Internet technology
Internet technology has transformed businesses and public services, and as a result has also revolutionised the IT department. Web trends such as e-commerce, social media, Web 2.0 and cloud computing are essential elements of any successful IT strategy. We follow the latest developments and help IT managers choose the right products for their organisation.
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News
19 May 2025
Gartner: Most firms not tapping cloud’s full potential
Organisations have not fully leveraged the full potential of cloud and must navigate emerging trends such as artificial intelligence, multicloud complexity and security perceptions to stay competitive Continue Reading
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Opinion
13 May 2025
How sovereign AI will reshape APAC’s digital future
Asia-Pacific countries are developing sovereign AI capabilities to address unique cultural, economic, security and data sovereignty needs of the region Continue Reading
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Opinion
23 Jan 2023
The rise of fraud in pop culture is impacting consumers’ digital trust
Shows such as The Tinder Swindler and Inventing Anna were big money-earners for Netflix in 2022, but Onfido’s Mike Tuchen says their popularity risks damaging consumer trust Continue Reading
By- Mike Tuchen
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News
20 Jan 2023
Veeam survey finds ransomware blocks digital transformation
Annual report shows secular trend to the cloud and increased use of containers, but prevalence of ransomware attacks means digital transformation is hindered Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
20 Jan 2023
Atempo plots course to containerised backup with S3 storage
Containerised modularised backup services will allow integration with third-party systems and backup storage unified onto S3 object storage for cost and analytics purposes Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
20 Jan 2023
Year-on-year growth down to more customers, says Ocado
As the customer landscape shifts, Ocado reports year-on-year revenue growth in the last quarter of 2022, bolstered by a successful Christmas Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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News
20 Jan 2023
WhatsApp’s £4.8m fine raises questions for organisations using behavioural advertising
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner has fined WhatsApp, owned by Meta, in a case that will raise questions for organisations that rely on contracts rather than consent to comply with GDPR when offering behavioural advertising Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
19 Jan 2023
Zayo expands 400G fibre to connect Paris and Marseilles
Leading global communications platform boosts European fibre infrastructure with a new fibre route to link up two major French cities, supporting traffic growth and making it easier and more secure for enterprises to send traffic to the rest of Europe and the US Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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Definition
19 Jan 2023
doomscrolling
Doomscrolling, sometimes also called doomsurfing, refers to constantly checking disturbing or upsetting news articles or videos online, often via social media. Continue Reading
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News
19 Jan 2023
UK government reveals Cornwall as next port of call for Project Gigabit
Latest contract in UK government’s Project Gigabit programme given to Wildanet to deliver ultra-fast broadband in south-west and mid-Cornwall connecting nearly 20,000 hard-to-reach homes and businesses Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
19 Jan 2023
UK seeks to ban sharing ‘positive’ Channel crossing videos online
Under UK government amendments to the Online Safety Bill, video footage that shows people crossing the Channel in a ‘positive light’ could be added to a list of illegal content that all tech platforms must proactively prevent from reaching users, while senior managers could face further criminal sanctions Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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Blog Post
19 Jan 2023
Encord offers ML toolkit for computer vision apps
Encord is data-centric computer vision company. The firm’s Encord Active is a free open source industry-agnostic (Ed: they mean its works in all verticals, presumably) toolkit that enables machine ... Continue Reading
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News
18 Jan 2023
David Anderson KC to review UK surveillance laws
Home Office commissions independent review of the Investigatory Powers Act, known as the snoopers’ charter. It will include a review of bulk datasets and government access to internet connection records held by phone and internet companies Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
