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 Oct 2025
Forget training, find your killer apps during AI inference
Pure Storage executives talk about why most artificial intelligence projects are about inference, during production, and why that means storage must respond to capacity needs and help optimise data management Continue Reading
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Opinion
09 Oct 2025
Brazil’s broadband boom: lessons for the Global South
While Brazil boasts of some of the fastest internet speeds in the Americas, its broadband market is fragmented and under-monetised, posing challenges for investors, operators and the country’s digital future Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
IBM chief confident AI isn’t eroding other parts of the business
Chairman, president and CEO Arvind Krishna talks of growth and margin expansion as Big Blue expects artificial intelligence to deliver internal savings of $4.5bn this year Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
UK loses second spot in global fintech to UAE
The UK has been pushed into third spot on global fintech market size data for the first half of this year Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
PUMA makes tracks to cloud-based telephony on Microsoft Teams
Multinational cloud telephony provider selected by leading global sports brand to accelerate its global move to cloud telephony by introducing local telco contracts with a fully cloud-based collaboration solution Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
Google chief says cloud spend is paying off
While Google’s public cloud business ramps up thanks to artificial intelligence, agentic search is the new frontier to conquer Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Jul 2025
The rise (or not) of AI ethics officers
Job titles vary, but the principles shouldn’t – put AI ethics in the org chart, fund it and give it authority, so that good intentions turn into trust, accountability and good business Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
Avaya accelerates Model Context Protocol for customer experience
Latest part of corporate evolution sees enterprise software provider accelerate innovation-first ‘moonshot’ initiative into core customer experience platform’s 2025 roadmap Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
AI’s uneven distribution widening diversity divide
Access to AI depends in many cases on salary, gender and company size, according to research Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
ServiceNow tackles ‘sidecar AI’ chaos with agentic workforce strategy
ServiceNow unveils agentic workforce strategy to orchestrate autonomous AI agents across business processes to help organisations avoid the complexity and problems with managing disconnected applications Continue Reading
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Opinion
23 Jul 2025
Is it time to rethink the OWASP Top 10?
The OWASP Top 10 serves as a key reference point for developers and security professionals, but with a new iteration on the horizon, we need to confront a hard truth: has it lost its effectiveness, or have we failed to implement it meaningfully? Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2025
CMA prepares roadmap ahead of Apple and Google SMS decision
The two major mobile ecosystems have provisionally been given Strategic Market Service status. Now the Competition and Markets Authority has set out a roadmap of measures Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Jul 2025
Predictive analytics in policing: Weighing up the pros and cons
While extensive powers of crime prediction are still some time away, policing is already making use of predictive analytics – but what are its benefits and risks? Continue Reading
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Opinion
23 Jul 2025
AI legislation in the UK - has anybody seen any?
The government has promised a consultation and legislation to govern the use of AI - but with nothing planned in the short term, is it leaving this essential consideration too late? Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2025
Judge questions HP’s ‘exaggerated’ Autonomy loss claim
Did HP pay 10% more than it needed to for Mike Lynch’s company? Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2025
Subpostmasters shoulder costs of Fujitsu’s Post Office IT outage
Fujitsu datacentre outage hit subpostmaster sales for two hours, leaving subpostmasters to seek compensation Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2025
Interview: Is there an easier way to refactor applications?
We speak to the inventor of OpenRewrite about how enterprise IT can manage code across thousands of source code repros Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Jul 2025
Business resilience needs comprehensive approach
The cyber attack on Marks & Spencer showed the vulnerability of even very established companies. But business applications resilience goes beyond cyber security basics Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
Colt targets crypto traders with low-latency connectivity
Connectivity service aims to give digital asset traders and enterprises deploying AI applications a performance edge by connecting cloud regions faster than native backbones Continue Reading
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Opinion
22 Jul 2025
Overconfidence in cyber security: a silent catalyst for CNI breaches
Many CNI organisations are perilously overconfident in their ability to manage and combat cyber risks, according to Bridewell research. This is leaving vital systems exposed. Continue Reading
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Definition
22 Jul 2025
What is SAP Business Suite?
SAP Business Suite is a bundle of enterprise software applications that integrate data, processes and functions for important areas such as finance, sales and human resources (HR), as well as offer industry-specific features. Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
ASEAN urged to seize 5G-AI opportunity
A report warns the region could miss out on economic opportunities as the growing digital divide between ASEAN member states threatens to undermine its competitiveness Continue Reading
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Definition
22 Jul 2025
What is SAP HEC (HANA Enterprise Cloud)?
SAP HEC (HANA Enterprise Cloud) is a managed, private infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offering that enables organizations to deploy and run SAP software applications on IT infrastructure managed by SAP. Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
UK government signs partnership with OpenAI
Deal sees firm behind ChatGPT collaborate with government on AI security research to explore investment opportunities Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
AI-driven predictive maintenance gaining traction
Study reveals recent technological trends, including digital twin technology, IoT and edge computing, are increasingly being used in predictive maintenance and AI Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
Interview: How OpenAI is making ChatGPT public and private sector-ready
We speak to OpenAI’s solution engineering lead, Matt Weaver, about enterprise adoption and making ChatGPT secure Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Jul 2025
Adding digital transformation firepower to Arsenal FC
Arsenal football club deploys customer experience and engagement systems from digital transformation partner to bring fans closer to the game while blending club traditions with a fresh approach to technology Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
AWS adds vector functionality to S3 object storage
S3 Vectors allows customers to store AI vector data in S3 object storage, a move that potentially allows for much cheaper storage of vectorised data usually held in vector databases Continue Reading
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Podcast
22 Jul 2025
App refactoring recipe: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Moderne CEO and OpenRewrite inventor, Jonathan Schneider, about application modernisation Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
Hitachi Vantara claims Hitachi iQ the most complete AI stack
Hitachi Vantara says its approach to storage and AI offers the most comprehensive solutions, based on its industrial heritage and RAG-like functionality it claims others don’t have Continue Reading
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Opinion
22 Jul 2025
Why enterprise application strategies fail
Enterprise applications are vital for business, yet more than half of all projects fail to deliver a clear return on investment. We explore the common pitfalls and how to build a strategy that ensures success Continue Reading
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Blog Post
22 Jul 2025
Platform engineering - Percona: Driving data in the new normal
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Michal Nosek, senior enterprise architect at Percona. Nosek writes in full as follows... Platform engineering is about ... Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2025
Darktrace buys network visibility specialist Mira
AI cyber giant Darktrace buys network security firm Mira for an undisclosed sum, seeking to enhance the tech stack it offers to highly regulated sectors Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Jul 2025
How AI is shaping the future of business intelligence
As organisations race to build resilience and agility, business intelligence is evolving into an AI-powered, forward-looking discipline focused on automated insights, trusted data and a strong data culture Continue Reading
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Definition
21 Jul 2025
What is SAP MM (SAP Materials Management)?
SAP MM (SAP Materials Management) is a module in the SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA software suites that enables authorized users to centrally manage purchasing and inventory processes across an entire organization. Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2025
The Security Interviews: Jason Nurse, University of Kent
Jason Nurse, reader in cyber security at the University of Kent, discusses the psychological side of cyber and online safety, why placing blame on users as ‘the weakest link’ is wrong – and why security pros should think about user needs more Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Jul 2025
Meet the deepfake fraudster who applied to work at a deepfake specialist
A recruiter at voice fraud specialist Pindrop had a shock when they came face-to-face with the same deepfake job candidate not once, but twice. Hear their story and learn how to start to protect your hiring process Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2025
Government consults public on self-driving vehicles
The consultation will inform the creation of laws and regulations for autonomous vehicles as the government aims to begin piloting self-driving taxis in spring 2026 Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2025
Interview: Alexandra Willis, director of digital media and audience development, The Premier League
Digital media is core to engaging nearly two billion fans of Premier League football around the world, with data analytics and AI playing an ever-more important role Continue Reading
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Blog Post
21 Jul 2025
F5 expands AI-XOps automation & customisation controls
As part of a recent round of platform updates, the Computer Weekly Developer Network notes that F5 has announced new tools to reduce the complexity that cross-functional operations (XOps) teams ... Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Jul 2025
The role of customer data platforms
We look at where a customer data platform sits alongside other technologies that offer features to boost customer experience Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2025
DWP accused of shielding AI deployments from public scrutiny
Amnesty International and Big Brother Watch say Department for Work and Pensions’ ‘unchecked’ and opaque use of AI in the UK benefits system treats claimants as suspicious and is shielded from public scrutiny Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2025
Peer warns IT suppliers against partnering with Fujitsu in government contracts
According to publicly available figures, Fujitsu has won over half a billion pounds in government business as prime contractor since January 2024, but there is more than what has been reported Continue Reading
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Quiz
18 Jul 2025
Sustainability quiz: Test your knowledge of the basics
Have fun testing what you know about climate change basics, contributing factors and potential solutions by taking this sustainability quiz. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 Jul 2025
Perforce puts agentic functions in test scripts
AI ubiquity is driving every vendor worth its salt to detail new functions in its platform. Where we (as the IT industry) were once obsessed with AI, then retrieval augmented generation and then ... Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2025
Charities struggle to find the skills to adopt AI
Charities are building pace with digital adoption, but in many cases a lack of skills stands in the way of properly utilising tech Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2025
First Post Office Capture conviction referred to Court of Appeal
A former Capture software user’s 1998 theft conviction is the first to be referred to the Court of Appeal Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
Estimated 96% of EMEA financial services sector not ready for DORA
Research from data backup provider Veeam indicates that vast majority of European financial services firms do not feel ready to meet the resiliency requirements of the EU’s DORA act Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
UK government plans to ramp up sovereign computer capacity
Isambard-AI and Dawn are two of the supercomputers that mark the beginning of the UK’s goal to deliver 420 Exaflops of computer by 2030 Continue Reading
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17 Jul 2025
Microsoft remains committed to AI in France
During its AI Tour event in Paris on March 26, 2025, Microsoft reiterated its commitment to investing more than it ever has before in France Continue Reading
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E-Zine
17 Jul 2025
CW EMEA: Vive la AI
In this quarter’s CW EMEA, we look at how one of the Netherlands’ leading technology education centres, Eindhoven University of Technology, fell victim to sophisticated cyber attacks. What unfolded in the university’s reaction is evidence that the hard work and preparation for such an event pays off. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
Fujitsu outage crashes Post Office Horizon system
Japanese IT giant’s time serving the Post Office is due to end next year, but problems persist Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
Travelex replacing its software spine as part of cloud migration
The foreign currency supplier is replacing its legacy supply chain backbone to enable its migration to the cloud Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
ASEAN’s first driverless bus service debuts in Singapore
The fully autonomous shuttle will operate at Resorts World Sentosa, marking a significant step in Singapore’s push to integrate autonomous vehicles into its public transport network Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
Terrorist potential of generative AI ‘purely theoretical’
UK terror legislation advisor takes stock of the potential for generative artificial intelligence systems to be adopted by terrorists, particularly for propaganda and attack planning purposes, but acknowledges the impact may be limited Continue Reading
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Podcast
17 Jul 2025
Podcast: How (agentic) AI can help with unstructured data
In this podcast, MongoDB CTO Boris Bialek discusses how artificial intelligence can bring together multiple levels of corporate data to better automate processes and how agentic AI can be a key part of that Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2025
Hackbots biggest cloud security risk, slashing attack times to minutes
With cyber criminals using automated tools to steal data in minutes, organisations must focus on runtime protection and automated responses to combat the rising threat from AI and misconfigured cloud assets Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2025
Meta AI training will be challenged at Europe’s highest court, says data protection chief
The data protection commissioner for Hamburg believes Meta’s AI training should be stopped Continue Reading
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Tip
16 Jul 2025
Create a video marketing strategy in 10 steps
Video content can quickly engage people and reach broader audiences. A successful video marketing strategy should embrace different types of videos and SEO best practices. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Jul 2025
Pure Storage profits from all-flash, as-a-service and cloud focus
Storage profile: Pure Storage evolves its all-flash offer across multiple workloads while embracing cloud models in data management, as-a-service and containerisation Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2025
Forrester urges IT leaders to dump technical debt
IT needs to invest in innovative technologies and outsource legacy IT management to tackle volatile global markets, says Forrester Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2025
Securonix tackles security data deluge with AI-driven platform
As security data volumes grow and security budgets tighten, Securonix is betting on its AI-driven platform to help businesses manage threats cost-effectively, says its CEO Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 Jul 2025
Clarifai drives agentic AI development with MCP server hosting & OpenAI compatibility
Clarifai is a full-stack AI platform company... and the organisation has announced software designed to help build AI agents. By integrating Model Context Protocol (MCP) server hosting with ... Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2025
UKtech50 2025: The most influential people in UK technology
Computer Weekly has announced the 15th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2025
UKtech50 2025 winner: Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO, DeepMind
From chess prodigy to AI visionary, this year’s most influential person in UK technology is far from ordinary. From using AI to win video games to discovering the structure of proteins, Demis Hassabis is a force to be reckoned with Continue Reading
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Definition
15 Jul 2025
What is IT service management (ITSM)?
