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
18 Jun 2024
Benelux specialised venture capital fund finds global deep tech investments
A venture capital fund in Belgium partners with tech research organisation in its search for investments Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2024
Cobol knowledge crisis threatens Dutch financial systems
Expertise in complex Cobol systems, critical to major financial institutions, is dwindling in The Netherlands, resulting in retired professionals returning work Continue Reading
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News
19 Apr 2021
Online storage startup GoodCloud seeks to shake up file sync and share market for charities
Third-sector-focused online storage startup GoodCloud has set its sights on disrupting the file sync and share market by making the technology far more accessible for charities and their volunteers Continue Reading
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News
19 Apr 2021
Informatica streamlines APAC operations amid growing cloud business
Informatica has consolidated its operations in four key Asia-Pacific markets in a move that will enable it to better meet the demand for cloud-based data management software Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Apr 2021
A bottom-up and top-down look at intelligent automation
We look at robotic process automation at a coding level and an organisational level, and see how artificial intelligence fits Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Apr 2021
20 diversity and inclusion tools to power your DEI program
Diversity and inclusion tools shouldn't replace strategy, but these tools can help companies in multiple ways, from tracking goals to removing applicant identifiers. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 Apr 2021
Imagine if ERP could…
This is a guest blogpost by Dmitri Krakovsky, Chief Product Officer, Unit4 The world of enterprise software has changed dramatically in the last five years. The first-generation of ... Continue Reading
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News
16 Apr 2021
SAP users identify data skills shortage as importance of analytics spikes
Research from the SAP UK & Ireland User Group has demonstrated a data skills dearth among users and a delay in using the SAP Hana in-memory database until full S/4 Hana ERP implementations Continue Reading
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Opinion
16 Apr 2021
Post Office’s full and final settlement with Horizon scandal victims in plain English
The legal settlement with subpostmaster victims of the Horizon scandal that the government and the Post Office say is “full and final” is anything but Continue Reading
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News
16 Apr 2021
Teradata eyes cloud opportunity in APAC
The data warehouse software supplier has been positioning itself to capture the region’s cloud opportunities through not only R&D, but also efforts to support enterprises in their cloud journey Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 Apr 2021
Swimm: Continuous Everything (CE) means Continuous Documentation (CD)
Take a bunch of developers, any kind you like. Throw those engineers into a new software project at the deep end. Do they sink or swim? This is the question that Swimm founders were asking ... Continue Reading
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News
15 Apr 2021
Uber ordered to reinstate six drivers fired by automated process
A default judgment handed down by Dutch court has ordered Uber to reinstate six drivers with compensation following unevidenced accusations of fraud and automated firing via algorithm Continue Reading
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News
15 Apr 2021
Google launches multimillion-dollar cloud tech push to boost Covid-19 vaccine distribution
Tech giant Google is ploughing millions of dollars into initiatives to bolster the availability of Covid-19 vaccines and make it easier for people to access information about immunisation programmes Continue Reading
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Feature
15 Apr 2021
A buyer's guide to S/4HANA Cloud SaaS ERP
SAP's multi-tenant SaaS ERP, S/4HANA Cloud, is a viable choice for companies that need ease in their infrastructure management. Learn what it offers and what it requires of IT. Continue Reading
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News
15 Apr 2021
Only government standing in the way of fair compensation for subpostmasters
The UK government is the only block to fair compensation for subpostmasters who were wrongly punished for accounting shortfalls Continue Reading
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Blog Post
15 Apr 2021
Throwback Thursday: Private cloud in contexts old and new
What a difference a decade can make. When we looked at the world of private cloud almost a decade ago, it was a new idea to many people – so new, in fact, that we had to define it for them. In ... Continue Reading
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E-Zine
15 Apr 2021
CW Middle East: Qatari regulator launches platform to help combat money laundering
The Qatar Financial Markets Authority is using a digital platform to enable financial services professionals to assess their knowledge of anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism. Also in this issue, read how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the IT spending patterns among enterprises in Saudi Arabia. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
15 Apr 2021
Linux Foundation sigstore finds ‘origins’ in software supply chains
The Linux Foundation announced the sigstore project this spring. Designed to improves the security of the software supply chain, sigstore is said to enable the adoption of cryptographic software ... Continue Reading
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News
15 Apr 2021
How Windows patching leaves security exposed
Four years on since it devastated IT systems across the NHS, WannaCry remains a threat to organisations around the world Continue Reading
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News
15 Apr 2021
Singtel debuts portable 5G technology kit
Singapore telco develops 5G technology kit that includes all the equipment needed for enterprises to test 5G applications in their own premises Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2021
UK employees’ adaptation to Covid workplace creates digital transformation dilemma
Research finds nearly two-fifths of UK employees fear the ‘old way’ of doing things will return after the pandemic Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2021
FBI accesses ProxyLogon target servers to disrupt cyber criminals
US Justice Department reveals successful court-authorised effort to clamp down on ProxyLogon exploitation Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2021
EU set to tilt AI balance in favour of citizen rights
New draft EU regulations aim to protect people from biased decision-making Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2021
Why Microsoft’s $19bn acquisition of Nuance makes sense
Microsoft regularly demos real-time speech-to-text transcription and has just spent $19bn on bolstering its voice capabilities Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2021
NSA unearths more MS Exchange vulnerabilities
Microsoft patches more critical vulnerabilities in Exchange Server a month after the ProxyLogon incident, after being warned by the US National Security Agency Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2021
AET gets Ctera to smooth hybrid cloud access to big files
Remote locations with unreliable WAN connections needed to share large files, which was a real headache until US engineering firm got Ctera edge filers with Azure cloud as a tier Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Apr 2021
APAC buyer’s guide to HRM software
In this buyer’s guide, we look at the key considerations when choosing human resource management software to enable workforce resilience, flexibility and agility in the post-pandemic world Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Apr 2021
Apply brain power to automation
With the economy opening up, business leaders are looking at how quickly things can start returning to normal. What does normal look like? Numerous studies have shown that over the last year, ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Apr 2021
Hyperbat accelerates industry 4.0 with 5G virtual 3D engineering model
Vehicle battery manufacturer uses the latest 5G-enabled technology to speed up the manufacturing process for hybrid and electric vehicle production in the UK Continue Reading
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News
13 Apr 2021
End of the road for Post Office IT system that destroyed lives
The Post Office has revealed the end to its controversial Horizon IT system which, through its errors and the Post Office's denial of them, caused huge suffering for hundreds of subpostmasters Continue Reading
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News
13 Apr 2021
Microsoft enters the Dragon’s den with Nuance acquisition
The $19bn acquisition of Nuance firmly plants Microsoft at the forefront of voice recognition. The stage is set to combine voice with artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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E-Zine
13 Apr 2021
The evolution of RPA
In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest buyer’s guide looks at the future of robotic process automation (RPA). Google’s legal victory against Oracle over the use of Java APIs has huge significance for software developers. And we find out how expectations of IT have grown as firms prepare for the post-Covid workplace. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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12 Apr 2021
US court issues Google API with Java ruling
US Supreme Court rules that specifying an API function call to enable third-party developers to access functionality should not be copyrighted Continue Reading
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12 Apr 2021
How robotic process automation is getting smarter as it evolves
Robotic process automation is evolving, adding artificial intelligence layers that render it more resilient and agile. What are its limitations and prospects? Continue Reading
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News
12 Apr 2021
Nvidia targets datacentre memory bottleneck
The graphics processing unit (GPU) chipmaker has introduced its first datacentre chip, named after computer pioneer, Grace Hopper Continue Reading
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News
12 Apr 2021
Almost half of UK office workers fear return to offices
Research shows 83% of UK office workers agree that flexible working is here to stay, but fears persist of catching Covid-19 from colleagues if they return to the office Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Apr 2021
How the Covid-19 Genomics UK Consortium sequenced Sars-Cov-2
Consortium of universities and other institutions has harnessed datasets, analytics and cloud computing to sequence Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, in a blisteringly short time Continue Reading
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News
12 Apr 2021
Ctera KubeFiler to bring Kubernetes storage to its cloud gateways
KubeFiler uses the container storage interface to allow Kubernetes to access persistent storage as if it were from a local NAS device, and while keeping existing access profiles Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Apr 2021
How robotic process automation is getting smarter as it evolves
Robotic process automation is evolving, adding artificial intelligence layers that render it more resilient and agile. What are its limitations and prospects? Continue Reading
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News
11 Apr 2021
Executive interview: Unleashing blockchain’s potential
Labrys founder and CEO Lachlan Feeney offers his observations about blockchain adoption in Australia, and what his firm is doing to help organisations unleash the full potential of the technology Continue Reading
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Tip
09 Apr 2021
12 Microsoft Exchange Server security best practices
Exchange security has come under increased scrutiny since the recent exploitation of critical vulnerabilities. Review this list of activities to best protect your enterprise. Continue Reading
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News
09 Apr 2021
University students adapt to remote learning but question value for money
New research outlines students’ fears around the impact of long-term remote education and lecturers’ skills to operate online Continue Reading
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News
09 Apr 2021
IT leaders get the green light to spend on digitisation
According to Gartner, the pandemic has pushed IT to the top of the business agenda, and long-term IT integration is key to success Continue Reading
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Blog Post
09 Apr 2021
Gitpod DevXConf ‘developer experience’: never mind UX, what about DevX?
