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January 21, 2021 21 Jan'21
Cloud and datacentre giants unite to create climate neutral EU datacentre industry by 2030

Major players from the world of public cloud and colocation have joined forces with trade associations from across the continent to create a climate neutral datacentre industry by 2030
January 21, 2021 21 Jan'21
Music publisher BMG taps into Google Cloud to manage and analyse streaming data processes

Berlin-based record label and music publisher BMG is drawing on Google Cloud to revamp its infrastructure to accommodate the music industry's continued shift towards streaming
January 20, 2021 20 Jan'21
Malwarebytes also hit by SolarWinds attackers

The nation state group that attacked SolarWinds in December got inside Malwarebytes by exploiting privileged access to its Microsoft Office 365 tenant, the firm reveals
January 20, 2021 20 Jan'21
How Globe Telecom is doubling down on cloud

The largest mobile operator in the Philippines has moved its legacy systems to the cloud and there is more to come as it looks towards deploying cloud radio access networks and cloud-native applications

January 15, 2021 15 Jan'21
European IT providers struggle to capitalise on continent-wide growth in cloud demand

Latest tech market tracking data shows demand for cloud services is rising across the continent, but local IT providers are continuing to lose share to US giants such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google
January 14, 2021 14 Jan'21
AWS urges US court to throw out Parler breach of contract lawsuit

Amazon Web Services has responded to news of Parler’s attempt to sue it for breach of contract by filing a lawsuit detailing allegations of the various threats it claims forced it to pull the plug on the stricken social media site
January 14, 2021 14 Jan'21
VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger to step down and take over as Intel chief

Pat Gelsinger is calling time on his tenure as CEO at VMware to return to take over the leadership reins at ex-employer Intel
January 13, 2021 13 Jan'21
Cut off from the cloud: How free speech-touting Parler became a tech industry pariah

Now Amazon, Google and Apple have all cut ties with controversial, free speech-championing social networking site Parler, claims made by its CEO that it will bounce back are starting to ring hollow
January 12, 2021 12 Jan'21
Parler sues AWS for anti-trust and breach of contract after Amazon public cloud ban takes it offline

Stricken free speech-championing social media app suggests Amazon’s actions were motivated by a desire to ‘reduce competition’ in the microblogging social media market
January 11, 2021 11 Jan'21
AWS, Apple and Google bans prompt pro-Trump Parler app to fall offline

Free speech-championing social media site Parler has gone dark for violating Amazon, Apple and Google's terms of service, in light of reports of the platform's involvement in co-ordinating the attack on Capitol Hill

January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21
AstraZeneca combines public cloud with NetApp to aid Covid-19 vaccine development and roll-out

AstraZeneca’s global infrastructure services director Scott Hunter lifts the lid on the cloud and datacentre setup underpinning its efforts to bring its co-developed Covid-19 vaccine to the masses
January 03, 2021 03 Jan'21
Covid-19’s impact on the retail supply chain

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed gaps in the ability of retailers to mitigate supply chain imbalances
December 30, 2020 30 Dec'20
Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2020

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2020
December 29, 2020 29 Dec'20
Top 10 cloud stories of 2020

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cloud stories of 2020
December 24, 2020 24 Dec'20
Top 10 Downtime Upload podcasts of 2020

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Downtime Upload podcasts of 2020
December 23, 2020 23 Dec'20
Top 10 cloud storage stories of 2020

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cloud storage stories of 2020
December 22, 2020 22 Dec'20
Top 10 end-user computing stories of 2020

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 end-user computing stories of 2020
December 20, 2020 20 Dec'20
THKD taps SAP and Azure to improve patient experience

Malaysian healthcare group THKD is deploying new SAP systems and plans to tap Azure’s cloud infrastructure to enhance patient experience
December 14, 2020 14 Dec'20
CIO interview: Why IATA is banking on cloud to help the airline industry weather the Covid-19 crisis

The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has forced the International Air Transport Association to re-evaluate its IT investment priorities as the aviation industry shifts its focus away from business growth to business survival
December 14, 2020 14 Dec'20
Post-pandemic: Looking at the long-term legacy of Covid-19 on enterprise cloud adoption rates

The onset of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020 is known to have had a big impact on the pace and scale of enterprise cloud adoption this year, but will the effect be temporary or permanent?
December 10, 2020 10 Dec'20
Amazon goes public with record-breaking renewable energy generation plans

Online retail giant Amazon has followed up earlier pledges to do more as a global organisation to tackle climate change by going public with plans to add a further 26 solar and wind farms to its portfolio
December 10, 2020 10 Dec'20
Arm to downsize global datacentre footprint through AWS cloud collaboration

British semi-conductor maker Arm has committed to shrinking the size of its global datacentre estate by 45%, and plans to do so by moving some of its core chip design workloads to the AWS cloud
December 10, 2020 10 Dec'20
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust embarks on Cisco and Cohesity-based datacentre revamp

NHS Foundation Trust opens up about the work its done to streamline and centralise its server estate with the help of Cisco's hyperconverged technologies
December 09, 2020 09 Dec'20
Global media brand ViacomCBS makes AWS preferred cloud partner

Amazon Web Services is continuing to build its customer base in the media and entertainment sector, with ViacomCBS declaring the firm to be its preferred cloud provider partner
December 09, 2020 09 Dec'20
Thomson Reuters completes large-scale migration of mission-critical workloads to the AWS cloud

Thomson Reuters confirms completion of large-scale AWS migration, and outlines the work it is doing to ramp up its use of machine learning within its organisation
December 09, 2020 09 Dec'20
There’s no going back to pre-pandemic security approaches

