish tax agency signs single supplier contract with digital security firm to provide physical and digital ID cards

• February 01, 2017 01 Feb'17

  Executive interview: Rackspace president Jeff Cotten reveals firm's big cloud bets for 2017

  New Rackspace president Jeff Cotten reveals details of what the future holds for the managed cloud company now it's under new ownership

• 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 31, 2017 31 Jan'17

  Trump unlikely to reduce IT from India

  The fact that Donald Trump's labour secretary has previously offshored IT work to the Philippines could ease IT services fears, particularly in India

• January 27, 2017 27 Jan'17

  Union to fight CSC job cuts that threaten NHS services

  Union to fight a planned 22% cut to CSC's UK workforce, which could impact customers including the NHS

• January 24, 2017 24 Jan'17

  GDS signals intent to move public sector off PSN

  Government Digital Service’s Technology Leaders Network determines that the internet is an adequate solution to support the vast majority of public sector work

• January 20, 2017 20 Jan'17

  International Olympic Committee embarks on 12-year cloud partnership with Alibaba

  Chinese cloud services provider Alibaba agrees to supply the Olympic Games organisers with cloud infrastructure and services until 2028

• January 19, 2017 19 Jan'17

  Cloud-based contracts make up a third of IT outsourcing contracts in 2016

  Traditional outsourcing contracts reduce in number and are being replaced by cloud-based services

• January 19, 2017 19 Jan'17

  IT failures contributed to failed HMRC outsourcing contract

  IT delays and failures contributed to a failed HMRC outsourcing contract, finds NAO investigation

• January 12, 2017 12 Jan'17

  AWS commits to addressing long-term UK cloud skills shortage

  Amazon Web Services debuts its Re:Start programme, as it strives to do its bit to close the UK cloud skills gap

• January 12, 2017 12 Jan'17

  Case study: The Alan Turing Institute takes cloud-first stance on data science research

  Computer Weekly meets the Alan Turing Institute team and finds out how using cloud-first thinking can help achieve its goal of becoming a global force to be reckoned with in data science research

• January 11, 2017 11 Jan'17

  Security concerns push Asian organisations to adopt managed and hybrid IT services

  Security needs are persuading organisations in Asia Pacific to adopt managed IT, and hybrid services are crucial for digital transformation, according to a CenturyLink study

• 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

  Digital technology helps Environment Agency deliver earlier flood warnings

  The latest flood forecasting system that covers England will use cloud computing, data analytics and data visualisation technologies

• January 10, 2017 10 Jan'17

  Cloud provider moves to QoS flash performance on NetApp Solidfire

  Carrenza guarantees specified I/O to customers on all-flash arrays from NetApp Solidfire in a move that allows it to offer storage performance as a product

• January 05, 2017 05 Jan'17

  London hospital signs Atos deal as part of digital transformation

  UCLH aims to improve patient and staff access to IT systems through 10-year contract to support care, education services and research

• 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

• 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 21, 2016 21 Dec'16

  Hyperscale datacentre growth sees demand for OEM hardware soar, research shows

  Synergy Research Group lifts the lid on how the growth of hyperscale datacentre operators is developing around the world, as well as the impact this is having on demand for hardware from legacy IT suppliers

• December 20, 2016 20 Dec'16

  Digital Realty sets sights on loosening Equinix’s grip on global colocation market

  Digital Realty's managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa sets out how the business is drawing on its recent datacentre acquisitions to take Equinix on in 2017

• December 19, 2016 19 Dec'16

  Top 10 cloud stories of 2016

  Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 cloud stories of 2016

• 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 14, 2016 14 Dec'16

  Swedish trading venue Nasdaq Stockholm fined for cyber security failures

  The Swedish financial services regulator FI fines Nasdaq Stockholm and its clearing operation for not managing its security supplier adequately

• December 14, 2016 14 Dec'16

  AWS opens UK datacentre region to meet "pent-up" demand for locally-hosted cloud

  The UK managing director of AWS claims region opening will help existing customers meet their latency and data sovereignty requirements, and benefit the wider economy

• December 12, 2016 12 Dec'16

  KPMG cautions CEOs against ignoring GDPR requirements because of Brexit

  Professional services giant KPMG says UK businesses cannot afford to ignore incoming European data protection requirements if they want to continue to trade successfully with the continent in future

• 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 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  The need for speed: Inside the cloud innovation engine at AWS

  With analysts citing Amazon’s speedy product release cycles as a major source of competitive difference for the cloud firm, AWS CEO Andy Jassy opens up about how it keeps its innovation engine ticking over

• November 28, 2016 28 Nov'16

  Metro fibre dig backs new Newcastle datacentre build

  Newcastle campus datacentre owner supports the connectivity needs of local businesses as well as cloud customers

• November 23, 2016 23 Nov'16

  Nasscom lowers sales growth prediction for India’s IT industry

  Nasscom lowers the rate at which it expects revenues for the Indian IT services industry as a whole to grow, citing domestic and global issues in its revision