IT service management (ITSM) is a general term that describes a strategic approach to designing, delivering, managing and improving the way businesses implement IT services. Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2025
Businesses say they are getting four Oracle Java audits a year
Changes to Oracle Java licensing now means that IT leaders need to be wary of the footprint of this widely deployed enterprise platform Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2025
Interview: Philip Colligan, CEO, Raspberry Pi Foundation
With the trend of ‘vibe coding’ growing, Raspberry Pi Foundation’s CEO warns schools should not be complacent about continued coding education Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2025
Ada Lovelace: using market forces to professionalise AI assurance
The Ada Lovelace Institute examines how ‘market forces’ can be used to drive the professionalisation of artificial intelligence assurance in the context of a wider political shift towards deregulation Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2025
Soaring cloud costs force firms to curtail IT staff hiring and AI efforts, research shows
Research from Akamai Technologies shines a light on how rising cloud costs are affecting business spending in other areas of IT Continue Reading
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Opinion
15 Jul 2025
Data (Use and Access) Act: Reflections on an eight-month statute
It took a long time, but the government's new data legislation finally made it into the statute book - it holds a lot of promise, but also leaves a lot of unanswered questions Continue Reading
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Opinion
15 Jul 2025
The big lie of artificial intelligence
The companies promoting AI fail to mention it's often underpinned not by code but by humans tagging data and viewing unsavoury content - AI could not exist without cheap labour largely outsourced to the Global South Continue Reading
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Blog Post
15 Jul 2025
Platform engineering - Zencoder: Inside AI, build once... scale everywhere
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Andrew Filev in his capacity as CEO of Zencoder. Zencoder is an AI coding agent platform designed to accelerate software ... Continue Reading
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E-Zine
15 Jul 2025
Mobile fit for festival fun
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we dig into the inner workings of the networking infrastructure that ensured revellers at this year’s Glastonbury Festival were able to stay connected to update their socials and the folks back home on how great a time they were having. We also take a look under the hood of banking firm ING’s IT estate. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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15 Jul 2025
Assessing the risk of AI in enterprise IT
Cliff Saran gathers insights from security experts about how IT departments and security leaders can ensure they run artificial intelligence systems safely and securely Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2025
Datadog doubles down on APAC, targets faster growth
The observability tools supplier is executing a multi-year growth plan for Asia-Pacific and Japan, focusing on data residency, localisation and AI-driven observability to grow its market share Continue Reading
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News
14 Jul 2025
Brits clinging to Windows 10 face heightened risk, says NCSC
Businesses and consumers alike may not feel the need to upgrade to Windows 11 as its predecessor approaches end-of-life, but they are putting their own security at risk, says the NCSC Continue Reading
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News
14 Jul 2025
Technology fuels successful FCA fight against unauthorised financial services
The UK finance regulator is using data and technology to identify websites and apps that could cause financial harm Continue Reading
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News
14 Jul 2025
UK sets sights on humanoid robot future
AI and robots are part of Labour’s plans to build out a high-tech economy, but a robot workforce is a long way off Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Jul 2025
CNCF CTO: From golden paths to guardrails, platform engineering's role in developer velocity
This is a guest post for Computer Weekly Open Source Insider written by Chris Aniszczyk, CTO of CNCF. As readers will know, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is an open source software ... Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Jul 2025
Assessing the risk of AI in enterprise IT
We speak to security experts about how IT departments and security leaders can ensure they run artificial intelligence systems safely and securely Continue Reading
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News
14 Jul 2025
AI adoption grows amid falling trust in AI outputs
As organisations move from AI hype to reality, a decline in trust for AI outputs is not a sign of failure, but a signal of market maturity, according to Bhavya Kapoor, Avanade's Asia-Pacific president Continue Reading
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Tip
11 Jul 2025
AI for performance appraisals: Challenges and tips
HR, managers and employees are all trying to navigate the AI hype and use the newer tools to best support the performance management process. Here's how to get it right. Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2025
ACM president Yannis Ioannidis sees a more humane role for AI
Panel brought together academic, industry and policy leaders to discuss how AI can support climate goals, financial inclusion and infrastructure development Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Jul 2025
Influencer marketing best practices for B2B brands
Influencer marketing can help B2B brands engage audiences across the entire marketing funnel. Best practices include setting goals and tailoring content for specific funnel stages. Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2025
Schools using AI to personalise learning, finds Ofsted
When looking into how some education providers in the UK are using AI, Ofsted found many have hit the ground running Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2025
Meta and Alan Turing Institute back open source AI fellowship
Labour’s AI fellowship will see experts use open source AI tools in a bid deliver better public services at lower cost Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2025
Former Post Office staff in Horizon replacement bid team
Escher, which supplied middleware in the Post Office Horizon system, is eyeing up the contract to replace the controversial software Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2025
UK to create ‘governance framework’ for police facial recognition
Home secretary Yvette Cooper has confirmed UK will regulate police facial recognition, citing police reticence to deploy systems without proper governance, but declined to say if any new framework will be statutory Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2025
UK online safety regime ineffective on misinformation, MPs say
A report from the Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee outlines how the Online Safety Act fails to deal with the algorithmic amplification of ‘legal but harmful’ misinformation Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2025
AWS bolsters security tools to help customers manage AI risks
Amazon Web Services has unveiled new and updated security services, including container-level threat detection and a unified command centre, to help organisations build and secure artificial intelligence applications Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Jul 2025
6 ways to reduce last-mile delivery costs
Taking steps like eliminating unnecessary packaging can help companies cut down on their last-mile delivery costs and reduce their overall bottom line. Learn more. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Jul 2025
CO2 vs. CO2e: What is the difference and why does it matter?
Understanding the differences between CO2 and CO2e can help businesses more accurately understand the emissions they generate. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Jul 2025
Ambient ERP – breaking free of the enterprise software triad
This is a guest blogpost by Claus Jepsen, Chief Technology Officer, Unit4. Imagine a future where your back-office applications are context-aware, operating in the background, only surfacing what ... Continue Reading
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News
10 Jul 2025
UK and France forge closer cyber, tech research ties
The navigation and timing systems used by power suppliers and emergency services to run their operations will fall in scope of an Anglo-French research pact that will also foster development in AI and supercomputing Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Jul 2025
12 of the top employee wellness software options
Employee wellness software ranges from applications with one function to those with multiple features and integrations. Here are some to consider when doing your research. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Jul 2025
Customer success vs. sales: What's the difference?
Customer success and sales teams both interact with clients, but customer success prevents churn, whereas sales teams focus on acquisition. Continue Reading
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News
10 Jul 2025
Irish bank rolls out AI tools to 10,000 staff
Following exploration of artificial intelligence’s potential in conjunction with staff, AIB is rolling the tools out across the company Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Jul 2025
Platform engineering - Mirantis: A route to resilience & compliance as-a-Service
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by William Rizzo in his capacity as strategy lead for Mirantis. Mirantis is known for its approach designed to simplify cloud ... Continue Reading
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Opinion
10 Jul 2025
SAP’s Christian Klein – cloud, data, AI: How to harness new engines of progress
SAP’s chief executive outlines the triadic philosophy behind the company’s approach to business AI Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Jul 2025
Sysdig launches open source cloud security community
Sysdig is on a mission. That mission is one designed to unite millions of cloud security professionals and “builders” (spanning software application development practitioners, data science gurus, ... Continue Reading
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Definition
10 Jul 2025
What are BSD Licenses?
BSD licenses are a family of permissive open source licenses originally associated with the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), a Unix-like operating system. Continue Reading