The cyber security world will probably never return to its pre-pandemic state, and different approaches to security will come to the fore in 2021
December 09, 2020 09 Dec'20
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2021

The Asia-Pacific region will continue to be a cradle for technology innovation in the new year, whether it is 5G services, artificial intelligence, cloud computing or cyber security
December 08, 2020 08 Dec'20
BMW Group embarks on data-driven supply chain revamp with AWS

BMW Group is forging even closer ties with AWS by enlisting its help to refine its supply chain and manufacturing processes, as well as train up its staff in cloud technologies
December 08, 2020 08 Dec'20
The National Institute for Health Research on connecting through cloud to fight Covid-19

As the research arm for the NHS, the National Institute for Health Research has played a key role in coordinating efforts to find treatments, diagnostics and vaccines for Covid-19 during the pandemic, with the help of Google Cloud
December 07, 2020 07 Dec'20
Media giant MGM signs multi-year deal with AWS to revamp its supply chain processes

AWS lands multi-year cloud deal with US media giant MGM that will see it assist the firm with revamping its supply chain and content distribution processes
December 06, 2020 06 Dec'20
China lags US in computer vision

China trails the US in the field of computer vision despite making inroads in computing and research, new report finds
December 01, 2020 01 Dec'20
Aviation startup goes ‘all-in’ on AWS to make its supersonic jet plans take flight

Boom Supersonic sets sights on making commercial supersonic air travel a reality for passengers again, and is leaning on Amazon Web Services to support its efforts
December 01, 2020 01 Dec'20
Work in progress: Gaia-X project sets out path to create cross-continent data infrastructure

The Gaia-X project's annual summit gave attendees a sneak peek at how its efforts to create an open, cross-continent, next-generation data infrastructure are progressing
December 01, 2020 01 Dec'20
Zoom signs multi-year preferred cloud provider deal with AWS

Video-conferencing platform provider Zoom is forging even closer ties with long-standing cloud partner Amazon Web Services, prompting questions about where this leaves its technology tie-up with Oracle
December 01, 2020 01 Dec'20
What it takes for APAC firms to ride out the pandemic

Whether businesses will recover from the Covid-19 pandemic will depend on how they leverage technology to innovate, create new business models and build digital trust
November 30, 2020 30 Nov'20
IT Priorities: APAC enterprises readying recovery budget

Enterprises in Asia-Pacific are investing in cloud and other key technologies to not only survive but thrive in the post-pandemic world
November 26, 2020 26 Nov'20
AWS outage: Downtime incident blights users of one of Amazon’s major US datacentre regions

Public cloud giant suffers prolonged service outage due to fault originating in one of its major US datacentre regions
November 24, 2020 24 Nov'20
Orange Business Services strikes global partnership with AWS to accelerate enterprise cloud take-up

Orange Business Services has followed up its earlier partnerships with Microsoft and Google by signing a similar deal with Amazon Web Services, geared towards supporting its clients’ public cloud migration plans
November 20, 2020 20 Nov'20
Claritas taps AI to enhance medical images

A Singapore startup has developed a cloud-based medical imaging platform to enhance the quality and accessibility of radiology images for doctors and patients
November 19, 2020 19 Nov'20
Gaia-X: Inside the bid to create an open, next-gen data infrastructure for European enterprises

The Gaia-X project is billed as a push to create an open, cross-continent, next-generation data infrastructure “by Europe and for Europe”, but why is it needed?
November 18, 2020 18 Nov'20
Nokia Software embarks on ‘carbon negative’ datacentre revamp push with HPE Greenlake

Global telecoms giant Nokia Software opens up about the work it is doing to improve the environmental friendliness of the R&D datacentres underpinning its 5G innovation
November 18, 2020 18 Nov'20
ZSL uses Google Cloud and machine learning to protect endangered species from poachers

The Zoological Society of London opens up about the work it has done with the Google Cloud team to protect endangered species from poachers
November 17, 2020 17 Nov'20
Covid-19: Pandemic-induced surge in public cloud spend predicted to run until 2024

Gartner’s latest worldwide public cloud market spend forecast suggests the acceleration in off-premise adoption seen since the start of the pandemic is set to last for a long time yet
November 16, 2020 16 Nov'20
Atos debuts OneCloud initiative to help accelerate enterprise migrations to sustainable cloud setups

French IT services company Atos launches ‘one-stop shop’ service for enterprises that want to speed up their cloud migrations in a sustainable way
November 12, 2020 12 Nov'20
IT Priorities 2020: Budgets rejigged to support 2021 recovery

IT has been essential in helping organisations remain operational. IT chiefs are now considering the IT to drive a sustained business recovery
November 11, 2020 11 Nov'20
Standard Chartered embarks on five-year personalised banking push with AWS

Financial services giant is forging even deeper ties with AWS as part of its push to roll out more personalised banking experiences to customers in 60 countries
November 11, 2020 11 Nov'20
What businesses can learn from GovTech’s digital strategy

Modernising its infrastructure and putting digital at its core has given Singapore’s Government Technology Agency the agility it needs to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic
November 11, 2020 11 Nov'20
Microsoft consumer cloud outage blights Outlook.com and OneDrive users

Users of several of Microsoft's core consumer cloud services left struggling to log in, with software giant remaining tight-lipped for now over the cause of the issues
November 10, 2020 10 Nov'20
Leaky AWS S3 bucket once again at centre of data breach

Prestige Software exposed millions of records after failing to pay attention to the security of its cloud instances
November 10, 2020 10 Nov'20
Google and OVHcloud to bring co-built cloud services to European enterprises

Google and OVHcloud are embarking on a technology tie-up that will see the two firms bring a hosted private cloud service to market in Europe