Enterprise software
Enterprise software covers a wide range of vital IT management decisions, from operating systems to databases, from business applications to integration and middleware. Your software purchasing and development strategy is central to delivering successful IT systems, and we examine the products and trends that help IT managers make the right choices for their organisation.
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News
30 Oct 2025
Post Office scandal investigator warns public inquiry about Horizon defect at large for years
Forensic investigator who helped expose Horizon scandal described defect ‘sufficiently serious’ to inform public inquiry Continue Reading
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News
30 Oct 2025
US senators seek to prohibit minors from using AI chatbots
Two US senators have proposed legislation that would require AI chatbot companies to verify the ages of people using their chatbots, in attempt to limit their harmful effects on children Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2022
Government proposes pro-innovation AI framework
In contrast to the EU’s more centralised approach to artificial intelligence regulations, the UK government is giving regulators more freedom to adapt rules Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2022
Oracle payroll system causes underpayment of Next staff
Oracle’s payroll HR software module seems to be at the root of a systematic underpayment of staff at retailer Next Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 Jul 2022
The Matrix Interoperated: Element fuses growth in open source messaging protocol
Matrix is an open network for decentralised communication. The brand has now surpassed sixty-million users worldwide after experiencing 71% growth in the last 12 months. All Matrix-based apps are ... Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2022
NHS trust ‘deliberately’ deleted up to 90,000 emails before tribunal hearing
A high-profile case brought by NHS whistleblower Chris Day raises questions about the adequacy of information governance practices in NHS hospital trusts Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2022
Log4Shell on its way to becoming ‘endemic’
US government report concludes that, like Covid, Log4Shell will be with us for a long time to come Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Jul 2022
Keptn cooks up, becomes CNCF Incubator
The CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) has voted to accept Keptn as a CNCF incubating project. Keptn is an event-driven orchestration engine that connects observability with operations in ... Continue Reading
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Podcast
14 Jul 2022
Bloomberg CTO interview: Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In this special edition of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Bloomberg CTO Shawn Edwards discusses real-time data and open source Continue Reading
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News
14 Jul 2022
Cost-of-living crisis drives UK consumers to rethink connectivity needs
EY survey reveals that despite general demands for hybrid and remote working, UK households are concerned by rising home technology costs amid the cost-of-living crisis Continue Reading
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News
14 Jul 2022
Enterprise employees worry that poor collaboration tools result in lost revenue
Survey shows firms are facing a collaboration crisis, with failure to adjust to new hybrid and remote work costing them revenue and stunting business growth Continue Reading
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News
14 Jul 2022
Gartner: Software sales defy economic outlook
With spending on IT going up, there is no better time to be a head of IT as software drives new revenue-making opportunities Continue Reading
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News
13 Jul 2022
APAC organisations renew focus on ERP
Organisations in Asia-Pacific are looking to renew their enterprise resource planning systems as they emerge from the throes of the pandemic Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Jul 2022
What HR should consider about digital accessibility
Digital accessibility is important for recruiting, retention and meeting legal requirements. Learn what HR professionals should consider, including how to get started. Continue Reading
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News
13 Jul 2022
Met police deploy facial-recognition technology in Oxford Circus
Police facial-recognition deployment results in three arrests, despite sustained calls from Parliament and civil society to limit the technology’s use until a specific legal framework for biometrics is in place Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Jul 2022
Learn the basics of SaaS licensing and pricing models
SaaS licensing can be tricky to navigate, and a wrong choice could cost you. To get it right, examine the different types of licenses and the main pricing models. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Jul 2022
Driving real-time value from a data management fabric
This is a guest blogpost by James Corcoran, SVP Customer Value, KX Generating tangible business value from data in as short a time frame as possible is becoming a strategic priority for businesses ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Jul 2022
Freight forwarding and logistics firm gains extra mileage through CallSwitch UCaaS
International logistics firm achieves improved business efficiency by replacing legacy VoIP system with hosted telephony solution supporting unified collaboration and communications platform Continue Reading
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News
13 Jul 2022
July Patch Tuesday brings more than 80 fixes, one zero-day
While some admins can put their feet up and let Windows Autopatch do the hard work of updating their Microsoft estates, for the rest of us, the Patch Tuesday bandwagon keeps on keeping on Continue Reading
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News
13 Jul 2022
ICO calls for review into government use of private email and WhatsApp messages
Information Commissioner’s Office reprimands Department of Health and Social Care after ministers and officials conducted government business on their own email accounts and messaging apps Continue Reading
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News
13 Jul 2022
NHS trust cuts costs and refresh cycle with Wasabi cloud storage
Imperial College NHS Trust expects to saves 30% in storage costs and cut back on five-year refresh headaches in a move that has seen backup and archive data move to the Wasabi cloud Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Jul 2022
Beyond build breakers: CodeLogic's binary scanning & runtime analysis combo
Software application development teams need depth of insight into increasingly complex software to stop breaking applications and code fearlessly. Fearlessly… really? Yes, this is the twist (dare ... Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2022
UK homeworking more than doubles since 2019
Office for National Statistics roundup of the latest data and analysis on the UK economy, business and jobs finds the number of people working from home in the UK increased by 108.8% between October to December 2019 and January to March 2022 Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2022
First cohort of data science professionals certified by AfDSP
The Alliance for Data Science Professionals has certified its first cohort, with the imprimatur of the UK’s national statistician, Ian Diamond Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2022
Is time running out for legacy payments technology used by banks?
The company bringing Google-like processing to core banking for banks has added the same proposition in payments Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2022
Ordnance Survey research reveals sustainability projects as hot for software developers
According to research by Ordnance Survey, sustainability projects are emerging as hot zones for software developers, attracted by the chance to do some good as well as make good money Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2022
Microsoft Windows Autopatch now generally available
Microsoft customers with Windows Enterprise E3 and E5 licences can now take full advantage of its new automated patching service Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Jul 2022
Soda pops new sparkle into data engineering quality
You know soda, it’s what the Americans call fizzy-pop, Coke/Pepsi (other colas are available) and all manner of carbonated soft drinks. No, not that soda, we mean Soda, the provider of data ... Continue Reading
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E-Zine
12 Jul 2022
UKtech50 2022: The most influential people in UK technology
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we reveal the 50 most influential people in UK IT for 2022, and talk to the winner of the 12th annual UKtech50, National Cyber Security Centre CEO Lindy Cameron. Also, we take an in-depth look at the crisis in chip supply and what’s needed to solve it. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2022
NetApp Ontap to be sole vSAN storage alternative in the cloud
NetApp Ontap storage will provide file access capacity to extend VMware data stores in AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google clouds as a cheaper alternative to VMware vSAN Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2022
Microsoft VBA macro block will return
Microsoft provides more details about its sudden decision to rollback a landmark security policy, and reassures users it is a temporary measure Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Jul 2022
Embedded analytics emerges to offer new level of business intelligence
Analytics suppliers are increasingly offering embedded analytics – based inside applications, often real-time, and driven by APIs – as a way to get to the next level of business intelligence Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Jul 2022
GitLab support engineering: innovating hidden multipliers for circular economy groupthink
This is a guest post written for Computer Weekly Open Source Insider authored by Lee Matos in his role as senior support engineering manager at GitLab - an organisation known for its open source ... Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Jul 2022
Accountability in algorithmic injustice
Computer Weekly looks at the growing number of injustices involving algorithms and automated decision-making, and what can be done to hold governments and companies accountable for the failures of computer systems they deploy Continue Reading
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News
08 Jul 2022
How Bank BPD Bali modernised its datacentre infrastructure
The Indonesian bank has deployed the Nutanix Cloud Platform in a move to modernise its datacentre infrastructure and pave the way towards hybrid and multi-cloud Continue Reading
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News
08 Jul 2022
Microsoft appears to reverse VBA macro-blocking
Microsoft quietly reverses VBA macro-blocking across its Office portfolio in a move that has left security experts puzzled Continue Reading
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Tip
07 Jul 2022
5 best practices for customer journey mapping
As CX teams create customer journey maps, they must set clear goals, collect feedback and embrace creativity. Failure to follow best practices can leave teams with inaccurate data. Continue Reading
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Opinion
07 Jul 2022
The evolution of threat modelling as a DevSecOps practice
Threat modelling is becoming ever more integrated into software architecture design. Here, Stephen de Vries of IriusRisk looks at the evolution of the process Continue Reading
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E-Zine
07 Jul 2022
CW Middle East: UAE citizens embrace new digital technologies
A survey shows that people in the United Arab Emirates believe next-generation technologies such as 3D printing and artificial intelligence will become widespread in the country. Also read how the UAE has improved its security posture amid mounting cyber threats. Continue Reading
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News
06 Jul 2022
CIO interview: Carl Dawson, CIO, Asda
As the IT handover from Walmart looms, Asda CIO Carl Dawson explains how the business is renewing all of its technology, putting the retailer in the rare position of being able to start from scratch Continue Reading
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News
06 Jul 2022
Vodafone and Google Cloud collaboration gives rise to AI Booster platform
Vodafone and Google Cloud have gone public with details of a jointly created artificial intelligence platform that is already live in more than 18 countries Continue Reading
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News
06 Jul 2022
Most APAC banks to spend more on cloud this year
More than nine in 10 banks across Asia-Pacific are increasing their cloud spending in 2022 after years of hesitation due to initial regulatory hurdles Continue Reading
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News
05 Jul 2022
Juniper Networks looks to drive sustainable business with Cloud Metro
AI-driven networks provider claims industry first, with automation-driven metro networking service to deliver highest independently rated power efficiency, TCO reduction and industry-leading performance Continue Reading
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News
05 Jul 2022
Legacy UK customs system stops accepting registration requests
HMRC closes new applications to legacy customs system as its shutdown nears Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Jul 2022
How IoT and digital twins could help CIOs meet ESG pledges
Many local authorities have set ambitious net-zero targets. Can IoT technology, allied to digital twinning, help CIOs hit them? Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Jul 2022
Databricks hoists mainsail on flagship open source projects
Data and AI company Databricks has announced several contributions to popular data and AI open source projects including Delta Lake, MLflow and Apache Spark. At the Data + AI Summit, the largest ... Continue Reading
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News
04 Jul 2022
MPs call for ban on Chinese surveillance camera technology
Nearly 70 MPs have called on the government to ban Chinese camera technology that is widely used by UK government agencies despite links to human rights abuses in China Continue Reading
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News
04 Jul 2022
Government rejects Lords police tech inquiry recommendations
The government has largely rejected the findings and recommendations of a House of Lords inquiry into police tech, which called for an overhaul of how police deploy artificial intelligence and algorithmic technologies Continue Reading
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News
04 Jul 2022
How Lenovo is making the transition into services
Although Lenovo is late to the as-a-service game, it is making headway through its One Lenovo and services-led transformation strategies, says a top company executive Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Jul 2022
File, block and object: Storage fundamentals in the cloud era
We look at the three basic ways that storage accesses data – via file, block and object – as well as the ways in which the rise of the cloud and distributed systems have brought changes to them Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Jul 2022
Tech sector efforts to root out forced labour are failing
Digitally mapping supply chains to identify forced labour and slavery is no longer a technology problem for the IT sector, but a lack of government enforcement and corporate inaction are major barriers to effective change Continue Reading
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Guide
01 Jul 2022
Essential Guide: State of 5G in APAC
In this Essential Guide, we examine the state of 5G rollouts in Asia-Pacific, how organisations are leveraging 5G and what is being done by telcos to address enterprise use cases of 5G Continue Reading
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News
30 Jun 2022
BT unveils connectivity solution to accelerate digital transformation
Connected Cloud Edge combines telco’s networking and cyber security expertise with infrastructure from Equinix to accelerate customers’ digital transformation Continue Reading
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News
30 Jun 2022
Subpostmaster campaigning forces government to set up compensation scheme and make interim payments
Subpostmaster campaign group is a step closer to achieving what it was originally set up to do as government launches compensation scheme for its members who did not receive fair payouts Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Jun 2022
Legislation and certification of XR applications: challenges to adoption and diffusion
Virtual and augmented reality may be changing the game, but such cutting-edge applications run ahead of many regulatory issues. How can the metaverse avoid uncertainties that could slow the adoption of XR and related enabling technologies? Continue Reading
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News
30 Jun 2022
H&M Group tries Google Cloud on for size as omnichannel push gathers pace
H&M Group has tapped up Google Cloud to add data analytics and machine learning capabilities to its omnichannel strategy Continue Reading
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News
30 Jun 2022
Independent scrutiny brought into compensation negotiations for wrongly prosecuted subpostmasters
Former Supreme Court judge will offer his view on the valuation of compensation for wrongly convicted subpostmasters Continue Reading
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News
30 Jun 2022
India gears up for 5G but challenges remain
The country’s upcoming spectrum auction marks the start of larger scale deployments of 5G in the subcontinent, but telcos will need to find a way to address high infrastructure costs and monetise their investments Continue Reading
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Tip
29 Jun 2022
Excel for HR: The essential formulas and functions
Using Excel can benefit HR professionals in various ways, including saving them time so they can work on other tasks. Learn 12 important formulas and functions. Continue Reading
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Definition
29 Jun 2022
POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface)
POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface) is a set of standard operating system interfaces based on the Unix operating system. Continue Reading
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News
29 Jun 2022
Urgent need for new laws to govern biometrics, legal review finds
Independent review says new framework is needed to clear up legal and ethical concerns over the use of biometric data and technologies, which can impact privacy, freedom of expression and other human rights Continue Reading
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News
29 Jun 2022
Inside Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s cloud journey
With a strong DevOps culture, Australian bank has been moving its most important applications to the cloud in a journey that has already reaped returns Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jun 2022
How to avoid unrealistic ERP implementation timelines: 9 tips
Determining the length of an ERP implementation can be difficult but doing so is a crucial part of planning. Learn how to avoid an unrealistic timeline. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jun 2022
Composability set to be next big thing for digital experience platforms
Digital experience platforms are the latest word in increasing customer loyalty by engaging across all channels. Gaining real-time views of customers while managing data compliantly is critical Continue Reading
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News
28 Jun 2022
African health charity integrates digital tools with Cognizant
IT services supplier is working with African health charity to integrate digital tools through a five-month project Continue Reading
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News
28 Jun 2022
Proposed changes to copyright law open doors for AI data mining
Update to copyright law will mean researchers who already have access to data will not require extra permission from copyright owner to run data mining algorithms, removing barriers to artificial intelligence research and development Continue Reading
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News
28 Jun 2022
Veritas aims at autonomous backup discovery and provisioning
Veritas bets on a backup platform that can discover all enterprise data – on-premise and in the cloud – and make its own decisions about the optimal place to store copies Continue Reading
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News
28 Jun 2022
Organisations struggling to support remote and hybrid employees
Digital workplace productivity report reveals limited workplace technology availability sees average worker operating at 60% capacity Continue Reading
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28 Jun 2022
Office 365 has ability to ‘spy’ on workers
Microsoft faces calls for ‘transparency’ over tools in Office 365 that allow employers to read employees’ emails and monitor their computer use at work. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
28 Jun 2022
Collaboration key to IT sector sustainability
In this week’s Computer Weekly, as sustainability rises up the corporate agenda, IT leaders say more collaboration is needed to meet climate goals. Microsoft faces further calls for greater transparency over software tools used to monitor employees. And the cyber security industry warns over an increasing loss of talent. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
28 Jun 2022
How MSD is harnessing AI
MSD’s global lead for artificial intelligence discusses what it will take for the technology to realise its full potential in healthcare Continue Reading
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News
27 Jun 2022
Manchester Airports Group taps Rise with SAP service to speed recovery
Manchester Airports Group, which includes London Stansted and East Midlands as well as Manchester, has chosen SAP’s Rise package, on AWS, as it seeks to ‘build back smarter’ post-pandemic Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Jun 2022
How to track greenhouse gas emissions
Companies from a range of sectors, as well as public authorities, are using software and data analytics to track greenhouse gas emissions, partly to meet new regulatory demands Continue Reading
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News
27 Jun 2022
China’s Cyclone Robotics eyes APAC market
One of China’s largest suppliers of robotic process automation software has made a foray into Asia-Pacific, leveraging its bot management and ‘human-in-the-loop’ capabilities Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Jun 2022
Secure everything, not just the weakest link
The rise in cyber attacks on supply chains has expanded the role of IT security chiefs and the complexity of keeping organisations secure Continue Reading
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Tip
24 Jun 2022
4 real-world customer journey map examples
Real-world examples of customer journey maps in action can help brands understand how customers feel amid the buying process and benefit customer relationships moving forward. Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Jun 2022
10 metaverse dangers CIOs and IT leaders should address
The metaverse poses many of the same risks and security pitfalls that the internet does. Here's a look at 10 of those issues and how IT leaders should address them. Continue Reading
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News
24 Jun 2022
Ministers and MPs outline vision for digital economy
Government ministers and MPs met with the tech sector to discuss the UK’s digital strategy, the future of work, and how to deal with the country’s tech skills deficit Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Jun 2022
Cockroach Labs: The killer factor in the dead heat cloud zone
People don’t like the poor cockroach. Although they’re widely despised, generally spurned and definitely a very unpleasant addition to a bathroom, shower, bed or couch once you’re on vacation ... Continue Reading
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News
24 Jun 2022
Weka scale-out NAS v4 goes beyond just AWS to go multicloud
Weka v4’s multicloud capability means the scale-out NAS file system can work across customer datacentres and public clouds that include AWS, Azure, GCP and Oracle Continue Reading
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News
24 Jun 2022
Developers grapple with open source software security
Software developers are taking longer to fix vulnerabilities and many do not know about the dependencies of open source software components they are using, study finds Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Jun 2022
Global file systems: Hybrid cloud and follow-the-sun access
We look at global distributed file systems that put enterprise data under a single file access namespace so that enterprises and branch offices can get to data from anywhere Continue Reading
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News
23 Jun 2022
SolarWinds unveils new development model to avoid a repeat of Sunburst
SolarWinds has unveiled a new, secure-by-design software development model to protect itself from a repeat of the infamous 2020 cyber attack on its systems, and serve as a blueprint for the industry Continue Reading
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News
23 Jun 2022
PagerDuty expands Japan presence with joint venture
PagerDuty forms joint venture with Japan Cloud and is eyeing business from financial, telecoms and e-commerce companies as it seeks to grow its footprint in Japan Continue Reading
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News
22 Jun 2022
Uber drivers strike over pay issues and algorithmic transparency
Unionised Uber drivers take industrial action against the company over its failure to pay workers in line with a Supreme Court decision and inflation, as well as the lack of transparency around how it uses their data Continue Reading
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News
22 Jun 2022
Packaging, translation to the fore in Zoom platform evolution
Collaboration and conferencing company brings together options for persistent chat, phone, meetings, whiteboard and other features into a single, scalable package Continue Reading
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Opinion
22 Jun 2022
Why the world needs tech standards for UN Sustainable Development Goals
Chaesub Lee from the ITU argues that the world needs technology standards to address the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Continue Reading
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Blog Post
22 Jun 2022
Zoom rocket boosts developer platform with apps SDK
You know Zoom, we all do. But Zoom is not just Zoom, Zoom is Zoom Video Communications, Inc. The company has now launched the Zoom Apps SDK for developers. The Software Development Kit (SDK) ... Continue Reading
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News
22 Jun 2022
Public cloud ecosystem revenue soars in line with enterprise demand for services during Q1
Demand for public cloud and related ecosystem services continues to grow, fuelling revenue growth for the market’s various players Continue Reading
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News
22 Jun 2022
CIO interview: Simon Liste, chief information technology officer, Pension Protection Fund
While aspects of the PPF’s three-year digital transformation plan were delayed by the pandemic, the organisation is now pressing ahead with widespread improvements to IT Continue Reading
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News
22 Jun 2022
How TDCX is building a people-centric business
Every digital tool deployed by the Singapore-based services firm is aimed at augmenting the performance and experience of its employees, says TDCX’s group CIO, Byron Fernandez Continue Reading
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Podcast
21 Jun 2022
Podcast: The legacy and modern apps that drive object storage
We talk to object (and file) storage vendor Scality about the ways the application and development environment is changing and how that is driving object storage Continue Reading
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Definition
21 Jun 2022
Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM)
Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) is an extension to Component Object Model (COM) that enables software components to communicate with each other across different computers on a local area network (LAN), on a wide area network (WAN) or across the internet. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
21 Jun 2022
Coder creates multi-compute multi-cloud IDE
The question is not hard. Why did nobody ever start a software application development business for coders to work with code and just go ahead and call it Coder? The answer is even easier, someone ... Continue Reading
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News
21 Jun 2022
Post Office IT investigator to be released from confidentiality obligations for inquiry
Forensic accounting firm that ‘knows where the bodies are buried’ will be released from confidentiality obligations by the Post Office to give evidence to public inquiry Continue Reading
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News
21 Jun 2022
CIO interview: Mark Bramwell, CIO, Saïd Business School
After seven years in the job, there are still fresh challenges for the IT leader, including a second digital strategy to deliver Continue Reading
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News
21 Jun 2022
Microsoft Office 365 has ability to ‘spy’ on workers
Microsoft faces calls for ‘transparency’ over tools in Office 365 that allow employers to read staff emails and monitor their computer use at work Continue Reading
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Definition
21 Jun 2022
Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan)
Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) is a free Microsoft tool that enables IT administrators to organize, group and control multiple remote desktop connections. Continue Reading
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News
20 Jun 2022
Hyundai taps Singtel’s 5G network in electric vehicle manufacturing
Automotive giant is tapping Singtel’s 5G network and multi-access edge computing platform to manage and power its electric vehicle factory in Singapore Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Jun 2022
5-stage remote onboarding checklist for new hire success
New employees have specific needs during the various phases of onboarding, from pre-onboarding to their first months on the job. Use this checklist to welcome -- and retain -- them. Continue Reading
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News
20 Jun 2022
Minister says compensation offer to 555 subpostmasters close
Government minister says an announcement on subpostmaster compensation could be made within weeks Continue Reading
