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
30 Oct 2025
Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act promises to fill Meta’s coffers
The owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram is spending billions on new datacentres for artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2025
Nokia, Zayo team on future-ready IP network infrastructure
Upgraded IP network architecture seeks to provide operator’s customers with faster, broader set of services, including cloud access, datacentre connectivity and secure high-speed links Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2025
Surge subsea net looks to boost affordable broadband in Indonesia
Subsea network between Indonesia and Singapore deploys high-speed optical transmission technology to enhance regional datacentre interconnectivity while expanding broadband access to over 40 million people Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2025
Apple pushes almost 30 security fixes in mobile update
Apple pushes what will likely be the last major security update to its current iPhone and iPad operating systems, fixing 29 vulnerabilities in its mobile ecosystem Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2025
Global LEO satellite comms services spend set to hit $14.8bn in 2026
Research finds low Earth orbit satellite market hits new heights as spaced-based communications services become mainstream. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2025
Mixed Q2 for VMO2 with broadband dipping as mobile furthers reach
Leading UK operator reveals mixed bag in terms of financial and customer performance at the end of the first half of 2025, with gains in wireless business division offset by headwinds in fixed arena Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2025
Australian LEO satellite spending to hit A$664m in 2026
Research shows spending will increase by 6.6% from 2025, as applications for IoT, infrastructure backhaul and direct-to-device connectivity push LEO services into the enterprise mainstream Continue Reading
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Definition
29 Jul 2025
What is X (formerly Twitter)?
X (known as Twitter until 2023) is a free social networking and microblogging site where registered users can broadcast short posts, commonly known as tweets. Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2025
Accelerated fibre deployments to take broadband tech spend to $20.1bn by 2028
Analysis shows growing broadband market optimism, reflecting stronger growth outlook to 2029 with increasing homes passed as cable and fibre ISPs ramp up DOCSIS 4.0 and deployment projects Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2025
European digital market figurehead pleads to Westminster
Big EU industry joins with Europhile MP to persuade obstinate government officials to join the dataspaces intended to become the bedrock of Europe’s digital single market Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2025
Nokia lands connectivity deal for Medusa subsea cable system
Comms tech provider celebrates major win as part of transformative, open-access infrastructure connecting North Africa and Europe with high-capacity fibre links Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jul 2025
Spinning the web of mutualistic technologies
An emerging network of mutualistic technologies will enable crucial contributions to support commercial opportunities Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jul 2025
The emerging network of mutualistic technologies
Four major technologies are advancing large investments – and not only will these open new opportunities and applications, but each seem set to act as an enabler for the other technologies’ applications Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jul 2025
Data, digital receipts and demanding customers
More UK retailers are switching from paper to digital receipts, but what are the benefits and challenges, and what are the tech implications? Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Jul 2025
CNCF: Argo CD is top of the GitOps pops for Kubernetes
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has shared results from the 2025 Argo CD End User Survey. Argo is an enterprise software suite of open source tools designed to underpin and enable ... Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
Arelion launches US-Mexico terabit-scale fibre route
Multinational enterprise connectivity provider furthers presence in Mexico with fibre link to support wholesale and enterprise customers with terabit-scale capacities and high-speed connectivity to US technology markets Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
ASEAN urged to seize 5G-AI opportunity
A report warns the region could miss out on economic opportunities as the growing digital divide between ASEAN member states threatens to undermine its competitiveness Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2025
Urban-rural connectivity gap widens in OECD countries
Dataset reveals urban-rural connectivity gap across 60 countries worldwide, highlighting that while access and quality have been improving, divides continue to persist Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2025
Linx, Megaport expand connectivity for London networks
London Internet Exchange announces a strategic partnership with global network-as-a-service provider offering one invoice, one port and one point of contact for engineering support Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2025
Netherlands calls for European shift to post-tracking internet as privacy laws fail
Dutch research institute argues decade of regulation hasn’t curbed surveillance capitalism, proposes fundamental business model change Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
Lack of automation hinders UK fibre industry
Study highlights how long-established manual workflows and fragmented processes are delaying time to revenue and compounding operational costs Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2025
Meta AI training will be challenged at Europe’s highest court, says data protection chief
The data protection commissioner for Hamburg believes Meta’s AI training should be stopped Continue Reading
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Tip
16 Jul 2025
Create a video marketing strategy in 10 steps
Video content can quickly engage people and reach broader audiences. A successful video marketing strategy should embrace different types of videos and SEO best practices. Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2025
UK mobile, broadband outpace delivery targets
Second year of government department said to be driving the UK’s leading position in science and technology, and makes clear the success of current broadband roll-out plans Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 Jul 2025
Clarifai drives agentic AI development with MCP server hosting & OpenAI compatibility
Clarifai is a full-stack AI platform company... and the organisation has announced software designed to help build AI agents. By integrating Model Context Protocol (MCP) server hosting with ... Continue Reading
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Opinion
15 Jul 2025
The big lie of artificial intelligence
The companies promoting AI fail to mention it's often underpinned not by code but by humans tagging data and viewing unsavoury content - AI could not exist without cheap labour largely outsourced to the Global South Continue Reading
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Blog Post
15 Jul 2025
Platform engineering - Zencoder: Inside AI, build once... scale everywhere
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Andrew Filev in his capacity as CEO of Zencoder. Zencoder is an AI coding agent platform designed to accelerate software ... Continue Reading
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News
14 Jul 2025
EXA unveils high-capacity fibre route for key Euro business centres
Dedicated digital infrastructure platform provider expands its current reach, deploying new high-capacity 1,200 km fibre connection route from London to Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels. Continue Reading
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News
14 Jul 2025
CityFibre to gain more than £2bn in financing round
CityFibre reveals cash injection to ‘supercharge’ next phase of growth and to boost UK economy through large-scale deployment of 10Gbps XGS-PON network Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Jul 2025
CNCF CTO: From golden paths to guardrails, platform engineering's role in developer velocity
This is a guest post for Computer Weekly Open Source Insider written by Chris Aniszczyk, CTO of CNCF. As readers will know, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is an open source software ... Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2025
EU broadband challengers warn of fixed connectivity monopolies
Non-incumbent EU fixed broadband providers raise alarm at proposed legislation, insisting that regulatory certainty is needed to drive investment in connectivity Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Jul 2025
Influencer marketing best practices for B2B brands
Influencer marketing can help B2B brands engage audiences across the entire marketing funnel. Best practices include setting goals and tailoring content for specific funnel stages. Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2025
UK online safety regime ineffective on misinformation, MPs say
A report from the Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee outlines how the Online Safety Act fails to deal with the algorithmic amplification of ‘legal but harmful’ misinformation Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Jul 2025
Platform engineering - Mirantis: A route to resilience & compliance as-a-Service
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by William Rizzo in his capacity as strategy lead for Mirantis. Mirantis is known for its approach designed to simplify cloud ... Continue Reading
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News
09 Jul 2025
Fleet-wide Starlink Wi-Fi takes off at Virgin Atlantic
Elon Musk-led satellite operator engaged to provide leading UK airline with ‘the fastest, most reliable connectivity in the sky’ with ‘no-charge’ streaming quality and gate-to-gate connectivity in all cabins Continue Reading
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News
09 Jul 2025
Three-quarters of UK champion continued broadband infrastructure investment
Study from trade association for organisations building and delivering UK’s internet services finds almost half of Brits would sooner give up the gym than lose web access, but also highlights a need for real partnership and bolder action to bridge the digital divide Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Jul 2025
What’s the latest with retail mobile apps?
Mamas and Papas, MandM and Ocado are among the retailers launching or relaunching mobile apps this year, but what digital experiences are consumers looking for in 2025 and how best can they be enabled by tech? Continue Reading
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Blog Post
08 Jul 2025
Platform engineering - Composio: Agent connectivity is the new infrastructure challenge
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Soham Ganatra, founder of Composio – the company provides infrastructure for connecting AI agents to external tools, APIs ... Continue Reading
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News
07 Jul 2025
Altnet calls on UK comms regulator to prevent rural broadband stagnation
Northern Ireland broadband supplier calls on Ofcom to cut charges applied by market leader regarding use of communications poles. Meanwhile, leading English altnet is hit by fine for its installed comms apparatus in Birmingham City area Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Jul 2025
Platform engineering - BairesDev: Maturity is redefining talent
This is a guest post written by Justice Erolin in his role, Chief Technology Officer, BairesDev, a nearshore software development and staff augmentation company. Erolin writes in full as follows… ... Continue Reading
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News
03 Jul 2025
How GoTo’s high-stakes cloud shift is powering its AI future
The Indonesian tech giant has migrated half its infrastructure to Alibaba Cloud, paving the way for AI initiatives to solve real-world business problems and support local languages Continue Reading
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News
02 Jul 2025
Google fixes type confusion flaw in Chrome browser
An actively exploited type confusion vulnerability in the Google Chrome web browser needs immediate attention from users Continue Reading
