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December 23, 2021
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More than 800,000 UK homes switch broadband for first time in 2021
Survey finds that even though almost one in five UK broadband users have never switched provider, unprecedented numbers are set to migrate for the first time
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December 22, 2021
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Data consumption surges in lockdown Britain
Virgin Media O2 reveals performance data showing 2021 was a record year for data consumption
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December 22, 2021
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Dec'21
Marks & Spencer upskills internal talent with data science education
Retailer is building up a data science capability that includes a Master’s degree-level apprenticeship as well as making data literacy a common currency up and down the organisation
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December 22, 2021
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NEC delivers packet core for NTT DOCOMO 5G SA net, drives Open RAN
Leading IT and communications technology provider ends 2021 in a flurry, with services for leading Japanese operator’s standalone 5G
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December 22, 2021
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Top 10 government and public sector IT stories of 2021
Technology is an increasingly important part of government policy in the UK – while the digital transformation of the public sector continued during 2021, albeit slowly in some places
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December 22, 2021
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Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2021
Cyber crime hit new heights and drew more attention than ever in 2021. We look back at the biggest stories of the year
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December 22, 2021
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Top 10 financial services and fintech stories of 2021
Computer Weekly selects 10 key stories from the financial services IT sector over the past year
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December 22, 2021
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Dec'21
Digital Infrastructure gains £100m investment to forge full-fibre roll-out
‘New era’ full-fibre network operator obtains nine-figure investment from independent transatlantic investment firm to deliver wholesale, residential and business connectivity
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December 22, 2021
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Dec'21
Top 10 end-user computing stories of 2021
Office work has largely remained hybrid this year. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 end-user computing stories of 2021
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December 21, 2021
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Top 10 ANZ IT stories of 2021
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 ANZ IT stories of 2021
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December 21, 2021
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Dec'21
Three, EE agree to provide mobile connectivity across whole London Tube network
Mobile operators’ deal gives their customers coverage across London Underground with connectivity to ticket halls, platforms and tunnels
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December 21, 2021
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Dec'21
Large organisations turning to digital currencies for stored value
Gartner predicts a major acceleration in the use of digital currencies over the next couple of years
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December 21, 2021
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Dec'21
Oracle buys Cerner for nearly $30bn in major push into healthcare
Oracle has bought healthcare IT provider Cerner for $28.3bn, in a major push into healthcare. It is its largest acquisition since NetSuite for $9.3bn in 2016
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December 21, 2021
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Dec'21
Nokia wins five-year sole vendor 5G deal with Elisa Estonia
Comms tech provider replaces incumbent supplier in enabling Baltic telco to swap out existing 4G network nationwide with 5G AirScale portfolio and develop O-RAN ecosystem
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December 21, 2021
21
Dec'21
IT services spending recovery to get renewals boost in 2022
IT services and BPO deals worth $18.5bn globally up for renewal next year, adding fuel to already-expected high growth
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December 21, 2021
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Dec'21
UK tech startups raise almost £30bn in record year
The UK tech sector has achieved record growth in the past 12 months after the Covid pandemic paused investment
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December 21, 2021
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Top 10 NHS IT stories of 2021
Technology has been central to the National Health Service response to the Covid-19 pandemic – we look back at the stories that made the headlines on 2021
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December 21, 2021
21
Dec'21
UK IT shapes up for hybrid new normal in 2022
The latest Computer Weekly IT Priorities survey shows that secure connectivity and cloud remain at the core of enterprises’ needs for the foreseeable future
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December 21, 2021
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Dec'21
Top 10 telecoms stories of 2021
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 telecoms stories of 2021
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December 21, 2021
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Dec'21
Top 10 cloud storage, DR and datacentre storage stories of 2021
Key articles from 2021 that demonstrate the growing importance of cloud storage and disaster recovery, but also the snags that lead to cloud repatriation and difficulties restoring from the cloud
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December 21, 2021
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Top 10 software development stories of 2021
Business recovery is leading to more emphasis on software projects. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 software development stories for 2021
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December 21, 2021
21
Dec'21
IT Priorities 2022: Cloud-first mindset growing in India
Nearly half of organisations in India are expected to spend more on cloud services, underscoring the growing cloud-first mindset that is taking root in the subcontinent
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December 20, 2021
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Dec'21
Defra and MoJ hit with £120m IR35 tax bill despite using HMRC guidance
Government departments landed with tax bills totalling just over £120m over contractor IR35 status errors, despite receiving HMRC guidance and training
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December 20, 2021
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Dec'21
Finnish government launches digital economy transformation projects
The Finnish government launches two transformation projects as part of the country’s mission to pioneer a digital economy
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December 20, 2021
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Dec'21
Minorities in IT less likely to be in leadership positions
IT specialists who are from under-represented groups in the UK’s technology sector are less likely to hold higher-up roles, or to be in permanent positions
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December 20, 2021
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Dec'21
Top 10 artificial intelligence stories of 2021
This year, artificial intelligence has moved to operationalisation, explainability and regulatory frameworks. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 artificial intelligence stories for 2021
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December 20, 2021
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Top 10 datacentre stories of 2021
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 datacentre stories of 2021
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December 20, 2021
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Dec'21
Top 10 ransomware and backup stories of 2021
Key articles from 2021 that highlight the link between ransomware and snapshots and backup and their role in repelling attacks, plus effects of the pandemic on backup and recovery
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December 20, 2021
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Dec'21
Tokopedia ups ante on observability capabilities
Indonesian e-commerce giant Tokopedia has consolidated its observability capabilities on a single cloud-based platform, enabling it to improve customer service and identify infrastructure issues
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December 17, 2021
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Dec'21
CDEI research pinpoints barriers to trustworthy AI exploitation
Survey of UK business by the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation has disclosed the patchiness of artificial intelligence and data-driven technology adoption across different economic sectors
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December 17, 2021
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Dec'21
Cloud wars: How the US tech giants opening UK datacentres shook up the public sector market
Five years have passed since Microsoft and Amazon opened their UK datacentre regions, rapidly growing their share of the public sector market to the detriment of several smaller, home-grown cloud providers
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December 17, 2021
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Dec'21
HSBC fined £64m for automated transaction monitoring failures
Bank hit by multimillion-pound fine for failures related to its transaction monitoring, which failed to spot potential money-laundering activity
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December 16, 2021
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EE to upgrade 4G in more than 2,000 rural UK areas by 2024
BT-owned UK mobile operator sets out to improve rural connectivity across the UK as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme, with more than 1,500 upgrades to follow as it invests to reduce partial notspots
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December 16, 2021
16
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5G, fibre flourish in UK in 2021
Full-fibre broadband is now available to more than eight million homes as roll-out accelerates and ‘decent’ broadband is at highest-ever level
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December 16, 2021
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Barclays selects HPE GreenLake to host 100,000 workloads
Bank sees a need to provide more personalised digital experiences, and GreenLake is providing the IT infrastructure to help it get there
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December 16, 2021
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Dec'21
Nationwide Building Society moves website to Azure cloud
Building society’s tech teams work with consultancy Contino to implement new website using the chaos engineering method
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December 15, 2021
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Dec'21
Pressure on government to pay fair compensation to subpostmasters left out of current schemes
MPs demand that the subpostmasters who defeated the Post Office in court should be properly compensated for their losses and suffering
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December 15, 2021
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Dec'21
Gig economy algorithmic management tools ‘unfair and opaque’
Report published by Worker Info Exchange warns of algorithmically enabled rights abuses in the gig economy, noting the insufficient transparency of employers and the lacklustre nature of legal redress
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December 15, 2021
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Asda follows EG Group sibling in selection of Rise with SAP
Retailer is looking to improve the agility of its operations in the cloud with a move to Rise with SAP on Microsoft Azure, and to streamline its procurement with SAP Ariba
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December 15, 2021
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Dec'21
After Log4j, December Patch Tuesday piles on the pressure
December’s Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft contains several critical CVEs, but this month all attention is focused on the fall-out from Log4Shell, and burn-out is becoming a real issue
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December 15, 2021
15
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Digital Ethics Summit: Innovation needs regulation to be ethical
Experts attending the 2021 Digital Ethics Summit spoke out against the idea that regulation will stifle technological innovation, arguing that setting clear rules will produce more ethical innovation
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December 15, 2021
15
Dec'21
AIB signs up to z15-powered transformation
Irish bank has continued its investment in IBM z-series hardware and the Red Hat software portfolio to help it achieve its digital transformation goals
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December 15, 2021
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UK government to take ‘whole-of-society’ approach to cyber
Second iteration of the UK’s National Cyber Strategy broadens its focus to build a ‘whole-of-society’ security posture
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December 15, 2021
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Dec'21
CMA wants Apple and Google to open up mobile ecosystem
Interim report from Competitions and Markets Authority finds Apple and Google exert too much control over the mobile device market
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December 15, 2021
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Dec'21
Which? tells banks to stop rushing branch closures
Consumer rights protector says banks should pause branch closures until they can ensure people have access to cash and services
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December 15, 2021
15
Dec'21
Neos Networks brings high-capacity fibre access to leading UK cities and Oxfordshire
UK business connectivity provider opens first of four metro access networks to offer last-mile services direct to nearly 10,000 regional businesses and those in the City of London while also announcing rural county expansion plan to connect over 200...
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December 15, 2021
15
Dec'21
Avaya enhances educational and logistics environments with UCaaS and cloud
Supply chain leader supports business expansion and supercharges agent retention with cloud comms platform, and enables ‘exceptional’ education experiences for thousands of students with unified comms as a service
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December 15, 2021
15
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UK advances research of autonomous robots in lab environments
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has been awarded new funding to develop the equipment alongside industry and academia
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December 14, 2021
14
Dec'21
Increased Altice BT shareholding fuels UK government jitters
Significant increase in stakeholdership by potential buyer of UK incumbent telco prompts UK government to warn of potential threat to levelling-up agenda
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December 14, 2021
14
Dec'21
Multibillion-dollar quantum opportunities if error rate recedes
Management consultant McKinsey discusses a potential $700bn opportunity in the pharma, finance, automotive and chemicals sectors