Cloud applications

Organisations, both public and private, are turning to cloud computing applications, as they move their infrastructure to the cloud. Find out about SaaS and PaaS through news, features and expert advice. Learn how organisations are managing the complexity of hybrid cloud and on-premise applications, as well as private and public cloud applications.

News 30 Nov 2023
AWS debuts model evaluation tool in Bedrock

The Model Evaluation tool in Bedrock will help organisations evaluate and test large language models that are best suited to their needs based on criteria like accuracy, toxicity and cost Continue Reading
News 29 Nov 2023
Aerodyne taps AWS to power drone platform

The Malaysia-based startup is running its Dronos platform on AWS to expand its footprint globally and support a variety of drone use cases, from agriculture seeding to cellular tower maintenance Continue Reading

News 09 Apr 2015

InfoVista buys Ipanema to boost application performance offer

Network management supplier InfoVista buys application and network performance firm Ipanema to realise software-defined WAN ambitions Continue Reading
News 09 Apr 2015

Strong dollar may shift server upgrades off-premise

The strong US dollar will influence how CIOs spend their 2015 IT budgets. Server price hikes may drive spending to the cloud Continue Reading
News 02 Apr 2015

Foods manufacturer ConAgra expects to save $5m a year with data analytics

Food manufacturer ConAgra Foods is using data analytics technology to improve how it makes decisions about hiring and deploying its workforce Continue Reading
News 31 Mar 2015

Brecon Beacons National Park soups up staff comms with Unify

Brecon Beacons National Park Authority deploys Unify’s OpenScape voice technology to keep remote staff and home workers in touch Continue Reading
News 31 Mar 2015

Interoute bags private equity funding to support datacentre growth

Cloud services giant plans to use private equity funding to support its M&A activity and push ahead with its datacentre growth plans Continue Reading
News 30 Mar 2015

Sky Italia looks to the cloud for better customer experience

Sky Italia “remakes” its customer acquisition, customer service and change order management processes using cloud Continue Reading
News 30 Mar 2015

KPMG teams up with Microsoft to boost enterprise cloud adoption

Advisory firm to draw on Microsoft technologies to deliver cloud-based data analytics, and business transformation services to clients Continue Reading
News 27 Mar 2015

Talk Talk moves HR systems to cloud

Managers now have accurate information on their workforce numbers, salary and overtime costs Continue Reading
News 27 Mar 2015

Nordics' Glenna research cloud project underway

Researchers in the Nordics will soon enjoy a new cloud infrastructure from which to share systems and resources Continue Reading
News 26 Mar 2015

Samsung targets business with Microsoft tools integration

Samsung has pre-installed Microsoft OneNote, OneDrive, and Skype on the new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, as it expands into business Continue Reading
News 24 Mar 2015

HP Helion Rack looks to speed up enterprise private cloud adoption

HP wants to take the heavy lifting out of moving to the private cloud by offering enterprises pre-configured and tested infrastructure packages Continue Reading
News 24 Mar 2015

Dutch bank ING puts HR services in the cloud

Finance company ING is using cloud-based software from ServiceNow to deliver HR services to its 25,000 staff in the Netherlands Continue Reading
News 24 Mar 2015

Swarovski opts for cloud HR to move function to strategic level

Swarovski’s move to cloud HR system demonstrates its desire to move HR from an operational function to a strategic level Continue Reading
News 23 Mar 2015

IT priorities 2015 – IT budgets on the rise as economy recovers

Almost three-quarters of IT managers in the UK expect their IT budgets to increase or stay the same in 2015 Continue Reading
News 18 Mar 2015

Ford drives connected car journey with Microsoft Azure

The Microsoft Azure cloud will be used to power Ford's new software delivery and vehicle monitoring service Continue Reading
News 18 Mar 2015

Satya Nadella: Every business will be a software business

Digitisation may the buzzword business leaders are trying to grasp, but Microsoft has begun its journey to build a digitisation product portfolio Continue Reading
Photo Story 17 Mar 2015

VM backup down as a priority while disaster recovery still tops to-do lists

Our survey finds VM backup increasingly “job done”, while disaster recovery, cloud storage, flash storage and mobility remain high priorities; but where is mobile backup? Continue Reading
Feature 17 Mar 2015

Businesses need to equip staff with the tools to do the job

Workforces will become frustrated if they do not have the technology they need to deliver what their organisation wants Continue Reading
News 12 Mar 2015

CIO interview: Ivor Nicholson, Nottinghamshire County Council

Nottinghamshire County Council is facing £77m in cuts by 2018 and by rolling out new services, it plans to save £8m through technology alone Continue Reading
News 11 Mar 2015

US government CIO tells cloud buyers to get tough on suppliers

US Department of Labor CIO Dawn Leaf shares her learnings from helping 19,000 employees move off-premise at Cloud Expo 2015 Continue Reading
E-Zine 09 Mar 2015

A world of mobile possibilities

In this week's Computer Weekly, we report from Mobile World Congress, the world's biggest mobility event, on the latest innovations in mobile technology. Is the outsourcing industry set to cut thousands of jobs because of increasing IT automation? And we take an in-depth look at Google Container Engine. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 05 Mar 2015

Tinder cuts app crashes with Rackspace cloud database

Tinder matchmaking app turns to managed cloud provider for IT and database support Continue Reading
News 04 Mar 2015

Strong future for enterprise IT in Nordic countries

From attracting the world to its ice-cool datacentres to the digitisation of the public sector, there is plenty going on in the Nordic region Continue Reading
E-Zine 02 Mar 2015

Food giant acts fast on lean IT

In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to the CIO from food giant Iglo – owner of Birds Eye – about how to work with outsourcers to keep IT lean and agile. We examine microservices, an important emerging trend in systems architecture. And we look into the issues around hybrid cloud storage. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 24 Feb 2015

ARM unleashes internet of things potential with starter kit

Chip-maker ARM has collaborated with IBM to launch the mbed IoT Starter Kit, pitched at SMEs and application developers Continue Reading
E-Zine 23 Feb 2015

Banks take the fight to the web giants

In this week's Computer Weekly, with internet giants like Google, Apple and Facebook offering banking services, Santander is leading the fightback by launching a cloud storage service; but can it win? Our latest buyer's guide looks at cloud-optimised IT. And we examine how the economic trends will affect CIOs this year. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 17 Feb 2015

Suse launches Ceph-based cloud software-defined storage

Suse launches commercially-supported object, block and file Ceph distribution Enterprise Storage, software-defined storage Continue Reading
News 16 Feb 2015

Infosys acquires Panaya for automation

Infosys continues its move to non-linear business models through the acquisition of US automation software maker Panaya for $200m Continue Reading
E-Zine 15 Feb 2015

Who will get your digital vote?

In this week's Computer Weekly, we hear from the UK's three main political parties as they debate their digital policies ahead of the general election. Is the rise of the CDO a threat to the CIO's position? We find out what IT leaders have to say. Continue Reading
News 02 Feb 2015

Self-service BI, data integration top information management issues

Self-service business intelligence and data integration top information management challenges for IT and finance professionals Continue Reading
News 27 Jan 2015

Microsoft revenue drops due to “restructuring”

Microsoft’s year-on-year net income has dropped by around $695m due to “integration and restructuring” plans, according to the firm’s fiscal statement Continue Reading
Feature 22 Jan 2015

A closer look at Google Container Engine

In just 12 months, Docker has transformed from a simple open-source container management project into a powerful platform Continue Reading
News 20 Jan 2015

SAP’s Cohen on 2014 results: Europe strong north and south

SAP’s Emea president Franck Cohen optimistic about the supplier’s growth prospects in southern and northern Europe Continue Reading
E-Zine 19 Jan 2015

FT sold on cloud benefits

In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to the Financial Times CTO about the publisher's successful move to the public cloud and plans for further expansion to meet its data warehousing needs. And we examine the emerging market for mobile application services in the cloud. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 19 Jan 2015

Microsoft Azure had more downtime in 2014 than main cloud rivals

Microsoft Azure suffered more downtime than its main rivals in 2014, according to detailed analysis Continue Reading
News 15 Jan 2015

Supplier relationship management lessons from the car industry

IT can learn a lot from the car industry, which has transformed supplier relationship management Continue Reading
News 12 Jan 2015

IT fails to get a grip on shadow applications

IT managers are unaware how much shadow IT is used by their business, the Cloud Security Alliance has warned Continue Reading
E-Zine 12 Jan 2015

The internet-enabled car of the future

In this week's Computer Weekly, we report from CES in Las Vegas, where car makers gave a glimpse of how the internet of things is going to improve the driving experience. We look at the price wars in the public cloud market and assess what it means for enterprise IT. And we start our buyer's guide on software-defined everything. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 09 Jan 2015

User groups defend licensing, but should Oracle rethink remuneration?

Two Oracle user groups have defended Oracle's licensing policy following open letter by Campaign for Clear Licensing Continue Reading
News 07 Jan 2015

Oracle will lose out unless it changes its software licensing

In an open letter, Campaign for Clear Licensing highlights the risk to Oracle’s future earnings due to aggressive licensing Continue Reading
News 17 Dec 2014

US interception in the EU faces new legal challenges

US government orders against Microsoft to hand over email data 'infringes privacy legislation' in other countries Continue Reading
Feature 10 Dec 2014

Dutch organisations gradually take up cloud HCM software

While organisations in the Netherlands tend to use the traditional HR modules of the large software packages, some diversity is beginning to emerge Continue Reading
News 08 Dec 2014

M&S turns to predictive analytics to keep shelves stocked over Christmas

Marks & Spencer is using predictive analytics to keep shelves stocked with mince pies and turkeys over Christmas. Continue Reading
E-Zine 01 Dec 2014

The future of networking

In this week's Computer Weekly, our latest buyer's guide looks at emerging networking technologies and assesses their impact on IT infrastructure. After Microsoft's major Azure outage, we look at the resilience of the public cloud. And we discuss the future of banking technology with the CIO of HSBC's investment banking arm. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 14 Nov 2014

CIO interview: Enterprise Rent-A-Car European IT director Jeff King

Enterprise Rent-A-Car European IT director Jeff King rose from the shop floor to an executive directing IT across Europe Continue Reading
News 14 Nov 2014

Johnson & Johnson turns to AWS for hybrid cloud and borderless datacentre

Johnson & Johnson adopted Amazon Web Services to develop its hybrid IT strategy, its CTO told the AWS re:Invent 2014 conference Continue Reading
News 13 Nov 2014

UBS move to Oracle HR in the cloud hits big delays

Swiss bank UBS has hit major delays migrating to a cloud-based HR system Continue Reading
News 11 Nov 2014

What to expect from AWS re:Invent 2014

Amazon is all set to unveil new services and features at its AWS re:Invent 2014 Continue Reading
News 11 Nov 2014

Qantas puts Oracle ERP in the cloud with Tata Consultancy Services

Airline Qantas signs IT outsourcing services firm TCS to upgrade its Oracle ERP platform and move it into the cloud Continue Reading
News 10 Nov 2014

Future Decoded event raises questions on digital risk

Is technology good for society or bad? This was one of the issues covered at the Future Decoded event in London Continue Reading
E-Zine 07 Nov 2014

CW Europe - November 2014 Edition

In this issue of CW Europe find out the winners of our Best of VMworld Europe 2014 user awards, which were recently unveiled at an awards ceremony in Barcelona. Find out why all of our five winners were crowned champions at VMworld Europe 2014, along with two honorable mentions due to a high number of quality projects. Continue Reading
News 05 Nov 2014

CIO interview: Glenn Murphy, London & Capital

Asset-management firm London & Capital shifts its focus to systems that add business value, says CIO Glenn Murphy Continue Reading
Feature 30 Oct 2014

Currency exchange business Travelex cuts HR costs by 25% with cloud IT systems

Travelex's cloud human resources (HR) project survived a budget overrun to cut costs and job recruitment times Continue Reading
News 29 Oct 2014

Tackling bloatware in the age of cloud-based apps

Microsoft Office general manager Julia White on Office 365 security and making cloud apps easier for users Continue Reading
News 27 Oct 2014

Hitachi Data Systems ploughs ahead with social innovation plans

Hitachi Innovation Forum expects 16,000 delegates to share user cases on how technology is making society safer Continue Reading
News 23 Oct 2014

Finance IT group wants to push forward banks' cloud discussion

The Banking Industry Architecture Network (Bian) calls on industry to decide on the core banking systems to move to cloud platforms and share Continue Reading
Feature 22 Oct 2014

Social media for communication inside the enterprise

Companies have long used social media technology such as Facebook and Twitter to reach more customers – but how are businesses using it internally? Continue Reading
Photo Story 17 Oct 2014

Making waves at Dreamforce 2014

Love him or hate him, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff draws a crowd. This is a cloud software company with an increasing focus on application development Continue Reading
News 15 Oct 2014

CIOs fear poor cloud investment is making businesses uncompetitive

CIOs and CFOs fear their enterprises are missing revenue opportunities due to poor cloud strategies Continue Reading
News 10 Oct 2014

Fear and loathing could hold back UK internet of things, says KPMG report

More than two-thirds of UK consumers fear growing number of interconnected devices make it too easy for things to go wrong Continue Reading
News 10 Oct 2014

SAP teams up with Birst to offer cloud analytics on Hana

SAP is working with cloud BI supplier Birst to provide “instant analytics in the cloud” on the Hana in-memory database platform Continue Reading
News 10 Oct 2014

Starbucks uses cloud to manage innovation and disruptive technologies

Starbucks coffee chain innovates IT strategies to hone its competitive edge using cloud services, says IT director Robert Teagle Continue Reading
News 07 Oct 2014

Engineering company rolls out talent management software across 17 countries

Meggitt is deploying cloud-based HR technology as it seeks to integrate 60 diverse business units into a multinational operation Continue Reading
E-Zine 03 Oct 2014

CW Europe - October 2014 Edition

BYOD policies: What’s allowed and what’s banned? As IT departments still try to come to terms with the notion of BYOD, CW Europe takes a look at what policies are being implemented to keep security under control. Continue Reading
News 02 Oct 2014

CIO interview: Ben Hine, technology director, UKTV

UKTV director Ben Hine says every piece of the company's technology has been replaced over the last four years Continue Reading
News 01 Oct 2014

Vtesse bought by Interoute in major fibre expansion

Acquisition adds 7,000km of fibre infrastructure to Interoute’s European network Continue Reading
Photo Story 01 Oct 2014

Oracle Openworld 2014

Every September, San Francisco plays host to Oracle’s user conference, where customers, users and developers descend on the city to learn the latest on the supplier’s products and services. Continue Reading
News 30 Sep 2014

Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Xerox aligns business and IT in streamlining applications

Xerox's IT division has been working with the business to standardise its HR management on a global basis Continue Reading
E-Zine 29 Sep 2014

Hacking IT from the inside

In this week’s Computer Weekly, car giant Daimler talks about its IT security strategy and the benefits of having its own in-house hacking team. App developers are under fire for collecting too much personal data – we examine the latest best practice. Our new buyer’s guide looks at virtualisation backup. And our review of Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 tablet asks whether it can replace the laptop. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 29 Sep 2014

Case study: Deutsche Post DHL develops software contract templates to reduce costs

Deutsche Post DHL has created contract templates to manage software costs. Computer Weekly speaks to the people leading the initiative Continue Reading
News 25 Sep 2014

Oracle releases OpenStack Support for Oracle Linux and Oracle VM

Oracle has made its Oracle OpenStack for Oracle Linux distribution generally available to support customers Continue Reading
Feature 24 Sep 2014

The digital CIO: Why embrace digital innovation?

Having the right digital strategy can make or break an organisation Continue Reading
Feature 23 Sep 2014

Demystifying Kubernetes: the tool to manage Google-scale workloads in the cloud

We are witnessing a new technology wave in the form of immutable infrastructure and micro-services Continue Reading
News 19 Sep 2014

SAP acquires Concur to build cloud-based expense management

SAP has agreed to acquire online travel and expense management SaaS provider Concur Technologies for $8bn Continue Reading
News 18 Sep 2014

Customer loyalty biggest challenge for banks

Banks have cited customer loyalty as their main concern, according to a survey by financial services firm Temenos Continue Reading
News 17 Sep 2014

KPMG: IoT, 3D printing and healthcare IT to have most impact

Internet of things (IoT), 3D printing and biotech or healthcare IT are among the IT trends that will change the way people work and live Continue Reading
News 15 Sep 2014

Salesforce issues advice on avoiding Dyreza attack

Salesforce has issued a set of guidelines on tightening security after a number of its customers were targeted by the Dyreza email virus Continue Reading
News 15 Sep 2014

Clarks shoes steps into digital

Shoe manufacturer Clarks is replacing its legacy e-commerce sites with a global cloud-based system next month Continue Reading
Opinion 11 Sep 2014

The digital CIO: ‘Fear of Google’ and the ethics of digital business

Could the big digital players be using their dominance by exerting unfair competition? Continue Reading
News 08 Sep 2014

BP spends £2m developing apps to train business leaders

BP is scrapping online courses in favour of apps and portals that can deliver bite-sized information and training when it's needed Continue Reading
E-Zine 08 Sep 2014

How cloud is saving lives

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at how the power of public cloud is helping scientists to tackle diseases such as cancer and malaria. Big banks are turning to tech startups for innovation – we ask why. And our latest buyer’s guide examines micro-datacentre technologies. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 03 Sep 2014

How Sony Music used Google cloud for One Direction’s 1D-Day event

Sony Music and its digital agency AIS London adopted Google Cloud Platform services to handle One Direction's day event Continue Reading
News 29 Aug 2014

Ocado’s technology under fire, causing share price to fall

Ocado’s IT has come under fire in a financial analyst's report that claims the market has over-valued the retailer's automation technology Continue Reading
Feature 27 Aug 2014

Choice and ease of use: key elements of a good app store

Companies need to focus on individual user requirements and make sure their app store delivers the right tools for the right job Continue Reading
Feature 20 Aug 2014

The internet of things is coming: Is your datacentre ready?

Gartner estimates the IoT will see 26 billion units installed by 2020 – channelling huge volumes of data traffic into datacentres Continue Reading
News 08 Aug 2014

Government breaks grip of IT oligopoly

Figures for public sector software and IT services investments reveal a dwindling share for IT giants, but can the oligopoly be removed? Continue Reading
News 04 Aug 2014

Why digitisation transforms supplier relationships

As the economy moves forward, CEOs are looking for the next wave of innovation to fuel growth. But are IT service providers ready? Continue Reading
News 30 Jul 2014

Lack of coding skills may lead to skills shortage in Europe

European Commission urges people to learn coding, warning that a lack of coding skills could see Europe facing skills shortage by 2020 Continue Reading
E-Zine 28 Jul 2014

Going mobile in financial services

In this week’s Computer Weekly, in a highly-regulated sector such as financial services, enabling staff mobility is a challenge – we hear from IT leaders that have made it work. We ask why small businesses are so poorly prepared for cyber attacks. And we examine the key storage technologies in the Openstack cloud platform. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 25 Jul 2014

AWS feels the pressure of cloud competition

AWS became the gold standard of public cloud. But are price wars, hybrid cloud and increased competition denting its growth? Continue Reading
News 25 Jul 2014

Bank of America: When software relationships turn sour

Tibco has filed a lawsuit alleging the Merrill Lynch division of Bank of America illegally used $300m of its software for a major IT project Continue Reading
News 24 Jul 2014

Citrix SaaS revenue rises 12% while overall revenue grows 7% YoY

Citrix has reported a 7% revenue increase in its second quarter of fiscal year 2014 . But it reported double-digit revenue growth in SaaS Continue Reading
E-Zine 21 Jul 2014

Time to get serious about endpoint security

In this week’s Computer Weekly, with billions of devices joining corporate networks every year, our latest buyer’s guide looks at endpoint security. IBM and Apple have announced plans to work together on corporate mobility – we analyse what the deal means for IT leaders. And we take an in-depth look at in-memory databases. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 17 Jul 2014

IFS reports 13% increase in first half software licence revenue

IFS, the Sweden-based ERP company has reported half-year licence revenue growth of 13% Continue Reading
News 16 Jul 2014

IBM partners with Apple to deliver enterprise services for iOS

IBM has given Apple a major boost in the enterprise, through a partnership that will see it provide services and software for iOS Continue Reading
News 15 Jul 2014

Diageo puts ServiceNow fizz in IT service desk

Diageo has gone live with an implementation of ServiceNow to automate IT services as part of a global transformation Continue Reading
E-Zine 14 Jul 2014

Time for an upgrade? Why you should buy IT now

In this week’s Computer Weekly, as competitive pressures and new technologies drive down IT prices, we find out why now is a great time to buy IT. We examine why going digital means a different approach to IT management. And we hear the latest best practices for improving your customer engagement with IT. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
Feature 14 Jul 2014

A guide to smart home automation

Unless it is a new build, the challenge in creating a smart home is that technology must work irrespective of the age of the property Continue Reading
News 10 Jul 2014

Google Ventures expands with $100m to fund ‘most disruptive’ startups in Europe

Google is launching an expanded venture fund for Europe, with £58m to support and invest in next-gen European startups Continue Reading
News 09 Jul 2014

Google I/O: Extending Google's enterprise reach

At its annual developer conference last month, Google extended its enterprise portfolio boosting its security, storage and MDM products Continue Reading