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• February 20, 2019 20 Feb'19

  Huawei Cloud opens Singapore region amid growing cloud rivalry

  The Chinese tech giant is eyeing local and Chinese firms looking to expand operations in the Asia-Pacific region

• February 20, 2019 20 Feb'19

  CIO interview: Martin Draper, CIO and change director, Liberty London

  Department store’s IT leader is bringing a traditional retail business into the digital, omnichannel age

• February 20, 2019 20 Feb'19

  NHS AI code launched to set rules of engagement for tech firms

  The government says its code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence and other data technologies in the NHS sets out the data privacy rules of the game for tech firms

• February 20, 2019 20 Feb'19

  IT professionals are getting ready for the onset of digital twins

  While few businesses are running digital twins in production, Gartner expects two-thirds will implement the technology by 2022

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Activist Lauri Love’s computer ‘contained hacked data’, says judge

  Lauri Love, who has been accused of hacking into US government computer systems, has lost a legal action against the NCA for the return of his computers and storage device

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Pure launches ObjectEngine cloud dedupe, plus inter-rack NVMe

  Flash storage pioneer offers flash-to-flash-to-cloud ObjectEngine on-premise and in the cloud while boosting connectivity between datacentre racks with NVMe-over-fabrics

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Bank of England to migrate from core system with a one-off big bang

  The Bank of England will migrate from its current core settlement system with a 'big-bang' migration before the end of 2025

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Health secretary Matt Hancock launches NHSX organisation to lead tech strategy

  Central unit will bring together leadership in digital, data and technology to support NHS technology vision and Long-Term Plan

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  No More Ransom releases GandCrab decryption tool

  Another free decryption tool is available that allows anyone infected with the latest versions of the GandCrab ransomware to regain control of their files and avoid paying the fee

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• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  MWC 2019: 5G in Europe driven by industrial automation, says Ericsson

  As Mobile World Congress 2019 nears, Sweden’s Ericsson has been expanding, and expounding upon, its plans for 5G mobile networks

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Royal Mail delivers safety training through virtual reality

  At the Learning Technologies event in London, Royal Mail’s online learning manager talks about the organisation’s use of virtual reality to help postal workers avoid dog attacks

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  IT Priorities 2019: Cyber security and risk management among top priorities for 2019

  This year’s Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities research shows that cyber security and risk management are among the top investment priorities

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei: US won’t crush us

  Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei has taken a more combative stance in the ongoing row over the firm’s alleged links to the Chinese intelligence services

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Any slowdown in Moore’s Law will increase datacentre costs

  Datacentre managers want to run their sites more like the cloud scale companies

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Adopting digital learning in firms

  At the Learning Technologies conference in London, three experts discuss adopting digital learning technologies in their firms

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Kellogg’s tests VR for developing merchandising strategy

  Breakfast food brand Kellogg’s is working with Accenture and Qualcomm to test the use of virtual reality to develop a retail strategy for the launch of new products

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Six experiential retail businesses chosen for Jlab

  The businesses and startups that will take part in John Lewis’ 2019 Jlab programme have seen selected following a pitch day

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Healthcare providers should press on with digital transformation

  Healthcare providers should continue digitisation efforts with security in mind amid looming cyber threats, says a top T-Systems executive

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  IT Priorities 2019: UK investment intent for AI intensifies, SaaS applications mature beyond CRM

  AI continues to strengthen as a focus for IT systems buyers in the UK, according to this year’s Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey, while cloud applications are maturing beyond CRM

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Finding security in the cloud

  When choosing a cloud security provider, enterprises will need to consider the level of data privacy and data security risk involved

• February 18, 2019 18 Feb'19

  Chief data officer role now well-entrenched, says Gartner

  Three out of five chief data officers in a Gartner study reported an increase in headcount, though few are measuring the value of their data assets

