Enterprise software
Enterprise software covers a wide range of vital IT management decisions, from operating systems to databases, from business applications to integration and middleware. Your software purchasing and development strategy is central to delivering successful IT systems, and we examine the products and trends that help IT managers make the right choices for their organisation.
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News
30 Jul 2025
Be wary of enterprise software providers’ AI
IT leaders need to assess lock-in risk, data silos, a lack of openness, removal of discounts and product bundling in AI offerings Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2025
AI-enabled security pushes down breach costs for UK organisations
Organisations that are incorporating AI and automation into their cyber security practice are seeing improved outcomes when incidents occur, according to an IBM study Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Jun 2018
The ‘problems’ with machine learning, Databricks MLflow to the rescue?
Databricks announced a new open source project called MLflow for open source machine learning at the Spark Summit this month. The company exists to focus on cloud-based big data processing using ... Continue Reading
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News
14 Jun 2018
Schneider Electric CTO tips liquid cooling for take-off as machine learning takes over datacentre
Witn machine learning fuelling demand for graphics processing units in the datacentre, Schneider Electric CTO claims this will require a drastic rethink of how operators manage their sites, paving the way for liquid cooling to hit mainstream adoption Continue Reading
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E-Zine
14 Jun 2018
CW Europe: Lufthansa’s HR IT project takes off
Lufthansa says it is confident of landing a company-wide HR IT project after having to go back to the drawing board. Also in this issue, read about the ComputerWeekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey’s findings that many European technology leaders are expecting to increase IT spending through 2018, and how a major report has reassured Swedish society that artificial intelligence will be a positive force for change despite fears of job losses. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Jun 2018
The SAP link in Cirque du Soleil’s Toruk
Fans of Cirque du Soleil’s highly-anticipated Toruk – The First Flight were encouraged to whip out their smartphones during the performance in Singapore recently – with full blessings from the ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Jun 2018
Better off Elon
This week, we suppose we’re meant to have some kind of sideways take on Downtime icon Elon Musk selling flamethrowers to his lamewad fans, but documenting this man’s hijinks is starting to become ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Jun 2018
DCMS sets out plans for National Data Strategy
A new centre for data ethics and innovations will drive UK government policy making regarding data sharing and use of public data Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Jun 2018
What is graph analytics?
TigerGraph has brought forward a free Developer Edition of its graph analytics platform for lifetime non-commercial use. But, please, what is graph analytics? As defined nicely here by Hitachi ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Jun 2018
CogX AI show opens with debate on Europe’s lack of dominance
European researchers have made significant breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, but the dominant players all seem to be based in Silicon Valley Continue Reading
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News
13 Jun 2018
Tips on reducing IT expenditure
There is constant pressure for IT to reduce cost and do more with less. Computer Weekly explores how this is being achieved in practice Continue Reading
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News
13 Jun 2018
Australian university reaches for the stars after HPC boost
The University of Sydney has upgraded its supercomputing infrastructure to answer big questions on cosmology and keep pace with growing research needs Continue Reading
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News
12 Jun 2018
Mayor Khan bids to make London the world’s smartest city
At London Tech Week, mayor Sadiq Khan launched a city-wide initiative to harness the capital’s technology talent to address London’s most pressing problems Continue Reading
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News
12 Jun 2018
IT teams should rework supplier contracts to free up budgets
There is no money for IT to help the business to innovate digitally, so CIOs should look at how their IT teams can maximise value from existing contracts, survey shows Continue Reading
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News
12 Jun 2018
Alibaba Cloud touts AI smarts to keep pigs healthy
The Chinese cloud supplier has developed an AI program that has improved the yield and productivity of pig farms Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Jun 2018
Splunk adds AIOps talent, nabs VictorOps
Machine data log file analytics specialist Splunk has added an extra dose of incident management capability into its stack with the acquisition of VictorOps. The Colorado headquartered VictorOps ... Continue Reading
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12 Jun 2018
Is DevOps the best approach to software development?
A DevOps model builds on an agile approach to software development, but a different approach to tooling is needed. Continue Reading
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12 Jun 2018
After GitHub acquisition, Microsoft will need to up its game in the enterprise
Microsoft’s $7.6bn acquisition of GitHub propels the company that is loved and hated for Windows to the very heart of open source. Can it be trusted? Continue Reading
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E-Zine
12 Jun 2018
How National Geographic uses tech to captivate its audience
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how the world-famous National Geographic magazine is adapting to the digital age and using technology to better engage its audience. We ask what Microsoft’s $7.6bn acquisition of GitHub means for the open source community. And our latest buyer’s guide looks at the trends in developer tools. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2018
London wants to show it’s open for business in Tech Week 2018
London Tech Week 2018 kicks off with attracting young people into tech a key theme Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Jun 2018
Brave new world opens up for Microsoft
Arguably, open source is not an alternative to commercial software. Rather, it is a way to create software collaboratively, and at a global scale. Active contributors in the open source community ... Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2018
Artificial intelligence names London as UK’s top innovation hub
An AI tool from Data City and the Open Data Institute has ranked the best clusters of cities for innovation across various technologies Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Jun 2018
Is DevOps the best approach to software development?
A DevOps model builds on an agile approach to software development, but a different approach to tooling is needed Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2018
APAC remains a hotbed for software piracy
The Asia-Pacific region is still seeing the highest use of unlicensed software installations globally, making enterprises more susceptible to cyber attacks from malware Continue Reading
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News
08 Jun 2018
Thriving fintech, AI sectors give boost to UK tech funding
British technology businesses have received £5bn worth of venture capital funding since June 2016 – more than France, Germany and Sweden put together – with fintech and AI startups standing out Continue Reading
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News
08 Jun 2018
Medical firm puts vTax and SAN to sleep to save £30,000 with Scale
Penlon replaces HPE servers and storage and VMware virtualisation to escape the high costs of licensing, and deploys Scale Computing hyper-converged appliances at two UK datacentres Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Jun 2018
Educating Norris
One app mentioned at Zendesk’s customer experience conference this month was Replika, an AI friend that on first impression seems barely an improvement on grandparent’s crumpet Eliza from 1964. ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Jun 2018
SAP new products span chatbots, AI, multi-cloud & blockchain
It has been a busy week at SAP Sapphire, the conference is staged in association with the independent ASUG (Americas SAP User Group). Along with partner news, there were core platform shifts (news ... Continue Reading
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News
07 Jun 2018
IT spending reaches 10-year high as CIOs struggle with digital technology strategy
IT leaders have seen their budgets and headcounts rise for the first time in 10 years, but face challenges implementing their digital strategies Continue Reading
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News
07 Jun 2018
Nation state cyber attacks affect all, says former GCHQ boss
Cyber attacks by nation states used to be a small part of the problem for state authorities to address, but now all organisations are potential targets of nation state attacks, according to former GCHQ head Continue Reading
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News
07 Jun 2018
Newcastle Council to show off smartest street in Britain
The Great Exhibition of the North will see Mosley Street in Newcastle upon Tyne transformed into Britain’s smartest street as part of a demonstration of IoT technology Continue Reading
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News
07 Jun 2018
European CIOs establish committee to drive IT value in business
Technology Business Council creates a European arm to help CIOs get the best value and efficiency from their IT assets Continue Reading
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News
06 Jun 2018
What SAP C/4 Hana means for the APAC enterprises
The cloud-based CRM suite could find takers, but it may not be enticing enough for Salesforce.com CRM customers that also run SAP’s ERP software to make the switch Continue Reading
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News
06 Jun 2018
Financial Conduct Authority raises questions over TSB's IT regression testing
The FCA will look at whether TSB carried out sufficient regression and user acceptance testing before migrating to a new IT platform Continue Reading
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Blog Post
06 Jun 2018
Mimosas at dawn, SAP serves up new cocktail for analytics
SAP staged a press 'breakfast with mimosas' session at the ASUG SAP Sapphire conference and exhibition in Orlando, Florida this year. For the uninitiated, a 'mimosa' is what would normally be ... Continue Reading
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News
06 Jun 2018
After GitHub acquisition, Microsoft will need to up its game in the enterprise
Microsoft’s $7.6bn acquisition of GitHub propels the company that is loved and hated for Windows to the very heart of open source. Can it be trusted? Continue Reading
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News
06 Jun 2018
Singapore government to form AI advisory council
New council will develop standards and guidelines to address ethical issues arising from the growing use of artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Jun 2018
Canada’s tech sector is targeting Europe – does it have what it takes to compete?
Following its free-trade agreement with the EU – and the contrast with its noisy neighbour – Canada is promoting its tech sector to European IT buyers. We take a look at what CIOs can expect Continue Reading
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News
06 Jun 2018
Sapphire 2018: SAP will take over CRM market, says McDermott
SAP’s chief executive Bill McDermott tells 2018 Sapphire conference the supplier will storm the CRM market with its C/4 Hana business applications suite Continue Reading
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News
06 Jun 2018
Skills gaps slow business cloud adoption, research shows
Public cloud provider Skytap highlights the toll skills gaps take on cloud migrations Continue Reading
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News
05 Jun 2018
Nexsan adds Assureon Cloud Transfer for hybrid cloud archiving
Nexsan archiving appliances add hybrid cloud capability to AWS and Azure cloud for unstructured data, targeting users that want to retain files on-site with cloud access Continue Reading
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Opinion
05 Jun 2018
Big data skills shortages – and how to work around them
Businesses are finding it hard to recruit enough people with big data and analytics skills, but for CIOs there are alternative strategies to consider Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Jun 2018
Tripartite tactics at SAP: target product, target partner, target industry
SAP has formed plans to work with Accenture, Capgemini and Deloitte with the specific aim of increasing customer adoption of the SAP S/4HANA Cloud in (even more specifically) the process ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Jun 2018
Quest argues for adaptive data controls in holistic heaven
The Computer Weekly Developer Network talks to John Pocknell is his role as senior product manager at Quest in line with a mini-series of posts related to the rise of what we have called the ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Jun 2018
SAP confident of AI in ERP, techies ponder challenges
SAP has used the ASUG (Americas SAP User Group) convention in Orlando to attempt to further justify the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) deployments. ... Continue Reading
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News
05 Jun 2018
Australia’s chief scientist calls for AI regulations
The proposal would require companies to apply for a trustmark so they know from the outset how their AI is expected to behave Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Jun 2018
AI strategy comes first, then AI tools second
If your organization plans to implement AI into its workflow, be sure to develop a sound strategy and provide the necessary training to get the most out of the software. Continue Reading
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Answer
05 Jun 2018
Can low-code development benefit supply chain management?
The low-code/no-code movement is exploding as it puts app development into the hands of business users. One possibly overlooked area for this technology is the supply chain. Continue Reading
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News
05 Jun 2018
Complex pricing hinders enterprise assessment of AWS, Google and Microsoft cloud IoT hubs
451 Research claims the complex IoT pricing models favoured by the hyperscale cloud giants are making life difficult for enterprise IT departments Continue Reading
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News
05 Jun 2018
Mobile, IoT and cloud biggest drivers for Wi-Fi growth
The intersection of mobility, the IoT and cloud will be the driving forces behind wireless network deployments over the next few years Continue Reading
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E-Zine
05 Jun 2018
The bumpy ride to digital transformation
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the lessons to be learned from General Electric’s bumpy ride to digital transformation. We assess the use of software-defined networking in corporate IT infrastructures. And we find out how Royal Bank of Scotland approaches digital and business innovation. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2018
Microsoft takes over GitHub as it expands its open source plan
Microsoft is a major contributor to open source. It has now acquired the largest open source repository Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Jun 2018
Cloud NAS offers file access across on-site and in-cloud
We run the rule over cloud NAS products that allow customers to build single-namespace file systems, including between in-house datacentres and public cloud storage Continue Reading
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Blog Post
04 Jun 2018
Xero highlights the role of the modern software ecosystem
I recently caught up with Gary Turner, co-founder and managing of director of Xero. I was interested in meeting him as Xero has a reputation as the company that broke all the rules of ... Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2018
Cloud-based integration platforms underpin digital strategy
The application integration market is dominated by IBM and Oracle, but AWS and Salesforce are changing the game with integration platforms as a service Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2018
Offensive AI unlikely in the near future, says Mikko Hypponen
Cyber criminals are not close to being able to use AI for attack purposes, according to industry veteran Mikko Hypponen, who has been at the forefront of AI use in cyber defence for several years Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2018
Subpostmasters told to expect decision on alleged unfair prosecutions in August
The Criminal Courts Review Commission is expected to announce the findings of an investigation into alleged unfair subpostmaster prosecutions in August Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Jun 2018
Lessons from GE’s flight to digital platforms
Examining the challenges industrial giant GE has encountered on its digital journey and the lessons learned for CIOs heading in the same direction Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 Jun 2018
Holistic mojo from ojo, baby
The Computer Weekly Developer Network talks to Nathan Baranowski, director at ‘business, technology and change’ consultancy ojo solutions in line with a mini-series of posts related to the rise of ... Continue Reading
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News
01 Jun 2018
Visa card payments system goes down across the UK and Ireland
Millions of businesses across the UK and Ireland are unable to accept VIsa card payments because of a "service disruption" Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Jun 2018
WD-40 oils sales and finance processes in Europe with Epicor
WD-40 has automated its business processes with Epicor ERP, finding the system’s service-oriented architecture good for providing flexibility in the company’s business growth Continue Reading
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Podcast
01 Jun 2018
Four strategies for boosting diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Fidelity Investments' head of talent acquisition weighs in on the importance of inclusiveness, how recruiting can be biased and why technology is critical. Continue Reading
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News
01 Jun 2018
BBC to show World Cup in virtual reality
Broadcaster will trial virtual reality and ultra HD live streams of the FIFA World Cup through BBC iPlayer and a dedicated VR app Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 Jun 2018
Markets will drive AI adoption: Gartner
Amid the growing arms race between the US and China to dominate the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence (AI), it is industry players and markets that will really drive adoption of the ... Continue Reading
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Podcast
31 May 2018
Six secrets of competitive recruiting best practices
If you're in the market for great talent, you need a stellar recruiting process. Annie Rihn, VP of recruiting at the Zillow Group, offers an inside look at just that. Continue Reading
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News
31 May 2018
Retail sector flagged as slow to adopt cloud technologies in Bitglass research
The fourth annual Bitglass cloud adoption survey reveals enterprise appetite for off-premise technologies is continuing to rise, but some industries are moving more slowly than others Continue Reading
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News
31 May 2018
Nestle nips unwanted mobile app sprawl in the bud
Nestle has consolidated its consumer-facing mobile app portfolio to add features to the most successful apps Continue Reading
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News
31 May 2018
Artificial intelligence identifies skin cancer in lab test more effectively than doctors
Artificial intelligence has outperformed experienced dermatologists in identifying skin cancer samples, further highlighting the potential of the technology in healthcare Continue Reading
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News
31 May 2018
Australian workers apprehensive about digital transformation
Nearly four in 10 workers in Australia are worried that they do not have the right skills to compete in the digital economy, survey finds Continue Reading
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News
30 May 2018
AWS to bolster cloud skills development in Singapore
The training arm of Singapore’s labour movement is rolling out training courses in cooperation with Amazon Web Services to improve cloud computing literacy among SMEs Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 May 2018
Progress ups front-end & back-end developer tools
Progress has (logically enough) filled its week with a bushel of product announcements to coincide with its NEXT 2018 conference, which was staged this month in Boston, Massachusetts. Among the ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 May 2018
Automation Anywhere offers off-the-shelf plug-n-play bots
Alliteratively named Robotic Process Automation (RPA) player Automation Anywhere has opened its bot store to developers. Touting the availability of cognitive IQ bot technologies, the ‘let’s use a ... Continue Reading
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Feature
30 May 2018
AI elevates predictive maintenance for Kone and ThyssenKrupp
Kone and ThyssenKrupp are using artificial intelligence to improve predictive maintenance of their lifts and escalators Continue Reading
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Photo Story
30 May 2018
Build 2018: How Microsoft is embracing cross-platform development
Microsoft has realised the world is moving on from Windows. Azure supports Linux and Xamarin enables .Net developers to target IoS and Android devices Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 May 2018
Sumo Logic: software growing pains on the road to mass-personalisation
The Computer Weekly Developer Network talks to Ben Newton in his role as director for operations analytics marketing at Sumo Logic in line with a mini-series of posts related to the rise of what we ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 May 2018
Progress CEO: the questions are the same, but the answers are different
Progress staged its NEXT 2018 conference in Boston, Massachusetts this May 2018 with a specifically upfront developer focus in almost all of its product updates. A company that has reinvented ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 May 2018
DataStax: balancing yin & yang in the holistic dream
Computer Weekly Open Source Insider talks to Patrick McFadin in his role as vice president for developer relations at DataStax. DataStax is a distributed cloud database built on Apache Cassandra – ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 May 2018
Progress releases NativeScript 4.0
Progress has announced the release of NativeScript 4.0, an open source framework for delivering cross-platform, native iOS and Android apps. NativeScript apps are built using JavaScript, or by ... Continue Reading
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News
29 May 2018
Firms step up spending on digital tech, but struggle with strategy
Businesses and the public sector are stepping up their spending on digital technology, but many business leaders are struggling to keep pace with what it means for their business Continue Reading
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News
29 May 2018
Drone industry set to contribute £42bn to UK economy by 2030
PwC research has predicted drones could add £42bn to the economy and create 68,000 jobs by 2030 Continue Reading
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News
29 May 2018
Intelligence on the edge will see workloads migrate from clouds
IoT devices’ ability to make their own decisions will see computing shift back from the cloud to the edge, ABI Research has predicted Continue Reading
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News
29 May 2018
Salary is the biggest motivator for software developers
A survey finds that benefits such as free food and drink or a modern office space are not the main motivator for most developers, with the majority prioritising a higher salary Continue Reading
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News
29 May 2018
Policy Exchange report calls for GDS to be moved to DCMS
Think-tank wants Government Digital Service to create a “single digital government account” for citizens, and says bringing the organisation into the Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport will improve focus on “all aspects of digital transformation” Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 May 2018
OverOps calls for a new approach to ‘functional’ health
The Computer Weekly Developer Network spoke this month to Eric Mizell in his role as VP of solution engineering at OverOps. OverOps is California and Tel Aviv headquartered software analytics that ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 May 2018
Progress Labs early incubator focus: blockchain, AR/VR plus 'microapps’
Progress staged its ‘Next 2018’ conference and exhibition programme this week in a blustery Boston, Massachusetts. The event was designed to showcase the ‘current version and iteration’ not just of ... Continue Reading
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News
29 May 2018
Save the Children International uses Microsoft Azure to bolster cross-border charity work
Graham Kent, director of IT shared services at Save the Children International, talks about using Microsoft Azure to boost cross-border collaboration between the charity’s member organisations and present a more united front to the world Continue Reading
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News
29 May 2018
DBS modernisation programme is a ‘masterclass in incompetence’, say MPs
The costly, four-years-delayed Disclosure and Barring Service modernisation programme is an example of yet another poorly managed major government project, according to the Public Accounts Committee Continue Reading
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29 May 2018
Case study: British Airways’ global B2B sales gathered under Salesforce cloud
British Airways has gathered its international business-to-business sales under Salesforce Sales Cloud to bust silos. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
29 May 2018
Tech's role in tackling humanitarian crises
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we learn about how mobile connectivity is a lifeline for Syrian refugees in Turkey, thanks to the mobile network operators in that country. Our latest buyer’s guide examines how modern network security enables digital transformation at a range of companies. And we find out about the technology strategy of logistics firm Hermes from its CIO, and about British Airways’ use of Salesforce to globalise its B2B sales. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
27 May 2018
Dedicated HPC infrastructure still rules, says Huawei
A Huawei executive makes the case for dedicated high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure, despite the growth of public cloud services that have democratised access to HPC and AI capabilities Continue Reading
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Blog Post
27 May 2018
Aricent on re-architecting towards ‘application elasticity’
The Computer Weekly Developer Network talks to Aricent’s AVP of technology and innovation Shamik Mishra in line with a mini-series of posts related to the rise of what we have called the ‘holistic’ ... Continue Reading
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News
25 May 2018
Two chiefs, two approaches to digital transformation
While the definition of digital transformation is debatable, IT business leaders agree it's all about the data Continue Reading
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News
25 May 2018
Former Macedonian PM convicted in corruption case exposed by illegal government surveillance
Information exposed by leaked recordings that were part an illegal mass surveillance campaign orchestrated under the government of former prime minster Nikola Gruevski have led to his conviction for corruption. He was found guilty of rigging a tender and receiving a luxury Mercedes as a bribe. He may still appeal the ruling Continue Reading
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News
25 May 2018
MPs launch inquiry into automation and its impact on jobs
House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee will look at the impact of automation on workers, businesses and the UK economy as a whole Continue Reading
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News
25 May 2018
MPs slam government for biometrics strategy delay
Science and Technology Committee questions legality of the police’s approach to deleting mugshots of innocent people, and says government’s reasons for four-year delay to a new strategy is “less than convincing” Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 May 2018
Mambu: successful holistic systems start as well-structured monoliths
The Computer Weekly Developer Network is running a mini-series of posts related to the rise of what we have called the 'holistic' application. Not perhaps a formally defined technology industry ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 May 2018
Why one expert doesn’t think AI will take over the world
Every time a robot does something that humans deem to be suspicious, a debate is sparked about when artificially intelligent beings will take over the world. There have been more than enough films ... Continue Reading
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News
24 May 2018
Computing curriculum shake-up can’t happen in a single five-year parliamentary term, says panel
At the launch of Ocado Technology’s AI:MMO educational game, a panel of experts said the computing curriculum needs an overhaul, but this cannot be achieved in a single government term of office Continue Reading
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Feature
24 May 2018
How artificial intelligence is fuelling engine maintenance innovation at Rolls-Royce
The engine maker has established an innovation centre to enable the company to deliver analytics and artificial intelligence-powered services to airlines using Rolls-Royce engines Continue Reading
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News
24 May 2018
From open clouds to open infrastructure: OpenStack's evolution continues
OpenStack is embarking on a push to position itself as a lot more than just an open source cloud software provider, with forays into containers and continuous integration tools, as enterprises continue to demand their infrastructure do more Continue Reading