IT technical skills
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News
11 Jun 2024
Cobol knowledge crisis threatens Dutch financial systems
Expertise in complex Cobol systems, critical to major financial institutions, is dwindling in The Netherlands, resulting in retired professionals returning work Continue Reading
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Feature
26 Feb 2024
Netherlands formulates vision to address risks of GenAI
There are numerous risks and challenges associated with generative AI – which is why the Dutch government has formulated a vision document for its responsible and safe use in the Netherlands Continue Reading
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Photo Story
07 Jul 2014
Rising Stars 2014: Most Influential Women in UK IT
During the judging process for the top 25 Most Influential Women in UK IT the judges felt that a Rising Star category needed to be added so a handful of the ladies could be acknowledged for their work and their potential. Continue Reading
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News
04 Jul 2014
Rising Stars revealed with Most Influential Women in UK IT list
Judges for Most Influential Women in UK IT hail five females as Rising Stars Continue Reading
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News
03 Jul 2014
Interview with the Most Influential Woman in UK IT 2014: Wendy Hall
Wendy Hall, who has been crowned the Most Influential Woman in UK IT 2014, says gender equality is not just a women’s issue Continue Reading
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News
03 Jul 2014
Computer Weekly names the 25 most influential women in UK IT
Find out the results of Computer Weekly's Women in Technology Awards, ranking the top 25 most influential women in UK IT 2014 Continue Reading
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Photo Story
03 Jul 2014
Photo gallery: Top 25 Most Influential Women in UK IT 2014
View images and read the bios of the 25 most influential women in UK IT. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jun 2014
The CIO Playbook – Innovation
Nicholas R. Colisto describes a comprehensive practical method to tap into your company's reservoir of innovation to solve real business problems in this extract from his book. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jun 2014
Managing the digital innovation process
Rob Lambert, visiting fellow at Cranfield School of Management, offers advice to CIOs who want to drive digital innovation in this presentation. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jun 2014
Realise Benefits from a Digital Strategy
Rob Lambert, visiting fellow at Cranfield School of Management, offers advice to CIOs on developing business cases and maximising the business value of digital technology projects. Continue Reading
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News
20 Jun 2014
Strategic IT
Find out how two leading CIOs have enabled their organisations to use information technology as strategic driver, in this extract from the book Strategic IT. Continue Reading
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News
20 Jun 2014
The Future of Corporate IT
This report from CEB looks at 5 key opportunities for IT to drive productivity and growth as digital technology changes the nature of the work environment. Continue Reading
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News
16 Jun 2014
Just Eat builds in-house IT workforce in Ukraine
Online takeaway service Just Eat has built a team of software development and project managers in the Ukranian capital Kiev Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Jun 2014
Dame Stephanie Shirley: Entrepreneurs learn to survive
Dame “Steve” Shirley shares her experiences of being an entrepreneurial woman in IT during the 1950s and 1960s Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Jun 2014
Micro-datacentre: What IT problems it solves and what workload systems suit it
A micro-datacentre is a smaller containerised datacentre system designed to solve different problems or to handle different workloads Continue Reading
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News
02 Jun 2014
Queen Mary University to offer networking crash course for ICT students
Queen Mary University of London to pilot a four-day network training and certification course Continue Reading
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Feature
29 May 2014
Future of in-house datacentres in the cloud era
It is predicted that companies will spend three times more on the cloud by 2017. But as cloud goes mainstream, are in-house datacentres really dying? Continue Reading
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News
28 May 2014
Huawei signs datacentre services MoU with BT
BT could become a major supplier of datacentre services to Chinese network giant Huawei after signing memorandum of understanding Continue Reading
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News
20 May 2014
Employers back student-led IT Counts campaign
Employers pledge to support student-led ITMB project that promotes IT as a career Continue Reading
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News
19 May 2014
IT contractors confident they can plug the skills gap
A survey by Parasol reveals IT contractors are in it for the long term, with confidence in career prospects Continue Reading
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News
19 May 2014
Half of UK public unaware of IT roles in British Army
One in two people do not know IT and communication roles are available as careers in the army Continue Reading
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News
19 May 2014
IT headcount lags behind growth in digital strategies
There is a huge gap in technology staffing for e-commerce operations, according to a new report from analyst Forrester Continue Reading
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News
18 May 2014
Cisco CTO tells women "there is no such thing as work-life balance”
Cisco’s chief technology officer, Padmasree Warrior, said there is “no such thing as a work-life balance”, but instead she integrates the two Continue Reading
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News
15 May 2014
Straight to the Top. CIO Leadership in a Mobile, Social, and Cloud-based World
There is a growing trend to emphasise the business skills of CIOs, but in-depth knowledge of technology is still necessary for CIOs to succeeed, writes Gregory S. Smith, in this extract from his book, Straight to the top. Continue Reading
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News
06 May 2014
Most Influential Women in UK IT 2014: Nominations open
Computer Weekly’s Most Influential Women in UK IT 2014 awards are now open for nominations. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
01 May 2014
CW Europe – May 2014 Edition
This issue of CW Europe looks at how European Union (EU) countries vary in sharing patient records and exchanging data. Continue Reading
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News
25 Apr 2014
Leveraging Talent
Learn how to make the most of your IT workforce and how to nurture talent by following these strategies used by HR professionals. Continue Reading
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News
23 Apr 2014
Managing IT projects for business change. Dealing with trouble.
