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• Gartner: Purchasing enterprise PCs during a global chip shortage

  How can organisations purchase enterprise PCs during a global chip shortage? They need to outsmart the crisis  Continue Reading

• Sparsely staffed offices: the new post-pandemic cyber gap

  With many offices still operating at limited capacity, a red teaming expert reveals how his job is getting easier, and why this is a problem  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: A return to the office is not a return to normal

  With Covid-19 restrictions easing, offices are welcoming back remote workers this summer, bringing with them their notebooks and mobiles, and creating an endpoint management headache for CISOs. What do security teams need to account for to protect ...  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Reopening is an opportunity to reassess wider security posture

  With Covid-19 restrictions easing, offices are welcoming back remote workers this summer, bringing with them their notebooks and mobiles, and creating an endpoint management headache for CISOs. What do security teams need to account for to protect ...  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: As offices reopen, address patching and ‘build drift’

  With Covid-19 restrictions easing, offices are welcoming back remote workers this summer, bringing with them their notebooks and mobiles, and creating an endpoint management headache for CISOs. What do security teams need to account for to protect ...  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Returning workers to the office: Is your security posture up to date?

  With Covid-19 restrictions easing, offices are welcoming back remote workers this summer, bringing with them their notebooks and mobiles, and creating an endpoint management headache for CISOs. What do security teams need to account for to protect ...  Continue Reading

• Going back to office networks, only to dismantle them once and for all

  With Covid-19 restrictions easing, offices are welcoming back remote workers this summer, bringing with them their notebooks and mobiles, and creating an endpoint management headache for CISOs. What do security teams need to account for to protect ...  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Hydration, hiring, hacking – lessons in post-Covid risk

  With Covid-19 restrictions easing, offices are welcoming back remote workers this summer, bringing with them their notebooks and mobiles, and creating an endpoint management headache for CISOs. What do security teams need to account for to protect ...  Continue Reading

• The new future of work

  We may come to stop talking about ‘remote’ working altogether after the coronavirus pandemic. It could become just ‘working’ – part of the normal mix of how things are done  Continue Reading

• Why rugged mobile devices can be important in digital transformation

  Highly durable mobile devices should not be only considered for especially challenging work environments - there are considerations for many businesses  Continue Reading

• Douglas Engelbart, the forgotten hero of modern computing

  Half a century ago, Douglas Engelbart demonstrated an experimental computer that laid the foundations for modern computing. His vision to use computing power to solve complex problems in all areas of human activity has become reality, but not in the...  Continue Reading

• How a new ISO standard helps you take control of your IT assets

  The updated ISO standard 19770-1:2017 offers IT managers a way to bring their hardware and software assets under a single management standard  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Encourage employees to use an approved messaging app

  What criteria should organisations use to assess the security of smartphone messaging apps and how can they ensure only approved apps are used by employees?  Continue Reading

• Turn consumer technology into practical business innovation

  Many organisations are missing out on the opportunities for innovating presented by everyday consumer technology  Continue Reading

• Why the IT dinosaurs should be planning for extinction

  The planned merger of two dinosaurs of the hardware world, Dell and EMC, offers a useful insight into how to manage corporate extinction  Continue Reading

• HP: Where next for the troubled Silicon Valley giant?

  Numerous management changes and acquisitions have created confusion about HP's strategy, but is it too late to bounce back?  Continue Reading

• IT availability: the whole truth

  Some of the figures people quote for the reliability of their IT systems look ludicrously minimal  Continue Reading

• Justifying end-user computing investments

  Device proliferation and loss of control over at least some end-user equipment drives a need to centralise key aspects of IT delivery  Continue Reading

• Driverless car technology – not such a risky ride after all?

  News that Google has unveiled its self-driving car prototype raises an important issue surrounding the interests of traditional automotive manufacturers in the brave new world envisaged by this maverick technology giant  Continue Reading

• Why mobility matters even if you only focus on desktops

  Just because you're the 'desktop guy' doesn't mean mobile technology is not your problem  Continue Reading

• Intel x86 and IBM Power CPUs: Which, when, why?