Open source developer platform company Gitpod is sprouting new growth. The company’s software is positioned as a software engineering platform to automate the provisioning of ready-to-code ... Continue Reading
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News
08 Apr 2021
CDO summer school plots step change for data leaders
The summer school for chief data officers, run by Caroline Carruthers and Peter Jackson, promises data leaders a curriculum to match the elevated salience of the CDO role Continue Reading
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News
08 Apr 2021
Microsoft accused of stifling secondhand software market
In 2012, UsedSoft won a case for second user software, which has enabled the market to grow across Europe. But it is now under threat Continue Reading
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News
08 Apr 2021
Post Office Horizon contract extension is part of project to bring Fujitsu work in-house
The Post Office is to move work done by Fujitsu in-house when its outsourcing contract ends, and is already recruiting IT experts Continue Reading
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News
08 Apr 2021
Inside Microsoft’s industry cloud strategy
Microsoft dives deeper into its industry cloud strategy and what it means for enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading
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News
07 Apr 2021
More than two-thirds of staff want flexible working to stay
Microsoft research finds 71% of UK workers want flexible work options to remain after the Covid crisis has passed and one-third are likely to move to a new location in the next year because they can work remotely Continue Reading
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News
07 Apr 2021
A billion extra contactless payments in year since limit increase
Visa said there was an extra one billion contactless payments made by its customers last year Continue Reading
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News
07 Apr 2021
Businesses need to heed employee bounce in hybrid workplace
Workplace tech firm releases study showing how firms are grappling with the depth and breadth of the return-to-office process and unveils new platform to help enable an effective hybrid workplace Continue Reading
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News
07 Apr 2021
Post Office gives controversial Fujitsu contract another year
The Post Office's controversial contract with Fujitsu has been extended another year to help the organisation manage its exit Continue Reading
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News
07 Apr 2021
Over a quarter of C-suites say their hybrid work model won’t be ready until 2022
Survey reveals few companies have got in place, or even established, norms and policies to address the new world of hybrid working Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Apr 2021
Okta offers 'free' Starter Developer Edition, for secure apps, APIs & infrastructure
Identity is in the news, but that’s mainly due to the media discussion surrounding the use of an individual’s identity in a Covid-19 passport... if that eventuality actually comes to pass at a ... Continue Reading
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News
07 Apr 2021
Unpatched SAP applications are target-rich ground for hackers
Report from SAP and cyber threat research company Onapsis warns that hackers are attacking mission-critical SAP business applications that contain unpatched vulnerabilities Continue Reading
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News
07 Apr 2021
VMware to ease hybrid cloud deployments
VMware is combining VMware Cloud Foundation and its Tanzu portfolio into a single software stack to simplify hybrid and multicloud deployment and management Continue Reading
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News
06 Apr 2021
Demands for changes to ‘barmy’ rules on digital evidence have government’s ear
The government is listening to calls for changes in how digital evidence is considered in court, as Post Office IT scandal spells out current rule's inadequacy Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Apr 2021
Where now for storage? Hitachi, IBM and Pure Storage
Part II: Storage supplier strategy in the cloud era: Hitachi, IBM and Pure Storage. We snapshot the big six hardware makers, as they take things to the cloud and as-a-service models Continue Reading
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Blog Post
06 Apr 2021
API Daze
Earlier this week, the US Supreme Court ruled that Google did not infringe Oracle copyright on the Java SE API (application programming edition). The fact the US Supreme Court has digested a load ... Continue Reading
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News
06 Apr 2021
US court issues Google API with Java ruling
US Supreme Court rules that specifying an API function call to enable third-party developers to access functionality should not be copyrighted Continue Reading
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Blog Post
06 Apr 2021
How APAC firms can keep pace with software quality and security
