Software development tools
As businesses call for greater agility from their IT investments, software developers are required to create applications that are inherently flexible, open and adaptable to changing needs. Techniques such as agile programming and service-oriented architecture (SOA) are increasingly important, and the choice between developer tools such as Java and .Net, or IDEs such as Eclipse or others, is more critical than ever. Read the latest news and analysis about software development tools and how to maintain a successful development strategy.
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News
13 Jun 2025
Fusion and AI: How private sector tech is powering progress at ITER
When commercial AI meets the world’s most ambitious science experiment, nuclear fusion, surprising things start to happen Continue Reading
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News
12 Jun 2025
Sweden gets help pulling its sovereign AI socks up
Urgent government calls for more high-powered sovereign computers to fulfil Swedish goal of building a more powerful AI industry answered by foreign financiers, US tech and Europe’s AI emergency fund Continue Reading
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News
02 May 2019
Apple posts earnings decline, but sees strong take-up of iOS
Company experiences shortfall in emerging markets and lower Mac sales, but sees the iPad Pro as a PC killer Continue Reading
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News
01 May 2019
Danish financial services regulator launches sandbox initiative
FT Lab offers fintech startups a platform to test out their products in a secure environment Continue Reading
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Blog Post
26 Apr 2019
Women in coding series: Billie Simmons
The Computer Weekly Developer Network and Open Source Insider team want to talk code and coding. But more than that, we want to talk coding across the diversity spectrum… so let’s get the tough ... Continue Reading
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News
24 Apr 2019
Eagle Eye enlists Rackspace to lead 'all-in' Google Cloud Platform migration
Digital marketing platform provider Eagle Eye is leaning on Rackspace to support its move to the Google Cloud Platform Continue Reading
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23 Apr 2019
Stockholm prospers as tech hub as perceptions of entrepreneurs changes
Stockholm has thrived as a tech startup hub after out-of-date attitudes to entrepreneurs changed Continue Reading
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23 Apr 2019
Egypt aims to develop coding skills earlier in education system
An Egyptian government initiative will see thousands of teenagers trained to code in HTML, CSS and Python Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2019
Autonomous vehicle tech is too costly and unreliable for production
Level 5, fully autonomous vehicles are a decade away. By then, the tech will be so expensive, that it will only be available on high-end vehicles Continue Reading
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News
16 Apr 2019
How Kubernetes has simplified Bet365’s software deployments
Online betting company has begun using Kubernetes to make it easier for its IT infrastructure and product teams to share complex configurations Continue Reading
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News
01 Apr 2019
Consumers still important as Dutch satnav pioneer maps B2B future
TomTom is focusing on the business-to-business sector, but its consumer base is an important part of its strategy Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2019
Middle East countries accelerate quantum computing research
Gulf countries must invest in quantum computing research to ensure they continue to to remain digital pioneers Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Mar 2019
Complexities of safety critical augmented systems
There are no lessons that can be gleaned from the tragic loss of life following the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash on March 10, 2019. As has been reported across the web, the crash bears ... Continue Reading
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News
22 Mar 2019
How Centrica used GDPR and Pegasystems to reward loyal customers
Thanks to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, the utility provider has been able to fine-tune a digitally enabled initiative that works across the business Continue Reading
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News
21 Mar 2019
Australian firms grapple with business-IT gap
The growing chasm between business and IT has hit Australia more than other countries, according to a study on the state of digital transformation initiatives Continue Reading
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News
15 Mar 2019
Businesses failing to grasp DevSecOps
UK and US businesses are being exposed to security risks by a failure to integrate security into DevOps programmes, research shows Continue Reading
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News
15 Mar 2019
StepChange uses Pegasystems to power digital efficiency drive
Charity StepChange, which helps people manage debt problems, has developed a modern IT system to help double the number of people it can support Continue Reading
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Blog Post
15 Mar 2019
Do we need a global IT event calendar?
