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December 27, 2023 27 Dec'23
Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2023

Looking back at the skills and hiring landscape in 2023, Computer Weekly shares the key moments for IT careers and skills over the past 12 months
December 27, 2023 27 Dec'23
Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2023

Organisations across the region have continued to shore up their cyber security posture while investing in infrastructure to pave the way for emerging technologies like GenAI
December 22, 2023 22 Dec'23
Top 10 government IT stories of 2023

In the year that gave life to four new government departments, Whitehall bosses have continued to fly the flag for technology, with mixed results and success. Here are the stories that made waves in 2023
December 22, 2023 22 Dec'23
Top 10 Middle East stories of 2023

Middle Eastern countries are on digital journeys, with many pinning their futures on expertise in advanced technologies
December 22, 2023 22 Dec'23
Top 10 retail technology stories of 2023

Computer Weekly looks at what 2023 had in store for the retail industry – a year of financial uncertainty and increasing cost of living has made consumers ever more demanding, so how are retailers using tech to cope?
December 22, 2023 22 Dec'23
Top 10 financial services and fintech stories of 2023

Generative AI is the buzzword on every financial services IT professional’s lips as the technology promises to accelerate the ongoing fintech revolution
December 21, 2023 21 Dec'23
Immigration clampdown could worsen UK IT skills shortage

The UK government’s recent clampdown on immigration could exacerbate the IT skills shortage in the country, especially in web design and development
December 21, 2023 21 Dec'23
Elizabeth Line intros 4G connectivity

UK operators announce delivery of 4G mobile coverage to four key stations on London Underground’s latest and state-of-the-art train line, stretching from the West End to the financial heart of the UK capital

December 21, 2023 21 Dec'23
Global private wireless networks hit accelerator in 2023

Study shows good times rolling for private networks industry, with major tech suppliers playing significant roles as integrated solution providers and total deployments set to grow by 33% to 2028
December 21, 2023 21 Dec'23
XR2 industry initiative targets European XR headset for Industry 5.0

European tech suppliers reveal plan to take on global extended reality leaders and become the reference for mixed reality in region by targeting Industry 5.0 and addressing user needs
December 21, 2023 21 Dec'23
Top 10 networking stories of 2023

This year has seen the continued adoption of software-defined wide area networks and secure access service edge as firms phase out multi-protocol label switching infrastructures, with artificial intelligence also stepping into the networking ...
December 21, 2023 21 Dec'23
Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2023

Ransomware gangs dominated the cyber criminal underworld in 2023, a year that will prove notable for significant evolutionary trends in their tactics
December 21, 2023 21 Dec'23
Top 10 storage stories of 2023

In this 2023 review, we consider if flash will thrash disk, what the Toyota outage shows about capacity planning, how to achieve green storage, the backup and compliance risks of AI, the lowdown on DPUs, and more
December 21, 2023 21 Dec'23
Top 10 storage supplier strategy stories of 2023

In 2023, we looked at the top storage suppliers, their market share and how they set themselves for a future of hybrid cloud, containerisation and consumption models of purchasing

December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23
Post Office gets government handout as Horizon replacement costs increase ‘significantly’

The increasing costs associated with replacing the Post Office’s controversial IT system have forced the government to hand it over £100m extra
December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23
Orange Business boosts digital ambitions with Expertime acquisition

Acquisition of consulting company by business services division of global telco becomes latest part of strategic ambition to accelerate growth in digital services and support growth in digital, public cloud, AI and data
December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23
Nokia drones-as-a-service business gains altitude in North America

Tech provider and partners make drone network backed by 4G/LTE and 5G connectivity available for purchase, lease or one-off flight hire, bundled with services so more enterprises can take advantage of industrial drones
December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23
'No hiding place' for those responsible for Post Office Horizon scandal

MPs want individuals to be held to account for their roles in causing the Post Office Horizon scandal, which destroyed thousands of lives
December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23
ALPHV/BlackCat operation down, but maybe not out

Multinational law enforcement has targeted the operations of the notorious ALPHV/BlackCat cyber extortion gang, but the group’s members appear to remain defiant
December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23
AMRC North West showcases Industry 4.0 smart factory, smart building demonstrator

UK university’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre announces internet of things deployment powered by telco’s IoT.nxt management platforming showcase of low carbon smart building demonstrator and smart factory
December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23
Top 10 NHS IT stories of 2023

In the year we said goodbye to NHS Digital, the NHS has made some serious strides in digitising the health service, but many challenges remain. We look back at the stories that made the headlines in 2023
December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23
Top 10 Benelux stories of 2023

The Benelux region is researching some of the latest digital technologies of the future with efforts to ensure the region keeps pace in quantum computing and artificial intelligence
December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23
Inside Zoom’s generative AI strategy

Zoom’s federated approach towards generative AI allows it to use a combination of models that are most suitable for the task on hand while lowering costs for itself and customers
December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23
Top 10 IT leadership interviews of 2023

The top technology executives – whether their job title is CIO, CDIO, CDO or something completely different – talk to Computer Weekly and share their plans and strategies for delivering digital success
December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23
Top 10 cloud stories of 2023

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cloud stories of 2023
December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23
Digital Ethics Summit 2023: The year in AI

