IT outsourcing
IT outsourcing is a critical consideration for IT managers, but is always a sensitive subject with significant implications for IT department staff. Offshore outsourcing continues to grow in popularity, and the sourcing options for IT managers are increasingly varied. We examine what approach UK organisations are taking to IT outsourcing.
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News
04 Dec 2023
Atos selected for UEFA Euro 2024 IT contract
IT services company Atos will deliver on-site and remote IT services for next year’s international football event in Germany Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
07 Sep 2023
Interview: Ashish Gupta, head of EMEA, HCLTech
It’s not just enterprises that changed their operating models during and after Covid, but also the suppliers that took them on the journey, HCLTech Europe’s head explains Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Feb 2024
Government should face legal deadlines on paying Post Office victims
The government should face a legal deadline on paying Horizon scandal victims and unfair previous settlements should be reopened, MPs have been told - amid further boardroom controversy at the Post Office Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
26 Feb 2024
Storage and backup spend in 2024 targets risk and resilience
The TechTarget and ESG spending intentions survey finds big bias towards averting risk and building organisational resilience, but on-premise storage a significant planned outlay Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
26 Feb 2024
Post Office scandal roundup: Fourth Estate in full throttle
January saw mainstream media take hold of the Post Office scandal, and while that first month saw much regurgitation of old news, February saw large media outlets take story forward Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
21 Feb 2024
Co-op signs TCS deal for cloud-first push
The Co-operative Group has contracted IT service provider Tata Consultancy Services to support its move to a cloud-first IT environment Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
16 Feb 2024
Post Office IT insider and the software decision that lit the Horizon scandal
As the Post Office replaces its controversial Horizon software, a former Post Office IT executive describes disastrous mistakes of the past Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Podcast
14 Feb 2024
Podcast: What is the impact of AI on storage and compliance?
Start now looking at artificial intelligence compliance. That’s the advice of Mathieu Gorge of Vigitrust, who says AI governance is still immature but firms should recognise the limits and still act Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
13 Feb 2024
What will result from Cohesity’s Veritas acquisition?
The $7bn backup giant will leverage huge assets in enterprise customer base, compliance and governance intelligence, AI, R&D, and Kubernetes backup and storage Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Opinion
12 Feb 2024
A decade after breaking HMRC’s Aspire deal, the Post Office scandal exposes glaring similarities
HM Revenue & Customs finally broke from its £800m a year Aspire contract in 2016 - and the reasons have parallels with the Post Office scandal. Will government ever learn? Continue Reading
By- Louise McCarthy
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News
06 Feb 2024
Post Office scandal: Phase four’s rogues’ gallery
Phase four of the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal revealed ‘a parade of liars, bullies, amnesiacs and arrogant individuals’ that made up the teams investigating and prosecuting subpostmasters Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Opinion
06 Feb 2024
The Post Office scandal shows how much AI can and must help humans
There has been much speculation about the potential for a future AI disaster after the role of IT in the Post Office scandal - but the way to avoid this is to make sure AI and humans work hand in hand Continue Reading
By- Frederik Pedersen
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News
02 Feb 2024
‘People are now listening,' Post Office inquiry told as latest phase ends
The latest phase of the public inquiry into the widest miscarriage of justice in modern UK history – the Post Office Horizon IT scandal – closes with a bang Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
31 Jan 2024
Aviva signs 15-year contract with Indian IT giant
Tata Consultancy Services continues to make large gains in the UK life insurance and pensions sector Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
30 Jan 2024
Pre-Horizon users contacting lawyers as more Post Office IT horror stories emerge
Lawyer says there is no reason to believe the Post Office treated unexplained shortfalls on systems prior to Horizon any differently to the way it dealt with unexplained Horizon shortfalls Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
29 Jan 2024
MP demands answers from government minister over second faulty Post Office IT system
Kevan Jones MP highlighted evidence of injustices caused by a computer system used in Post Office branches prior to the introduction of the controversial Horizon system. Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
26 Jan 2024
Expert IT witness outsmarted an ‘aggressive’ Post Office to get to truth after inspection ‘madness’
The Post Office’s attempts to protect the Horizon system are well known, in light of the public inquiry and a recent TV drama, but Computer Weekly can reveal how an IT expert was treated during his investigation of Horizon Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
24 Jan 2024
Committee chair asks minister to back ‘Mr Bates clause’ in Post Office compensation legislation
Select committee chair wants guarantees on financial redress for subpostmasters that suffered in the Horizon scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
19 Jan 2024
Fujitsu boss admits to missed opportunities to prevent miscarriages of justice
Concerns of an expert witness in subpostmaster trials were ignored by Fujitsu Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
18 Jan 2024
Gartner: The big IT outsourcing contract returns
Gartner’s latest spending forecast shows IT services is set to become the largest segment of IT spending in 2024 Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
18 Jan 2024
Anger sparked by TV drama forces Fujitsu to put public sector contract bidding on hold
It is not just the UK government that has been forced to act quickly amid public anger, as a wounded Fujitsu stalls government contract bidding Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
18 Jan 2024
More than 900 subpostmaster convictions wouldn’t have happened without Post Office-backed law change
IT expert says it cannot be the case that computer evidence is treated as accurate in court, without investigation into surrounding circumstances Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
17 Jan 2024
Cloud-to-cloud backup: What it is and why you (probably) need it
Basic cloud data protection is just not enough. Several loopholes leave business data vulnerable and that means additional cloud-to-cloud backup should be seriously considered Continue Reading
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Opinion
17 Jan 2024
Paula Vennells fails to practice what she preaches in Post Office scandal
Reverend Richard Coles tells Computer Weekly how a recent ITV drama ‘moved and enraged’ a public that had missed the unfolding of the biggest miscarriage of justice in modern history, in front of their noses Continue Reading
By- Reverend Richard Coles
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16 Jan 2024
How Fujitsu became a central part of the decades-long Post Office scandal
After a TV drama brought the Post Office scandal to a wider audience, many are wondering how and why a Japanese IT company became embroiled in the story. We examine the history behind Fujitsu’s role. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
15 Jan 2024
Post Office scandal: A very good start to what comes next
Well, what can we say? Humbly, let’s start with a very big thank you to Little Gem, the TV production company that created Mr Bates vs the Post Office, and to ITV for broadcasting the drama at ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
12 Jan 2024
Post Office scandal inquiry hits mainstream after dramatic start to year
Long-running statutory public inquiry restarts with hugely increased interest following ITV’s dramatisation of the two decades-long scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
10 Jan 2024
How Fujitsu became a central part of the Post Office scandal
As a TV drama brings the Post Office scandal to a wider audience, many are wondering how and why a Japanese IT company became embroiled in the story – we examine the troubled history behind Fujitsu’s role Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
08 Jan 2024
Post Office scandal furore is moment to change digital evidence rules
The current rules around digital evidence are partly to blame for the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
20 Dec 2023
Post Office gets government handout as Horizon replacement costs increase ‘significantly’
The increasing costs associated with replacing the Post Office’s controversial IT system have forced the government to hand it over £100m extra Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
20 Dec 2023
'No hiding place' for those responsible for Post Office Horizon scandal
MPs want individuals to be held to account for their roles in causing the Post Office Horizon scandal, which destroyed thousands of lives Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
15 Dec 2023
Government advised to overturn all Post Office scandal convictions
An independent board set up to advise the government on compensation for innocent subpostmasters has recommended that all the Post Office scandal convictions are ‘unsafe’ and should be overturned Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
14 Dec 2023
Current Post Office executive in denial of Horizon cover-up
Executives at the Post Office today are still in denial of the part they played in destroying the lives of thousands of people Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Blog Post
13 Dec 2023
The Post Office Scandal: When culture ate the law for breakfast
Famously, “culture eats strategy for breakfast,” according to management guru Peter Drucker. What should we make, then, of the culture at the Post Office when it was prosecuting innocent people ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
08 Dec 2023
Former Post Office investigator called subpostmaster campaigners ‘crooks’
Former Post Office investigator labelled subpostmasters attempting to clear their names as ‘crooks’ Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
05 Dec 2023
Undisclosed document could reveal pressure on Fujitsu expert witness in Post Office prosecution
Details of Post Office prosecutor’s meeting with Fujitsu IT expert witness, used in subpostmaster prosecution, not yet disclosed to public inquiry Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
04 Dec 2023
Atos selected for UEFA Euro 2024 IT contract
IT services company Atos will deliver on-site and remote IT services for next year’s international football event in Germany Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
01 Dec 2023
Post Office lawyer with his fingerprints all over IT scandal spreads blame
Senior Post Office criminal lawyer was just following orders and claims his only mistake was believing those that told him the Horizon system was robust Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
30 Nov 2023
Slow government response to Post Office scandal compensation forces new legislation
Subpostmasters who exposed widest miscarriage of justice in UK history still waiting for compensation after decades of fighting Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
29 Nov 2023
Paula Vennells’ email fuelled Post Office Horizon cult, inquiry told
Faced with serious questions about the robustness of its core computer system, the Post Office doubled down on reliability myth, public inquiry told Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