• February 18, 2019 18 Feb'19

  DCMS Select Committee claims Facebook ‘deliberately frustrated’ fake news inquiry

  Facebook’s UK public policy manager defends its participation in MPs' inquiry into the spread of fake news and disinformation online, which concludes by declaring an end to self-regulation by social media firms

• February 18, 2019 18 Feb'19

  NCSC signals UK may take softer line on Huawei

  The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre suggests Huawei will be allowed to form core elements of the country’s 5G mobile network infrastructure after all

• February 18, 2019 18 Feb'19

  IT Priorities 2019: Cloud migrations emerge as top investment area for IT decision-makers

  This year’s Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities research shows a growing appetite among UK IT leaders to move more of their IT estate and applications to the cloud

• February 18, 2019 18 Feb'19

  IT Priorities 2019: IT professionals plan a big push to migrate off Windows 7

  With the clock ticking to Windows 7 end of support, more than half of the IT professionals who took part in a survey have a Windows 10 migration as their top IT project this year

• February 18, 2019 18 Feb'19

  Dell Boomi taps APAC cloud market

  The supplier of cloud-based integration services has expanded into Southeast Asia following its debut in Australia about two years ago

• February 15, 2019 15 Feb'19

  CISOs under increasing pressure, study shows

  Cyber security professionals are under growing pressure from workloads and budget deficits, a study has revealed

• February 15, 2019 15 Feb'19

  IT Priorities 2019: IT decision-makers plan for APIs

  The latest Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey shows that IT professionals are deploying business process automation, but application programming interfaces are not far behind

• February 15, 2019 15 Feb'19

  Lucidworks CEO talks up ‘data experiences’

  Will Hayes discusses Lucidworks’ Asian expansion plans, as well as efforts to help enterprises deliver rich data experiences for employees and customers through AI-augmented search engines

• February 15, 2019 15 Feb'19

  CaixaBank customers can use their faces to withdraw money at ATMs

  Spanish bank begins roll-out of ATMs equipped with facial recognition technology, but customers can still use card and PIN

• February 15, 2019 15 Feb'19

  (ISC)² invests in professional development of security workforce

  Security industry association sets up Professional Development Institute to extend training offerings beyond certification

• February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19

  Central Saint Martins hosts Three’s 5G trial for London Fashion Week

  Three’s trial 5G network will enable the world’s first augmented reality fashion show at Central Saint Martins, while consumers can test out a prototype network at its flagship store

• February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19

  Satellite broadband secures Cornish observatory a brighter future

  The Tolcarn Observatory near St Austell in Cornwall is putting its money where its mouth is and using satellite broadband to enhance its research work and educational outreach

• February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19

  CIO interview: Neil Holden, IT director, Halfords Group

  Motoring and bicycles retailer is growing its use of cloud, expanding on data analytics and exploring new technologies such as artificial intelligence

• February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19

  Born to be wired

  IBM is helping legendary US motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson to get its motor running with a cloud-based service for a new electric bike

• February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19

  Apple Business Chat powers Npower’s smart meter switch

  Energy supplier is using Apple Business Chat to help users through the process of switching onto new smart gas and electricity meters

• February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19

  Government rules out blockchain at borders until after Brexit due to 'significant work' required

  A previous HMRC pilot of distributed ledger technology will not provide any short-term solution to issues around UK borders after Brexit

• February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19

  Google to spend $13bn in 2019 on additional US datacentres and offices

  Search giant Google sets its sights on expanding its presence across the US during 2019 to accommodate the demand for its consumer and enterprise-focused internet and cloud services

• February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19

  Cisco CEO brushes off Brexit and other crises

  Chuck Robbins has been speaking about the networking business’ resilience in the face of multiple geopolitical trends and crises, and says his customers just can’t stop spending

• February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19

  NTT Data announces winner of UK regional heat for its ninth global Open Innovation Contest

  The UK regional heat for NTT Data's Open Innovation Contest has been won by startup GeoSpock

• February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19

  Action needed as venture capitalists reluctant to invest in fintechs founded by women

  Action is needed if fintechs set up by women are to receive the same level of venture capitalist backing as those set up by men

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  Chinese AI startup claims breakthrough in pediatric diagnosis

  Yitu Healthcare claims over 90% accuracy when diagnosing a range of pediatric diseases using a natural language processing system

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  Businesses fail to grasp the true cost of public cloud

  Public cloud infrastructure as a service sounds good on paper, but a survey has found that many IT professionals are seriously overspending

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  Manchester not-for-profit launches campaign to encourage girls into STEM

  Not-for-profit trade organisation Manchester digital has launched a campaign to encourage more young women to pursue STEM careers

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  NHS must use email by default, says health secretary Matt Hancock

  Secretary of state for health and social care criticises NHS staff who insist on only sending letters to patients, and says modern, secure communications will save lives

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  Lenovo offers enterprises access to on-premise datacentre kit on cloud-like pay-as-you-go terms

  Chinese PC maker Lenovo wants to make it easier for enterprises to access on-premise datacentre resources without needing to invest huge sums of money in purchasing it

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  Accenture to use virtual reality for inclusive hiring practices

  Tech giant Accenture has started using technologies such as augmented and virtual reality to make its hiring process less biased

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  Cloud and backup top storage priorities for 2019

  Deploying the cloud for primary and secondary storage and backup and archiving project top project priorities in 2019. SAN, NAS and hyper-convergence also prominent

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  Australian government warns of blockchain gaps

  Digital Transformation Agency dispels some myths around blockchain, calling for government agencies to be cautious about using the technology

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  London and Helsinki digital partnership challenges big IT platforms

  CDOs of London and Helsinki meet at London’s City Hall to sign a city-to-city digital declaration around AI, open data and digital innovation

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  London tech giants commit to creating one million tech jobs by 2023

  London private sector network Tech London Advocates has launched a pledge signed by hundreds of tech sector greats to create a million tech jobs in the city over the next five years

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  Legacy systems holding banks back from meeting demand for instant accounts

  Banks are struggling to meet customer demand to open accounts instantly because of legacy IT systems and processes

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  Chesterfield NHS trust consolidates 30 data management systems into one with Civica

  Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust aims to become a paperless organisation by 2020

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  Deloitte will double Hyderabad workforce to support demand for technology services

  Deloitte will add 40,000 staff at its operation in Hyderabad, with IT professionals accounting for a significant portion of employees

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  Explainable AI: How and why did the AI say ‘true’?

  The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything is 42, according to Deep Thought in ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ – but experts need to explain AI decisions

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  IR35 reforms: Contractors lack confidence in private sector to manage April 2020 rule change

  Research from IR35 consultancy Qdos suggests contractors lack confidence in the ability of private sector firms to adequately determine how they should be taxed after April 2020

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  Telegram bot gets users hooked

  Popular social media service provides a rich set of features for cyber criminals, RSA warns

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  Tech and charity partnership encourages girls into STEM

  US datacentre hardware firm’s partnership with two Irish organisations will encourage young women to pursue tech careers as STEM competition is launched

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  Dutch developer offers businesses nuclear security option for communications

  Startup that created the secure platform for communication between world leaders at the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit in the Netherlands seeks to revolutionise business mail

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  Digital project failure still off the menu

  Eight years ago, YouTube head Susan Wojcick described eight pillars that Google uses to innovate – but IT pros are still failing to fail fast

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  APAC healthcare providers losing $23m to cyber attacks

  Healthcare organisations in the Asia-Pacific region could lose an average of $23.3m to cyber attacks, including losses from productivity and customer churn, a study finds

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  Lauri Love takes legal action against NCA for return of seized computers

  Lauri Love, a former engineering student who won a battle with the US Department of Justice against extradition to the US to face hacking charges, is suing the UK's intelligence agency, the NCA, for the return of his seized computers

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  Legal & General Capital ploughs investment into Kao Data’s Essex-based datacentre campus

  Financial services giant’s investment arm embarks on sizeable investment to support the continued expansion of Kao Data's colocation campus in Harlow

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  Click & collect will grow 45% over next five years

  Clothing and footwear lead growth as UK’s click & collect market is set to hit £10bn by 2023, research suggests

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  More than one-third of women deterred by lack of diversity in tech

  In a survey, just over one-third of women in the technology sector said the lack of gender equality in the industry made them uncomfortable at the start of their career

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  Vodafone announces winners of Techstarter accelerator

  Vodafone has announced the winners of its startup accelerator programme, aimed at helping young companies developing technology for social good

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  AI and robotics to form part of curriculum for future medical students

  For the NHS to capitalise on the digital future, new technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics will have to be designed into the learning process for medical students

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  British Airways settles legal claim with CBRE over May 2017 Bank Holiday datacentre outage

  British Airways confirms its legal proceedings against CBRE have now concluded, on a non-admission of liability basis

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  London attracted more tech talent than rest of Europe in 2018

  London was the top European destination for international tech talent in 2018, attracting more skilled workers than the rest of Europe, according to research

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  Culture clash cripples digital business

  CIOs urged to work with HR to help staff take on new working practices that support digital transformation initiatives

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  Build strategic artificial intelligence, but buy for lower research and development risk

  There is no shortcut to creating an AI-empowered business, but it is expected that 10% of all IT spending will be on artificial intelligence by 2025

• February 10, 2019 10 Feb'19

  Australia’s defence department keeps old PCs out of landfills

  Department has securely wiped data from used devices and kept 1,300 tonnes of e-waste out of landfills

• February 08, 2019 08 Feb'19

  Mumsnet denies 'thousands' affected by software glitch-induced data breach

  Parenting advice site Mumsnet moves to clear up reports that thousands of users have been affected by its recent data breach

• February 08, 2019 08 Feb'19

  Lloyds Bank rolls out open banking functionality to mobile app customers

  Lloyds Bank customers can now see current accounts from multiple banks through their mobile banking app

• February 08, 2019 08 Feb'19

  NHS extends trials of digital identity system

  The NHS in England is working with external organisations in new pilots to test its secure online login system for healthcare

• February 08, 2019 08 Feb'19

  Brexit is killing full-fibre broadband and 5G roll-outs, says CBI

  A CBI report has warned that Brexit is “sucking the oxygen” out of digital priorities such as full-fibre broadband roll-out and 5G mobile network deployment

• February 07, 2019 07 Feb'19

  Interview: Moving to DataOps

  During a London data science popup meeting, Computer Weekly caught up with MoneySuperMarket.com’s analytics head, Harvinder Atwal

• February 07, 2019 07 Feb'19

  Businesses still figuring out digital transformation have already lost

  Accenture is calling it a post-digital era, one where businesses are already looking beyond digitisation to capitalise on new tech-driven opportunities

• February 07, 2019 07 Feb'19

  Nordic region primed to pioneer 5G

  The Nordic region could pioneer the commercial use of 5G, with Finland and Sweden hotbeds for the technology

• February 07, 2019 07 Feb'19

  Government legislates to bring back roaming charges in no-deal Brexit

  All four UK operators have said they have no plans to reintroduce roaming charges, but EE, O2 and Vodafone have not committed themselves not to do so

• February 07, 2019 07 Feb'19

  Tech Nation launches its first cyber security scale-up accelerator programme

  Tech Nation hopes the accelerator programme will boost the UK's digital security sector

• February 07, 2019 07 Feb'19

  T-Systems cuts size of datacentre estate by 85% through technology refresh

  The IT services arm of Deutsche Telekom has culled the number of datacentres it operates from 89 to 13, but claims to have seen its compute capacity increase by 25%