  There are only three processors left in the market for mission-critical applications. Which should you chose ?  Continue Reading

• Why companies are turning to application virtualisation

  More people are ‘getting’ the idea that you can virtualise selectively  Continue Reading

• Students set the IT agenda through BYOD schemes

  Kevin Papworth, UK Director at education IT supplier Ellucian describes how BYOD is changing the use of IT within higher education  Continue Reading

• Intel Developer Forum 2012 focuses on wireless

  Andrew Buss reviews the technology on show at Intel's 2012 Developer Forum in San Francisco.  Continue Reading

• Review: Windows tablets in the enterprise

  Tony Lock has been using a Windows tablet for a year and finds that it has a lot to offer businesses  Continue Reading

• BYOD: Businesses must be clear on data privacy

  Businesses looking to implement a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) program must be aware that the parameters of what they can and cannot do with a mobile device management (MDM) platform are governed by local data privacy legislation, which ...  Continue Reading

• Can Raspberry Pi transform the sorry state of IT education?

  Is the $25 Raspberry Pi – a basic computer on a single printed circuit board - capable of transforming the sorry state of IT education in our schools?  Continue Reading

• What computers can't do

  Sorry to rain on your parade, but computers can't transform education any more than social media can depose dictators.  Continue Reading

• Supporting user-centric computing

  User virtualisation can make life easier for IT departments and users alike.  Continue Reading

• Rumours of the PC's death are greatly exaggerated

  If recent headlines are anything to go by, the days of the humble PC are numbered, regardless of whether it's a desktop or a notebook. We at believe that's far from the case, and expect the PC to be an essential element of the corporate and personal...  Continue Reading

• PCI DSS v2.0: How does it affect your web application security testing?

  The latest version of PCI DSS came into effect on 1 January 2011. If you are a merchant of any size accepting credit cards, you must comply with PCI DSS v2.0 Standards from 2012, writes Fabio Cerullo, CISSP.  Continue Reading

• Rationalising software licencing in the virtual age

  During any consolidation project, software licensing arrangements must be given careful thought. Andrew Buss of Freeform Dynamics discusses the legal and commercial considerations.  Continue Reading

• Security zone: Extending compliance to the cloud

  Most security and compliance mandates were simply not designed with cloud environments in mind – an unfortunate state of affairs as a huge amount of our data is about to go "cloudwards".  Continue Reading

• Opinion: Plugging the gaps in the government's broadband strategy

  The government has outlined its vision for Britain's superfast broadband service. Chris Conder, who has first-hand experience of community networks, has...  Continue Reading

• Mac vs PC: Which should I buy?

  Which is better – Macs or PCs? Computer Weekly content editor Faisal Alani gives his opinion on their respective advantages and disadvantages  Continue Reading

• Uncovering the hidden costs of fragmented data

  CIOs are throwing money away if they do not regularly defragment their virtualised systems, says Thomas Doria, business development manager for Diskeeper EMEA  Continue Reading

• How to save money and reduce environmental impact through efficient printing

  A report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has found that the UK spends around £5,800m per year on outsourced printing and £14,300m per year on in-house printing.  Continue Reading

• The benefit of thin client computing

  There is a lot of talk at present about virtualisation, rack dense computing, and thin client technology  Continue Reading

• Readers' photos: Oldest kit

  Check out the highlights from round one of our Hardware Hoarders photo competition to find the oldest IT equipment hoarded by Computer Weekly readers, and why they've kept it.  Continue Reading

• Power struggle could be costly

  The electricity consumption of datacentre servers and desktop PCs should be a concern for any IT director looking to make savings in their IT systems.  Continue Reading

• Neither thin nor fat, the smart client model could offer users the best of both worlds

  Microsoft is 'betting big' on hybrid approach to application management  Continue Reading

• Your shout! on how ageism affects younger staff as well

  Have your say at computerweekly.com  Continue Reading

• A year of change on the desktop

  This should be an interesting year in the PC market, because many of the people who are least able to cope with change will...  Continue Reading

• Sun's Linux strategy: too little and too late?

  Sun seeks to see off competition from Red Hat by releasing free Solaris 10  Continue Reading

• Your shout! On how to successfully develop applications

  In response to Bola Rotibi's opinion article on the secrets of successful application development (Computer Weekly, 19 October)  Continue Reading

• Hot skills: More companies are using Linux despite lawsuits and cost issues

  Deployment of Linux is growing across large enterprises  Continue Reading

• Have faith in adding Linux to the IT mix

  Forget about competing claims for total cost of ownership, Linux is fit and ready for the enterprise if you need an operating...  Continue Reading

• Thought for the day: Damned if you do and damned if you don't

  Updating software is an arduous task often resulting in getting something no better than the last version, says Simon Moores.  Continue Reading

• Thought for the day Follow that herd!

