Cloud computing software
Cloud computing has been one of the hottest topics for IT managers in recent years, and many organisations are already introducing cloud services into their IT infrastructure. Getting the most from cloud computing software means changing the way you think about software delivery, through platforms such as software as a services (Saas), infrastructure as a service (Iaas) and platform as a service (Paas), not to mention the vital role of virtualisation. We follow the latest trends and examine how organisation are using cloud computing software.
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21 Jul 2025
Netherlands calls for European shift to post-tracking internet as privacy laws fail
Dutch research institute argues decade of regulation hasn’t curbed surveillance capitalism, proposes fundamental business model change Continue Reading
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07 Jun 2024
European data chief prepares bid to get UK to join EU digital single market
Data initiative Gaia-X is trying to plug the UK into a planned digital European single market, as the EU seeks to extend the reach of vast and controversial data laws over global supply chains Continue Reading
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10 Apr 2018
PayPal is latest tech giant to eye traditional banking
PayPal set to launch launch traditional retail banking services in the first half of this year Continue Reading
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Blog Post
09 Apr 2018
Google: don’t ‘just’ turn cloud on
Google has attempted to shine a light on Application Performance Management (APM) technologies built in what the company calls ‘a developer-first mindset’ to monitor and tune the performance of ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Apr 2018
Nginx gets granular on managed microservices
Open source at its heart and essentially a web server technology, Nginx (pronounced: engine X) is the company that would like to have its name capitalised in the media but can’t, because it’s not ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
04 Apr 2018
Cybric CTO: What is infrastructure as code & how do we build it?
This is a short but punchy guest post written for the Computer Weekly Developer Network by Mike Kail in his capacity as CTO of Cybric. Described as a continuous application security platform, ... Continue Reading
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04 Apr 2018
AWS expands edge computing service to Singapore
Amazon’s Snowball Edge strengthens its support for hybrid use cases in a fast-growing market for the internet of things and hybrid IT Continue Reading
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Blog Post
03 Apr 2018
Microsoft Serial Console: how to fix a ‘broken’ cloud
Microsoft makes Windows, but Microsoft isn’t really as focused on Windows these days as it is on its Azure cloud platform and new extensions that emanate into the world of Artificial Intelligence ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Apr 2018
Cloud complexity: why it’s good to be a DMaaS
Cloud computing is great news, apart from one thing. The option to now build complex heterogeneous cloud environments gives us a massively expanded choice of deployment options to bring ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
28 Mar 2018
As lonely as a (complex) cloud (code script)
We appear to be learning, on a daily basis, that you don’t just ‘throw applications over the wall’ to into deployment, into the hands of operations. Yes, we’d had the DevOps ‘revolution’ (spoiler ... Continue Reading
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Photo Story
28 Mar 2018
A month with the Google Pixelbook
We assess how well Google's Pixelbook premium Chromebook works in the enterprise Continue Reading
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27 Mar 2018
Capgemini turns to tech startup to identify ‘most engaged’ teams
Technology and consulting services firm Capgemini is using technology from a startup company to poll its employees’ views and provide feedback from managers every week. It is discovering what it takes to create “engaged teams” Continue Reading
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Blog Post
26 Mar 2018
Cloud, without workload management, doesn't work
When you want cloud, you just turn it on (or off), right? That’s the beauty of the eminently controllable datacentre-driven services-centric cloud computing model of application processing and ... Continue Reading
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22 Mar 2018
Fintechs weigh up their partnership options
Fintechs need to consider what type of companies they should work with to make the most of open banking regulations Continue Reading
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21 Mar 2018
Nodeum adds clouds to boost tape-to-hybrid-cloud platform
Belgian startup’s Linux-based storage environment now stretches from on-premise disk, LTFS tape and NAS to hybrid cloud working via AWS and Azure public clouds, with more planned Continue Reading
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21 Mar 2018
Danish government launches business-focused national digital strategy
Denmark’s government has launched a plan to get more small businesses into the digital economy as it targets being a leader in advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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20 Mar 2018
IBM Think 5 in 5: TED-style opener, five ‘paradigms to watch’
Director at IBM Research Arvind Krishna opened IBM’s Think 2018 conference in Las Vegas this week by introducing the firm’s ‘5 in 5’ presentation. Delivered as an almost TED Talk style opener, this ... Continue Reading
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20 Mar 2018
Dutch cycling culture pumps up bicycle startups
Bike-sharing services are cropping up in urban areas of the Netherlands but the government wants to restrict their number Continue Reading
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19 Mar 2018
Hybrid cloud mainstream, but seamless operations hard to achieve
Survey by 451 Research finds most organisations use a mix of on-premise and cloud locations, but truly seamless hybrid cloud operations are very difficult to achieve Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2018
Most people think cryptocurrency will be accepted on buses by 2025
Cryptocurrency is a mystery to many people, yet 55% of respondents to a survey expect shops and buses to accept digital money in seven years’ time Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2018
Amazon Rekognition goes live in AWS Sydney region
The cloud-based AI service from Amazon Web Services has already drawn a diverse set of Australian businesses, paving the way for greater adoption of AI in Australia Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Mar 2018
Hybrid cloud file and object pushes the frontiers of storage
A single environment across on-premise and cloud environments is possible with a new class of product that builds file systems and object stores with hybrid cloud Continue Reading
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Blog Post
08 Mar 2018
Densify Cloe aims to wise up resource-dumb smart-apps
This is the age of women in technology and male appreciate of feminism and the drive for equality (although of course the first computer programmer was indeed a woman), so should we be using the ... Continue Reading
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08 Mar 2018
CW Europe: Germany’s Lemoncat takes catering to the cloud
Business catering startup Lemoncat has taken advantage of the affordable cost of living in Berlin and is shaking up the catering sector by harnessing the Amazon and Salesforce clouds. Also in this issue, read how Moscow’s government is taking advantage of high penetration of broadband and mobile internet to expand innovative services under the Russian capital’s smart city programme, and how organisations in the Netherlands still have much to do to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation. Continue Reading
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06 Mar 2018
Druva maintains cloud course with AWS cloud-to-cloud backup plans
Backup product supplier Druva plans cloud-to-cloud backup to Amazon Web Services and other public cloud services as demand arises, in a future firmly fixed on hybrid operations Continue Reading
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06 Mar 2018
Norway’s Statkraft outsources IT infrastructure management
Energy company awards India’s HCL five-year IT deal in order to free up resources to focus on core business Continue Reading
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06 Mar 2018
Amazon contemplating next move in banking sector
Amazon is in talks with a bank about setting up a current account that will appeal to young people Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Mar 2018
What shape is software automation DNA?
Automation is driving software application development architectures, but its shape, form and process is rarely defined with any clarity. In real terms, we might explain automation’s application ... Continue Reading
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02 Mar 2018
Scality Zenko 'multi-cloud controller' offers hybrid cloud boost
S3-based software control layer will support Amazon, Google and Microsoft clouds to bring hybrid cloud operations, with object storage across private and public clouds Continue Reading
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01 Mar 2018
It’s the year of the cloud, says backup giant Veeam
Veeam roadmap adds cloud to virtual and physical backup with acquisitions that bring cloud and hybrid functionality. Object archives, CDP and NAS backup are also planned Continue Reading
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Blog Post
26 Feb 2018
SAP Cloud Platform SDK for iOS reflects ‘componentised’ era for software
German softwarehaus SAP has pointed to a changing set of models which could (and for many arguably should) change the way software is bought. In the world of composable cloud-based componentised ... Continue Reading
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News
26 Feb 2018
OpenStack gains early foothold in Australia
Although the open source technology has its cheerleaders, OpenStack has yet to crack Australia’s mainstream and challenge the market share of proprietary cloud suppliers Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Feb 2018
Cloud DR: Key choices in cloud disaster recovery
Flexibility and low cost make the cloud well-suited to disaster recovery, but there is no one-size-fits-all route to cloud disaster recovery. We look at the key choices Continue Reading
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22 Feb 2018
CW Nordics: Nordics CIOs’ priorities in 2018
A select group of CIOs and analysts in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden give their views on the top IT priorities in 2018. As in 2017, digital transformation will continue to be a buzzword. Also read how Sweden is tightening up its cyber security defences as part of a wider national security strategy, and how Nordic banks cannot afford to slow their digital transformations as PSD2 comes into force. Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2018
Lloyds Bank announces three-year digital transformation
Lloyds Bank has announced plans to transform how it serves customers through substantial digital investment Continue Reading
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19 Feb 2018
Rackspace upgrade to save $12m with Scality object storage
Cloud services giant Rackspace brings in Scality object storage in a move that slashes 4,000 boxes from its server count as it separates compute and storage Continue Reading
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Blog Post
19 Feb 2018
Canonical got Juju eyeballs for storage
Canonical’s is mixing new potions in its Juju charm store. Juju is Canonical's open source modelling tool for cloud software -- it handles operations designed to deploy, configure, manage, maintain ... Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2018
Cohesity adds file and object to hyper-converged hybrid cloud
Cohesity broadens out from hyper-converged backup and restore to offer file and object storage on its physical and virtual hyper-converged appliances and in the cloud Continue Reading
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08 Feb 2018
CW Benelux: Dutch IT expert on a mission to expose vulnerabilities
Dutch ethical hacker Victor Gevers took full-time leave from his IT job last year and used the time to hunt for vulnerabilities. Read about his mission to find vulnerabilities, report them responsibly and then, hopefully, get them fixed by the vulnerable parties involved. Also in this issue, read how Proximus, Belgium’s largest telecommunications operator, is leaning on Cloudify to support its adoption of network functions virtualisation, and how journalists showed that the email addresses of Dutch politicians are easy to spoof. Continue Reading
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06 Feb 2018
AstraZeneca inks deals with Alibaba and Tencent in AI push
Pharmaceutical bigwig AstraZeneca hopes to deliver smart healthcare services and combat online sales of counterfeit drugs through tie-ups with Chinese tech giants Continue Reading
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06 Feb 2018
Zerto boosts cloud-to-cloud and hybrid cloud replication
Zerto Virtual Replication version 6 allows hybrid cloud data protection operations across on-premises datacentres and Amazon, Microsoft and IBM clouds, and 350-plus service providers Continue Reading
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05 Feb 2018
Traditional datacentres to host just 6% of workloads by 2021, predicts Cisco
The seventh annual Cisco Global Cloud Index highlights how the demand for workloads hosted in traditional private datacentres is continuing to wane in the face of cloud Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Feb 2018
Cloud on the rise as hybrid cloud storage shows real maturity
This year’s storage news so far has provided a firm impression of the increasing prominence of the cloud, and in particular of attempts to harness the public cloud and private datacentre in hybrid ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Feb 2018
Snowflake aims to unify cloud data toolsets
Why did Snowflake Computing call itself Snowflake Computing? Was it because its founders are snowflake generation kids who are incapable of taking a few hard knocks here and there? Um, ah no, it’s ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Feb 2018
Microsoft's challenge for 2018: mindshare & market relevance
Microsoft's revenues are up, but compared to its biggest competitors -- Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook -- its mindshare and perceived market relevance are down. Satya Nadella's Microsoft is ... Continue Reading
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News
02 Feb 2018
Google Q4 results show businesses are buying into its public cloud
The Google Cloud Platform is earning the search engine giant $1bn per quarter. Expect more cloud investment this year Continue Reading
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02 Feb 2018
Faster data is a safer bet for risk exposure
Betting platform service supplier FSB Technology (UK) has used GridGain’s in-memory database to support its existing PostgreSQL transactional system Continue Reading
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Blog Post
31 Jan 2018
Red Hat buys CoreOS to jack up containerisation DNA
Red Hat has been out shopping. The enterprise focused open source platform company has bought CoreOS, a specialist technology player known for its Kubernetes and container-native solutions. ... Continue Reading
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News
30 Jan 2018
ESG survey: Storage spending habits become ‘hybrid-cloud-defined’
Analyst survey finds cloud is used as a way to make storage more efficient, but organisations are also bringing cloud apps back into the datacentre and spending on in-house capacity Continue Reading
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30 Jan 2018
CW ANZ: Keeping pace
More Australian organisations are turning to business intelligence (BI) and analytics to simplify reporting requirements, even as adoption of such tools varies across the Asia-Pacific region. In this month’s edition of CW ANZ, we take a look at areas where BI and analytics tools can have the most impact on business growth in Australia. Also, read more about why AI will become the killer application that will drive cloud computing forward, the evolution of microservices, as well as Australia’s budding supercomputing capabilities. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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30 Jan 2018
Davos debates global tech risks
In this week's Computer Weekly, world leaders at Davos discuss the growing reliance on technology and how to tackle the political and economic threats of the digital age. Our latest buyer's guide examines mobile app development. And we look at the biggest challenges facing CIOs in 2018 - including digital skills, automation, innovation and diversity. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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29 Jan 2018
Alibaba Cloud to tackle Malaysia’s traffic woes with AI
Chinese cloud service provider Alibaba will use its City Brain artificial intelligence platform to analyse data from camera feeds and traffic junctions in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur Continue Reading
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29 Jan 2018
Qumulo file access hybrid cloud QF2 file system launches in Europe
QF2 brings Posix/Windows-compatible scale-out NAS file storage to hybrid cloud with access via on-premise hardware appliance or Amazon compute and storage in the cloud Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Jan 2018
Sumo Logic fills crack in cloud DevSecOps ring
Describing itself as a machine data analytics company, Sumo Logic is aiming to put a new CAPS C into a technology market already used to Continuous Integration, Testing, Deployment and Delivery. ... Continue Reading
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26 Jan 2018
CIO interview: Vlassios Rizopoulos, CTO, Pricesearcher.com
CTO of independent online search engine Pricesearcher.com explains how it uses big data and high-performance computing to cater to customers who use price as the deciding factor for their purchase Continue Reading
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25 Jan 2018
Cloudian upgrade brings hybrid cloud file and object storage
Move to Cloudian Hyperstore 7 enables data storage operations across on-premise and Amazon, Google and Microsoft cloud environments with object and file access Continue Reading
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24 Jan 2018
GDPR worries hit cloud storage investments, says survey
NetApp-sponsored survey finds lack of customer confidence in cloud service providers’ retention of GDPR-affected data has led organisations to rethink and scale back cloud investments Continue Reading
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24 Jan 2018
Colt Technology Services outage: European customers hit by internet connectivity issues
Voice and data network provider Colt Technology Services suffers outage, blighting users in several European countries Continue Reading
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23 Jan 2018
AWS opens third availability zone in Singapore
Cloud service provider is upping the ante in a region that has been lapping up cloud infrastructure services to advance digitisation efforts Continue Reading
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23 Jan 2018
Mastercard sets biometric ID deadline for banks
Mastercard has committed to guaranteeing that every one of its customers will have access to biometric authentication services by April 2019 Continue Reading
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22 Jan 2018
NHS Digital declares the public cloud a safe place to store patient data
The health service’s technology organisation, NHS Digital, has issued guidance confirming the public cloud as a safe place to store patient data Continue Reading
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22 Jan 2018
Judge will take time to seek answers from EU court over Max Schrems Facebook privacy fight
The Irish High Court will take time to decide what questions to put before the European Court of Justice in a case with significant implications for EU and US trade and the privacy of EU citizens Continue Reading
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17 Jan 2018
Google vows to simplify creation of custom machine learning models for developers
Google’s ongoing push to lower the barriers to machine learning and artificial intelligence adoption for enterprises moves up a gear with custom model creation Continue Reading
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Blog Post
17 Jan 2018
Bonitasoft gets cute on AWS for low-code BPM
There has been an undeniable popularisation of so-called 'low-code' programming platforms. This is a strain of technology designed to provide automated blocks of functionality that can be brought ... Continue Reading
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News
17 Jan 2018
Dream machines: how IT is changing the world of neuroscience
We talk to computer scientist and entrepreneur Jamil El Imad about the cutting-edge intersection of neuroscience and IT Continue Reading
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11 Jan 2018
Health sector digitisation vital to combat mental health crisis
Collaboration and digitisation within the health industry is critical to deal with the growing mental health crisis, but more support is needed from policymakers Continue Reading
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11 Jan 2018
CW Middle East: Technology transforms healthcare delivery in Gulf region
The Gulf’s healthcare sector has witnessed exponential growth in the past two decades, driven by a rapidly growing population and a rise in lifestyle-related diseases. Read how technology is helping the region’s healthcare sector cope with demand. Also in this issue, find out how an initiative at Avaya hopes to use blockchain networks to help make the citizens of Dubai happy, and how the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s smart transformation is progressing. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Jan 2018
Inside DBS Bank’s digital journey
The Singapore-based bank laid the foundation for its digital strategy a decade ago, starting with an overhaul of its IT systems before going big on cloud computing in later years Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Jan 2018
Storage in containers: The answer to persistent storage needs?
With compute requirements often fragmented, short-lived and bursty, traditional storage architectures can struggle to cope – so is storage in containers the solution? Continue Reading
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News
09 Jan 2018
Google puts its payment services under one roof
Internet giant is bringing all its payment services under the Google Pay brand, making them “simpler, safer and more consistent” Continue Reading
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News
09 Jan 2018
China to open $2.1bn AI tech park in Beijing
An area in the western part of Chinese capital Beijing has been designated as the launchpad for China to hone its capabilities in artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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08 Jan 2018
IT Priorities 2018: ANZ ups ante on cloud services and software
Organisations in Australia and New Zealand are bullish on IT spending, particularly in cloud infrastructure services, cloud applications and all-flash storage arrays Continue Reading
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News
05 Jan 2018
London attracted record tech investment in 2017
London-based tech firms received record levels of venture capital funding last year Continue Reading
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04 Jan 2018
Nordic banks face digitisation decisions over PSD2
With the latest version of the EU payment services directive coming into force, traditional Nordic banks can’t afford to slow their digital transformations Continue Reading
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Blog Post
03 Jan 2018
Blockchain for developers, where do we start?
The Computer Weekly Developer Network wants to know what’s next for software engineers, that much you already know. In that regard then, we want to know how developer-programmers should be thinking ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
03 Jan 2018
Serverless development as a route to freedom from cloud lock-in
Named after the South American waterfall, but with the ‘creative’ use of a lower case first letter, iguazio is a data platform company specialising in continuous analytics and event ... Continue Reading
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News
22 Dec 2017
Air New Zealand to trial digital translation technology
Airline becomes one of the first companies to try out a business case for Google's real-time translation technology Continue Reading
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14 Dec 2017
CW Europe: Eurosport pumps up digital technology for cycling fans
Read how Eurosport is using a novel combination of technology and information to develop immersive viewing experiences for sports fans across a range of platforms. Also find out how Russian state bank Vneshekonombank expects to become a vehicle for a blockchain revolution in the country’s public sector, and what the European Parliament's approval of a new electronic system to store biometric information might mean for UK citizens after Brexit. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Dec 2017
Cloud-to-cloud backup: What it is and why you need it
Applications that run in the cloud are protected, but only so much. For full protection of data generated by cloud-based apps you need cloud-to-cloud backup Continue Reading
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08 Dec 2017
Santander UK recruits digital banking expert from Barclays
Santander UK has poached Michael Harte from Barclays to drive digital transformation Continue Reading
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05 Dec 2017
US utility provider PG&E on ditching the datacentre and going cloud-first
US-based utility provider Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) discusses how getting out of the datacentre business and into the cloud is helping meet its regulatory, affordability and innovation targets Continue Reading
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News
27 Nov 2017
Norway’s print media responds to digital threats
Subscription-based models are among the tactics being deployed by Norway’s print media organisations as they react to the digital threat to their traditional income streams Continue Reading
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22 Nov 2017
DataRobot to boost AI in Singapore with new APAC headquarters
Boston-based supplier of artificial intelligence tools DataRobot is investing around $11m in a regional office and research outfit in Singapore Continue Reading
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21 Nov 2017
What can intent-based networking do for you?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, intent-based networking promises to optimise networks through automation and analytics, but can it deliver? At its annual Symposium event, Gartner said the CIO role continues to evolve and IT leaders need to champion digital change – we examine the issues. And we find out how security analytics can help deal with cyber threats. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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16 Nov 2017
Private Swiss bank Julius Baer to save $1m a year with cloud HR
Julius Baer banks on higher returns after replacing on-premise systems with cloud HR services Continue Reading
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09 Nov 2017
CW Benelux: Young wayward hackers could help fill Dutch IT skills gap
In this issue, read how an initiative in Rotterdam is helping young people get into the IT sector by targeting those overlooked by traditional methods. Also find out how Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport is utilising open source software to create and use a multi-cloud platform with an open API, and how the Netherlands’ Rabobank has moved from tape libraries and robotic arms to a platform-based storage and retrieval system. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Nov 2017
How Cyient streamlined its HR functions with the cloud
The India-based supplier of engineering services is counting on a cloud-based human resource management system to improve efficiency and support its growing business Continue Reading
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31 Oct 2017
TomTom navigates move onto global HR platform
TomTom went live with HR platform in all 37 countries, serving 5,000 staff, in March 2017 Continue Reading
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27 Oct 2017
Airbus saves millions after building a digital learning library
Airbus has created a digital learning library that is helping more than 100,000 staff in 35 countries keep their skills updated Continue Reading
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24 Oct 2017
Where will artificial intelligence take us?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, artificial intelligence (AI) enthusiasts and sceptics debate the opportunities and risks of the much-hyped technology – we listen in to the House of Lords investigation. Our latest buyer’s guide examines the benefits and challenges of cloud-native applications. And we look at the best practice in defending email systems from cyber attacks. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
16 Oct 2017
How technology is transforming healthcare delivery in Gulf region
IT will transform the healthcare sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries over the coming years Continue Reading
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12 Oct 2017
CW Middle East: Internet of things can help Gulf countries to diversify
The Middle East’s push towards economic diversification is driving innovation in internet of things (IoT) applications for emerging services sectors, such as transport and logistics, telecommunications, financial services and tourism. Also read how the Dubai Health Authority is rolling out Salama, a unified electronic medical record (EMR) system, and a survey shows organisations in the Middle East are not offering IT staff enough training and don’t employ enough women in IT. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Sep 2017
How retailers are using technology to remain relevant
From the constant innovation at Asos, Amazon and Missguided to the new supply chain prowess flaunted by Diesel and Gap, fashion retailers are investing in tech to stay relevant to their customers Continue Reading
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News
19 Sep 2017
Outlook outage: Microsoft blames European Hotmail downtime on load-balancing fault
Microsoft claims connectivity issues that blighted Outlook and Hotmail users for much of Monday 18 September have now been largely resolved Continue Reading
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24 Aug 2017
CW Nordics: Banks and startups increase collaboration
First they were deemed a threat, now they are potential partners. According to a new report by Nordic accelerator Fintech Mundi, banks are increasingly turning to financial technology (fintech) startups in their hunt for new ideas and market opportunities. Also in this issue, read now Baker Brun, a bakery company in Norway, is modernising its business processes through the latest technologies, and hear how Stockholm’s CIO is relishing the challenge of trying to make the Swedish capital the smartest city in the world. Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2017
SAP Ariba gaining ground in APAC
Companies like Woolworths and DuluxGroup in Australia are using the cloud-based service to reduce procurement costs and risks Continue Reading
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22 Aug 2017
How banking technology has changed since the crash
In this week’s Computer Weekly, 10 years after the financial crash, we examine how banking technology has changed as a result of the economic crisis. We look at how GDPR, the EU’s new data protection laws, will affect your data storage strategies. And we ask if the cryptocurrency boom will remain a niche pursuit or whether the underlying technologies can bring benefits for enterprise IT. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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10 Aug 2017
CW Benelux: IoT Tech Day showcases innovation
Read about this year’s IoT Tech Day in Utrecht, Netherlands, which featured hobby projects such as light-sensing curtains that automatically open and close, but also showed that the IoT is growing up to encompass more serious applications. Also read about the lessons to be learned from the ‘Petya’ ransomware attack that has hit 60 countries, and find out how Dutch railway stations are monitoring the movement of travellers to reduce people jams. Continue Reading
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News
09 Aug 2017
Nordic countries top digital nations ranking, but risk stalling
Nordic countries are leaders when it comes to digitisation – but they must continue to innovate to retain their position Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Jul 2017
Is cloud ERP software ready for prime time?
While cloud-based enterprise resource planning applications are more widely adopted in the Asia-Pacific region, some companies are still hanging on to on-premise systems that remain core to their business Continue Reading
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13 Jul 2017
CW Middle East: How women can fill the tech skills gap
The growth of the IT sector continues to drive both innovation and employment in the Gulf, but women – as with all industries in the region – are under-represented in technology by significant margins, and could help to fill the tech skills gap. Also in this issue, read about growing threats in Saudi Arabia’s cyber sector, and how Dubai is becoming a world leader in smart city developments. Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2017
UK ranked as top 10 digital economy
The UK has been ranked among the top 10 nations in terms of digital capabilities Continue Reading