Business applications
At the heart of enterprise software strategy are the key business applications upon which every organisation relies. From enterprise resource planning (ERP) to customer relationship management (CRM), financial and accounts software to business intelligence (BI), such applications demand high investments and can deliver high returns. We analyse the latest product developments and the news from major suppliers such as Oracle, Microsoft and SAP.
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								UAE Sovereign Launchpad begins nationwide roll-out with support from e& and AWS
The cloud infrastructure platform aims to strengthen digital resilience and regulatory compliance across government and regulated sectors in the United Arab Emirates Continue Reading
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								Microsoft’s $15.2bn investment in the UAE: A strategic bet on AI, talent and trust
Microsoft’s decade-long investment in the United Arab Emirates underscores its commitment to building a robust artificial intelligence ecosystem, advancing digital infrastructure and fostering local talent through a strategic partnership with G42 Continue Reading
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                02 Dec 2020
                
                                    
                                Comms giants flow to edge of Amazon to boost 5G enterprise, industrial applications
Vodafone and Verizon announce partnerships with cloud giant to offer edge computing for use cases including autonomous vehicles, security, smart cities, healthcare and live interactive video streaming Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                01 Dec 2020
                
                                    
                                Covid-19 crisis has speeded up contact centre digital transformation
Pandemic has accelerated digital transformation in many business sectors, including contact centres such as those of the University of Huddersfield and UK Power Networks Continue Reading
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                01 Dec 2020
                
                                    
                                Government covers its ears as complaint by victims of Post Office abuse heads to ombudsman
Government denies responsibility for the abuse inflicted on subpostmasters by the Post Office over faulty IT system Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                01 Dec 2020
                
                            
                            How retailers are using technology to survive
In this week’s Computer Weekly, with high street retailers struggling to survive, we look at how technology can keep stores relevant. Everyone is focusing on flash storage, but hard disk drives are still an essential part of the IT toolkit. And we examine the latest developments in the ongoing Post Office Horizon IT scandal. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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                01 Dec 2020
                
                                    
                                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 Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
 
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                26 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Robots taking jobs, but creating careers
Robotic process automation developers tell Computer Weekly about the job they never expected to be doing Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                26 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Why automation isn’t always an improvement
Automation can help organisations run more efficiently, but only if the most inefficient steps in a business process are fixed first Continue Reading
By- Akshay Anand
 
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                26 Nov 2020
                
                            
                            CW Nordics: Bank branch closures continue as digital banking grows
Sweden’s Handelsbanken is cutting its branch network by nearly half, which means more money will be invested in IT. But it’s not just Sweden and the Nordics – banks across the world are watching the fintech industry demonstrate to consumers what banking can be like if the right technology is in place. Also in this issue, read about the Norwegian government’s decision not to implement an outright ban on the use of 5G equipment supplied by China's Huawei. Continue Reading
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                26 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Tony Blair Institute and Oracle combine to launch cloud-based vaccine management in Africa
The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) and Oracle have combined to launch a vaccine management programme in several African countries Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                25 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Australia’s science agency unveils mapping tech for SMEs
The digital specialist arm of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation has developed a mapping system to help robots navigate dangerous and complex terrain Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
 
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                25 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Scottish government unveils strategy for digital planning
Scotland’s government has published a document that describes its strategy for the digitisation of the nation’s planning system Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                25 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                UK government Geospatial Commission stipulates actions to exploit location data
Report outlines some actions public bodies and companies can take to make better economic use of location data Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                24 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Post Office accused of lying and being in contempt of Parliament in IT scandal
Campaigning politician demands access to documents that could prove that the Post Office lied Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                24 Nov 2020
                
                            
                            How Covid-19 has accelerated tech innovation in the NHS
Of all the terrible things that Covid is, what it has done is accelerate the digital journey. In this issue of Computer Weekly, we look at the track and trace app, which was redeveloped and enhanced at breakneck speed, and explore how the pandemic has accelerated the roll-out of new technology such as artificial intelligence and video conferencing tools at NHS trusts. We also present some research into how Covid has affected IT spending. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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                23 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Love (and impact sourcing) in the time of Covid
Amanda Lewis, a lawyer specialising in IT outsourcing, describes the diversity and inclusion work of Digital Divide Data Continue Reading
By- Amanda Lewis, Digital Data Divide
 
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                23 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Inside Huawei’s APAC cloud strategy
The Chinese technology giant is counting on its strengths in hardware infrastructure and focus on research and development to make a mark in Asia Pacific’s public cloud market Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
 
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                23 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Subpostmasters want £300m from a government that allowed Post Office ‘reign of terror’
The government allowed the Post Office to “run amok” and destroy lives, says complaint to Parliamentary Ombudsman Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                23 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Fix bottlenecks before tackling business process automation
Business processes evolve over time, and intelligent automation requires a thorough assessment of what is not working optimally Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                20 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                University of Melbourne to advance digital health
Australia’s University of Melbourne has established a research outfit to build and clinically validate healthcare technology solutions Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
 
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                19 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Lush’s 25-year journey to digital excellence
Retailers are increasingly focused on using technology to better serve customers, but for high street cosmetic brand Lush, tech has always been part of the picture Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
 
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                19 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Fujitsu staff under investigation for potential perjury in Post Office IT trial named
Court documents reveal the names of the Fujitsu employees under investigation for potentially providing misleading information in criminal trials Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                19 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Why databases are key to Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales
With each order split into multiple database transactions, ensuring the scalability and elasticity of database systems was key to the success of Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
 
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                18 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                IT managers raise concerns over retaining and attracting SAP skills
Survey has shone a light on the concerns of organisations managing and deploying SAP enterprise software Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                17 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Botched software update to blame for Post Office Horizon crash
Post Office says planned firmware update caused the problem that left branches unable to do business for 90 minutes Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                17 Nov 2020
                
                            
                            How Mastercard is taking digital payments into a new era
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to Mastercard about how the credit card giant is using new technologies to take digital payments into a new era. After months of unprecedented uncertainty, we ask CIOs how they are planning for the next 12 months. And we examine how the growth in remote working will affect IT salaries. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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                16 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                NHS completes transition to HSCN
All 950 NHS, social care, private sector and local authority organisations have migrated from the legacy N3 network to the Health and Social Care Network Continue Reading
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                16 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                How AI is helping to drive business process optimisation
Automating an inefficient process simply leads to a faster inefficient process. Artificial intelligence needs to be deployed to ensure business processes are optimal Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                13 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                SD-WAN keeps Darling Ingredients on the table through Covid-19 pandemic
For some businesses, the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting need to support mass remote working will have accelerated something they began working on some time ago. Darling Ingredients is one such firm, whose SD-WAN roll-out puts it in good stead for the future Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                12 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                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 Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                11 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Lack of openness on Horizon errors remains as Fujitsu refuses to explain latest outage
Subpostmasters are being kept in the dark about errors in the branch computer system they use, despite the Post Office and Fujitsu being slammed in court over their lack of openness Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                10 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                DCMS’s Whittingdale: National data strategy not tied to EU trade deal
Minister tells ODI Summit that national data strategy is nearly finished and will fuel UK economic growth post-Brexit and post-pandemic Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                10 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Productivity shrinks, but office and remote workers optimistic about new normal
Despite the bleak times caused by Covid-19, study finds a silver lining in the form of accelerating digital transformation and technology investment for remote workers Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                10 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Gartner: Composability will make business more resilient and agile
CIOs have stepped up to the challenge of supporting their organisations during the global coronavirus crisis. Now they are set to do more – with less Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                10 Nov 2020
                
                            
                            Using digital twins to cut costs and improve safety at Shell
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at Shell’s digital twin strategy, which combines AI, internet of things and big data to improve safety and cut costs. Our latest buyer’s guide examines the best practices and technologies in business process automation. And we find out why securing DNS is critical to fighting cyber crime. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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                09 Nov 2020
                
                            
                            Business process automation expansion could founder on IT drift from business focus
Business process automation might find new territory to expand into as businesses have become bloated with excess processes since the 2008 crash. But has IT drifted out of business alignment again? Continue Reading
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                06 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Finger pointed at Fujitsu as Post Office Horizon system crashes nationally
Post Office branches offline during busy business hours after suffering an IT error that the Post Office said related to IT from supplier Fujitsu Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                05 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Quarter of UKISUG members plan S/4 Hana migration by 2022
Research by UK and Ireland SAP User Group and analyst firm shows SAP customer base still moving slowly to S/4 Hana Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                04 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                How crowd simulation modelling enables organisations to develop social distancing strategies
Crowd simulation modelling has a role to play in maximising the Covid security of offices and other buildings by facilitating social distancing to help get people back to workplaces Continue Reading
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                04 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                University of Warwick graduates to BT 5G to accelerate innovation
BT installs UK’s first dedicated public 5G network for the University of Warwick, aiming to bring new opportunities for research and further enhance students’ learning experience through its EE mobile network Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                03 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Industrial IoT connections to reach 37 billion by 2025
Smart factory concept realised as research reveals smart manufacturing will represent three-fifths of global industrial internet of things connections over next five years Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                03 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                Subpostmasters’ complaint about government begins its journey to Parliamentary Ombudsman
Government faces scrutiny of its handling of the Post Office IT scandal that destroyed subpostmasters’ lives and livelihoods Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                03 Nov 2020
                
                            
                            The UK government’s ‘flawed and misleading’ Covid-19 data
In this week’s Computer Weekly, the coronavirus data relied upon by the UK government is ‘flawed and misleading’ say experts – we examine the implications. Ikea talks about how it turned to the cloud to deal with the impact of the pandemic. And we look at the digital transformation underway at credit card giant Capital One. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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                02 Nov 2020
                
                                    
                                HPE to build new Pawsey supercomputers
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise has snagged a A$48m deal to deliver a supercomputer for Australia’s Pawsey Supercomputing Centre Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
 
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                30 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                Nearly half of firms to increase investments in IoT despite the impact of Covid-19
Gartner research finds that a third of companies that have implemented IoT will likely have implemented AI in conjunction, with at least one IoT project with digital twins also a key driver, by 2033 Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                29 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                Why Malaysia’s AmBank is embracing open source and DevOps
AmBank Group is tapping open source, DevOps and data science to improve customer service and develop bespoke services for a broader market Continue Reading
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                28 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                Avalon Airport deploys touchless kiosks, CT screening
Australia’s Avalon Airport has rolled out touchless check-in and bag drop systems that passengers can control using speech, head gestures and eye gaze Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
 
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                27 Oct 2020
                
                            
                            Death of tech startups in pandemic. Bolstering diversity – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss the collapse of UK tech startups in the wake of the pandemic, driving diversity, and SAP’s ‘5 & 5 by 25’ procurement pledge Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
 - Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 - Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                27 Oct 2020
                
                            
                            Pet project: How Pets at Home cares for customers with data analytics
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the chief data officer of Pets at Home, about using data analytics to care for customers. British Airways had its GDPR fine reduced to just £20m – we ask what this means for data protection regulation. And we look at GPT3, the language prediction tool that could revolutionise AI. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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                27 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                SAP Q3 2020 results: revenue down 4%, cloud silver lining hailed
SAP’s third quarter 2020 results stated a 4% year-on-year reduction in revenue, with an 11% increase in cloud revenue lightening the gloom Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                26 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                BT brings out RCS business messaging to UK customers
Telco announces that platform based on next generation of rich mobile messaging is now through early-stage pilots and is available for businesses to enhance customer experience Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                22 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                ANZ Bank moves digital banking services to container platform
Australia’s largest bank now runs 30% of its internet banking services on Red Hat OpenShift in a move that has energised developers and paved the way for more automation Continue Reading
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                20 Oct 2020
                
                            
                            Why is IBM splitting in two and what does it mean for CIOs?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, IBM is splitting in two, hiving off its services business to focus on hybrid cloud – we examine what it means for CIOs. Our new buyer’s guide looks at how intelligent workload management can cut cloud complexity. And we analyse how getting backup right can help tackle ransomware threats. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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                16 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                Serco and Sitel contact-tracing contracts agreed to be penalty-free for underperformance
Penalties for underperformance were not included in NHS contact-tracing contracts with Serco and Sitel, it has emerged from questions to the Department of Health by Conservative MP David Davis Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                16 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                BI not BS: how businesses are building futures with data analytics
Business intelligence software is finding an intensified mission as companies try to forecast beyond the global Covid-19 health pandemic Continue Reading
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                14 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                NHS England issues integrated cloud ERP procurement advice call
NHS England is calling on software suppliers for advice concerning the feasibility of moving and integrating its ERP systems in cloud infrastructure Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                14 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                ServiceNow to roll out Now platform on Azure
ServiceNow introduces Azure-linked offering to cater to the needs of organisations in regulated industries that have strict data sovereignty and security requirements Continue Reading
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                14 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                Rémy Cointreau migrates SAP to S/4 Hana on Google Cloud
Cloud-based deployment speeds up scalability and provides integration with Salesforce and e-commerce systems Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                13 Oct 2020
                
                            
                            Diversity in Tech, Pets at Home, datacentre sustainability – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss the Diversity in Tech 2020 event, data analytics at Pets at Home, and datacentre sustainability Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
 - Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 - Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                13 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                DBS to deploy IBM z15 mainframes
Singapore’s DBS Bank has signed a seven-year deal with IBM to run and modernise mission-critical applications on z15 mainframes Continue Reading
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                12 Oct 2020
                
                            
                            Robots delivering the goods for retailers
Amazon is investing in autonomous robot delivery in the UK, adding to pioneering work undertaken by Co-op and Starship Technologies Continue Reading
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                12 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                Software AG caught in double extortion ransomware hit
Data stolen from prominent German software company by Clop ransomware gang appears on the dark web Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
 
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                09 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                Inside VMware’s Kubernetes playbook
Kubernetes co-creator Joe Beda talks up the evolution of the container orchestration platform and efforts by VMware to help enterprises get the most out of the technology Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
 
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                09 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                Morrisons and Pret join UK retail’s growing subscription economy
Morrisons and Pret A Manger join growing UK retail movement towards subscription models – a space frequented by technology-led players such as Gousto Continue Reading
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                09 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                Cisco, Qwilt and Digital Alpha launch open caching CDN for service providers
Consortium of tech providers introduce new model for media delivery using open caching architecture, claiming ‘unprecedented’ levels of quality with open, global APIs Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                08 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                CDO interview: Pets at Home uses data analytics to further petcare ‘ecosystem’
Robert Kent, chief data officer for Pets at Home, describes how he has built a data analytics team and technology stack to enhance the petcare company’s understanding of its customers Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                08 Oct 2020
                
                            
                            CW Middle East: Egypt’s datacentre plans take a step forward
While it builds an IT services industry, Egypt is also investing in infrastructure and now plans to develop a datacentre industry. Read in this issue how, as part of this plan, Egypt’s parliament has passed a data protection law. Also read how the Europe, Middle East and Africa region has seen traditional IT outsourcing deals reduce in value by 21%, while the business process outsourcing market fell by 9%. Continue Reading
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                08 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                Accenture acquires NZ firm to bolster SAP practice
Accenture’s acquisition of Zag comes amid growing demand for expertise in S/4 Hana migrations in Australia and New Zealand Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
 
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                06 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                NetSuite CEO Goldberg: Growing in the house of Oracle
NetSuite CEO Evan Goldberg briefs analysts and press on the eve of the supplier’s annual, this year virtual, conference Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                06 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                UK government coronavirus data flawed and misleading
Government Covid-19 coronavirus data has been a miasma of inexactitude, often basically flawed and misleading Continue Reading
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                06 Oct 2020
                
                            
                            GPT3 could revolutionise how business can use AI
OpenAI’s language prediction model that produced an essay could be used to deploy cloud resources and improve the quality of chatbots, among other business use cases Continue Reading
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                05 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                Singapore firm rolls out robotic barista
Crown Group’s robotic coffee kiosk, powered by a slew of artificial intelligence capabilities, serves up coffee beverages round the clock without the need for human baristas Continue Reading
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                02 Oct 2020
                
                                    
                                Justice for subpostmasters as wrongful criminal convictions are set to be quashed
The Post Office has chosen not to contest 44 out of 47 appeals, meaning most are likely to have their names cleared, but others still face a Court of Appeal battle for justice Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                29 Sep 2020
                
                            
                            Ethnic diversity, cloud apps for Gen Z, and accountants – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss workplace diversity in respect of ethnicity, a financial app for cashless Generation Z, and how accountancy firm Saffery Champness has benefited from a SaaS document management system Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 - Clare McDonald, Business Editor
 - Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                29 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                Oracle OpenWorld 2020: Miranda – business model changes are driving turn to cloud
Steve Miranda, who leads Oracle applications development globally, spoke to Computer Weekly ahead of his keynote at the virtual version of OpenWorld. Supply chain management and customer experience are vectors where improvements are being made, he said Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                29 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                Subpostmasters still in the dark about live Horizon errors
Subpostmasters still not being told about all the known errors in the controversial Post Office branch accounting and retail system that they use Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                29 Sep 2020
                
                            
                            How supply chain management is changing after Covid-19
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the profound changes in supply chain management as a result of the global pandemic. We find out how digital experience platforms can help deliver an omni-channel web presence. And we look at the role of technology in cracking down on international money laundering. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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                25 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                Business process automation expansion could founder on IT drift from business focus
Business process automation might find new territory to expand into as businesses have become bloated with excess processes since the 2008 crash. But has IT drifted out of business alignment again? Continue Reading
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                23 Sep 2020
                
                            
                            Making sense of the cloud ERP architecture of Oracle and SAP
The top ERP vendors offer more choices than ever for cloud deployment. Learn more about their public cloud, single-tenant and multitenant SaaS and other cloud options in this podcast. Continue Reading
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                22 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                The inside story of Taiwan’s AI whizz
Not content with his stellar achievements in artificial intelligence, Chih-Han Yu wanted to create an impact with his work and formed one of Taiwan’s most important unicorns Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
 
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                22 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                Digital leaders and the widening divide
This year’s Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey shows a widening of the digital business divide, with companies that have already adopted digital technologies more likely to accelerate those investments than those still in the planning stage Continue Reading
By- Steve Bates, KPMG
 
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                21 Sep 2020
                
                            
                            Can Arm stay strong under Nvidia?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the implications of the controversial acquisition of UK chip leader Arm by US rival Nvidia. Black Lives Matter has raised awareness of social inequalities, but is the tech sector becoming more diverse? And we ask if business software can learn from the addictive nature of social apps. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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                21 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                CIO interview: Julie Berry of Saffery Champness advances business advisory role for IT
Julie Berry, IT director at accountancy firm Saffery Champness, describes how her team has enhanced its advisory role to the business, in part through the implementation of a cloud-based document management system Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                18 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                Congressman offered Julian Assange a ‘win-win’ deal that would help President Trump
Details have emerged of US congressman Dana Rohrabacher’s offer of a pardon to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a ‘win-win deal that would benefit US President Donald Trump Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
 
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                18 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                Data institutions play critical role in solving global social problems
Nigel Shadbolt, co-founder of the Open Data Institute, argues that a new breed of data institutions have a key role to play in unlocking the social and economic value of data Continue Reading
By- Nigel Shadbolt, The Open Data Institute
 
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                17 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                Government IT leaders on how Covid crisis will shape future delivery
At a TechUK Building the Smarter State event, government IT leaders shared their experience of the coronavirus crisis, and their thinking about how future service delivery will aim to be more joined-up for citizens Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                17 Sep 2020
                
                            
                            CW APAC: Buyer’s guide to business intelligence and data analytics
Businesses today are seeking to discover, interpret, extract and communicate meaningful patterns in data to increase efficiency and better serve their customers. In this handbook, focused on the use of business intelligence and data analytics in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at some examples of how making sense of data makes good business sense. Continue Reading
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                17 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                Covid crisis shifts supply chain management from efficiency to resilience
Supply chain management seems to be changing profoundly as the coronavirus pandemic unfolds, possibly shifting from an economy of efficiency to resilience, harnessing trading networks, machine learning and robotic process automation Continue Reading
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                15 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                Risky development practice leaves company access keys exposed
Database stores, cloud storage and myriad other services are being put at risk by the accidental exposure of company access keys during development Continue Reading
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                15 Sep 2020
                
                            
                            How data has helped in the fight against coronavirus
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the Office for National Statistics about the important role data plays in the battle against Covid-19. We also look at the speedy deployment of the Scottish contact-tracing app and report on a discussion about the UK government’s delayed response to its digital identity consultation. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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                15 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                Nutanix bolsters Kubernetes playbook with managed service
Karbon Platform Services claims to ease container deployments in public and hybrid cloud environments in the emerging Kubernetes platform war Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
 
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                14 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                UK’s ‘historic’ trade deal with Japan promises advantages to tech industry, says TechUK
TechUK was among the organisations that have welcome the ‘historic’ trade deal between the UK and Japan that is expected to boost trade by £15bn a year Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                11 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                Government funds digital manufacturing projects
The business secretary has announced £300 million of funding for virtual assistants, augmented reality and digital supply chain innovations Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                09 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                Government publishes long-promised national data strategy
The government has published a national data strategy aimed at fostering innovation and increasing economic growth. It will also appoint 10 data fellows each year to work in the orbit of Number 10, and create 500 analyst jobs by 2021 Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                08 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                Post Office Horizon IT scandal victims face further battles as government digs heels in
The government repeats that it won’t pay victims’ legal costs and confirms review into the scandal will not have the power to call witnesses Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                07 Sep 2020
                
                            
                            Vodafone builds smart enterprise on SAP S/4 Hana
Holger Grewe, group head of corporate transformation, and Ignacio Garcia, CIO corporate systems, at Vodafone, convey how SAP S/4 Hana has been purposely implemented as part of an ongoing smart enterprise transformation Continue Reading
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                03 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                Insurers accept they were slow to adopt digital
Insurance companies know they must prioritise digital investment and are planning in-house development to help make up lost ground Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                03 Sep 2020
                
                                    
                                How Certis is digitising security operations
Certis has developed more than 50 applications in a year to help employees do their jobs better and has set up an AI centre to tap the potential of robotics and video analytics in security Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
 
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                Podcast
                31 Aug 2020
                
                            
                            Experience management tales from the trenches
Reports from three users of Qualtrics XM software suggested that experience management technology is gaining real ground in enterprises, but the quick ROI is still in the surveys. Continue Reading
By- David Essex, Industry Editor
 
 
