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News
04 Oct 2024
STMicroelectronics, Qualcomm team for next-gen industrial IoT
Strategic collaboration will pair STM32 microcontroller ecosystem and wireless connectivity solutions to allow simple, fast, and cost-effective design of next-gen industrial and consumer IoT applications augmented by edge AI Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
04 Oct 2024
Cups Linux printing bugs open door to DDoS attacks, says Akamai
The Cups Linux printing vulnerabilities disclosed at the end of September would seem to have a nasty sting in their tail, according to researchers at Akamai Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
25 Mar 2019
Storage 101: Object storage in the big three public clouds
We look at the object storage services of the big three cloud providers – Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure Blob and Google Cloud Storage – and how customers can achieve compatibility between them Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
22 Mar 2019
UK government at odds over Huawei threat
The chair of the Science and Technology Committee has criticised the government’s vague response to concerns about Huawei’s activities in the UK Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
20 Mar 2019
Pivot3 to target Azure, Google clouds and enhance AI/ML
Hyper-converged infrastructure maker Pivot3 plans to extend backup for its appliance clusters to additional public clouds and optimise service levels across storage tiers and cache Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
19 Mar 2019
Cohesity plans to put backup data to good use
Cohesity’s DataPlatform now makes use of previously dormant backup data with analytics to provide business value and to tackle threats such as ransomware Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
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News
19 Mar 2019
Ctera teams with HPE to put cloud gateways in Simplivity HCI
X Series appliances marry HPE’s hyper-converged hardware with Ctera’s hybrid cloud file server gateway to provide edge compute with storage tiered to the cloud Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
18 Mar 2019
Component prices skew server market
Global server revenues jump as increased cost of components is passed on Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
14 Mar 2019
Enterprise and midrange SAN survey 2019: Hitachi, IBM and NetApp
Part two of two: While all-flash is mainstream, NVMe is an option as disk replacement for most suppliers, while NetApp leads the way with NVMe end-to-end to hosts Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
12 Mar 2019
Singapore invests S$200m to upgrade supercomputing capabilities
The investment will shore up Singapore’s supercomputing prowess to facilitate research collaboration, as well as address national and business challenges Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
08 Mar 2019
Enterprise and midrange SAN survey 2019: Dell and HPE
Part one of two: All-flash is mainstream, with NVMe also offered. Dell offers NVMe drives while HPE reserves it for use as storage-class memory as a cache layer Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
07 Mar 2019
Vodafone defends its use of Huawei as 5G trials go live
As Vodafone begins trials of a live 5G service in Bristol, Cardiff and Liverpool, the operator’s CTO and general counsel have defended their use of Huawei equipment in Vodafone’s network and challenged its detractors to produce evidence of spying Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
07 Mar 2019
US government ban unconstitutional, says Huawei
Huawei’s lawsuit accuses Washington of violating the US Constitution by banning it from government contracts Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
07 Mar 2019
UK military robotics get multimillion-pound boost
A budget of £66m from the Ministry of Defence's Transformation Fund has been allocated to a project that will see mini-drones and autonomous vehicles deployed to the battlefield Continue Reading
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News
06 Mar 2019
Keep pace with device management with DaaS
Adoption of device-as-a-service offerings is expected to improve as more enterprises migrate to Windows 10 over the next two years Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
05 Mar 2019
US doubles down on Huawei fears as Chinese prepare to sue
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has reinforced his attacks on Huawei as the firm apparently prepares to sue the US government over its federal-level ban Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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E-Zine
05 Mar 2019
Modernising IT at the Bank of England
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the Bank of England as it starts the modernisation programme for its core system – one that the UK economy relies on. We look at the rise of DevSecOps and how it can help deal with increasingly complex security threats. And we examine the different approaches to storage for structured and unstructured data. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
05 Mar 2019
IT Priorities 2019: What projects are IT professionals spending their budgets on?
The Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities 2019 survey finds that cloud maturity, security and automation are among the hot areas for spending Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
04 Mar 2019
IT Priorities 2019: APAC keeping pace with digital transformation
Digital transformation is well underway among APAC enterprises which are looking to spend more on refreshing their IT infrastructure and technologies that improve employee productivity Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
27 Feb 2019
MWC 2019: Vodafone powers 5G with VMware
Vodafone is using VMware’s telco cloud platform to prepare its mobile networks for 5G in 15 geographies Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
27 Feb 2019
SME backup products offer diverse routes to the cloud
We take the temperature on cloud-era SME-focused backup products that come as “traditional” software, replication-centric protection environments and hardware appliances Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
26 Feb 2019
MWC 2019: 5G driving telcos into the cloud, says VMware CEO
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger explained how the requirements of 5G mobile networks are helping to push more telcos into the organisation’s arms Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
26 Feb 2019
Cohesity opens up backup data to analytics and applications
Hybrid-cloud backup appliance provider launches marketplace for applications that can apply intelligence, such as analytics, to data held in backup and secondary data stores Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
26 Feb 2019
MWC 2019: Industry rallies around the intelligent edge
The ability to process sensor data on intelligent edge devices, then upload to the cloud, was among the themes at this year’s Mobile World Congress Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
22 Feb 2019
US may cut off countries that use Huawei in 5G networks
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said America may scale back or cut military and diplomatic ties with countries that use Huawei equipment in national 5G networks Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Opinion
21 Feb 2019
Why rugged mobile devices can be important in digital transformation
Highly durable mobile devices should not be only considered for especially challenging work environments - there are considerations for many businesses Continue Reading
By- Rob Bamforth, Timefort
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News
21 Feb 2019
MWC 2019: O2 to launch 5G by Christmas
Ahead of Mobile World Congress, operator O2 has revealed further details of how it is planning for the advent of 5G Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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E-Zine
21 Feb 2019
CW Nordics: Sweden to test e-krona and plans cashless society
Sweden’s vision of a cashless society has gained traction after the Riksbank (central bank) rolled out plans to test a digital currency, the e-krona. Also read how the Nordic region’s longer-established companies are playing a forceful role to advance digital transformation, and how Finland’s IT sector has rebounded strongly after Microsoft’s takeover of Nokia’s mobile phones and smart devices business units in 2014. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Feb 2019
Backup product approaches vary as they take aim at the cloud
Use of the public cloud for backup data is something all the backup software suppliers provide, but implementations range from simple S3 connections to expansive software offerings Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
20 Feb 2019
MWC 2019: Huawei claims massive lead on 5G readiness
At a pre-Mobile World Congress event in London, Huawei’s Ryan Ding shared details of the firm’s rapidly expanding 5G mobile portfolio, and laid into his competitors Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
20 Feb 2019
How the immersive VR film Tree was created
New Reality Company worked across games development and video effects to bring about a virtual reality immersive experience Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
19 Feb 2019
Pure launches ObjectEngine cloud dedupe, plus inter-rack NVMe
Flash storage pioneer offers flash-to-flash-to-cloud ObjectEngine on-premise and in the cloud while boosting connectivity between datacentre racks with NVMe-over-fabrics Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Blog Post
19 Feb 2019
Putting print security on the C-Level agenda
Data breaches are rarely out of the headlines and compliance pressure, such as the introduction of GDPR, means security remains high on the corporate agenda. Cyber threats and data breaches are no ... Continue Reading
By- Louella Fernandes, Quocirca
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News
19 Feb 2019
MWC 2019: 5G in Europe driven by industrial automation, says Ericsson
As Mobile World Congress 2019 nears, Sweden’s Ericsson has been expanding, and expounding upon, its plans for 5G mobile networks Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
19 Feb 2019
Royal Mail delivers safety training through virtual reality
At the Learning Technologies event in London, Royal Mail’s online learning manager talks about the organisation’s use of virtual reality to help postal workers avoid dog attacks Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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News
19 Feb 2019
Kellogg’s tests VR for developing merchandising strategy
Breakfast food brand Kellogg’s is working with Accenture and Qualcomm to test the use of virtual reality to develop a retail strategy for the launch of new products Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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News
18 Feb 2019
IT Priorities 2019: IT professionals plan a big push to migrate off Windows 7
With the clock ticking to Windows 7 end of support, more than half of the IT professionals who took part in a survey have a Windows 10 migration as their top IT project this year Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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14 Feb 2019
NVMe is fast flash storage, but big five suppliers take it slowly
NVMe flash offers blistering performance gains but so far the big five storage array makers have tended to opt for gradual implementations rather than radical new architectures Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2019