• 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

  HCL completes integration of Volvo Group IT services

  Deal sees 2,560 Volvo Group staff transferred to HCL, bringing mainframe expertise to Indian IT services firm

• 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 15, 2016 15 Nov'16

  Cloud set to net a larger share of enterprise IT budgets in 2017, predicts 451 Research

  451 Research's cloud and hosting market review suggests enterprise IT decision makers are preparing to ramp up with use of cloud and hosting services in 2017

• November 14, 2016 14 Nov'16

  Cloud co prefers Tintri hybrid flash to Dell, DotHill and NetApp

  Cloud service provider Access Alto struggled with reliable performance in legacy block and file environment, so moved to Tintri hybrid flash with VMware-native file access boxes

• 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

  Trump election win creates uncertain future for IT services sector

  The IT services sector looks set to face a period of business uncertainty following Donald Trump's win to become US president

• November 11, 2016 11 Nov'16

  Cloud datacentres to house 92% of workloads by 2020, predicts Cisco

  Networking giant Cisco’s latest Global Cloud Index shines a light on how the growth of off-premise services is affecting the datacentre market

• November 10, 2016 10 Nov'16

  Centrica deal reveals deep cuts into the IT outsourcing sector

  Centrica’s move to Microsoft Office 365 is further evidence of how the cloud is forcing the IT services sector to transform

• November 09, 2016 09 Nov'16

  Australia’s IFC Logistics virtualises storage to prevent further outages

  Australian logistics firm moved to virtualised storage through a managed service after a serious outage

• November 08, 2016 08 Nov'16

  SSE Enterprise Telecoms doubles network footprint in Capita deal

  SSE Enterprise Telecoms set to expand national Ethernet connectivity service for business customers, while Capita and Updata get additional strength for outsourcing projects

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Sweden’s Civil Contingencies Agency updates document management system in digital push

  Public sector agency modernises core system through an IT outsourcing agreement that will support digital transformation

• 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 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  SAP steps up data privacy in Europe

  SAP guarantees technicians outside of Europe will not be able to access companies’ sensitive personnel and other records

• October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16

  Spotify on benefits of ditching its datacentres and going ‘all-in’ on Google cloud

  Spotify’s vice-president of infrastructure opens up about the company’s datacentre downsizing plans, and how taking a multi-cloud to IT consumption would not work for the firm

• October 17, 2016 17 Oct'16

  Post-Brexit drop in pound sees cloud costs rise by £1,750 a year in UK, 451 Research shows

  451 Research shows UK enterprises are on course to pay thousands of pounds more for the same cloud services as last year, in the wake of Brexit

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  Alsbridge Australia is taking root

  IT outsourcing and robotic automation firm Alsbridge now has presences in three cities in the ANZ region

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  IR35 dispute prompts mass walkout of IT contractors from MoD agency

  Public sector IT contractors leave UK Hydrographic Office en masse over IR35 clampdown, Computer Weekly understands

• October 07, 2016 07 Oct'16

  Engineering company uses HR technology to cut staff leaving rates

  Aveva has seen its employee attrition rate fall by 5% a year, partly as a result of its investment in HR technology

• October 05, 2016 05 Oct'16

  Randstad group to consolidate network infrastructure with BT

  HR services giant Randstad Group is standardising its global network infrastructure with BT

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  Dymaxia: Combining cloud, IoT and wearables to manage the anxiety of autism

  Canadian startup Dymaxia explains how it's using cloud, IoT and wearable devices to help autistic people manage anxiety

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  Microsoft’s grand plan aims to make big data intelligence accessible to all

  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants to democratise access to big data intelligence across the enterprise through the use of cloud, machine learning and new datacentre chip technologies

• September 22, 2016 22 Sep'16

  Dropbox gives UK enterprises option to host cloud data in Europe

  Cloud storage firm makes good on an earlier pledge to give enterprises the opportunity to host data in Europe, as its efforts to court the business community continue

• September 21, 2016 21 Sep'16

  Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2016 open for entries until 30 September

  The Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2016 are now open for entries until 30 September. Read the criteria and find out how to submit your nomination here

• September 20, 2016 20 Sep'16

  Blenheim Palace IT addresses monitoring challenge with services deal

  IT team at major UK historical venue supports diverse business through “eyes and ears” services agreement

• September 15, 2016 15 Sep'16

  Gartner highlights gap between enterprise cloud adoption expectations and reality

  Market watcher claims enterprise aspirations around cloud adoption are not being met

• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  ING Bank datacentre fire suppression system test knocks banking services offline

  Bank apologises after planned test of datacentre fire suppression system knocks out servers and storage, leaving Romanian customers unable to access funds

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Managed services could be key to connecting up siloed IT in Middle East organisations

  Organisations in the Middle East will increasingly look for managed services to connect up their IT as they embark on digital transformation