18 Jan 2023
Nokia, Telefónica successfully test 25G PON technology in Spain
Noting ever-increasing consumer bandwidth demands and the need to support applications such as the metaverse, operator announces demo of new FTTH technology to offer new business services on same network as home connectivity Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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Definition
18 Jan 2023
Yahoo
Yahoo, or Yahoo.com, is a web services provider that offers both a search engine and a directory of World Wide Web pages organized in a hierarchy of topic categories. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jan 2023
Orange juices JDE expansion with SD-WAN
Telco’s Business Services division selected by global coffee company to secure end-to-end connectivity offerings for more than 120 locations worldwide Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
17 Jan 2023
Southern Cross switches on third 400GbE transpacific link
Specialist international capacity provider and optical network technology provider announce commercial availability of ultra-high throughput along 15,840km network Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
17 Jan 2023
Cloudflare urged to clamp down on pirates, counterfeiters
A whitepaper produced by brand protection specialist Corsearch calls on Cloudflare to do more to stop online content piracy and sales of counterfeit goods Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
16 Jan 2023
Cash use rises for first time in 13 years as cost of living increases
The number of cash withdrawals increased last year, for the first time in 13 years, but remains below the pre-Covid-19 figure Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
16 Jan 2023
The Security Interviews: Protecting your digital self
Our digital self – the virtual presence of who we are online – has a pervasive influence in the real world. People make judgements based on these digital depictions, so what can be done to ensure positive representation? Continue Reading
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News
16 Jan 2023
CIO interview: Matt Grest, Very Group
The Covid-19 pandemic changed many things, including an increase in remote working – so how is the Very Group approaching the workplace and talent post-Covid? Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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News
13 Jan 2023
Unionised contract workers who train Google’s AI win pay rise
Google contract workers employed at artificial intelligence training supplier RaterLabs have secured their first-ever pay rise, following collective demands that Google fulfil its own commitment to pay its extended workforce a minimum of $15 an hour Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
12 Jan 2023
AWS opens first Australian Local Zone in Perth
AWS’s first Local Zone in Australia will bring low-latency performance to companies such as Woodside Energy and Nearmaps Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
12 Jan 2023
CityFibre continues gigabit roll-out to non-metro south of England
UK’s largest independent full-fibre platform begins work on £50m digital transformation project in Kent Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
12 Jan 2023
Chrome vulnerability could have led to widespread data theft
A dangerous vulnerability in Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers could have put billions of users’ files at risk of being stolen Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
12 Jan 2023
UK net neutrality regulation failing all stakeholders
Leading analyst releases study showing net neutrality regulation is failing consumers, innovators and investors, calling for evidence-based broadband policy Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
12 Jan 2023
Cloudflare completes SASE offer with Magic WAN Connector
Software-defined wide-area network functionality released by online application acceleration and infrastructure provider Cloudflare to complete single-supplier secure access service edge offering Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
11 Jan 2023
SMEs eye moving business to challenger bank
Known for their consumer banking success, challenger banks are now winning over hearts and minds in the small business sector Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
11 Jan 2023
Internet shutdowns cost global economy $24bn in 2022
Deliberate disruption of people’s access to the internet by governments is having a substantial economic impact and contributing to a range of human rights abuses, primarily against protestors Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
11 Jan 2023
What’s happening with quantum-safe cryptography?
Chinese researchers claim quantum technology is reaching a point where a quantum device will soon be able to crack RSA 2048 public key encryption Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
10 Jan 2023
Latest Innovate Finance report reveals decrease in UK fintech investment, but like-for-like increase
Innovate Finance’s latest figures on fintech investment show reduction in UK, but report methodology leaves this open to change Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
10 Jan 2023
‘Anomaly’ sees first UK space mission fail to reach orbit
Despite optimism surrounding historic first attempt to launch satellites from UK, mission reaches space but falls short of reaching target orbit Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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Blog Post
10 Jan 2023
Kubernetes monitoring cluster map widens workload observability
Based in Tel Aviv, groundcover is a start-up focused on the cloud-native application monitoring domain with eBPF. Built as an extension to BPF (Berkeley Packet Filter), a technology used in certain ... Continue Reading
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News
10 Jan 2023
Launch window opens for UK’s first orbital mission
All systems go for first space mission in UK as project partners announce the official opening of the Start Me Up launch window Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
06 Jan 2023
Proposed digital fraud refund rules risk excluding many victims
Proposals to establish a fraud refund mechanism in the UK risk excluding many victims of digitally enabled fraud, a major bank has warned Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
06 Jan 2023
New UK laws to see homeowners, tenants get better access to fast broadband
UK government mandates that almost all new homes in England must be built with gigabit broadband connections during construction, making it easier for homebuyers, renters and some leaseholders to upgrade to ultrafast services Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
06 Jan 2023
Meta to appeal £345m fine for Facebook and Instagram privacy breaches
Social media company Meta is to appeal after the Irish Data Protection Commission fined the company for breaching GDPR Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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Definition
05 Jan 2023
Google Chrome browser
Google Chrome browser is a free web browser used for accessing the internet and running web-based applications. Continue Reading
By- Nick Barney, Technology Writer
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News
05 Jan 2023
Cashless Denmark has no bank robberies in a year for first time
Denmark saw no bank robberies in a single year for the first time ever, but online fraud continues to increase Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Blog Post
05 Jan 2023
Anyscale, it’s not a shame about Ray
Anyscale is the company behind Ray, an open source unified compute framework for scaling machine learning or Python workloads Ray was built to make it easy to scale AI and Python workloads — from ... Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Jan 2023
Top trends in tech, and retail’s early adopters
Computer Weekly identifies the retail industry’s early adopters of what McKinsey & Co deems the top tech trends Continue Reading
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News
05 Jan 2023
How technology is fuelling CommBank’s customer experience
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has built up capabilities in cloud and microservices while empowering engineering teams to solve complex customer problems Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
04 Jan 2023
CityFibre and Vodafone complete first UK 2Gbps residential trial
Leading UK independent full-fibre broadband provider teams with comms operator and leading anchor tenant for trial of 2Gbps services, with scope to scale for introduction of services up to 10Gbps, made possible by recent upgrade to XGS-PON Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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Feature
04 Jan 2023
Building culture within collaboration to make hybrid work pay
As hybrid working evolves, some firms are struggling to support non-office-based workers and management is unclear of its new responsibilities. What is being done to address this evolution? Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
04 Jan 2023
How Tencent Cloud is cracking ASEAN’s cloud market
The Chinese cloud supplier is playing to its strengths in platform services, media streaming and communications to grow its business in Southeast Asia Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
03 Jan 2023
Remote workers shun return to work
Study from UK gigabit broadband service provider reveals that despite received wisdom of home workers wanting to make at least partial return to pre-Covid working practices, stark contrast exists between employers and employees in their desire for staff to hit the office once more Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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Blog Post
03 Jan 2023
What to expect from Civo Navigate 2023
Okay yes, strictly speaking, we do know that CES Las Vegas is the first technology show of the year… but (of course) it’s largely consumer (the clue is in the name, right?) and not exactly enriched ... Continue Reading
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News
29 Dec 2022
Top 10 networking stories of 2022
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 networking stories of 2022 Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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Feature
28 Dec 2022
Developed for Big Science in Europe, highly accurate time protocols ensure fair trading in finance
Protocols developed for use at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research are now being used for many other applications, including financial services Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
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Definition
22 Dec 2022
Firefox
Firefox is a free, open source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and Mozilla Corporation in 2004. Continue Reading
By- Nick Barney, Technology Writer
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Feature
22 Dec 2022
Freeing the hybrid workforce from quiet constraint
The rapid shift to hybrid working may be contributing to the trend of 'quiet constraint'. We look at how technology can be applied to really work for a distributed workforce Continue Reading
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Tip
21 Dec 2022
Top 8 e-commerce marketing platforms to consider
An e-commerce marketing strategy is no longer optional. Organizations need a marketing platform that meets their e-commerce teams' needs, can customize websites and is affordable. Continue Reading
By- Christine Campbell, The Alpha Content Company
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News
21 Dec 2022
Top 10 ANZ IT stories of 2022
We recap the top 10 stories in Australia and New Zealand, including the opportunities and challenges that organisations in the region have faced over the past year Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
21 Dec 2022
Top 10 retail technology stories of 2022
Computer Weekly looks at what 2022 had in store for the retail industry – after the pandemic increasing technology adoption for most of the retail sector, what have firms put in place to survive the next few years? Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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News
20 Dec 2022
Top 10 emerging storage trends stories of 2022
There’s a seismic shift to the cloud. In its wake, object storage, unstructured data, analytics, unified file and object, and consumption models of procurement have all been boosted Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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E-Zine
20 Dec 2022
The Post Office IT scandal – cock-up or cover-up?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, the second phase of the Post Office IT scandal inquiry revealed further shocking details at every turn – we review the latest evidence. We examine progress of the roll-out of fast broadband connectivity across the UK. And as the Online Safety Bill returns to Parliament, we look at the ongoing arguments about how to keep the internet safe. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Dec 2022
A retail tech tour of the Battersea Power Station development
We check out the customer-facing digital features on display in the UK’s newest shopping site at Battersea Power Station Continue Reading
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News
19 Dec 2022
GitHub CEO: Artificial intelligence will not replace developers
Artificial intelligence will enable developers to learn at their own pace and become more productive rather than take over their jobs, says GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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Blog Post
19 Dec 2022
NTT lays groundwork for next cloud developers, conducts open APN PoC
NTT Corporation has worked in collaboration with Ciena Corporation, Fujitsu and NEC to conduct a joint Proof of Concept (PoC) showcasing an open APN as defined by the IOWN Global Forum (IOWN GF), ... Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Dec 2022
Top 10 storage and backup customer stories of 2022
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 storage and backup customer stories of 2022 Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
15 Dec 2022
Microsoft, Viasat team to deliver internet access to global underserved communities
New collaboration through IT giant’s Airband Initiative designed to increase satellite broadband availability for people across Africa and the rest of the world by the end of 2025 Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
15 Dec 2022
UK gigabit access breaks barrier but take-up remains slow
Ofcom’s latest investigation of connectivity across the country finds full-fibre broadband now available to more than 12 million homes and 5G reaching seven in ten properties, while the number of households without access to decent broadband has fallen by a third Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
15 Dec 2022
BT boosts network monitoring to improve customer experience
Comms tech provider’s analytics software selected by leading UK network provider in five-year deal to improve operators’ fixed access customer experience Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
15 Dec 2022
Lego fixes dangerous API vulnerability in BrickLink service
The Lego Group has remediated two potentially serious API vulnerabilities in its BrickLink digital resale platform, just in time for Christmas Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
15 Dec 2022
Alibaba Cloud to debut blockchain service
The Chinese cloud supplier is readying a blockchain node service to simplify and speed up blockchain technology deployments Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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Blog Post
15 Dec 2022
Loft Labs donates DevSpace to CNCF
Developer tooling and multi-tenancy specialist solutions for Kubernetes company Loft Labs has donated the open source project DevSpace to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). The CNCF ... Continue Reading
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News
14 Dec 2022
Truespeed targets in-building connectivity with new router, Mesh Wi-Fi
Gigabit broadband provider Truespeed switches focus from delivering high-speed connectivity to building and to around them, striking partnership with provider of wireless connectivity devices for homes and businesses Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
14 Dec 2022
Telstra tunes up with orchestration to enhance automation, customer experience
Leading Australian operator taps global comms tech provider to support network-as-a-service (NaaS) strategies, enabling an enhanced experience for business customers through reusable and shared platform for improved network management and operational efficiency Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
14 Dec 2022
Almost two-thirds of businesses fear IT estate incapable of supporting hybrid workforce
Research from managed workplace services provider finds current IT setup is preventing effective collaboration, putting remote workers at a disadvantage and driving up cyber risks Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
14 Dec 2022
Medusa Submarine Cable to land on Orange infrastructure in Marseille
Orange will give users of Mediterranean submarine cable system the ability to access datacentres in French city and interconnect through fully redundant infrastructure Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
14 Dec 2022
How India is moving towards net zero
Home-grown companies and multinational firms are doubling down on sustainability efforts, but more needs to be done to improve datacentre efficiency and avoid greenwashing Continue Reading
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News
13 Dec 2022
Crime Stoppers Tasmania debuts new reporting portal
Reporting tool will enable the public to share crime-related information with law enforcement agencies to support policing in Tasmania Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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Opinion
13 Dec 2022
Onwards to 6G - the UK government's 'bold plan' for a connected Britain
The UK telecoms minister outlines the government's thinking on developing a digital infrastructure for the connected age Continue Reading
By- Julia Lopez, DCMS
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News
12 Dec 2022
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2023
Robotics, cross-cloud data mobility and cyber insurance are some of the key trends that will shape Asia-Pacific’s technology landscape in 2023 Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
12 Dec 2022
Openreach announces 12 new full-fibre build locations
London calling for BT-owned broadband provision division as it makes next step in plan to reach 25 million homes with full fibre by December 2026 and launches simplified online map showing when and where full-fibre network is being built Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
12 Dec 2022
CityFibre extends reach across southern England as it files Openreach competition complaint
Just as it carries build-out momentum of 2022 to key towns in Suffolk and Berkshire, UK’s largest independent full-fibre provider protests to UK regulatory authorities about behaviour of arch-rival in gigabit broadband Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
08 Dec 2022
Société du Grand Paris books in Nokia IP, private wireless for metro rail network
Nokia forms secure mission-critical communications system behind four Grand Paris Express lines that will transport two million passengers per day, delivering enhanced capacity, reliability and performance, and contributing to efforts to boost operations, safety and rider experience Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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E-Zine
08 Dec 2022
CW Europe: Finland prepares for drone technology take-off
Finland is preparing for a future where it could rely on flying drone technology. Read about its plans in this issue. Also find out how a PhD student in the Netherlands is helping to detect hidden messages on the internet by using steganography. Continue Reading
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News
07 Dec 2022
Vingroup to run SAP systems on Google Cloud
The Vietnam conglomerate and EV maker is planning to migrate all its SAP systems to Google Cloud in a move that is expected to reap cost savings and improve product quality Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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Blog Post
06 Dec 2022
Talend: Why ‘healthy data’ in Snowflake matters, really
Partner news is rarely interesting. For the most part, partner announcements roll out a contrived reel of mutual backslapping bonhomie designed to make both companies (or more) feel good about ... Continue Reading
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06 Dec 2022
Peeking into the metaverse
Extended reality is capturing the imagination of media and investors. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
06 Dec 2022
Is Twitter still safe, and should you stop using the platform?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, with a litany of security and compliance issues caused by Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, we ask if it’s still safe for enterprises. Our latest buyer’s guide examines the technologies and best practices behind data visualisation. And we look at the emerging devices for accessing the metaverse. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
05 Dec 2022
Fake investment ads persist on Meta’s social networks
Online adverts for investment scams relating to property and crypto assets are still getting past measures designed to stop them Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Tip
05 Dec 2022
10 e-commerce marketing strategies for your business
Marketers have myriad tools in their belts -- from SEO to influencers to technology and tools. These strategies can improve anyone's e-commerce marketing plan. Continue Reading
By- Griffin LaFleur, Swing Education
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News
05 Dec 2022
How HashiCorp is driving cloud provisioning and management
HashiCorp CEO Dave McJannet talks up how the company is supporting cloud provisioning in a hybrid environment and its investments in Asia-Pacific to capitalise on the region’s growth potential Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
05 Dec 2022
Cohesity doubles down on cyber-defence failings via backup
Datahawk service and Data Security Alliance bring clean data restores, ransomware artefact detection, data vaulting and data audit for a clearer understanding of attack impact Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
02 Dec 2022
Post Office boosted its ‘coffers’ as Horizon system threw up unexplained shortfalls, inquiry told
The Post Office was ‘keen’ to make subpostmasters cover unexplained accounting shortfall as its business struggled, public inquiry hears Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
02 Dec 2022
Twitter ‘replacement’ Hive Social shuts off service in privacy alert
Hive Social, a recently established social media network, has temporarily closed its servers to address deep structural privacy issues identified by ethical hackers Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Blog Post
02 Dec 2022
AWS previews AWS Application Composer for serverless
AWS CTO Werner Vogels always delivers a fairly hard core developer-centric keynote with plenty of gusto, often wearing a punk rock era T-shirt. This year's AWS re:Invent 202 saw him announce the ... Continue Reading
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News
02 Dec 2022
Communications runs in his blood
Symbio Connect CEO Giorgio Mihaila has spent more than two decades in a career dotted with roles at major communications technology providers Continue Reading
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News
01 Dec 2022
UK government accelerates satellite, fibre gigabit broadband access to remote regions
Mountain rescue base and 12th century abbey set to gain from government test of satellites to connect remote locations, while work also begins to connect 60,000 rural premises in North West England Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
01 Dec 2022
Wi-Fi ‘essential’ to bridge the digital divide in rural areas
Report from trade association for wireless communications sets out strategies for mobile operators, fibre providers and cable companies to serve the estimated billion people unconnected to Wi-Fi Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
30 Nov 2022
Microsoft 365 banned in German schools over privacy concerns
German schools cannot legally use Microsoft Office 365 over lack of clarity about how data is collected, shared and used, as well as the potential for unlawful transfer of European citizens’ personal data to the US Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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Feature
30 Nov 2022
From capex to opex: Storage procurement options bloom
We look at the growing list of possibilities when it comes to paying for storage infrastructure, ranging from upfront purchases with upgrades to pure pay-as-you-go options Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
29 Nov 2022
Cyber criminals exploiting naked TikTok ‘challenge’
Malware operators lured targets by promising them they would be able to view nude videos of TikTok users Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
29 Nov 2022
‘Legal but harmful’ clause dropped from Online Safety Bill
Online Safety Bill’s ‘legal but harmful’ provision will be dropped by the UK government in favour of public risk assessments, tools to help users control the content they consume, and new criminal offences around self-harm Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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Feature
29 Nov 2022
Extended reality can be empathic reality
In the metaverse, eliciting empathy might become an important feature for many applications, including gaming and industrial uses, and there is even the potential that applications that focus on emphatic results will create their own market niche Continue Reading
By- Martin Schwirn, Computer Weekly
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E-Zine
29 Nov 2022
How to stop data retention from killing the planet
In this week’s Computer Weekly, there’s a hidden environmental cost to the vast volumes of data being generated – we examine what can be done to address it. We talk to the CISO of consumer reviews site Trustpilot, about building trust in IT security. And we look at what IT leaders can do if they inherit a toxic team environment. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Opinion
28 Nov 2022
Protecting children as they spend years in virtual worlds
To protect children online, we must now focus on pre-emptive and robust regulation around immersive technologies Continue Reading
By- Patrick Cronin
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News
28 Nov 2022
Panzura partners with AWS on ransomware counter-measures
Panzura might have slipped beneath the waves, but it’s come back reinvigorated, and now boasts integration with AWS with ransomware protection and Outposts hardware Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
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News
24 Nov 2022
BT aims to reign in industry where connectivity is king
In the latest part of its drive to evolve from a telco to a techco, BT unveils range of 5G-enabled robotics systems and reveals how it is driving the evolution of advanced communications in industrial applications Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
24 Nov 2022
Internet of things market continues to surge
China and US to drive world adoption of internet of things with global demand for smart offerings from industrial to security use cases still rising Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly