IT management

How to manage the tension between agility and discipline in IT

Agility requires a new level of discipline that is redefining IT project management Continue Reading

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• Tim Wasserman

Can the mainframe remain relevant in the cloud and mobile era?

IBM mainframes run more than 1.1m transactions per second, yet the mainframe has remained largely unfashionable. We investigate Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Understanding the real value of IT and proving it to the business

At a time when costs are being continually squeezed, there is more pressure than ever to demonstrate the business value of technology Continue Reading

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• Lisa Kelly

Grant Thornton spends £3m in move to cloud HR services

Financial advisory firm invests in cloud talent management as it gears up to expand its operations in the UK Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Customer privacy an ongoing challenge, says Unilever

Unilever has set up a programme to address the continually evolving challenge of privacy issues relating to customer data Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

The digital CIO: How digital technology will change the way organisations work

If you are an IT leader, digital technology is likely to be a pivotal factor in your career over the next five years Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Mine machine data to boost business value

Businesses risk losing their competitive edge if they are unable to drill down into the information captured by machine-generated data Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

The psychology of IT projects: Why they fail

Mark Seneschall, an experienced IT projects professional, explains why IT projects so often prove so challenging, why they are so prone to failure in this book extract. Continue Reading

CIO Thought Leadership: The Sum of all brands

This article by Ade McCormack looks at the impact customer-centricity has on organisations. Continue Reading

Big Digital Leadership

This paper by digital strategist Ade McCormack, offers CIOs advice on turning digital technology trends into a business advantage. Continue Reading

Case study: How John Lewis conquered the web

An in-depth look at the inside story of John Lewis' £40m e-commerce strategy. Continue Reading

Oracle pushes Exadata servers aggressively against IBM PureSystems

IDC’s latest market share data for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has shown that Oracle is beginning to grow its server business Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Presentation: Virgin Media’s unified communications strategy

Colin Miles, director of IT Technical Services of Virgin Media explains how unified communications has transformed the company, in this presentation for Computer Weekly's 500 Club for IT leaders. Continue Reading

Presentation: The BBC’s Unified Communications Strategy

Steve Shepherd, head of IT and business alignment at the BBC, explains how unified communications technology is transforming the BBC. Continue Reading

Three-quarters of UK charities are failing to adapt to digital

Charities in the UK are failing to adopt digital agendas in their organisations Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Interview: Charles Phillips, CEO, Infor

Charles Phillips is at a critical point in his role at Infor. Over the past three years as CEO he has invested heavily in overhauling the company's enterprise software Continue Reading

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• Derek Du Preez

Hacktivism: good or evil?

IT lawyer Dai Davis looks at the rise of hacktivism and its impact on business and international politics Continue Reading

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• Dai Davis, Percy Crow Davis & Co

Government finally ends e-Borders programme

The government has formally ended the troubled e-Borders programme, with its intended functions merged into a new project Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Opinion: The Strategic Execution Framework

Innovation. Agility. Performance. Scalability. Are these among the key initiatives for your company this year? Continue Reading

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• Tim Wasserman

Executing Your Strategy 6: Transition

This is the final part of a six part guide which explains the key steps of the Strategic Execution Framework, developed by the Stanford Advanced Management Programme. Continue Reading

Insurance Industry IT: What’s costing you dearly?

Its time to replace badly automated insurance business processes with more flexible systems, say analysts Rob Bamforth and Clive Longbottom. Continue Reading

GDS becomes political as Labour launches digital government review

Government IT - and in particular, the role of the Government Digital Service - is about to get political. Tomorrow night, the Labour Party launches its digital government review, a programme ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Case study: BG Group turns to cloud HR to reach staff in multiple countries

Gas exploration and production company replaces SAP HR technology with Oracle Fusion in the cloud. Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Thames Water pilots smart analytics with Accenture

Thames Water is six months into an 18 month pilot with Accenture Smart Grid to pilot real time monitoring to deliver an improved service Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Is DWP about to lose its CIO?