  You may suspect that the unceasing evolution of the Windows operating system has more to do with Microsoft making sure the bucks...  Continue Reading

• Personal storage advances add to security risks

  Soon, most PC users could have a personal terabyte of storage they can leave at home, in the office or chuck in the boot of a...  Continue Reading

• Your shout! On IT systems and civil service job reductions

  In response to Colin Beveridge's Thought for the Day (computerweekly.com) on the chancellor of the exchequer's plans, announced in the Spending Review, to reduce civil service headcount by 100,000 through the use of IT systems  Continue Reading

• Thought for the day: A bad case of the DDs

  Trying to calculate how much time you and your team wastes thanks to the introduction of technology that is meant to make...  Continue Reading

• Grid is more than just a buzzword

  In less than 18 months grid computing has achieved major success and demonstrated its ability within e-science, across...  Continue Reading

• Thought for the day: Welcome to the world of the Matrix

  The internet has helped advance science and technology but its darker side is rapidly becoming insecure and highly intrusive,...  Continue Reading

• Thought for the day: Spam - return to sender

  Sender authentication could help solve the spam problem, says Mark Sunner  Continue Reading

• Developers gather to plot next generation PCs

  I often wonder whether PCs running Windows 95, 98 or NT4 in 48Mbytes have some sort of voodoo power, because nothing else could...  Continue Reading

• Your shout: Linux patch rate can be as prolific as Microsoft

  In response to Simon Moores, who welcomed Microsoft's decision to send out software patch updates on a monthly basis  Continue Reading

• Thought for the day: E-mail is here to stay

  A sensible e-mail strategy in the workplace can still bring huge benefits for business, says Roger Ellis.  Continue Reading

• Thought for the day: Too hot to handle

  Instant messenging for businesses has been dismissed because of the threat to security. However, Simon Moores is keen to explore...  Continue Reading

• Your shout! On making it safer to surf the internet

  Simon Moores bemoaned the government's reluctance to issue guidelines on using broadband internet connections  Continue Reading

• SCO has only turned the tables on itself

  Should you be worried by the dire threats SCO has made against firms using Linux?  Continue Reading

• High price to pay for low-cost inkjets

  Forget the consumables: who is going to be able to read the printing in years to come?  Continue Reading

• Thought for the Day:Linux's war of the flea

  Linux is winning the propaganda victories in its guerilla war against Microsoft, says Simon Moores  Continue Reading

• The lean Blue Gene machine

  The world's most powerful computer is to run on the Internet's own operating system.  Continue Reading

• Thought for the day:Linux experiences a culture clash

  Hard-hitting IT columnist Simon Moores gives his personal take on the hot issue of the day.With a strong feeling of déjà vu, I...  Continue Reading

• Apple struggles with lame ducks

  Mac OS X is a winner, but Apple is hamstrung by slow chips and a 1970s business model.  Continue Reading

• Thought for the day:Linux - It's time to lose the beard!

  Hard-hitting IT columnist Simon Moores gives his personal take on the hot issue of the day.Linux again. And, once more, its time...  Continue Reading

• Opinion: Winning the Linux gamble

  I'm an equal opportunity employer. Really I am. I'm prepared to consider Linux as a serious operating alternative to anything...  Continue Reading

• Thought for the day:Delivering on the roadmap

  Research expert Tim Jennings looks at a hot issue of the day.Now that HP's acquisition of (sorry, merger with!) Compaq is really...  Continue Reading

• Thought for the day:Pick up a Penguin

  Hard-hitting IT commentator Dr Simon Moores gives his personal take on the hot issue of the day.  Continue Reading

• Case Study: High-end desktop PCs

  One of the world’s largest fund management companies has increased employees’ productivity by deploying high performance Pentium...  Continue Reading

• Master large volumes of data.

  With greater data transferability than DVD-RAM, DVD-Recordable is an interesting choice if you need to store large volumes of...  Continue Reading