At trade association TechUK’s seventh annual Digital Ethics Summit, public officials, industry figures and civil society groups met to discuss the state of AI regulation and the direction of travel set for 2024
December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23
5G continues momentum growth and drives spectrum demand

Survey from mobile trade association finds 1.6 billion global 5G connections by the end of third quarter of 2023, growing 71% annually
December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23
More than 17 million UK homes gain full-fibre broadband access

Ofcom report into state of UK fixed and wireless communications shows surge in full-fibre uptake over the past 12 months and 5G mobile coverage continuing to grow rapidly
December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23
Government reveals its own slow progress in compensating Post Office scandal victims

Few of the subpostmasters who unearthed the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history have been compensated so far, four years after their court victory
December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23
Virgin Media O2 network traffic rises 13% over 2023

Leading UK operator’s year in review reveals connectivity, digital and TV habits of 2023, with continuation of working from home, online gaming, and streaming live sport, films and TV shows seeing usage on broadband network increase
December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23
Nokia and HellasQCI complete quantum-safe networks proof of concept

Trial showcase by leading networking tech firm and communication infrastructure consortium shows hybrid approach with both classic and quantum physics key to reach goal of quantum-safe networks
December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23
Top 10 software development stories of 2023

There have been two main trends driving software development this year: artificial intelligence and low-code/no-code tooling
December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23
Top 10 telecoms stories of 2023

Over the past 12 months, the telecoms market has been defined by the three Fs – fibre, 5G and flying objects. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 telecoms stories from 2023
December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23
Top 10 cyber security stories of 2023

The past 12 months have seen the security agenda dominated by the usual round of vulnerabilities, concerns over supply chain security and more besides, but it was the chaotic state of global geopolitics that really made an impact
December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23
Top 10 information management stories of 2023

Generative AI was inescapable as the leading theme of the information management stories of 2023 gathered here. But also selected are pieces about data and healthcare, and the inexorable rise of the CDO
December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23
Top 10 Nordic stories of 2023

Known for its advances in digital technology, the Nordic region continues to pioneer the startup sector while making serious waves in Quantum computing and artificial intelligence
December 18, 2023 18 Dec'23
Cathay takes off with global SASE deployment

Unified secure access service edge services provider replaces legacy MPLS network for improved performance and observability, and unified end user security, access and application performance across global sites
December 18, 2023 18 Dec'23
Qualcomm allies with Airties for 5G fixed wireless, home Wi-Fi

Mobile tech giant teams with wireless connectivity technology provider to further enhance FWA offers, driving user experiences and managed network optimisations
December 18, 2023 18 Dec'23
Global mobile trade body hails agreement on future mobile spectrum ranges

ITU’s World Radiocommunication Conference concludes with consensus on roadmap for mobile services using designated low-band and mid-band frequencies
December 18, 2023 18 Dec'23
UK gigabit broadband furthers reach

DSIT releases figures showing 2023 state-funded investment of more than £500m in gigabit connectivity, boosting broadband for over 330,000 hard-to-reach homes and businesses across the country
December 18, 2023 18 Dec'23
Top 10 datacentre stories of 2023

Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 datacentre stories of 2023
December 18, 2023 18 Dec'23
Top 10 end user computing stories of 2023

While the humble personal computer remains core to business productivity, IT admins now need to support a flexible and hybrid workforce
December 18, 2023 18 Dec'23
Top 10 artificial intelligence stories of 2023

It has been a busy year for the IT sector, building out AI-based software and hardware acceleration to meet customer requirements
December 18, 2023 18 Dec'23
How threat intelligence is applied in DNS security

Infoblox’s director of security architecture explains how the company leverages its threat intelligence capabilities to help organisations stay ahead of DNS security threats
December 15, 2023 15 Dec'23
Police defend facial recognition target selection to Lords

Senior police officers confirm to Lords committee that facial recognition watchlist image selection is based on crime categories attached to people’s photos, rather than a context-specific assessment of the threat presented by a given individual
December 15, 2023 15 Dec'23
Jaguar Land Rover taps Tata Communications to drive production

Car maker's new technology and connectivity framework is designed to power next-generation vehicle production by improving line performance and vehicle quality using AI and real-time data insights
December 15, 2023 15 Dec'23
Government advised to overturn all Post Office scandal convictions

An independent board set up to advise the government on compensation for innocent subpostmasters has recommended that all the Post Office scandal convictions are ‘unsafe’ and should be overturned
December 15, 2023 15 Dec'23
Warwickshire Search and Rescue takes flight with Virgin Media O2 5G connected drone

Virgin Media O2 delivers search and rescue team ‘signal from the sky’ with mobile base station small enough to be flown on a drone, bringing reliable 5G signal to remote areas to assist with rescue missions
December 15, 2023 15 Dec'23
Alibaba debuts LLMs for Southeast Asia

Alibaba’s SeaLLMs are built to address the linguistic diversity and nuances in Southeast Asia, enabling businesses to deploy localised chatbots and translation applications
December 14, 2023 14 Dec'23
Government plans to regulate to tackle datacentre threats

DSIT outlines a range of proposals designed to protect data storage facilities from cyber attacks, as well as physical threats and the effects of climate breakdown