The question is in the title already: do we need a global IT event calendar? Why do we ask? Simply because this short piece could have been called May the 6th be with you (as in May the 4th [force] ... Continue Reading
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Opinion
21 Feb 2019
The winter of AI discontent – thoughts on trends in tech ethics
All organisations need to consider the ethics of their technology use, especially as artificial intelligence tools become more mainstream Continue Reading
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News
20 Feb 2019
How the immersive VR film Tree was created
New Reality Company worked across games development and video effects to bring about a virtual reality immersive experience Continue Reading
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News
15 Feb 2019
IT Priorities 2019: IT decision-makers plan for APIs
The latest Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey shows that IT professionals are deploying business process automation, but application programming interfaces are not far behind Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2019
Action needed as venture capitalists reluctant to invest in fintechs founded by women
Action is needed if fintechs set up by women are to receive the same level of venture capitalist backing as those set up by men Continue Reading
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News
12 Feb 2019
Explainable AI: How and why did the AI say ‘true’?
The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything is 42, according to Deep Thought in ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ – but experts need to explain AI decisions Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Feb 2019
Inside the AI developer’s toolbox
With so much artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning in development, we look at the kit programmers might find useful in their AI toolbox Continue Reading
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News
06 Feb 2019
Coders and developers: The new heroes of the network?
Cisco is moving towards a software-based future. We chatted to Susie Wee, founder and leader of Cisco developer and innovation programme, DevNet, to find out how she is helping to enable this change Continue Reading
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E-Zine
05 Feb 2019
Technologies to support deep learning
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the key technologies needed to support deep learning and artificial intelligence applications in your organisation. We hear about Southern Water’s data management overhaul and the benefits achieved from centralising its data specialists. And we examine best practice in managing large-scale Docker implementations. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
01 Feb 2019
Clydesdale, Yorkshire and Virgin Money opt for OpenShift digital push
Banking group CYBG uses OpenShift to roll out a common set of services and improve developer productivity Continue Reading
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News
29 Jan 2019
Cisco breaks out of physical datacentres to support app-based future
At Cisco Live Europe, extending datacentre capabilities beyond the confines of the physical site to enable app innovation formed the core of a swathe of announcements made by the networking kingpin Continue Reading
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News
28 Jan 2019
UK IT spending worth £27bn held back due to Brexit uncertainty
UK businesses are putting billions of pounds of IT investments on hold until they know the terms that the UK will leave the EU Continue Reading
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25 Jan 2019
Google petitions Supreme Court to reconsider Android Java ruling
Google’s legal chief claims Oracle’s copyright ruling on Java software interfaces will damage software development Continue Reading
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23 Jan 2019
IT leaders must address integration to support business ecosystem
New survey finds that for most businesses, digitisation initiatives are hampered by legacy IT and integration issues Continue Reading
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Blog Post
17 Jan 2019
AI developer toolset series: Aricent's 'big 4' Deep Learning challenges
The Computer Weekly Developer Network is in the engine room, covered in grease and looking for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machines Leaning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) tools for software ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 Jan 2019
Puppet on DevOps: practitioners (not managers) are the new champions
Software delivery (and operations… and change) automation company Puppet has staged its fifth annual DevOps Salary Report. With a foundation in open source, Puppet is championing a world of what it ... Continue Reading
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News
11 Jan 2019
Microsoft takes community approach to artificial intelligence in Sweden
Microsoft is making increasing use of artificial intelligence in Sweden as it shares experiences with the development community Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Jan 2019
AI developer toolset series: Applitools on AI-assisted root cause analysis
The Computer Weekly Developer Network is in the engine room, covered in grease and looking for Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for software application developers to use. This post is part of a ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Jan 2019
Red Hat feathers nested workflows
Red Hat inside IBM continues to look a lot like Red Hat… but just inside IBM. The [commercial] open source champions at Red Hat have clearly pressed on with ALL the firm’s various roadmap rollouts, ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Jan 2019
AI developer toolset series: Synopsys on 3 major factors that define the 'type' of your AI
The Computer Weekly Developer Network is in the engine room, covered in grease and looking for Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for software application developers to use. This post is part of a ... Continue Reading
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News
08 Jan 2019
Exxon joins IBM’s quantum committee as Q System One goes commercial
The Q System One is said to be the world’s first commercial quantum computer. ExxonMobil and CERN hope to exploit IBM’s latest tech Continue Reading
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News
08 Jan 2019
Downtime deterrent: Trustpilot SRE on using infrastructure as code to prevent site outages
Online reviews site Trustpilot has a huge global readership, and here its site reliability engineering manager shares details of how his team help to ensure its services are always on when its users need them Continue Reading
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Blog Post
08 Jan 2019
Okta EMEA lead: good DevOps is strategic, cultural & automated
Okta is an identity management specialist, so if its techies attempt to table DevOps commentary then they (it, the company) are simply jumping on the Agile DevOps bandwagon and attempting to ... Continue Reading
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News
31 Dec 2018
Executive interview: Why Bet365 is going for Golang
If you face the same challenges as the web giants, why not choose a language developed by Google? We speak to Bet365’s head of sports development Continue Reading
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News
21 Dec 2018
Top 10 developer stories of 2018
Thanks to DevOps, the need for businesses to develop software more quickly and a thriving open source community, 2018 has been a good year for developers Continue Reading
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News
19 Dec 2018
Top 10 Australia IT stories of 2018
Australia continues to cement its position as a leader in mastering and deploying advanced information and communications technology across a large segment of its economy Continue Reading
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News
14 Dec 2018
Paris latest city to join Tech Global Advocates
The city of Paris is the latest to join the Tech Global Advocates network, offering a life raft to fintechs in the UK that want to retain customers across Europe Continue Reading
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Opinion
12 Dec 2018
Feudal Lords and anarchic allies – the new models for software collaboration
Software developers often take an unconventional view of contracts for the work they undertake, which can come back and bite them Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Dec 2018
How Australia is keeping pace with microservices
Adoption of microservices remains patchy in Australia, although some sectors pursuing digital transformation are catching up rapidly Continue Reading
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News
27 Nov 2018
Nordic IT network attracting big brands as well as startups
Tech Nordic Advocates is now seen as the go-to place for access to the Nordic tech startup sector Continue Reading
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Blog Post
27 Nov 2018
Developers quench thirst for computational complexity Oasis Devnet
Software application developers can now access a new version the Oasis Devnet platform. This technology has features to help developers build and test privacy-preserving smart contracts. The ... Continue Reading
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News
23 Nov 2018
Hamburg has ambitions to be a virtual reality hub
The German city of Hamburg is setting itself up as a potential hub for virtual reality startups Continue Reading
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News
15 Nov 2018
Why Kubernetes is driving a groundswell in containerisation
Kubernetes is fast becoming a de facto standard, but CIOs may be unaware of its footprint in their businesses Continue Reading
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News
14 Nov 2018
An overview of deep learning tools
As AI and deep learning matures, we look at advanced tools that enable developers to start building sophisticated, intelligent applications Continue Reading
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News
09 Nov 2018
How Hive balances platform stability with innovation
The smart home thermostat division of British Gas has made developers fully responsible for supporting and monitoring the code they deploy Continue Reading
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News
01 Nov 2018
International Space Station runs HPE Apollo supercomputer
The first off-the-shelf supercomputer to run in space, Apollo 40, will be used for local number crunching and artificial intelligence applications Continue Reading
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Opinion
30 Oct 2018
Are SAP’s indirect use charges legal?
The German legal system is examining whether SAP can legitimately charge for indirect access to its software from a third-party application Continue Reading
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Opinion
26 Oct 2018
The lesson of TSB – testing, 1, 2, 3
An organisation’s IT system might look good on the surface, but you can’t fix a problem if you don’t know it’s there Continue Reading
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Opinion
26 Oct 2018
Will the EU Copyright Directive ‘break the internet’?
A new European Union law proposed for copyrighted material has provoked strong reactions from all sides – but what does it mean? Continue Reading
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News
25 Oct 2018
Belgian startup makes a game of creating secure software code
A global tech startup has placed its research and development centre in Belgium, taking advantage of regional financial support as well as cooperations with local educational organisations Continue Reading
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Blog Post
23 Oct 2018
Cloud Foundry’s growth highlights open source success and the cracks in commercial licensing
Open source has crested the hill of enterprise acceptance. There's no longer the fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) that there was around open source a few years ago, plus it's often a lot easier ... Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Oct 2018
Transform business with microservices and containers
We look at how DevOps and microservice-based technology have advanced IT architectures Continue Reading
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News
16 Oct 2018
There is more to fintech than meets the eye
Financial technology goes way beyond the flashy apps facing consumers and into the depths of the back office Continue Reading
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News
10 Oct 2018
Volkswagen truck group’s journey to a subscription-based business model
VW’s truck business adopted a startup mentality to open a subscription-based business aimed at owners of truck fleets Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Oct 2018
Taming the flow monster in real-time payments
This is a guest post by Bhupendra Warathe, chief information officer for corporate and institutional Banking, information technology and operations at Standard Chartered Bank As the world adopts ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Oct 2018
Splunk expands SOAR security tools amidst 'oceans of data'
Splunk has expanded its cyber threat security portfolio with advanced software-as-a-platform powered Security Automation, Orchestration and Response (SOAR) features. Here we find a use case library ... Continue Reading
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News
02 Oct 2018
Singapore government makes bold cloud move
Most government IT systems will be migrated to commercial cloud services within five years, while a private government cloud will host more sensitive workloads Continue Reading
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News
26 Sep 2018
Nipping DevOps challenges in the bud
A clear focus on helping enterprises overcome hurdles in their DevOps journey has been central to Puppet’s growing footprint in Asia Continue Reading
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News
24 Sep 2018
Fair trade software on the agenda but Dutch businesses not ready to buy it
There is already free trade chocolate and coffee on supermarket shelves, but two Dutch tech entrepreneurs are trying to add free trade software to the mix Continue Reading
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News
20 Sep 2018
Asda outsources app development to support digital future
Supermarket chain Asda is outsourcing its application development to HCL to access and build skills and experience in agile development methods Continue Reading
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Blog Post
19 Sep 2018
Experimental ‘foundry’ divisions are now tech de rigueur
Pardon us… your company doesn’t have a technology experimental division? Okay sorry, it might be called the prototyping department, the Proof of Concept (PoC) laboratory, the exploration ‘foundry’, ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Sep 2018
Fixing “bad code” isn’t always a bad thing
A study commissioned by Stripe has revealed that the Singapore economy has the potential to grow by S$1.6bn each year, if companies harness developer resources more effectively. Conducted by ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Sep 2018
Culture, not tools, is key to unlocking innovation
Australian organisations should focus on bringing in agile practices and foster a culture of trust and transparency to drive innovation and improve business agility Continue Reading
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News
13 Sep 2018
Tech Nation startup programme demonstrates richness of UK fintech
A Tech Nation programme to support the UK's financial technology startups demonstrates the increasingly diverse range of business-to-business products and services available through the country's fintech community Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Sep 2018
How does a testing tool become a platform?
Testing was once a just a ‘thing’, now it’s an as-a-Service (aaS) software application development utility and in many cases it is positioned as a platform in its own right. BrowserStack is one ... Continue Reading
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News
06 Sep 2018
Arriva ITSM implementation delivers beyond expectations
Transport company replaces several tools with a single cloud-based ITSM platform Continue Reading
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News
05 Sep 2018
The fintech startups to watch in the UK
Tech Nation’s choice of fintech companies to back reflects the changes expected to hit financial services IT Continue Reading
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News
30 Aug 2018
DevOps researchers shine light on toll that outsourcing takes on productivity of software developers
DevOps teams that use cloud and open source software tend to be higher performers, while organisations that outsource portions of their software development processes tend to be less productive, 2018 Accelerate State of DevOps report suggests Continue Reading
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News
17 Aug 2018
ASEAN firms need to overcome DevOps hurdles
Southeast Asia has had pockets of success with DevOps, but most organisations across the region will need to overcome cultural and legacy challenges to succeed Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Aug 2018
Tips on reducing unnecessary cloud service costs
As IT departments prepare their 2019 budgets, we assess how to avoid paying too much for cloud services Continue Reading
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News
16 Aug 2018
HMRC goes live with first phase of customs IT system
HMRC’s Customs Declaration Service is now live, and a small group of importers can use the system to make ‘certain types of supplementary declarations’ Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Aug 2018
Inside DevOps, containers and enterprise security
Global corporates are waking up to containers and orchestrated containerisation for software development that is fast and safe. Computer Weekly looks at the best approach to ensure security is not compromised along the way Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2018
Australian enterprises warming up to DevOps
The burgeoning DevOps culture in Australia has attracted new market players and led major banks and telcos to embrace the movement to get development and operations teams working in unison Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2018
Digital projects failing because of poor databases
Legacy databases are unsuitable to run modern digitisation initiatives. Teams risk losing their jobs if their projects fail, warns Couchbase Continue Reading
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News
08 Aug 2018
Dutch healthcare institutions need to think like tech sector
The healthcare industry needs to approach technological innovation in a different way if it is to maximise the benefits for staff and patients Continue Reading
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News
26 Jul 2018
Fix culture to make digital a success
Businesses with well-honed processes will often find it hard to adapt to new, digital transformation initiatives, according to Gartner report Continue Reading
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News
20 Jul 2018
Brussels aims to become an insurtech hub
Belgian capital is calling on startups as it eyes up the huge opportunities in the insurance technology sector Continue Reading
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News
20 Jul 2018
Cloud sales stoke Microsoft’s strong growth
Microsoft says cloud-based Office products made a huge contribution to sales growth Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2018
Saudi Arabia entices UK fintechs to its shores
Saudi Arabia is offering fintechs from other countries the opportunity to access its large internal market Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 Jul 2018
When was 28% of tech startups considering leaving London ever good news?
It might not be fake Brexit news but it is outrageous spin. Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2018
Broadcom acquires enterprise business with CA Technologies deal
Broadcom buys into the enterprise software infrastructure arena, announcing $19bn acquisition of CA Technologies Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2018
Russian startup event more international than ever
This year’s Startup Village in Moscow was attended by more international companies and investors than ever before Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2018
UK fintech industry fears Brexit-induced talent squeeze
London’s financial technology community warns of problems ahead as the reality of the UK leaving the EU unfolds Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2018
DevOps gathers pace in APAC
Large enterprises such as DBS Bank have been shaking up their software development practices to fend off disruption from more nimble rivals Continue Reading
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News
06 Jul 2018
Investment flows into Nordic startups from all directions
The Nordic tech startup scene is attracting funding from a variety of sources, with private equity firms, banks and traditional IT companies all keen to put money in Continue Reading
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News
28 Jun 2018
TfL partners with Siemens to revamp traffic network for connected cars
A traffic control system being developed by Siemens and TfL will propel traffic management into the era of the internet of things Continue Reading
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News
26 Jun 2018
Data locked in legacy systems curbs digitisation plans
Maintaining access to data stuck in legacy systems is costly and limits IT’s ability to work on digital transformation initiatives Continue Reading
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E-Zine
19 Jun 2018
Microsoft becomes devoted to open source developers
In this week’s Computer Weekly, after Microsoft’s recent acquisition of GitHub, we examine the software giant’s tools for embracing open source developers. Secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport Matt Hancock talks about growing the UK digital economy and supporting the tech sector. And we look at SAP’s next steps for its “intelligent enterprise” strategy. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Jun 2018
Making sense of Microsoft’s cloud developer platform
We assess how Microsoft is aligning its development tools to support Linux and open source, in light of its acquisition of GitHub Continue Reading
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Feature
15 Jun 2018
IPsoft’s digital worker is part of a shift in human productivity
IPsoft used its annual user summit to allow customers to update themselves on the career of its cognitive digital agent Amelia Continue Reading
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12 Jun 2018
Is DevOps the best approach to software development?
A DevOps model builds on an agile approach to software development, but a different approach to tooling is needed. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Jun 2018
Brave new world opens up for Microsoft
Arguably, open source is not an alternative to commercial software. Rather, it is a way to create software collaboratively, and at a global scale. Active contributors in the open source community ... Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Jun 2018
Is DevOps the best approach to software development?
A DevOps model builds on an agile approach to software development, but a different approach to tooling is needed Continue Reading
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News
06 Jun 2018
Financial Conduct Authority raises questions over TSB's IT regression testing
The FCA will look at whether TSB carried out sufficient regression and user acceptance testing before migrating to a new IT platform Continue Reading
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News
06 Jun 2018
After GitHub acquisition, Microsoft will need to up its game in the enterprise
Microsoft’s $7.6bn acquisition of GitHub propels the company that is loved and hated for Windows to the very heart of open source. Can it be trusted? Continue Reading