Businesses in Asia-Pacific (APAC) will need to get a grip on software quality and security or risk losing their agility and control of service quality, according to a top executive at Dynatrace. ... Continue Reading
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News
06 Apr 2021
Bank BJB Syariah taps DevOps
Indonesia’s Bank Jabar Banten Syariah is adopting DevOps and microservices to speed up delivery of applications Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Apr 2021
Top challenges of supplier relationship management
Supplier relationship management challenges are even more likely to occur during challenging times. Here are a few problems your company might encounter and how to solve them. Continue Reading
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News
05 Apr 2021
How Lenovo is tackling HCI workloads
Lenovo has teamed up with AMD to address mission-critical workloads such as in-memory databases as APAC organisations look beyond VDI in their hyperconverged infrastructure deployments Continue Reading
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News
01 Apr 2021
EncroChat hearings delayed as lawyers seek disclosure on police hacking
Court hearings precipitated by police cracking the EncroChat secure mobile phone network have been delayed after defence lawyers request further disclosures on police decryption capabilities Continue Reading
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News
01 Apr 2021
Project Monterey returns to haunt IBM and Red Hat
A tech initiative from the late 1990s has become IBM’s nemesis, as the owner of UnixWare and OpenServer file a copyright complaint Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 Apr 2021
Throwback Thursday: Mobile moments and the past left far behind
We have looked at many reports from years ago that show that, whilst technology details may have moved on, many of the underlying factors haven’t changed very much. But this glance back to 2009 ... Continue Reading
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News
01 Apr 2021
Plume introduces WorkPass for small businesses
Smart home tech provider offers secure hyper connectivity and personalised smart home solutions as the home becomes the office Continue Reading
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News
01 Apr 2021
ASEAN enterprises face hurdles in digital transformation
Southeast Asian firms know what it takes to transform digitally, but they are not as adaptable as they would like to be, a survey has found Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Mar 2021
Salesforce-Slack deal heralds the future of collaboration
Deeper platform integrations, widespread communications tools and a dash of workflow automation are some of the elements that shape the future of team collaboration. Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Mar 2021
How to prevent employee burnout: 6 essentials
Preventing employee burnout can be more difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic, but companies should help employees before they hit that point. Here are some strategies to try. Continue Reading
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News
31 Mar 2021
DCMS publishes report on opening data access to stoke economic growth
Research from Frontier Economics with economist Diane Coyle describes how the government could prime data sharing to stimulate economic growth Continue Reading
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News
31 Mar 2021
Commerzbank picks Google for cloud migration
German bank expands its work with Google Cloud and plans to move 85% of applications to its platform Continue Reading
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News
31 Mar 2021
Colt runs further with IBM to accelerate adoption of edge computing
SDN and NFV-based connectivity provider selects cloud satellite technology to drive innovation and more flexibility for customers around deploying hybrid cloud applications at the edge and enabling distributed cloud Continue Reading
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News
31 Mar 2021
Australian firms slow to wean off the mainframe
Australian companies tend to have a wait-and-see mindset that is slowing down mainframe modernisation initiatives, says Accenture expert Continue Reading
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News
30 Mar 2021
Employees express high expectations of IT in world of ‘work from anywhere’
Research from network performance monitoring solution provider AppNeta finds pandemic pushing organisations to transform workplace models to accommodate ‘new normal’ of work Continue Reading
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News
30 Mar 2021
Privacy campaigners hail legal victory over Hancock and Palantir
Civil liberties organisation OpenDemocracy says it has scored a legal victory over health secretary Matt Hancock regarding the involvement of Palantir in the NHS Covid-19 data store Continue Reading
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30 Mar 2021
Data lake storage: Cloud vs on-premise data lakes
The data lake is a fundamental concept of data management. But what type of storage do you need to build a data lake on and what are the pros and cons of on-premise vs the cloud? Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Mar 2021
Data warehouse storage: Has cloud made on-premise obsolete?
There once was no alternative to building a data warehouse on-premise, but with cloud providers targeting analytics, building data warehouses on-site is looking obsolete Continue Reading
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News
30 Mar 2021
Executive interview: Tearing down data silos
Alteryx’s senior vice-president for Asia-Pacific addresses some misconceptions about data analytics and what the company is doing to stake a bigger claim on the market Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Mar 2021
10 best practices for managing strategic supplier partnerships
Managing strategic supplier partnerships is essential for good supply chain management. Learn which practices can help strengthen them. Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
How Gulf SMEs are building digital resilience amid the pandemic
SMEs in the Gulf region have accelerated their digital transformations during the Covid-19 pandemic Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
How far has open banking come in Europe?
Open banking is a relatively new concept, having come into effect in Europe only in the last couple of years. So what is the state of play? Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
TSB Smart Agent integrated into mobile banking app
TSB has integrated a smart agent, developed to relieve pressure on its contact centres during the Covid-19 pandemic, into its mobile app Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Mar 2021
Preparing for enterprise-class containerisation
As more workloads are deployed in containers, IT teams will need to assess how to manage container sprawl, reduce cloud bills and support databases Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
CW Innovation Awards: Recognising APAC’s top industry leaders
The region’s top industry innovators were recognised for their digital transformation efforts to tap new business opportunities, improve efficiencies and solve pressing issues Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
CW Innovation Awards: How DBS is transforming credit processes
DBS Bank’s credit architecture programme has digitised and reimagined credit processes through a unified platform that has improved the productivity and efficiency of its credit teams Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
CW Innovation Awards: Flybuys cranks up cloud for service efficiency
Australia’s biggest loyalty platform takes 12-month journey towards the cloud, slashing time to deliver customised offers to less than 45 minutes, among other outcomes Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
CW Innovation Awards: Bharat Petroleum refines operations with a digital nerve centre
Bharat Petroleum has developed a digital nerve centre powered by the internet of things and artificial intelligence technologies to monitor the journey of its products Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
CW Innovation Awards: Jio Platforms taps machine learning to manage telco network
Why India’s largest telecom operator built its own machine learning platform to meet the growing data and signalling requirements of new networks Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
CW Innovation Awards: Sime Darby ups ante in service management
Sime Darby Industrial’s inService Suite has returned more than 100,000 hours to the company in a digitisation initiative that has improved efficiency and customer engagement Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
CW Innovation Awards: SIA taps blockchain for loyalty app
Singapore Airlines, winner of the transportation category in this year’s CW Innovation Awards APAC, expands its blockchain-based digital wallet into a broader digital lifestyle platform Continue Reading
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News
26 Mar 2021
Three-quarters of employees feel worse from remote working
Survey by security technology specialist reveals that the thrill of home working has gone, and there is a generational divide in working conditions Continue Reading
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News
26 Mar 2021
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences combines AI and practice
University ensures cooperation between scientists and industry when developing artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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News
25 Mar 2021
TUC warns of gaps in British law over use of AI at work
The TUC has published a report warning of AI-powered discrimination against working people enabled by gaps in existing British employment law Continue Reading
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News
25 Mar 2021
Warning: AWS IAM behaves differently to directory services
IT admins use group policies to manage user access via Active Directory, but AWS takes a subtly different approach, which can be exploited Continue Reading
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News
25 Mar 2021
Government faces judicial review into plans for Post Office Horizon inquiry
Subpostmasters that suffered great hardship at the hands of the Post Office are applying for a judicial review of a government inquiry into the scandal, which they see as a "whitewash" Continue Reading
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News
25 Mar 2021
Interview: Paul Douglas, Scottish Water
Building an enterprise architecture involves balancing near- and mid-term goals with longer-term business objective, cost and technical challenges, says Paul Douglas, lead enterprise architect at Scottish Water Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Mar 2021
The 3-2-1 backup rule: Has cloud made it obsolete?
The 3-2-1 backup rule was made for small-scale use in the pre-cloud era when tape still ruled. Is it relevant in the 2020s, or can we repurpose its fundamental principles? Continue Reading
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News
25 Mar 2021
China’s cloud infrastructure spending hits record growth
Public cloud infrastructure spending in China grew a record 62% in the last quarter of 2020 due to rapid economic recovery and focus on digital transformation Continue Reading
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News
25 Mar 2021
Bharti Airtel taps OpenStack to modernise telco network
India’s Bharti Airtel turns to OpenStack to ready its network for emerging technologies such as 5G and edge computing Continue Reading