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News
02 Jul 2025
Network failures see third of UK businesses lose £4m a year
Research finds as many as half of UK businesses have been forced to urgently re-evaluate their tech infrastructure following a wave of high-profile IT outages Continue Reading
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News
02 Jul 2025
Enterprise AI adoption moving beyond experimentation
Moe Abdula, vice-president of customer engineering at Google Cloud, discusses the shift from AI experimentation to production, and the role of infrastructure and agentic platforms Continue Reading
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News
01 Jul 2025
Openreach adds 21 locations in broadband upgrade footprint
UK’s largest broadband network provider makes significant addition to infrastructure, staying on track to make full-fibre gigabit available to 30 million premises in all corners of the UK by 2030 Continue Reading
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30 Jun 2025
Interview: Tomer Cohen, chief product officer, LinkedIn
LinkedIn’s product chief, Tomer Cohen, is putting AI to work in product development and enhancing services for users. Mark Samuels reports Continue Reading
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Definition
30 Jun 2025
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
26 Jun 2025
Next phase of fintech reflected in strong financials, says World Economic Forum
Digital-powered finance firms might not be growing their customer base as fast as the immediate post-pandemic period, but revenue and profits are strong Continue Reading
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News
26 Jun 2025
AI competitiveness maxing out US bandwidth
Research finds growing demand to bring compute and data closer to the edge for real-time performance. Hyperscalers and datacentres are securing dense metro networks to support AI inference and regional interconnects Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Jun 2025
MuleSoft Connect AI 2025: The journey from digital... to agentic
Keen to ingest an 18-inch pizza’s worth of API integration, automation and management, the Computer Weekly Developer Network headed to MuleSoft Connect AI 2025 in New York this month to get closer ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Jun 2025
MuleSoft Connect AI 2025: Live notes from the keynote
MuleSoft Connect AI 2025 was hosted in New York this month and the Computer Weekly Developer Network had a front row seat to listen to the keynote. According to an opinion piece written by Andrew ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Jun 2025
Platform Engineering - Nutanix: DevOps evolved with centralised control & decentralised delight
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by James Sturrock in his role as director of systems engineering for hybrid multi-cloud computing company Nutanix. Stressing ... Continue Reading
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News
25 Jun 2025
Brightspeed, Calix conclude ‘innovative, seamless’ 50G-PON test
US broadband and telecommunications services provider’s technology advancement centre tests passive optical fibre network capabilities that it says will support rapid, scalable growth today and for years to come Continue Reading
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News
25 Jun 2025
Arelion upgrades Scandinavian network to support AI ‘superhighway’
IP backbone and diverse connectivity services provider deploys 1.6Tbps and scalable 400G coherent pluggable optics for network between Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen Continue Reading
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News
24 Jun 2025
CMA consults on Google’s search dominance
The Competition and Markets Authority is consulting on whether Google should be designated with strategic market status Continue Reading
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News
20 Jun 2025
ITS wins dark fibre contract to boost Carmarthenshire connectivity
Latest step in Welsh connectivity programme sees major contract to provide fibre to underpin the expanding needs of digital services in communities that rely on effective, secure and high-capacity infrastructure Continue Reading
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News
20 Jun 2025
AR/VR headset market reaching ‘critical tipping point’
Research finds marked uptick in immersive technologies market with 18.1% year-on-year growth fuelled by immersive and versatile experiences, with future growth anticipated to be driven by mixed and extended reality Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Jun 2025
Platform Engineering - Perforce Puppet: Taming chaos in DevOps teams
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Margaret Lee, manager of product management at Perforce Puppet. The full title of this piece is “Taming chaos in DevOps ... Continue Reading
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News
19 Jun 2025
Inca warns of ‘unjustified’ Openreach prominence in comms review
Trade association for UK’s independent broadband providers urges regulator to ensure forthcoming legislation secures the future of infrastructure investment, fosters regulatory consistency and promotes a fair and competitive landscape Continue Reading
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News
19 Jun 2025
University of Oulu shows machine vision can replace expert presence
Leading Finnish university and tech hub reveals advances in immersive augmented reality technologies to support remote work and operations and address unique challenges and skill shortages of northern regions Continue Reading
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News
18 Jun 2025
New era of connectivity required to unlock power of AI
Leading comms tech provider’s report reveals how outdated connectivity is restricting businesses’ ability to capitalise on emerging technologies such as AI Continue Reading
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Blog Post
17 Jun 2025
Platform Engineering - Emergence AI: Always fly (an IDP) with a copilot
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Vivek Haldar, VP for agents and client innovations at Emergence AI - a company known for its development of multi-agent ... Continue Reading
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News
16 Jun 2025
CNCF eyes open source Cuda alternative as AI’s influence grows
Open source leaders highlight breakthroughs in projects like OpenTelemetry and discuss the open source community’s role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence workloads and fostering global collaboration amid geopolitical tensions Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 Jun 2025
Platform Engineering - xtype: Beyond the pipelines, look at the governance
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Scott Willson in his position as head of product marketing at xtype - the company is known for its platform engineering ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Jun 2025
Platform Engineering - MuleSoft: A reengineering evolution in Salesforce
There’s been a lot of platform engineering activity at MuleSoft. Part of the Salesforce family since 2018, the company is of course known for its tools to build automations and integrations, in ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Jun 2025
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Next employs more agents, CDP
Salesforce overhauls Marketing Cloud with agentic AI. Continue Reading
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News
13 Jun 2025
European telcos team to gain edge, AI factories
Orange, Fastweb, Swisscom, Telefónica and Telenor announce partnership with AI technology leader to build infrastructure to support generative and agentic AI services for regional enterprises Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Jun 2025
Alibaba Cloud: Containers will power the future of AI
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Mark Yi in his position as Alibaba Cloud principal engineer, director of engineering for container service. Yi writes in ... Continue Reading
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News
12 Jun 2025
Lowe's SVP on AI's rosy future for e-commerce
As AI evolves, its e-commerce applications multiply. Continue Reading
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News
12 Jun 2025
Cisco Live 2025: The digital workplace gets closer to ‘distance zero’
Research reveals disconnects between employer expectations and employee preferences around return-to-office policies in the new world of hybrid working, but also finds acceptance and uptake of cutting-edge collaboration tools Continue Reading
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Definition
12 Jun 2025
What is a bitcoin address?
A bitcoin address is a unique identifier that serves as a virtual location where the cryptocurrency can be sent during digital cryptotransactions. Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2025
AWS touts AI building blocks as key to customer innovation
At the recent AWS Summit in Singapore, company executives and customers showcased how cloud and artificial intelligence are enabling organisations to scale, transform and tackle business challenges Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2025
Government using national security as ‘smokescreen’ in Apple encryption row
Senior conservative MP David Davis says the Home Office should disclose how many secret orders it has issued against telecoms and internet companies to Parliament Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Jun 2025
IBM reorients storage to cloud, containers and as-a-service
Storage profile: We look at Big Blue’s storage offer, which spans file, block and object, on-premise, in the cloud, and mainframes, while also embracing containers and the cloud Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Jun 2025
Are we normalising surveillance in schools?
Children and teenagers are subjected to a vast array of surveillance technologies in schools. These are intended to keep them safe, but are we normalising surveillance for young people? Continue Reading
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Definition
06 Jun 2025
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a text file carrying some information that a website places on a user's computer. Continue Reading
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News
06 Jun 2025
‘Severe’ network outages costing $160bn globally
Research reveals costly impact of outages and spotlights a critical turning point in enterprise network architecture changing how IT leaders think about the network, such as what it is, what it enables and how it protects organisations Continue Reading
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News
05 Jun 2025
FairPrice taps Google Cloud for AI-powered store
The supermarket chain will leverage generative AI and cloud technologies to enhance customer experience and streamline in-store operations, starting with its upcoming Punggol Digital District outlet Continue Reading
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Blog Post
04 Jun 2025
FinOps X Foundation: FinOps for AI comes 'before' AI for FinOps
The Computer Weekly Developer Network followed the FinOps Foundation to San Diego this month for just about the last technology conference before the summer recess, this was FinOps X 2025 and it ... Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2025
CityFibre doubles broadband speed with 5.5Gbps wholesale offer
Independent UK broadband provider reveals new symmetrical wholesale product, twice as fast as its fastest currently available service, enabled by 10Gbps XGS-PON upgrade Continue Reading
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Blog Post
03 Jun 2025
FinOps X Americas 2025: Live show report day 1
The Computer Weekly Developer Network followed the FinOps Foundation to San Diego this month for just about the last technology conference before the summer recess. This was FinOps X 2025 and it ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
03 Jun 2025
FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) 1.2
A central part of the news stream at this year’s FinOps X conference in San Diego this week, the FinOps Foundation has detailed version 1.2 of the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS). ... Continue Reading
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News
03 Jun 2025
Lumen lands terrestrial backhaul deal for JUNO trans-Pacific cable
Live Pacific connection designed to give enterprises direct, low-latency pathway between US and key Asian markets will be supported by Lumen Technologies Continue Reading
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Opinion
30 May 2025
Rethinking secure comms: Are encrypted platforms still enough?
A leak of information on American military operations caused a major political incident in March 2025. The Security Think Tank considers what CISOs can learn from this potentially fatal error Continue Reading
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News
30 May 2025
Nokia unveils Wi-Fi 7 gateways as high-end router market sees growth
As high-end segment of the router market is dominated by four firms and eases back into profit, leading comms tech provider introduces entry-level and mid-tier devices that can deliver speeds over three times faster than Wi-Fi 6 devices Continue Reading
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News
30 May 2025
Cloud migration demands contractual safeguards and clear strategy
Cyber security experts urge organisations to define clear objectives, understand shared security models and implement strong data governance when migrating workloads to the cloud Continue Reading
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Opinion
29 May 2025
Signalgate is a signal to revisit security onboarding and training
A leak of information on American military operations caused a major political incident in March 2025. The Security Think Tank considers what can CISOs can learn from this potentially fatal error. Continue Reading
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News
29 May 2025
Nokia accelerates multi-Gig PON fibre broadband services
Line card product optimised for cost-effective mass market 25G PON, while co-existence network element enables ability to run single fibre 10G, 25G and 50G services Continue Reading
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News
29 May 2025
Post Office slammed after deleting social media comments on IT scandal
Post Office accused of suppressing the views of victims of the Horizon scandal by deleting comments on social media platforms Continue Reading
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Blog Post
28 May 2025
FinOps Foundation lays down 2025 Framework for Cloud+ cost control
The nonprofit FinOps Foundation has announced news of American Express, Nvidia, AMD, ServiceNow and Snowflake all now joining as new ‘Premier Members’ as part of news related to the FinOps X ... Continue Reading
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News
28 May 2025
HPE Aruba Networking expands distributed services switch platform
Leading network tech and services provider extends offer with distributed services switches, and expanded wired and wireless portfolio, to meet increasing AI and high-performance computing demands Continue Reading
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Definition
27 May 2025
What is a stablecoin?
A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable market value by pegging its price to a reserve asset, such as a fiat currency, e.g., U.S. dollar; a commodity, like gold; or even another cryptocurrency. Continue Reading
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News
27 May 2025
Immersive content to stretch wireless networks to breaking point
Research finds video accounts for 69% of all internet data traffic, far surpassing social media and gaming, and that by 2031, limitations of current networks are already apparent Continue Reading
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Blog Post
23 May 2025
SAP Sapphire 2025: Developers take centre stage as AI integration deepens
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Amanda Razani, a technology journalist and podcast host with a strong background in technology media. As the CWDN team was ... Continue Reading
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Definition
22 May 2025
What is LARP (live-action role-playing)?
LARP (live-action role-playing ), sometimes referred to as LARPing, is a form of gameplay where participants physically portray characters in a fictional setting. Continue Reading
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News
22 May 2025
BT returns to capital spending for full-fibre expansion
UK’s leading communications group lifts investment in order to beat previous build target and connect customers faster as part of mass transformation of UK’s Digital Infrastructure Continue Reading
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Definition
22 May 2025
What is FileZilla?
FileZilla is a free, open source file transfer protocol (FTP) application that enables users to transfer files between local devices and remote servers. Continue Reading
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News
21 May 2025
Google I/O: LLM capabilities power agentic AI search
As Google strives to make AI universal, it is starting to integrate agentic AI into Google Search to fast-track purchasing on websites Continue Reading
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Definition
21 May 2025
What is crowdsourcing?
Crowdsourcing is the practice of turning to a body of people to obtain needed knowledge, goods or services. Continue Reading
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News
21 May 2025
Extreme Networks ups networking AI ante with Platform One
Leading cloud networking provider announces limited availability of next-gen networking platform attributed with reducing manual tasks by up to 90% Continue Reading
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News
20 May 2025
Interview: Driving tech innovation at the BBC
Computer Weekly speaks to Jatin Aythora, director of BBC Research and Development, about self-belief and learning from different industries Continue Reading
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News
19 May 2025
Keepit to expand SaaS backup footprint and intelligent automation
Danish cloud backup provider will add Atlassian and Okta support and has plans for intelligent automated restores to customer RPOs and RTOs as well a threat library Continue Reading