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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Conference Coverage
02 May 2025
SAP Sapphire 2025 news, trends and analysis
SAP showcases new business AI applications and continues to make the case for S/4HANA Cloud as the future of SaaS-based ERP innovation and digital transformation. Continue Reading
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News
02 May 2025
India’s Hexaware targets public sector business as it expands UK operation
Indian heritage IT services firm opens office in Canary Wharf and sets is sights on growing its UK public sector business Continue Reading
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News
20 Aug 2020
First computers that led to a career in IT
The UK’s GCSE results show a strong pass rate in STEM subjects, which is good news for the IT industry. We find out how Computer Weekly readers got into IT Continue Reading
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E-Zine
20 Aug 2020
CW APAC: Expert advice on hybrid cloud
Despite numerous benefits, organisations with lots of legacy applications can’t or won’t move everything to the public cloud. Some organisations may also choose to retain sensitive data on-premise for security reasons. In this edition of Expert Advice, we look at why and how APAC firms are deploying and managing their hybrid cloud infrastructure. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Aug 2020
For your iPod only
Former iPod engineer David Shayer has revealed Apple worked on a “top secret” project to create a “special” version of the device for the US government in 2005. Shayer claimed only he and three ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Aug 2020
What defines modern software development?
Over the last few weeks Computer Weekly has explored the topic of what it means to be a modern software developer. There are no surprises that cloud first, microservices and DevOps are among the ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Aug 2020
What’s new (and exciting) in the Apache Cassandra 4.0 beta
This is a guest post for Computer Weekly Open Source Insider written by Ben Bromhead in his capacity as chief technology officer at Instaclustr -- a company that provides a managed service platform ... Continue Reading
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News
19 Aug 2020
How Dell is leveraging data to reopen its offices
Dell Technologies has created a real-time dashboard to make sense of data about the Covid-19 coronavirus and safely guide its employees’ return to the workplace Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Aug 2020
Digital experience management – web content management for the omnichannel age?
Digital experience management represents an evolution of web content management for a more omnichannel commercial world. We explore its definition and applicability Continue Reading
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News
19 Aug 2020
Linux Foundation showcases the greater good of open source
Open source is more than something indulged in by techies who love to program – it offers collaboration that transcends cultures to solve real-world problems Continue Reading
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News
19 Aug 2020
Vodafone builds smart enterprise on SAP S/4 Hana
Holger Grewe, group head of corporate transformation, and Ignacio Garcia, CIO corporate systems, at Vodafone, convey how SAP S/4 Hana has been purposely implemented as part of an ongoing smart enterprise transformation Continue Reading
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Opinion
19 Aug 2020
Exploring the future of modern software development
What tools, programming languages and architectures, defines modern software development Continue Reading
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News
19 Aug 2020
Veeam to add CDP, plus Google cloud as a target
Backup giant set to add continuous data protection for the most critical workloads, plus Google cloud as a target – all on the back of a storming quarter during the pandemic Continue Reading
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Blog Post
19 Aug 2020
What to expect from TIBCO Now 2020
It’s almost autumn-fall conference season. Okay, to be more accurate, it’s almost autumn-fall virtually-hosted online-only web-based dial-in conference season. But that’s okay, although the ... Continue Reading
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News
19 Aug 2020
Zoom dials into Southeast Asia with Singapore datacentre
Zoom’s new Singapore datacentre is expected to shore up the performance of its conferencing tool and phone service in the city-state Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2020
Department for Transport seeks industry views on autonomous vehicle technology
The government wants industry’s views on plans to use automation technology to take control of cars travelling at speeds of up to 70mph, keeping them safely in the lane on motorways Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 Aug 2020
Quantum Machines in super position on superposition programming
Quantum computing is complex. So complex in fact that we spend a lot of time understanding the concept of quantum theory, the existence of qubits and the use of superposition to get us to a state ... Continue Reading
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Podcast
18 Aug 2020
TikTok in peril, A-level and Scottish Highers algo fiascos – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss the fortunes of TikTok, the A-level results, and the algorithm controversies in which they and Scottish Highers have been mired Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2020
Reports Oracle to enter TikTok bidding war
Oracle may be about to make a bid to acquire the US operations of TikTok from its Chinese parent ByteDance, according to the FT Continue Reading
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E-Zine
18 Aug 2020
How Covid-19 elevated the datacentre
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine how datacentres and their workers became part of our critical national infrastructure due to the pandemic. Firms considering upgrading to SAP S/4 Hana face hefty bills – we look at how to keep costs down. And we analyse the increasing rate of applications being migrated to the cloud. Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2020
Oracle takes aim at hyperscalers, eyes VMware workloads
Oracle claims it is addressing the limitations of competing services by offering better security controls, consolidated billing and global availability Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 Aug 2020
Scality on Covid-19 fallout: without the conferences, will open source communities grow?
As we all know, Covid-19 changed pretty everybody’s life at some stage or other throughout 2020. As we stand now in the summer of this same year, people are still working out how to move forwards, ... Continue Reading
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News
17 Aug 2020
Comms startup Element helps support secure communications during pandemic
With the huge increase in remote working, Element is using an open, decentralised network to give organisations more control over their communications Continue Reading
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Blog Post
17 Aug 2020
AppDynamics goes full-stack deep with SAP Peak
If there’s one word that has come up time and time again across the technology landscape in 2020 (apart from Covid-19 solutions etc.) then it has to be ‘observability’. This should come as no major ... Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Aug 2020
Coding within company constraints
We find out how containerised microservices and automated testing, combined with effective collaboration and communication, can drive innovation Continue Reading
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News
17 Aug 2020
DBS Bank teams up with AWS on AI skills
Singapore’s DBS Bank is organising an AWS DeepRacer League to equip thousands of employees with skills in artificial intelligence and machine learning Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Aug 2020
7 real-life blockchain in the supply chain use cases and examples
Leading-edge companies are trying to fight supply chain network complexity with blockchain. Here's a look at seven use cases that demonstrate how well that's working. Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2020
ICO acknowledges GDPR concerns over A-level results scandal
Information Commissioner’s Office says it has engaged with exams regulator Ofqual after its use of an algorithm to calculate A-level grades backfired Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2020
UK government investigates AI labour market
Survey will seek to discover new requirements and issues posed by artificial intelligence technology Continue Reading
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Tip
14 Aug 2020
How to collect customer data to improve overall retail CX
Businesses need data to predict and adjust to customer wants and needs, but first, they need to figure out how to collect it. One option is to use a digital CX software. Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2020
Bayer taps Verizon for global network infrastructure
Pharmaceutical giant chooses Verizon to provide software-defined infrastructure to support its future cloud-based business needs Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2020
Russia’s Fancy Bear targets Linux environments with Drovorub malware
The Russian intelligence-linked Fancy Bear group is deploying a new malware called Drovorub against Linux environments as part of a cyber espionage operation, according to US warnings Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2020
Executive interview: Sri Shivananda, chief technology officer, PayPal
Computer Weekly talks to PayPal’s tech head about the payment provider’s SOA, security, open source and the lockdown Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Aug 2020
Couchbase serves up 6.6 with developer agility & tranquility
Couchbase is that company we know because its name start with Couch, which in this context is used as an acronym for Cluster Of Unreliable Commodity Hardware. We also know Couchbase as the creator ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Aug 2020
Singapore firms struggle with RPA roll-outs
Almost three-quarters of Singapore business leaders say their organisations are facing difficulties in scaling up their implementations of robotic process automation Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Aug 2020
Pivot to remote performance management: 10 tips
The switch from traditional performance management to remote performance management isn't going to be easy. Here are 10 tips on how to make the transition smoother for employees. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
13 Aug 2020
CW Benelux: Security system concerns at Schiphol Airport
A report has revealed problems with critical security systems at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. Also read why the Netherlands’ digital sector is yearning for attention from the government, and how data weaknesses persist despite Dutch companies investing heavily to comply with GDPR. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Aug 2020
A-Level calculations shine a spotlight on unfair algorithms
The fiasco with the calculations for A-Level result marks has projected the unfairness of algorithms into the spotlight. In modern society, such algorithms act as black boxes that make fundamental ... Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Aug 2020
Media workflow management takes a page from DevOps, Agile
Taking lessons from software development methods, agile content collaboration and management tools promote speed, flexibility and teamwork in digital media workflows. Continue Reading
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News
12 Aug 2020
EU and US start discussions on ‘enhanced’ Privacy Shield data-sharing agreement
Talks begin on a successor to the Privacy Shield EU-US data-sharing agreement declared unlawful in July 2020 – a decision by the European Court of Justice that left thousands of businesses facing legal uncertainty Continue Reading
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News
12 Aug 2020
Pure and Cohesity launch FlashRecover for flash-speed restores