I've been told that the Department for Work and Pensions CIO, Andy Nelson, is about to step down from the role.The information came from a usually reliable source, but at the time of writing this, ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Channel 4 CTO Bob Harris leaves to set up consultancy firm

Channel 4 chief technology officer Bob Harris is leaving the broadcaster at the end of March to set up his own consultancy business Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

IT Security Salary Index (UK)

Are you being paid the right rate for the job? Check out this IT Security salary index from Acumin. Continue Reading

Executing Your Strategy 5: Engagement

This is the fifth of a six part guide which explains the key steps of the Strategic Execution Framework, developed by the Stanford Advanced Management Programme. Continue Reading

No more email? Why companies are turning to collaboration technology

Collaboration technologies are helping companies improve their employees' work-life balance Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

IT sector sees sharper rise in insolvencies than overall economy

Information and communications companies in the UK are suffering a rising number of insolvencies Continue Reading

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• Tim Wood and Henry Kirby

Inspiring disruption: Tech Trends 2014

Disruptive technologies provide an opportunity to reshape organisations, change business models and transform industries Continue Reading

Interview: Prepare for the end of the silicon era

IT breakthroughs are governed by the insights of Intel's Gordon Moore in 1965. IBM fellow Bernie Meyerson believes Moore’s law no longer holds true Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Thanks Microsoft - we now know that everybody prefers ODF to OOXML for government document standards

Microsoft's call to its friends in the software community to contribute to the government's consultation on open document formats seems to have worked. Although, perhaps not as Microsoft intended. ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Executive interview: Microsoft targets the non-professional developers

The developer community is changing. There are far more people programming now, says Microsoft's Tim O'Brien Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Five tips for managing project change requests

Change is an inevitable part of a project, so working out in advance how best to handle change requests will make the whole process much easier Continue Reading

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• Elizabeth Harrin

The lesson from the NHS Care.data row: You can't keep privacy issues private any more

The rumbling, growing row over the NHS England Care.data service has become an instruction manual for how not to handle data privacy in the digital age.For anyone not aware of the issue, Care.data ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Is second-hand software illegal?

The action by Federation Against Software Theft to suspend one of its members confuses users over legal second-hand user licences Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Searching for the signal of open standards amid the growing noise of agile

For all its undeniable strengths, the use of agile in government is in danger of becoming a fetish Continue Reading

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• Mark Thompson, Exeter Business School and DIGITLab

Should you allow a bring your own device policy?

Employers are realising there are challenges presented by BYOD which, if not dealt with, could have a serious impact on the business Continue Reading

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• Sarah Burke

UK IT spending will outpace rest of Europe in 2014

Computer Weekly research reveals the IT spending priorities for UK and European organisations in 2014. Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Coding for kids is great - but where do digital skills come from in the meantime?

There has been a lot of discussion lately on the topic of teaching school children how to code. Some controversy has ensued - as ever - around some of the initiatives, but there is little ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

BBC starts search for suppliers to replace £2bn Atos outsourcing deal

The BBC is moving away from its single-supplier outsourcing deal to a multi-sourced 'tower' approach for its technology services Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Executing your strategy 4: Synthesis

This is the fourth of six part guide which explains the key steps of the Strategic Execution Framework, developed by the Stanford Advanced Management Programme. Continue Reading

HR Technology Toolkit

Leading European & international academic offer insights into HR technology in this in-depth report from HR Zone. Continue Reading

HR Technology Key Trends 2014

HR Directors and leading IT suppliers give their take on the HR technology trends for 2014 in this analysis from HR Zone. Continue Reading

Living with Google Glass – not quite useful enough to overcome the dork-factor

Businesses will use Google Glass first, says Simon Dring after spending a few days living with the technology. Continue Reading

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• Simon Dring

Dynamic businesses use the network as the CEO

Yammer co-founder and CTO, Adam Pisoni, believes businesses need to reassess how they are organised Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Troubleshooting datacentre management issues

Gaining better control of the datacentre has to be a high priority to ensure high levels of performance and availability Continue Reading

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• Clive Longbottom

Why IT outsourcing is increasingly blamed for IT failures at banks

Are the IT problems at UK banks caused by outsourcing or the use of decades-old mainframe technology – or is it a combination of the two? Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The best tablet for the job

Windows 8 devices offer enterprise-grade computing but, as Android tablets exploit consumer appeal, other specifications will matter too. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

The question that matters on Universal Credit: Do you believe Iain Duncan Smith?

Do you believe Iain Duncan Smith?This is becoming a key question in the progress of the troubled Universal Credit welfare reform programme. The secretary of state for work and pensions has staked ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Gartner figures show PC market in continued decline

The PC market continued to decline in the UK according to the latest shipment figures from Gartner, although Lenovo continued to make gains Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

The BBC DMI project - what went wrong?

