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
09 Apr 2026
Singapore Cyber Security Agency chief: Cyber stability a necessity, not a luxury
With state-linked attacks rising and international rules unravelling, Singapore’s cyber security commissioner calls for global cooperation to prevent catastrophic conflict in cyber space Continue Reading
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Opinion
08 Apr 2026
The ‘human exception’ in AI governance: Are we serious or just ticking boxes?
AI regulations heavily scrutinise algorithms while blindly trusting the humans in the loop. To achieve systemic safety, we must subject both human and AI decision-makers to the same rigorous standards Continue Reading
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News
20 Mar 2026
Essex Police halts live facial recognition over bias and accuracy risks
LFR deployments by Essex Police will not continue until risks associated with bias and inaccuracy have been reduced Continue Reading
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News
20 Mar 2026
Interview: Jem Walters, CTO, Vanquis
Having come into the company through the acquisition of his money-saving app, the IT chief is bringing an agile and startup culture to the 146-year-old financial services firm Continue Reading
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News
20 Mar 2026
Agentic AI to make data uplink the next mobile bottleneck
Report shows that as distributed intelligence systems scale, they will reshape mobile network traffic patterns and accelerate the need for advanced AI operations for the comms industry Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Mar 2026
Photonics - Lumai: Scaling AI in the data centre power bottleneck
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Phillip Burr, head of product at Lumai. Lumai is an Oxford University spinout renowned for its 3D optical computing ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
19 Mar 2026
Panther AI SOC platform ‘closes loop’ on security Ops
Panther Labs (hereafter just Panther) describes itself as a complete AI security operations centre (SOC) platform that is essentially characterised by its ability to scale security the whole ... Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2026
UK government puts brakes on opt-out copyright exemption for AI
The UK government has ruled out forcing creatives to opt out of their intellectual property being used by artificial intelligence developers as its preferred solution to the AI-copyright controversy, but may still implement copyright exemptions later Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2026
HPE taps Nvidia to transform distributed AI factories into intelligent AI grid
IT giant unveils slew of releases for Nvidia GTC 2026 based on scalable production-ready AI encompassing next-generation artificial intelligence factory, supercomputing and intelligent AI grid Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2026
AI makes debut in Bridewell cyber security in CNI report
Regulation has superseded cyber threats as the main driver of cyber security spending, and AI has made its debut for attack and defence, according to a CNI-focused report from Bridewell Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2026
HSS ProService ‘Uber-ifies’ with functional programming and agentic AI
HSS’s pivot from 130-depot hire business to a digital-only marketplace to handle messy transactions and old-school processes in the construction sector Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2026
Government announces redress scheme for families of Post Office scandal victims
Government offers two routes to financial redress for the families of victims of the Post Office scandal Continue Reading
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Blog Post
19 Mar 2026
Boost Security fires turbo into developer security to secure AI-driven programming
Developers need a singular solution for testing, posture management, secure AI-development and compliance that works within their existing workflow - and they need a service that isn’t bolted ... Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Mar 2026
Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know
Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide contains essential information about the scandal Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2026
Interview: Huy Dao, director of data and machine learning platform, Booking.com
Effective use of technology has already delivered significant cost savings at the online travel giant, and greater use of AI and machine learning promises to bring even greater opportunities to improve Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2026
Infrastructure is back as Orange Business drives trusted agentic platforms
Annual customer gathering of enterprise arm of global telco sees launch of four key applications taking advantage of agentic AI capabilities and emphasising the need for robust and secure infrastructure Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2026
Apple issues first Background patch for WebKit browser flaw
Apple’s first ever Background Security Update fixes a WebKit browser engine bug that could enable threat actors to see and steal important data from their victims Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 Mar 2026
SmartBear BearQ always-on teammates drive autonomous testing
SmartBear is a company focused on delivering what it calls “application integrity for modern tech stacks” today. So, in practice, that means API lifecycle management and observability capabilities ... Continue Reading
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News
18 Mar 2026
UK MoD awards more than two dozen contracts for AI targeting systems
The UK Ministry of Defence is ramping up its investment into military artificial intelligence in a bid to increase the ‘lethality’ of the British armed forces Continue Reading
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News
18 Mar 2026
Fast followers will fall behind in the AI race, warns ServiceNow
ServiceNow experts and customers highlight why acting at pace, deploying cross-system AI agents and governance are key in AI adoption Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 Mar 2026
StrongestLayer offers AI-native email security detection & automated risk investigation
Enterprise technology companies are now defining themselves as AI-native, first and foremost, primarily because they have to in order to retain any level of credibility in the current market. Now ... Continue Reading
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News
18 Mar 2026
Nvidia workforce to be dominated by AI agents in a decade
Jensen Huang expects digital workers to vastly outnumber human employees at Nvidia, while also revealing plans to restart mainland China operations and declaring autonomous driving a solved problem Continue Reading
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Definition
17 Mar 2026
What is manager self-service?
Manager self-service is a type of human resource management (HRM) platform that gives supervisors immediate access to employee information and facilitates employee-related actions. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
17 Mar 2026
Pathway builds truly native reasoning model to solve LLM Sudoku stumbling blocks
Pathway is a post-transformer AI lab that claims to be delivering a faster path to AGI through true continuous learning and long-horizon reasoning. First set out in a scientific paper last ... Continue Reading
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News
17 Mar 2026
MPs ask Lloyds Bank for more information about ‘alarming’ breach
Treasury Committee chair requests more information about the IT problem experienced by Lloyds Bank Continue Reading
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News
17 Mar 2026
Contactless payment limit removal will happen overnight, but change won’t
Banks will be able to set their own contactless card payment limits from 19 March, following rule change by Financial Conduct Authority Continue Reading
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News
17 Mar 2026
Alibaba joins AI agent race with Wukong launch
Following the viral success of OpenClaw and product launches from Nvidia and Tencent, Alibaba has unveiled an agentic AI platform that integrates with DingTalk to orchestrate business workflows Continue Reading
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News
17 Mar 2026
Nordea to slash 1,500 jobs as AI impact grows
Nordic bank to reduce headcount as it continues to introduce changes to meet its 2030 targets Continue Reading
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News
17 Mar 2026
Workday's new (old) CEO reveals Sana agentic AI updates
Doing work in Workday could become simpler with agentic AI. Continue Reading
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News
17 Mar 2026
Health workers call for Palantir to be booted from NHS contracts
Health justice charity Medact warns that Palantir’s involvement in NHS data systems is a threat to patients and healthcare organisations Continue Reading
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News
17 Mar 2026
Lendi Group standardises on MongoDB for AI-ready data layer
Following a merger that left the Australian fintech with a fragmented data architecture, Lendi Group has consolidated its databases onto MongoDB Atlas to reduce microservices sprawl and power AI-driven broker tools Continue Reading
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News
17 Mar 2026
Lab for autonomous agents to drive boost in manufacturing in India
Frontier AI company launching Emergence India Labs (EIL) to accelerate the nation’s shift from IT services to autonomous systems and advanced process is use cases such as manufacturing Continue Reading
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Blog Post
17 Mar 2026
Chainguard tightens lid on software artefacts with ‘the’ Guardener
Not all products, places, people or things get to enjoy a ‘the’ prefix and bask in the glory of being a definite article. English language hangovers from the French Mandate of Le Liban meant that, ... Continue Reading
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E-Zine
17 Mar 2026
How conflict is reshaping technology strategy in the Middle East
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to IT leaders in the Middle East about their challenges in keeping digital infrastructure running in a time of regional conflict. The chief data officer at Colgate-Palmolive explains the importance of getting your data foundations in place. And we find out how to overcome the barriers for underrepresented groups to get into tech. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Mar 2026
How companies are reducing their carbon footprints
Companies' reliance on digital technologies has an environmental cost that few CIOs and IT teams understand. Learn why a digital carbon footprint is critical and how to address it. Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2026
Nvidia expands Vera Rubin platform, details Groq integration
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang talks up efforts by the AI technology giant to pave the way for self-evolving, multi-agent systems with the integration of Groq LPUs and a software stack for the OpenClaw agent platform Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 Mar 2026
Nutanix Agentic AI bids to stoke up enterprise AI factories
Nutanix is positioning its agentic AI solution as a full software stack, purpose-built for real-world enterprise deployments. The company thinks we have now hit a tipping point where the barrier to ... Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2026
Do neoclouds mean a world where anything is possible?
A small group of companies have dominated cloud compute infrastructure. Neoclouds are able to boost AI workloads. Should you consider them? Continue Reading
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Opinion
16 Mar 2026
The upcoming King’s Speech - where are the words on AI?
Despite past promises of regulation on AI, there is no indication the Labour government is planning any legislation in the next session of Parliament - and that's an economic and social mistake Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2026
SuperMicro takes on server leaders as AMD pushes on-premise AI
Lenovo and HPE pushed down as SuperMicro sees 134% AI growth, while AMD pushes on-premise Agent Computer Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2026
C-suite execs flag core nature of edge AI to business strategy
Research from edge computing provider observes enterprise edge AI is now an intrinsic part of core business infrastructure, driven by rapid uptake of agentic operations Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2026
UK Atomic Energy Authority readies fusion simulation AI supercomputer
The AMD Epyc and Instinct-powered Dell hardware will deliver 6.74 exaflops to power digital twins to support nuclear fusion research Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2026
Cyber flywheel aims to kick-start UK cyber security startups
Company founder rallies CISOs, venture capital funders and government leaders to back startups in cyber security Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Mar 2026
Do neoclouds mean a world where anything is possible?
A small group of companies have dominated cloud compute infrastructure. Neoclouds are able to boost AI workloads. Should you consider them? Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Mar 2026
Photonics - Xscape: Building the eight-wavelength laser for AI data
Xscape Photonics develops custom photonic platform products designed for ultra-high bandwidth connections inside datacentres to power AI systems. The company's proprietary ChromX platform targets ... Continue Reading
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Opinion
13 Mar 2026
Why AI Is shifting power left
Business leaders will need to re-think how they influence their organisations as work becomes more decentralised Continue Reading
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News
13 Mar 2026
UK falls behind on supercomputing amid slow investment, NAO warns
While UKRI has improved its oversight of research and innovation, funding remains fragmented and has been too slow to replace supercomputers Continue Reading
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News
13 Mar 2026
Openreach trials ‘pioneering’ fibre-optic water leak detection
UK’s leading broadband provider embarks on test of fibre‑optic leak‑detection system designed to turn cables into thousands of virtual sensors, claiming over two million litres of water saved each day Continue Reading
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News
13 Mar 2026
Unreliable fleet connectivity driving employee exodus
Study finds fleets experience an average downtime of 25%, equating to three to four days of downtime per month, while a third of fleet operators still rely on hotspots from mobile devices to provide connectivity on the move Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Mar 2026
Photonics - Salience Labs: Plugging into 32-port all-optical silicon photonic switching
Photonics has many aspects, functions and roles when applied to the modern enterprise software stack. One of its primary first touchpoints is its ability to transform the networking layer of AI ... Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2026
Why real-time data is key for enterprise AI
Moving AI from experiment to production requires high-quality, real-time data streaming. Australia tech leaders from Confluent, Bendigo Bank, Telstra, and Coles share how they are turning systems of record into systems of action Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2026
UK government ‘flying blind’ with poor data in charting regional growth
The government is being impeded in its bid to stoke economic growth across the regions, according to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2026
MP report calls for legislation to overturn Post Office Capture convictions
Report from MPs warns of unknown number of unsafe subpostmasters convictions based on multiple pre-Horizon systems Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2026
Zoom expands enterprise agentic AI platform
AI-first work platform provider introduces new workflow capabilities across Workplace, phone and customer experience products, expanding its enterprise agentic AI platform Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2026
Lloyds banking app ‘glitch’ shows transactions of strangers
Customers of Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Bank experienced a glitch this morning, where details of other customers’ transactions were displayed in their online banking apps Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Mar 2026
The rise of the splinternet? Data sovereignty risks and responses
We look at the political, legal and economic risks around data sovereignty, the fears for digital dependency and massive hyperscaler penetration in the UK public sector Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Mar 2026
CES 2026: AI gets physical
Continuing our round-up of this year’s CES, we look at key use cases and how the generation of artificial intelligence and connected devices will evolve Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Mar 2026
CES 2026: Connected vehicles accelerate the pace of AI
In a round-up of this year’s CES, we look at the rise of connected vehicles, robotics and artificial intelligence, with prototypes evolving into real deployments Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Mar 2026
Vulnerability reports: Increase in quantity, decrease in quality?
Bug bounties have become a staple of the cyber security toolkit, offering researchers a way to get paid to find and report bugs and giving businesses a route to fix unknown flaws. However, this model is now facing scrutiny. What is driving these concerns? Continue Reading
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Podcast
12 Mar 2026
AI at Rimini Street: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In this podcast interview, we speak to Seth Ravin, CEO of Rimini Street about how AI improves support call handling Continue Reading
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Opinion
12 Mar 2026
Is AI our agent, or are our governments becoming agents for AI?
Yet more billions are being spent on agentic AI, despite warnings of its potentially extreme fallibility. Just who are governments serving when they spout the messaging of Big Tech companies? Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Mar 2026
NTT DATA: GreenOps & FinOps: From cost discipline to cloud sustainability strategy
This is a guest post written by Joe Cupano, global CTO, strategy & innovation, NTT DATA Inc. Cupano writes in full as follows... Today’s enterprises are faced with a dual challenge – balancing ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Mar 2026
Confluent dials into the millisecond economy: AI-native telecoms in the IQ era
Every great technological revolution is based on solid foundations and sound innovation techniques that result in robust products that stand up to hard-wearing use. Whether it’s on the ... Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2026
What it takes to succeed with AI
With research showing the use of AI may temporarily reduce productivity, Cloudera’s Vini Cardoso urges businesses to adopt an organisation-wide platform approach driven by measurable value and trusted data Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2026
Met Office ‘supercomputing as a service’ one year old
Artificial intelligence is not key to the weather picture, as the forecasting and climate prediction agency lauds the benefits of moving from on-site supercomputers to cloud computing for scientific modelling Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2026
UK government announces package to get more women in tech
The UK government aims to add billions of pounds to the economy through getting more women into the tech sector Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2026
Ford accelerates fleet data capability with Pro AI
Auto manufacturing giant introduces fleet management software aiming to help organisations manage their fleet operations more effectively and get daily tasks done Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2026
Wayve gears up with end-to-end AI for autonomous vehicles
Mobile technology platform firm teams with UK self-driving company to advance production-ready end-to-end artificial intelligence for assisted and automated driving Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2026
Mastercard bots target C-suite roles
Card giant offers SMEs a virtual chief financial officer through artificial intelligence technology, with other C-suite roles to follow Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Mar 2026
Persona graduates with candidate verification for job identity control
Identity is everything. From our own personal perspective as human beings, our identity matters more than at any time in the past… as we now enter a world where human digital identities can be used ... Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2026
UK government reforms could see datacentres jump grid connection queue
With electricity grid demand ballooning, the UK government plans for consultation and reform to ensure feasible and prioritised projects get the thumbs up Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2026
Oracle cost-cutting points to AI infrastructure gamble
Over the past few weeks, cracks have started to appear in the tech sector’s growth plans for artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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Opinion
11 Mar 2026
Confidence in AI-powered cyber must be earned, not assumed
In security, familiar testing and validation approaches are not enough when it comes to AI. The question is not just whether an AI-powered tool works but how it actually behaves when it is stressed, manipulated, or forced to operate outside already known conditions. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Mar 2026
The real opportunity for enterprises lies in Agentic AI
This is a guest blogpost by Arunava Bag, CTO, Digitate. Enterprise adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a question open to debate. Last year, PwC’s June 2025 Value in Motion report ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Mar 2026
What is causing agentic AI’s enterprise gap, and how to fix it
This is a guest blogpost by Niranjan Vijayaragavan, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Nintex. Agentic AI is often positioned as the next major leap in enterprise automation. Agents are intended ... Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2026
Zendesk to acquire Forethought in major agentic AI play
Zendesk is acquiring Forethought to bolster its agentic AI chops with specialised and self-learning AI agents capable of managing complex customer service workflows Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Mar 2026
Zencoder CEO to developers: OpenClaw is the canary, not the destination
As every good software engineer known, OpenClaw is an open source autonomous AI agent framework that runs locally on a users own hardware. Quite viral in nature (its status has seen it rocket up ... Continue Reading
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Opinion
11 Mar 2026
Labour scarcity is forcing IT leaders to rethink automation economics
How can AI be used to run an organisation with fewer people and tighter budgets Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2026
Neurons over silicon: Singapore plans first biological datacentre
DayOne and Cortical Labs are bringing ‘wetware’ computing to the city-state, using living neurons grown from stem cells to support the demand for AI while addressing sustainability concerns Continue Reading
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Definition
11 Mar 2026
What is HR automation? Examples, benefits and challenges
Human resources automation, or HR automation, is a method of using software to automate and streamline repetitive and laborious HR tasks. Continue Reading
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News
10 Mar 2026
Microsoft patches zero-days in .NET and SQL Server
Zero-days in .NET and SQL Server, and a handful of critical RCE bugs, form the nucleus of Microsoft’s March Patch Tuesday update Continue Reading
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News
10 Mar 2026
Ericsson, Future Technologies scale wireless infrastructure for industrial AI
Connectivity transformation systems integrator and comms tech giant expand collaboration to accelerate deployment of private 5G and enterprise wireless networks across North America Continue Reading
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News
10 Mar 2026
Neura Robotics accelerates next-generation physical AI
Robotics firm inks strategic collaboration with chip giant to advance next-generation robotics and physical AI, and work jointly on reference architectures for full-stack robotics systems Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Mar 2026
Tricentis aims to define new era of enterprise agentic software quality
We have now entered the era of agentic software, obviously. That means agentic software tools i.e. developer toolsets, workflows, interconnects and more that are powered by agentic intelligence to ... Continue Reading
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News
10 Mar 2026
Met Police to ‘trial’ handheld facial recognition tech
London Mayor Sadiq Khan reveals in a scrutiny session with London Assembly members that the Met is set to trial a facial recognition phone app for police officers Continue Reading
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News
10 Mar 2026
Microsoft Cowork: One data store for all your M365 assets
MIcrosoft has revealed the next stage of its plans to place its software at the heart of enterprise data, which is now powered by agentic AI Continue Reading
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News
10 Mar 2026
MWC 2026: Render Networks unveils synchronised agentic critical infrastructure
Critical infrastructure execution and intelligence software provider unveils agentic AI architecture designed for dynamic, scalable execution at infrastructure operators and constructors Continue Reading
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News
10 Mar 2026
Open banking presents £43bn opportunity for UK economy if warnings are heeded
Open banking has already delivered billions of pounds to the UK economy and has huge future potential, but industry leaders warn against complacency Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Mar 2026
‘Work is broken’: Can agentic AI fix it?
Agentic AI exposes flaws in enterprise workflows, highlighting weak data, unclear ownership and undefined processes, but better governance and integration can help Continue Reading
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News
10 Mar 2026
AI chooses nuclear escalation in 95% of simulated crises
With artificial intelligence increasingly deployed in analysis and decision-making in armed conflict, research shows AI systems will not naturally default to ‘safe’ outcomes in nuclear crises Continue Reading
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Opinion
10 Mar 2026
Why Asia needs its own model of digital sovereignty
Framing digital sovereignty simply as a “US versus non-US cloud” debate is no longer fit for purpose. Asia must forge its own path through data jurisdiction, technical portability, and operational control Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Mar 2026
Photonics and light-based computing: series brief
The Computer Weekly Developer Network (CWDN) now embarks upon a series of guest analysis pieces covering the world of photonics. The flow of network packets via photonics light-based networks ... Continue Reading
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News
09 Mar 2026
Trump looks to power up post-quantum, AI security
The US has unveiled a six-pillar national cyber security strategy, with developing technological areas such as post-quantum cryptography and artificial intelligence front and centre Continue Reading
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Tip
09 Mar 2026
How to build an HR software business case
HR leaders who want new software must build a solid business case for the technology purchase and demonstrate a positive ROI. Here are tips on how to get a project approved. Continue Reading
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News
09 Mar 2026
IBM takes a second shot at Post Office contract to replace Horizon
The US tech giant is bidding for a £323m contract to replace the Post Office’s flawed Horizon IT system, a decade after its previous attempt was abandoned due to complexities Continue Reading
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News
09 Mar 2026
Interview: Nick Pearson, CIO, Ricoh Europe
Working for a company undergoing a major pivot in its business model means variety and opportunity for the supplier’s tech chief Continue Reading
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Blog Post
09 Mar 2026
GreenOps - Nutanix: Waste reduction through radically simplified infrastructure
Nutanix is built on a technology foundation designed to deliver hybrid multicloud compute efficiency at all levels. This is the mantra laid down by James Sturrock, director of systems engineering ... Continue Reading
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News
09 Mar 2026
Harvey Nash docuseries addresses AI skills ‘paradox’
As part of a series of short documentaries, tech recruitment organisation Harvey Nash discusses the AI skills ‘paradox’, with a number of tech experts shedding light on the potential future of work Continue Reading
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News
09 Mar 2026
APT36 unleashes AI-generated ‘vibeware’ to flood targets
The Pakistani threat group has been using AI to rewrite malicious code across multiple programming languages, prioritising scale over sophistication to evade detection, security researchers have found Continue Reading
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News
09 Mar 2026
DBS rewires operating models for AI reasoning era
The bank expects AI tools to evolve from being a copilot to an autopilot as it undergoes organisational transformation to prepare its workforce for agentic AI Continue Reading
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Blog Post
08 Mar 2026
GreenOps - Memgraph: Going green doesn’t mean going cloud-Free
Graph database expert and founder of Memgraph is Dominik Tomicevic. Memgraph is known for its in-memory graph database for real-time streaming, querying and data analysis. On the subject of ... Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Mar 2026
Edge AI: What’s working and what isn’t
In the past few years, edge AI has moved beyond experimental pilots and into real deployments across organisations, yet most uses stay narrow in scope rather than focusing on company-wide initiatives Continue Reading