• February 07, 2019 07 Feb'19

  Data breaches in Australia show no sign of abating

  Australia’s privacy watchdog recorded over 800 cases of data breaches, nearly one year into the country’s mandatory data breach notification regime

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  US Department of Defense backs multi-cloud model to support $10bn JEDI mega-cloud deployment

  The US Department of Defense has fleshed out its cloud strategy, as the industry awaits news of who has secured the decade-long contract for its $10bn mega-cloud environment

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  Self-driving cars get updated guidelines for trial safety and transparency

  The Department for Transport has issued guidance on trial safety and transparency for self-driving cars, and is sticking by its pledge to have self-driving cars on Britain’s roads in the next two years

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  Huawei: We are not spying on the UK

  Huawei’s Ryan Ding tells the British government that the company has never, and will never, use its technology to assist the Chinese intelligence services

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  Virgin Media tests 8Gbps home broadband service

  Fifty residents of Papworth, Cambridgeshire, are trialling an 8Gbps FTTP broadband service using existing fibre infrastructure

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  CIO interview: David Walliker, Liverpool Women’s & Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen NHS Trusts

  Being CIO for two different NHS trusts is not an easy task, but David Walliker splits his time between the two, aiming to deliver digital transformation across the board

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  NHS screening programmes plagued by ‘not fit for purpose’ IT

  ‘Complex and ageing IT’ is causing issues for several NHS screening programmes, according to the National Audit Office

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  Suffolk County Council awards 20-year WAN contract

  MLL Telecom will work with CityFibre to extend Suffolk County Council’s existing WAN to 600 sites and offer them ultrafast connectivity services

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  Synergy Research Group hails 2018 as standout year for cloud infrastructure market growth

  The financial performance of the big cloud giants during the last quarter of 2018 prompts market watcher Synergy Research Group to declare it a "banner year" for the market

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  Coders and developers: The new heroes of the network?

  Cisco is moving towards a software-based future. We chatted to Susie Wee, founder and leader of Cisco developer and innovation programme, DevNet, to find out how she is helping to enable this change

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  UK’s IT and BPO spend plummets because of Brexit uncertainty

  UK businesses cut their investment in IT and business process outsourcing last year because of confusion over Brexit, but there was a 68% rise in public sector spending

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  What is CIO best practice when it comes to cloud security?

  As businesses increasingly adopt cloud-first strategies, how can they ensure their security is up to scratch? Computer Weekly asks the experts

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  Tech sector tells government that digital identity policy is 'urgently required'

  The UK tech sector has urged the government to publish policy to support the creation of a “fully functioning” digital identity market, to boost the digital economy

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  Telegraph Media Group switches out AWS to go all-in on Google Cloud

  Telegraph Media Group CIO Chris Taylor on why the newspaper publisher is switching out AWS to go all-in on the Google Cloud Platform

• February 05, 2019 05 Feb'19

  Civil liberties groups to challenge bulk surveillance and intelligence sharing in Strasbourg

  Coalition of campaigning groups wins the right to challenge the UK’s use of bulk surveillance powers, which allows suspicionless surveillance of the population and sharing of intercepted data with overseas intelligence agencies, in European Court of...

• February 05, 2019 05 Feb'19

  Marks & Spencer launches charging banks as part of startup partnership

  Retailer Marks & Spencer has announced it will be adding battery charging banks to its stores as part of startup partnership

• February 05, 2019 05 Feb'19

  Digital Isle of Man launches two initiatives to help blockchain businesses

  The Isle of Man continues to promote itself as an international hub for technology startups, and is now taking a much keener interest in blockchain

• February 05, 2019 05 Feb'19

  Payday lender cuts troubleshooting by 30% with Virtual Instruments

  Curo Financial thought storage was slowing down its websites, but found virtual machine and network issues were to blame. To fix this, it’s going proactive on storage performance issues