The BBC and its former CTO have engaged in tit-for-tat allegations over its failed £100m digital media project. But who was right? Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

IT budgets bounce back from recession

In this issue of CW Europe find out how businesses across the region plan to use their IT budgets throughout 2014. Continue Reading

BBC DMI row continues as Linwood defends “working technology”

Former BBC CTO John Linwood was scrutinised by a public accounts committee yesterday during a hearing about the failed BBC Digital Media Initiative Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

The future of the tablet computer in the enterprise

Tablets come in all manner of profiles and on a variety of platforms – but which will shape up as the workplace favourite of the future? Continue Reading

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• J P Gownder

BBC CTO John Linwood defends role in failed £100m digital project

Former BBC CTO John Linwood defends his role in the failed £100m DMI project, citing changing business requirements as a key factor Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

UK government courts Brazilian technology companies

The British Consulate in São Paulo has launched a competition to help 10 Brazilian technology firms generate business in the UK Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Tablets in the workplace

In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest buyer’s guide examines the rise of tablets in the workplace, and the options for how to fit them in to the corporate IT environment. After the latest RBS crash, we look at the risks to the UK banking system from over-reliance on legacy IT. And we find out from UK charity Cancer Research how flash storage helped deliver big improvements in application performance. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

BBC CTO John Linwood sacked over failed £100m digital project

Former BBC chief technology officer John Linwood has been sacked over the broadcaster’s failed £100m Digital Media Initiative Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

DWP refuses to release value for money reports on Universal Credit IT suppliers

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) refuses to publish details about Universal Credit IT suppliers' performance Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Cloud to drive Cisco Indian mid-market growth in 2014

Cisco aims for growth in India by targeting the rising mid-market as 65% of India’s currently under-served mid-market firms plan to get more from their networks Continue Reading

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• Shaleen Sinha

40 years ago today: Computer Weekly January 24 1974

The National Museum of Computing has a full copy of every print edition of Computer Weekly since our first in September 1966, and is now digitising the archive. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

HB Fuller sticks with HR in the cloud

Cloud based HR system gives adhesives maker the ability to manage its global workforce Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

CIO interview: The challenge of delivering IT in a refugee camp

The United Nations (UN) looks after 58 million refugees. Naginder Kaur Dhanoa, CIO of the UN High Commission for Refugees speaks about the challenges Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

DWP IT audit to expose strategic failings

The Department for Work and Pensions has completed an internal audit of its IT strategy, and sources suggest it will reveal serious deficiencies Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Special Report on Cisco

This special nine-page report from Computer Weekly, updated for 2014, analyses the challenges facing Cisco, its financial performance, the services it offers, its place in the IT market and its future strategy. Continue Reading

Governance of IT, an executive guide to ISO/IEC 38500

This extract from the book: Governance of IT, an executive guide to ISO/IEC 38500, tells you the key things you need to consider before you start a project implementation. Continue Reading

Top 10 Project Management Trends For 2014

There is growing unease with the status quo of current project management practices, this report from ESI International reveals. Continue Reading

Top IT priorities for 2014 in Europe

Exclusive Computer Weekly research showing how IT decision makers are spending their 2014 budgets. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Internet at risk of 'cybergeddon' says WEF

Internet is at risk of fragmenting amid concerns over spying and cyber crime, says World Economic Forum Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Big banks' legacy IT systems could kill them

A banking T-Rex is dying and nimble competitors will pick at its carcass. Is it too late for the retail bank giants to overhaul their IT and survive? Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The IT risks facing Universal Credit

Despite Iain Duncan Smith's robust defence of his flagship welfare reform policy, Universal Credit, evidence to the contrary continues to mount Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

When will government IT teams learn they are not as different as they think

We learned today of another government IT fiasco - millions of pounds being wasted at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on a system for recruiting soldiers and reservists for the Army. The project was ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Big Data and Content Analytics: measuring the ROI

There is a high expectation for the potential value of big data analytics early adopters are achieving good results that are helping to drive decision making in the business, this survey of 340 technology professionals reveals. Continue Reading

Interactive graphic: 2014 European IT priorities and forecast

Find out the IT priorities and forecasts of European businesses for 2014 with our exclusive reader survey results Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

DWP already struggling to recruit digital skills for Universal Credit IT development

DWP is already struggling to recruit IT staff with the digital skills it needs – not just for Universal Credit but also other IT projects Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

CW Europe – Jan 2014 edition

Analysts have predicted that 2014 will see the creation of “executives with no idea about IT sourcing” due to the many changes that digitisation will bring to IT outsourcing. In this issue CW Europe’s outsourcing editor looks at how digitisation and consumerisation are changing the IT department. Continue Reading

Universal Credit faces IT skills shortage risk after GDS withdrawal

The withdrawal of the Government Digital Service (GDS) from work on Universal Credit is one of the major risks for the troubled project over the next 12 months Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

DWP to spend further £90m on Universal Credit IT system

Department for Work and Pensions to spend £90m enhancing heavily criticised Universal Credit IT system – much of which will be thrown away Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Computer Weekly founding editor, Chris Hipwell, dies after short illness

Chris Hipwell, the founding editor of Computer Weekly, the world’s first IT magazine, has died after a short illness Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Accenture: get ready for the smart tech revolution

Consumers are gravitating towards wearable devices like smart watches to complement their digital lifestyle, a new study from Accenture has found Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Universal Credit IT suppliers to be left out of new digital system development

HP, Accenture, IBM and BT will have 'significantly less' involvement in the digital system developed for full roll-out of the benefits scheme Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Indian IT market is booming with the sale of tablets

Tablet sales in India in the third quarter of 2013 increased by 9% compared to the same period 12 months ago Continue Reading

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• Satarupa Bhattacharya

Mobile technology changing India but government must legislate

Mobile technology is changing how Indian government and businesses operate but the regulatory environment must change if the country is to reach its potential Continue Reading

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• Anup Basti

CW500 Club in 2013

Computer Weekly's CW500 Club attracts the top IT leaders in the UK to talk to their peers about the topical challenges they face Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff

User acceptance testing needs real training, not just a short course

In spite of its importance, user acceptance testing (UAT) is often chaotic, problematic and ineffective Continue Reading

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• Pauline van Goethem
• Brian Hambling

Should you become an interim CIO?

With the recovery of the UK economy still underway, one of the trends in IT management for 2014 is the continued demand for interim CIOs Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Nvidia delivers GPU grid to power Citrix virtual workstations

Nvidia has released vGPU grid technology for Citrix XenDeskop and Xenserver to support remote, hardware accelerated graphics processing. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Avon drops SAP big bang transformation

Cosmetics giant Avon has halted its multi-year SAP rollout due to a poor return on investment. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Universal Credit IT: What we know; what we don't know

"There is no debacle on Universal Credit" declared Iain Duncan Smith in his opening salvo to MPs on the Work and Pensions Select Committee this week.The beleaguered secretary of state yet again ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

DWP writes off £40m on Universal Credit but insists the IT is working

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is scrapping £40.1m of IT work on Universal Credit, and a further £91m will be written off over five years Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Over half of Indian CIOs to increase cloud budget

54.8% of Indian CIOs will increase their cloud computing budgets in 2014, with software as a service (SaaS) the most common Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The most influential people in UK IT

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we reveal our annual list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT – the real movers and shakers driving the digital economy - and also select 10 rising stars to look out for in 2014. We look back at the big changes in the datacentre environment this year and assess what the future holds. And we examine the growing popularity of agile development and hear from experts on the latest best practices. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

UK citizen sues Microsoft over Prism private data leak to NSA

A court action brought in the UK will test Microsoft's legal right to disclose private data on UK citizens to US intelligence services Continue Reading

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• Fiona O’Cleirigh

CEO insights: Reinventing the rules of engagement

This major study from IBM, which delves into the views of 884 global CEOs, assess the impact of technology on their organisations and strategy. Continue Reading

CIO insights: Moving from the back office to the front line

This major global C-level survey from IBM examines the changing role of the CIO and makes recommendations for CIOs who want to move from the back office to the front line of the business. Continue Reading

Computer Weekly UKtech50: Rising stars 2013

During Computer Weekly’s annual UKtech50 awards today in London, we also announced our top 10 rising stars from the IT and technology industry Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

UKtech50 2013 – the most influential people in UK IT

Computer Weekly has announced the fourth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT - the CIOs, industry executives, public servants and business leaders driving the role of technology in the UK economy Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Microsoft changes its licensing terms

Microsoft is offering a single Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA) to simplify its volume licensing agreements. But what does it mean to SAM? Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor