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January 24, 2022 24 Jan'22
Carbon emissions data to become key factor in cloud purchases by 2025, predicts Gartner

With enterprises across the world looking to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly, Gartner claims carbon emissions data will become a key factor in the cloud purchasing decisions of IT buyers by 2025
January 21, 2022 21 Jan'22
UKCloud acquired: Troubled government cloud provider receives funding lifeline

UKCloud has declined to reveal the terms of its acquisition by an investment company run by its own chairman, prompting questions about how this deal will close the £30m funding hole revealed in its most recent set of accounts
January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22
M1 rolls out voice bot for customer hotlines

The Singapore telco has rolled out a voice bot for a number of customer hotlines to improve customer experience and the productivity of call agents
January 06, 2022 06 Jan'22
Amazon and Stellantis embark on multi-year, cloud-focused connected car push

Amazon has signed a series of deals with Fiat’s parent company, focused on enhancing the connected car experience for consumers, as well as improving the sustainability of the online retail giant’s delivery fleet

Clouds gather over Chinese providers – but is there a silver lining?

With the geopolitical outlook chillier than for some time, Computer Weekly explores the future prospects for UK-China approaches to technology and business Continue Reading
Cloud repatriation: Five reasons to repatriate data from cloud

We look at key drivers of cloud repatriation, including cost, compliance, issues around latency and data gravity, reversing poorly planned moves to the cloud, and supplier failure Continue Reading
How can enterprises avoid datacentre supply chain issues affecting IT upgrades?

With analysts predicting that the current datacentre component shortages could last for at least two years, CIOs are being advised to act now to prevent the situation affecting their IT upgrade plans Continue Reading

Has Windows 11 strengthened the case for Chromebooks?

I was left with two overriding thoughts following Microsoft’s recent launch of Windows 11 and the Windows 365 Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) proposition. My first thought was positive and pragmatic. ... Continue Reading
A desktop strategy for post pandemic return to work

Most surveys Computer Weekly receive on remote working during the pandemic assume everyone will be running an office laptop at home. Crouching over a laptop on the kitchen table, or sitting on a ... Continue Reading
TIBCO’s new grammar (infra)structure: I iPaaS, You iPaaS, He/She iPaaS, They iPaaS

There are precious few IT trade show and conferences as we stand in the late Spring of 2021, so - as a consequence - there are precious few IT trade show T-shirts to be snaffled. If data ... Continue Reading

Defining a cloud journey to deliver business outcomes

Here are six steps to ensuring a journey to cloud is focused on delivering business outcomes Continue Reading
Security Think Tank: Is data more or less secure in the cloud?

Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security professionals best work with their teams and cloud providers to resolve the problem? Continue Reading
Digital advancement means we're measuring the economy wrong

When accountants work out how much UK business is investing in the future, it's stuck in a world of depreciated assets – ignoring the huge changes brought about by cloud and software as a service Continue Reading

How Zoom is keeping pace with demand for conferencing tools

Magnus Falk, CIO advisor at Zoom, offers insights on how the company is scaling up its resources to meet the growing usage of its service
Adrian Davis discusses the evolution of security in the age of IoT

Cloud computing and the internet of things will have a major impact on how security is implemented going forward.