Jeff Morgan and Chris Dale offer advice on managing unanticipated events that can disrupt IT projects in this extract from their book, Managing IT Projects for Business Change. Continue Reading
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News
23 Apr 2014
How CIOs drive innovation and create value across the enterprise
Today's CIO is uniquely positioned to lead innovation and drive transformation across the modern enterprise, says Hunter Miller, in this extract from his book, Leading The Epic Revolution. Continue Reading
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News
22 Apr 2014
Talent shortage is threatening growth of London’s technology sector
A shortage of talent and immigration legislation has been blamed for hampering technology growth in London Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2014
IT and technology salaries rise 2.5% in 12 months
IT and technology salaries rise from £49,027 to £50,276 in 12 months, according to Greythorn survey Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2014
Businesses lack skills for change management projects
Change management projects are on the rise, but businesses lack employees with relevant tech and business skills Continue Reading
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News
10 Apr 2014
BT wants young people to teach adults how to use the internet
BT has set up a project calling on young people to teach adults with no computing skills how to use the internet Continue Reading
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E-Zine
07 Apr 2014
Cloud wars
In this week’s Computer Weekly, cloud users are set to benefit from cheaper services as Google and Amazon start a price war. The mainframe is still not dead yet – we look at 50 years of the IBM mainframe. And we assess the latest attempt to encourage overseas IT experts to fill the UK’s skills shortages. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
01 Apr 2014
Samsung opens Digital Classroom at Royal Albert Hall
Samsung offers music, science and maths workshops for seven to 14 year olds at Royal Albert Hall Continue Reading
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News
31 Mar 2014
Duke of York and Nominet launch iDEA Digital Enterprise Award scheme
Digital Enterprise Award scheme launched at Buckingham Palace to encourage young people to start their own businesses Continue Reading
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News
24 Mar 2014
Two Cambridge graduates teach kids to code with robots
Robotiky looking for support to kick start project of teaching kids to code through the use of robots Continue Reading
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E-Zine
24 Mar 2014
Get kids coding
In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the latest moves to encourage children to learn to code, to help avoid future skills shortages. Facebook's Open Compute Project is bringing open source to the datacentre – we look at what it means for IT. And we profile Salesforce.com as the SaaS firm celebrates its 15th birthday. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
24 Mar 2014
CompTIA to launch Advancing Women in IT community in UK
CompTIA to introduce US women in tech community model in UK after demand from UK females Continue Reading
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Photo Story
22 Mar 2014
FDM everywoman awards 2014 winners: Photos
View images of the winners of the FDM everywoman awards 2014 and read why they won. Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Mar 2014
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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News
21 Mar 2014
Samsung unveils digital classroom at Prince’s Trust Kennington
Samsung provides technology and teacher training for digital classroom for underprivileged young people Continue Reading
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News
20 Mar 2014
FDM everywoman 2014 technology awards winners announced
Twenty-five females commended for their passion for IT at 2014 FDM everywoman awards ceremony Continue Reading
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News
18 Mar 2014
Accenture awards Cherie Blair Foundation for Women $1.7m for Rwanda's business owners
Accenture awards Cherie Blair Foundation for Women $1.7m to train female business owners in Rwanda Continue Reading
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News
18 Mar 2014
IT contractors work from home to avoid office politics
Survey finds IT contractors work from home for higher rates of pay and to avoid office politics Continue Reading
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Photo Story
17 Mar 2014
The Cyber Security Challenge UK 2014
The Cyber Security Challenge UK is a series of events designed to test the ability of thousands of amateur applicants who have skills in the cyber security space. Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2014
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
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News
06 Mar 2014
Employers pledge over 20,000 apprenticeships roles for National Apprenticeship Week
Employers pledge to create more than 20,000 apprenticeships as National Apprentice Week celebrates its seventh year Continue Reading
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News
04 Mar 2014
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
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News
19 Feb 2014
IT contractors see 13% pay increase
IT contractors saw a year-on-year pay increase of up to 13%, according to Robert Walters Salary Survey 2014 Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2014
Craft Computer Club seeks funding to teach kids to code
The Craft Computer Club, which teaches children computational thinking and coding with scissors, paper and glue, is seeking funding through Kickstarter Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2014
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
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News
11 Feb 2014
Schneider accreditation aims to boost green datacentre skills
Datacentre supplier offers free vendor-neutral courses and certification through its online Energy University Continue Reading
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E-Zine
04 Feb 2014
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
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News
21 Jan 2014
Microsoft unveils primary school suite for new computing curriculum teachers
Microsoft unveils suite of materials to ready primary school teachers for launch of new computing curriculum in September. Continue Reading
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News
16 Jan 2014
Well-educated men on circa £39,040 are most fulfilled IT sector workers
Randstad profiles UK IT professionals to investigate who is most fulfilled in their jobs and why Continue Reading
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News
09 Jan 2014
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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News
08 Jan 2014
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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News
06 Jan 2014
Infosec Skills, BCS announce winners of Cyber Security Challenge
Stuart Pringle, Simon Robinson and Robert Wyllie have won over £2,000 of training and a place in the semi-final of the current UK Cyber Security Challenge Continue Reading
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Opinion
19 Dec 2013
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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News
05 Dec 2013
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
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Photo Story
04 Dec 2013
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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News
28 Nov 2013
Securing company data biggest concern for Indian CIOs considering external cloud suppliers
Protecting company data is the biggest concern that Indian CIOs have when using an external supplier to provide cloud services, according to Techtarget research Continue Reading
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News
26 Nov 2013
The state of agile software development in the UK
Lately it is more surprising to hear that businesses are developing using a methodology other than agile, such is its widespread use Continue Reading
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News
26 Nov 2013
CW500:Future Gazing 2020 (I)
Andrew Drazin, founding partner of c-level recruitment specialist,Theron LLP, gives his take on the future of the IT department in 2020. Continue Reading
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Opinion
19 Nov 2013
Technology, society and morality: the implications for technology leaders
Technology is evolving at a pace and scale that has never been experienced. Society is struggling to keep up with the social and moral implications Continue Reading
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News
19 Nov 2013
Human Capital Management
Computer Weekly looks at the steps companies have taken to improve talent management; bridging the gap between the cost savings promised by cloud technologies and the value they deliver. Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Nov 2013
Future Gazing: The Future of IT in 2020
The next six years will see the influence of technology accelerate, and that will mean radical changes for the role of the IT department and the CIO Continue Reading
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News
12 Nov 2013
Call for graduates to apply for John Lewis technology scheme
Retailer John Lewis is encouraging university-leavers to apply for positions in its graduate development scheme Continue Reading
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News
12 Nov 2013
Personal skills for professional success: influencing
Mastering influencing skills opens doors for your career by improving not just the ways in which you interact with important groups of people, but also by increasing your self-confidence in your ability to communicate persuasively. Continue Reading
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News
06 Nov 2013
IT spending up as companies invest in digital technology
Businesses are stepping up their spending on IT as they invest in strategic digital technologies, a CIO survey by Deloitte reveals Continue Reading
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News
31 Oct 2013
Government calls for more data scientists in the UK
The government is calling on industry and academia to help produce more data scientists in the UK Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2013
Study finds cloud computing the most valued enterprise IT skill
Cloud computing overtakes virtualisation, security, BI, database and project management as the most valued enterprise IT skill Continue Reading
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News
17 Oct 2013
Computer science graduates struggle to find work despite IT skills shortage
Despite an IT skills gap, the UK’s recent computer science graduates are the largest group of unemployed graduates Continue Reading
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News
30 Sep 2013
Go ON UK aims to get north-east England online
Go ON UK launches Go ON North East in bid to spread digital skills and get the region online Continue Reading
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News
27 Sep 2013
Ex-hackers best qualified to improve cyber security say 70% of IT firms
Over half of businesses are not taking IT security seriously enough and almost three quarters of IT professionals think ex-hackers could be the right people to help businesses improve cyber-security. Continue Reading
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News
26 Sep 2013
Former British Army Captain launches recruitment firm for ex-Royal Signals
Ex-Royal Signalman founds Jobs in ICT after experiencing frustration with recruitment firms Continue Reading
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News
24 Sep 2013
C-level executives cry out for data scientists
Board level executives are putting pressure on their IT organisations to find data scientists, according to Teradata research Continue Reading
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Photo Story
20 Sep 2013
How to become a system administrator
Thinking of becoming a systems administrator? Find out what’s needed. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
17 Sep 2013
Six tips on how to create a clear project plan
A six-step approach for the project manager on how to create a project plan. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
06 Sep 2013
Women in Computing through the years: Computer Weekly’s Archive
The National Museum of Computing has dug through the Computer Weekly archive to find articles on women in tech through the years. Continue Reading
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News
03 Sep 2013
Android-based mobile malware rises – but what is the risk to Indian businesses?
Mobile-dependent Indian businesses must secure networks against viruses as McAfee reports a large jump in Android-based malware Continue Reading
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News
08 Aug 2013
CW Buyers Guide: Human Resource Management
In this 10-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at the HR Management technologies available and what they can offer to organisations. Continue Reading
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News
19 Jul 2013
Women in IT: The Unconscious Bias
Gillian Arnold, chair of BCS Women and founder of Tectre, explains how understanding 'Unconscious Bias' can help organisations raise their levels of diversity. Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2013
The Open Group - Cloud Computing guide to interoperability and portability
This guide from the Open Group offers advice to businesses on how to avoid supplier "lock-in" when you move data into the cloud. Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2013
Women in Technology 2013
Women IT professionals progress at the same rate in their careers as men but discrimination is still an issue, this research from Computer Weekly and Mortimer Spinks reveals. Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2013
iOS 6 Foundations
Jessie Feiler, author of iOS 6 Foundations, introduces basic programming techniques for Apple's iPhone and iPad operating system. Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2013
Women in IT: Ann Brown HR Director of Capgemini
Ann Brown explains how Capgemini is managing the diversity of the IT workforce in this presentation for Computer Weekly's Most Influential Women in IT awards. Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2013
Women in IT: Rebecca George
Rebecca George partner at Deloitte, offers career tips for women IT professionals in this presentation for Computer Weekly's Most Influential Women in IT awards. Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2013
Women in IT: Labour shadow minister, Chi Onwura
Labour's shadow cabinet office minister, with responsibility for cyber security, Chi Onwura, gives her views on tackling the gender balance in this PowerPoint presentation. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2013
Robert Walters career lifestyle survey 2013
This research aims to help employers with their recruitment and retention strategies. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
11 Jul 2013
Rising Stars: Most Influential Women in UK IT 2013
See who made the list of Most Influential Women in UK IT 2013 Rising Stars. Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2013
Interview: Joanna Shields, CEO, Tech City
Joanna Shields has been at the helm of reshaping the UK’s tech startup scene since taking the role of CEO at Tech City seven months ago Continue Reading
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E-Zine
09 Jul 2013
The most influential women in UK IT
In this week's Computer Weekly, we unveil our list of the 25 most influential women in UK IT, and talk to the winner - Tech City CEO Joanna Shields. We hear from oil giant BP about how it moved to a hybrid cloud environment. And we examine the changing nature of the outsourcing market and what it means for IT managers. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
04 Jul 2013
The 25 most influential women in UK IT 2013
Find out the results of our Women in Technology Awards, ranking the top 25 most influential women in UK IT 2013. Continue Reading
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News
04 Jul 2013
Most Influential Woman in UK IT 2013: Joanna Shields CEO of Tech City
Winner of Computer Weekly’s Most Influential Woman in UK IT 2013 Joanna Shields, shares her experience and advice on being a successful women in tech Continue Reading
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News
04 Jul 2013
The 25 most influential women in UK IT 2013
Computer Weekly recently held an event to recognise the most influential women in IT. Find out the results of our Women in Technology Awards. Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Jul 2013
From chess to ping pong: How Pegasystems is capturing the Fortune 500
Pegasystems is winning business from the world's leading companies as business process management technology enters the mainstream Continue Reading
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News
20 Jun 2013
Survey reveals increased demand for permanent IT directors
April saw a 53% rise in permanent IT director vacancies, according to recruitment consultancy Computer People Continue Reading
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News
17 Jun 2013
IT departments to shrink dramatically within five years as cloud takes over
IT professionals will need to rethink their careers as corporate IT departments undergo a radical restructuring over the next five years Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2013
Women in tech think differently to men in tech, say industry experts
Industry experts discuss gender at a roundtable with Mortimer Spinks, in partnership with Computer Weekly and Lady Geek Continue Reading
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News
10 Jun 2013
The Future of Corporate IT
This research study from CEB identifies five opportunities for CIOs to drive productivity and growth as organisations adopt new working practices. Continue Reading