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.
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										  Dutch cloud pioneers face the hard limits of digital sovereigntyThe Netherlands’ ambitious talk of digital independence meets the unforgiving economics of global cloud dominance Continue Reading 
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								  CW EMEA: Prepare for AI explosionIn this month’s CW EMEA, we look at generative artificial intelligence, which Accenture claims is the next big thing in enterprise IT. The IT services giant says GenAI will transform 40% of all working hours – and it is putting its money where its mouth is with plans to invest $3bn in AI and create 40,000 AI-focused roles. Part of the huge investment has already been assigned to the creation of an AI and generative AI lab in Brussels focused on the public sector in Europe. We also look at a Deutsche Telekom-led consortium’s demo of multi-supplier non-real-time RAN optimisation, how last month’s Ryder Cup tested out technology to improve how fans digitally consume the event, and find out how Zurich Insurance has cut the time it takes to complete development of ServiceNow applications. Read the issue now. Continue Reading 
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                22 Jul 2015
                  IBM steps up open-source cloud commitment to developersBig Blue has unveiled several open-source initiatives geared towards helping developers make cloud apps Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                22 Jul 2015
                  Investment in the internet of things boosts revenue for manufacturersA TCS report reveals executives plan to increase spending on IoT initiatives to boost business Continue Reading By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                21 Jul 2015
                  Mainframe fails to save IBM from 13th declining quarterIBM's second-quarter revenue was down 13% year-on-year to $20.8bn, but IBM said the decline is only 1%, adjusting for the sale of its x86 server business and the impact of the strong dollar Continue Reading By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
 
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                20 Jul 2015
                  Business cases emerge from growing pains of Hadoop 1.0The hype around the early generation of Hadoop is giving way to the reality of business programmes based on Hadoop 2 and Apache Spark Continue Reading By
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                15 Jul 2015
                  The obstacles to software-as-a-service adoption in bankingSecurity tops the reasons why banks don't use software as a service for banking-specific applications Continue Reading By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                07 Jul 2015
                  Manchester City group joins forces with SAP to further global goalsThe City Football Group, which includes Manchester City, has teamed up with SAP to further its global development goals Continue Reading By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                02 Jul 2015
                  How Deutsche Telekom plans to challenge AWS and Google in the cloudGerman telco Deutsche Telekom wants to evolve into the public cloud and plans to beat sector giants such as Amazon and Google at their own game Continue Reading By
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                01 Jul 2015
                  Sungard follows Apple, Facebook and Microsoft's lead with Irish datacentre plansSungard teams up with Digital Realty to create new Irish datacentre Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                30 Jun 2015
                  Top suppliers as UK software and services market approaches £50bnThe top five software and IT services firms in the UK are Capita, HP, IBM, Capgemini and Accenture, according to the latest figures from TechMarketView Continue Reading By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                27 Jun 2015
                  Wimbledon and IBM double up to take on digitalWimbledon describes how it has used IBM technology to overhaul its website, mobile and social media strategies to improve fan experience. Continue Reading By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
 
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                25 Jun 2015
                  John Swainson, president of Dell Software, argues the case for rethinking datacentresHaving previously worked for Silver Lake, CA and IBM, Swainson now heads the company’s software business Continue Reading By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                24 Jun 2015
                  Box ties up with IBM to boost enterprise credibility and global reachIBM and Box have forged a global partnership to integrate their existing products and services, and develop new ones for secure collaboration Continue Reading By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                17 Jun 2015
                  Royal Bank of Scotland goes back to 1970s values with big dataRBS, once the world's largest bank, is using analytics technology to go back to the era of personal customer service Continue Reading By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
 
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                16 Jun 2015
                  What's slowing down your network and how to fix itIn this week's Computer Weekly, network performance problems are a common occurrence – we look at the likely causes and the way to fix them. Our latest buyer's guide takes a focus on DevOps, the combining of agile operational and development processes. And we find out how Apache Spark can help with real-time big data analytics. Read the issue now. Continue Reading 
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                10 Jun 2015
                  OnApp helps small public cloud firms take on AWS, Google and MicrosoftThe OnApp Federation marketplace will help smaller firms compete more effectively with the public cloud giants, it is claimed Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                08 Jun 2015
                  The file-sharing face-off: Box or DropboxIn this week's Computer Weekly, we look at the two most popular tools for cloud-based enterprise file sharing and assess the relative merits of Box and Dropbox. We talk to some of the early pioneers in developing smartwatch apps. And we find out why IT security spending is shifting from prevention to detection and response. Read the issue now. Continue Reading 
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                Feature
                05 Jun 2015
                  VMware vs OpenStack: How they handle storageThe opportunities and challenges presented by the two virtualisation environments when it comes to storage, backup and disaster recovery. Continue Reading By
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                05 Jun 2015
                  OpenStack Manila: File access storage for the open source cloudOpenStack Manila is the file level access method in development by the open source cloud platform. What is it, how does it work and when will it be ready? Continue Reading By
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                04 Jun 2015
                  CW Europe – June 2015 EditionEmployment across Europe – Why industry has a responsibility to ensure the IT workforce adds to Europe's economic value. Continue Reading 
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                01 Jun 2015
                  Google’s big data visionIn this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine Google’s 11-year big data journey from MapReduce to Cloud Bigtable, the internet giant’s latest NoSQL database service. We look at the role of mobile technology in helping to join up health and social care in the UK. And John Lewis IT director Paul Coby talks about the IT challenges of creating an omni-channel retailer. Read the issue now. Continue Reading 
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                29 May 2015
                  CIO interview: Billie Laidlaw, RSPCARSPCA CIO Billie Laidlaw explains how the charity's cloud-first approach to IT procurement benefits the animals in its care Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                27 May 2015
                  CIF cloud certification scheme wins European Commission's backingCloud Industry Forum's Code of Practice has been added to European list of trusted certification schemes Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                26 May 2015
                  CW Nordics – May 2015 EditionNordic countries top list of digital nations in the EU, outperforming others in the areas of broadband infrastructure, IT skills, web use, business digitisation and tech-based public services. Continue Reading 
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                21 May 2015
                  CIO interview: Austerity drives joined-up council IT with Force.comPeterborough has become a big user of software-as-a-service for council services. We speak to its IT head Continue Reading By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                20 May 2015
                  Government cloud adoption hit by ongoing legacy tech investmentsIT supplier Eduserv wants government departments banned from investing in legacy tech to drive up cloud adoption Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                19 May 2015
                  Google slashes public cloud prices to undercut rivalsGoogle cuts cost of its public cloud services to pass on hardware savings in line with Moore's Law Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                15 May 2015
                  Rentokil opens up core IT systems to businessThe IT department at Rentokil Initial has delivered coding interfaces to its back-end ERP system to enable the business to create new applications Continue Reading By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                12 May 2015
                  Former nurse’s career blighted after blowing whistle on IT problemsSouthwark's continuing care database included names of patients who had been dead for several years, a tribunal is told Continue Reading By- Julia Gregory and Bill Goodwin
 
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                08 May 2015
                  EMC predicts return to double-digit sales growthStorage giant's EMEA chief claims downbeat first quarter results are as bad as things will get for EMC, and that normal service will soon resume Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                08 May 2015
                  CW Europe – May 2015 EditionIn this issue, CW Europe's security editor investigates whether the legislation could strangle Europe's productivity and whether businesses see the regulations as a burden. Continue Reading 
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                05 May 2015
                  Sapphire 2015: McDermott declares SAP natively digitalSAP CEO Bill McDermott declares the company “digital” at Sapphire 2015 and made “empathy” the watchword of his keynote Continue Reading By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                24 Apr 2015
                  The National Trust's great IT renovationIn this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to the CIO of the National Trust, Sarah Flannigan, about her £40m IT strategy to transform one of the UK's favourite charities. We examine best practice in how to set up applications on Amazon Web Services. And we talk to a UK challenger bank about how technology will shake up the sector. Read the issue now. Continue Reading 
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                24 Apr 2015
                  Amazon first-quarter results value Amazon Web Services at $5bnAmazon's Q1 results confirm Amazon Web Services – AWS – as its most profitable business, valuing the cloud services provider at $5bn Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                22 Apr 2015
                  Zurich Insurance turns to augmented reality to train 10,000 managersThe £74bn turnover company aims to harness the capabilities of augmented reality to train 10,000 employees in 170 countries Continue Reading By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
 
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                20 Apr 2015
                  Interview: The software processes behind Hailo's successIn the past, a traditional enterprise application would have been developed as a monolithic piece of software Continue Reading By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                17 Apr 2015
                  Equinix opens new Slough datacentre to answer CIO cloud demandsEquinix's UK MD explains why its chosen to increase its datacentre footprint once more in Slough Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                16 Apr 2015
                  Solihull Council's datacentre plans slammed by G-Cloud championsSolihull Council is building a new datacentre with 10-20 years of capacity, much to the chagrin of industry watchers Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                10 Apr 2015
                  AWS promises to lower skills barrier to machine learning for developersAWS wants to make it easier for developers to use data stored in its cloud for machine learning purposes Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                09 Apr 2015
                  InfoVista buys Ipanema to boost application performance offerNetwork management supplier InfoVista buys application and network performance firm Ipanema to realise software-defined WAN ambitions Continue Reading By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
 
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                09 Apr 2015
                  Strong dollar may shift server upgrades off-premiseThe strong US dollar will influence how CIOs spend their 2015 IT budgets. Server price hikes may drive spending to the cloud Continue Reading By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                02 Apr 2015
                  Foods manufacturer ConAgra expects to save $5m a year with data analyticsFood manufacturer ConAgra Foods is using data analytics technology to improve how it makes decisions about hiring and deploying its workforce Continue Reading By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
 
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                31 Mar 2015
                  Brecon Beacons National Park soups up staff comms with UnifyBrecon Beacons National Park Authority deploys Unify’s OpenScape voice technology to keep remote staff and home workers in touch Continue Reading By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
 
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                31 Mar 2015
                  Interoute bags private equity funding to support datacentre growthCloud services giant plans to use private equity funding to support its M&A activity and push ahead with its datacentre growth plans Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                30 Mar 2015
                  Sky Italia looks to the cloud for better customer experienceSky Italia “remakes” its customer acquisition, customer service and change order management processes using cloud Continue Reading By
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                30 Mar 2015
                  KPMG teams up with Microsoft to boost enterprise cloud adoptionAdvisory firm to draw on Microsoft technologies to deliver cloud-based data analytics, and business transformation services to clients Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                27 Mar 2015
                  Talk Talk moves HR systems to cloudManagers now have accurate information on their workforce numbers, salary and overtime costs Continue Reading By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
 
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                27 Mar 2015
                  Nordics' Glenna research cloud project underwayResearchers in the Nordics will soon enjoy a new cloud infrastructure from which to share systems and resources Continue Reading By
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                26 Mar 2015
                  Samsung targets business with Microsoft tools integrationSamsung has pre-installed Microsoft OneNote, OneDrive, and Skype on the new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, as it expands into business Continue Reading By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                24 Mar 2015
                  HP Helion Rack looks to speed up enterprise private cloud adoptionHP wants to take the heavy lifting out of moving to the private cloud by offering enterprises pre-configured and tested infrastructure packages Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                24 Mar 2015
                  Dutch bank ING puts HR services in the cloudFinance company ING is using cloud-based software from ServiceNow to deliver HR services to its 25,000 staff in the Netherlands Continue Reading By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                24 Mar 2015
                  Swarovski opts for cloud HR to move function to strategic levelSwarovski’s move to cloud HR system demonstrates its desire to move HR from an operational function to a strategic level Continue Reading By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                23 Mar 2015
                  IT priorities 2015 – IT budgets on the rise as economy recoversAlmost three-quarters of IT managers in the UK expect their IT budgets to increase or stay the same in 2015 Continue Reading By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
 
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                18 Mar 2015
                  Ford drives connected car journey with Microsoft AzureThe Microsoft Azure cloud will be used to power Ford's new software delivery and vehicle monitoring service Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                18 Mar 2015
                  Satya Nadella: Every business will be a software businessDigitisation may the buzzword business leaders are trying to grasp, but Microsoft has begun its journey to build a digitisation product portfolio Continue Reading By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                17 Mar 2015
                  VM backup down as a priority while disaster recovery still tops to-do listsOur 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 By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
 
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                17 Mar 2015
                  Businesses need to equip staff with the tools to do the jobWorkforces will become frustrated if they do not have the technology they need to deliver what their organisation wants Continue Reading By- David Johnson
 
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                12 Mar 2015
                  CIO interview: Ivor Nicholson, Nottinghamshire County CouncilNottinghamshire 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 By- Jennifer Scott, TechTarget
 
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                11 Mar 2015
                  US government CIO tells cloud buyers to get tough on suppliersUS Department of Labor CIO Dawn Leaf shares her learnings from helping 19,000 employees move off-premise at Cloud Expo 2015 Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                09 Mar 2015
                  A world of mobile possibilitiesIn 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 
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                05 Mar 2015
                  Tinder cuts app crashes with Rackspace cloud databaseTinder matchmaking app turns to managed cloud provider for IT and database support Continue Reading By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
 
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                04 Mar 2015
                  Strong future for enterprise IT in Nordic countriesFrom 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 By
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                02 Mar 2015
                  Food giant acts fast on lean ITIn 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 
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                24 Feb 2015
                  ARM unleashes internet of things potential with starter kitChip-maker ARM has collaborated with IBM to launch the mbed IoT Starter Kit, pitched at SMEs and application developers Continue Reading By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
 
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                23 Feb 2015
                  Banks take the fight to the web giantsIn 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 
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                17 Feb 2015
                  Suse launches Ceph-based cloud software-defined storageSuse launches commercially-supported object, block and file Ceph distribution Enterprise Storage, software-defined storage Continue Reading By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
 
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                16 Feb 2015
                  Infosys acquires Panaya for automationInfosys continues its move to non-linear business models through the acquisition of US automation software maker Panaya for $200m Continue Reading By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                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 
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                02 Feb 2015
                  Self-service BI, data integration top information management issuesSelf-service business intelligence and data integration top information management challenges for IT and finance professionals Continue Reading By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                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 By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
 
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                22 Jan 2015
                  A closer look at Google Container EngineIn just 12 months, Docker has transformed from a simple open-source container management project into a powerful platform Continue Reading By- Janakiram MSV
 
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                20 Jan 2015
                  SAP’s Cohen on 2014 results: Europe strong north and southSAP’s Emea president Franck Cohen optimistic about the supplier’s growth prospects in southern and northern Europe Continue Reading By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                19 Jan 2015
                  FT sold on cloud benefitsIn 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 
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                19 Jan 2015
                  Microsoft Azure had more downtime in 2014 than main cloud rivalsMicrosoft Azure suffered more downtime than its main rivals in 2014, according to detailed analysis Continue Reading By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                15 Jan 2015
                  Supplier relationship management lessons from the car industryIT can learn a lot from the car industry, which has transformed supplier relationship management Continue Reading By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                12 Jan 2015
                  IT fails to get a grip on shadow applicationsIT managers are unaware how much shadow IT is used by their business, the Cloud Security Alliance has warned Continue Reading By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                12 Jan 2015
                  The internet-enabled car of the futureIn 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 
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                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 By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                07 Jan 2015
                  Oracle will lose out unless it changes its software licensingIn an open letter, Campaign for Clear Licensing highlights the risk to Oracle’s future earnings due to aggressive licensing Continue Reading By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                17 Dec 2014
                  US interception in the EU faces new legal challengesUS government orders against Microsoft to hand over email data 'infringes privacy legislation' in other countries Continue Reading By- Fiona O’Cleirigh
 
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                10 Dec 2014
                  Dutch organisations gradually take up cloud HCM softwareWhile organisations in the Netherlands tend to use the traditional HR modules of the large software packages, some diversity is beginning to emerge Continue Reading By- Kim Loohuis
 
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                08 Dec 2014
                  M&S turns to predictive analytics to keep shelves stocked over ChristmasMarks & Spencer is using predictive analytics to keep shelves stocked with mince pies and turkeys over Christmas. Continue Reading By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
 
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                01 Dec 2014
                  The future of networkingIn 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 
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                14 Nov 2014
                  CIO interview: Enterprise Rent-A-Car European IT director Jeff KingEnterprise Rent-A-Car European IT director Jeff King rose from the shop floor to an executive directing IT across Europe Continue Reading By
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                14 Nov 2014
                  Johnson & Johnson turns to AWS for hybrid cloud and borderless datacentreJohnson & Johnson adopted Amazon Web Services to develop its hybrid IT strategy, its CTO told the AWS re:Invent 2014 conference Continue Reading By- Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor
 
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                13 Nov 2014
                  UBS move to Oracle HR in the cloud hits big delaysSwiss bank UBS has hit major delays migrating to a cloud-based HR system Continue Reading By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                11 Nov 2014
                  What to expect from AWS re:Invent 2014Amazon is all set to unveil new services and features at its AWS re:Invent 2014 Continue Reading By- Janakiram MSV
 
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                11 Nov 2014
                  Qantas puts Oracle ERP in the cloud with Tata Consultancy ServicesAirline Qantas signs IT outsourcing services firm TCS to upgrade its Oracle ERP platform and move it into the cloud Continue Reading By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                10 Nov 2014
                  Future Decoded event raises questions on digital riskIs technology good for society or bad? This was one of the issues covered at the Future Decoded event in London Continue Reading By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                07 Nov 2014
                  CW Europe - November 2014 EditionIn 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 
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                05 Nov 2014
                  CIO interview: Glenn Murphy, London & CapitalAsset-management firm London & Capital shifts its focus to systems that add business value, says CIO Glenn Murphy Continue Reading By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                30 Oct 2014
                  Currency exchange business Travelex cuts HR costs by 25% with cloud IT systemsTravelex's cloud human resources (HR) project survived a budget overrun to cut costs and job recruitment times Continue Reading By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
 
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                29 Oct 2014
                  Tackling bloatware in the age of cloud-based appsMicrosoft Office general manager Julia White on Office 365 security and making cloud apps easier for users Continue Reading By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                27 Oct 2014
                  Hitachi Data Systems ploughs ahead with social innovation plansHitachi Innovation Forum expects 16,000 delegates to share user cases on how technology is making society safer Continue Reading By- Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly
 
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                23 Oct 2014
                  Finance IT group wants to push forward banks' cloud discussionThe Banking Industry Architecture Network (Bian) calls on industry to decide on the core banking systems to move to cloud platforms and share Continue Reading By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                22 Oct 2014
                  Social media for communication inside the enterpriseCompanies have long used social media technology such as Facebook and Twitter to reach more customers – but how are businesses using it internally? Continue Reading By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                17 Oct 2014
                  Making waves at Dreamforce 2014Love 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 
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                15 Oct 2014
                  CIOs fear poor cloud investment is making businesses uncompetitiveCIOs and CFOs fear their enterprises are missing revenue opportunities due to poor cloud strategies Continue Reading By- Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor
 
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                10 Oct 2014
                  Fear and loathing could hold back UK internet of things, says KPMG reportMore than two-thirds of UK consumers fear growing number of interconnected devices make it too easy for things to go wrong Continue Reading By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
 
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                10 Oct 2014
                  SAP teams up with Birst to offer cloud analytics on HanaSAP is working with cloud BI supplier Birst to provide “instant analytics in the cloud” on the Hana in-memory database platform Continue Reading By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                10 Oct 2014
                  Starbucks uses cloud to manage innovation and disruptive technologiesStarbucks coffee chain innovates IT strategies to hone its competitive edge using cloud services, says IT director Robert Teagle Continue Reading By- Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor
 

 
		