Flash market pioneer links up with scale-out backup product maker to provide bundled backup plus super-fast recovery based around Pure FlashBlade storage arrays Continue Reading
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News
12 Aug 2020
Microsoft patches two zero-days with active exploits
Microsoft drops another major Patch Tuesday update, including fixes for two zero-day exploits that are already being exploited by cyber criminals Continue Reading
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News
12 Aug 2020
Police use of facial recognition found ‘unlawful’ in court
In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeal has ruled that South Wales Police’s facial recognition deployments breached human rights and data protection laws Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Aug 2020
APAC buyer’s guide to BI and analytics
In this buyer’s guide, we look at the state of adoption of business intelligence and analytics tools, common use cases and other technology and business considerations Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2020
Citrix users urged to patch five XenMobile CVEs
Patches are available for CVEs 2020-8208 through 8212 and should be installed as soon as possible Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2020
PCCW Global and Sure Universal team up for home-based medical IoT
Leading IoT software and platform developer teams with Hong Kong telco to offer global network of connected solutions for medical care from home, providing a customisable platform and interface to deliver global connectivity, simplify device management and IoT operations Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2020
Nutanix launches Clusters in AWS for hybrid cloud hyper-converged infrastructure
HCI pioneers launches Nutanix Clusters, which will provide hyper-converged deployments across customer datacentres and the Amazon cloud, but only in Acropolis and on AWS for now Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Aug 2020
Cloud storage costs: How to get cloud storage bills under control
Many organisations look to the cloud to cut storage budgets, but the potential costs are many and varied. So what are the key ways to cut cloud storage costs? Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2020
Hospitality sector is failing on contact-tracing obligations
Cyber security experts urge the government to do more to help small hospitality businesses improve their contact-tracing data-handling practices Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Aug 2020
New Relic & Grafana champion clear & open views into operational data
Everyone is talking about observability, it’s the new ‘must have’ in the abstract world of cloud. New Relic actually called itself an observability platform company. The organisation is now working ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Aug 2020
Google Cloud hooks up dev tools in Looker
Enterprise organisations used to tell us that they had an ‘IT stack’. This term was meant to express the existence of a software estate sat on a variety of hardware resources with a selection of ... Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2020
UK lags in AI skills and AI project success
Global study by Microsoft shows that UK organisations have more artificial intelligence projects that deliver zero value than other countries Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2020
Nutanix Clusters on AWS debuts in 20 cloud regions
In technical preview since 2019, Nutanix Clusters on AWS will enable unified operations across private and public clouds Continue Reading
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E-Zine
11 Aug 2020
Freezing digital history in the Arctic Circle
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out why GitHub is storing its historical open source code repositories on analogue film in the Arctic Circle. Our buyer’s guide examines modern software development practices. And we hear how virtual reality technology helped the UK build more ventilators to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Tip
10 Aug 2020
Explore 10 popular open source development tools
Whether you're writing, managing, building or deploying source code, there is an open source development tool to help do the job. Check out these quick tool intros to get you started. Continue Reading
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10 Aug 2020
Portrait of the software developer as an artist
Many programmers see themselves as artists – of a sort. Computer Weekly investigates what it means to be a modern software developer Continue Reading
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10 Aug 2020
How analogue film will be the future of digital history
The pandemic meant GitHub had to wait until July to store a 21TB snapshot of its code repositories, on special film that can last a thousand years Continue Reading
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News
10 Aug 2020
Gartner flags continued growth in global IaaS spend as enterprise demand for public cloud soars
Global spend on IaaS continues to surge, with a growing competitive threat posed by Chinese providers Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Aug 2020
Portrait of the software developer as an artist
Many programmers see themselves as artists – of a sort. Computer Weekly investigates what it means to be a modern software developer Continue Reading
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News
10 Aug 2020
CIO interview: DFS’s Russell Harte on the Google ecosystem
The furniture retailer has standardised on G Suite and has bought into the Google Cloud Platform and Chrome OS devices Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Aug 2020
High hopes for low-code: Acquia’s ‘digitalise or die’ call to arms
Drew Griffiths is Cohesion CEO at Acquia, a company for its cloud based hosting, support and services for Drupal (an open source content management framework). Citing the obvious concerns that have ... Continue Reading
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News
10 Aug 2020
Poor connectivity sees home workers lose over half an hour of work a day
Business leaders reveal pressure of new normal with research revealing four-fifths of home workers experiencing unreliable internet connection while working from home, and nearly half having slow and/or unreliable internet connection Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Aug 2020
Smarter IoT smart homes promised through Zigbee open standards
Emanating from the affluent beachfront neighborhood of Herzliya in Tel Aviv, Israel… we find news of the IoT technology company Essence Group’s work to champion the use of open standards. ... Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Aug 2020
4 ways HR and IT can collaborate on employee experience
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing new issues for workers across industries. Here's how HR and IT can collaborate on creating a better employee experience. Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2020
Cyber attack combined with Covid-19 puts Travelex into administration
Foreign exchange firm Travelex has cut UK staff by 1,300 and physical outlets will remain closed Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2020
Challenger bank sees huge growth during pandemic
Starling Bank has seen a big increase in its business amid the Covid-19 slowdown Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2020
‘Inadequate’ broadband impacts bottom line for London’s SMEs
Research reveals as many as 85% of small businesses in UK capital do not know how fast their broadband speed needs to be for their business to thrive, and only two-fifths were able to transition to a fully online business model after Covid-19 hit Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2020
TikTok to be banned in US in 45 days
Trump says his Executive Orders against Chinese mobile apps are in the interests of dealing with a national emergency Continue Reading
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Opinion
07 Aug 2020
Don’t believe the hype: AI is no silver bullet
We want to believe AI will revolutionise cyber security, and we’re not necessarily wrong, but it’s time for a reality check Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2020
India’s software industry calls for cuts to red tape
Software industry lobby group iSpirt has called on the Indian government to ease the administrative burden of complying with rules related to taxes and trade Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Aug 2020
How to achieve resilience – the modern uptime trinity
IT leaders can take responsibility for ensuring their organisations are resilient during times of crisis. There are no quick fixes, but if you think it is expensive to ensure resilience in your IT systems, try frequent failure instead Continue Reading
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News
06 Aug 2020
Bandwidth Inc wraps up Ribbon deal to boost home network capacity for AWS
Session border controller software edition deployed on AWS to enable enterprise communications company’s customers to improve home working with no disruptions to network performance Continue Reading
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News
06 Aug 2020
Samsung and Microsoft extend Windows and Office 365 integration
Samsung fleshes out OneDrive, Outlook and OneNote integration. Microsoft offers Link to Windows, to extend phones to Windows 10 PCs Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2020
Five tips to lower S/4 Hana costs
With budgets being squeezed, how can organisations on SAP ECC reduce the cost of switching to S/4 Hana? Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2020
Home Office drops ‘racist’ visa algorithm
The Home Secretary has pledged to stop using an algorithmic decision-making system to assess visa applications after migrant welfare and technology justice groups challenged the tool for helping to create a hostile environment for migrants Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2020
Brits, terrified of impact of second Covid-19 wave on finances, turn to money management apps
People are using apps to help them manage their money amid fears of a second coronavirus lockdown in the UK Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2020
Nokia to set up robotics lab at Indian Institute of Science
The Nokia Centre of Excellence for Networked Robotics will explore the use of drones, advanced communications and artificial intelligence in agriculture and industrial automation, among other applications Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2020
Inside Juniper’s radical IT transformation
Western Australia’s aged care provider Juniper embarked on an aggressive strategy to completely transform its IT operations in just two years Continue Reading
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News
04 Aug 2020
Police require radical reform to deal with 21st century challenges
Early findings from a major review of policing reveal forces are struggling to keep pace with the changing nature of crime Continue Reading
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News
04 Aug 2020
Google links with eight US banks for current accounts
Tech giant works with banks to layer digital services on top of secure and regulated banking infrastructures Continue Reading
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Opinion
04 Aug 2020
How to acquire and keep your IT skills up to date
Little, often and varied study is the key to keeping your IT skills up to date in an industry that is constantly changing Continue Reading
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News
04 Aug 2020
Tata Communications unveils new secure digital experience
Global digital ecosystem enabler Tata aims to allow businesses to adapt to the realities of enterprise transformation, workforce mobility and consumer experience in the new digital-first environment Continue Reading
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News
04 Aug 2020
Nordic enterprises look for SAP price reductions as they navigate Covid-19
Businesses in the Nordics are using SAP Cloud Platform to address Covid-19 challenges and are also seeking price reductions Continue Reading
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E-Zine
04 Aug 2020
The UK’s $500m space technology gamble
In this week’s Computer Weekly we ask why the UK government is spending $500m on a bankrupt satellite technology company. After a European court quashes the EU-US data sharing agreement, we examine the implications for a UK-EU data protection deal after Brexit. And how have small cloud suppliers coped in the pandemic? Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
04 Aug 2020
New foundation to bolster security of open source software
The Open Source Security Foundation will bring together key open source security initiatives across the industry to improve and support the security of open source software Continue Reading
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News
03 Aug 2020
Private equity leads Nordic IT sector consolidation
Private equity firms and industrial giants are triggering mergers and acquisitions in the Nordic tech sector as investment slows amid the Covid-19 pandemic Continue Reading
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News
03 Aug 2020
Edge server shipments set to double by 2024
As business gets close to the edge, analyst predicts a ‘supercharged’ edge server market over the next five years driven by an associated boom in cloud services Continue Reading
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Blog Post
03 Aug 2020
Open wearables group buttons down on datasets
Open source is driving wearables. The Open Wearables Initiative (OWEAR) is an industry collaboration designed to promote the effective use of high-quality sensor-generated measures of health in ... Continue Reading
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Podcast
31 Jul 2020
Who are the real leaders among cloud ERP vendors?
The competition between SAP and Oracle is as bitter as ever, and contenders like IFS, Infor and Workday have serious offerings. But is multi-tenant SaaS ERP still the objective? Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2020
ICO launches guidance on AI and data protection
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published guidance aimed at rendering the application of machine learning to data compliant with data protection principles Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2020
IFS CEO Darren Roos: Customer investment in cloud and digital has held up during Covid
Business applications supplier’s chief executive tells Computer Weekly that business has been surprisingly good during the coronavirus crisis Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2020
Labour Party is latest victim of Blackbaud ransomware attack
Widening Blackbaud data breach ensnares the Labour Party as the cloud software firm continues to duck questions about its behaviour Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2020
Amazon reports Q2 profit and revenue surge as Covid-19-induced uptick in online sales continues
Amazon sees profit and revenue surge in the wake of the coronavirus, but growth of its cloud business slows as IT buyers re-prioritise investments because of pandemic Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2020
US lawmakers grill big tech chiefs over market power
Sixth antitrust hearing sees CEOs of major technology companies face combative questioning from members of Congress over their market power and dominance Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2020
BASF partnership develops AI-powered smart mining
A collaboration with IntelliSense.io is being used to power AI-based optimisation of mining processes Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2020
Accenture selected for key role in Bank of England core settlement system replacement
Accenture will be technology delivery partner in project to replace the core system used to settle payments between banks Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2020
Agile adoption still in early stages
Less than a quarter of organisations made it past the step of defining their agile approach while more than half are just getting started, study finds Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2020
Serious BootHole vulnerability puts millions of systems at risk
BootHole is a GRUB2 bootloader vulnerability and puts millions of PCs, servers and other devices at risk of compromise Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2020
How analogue film will be the future of digital history
The pandemic meant GitHub had to wait until July to store a 21TB snapshot of its code repositories, on special film that can last a thousand years Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2020
Amazon to create 1,000 skilled tech roles in Ireland
Retail giant Amazon will be adding several skilled tech roles to its locations in Ireland over the next two years Continue Reading