Lenovo offers enterprises access to on-premise datacentre kit on cloud-like pay-as-you-go terms
Chinese PC maker Lenovo wants to make it easier for enterprises to access on-premise datacentre resources without needing to invest huge sums of money in purchasing it Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
13 Feb 2019
NVMe startups’ different routes to flash performance gains
NVMe offers huge flash performance benefits, but no one is quite sure how to overcome the challenges that brings and startups are trying several different approaches Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Feb 2019
Career choices for storage admins as technologies converge
There is collateral damage in datacentre convergence, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for storage administrators to stick with storage-centric skillsets. Two solutions exist Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
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News
10 Feb 2019
Australia’s defence department keeps old PCs out of landfills
Department has securely wiped data from used devices and kept 1,300 tonnes of e-waste out of landfills Continue Reading
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News
07 Feb 2019
Businesses still figuring out digital transformation have already lost
Accenture is calling it a post-digital era, one where businesses are already looking beyond digitisation to capitalise on new tech-driven opportunities Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
07 Feb 2019
Cloud the rising star of storage: Eight years of text analysis
Tracking word frequency in nearly a decade’s worth of storage content shows how cloud has come of age, flash has gone mainstream and how we don’t talk about virtualisation any more Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
05 Feb 2019
Payday lender cuts troubleshooting by 30% with Virtual Instruments
Curo Financial thought storage was slowing down its websites, but found virtual machine and network issues were to blame. To fix this, it’s going proactive on storage performance issues Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
05 Feb 2019
Cambridge launches urban data IoT project
The city of Cambridge will use Telensa IoT sensors and a Microsoft Azure platform to better manage its urban data assets Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
04 Feb 2019
Swiss bank moves away from file with Cloudian object storage
PostFinance opts for Cloudian object storage as it migrates 100 million files away from NetApp and builds S3-compatible archives for Hadoop and Apache Spark Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Feature
04 Feb 2019
Compute strategies for AI applications
Devising compute strategies for AI applications can be challenging. Find out about the hardware, network and software frameworks available Continue Reading
By- Chirag Dekate and Arun Chandrasekaran
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News
01 Feb 2019
Watercolour World digitises ‘photographs’ of the pre-camera age
Charity dedicated to making thousands of fragile pre-1900 watercolour paintings available on the web has launched its site with help from Fujitsu scanner maker PFU Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
31 Jan 2019
Hyper-converged infrastructure gains acceptance in APAC
A top Nutanix executive claims that migrations to hyper-converged infrastructure in the region are under way, fuelled by growing interest in hybrid cloud Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Opinion
30 Jan 2019
Audiovisual systems need more efficient integration and management
The spread of audiovisual systems for communication and collaboration needs to be supported in a similar manner to corporate IT, not facilities management Continue Reading
By- Rob Bamforth, Timefort
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News
28 Jan 2019
Government to pump £70m into ‘designing out’ cyber threats
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund cash to be used for designing and developing more secure hardware in a bid to eradicate cyber threats Continue Reading
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News
25 Jan 2019
Vodafone suspends use of Huawei hardware
Vodafone’s UK CEO has said the operator will ‘pause’ its use of Huawei hardware for the foreseeable future Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
25 Jan 2019
A cloud compliance checklist for the GDPR age
The cloud is supposed to make things simpler, but when it comes to compliance, things can get complex. Here is a look at the essential elements of a cloud compliance strategy Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Jan 2019
Windows 7: Don't expect Microsoft to handle all Windows 10 issues
It does not seem that long ago that IT departments were battling with upgrading PCs from Windows XP to Windows 7, as Microsoft finally pulled the plug for support on the legacy operating system. ... Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
24 Jan 2019
CIO interview: Charles Ewen, Met Office
The Met Office’s CIO is working on a new, digital approach, using supercomputers, establishing pioneering partnerships and creating change Continue Reading
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News
23 Jan 2019
MPs challenge Huawei over spying allegations
The chair of the cross-bench Science and Technology Committee has written to Huawei seeking answers over its activities in the UK Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
23 Jan 2019
Veeam Cloud Tier adds tiered storage for backups in S3 clouds
Virtualisation backup specialist adds tiering of Veeam Availability Suite data to AWS, Azure and S3-compatible clouds, which can now also be used as a repository for its N2WS cloud-native backup Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
23 Jan 2019
Vodafone and O2 will ‘share’ 5G networks
Vodafone and O2 have agreed non-binding heads of terms that will extend their 4G network-sharing agreement to 5G when it becomes available Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
22 Jan 2019
Digital Catapult explores LPWAN and IoT for industry
A Connected Factory Demonstrator managed by the Digital Catapult is seeking input from LPWAN and internet of things specialists Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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E-Zine
22 Jan 2019
Moving beyond network boundaries
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at how businesses are adapting to the challenges of perimeterless network security. We examine how digital transformation is bringing increased complications for identity and access management (IAM). And we ask if public cloud providers are becoming a threat to the funding model for open source software. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Podcast
21 Jan 2019
Podcast: How to get ready for the California Consumer Privacy Act
If you have any customers in California, you need to know about that state’s equivalent to GDPR. Mathieu Gorge of Vigitrust talks through what you need to achieve compliance Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
16 Jan 2019
Dutch pharma firm Centrient switches out MPLS for Cato SD-WAN
Centrient Pharmaceuticals, a Netherlands-based drug company, has switched out its global MPLS service in favour of a high-performance software-defined WAN from Cato Networks Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
16 Jan 2019
Veritas launches Docker container backup in NetBackup
Docker is becoming an industry standard form of application virtualisation, and with that comes the need to back up Docker environments and data. Veritas joins CommVault and Asigra in doing so Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
15 Jan 2019
Nottingham Building Society boosts storage and saves power with Nexsan deployment
Building society ditches geriatric IBM storage array to gain reliability, boost capacity by 20 times and make energy savings with Nexsan, but rejects flash storage for spinning disk SAN Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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E-Zine
15 Jan 2019
NHS plans for a digital future
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the NHS Long-Term Plan and examine how it intends to transform UK healthcare for a digital age over the next 10 years. We analyse the latest chip developments from Intel and AMD to see what will change in the datacentre in 2019. And we ask the experts if cloud giant Amazon Web Services can continue its impressive growth trajectory. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
14 Jan 2019
Why CIOs need to reshape desktop IT for Windows 7 end of support
With a year to go before Windows 7 reaches end of life, IT departments have more than just the operating system upgrade to consider Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
10 Jan 2019
Storage 101: Structured data and its storage needs
Structured data is declining as a proportion of all data but its importance to business applications and its organised nature make its storage requirements very specific Continue Reading
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Podcast
10 Jan 2019
Podcast: Storage and compliance priorities in 2019
Mathieu Gorge, CEO of Vigitrust, looks ahead to key areas in compliance in 2019, including mushrooming data volumes, GDPR fines and the California Consumer Privacy Act Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
10 Jan 2019
20TB hard drives expected in 2019 as Seagate HAMR is tested by NetApp
Heat-assisted method of writing to disk looks likely to push HDD capacities to 20TB this year, with 40TB possible by 2023, for media suited to colder data Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
09 Jan 2019
Mercedes-Benz collaborates with Nvidia on in-car supercomputer
Partners plan to work on an in-car computer for autonomous driving, and to replace existing in-car systems Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
08 Jan 2019
Exxon joins IBM’s quantum committee as Q System One goes commercial
The Q System One is said to be the world’s first commercial quantum computer. ExxonMobil and CERN hope to exploit IBM’s latest tech Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
08 Jan 2019
Growth of on-premise tech hit by enterprise cloud demand in 2018, Synergy Research shows
Growth opportunities for on-premise technologies within the enterprise are starting to feel the pinch from cloud, claims Synergy Research's 2018 market review Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
08 Jan 2019
First 5G smartphones may have massive price premium
Android smartphone brands are already preparing to launch their first 5G handsets, but new technical requirements means they won’t be cheap to build, according to analysts at TrendForce Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
07 Jan 2019
Equinix to open fourth Singapore datacentre in 2019
The latest investment by Equinix in Singapore comes as datacentre operators look to fill vacant real estate arising from intense market competition between 2017 and 2018 Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Opinion
07 Jan 2019
Visual collaboration needs more than just pixels and pointers
The merging of audio-visual and information technologies presents new opportunities for collaboration and data sharing Continue Reading
By- Rob Bamforth, Timefort
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News
07 Jan 2019
Huawei debuts Arm-based chip, eyes broader server market
Huawei’s Kunpeng 920 processor is geared towards big data and infrastructure applications, marking its foray into Arm-based servers that are set to change the dynamics of the datacentre market Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
03 Jan 2019
Intel admits chip security has a long way to go
A year ago, the world came to realise how a side-loading attack could compromise a microprocessor. Intel has been working hard to make fixes easier Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
31 Dec 2018
Top 10 cloud storage stories of 2018
Top trends in cloud storage in 2018 included key enablers of hybrid- and multi-cloud such as native cloud storage, array makers’ cloud appliances and distributed file systems Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
31 Dec 2018
Top 10 network stories of 2018
2018 was the year when software-defined networking, and more specifically software-defined WANs, took centre stage. We look back at a transformative year for the world of the network manager Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
28 Dec 2018
Top 10 mobile stories of 2018
As 5G moves from theory to practical reality, we look back at Computer Weekly’s biggest mobile stories from the past 12 months Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
28 Dec 2018
Top 10 storage stories of 2018
Key trends in storage in 2018 included hybrid and multicloud storage, container storage, and hyper-converged infrastructure. Meanwhile, flash storage has evolved with NVMe Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Feature
24 Dec 2018
Ready, headset, go: Retailers racing ahead with VR for staff training
Has virtual reality found its prime retail user case as a staff training tool? Recent moves from Costa Coffee and Walmart suggest it has Continue Reading
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20 Dec 2018
Taking stock of Dell EMC’s growth in Asia
Tech supplier Dell EMC is riding on growing demand for servers and hyper-converged infrastructure, and investing in more technical resources to support enterprises in digital transformation efforts. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
20 Dec 2018
CW ASEAN: How to make the right cloud infrastructure choices
Across the ASEAN region, more companies, including bigwigs such as Southeast Asia’s largest bank DBS, are turning to cloud infrastructure services to augment or even replace their entire IT infrastructure in some cases. In this month’s edition of CW ASEAN, we take a look at the considerations when choosing infrastructure as a service, and what needs to be in place for enterprises to get the most out of the cloud computing technology. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
18 Dec 2018
Ancient Britain comes to life at Bath’s 5G testbed
The West of England Combined Authority is running a 5G Smart Tourism project at Bath’s world-famous Roman spa Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
18 Dec 2018
Vodafone spreads Christmas cheer with a 4G drone
Vodafone has conducted a test flight of the UK’s first drone delivery controlled over its 4G network Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
17 Dec 2018
Autonomous submersible, Arggonauts, uses Dell for remote data processing
Getting data to the sea floor is near impossible in the deep sea because there is no GPS and no quick way to communicate with the surface Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
12 Dec 2018
Interview: Dheeraj Pandey, CEO, Nutanix
It may be known for hyper-converged infrastructure, but Nutanix now has its head in the clouds Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Answer
12 Dec 2018
Faxploit: How can sending a fax compromise a network?
Check Point researchers found a fax machine attack allowing attackers to access scanned documents. Discover how this is possible and how users can avoid falling victim. Continue Reading
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News
10 Dec 2018
Vodafone’s 4G network goes underground
Operator will roll out small 4G and 5G-ready antenna to boost network coverage over short distances in areas of dense usage, using manhole covers, among other things Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
10 Dec 2018
O2 expected to pursue Ericsson for compensation over 24-hour stoppage
Mobile network operator could seek up to £100m in damages from its supplier, which failed to update expired software certificates, causing a day-long outage Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
07 Dec 2018
What does the 802.11ax wireless standard mean for your network?
The publication of the 802.11ax standard will pave the way for the next generation of wireless technology, but what does it mean for enterprise networks? Continue Reading
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News
07 Dec 2018
O2 outage highlights importance of software certificate audits
A major outage on the O2 4G mobile network was caused by an expired certificate and could easily have been avoided, it has emerged Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
07 Dec 2018
NVMe is fast flash storage, but big five suppliers take it slowly
NVMe flash offers blistering performance gains but so far the big five storage array makers have tended to opt for gradual implementations rather than radical new architectures Continue Reading
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Opinion
06 Dec 2018
Douglas Engelbart, the forgotten hero of modern computing
Half a century ago, Douglas Engelbart demonstrated an experimental computer that laid the foundations for modern computing. His vision to use computing power to solve complex problems in all areas of human activity has become reality, but not in the way that he imagined Continue Reading
By- Jake Charles Rees
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News
05 Dec 2018
BT moves to strip Huawei kit from EE’s network
Telco will remove Huawei’s networking equipment from the core of EE’s 4G mobile network Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Answer
04 Dec 2018
How do L1TF vulnerabilities compare to Spectre?
Foreshadow, a set of newly discovered L1TF vulnerabilities, exploits Intel processors via side-channel attacks. Learn about L1TF and its variations from expert Michael Cobb. Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Dec 2018
What is storage-class memory and what is it used for?
HPE has announced the availability of storage-class memory in its products and other array makers are expect to follow. So what does SCM do for analytics-centred workloads? Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
04 Dec 2018
As commercial 5G nears, small cells generate interest
Interest in small cells as an element of commercial 5G mobile networks is growing, particularly in countries with supportive regulatory environments. Meanwhile, a UK trial of wholesale small cell infrastructure has kicked off in London Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
04 Dec 2018
Data protection, backup and replication in the age of the cloud
A data protection and backup strategy has to take account of the expansion of the sphere of IT, from the datacentre to the public cloud to devices and locations at the edge Continue Reading
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E-Zine
04 Dec 2018
Tackling legacy systems by making IT evergreen
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we assess strategies for continuous IT improvement to help evergreen IT replace the difficulties caused by legacy tech. Our new buyer’s guide examines next-generation networking technologies such as SD-WAN. And we hear about digital transformation in the charity sector in an interview with the IT leader at Parkinson’s UK. Read the issue now. Continue Reading