29 Nov 2023
Scope of Okta helpdesk breach widens to impact all users
Okta has widened the scope of the October breach of its systems to include every customer that has used its helpdesk service, after new information came to light Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
28 Nov 2023
CCRC refers two posthumous subpostmaster appeals to Crown Court
CCRC refers posthumous appeals against convictions to Crown Court for first time Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Nov 2023
India's Hexaware creates hundreds of jobs in UK
Hexaware opens IT services operation in Birmingham, with a plan to recruit 250 people in the region by 2025 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
22 Nov 2023
Controversial Fujitsu contract with Post Office extended again
IT from Fujitsu is at the heart of the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history, yet the government keeps handing millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to the IT giant Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
22 Nov 2023
World Wide Fund for Nature signs IT deal with Atos
Global conservation organisation will harness latest technologies to improve ability to predict risks to natural environment Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
20 Nov 2023
Cubbit DS3 Composer brings DIY cloud to object storage pool
Cubbit customers can now build and configure S3-compatible clouds from unused capacity and offer MSP-grade services with high levels of resilience, security and data sovereignty Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
16 Nov 2023
Post Office scandal inquiry postpones more key witness hearings
Yet more witness hearings are cancelled due to the Post Office's late disclosure of documents Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
14 Nov 2023
Engineers slash RPO/RTO as they swap tape for Rubrik backup
Frankham Group ditches archaic tape backup and deploys Rubrik backup appliances and remote disaster recovery facility. Meanwhile, the engineering group assesses a move to the cloud Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
08 Nov 2023
Data-sharing management gap highlights cyber risk, says report
Organisations are struggling to secure their use of communications tools to share data with third-party partners and suppliers, and in the process are exposing themselves to heightened levels of risk, according to a report Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Definition
06 Nov 2023
business services
Business services refer to all services that support a company. Continue Reading
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News
01 Nov 2023
Lloyds bank kicks off Hyderabad operation
Lloyds Banking Group has opened its latest tech operation in Hyderabad, with plans to recruit around 600 IT experts Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
24 Oct 2023
Customers speak out over Okta’s response to latest breach
Customers of identity specialist Okta have been attacked via a compromise of its systems, and are claiming Okta’s response leaves something to be desired Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Definition
24 Oct 2023
SSAE 16
The Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16 (SSAE 16) is a set of auditing standards and guidance on using the standards, published by the Auditing Standards Board (ASB) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), for redefining and updating how service companies report on compliance controls. Continue Reading
By- Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Site Editor
- Casey Clark, TechTarget
- Alex DelVecchio, Content Development Strategist
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News
24 Oct 2023
NetApp ‘unified storage’ adds new ASA block storage at Insight
Las Vegas event sees NetApp continue its evolution to hybrid cloud and data management player announce ASA C-series and Keystone and Kubernetes storage enhancements Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Feature
23 Oct 2023
Jaguar TCS Formula E racing team making breakthroughs that will fine-tune electric road vehicles
The Jaguar TCS Formula E racing team is using software and digital simulations to continually improve its electric racing cars, leading to better performing electric vehicles on our roads Continue Reading
By- Dickon Ross
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News
19 Oct 2023
Scality gets a jump with VMware Cloud Director integration
S3-compliant object storage specialist will use new OSIS integration with VMware’s cloud management tool to target service providers that want to deliver regional cloud offers Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Opinion
19 Oct 2023
DORA: Moving into a new era of digital resilience
The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act will come into force in just over a year, the majority of risk management professionals are only at the beginning of their planning journey. Kate Needham-Bennett of Fusion Risk Management explains how to get things moving Continue Reading
By- Kate Needham-Bennett
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News
19 Oct 2023
Post Office auditors presumed subpostmasters were ‘on the fiddle’ or ‘in a muddle’
Public inquiry into Post Office scandal hears how head office staff routinely made negative assumptions about subpostmasters in small branches Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
18 Oct 2023
Former Post Office executive admits he wouldn’t sign unfair contract he pushed on subpostmasters
Former contract manager said contract that subpostmasters had to sign with Post Office “put them on the hook” for everything Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
04 Oct 2023
IR35: HMRC completes first phase of CEST upgrades with Ocelot platform migration
HMRC has confirmed that its online IR35 status checker tool has completed its migration to a new platform, as the government tax collection agency’s revamp of the service continues apace Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Opinion
04 Oct 2023
AI vs software outsourcing: An opportunity or a threat?
While artificial intelligence offers unprecedented opportunities for growth, efficiency and automation, it also raises pertinent questions about the future of software outsourcing Continue Reading
By- Maxim Ivanov
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News
03 Oct 2023
Public sector needs systemic reform of capacity to innovate
Improving the public sector’s capacity to innovate requires a culture of innovation underpinned by people, skills and new ways of working with the private sector Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
29 Sep 2023
First subpostmaster Horizon conviction overturned in Scotland
Scotland has seen its first Post Office Horizon conviction overturned, taking the UK total to 92 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Sep 2023
Five more subpostmasters have IT system-related convictions overturned
Over 90 former subpostmasters have so far seen wrongful convictions overturned since it was proved that software errors were to blame for accounting shortfalls Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Sep 2023
Post Office had no interest in subpostmaster welfare when taking legal action, says Fujitsu memo
Fujitsu memo reveals Post Office didn’t care how legal action would affect its subpostmasters as it placed the reputation of its computer system before their welfare Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
19 Sep 2023
Post Office employee changed story for witness statement used to destroy subpostmaster
Post Office inquiry hears how an auditor changed her story about a subpostmaster to help win court battle Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
18 Sep 2023
Government offers £600,000 to subpostmasters with overturned convictions
Subpostmasters wrongfully convicted of financial crimes based on evidence from faulty Horizon software will be offered £600,000 compensation by government Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
15 Sep 2023
Manchester police data breach a classic supply chain incident
The developing data breach at Greater Manchester Police follows a cyber attack on the systems of a key supplier of ID services to the force Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
12 Sep 2023
European enterprises to spend more on generative IT to close gap on US
European organisations are upping their spending on generative AI innovation, but face challenges recruiting the right people to support this Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
07 Sep 2023
Interview: Ashish Gupta, head of EMEA, HCLTech
It’s not just enterprises that changed their operating models during and after Covid, but also the suppliers that took them on the journey, HCLTech Europe’s head explains Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
05 Sep 2023
HPE storage comes with full IT stack, hybrid cloud and as a service
Storage profile: We look at HPE, its Alletra storage refresh, and Greenlake and the ways the company is re-branding as a full-stack provider across on-prem and hybrid cloud Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
23 Aug 2023
Six subpostmaster appeals to be heard in Scottish court
Scottish court will hear appeals against the convictions of six former subpostmasters based on evidence from a Post Office computer system Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
18 Aug 2023
More than 400 Liberty Global IT staff move to Infosys as part of €1.5bn contract
TV and broadband giant outsources the build and operation of its entertainment and connectivity platforms to Indian supplier in five year deal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
17 Aug 2023
MP calls for review of computer evidence rule which led to subpostmasters being wrongly convicted
MP writes to minister in charge of courts requesting he looks at the controversial rules on the use of computer evidence in court Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
16 Aug 2023
Accenture’s Brussels AI lab to focus on European public sector and health
Accenture will use its Brussels AI lab to test AI and generative AI's application in the European public sector Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
16 Aug 2023
NCSC expands Cyber Incident Response service more widely
The NCSC has added a level to its CIR programme to enable more cyber attack victims to take advantage of the service, which offers access to assured incident response specialists Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
11 Aug 2023
Google Help workers claim layoffs are retaliation for unionising
More than 100 Google Help workers claim that Google and Accenture’s decision to layoff two-thirds of the team was done in retaliation for their attempts to form a union, while companies claim decision was made well in advance of unionisation attempt Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
10 Aug 2023
DWP accounts highlight decline in outside IR35 workers in wake of department’s £87.9m tax bill
The Department for Work and Pensions has seen a marked decline in the number of outside IR35 contractors it engages since the department was hit with a £87.9m tax bill several years ago, its accounts show Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
26 Jul 2023
Cyber attack on IT supplier hits two major ambulance trusts
Ambulance trusts serving millions across southern England have been hamstrung for the past week after a cyber attack took down their hosted patient records system Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
25 Jul 2023
CCRC refers two more subpostmaster convictions for appeal
Two more subpostmaster convictions referred to appeal court by the Criminal Cases Review Commission Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
25 Jul 2023
Mayor of London announces startup funding
Seven technology startups working on the Mayor of London’s Poverty Prevention Challenge will receive up to £50,000 each to further develop their proposals, designed to help alleviate the cost-of-living crisis for the capital’s most vulnerable Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
20 Jul 2023
BBC outsources IT to India’s Tata Consultancy Services
TCS continues to build its UK public sector business, with the BBC its latest customer Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
19 Jul 2023
IT firms ramp up prices to drive post-pandemic revenue
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development puts inflation at 6.5%. Some areas of IT spending have experienced double-digit growth Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
18 Jul 2023
Traditional IT outsourcing rockets as Europe’s businesses cut costs
Overall spending on IT services is up in European countries despite continued reduction in investments in cloud-based contracts Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
17 Jul 2023
Subpostmaster compensation deadline will be missed, warns public inquiry chair
Subpostmasters that successfully sued the Post Office and exposed the Horizon scandal are at the ‘back of the queue’ and won’t receive compensation by current deadline Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
17 Jul 2023
Police Scotland use cloud for biometric data despite clear risks
Police Scotland confirms it has stored significant volumes of biometric data on a cloud-based digital evidence sharing system despite major ongoing data protection concerns, bringing into question the effectiveness of the current regulatory approach and the overall legality of using hyperscale public cloud technologies in a policing context Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
14 Jul 2023
Horizon inquiry chief threatens Post Office with 'criminal sanctions' over disclosure failures
Sir Wyn Williams forced to act after repeated failures by Post Office to disclose evidence to the inquiry examining the most widespread miscarriage of justice in UK legal history Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
12 Jul 2023
Digital public services ‘riddled’ with problems, says TUC
The UK’s increasingly digitised public services are plagued by design, governance and workplace issues that are undermining the government’s stated goal of improving efficiency, but can be alleviated by giving public sector workers a greater say in how new technologies are being developed, deployed and controlled Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
11 Jul 2023
Horizon inquiry adjourned as Post Office disclosure failures threaten to ‘derail’ proceedings
Statutory public inquiry into Post Office Horizon scandal adjourned because of Post Office disclosure failures, ‘retraumatising’ victims of a scandal that destroyed the lives of thousands of people Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
11 Jul 2023
Peer calls for every Post Office prosecution to be reviewed
Post Office prosecutions should be reviewed in light of damning evidence laid bare by statutory public inquiry into Horizon scandal, says peer James Arbuthnot Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
06 Jul 2023
Public inquiry hears how Post Office security withheld evidence from people it suspected of theft
The Post Office told investigators to include potential evidence in reports to their own lawyers, but not the subpostmasters they suspected of theft Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
04 Jul 2023
IT contractors urged to check umbrella payslips as two firms caught making unlawful deductions
Two recently published tribunal judgments emphasise why it is so important for umbrella company contractors to make sure they are being paid exactly what they are entitled to, warn experts Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
30 Jun 2023
SGN pens IT service desk outsourcing deal
Utility company SGN renews its internal IT services managed services contract with new supplier Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
28 Jun 2023
Scottish government tech accelerator opens latest funding round
The Scottish government’s CivTech accelerator is seeking technology businesses to help develop new tools to improve public services, as well as to address pressing social and environmental issues Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
27 Jun 2023
Infosys to acquire Danske Bank Indian IT centre as part of $454m outsourcing deal
Agreement will accelerate Danske Bank’s digital transformation and widen Infosys’ growing customer base in the Nordic region. Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
22 Jun 2023
UK pension scheme expands relationship with IT services giant TCS
Tata Consultancy Services retains contract with UK pension scheme for another decade after extending a contract that was first signed in 2011 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
22 Jun 2023
Lloyds Bank to open tech centre in India
UK bank taps into Hyderabad tech ecosystem by opening a tech centre focused on improving digital experiences for customers Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
21 Jun 2023
Co-op Group adds nearshore engineering resources
Manchester headquartered Co-op group adds additional engineering resources as competition for talent in the UK ramps up Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
20 Jun 2023
Post Office will not oppose potential Horizon conviction appellants
Post Office CEO told MPs that the organisation is telling some subpostmasters it won't oppose them if they appeal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
20 Jun 2023
Union chief calls for outsourced services to be brought in-house
Unison general secretary calls on Labour to bring outsourced public sector contracts in-house if they fail to meet certain tests Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
19 Jun 2023
Nakivo adds ransomware scanning and new restore options
Backup maker adds malware scanning with big names in security to immutable backup copy functionality. “Tape’s not dead” either, with restore from the venerable medium now possible Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
14 Jun 2023
Ransomware-stricken Capita to run Action Fraud successor
A £50m deal to replace the Action Fraud service has been handed to PwC and Capita, which is facing investigations over its handling of customer data in a ransomware incident Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor